Rummel defeated John Curtis Wednesday night at the
Curtis gymnasium 62-15. The Raiders recorded four falls, two technical falls
and a disqualification. The Patriots recorded two pins and a decision.
* The dual meet started at 170 lbs.
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Match Points
Team Points |
| 106 |
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| Devyn Breaud (Rummel Junior:
31-11) pinned. Prentice Spurlock (Curtis Sophomore: 12-7) in 2:46. |
| This match lasted a very exciting 2:46.
Spurlock and Breaud traded single-leg and double-leg shots in
the first period, and it was Spurlock who finally converted one
to a takedown with 30 seconds remaining. At one point he
came close to turning Breaud, but the more experienced Raider
yielded no back points. Breaud tried to switch Spurlock,
who stepped over Breaud, but Breaud managed to slip underneath
Spurlock and score an escape with 0:01 remaining. The
first period ended with Spurlock ahead 2-1. Breaud used a
Granby roll to try to escape from Spurlock, but the Patriot
would not release him and they ended up standing with Spurlock
still in control and holding an inside single. Breaud
dropped his knee back onto the mat and tried a lateral drop.
Spurlock almost caught Breaud on his back but Breaud bridged
Spurlock to Spurlock's back and secured both of Spurlock's arms.
Spurlock bridged valiantly, but Breaud was able to apply enough
pressure to score the fall. |
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| 113 |
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| Robert Fairchild scored a technical fall over Lane Boudreaux:
22-5 in 5:56. |
| Sixth-grader Lane Boudreaux of Curtis
put forth a good effort against the Rummel eight-grader.
But Fairchild took advantage of moves Boudreaux tried but could
not fully complete, scoring enough points to merit the technical
fall. |
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| 120 |
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| Tyler Mire decisioned Bryce Cortez 10-2. |
| Cortez is good and worthy of a top-five
ranking in Division III. But Mire, who should be seeded
third in Division I, dominated the match. |
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| 126 |
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| Matt Calcote won by 1st-round
disqualification over Corey Ronan. |
| Calcote was leading 6-1 when Ronan was
disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct. But Ronan's
actions were not blatantly offensive. Like most of
Calcote's opponents this season, and all of them during February
of 2011 and 2012, Ronan probably just wanted the match to be
over. |
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| 132 |
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Rick LaCava won by forfeit. Back to Top
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| 138 |
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| Joe Kerry pinned Nicholas Bloomer in 1:38. |
| Kerry has had a very good season, which
included being voted the Outstanding Wrestler at the George
Trygg Memorial. Bloomer had only had six matches all year, and
his three losses were to Andrew Poussan, Abram Sellers and Brent
Matherne. That is one very sharp learning curve as two of
those wrestlers defeated Kerry this season. |
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| 145 |
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| Tyler Frame scored a technical fall over Devin Pons: 20-3 in
3:18. |
| The rumors of Frame's injury lingering
have been greatly exaggerated Frame should have charged
admission for the clinic he provided. And that in no way
slights Mr. Pons' abilities. |
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| 152 |
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| Cody Lacoste pinned Cody Hamrick in 3:54. |
| Both wrestlers had chances to win this
one, but Lacoste proved more experienced. And it is safe
to say the enthusiasm of the crowd was felt equally by each
athlete. |
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| 160 |
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| G'Corey Fullilove pinned Guillermo Suarez in 3:48. |
| An argument can be made for Fullilove to
be the #1 seed in Division III. A first period leg cramp
hamstringed him for a few minutes, but he came back very strong
to earn his second round fall. |
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| 170* |
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| Michael Darwin pinned Baron Clofer in 4:46. |
| This match was close at first, with
Darwin having to earn a first period takedown to which a penalty
point was also added. Clofer will be seeded pretty high
in Division III, but the experience Darwin has gained by taking
the best at 170 lbs. in Division I "to the brink" paid off in
the end. |
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| 182 |
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Aaron Maddox won by forfeit. Back to Top
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| 195 |
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| Ryan Hanley pinned Patrick Martin in 3:38. |
| Hanley should place better in the state
tournament than this Website predicts in its rankings.
Martin is ranked third in Division III but has not faced the
caliber of competition that Hanley has. |
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| 220 |
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| Mason Pembo decisioned Tyler Fontana 8-2. |
| Pembo methodically controlled the vast
majority of the match to record Curtis' second win of the
evening. Rummel took a while to settle on someone at 220
lbs. and Fontana did fine as his first match was on January 5th. |
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| 285 |
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| Spencer Lemoine pinned Austin O'Donnell in 4:26 |
| Undefeated on the season, there was no
reason to believe Lemoine would leave the gym Wednesday night
with a blemished record. Yet at the end of the second
period he was behind 4-2. It was not because Lemoine was
not trying, but after he took O'Donnell down in the first
period, and started in the top position in the second period,
Lemoine could not do much with the wrestler from Rummel.
Perhaps out of frustration, or more likely ennui, he made some
mistakes that cost him one, then another, and then two penalty
points, which accounted for O'Donnell's scoring. In
similar situations some wrestlers would let their opponents
escape and rely on their takedowns. But Lemoine is one of
the lightest wrestlers in a weight class separated from the next
lowest one by 55 pounds. Getting the larger guys to the
mat is not all that easy. In the third period Lemoine
refocused his frustration and quickly escaped, took the then
exhausted O'Donnell down, and just "man-handled" the Raider to
his back to score a fall and remain undefeated. |
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