2014 Jacob McMillan

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Nasty weather does not deter (or, rather, detour) teams from the 7th Annual Jacob McMillan Memorial

January 29th, 2014 | Written by: Editor

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A few words on the writer's weather woes...

Despite the weather the 2014 Jacob McMillan Memorial went off without a hitch. Nineteen teams from 15 schools participated in the event held on Saturday, January 25th at the Lafayette High School Gymnasium. Teurlings Catholic prevailed with 234.5 points, 55.5 points ahead of runner-up Comeaux. Lafayette was third with 118.5 points, closely followed by Sulphur (114) in fourth and Northside (83). The Rebels have lost to the Spartan twice in dual meets this year, 40-27 and 36-30, but as has been explained before, dual meet results do not reflect how much better one wrestler may actually be than another. Teurlings Catholic advanced nine wrestlers to the finals, winning four championships. Comeaux had five wrestlers in the finals and won three championships. Other schools to win championships were Carencro (1), Doyline (1), Lafayette (1), Northside (2) and Sulphur (2).


Champions - Teurlings Catholic Rebels	Runners-up - Comeaux Spartans	Farthest Travelled - Doyline

Outstanding Wrestlers Awards

Doyline's Brittany Bates won another Outstanding Wrestler award, her fifth of the year, in the weight class in which her opponents were only allowed to weigh 108 pounds. Bates pinned her first two opponents in 3:57 and 3:37, and fought off a tough Josh Hebert of Teurlings Catholic to win the finals 2-1 and the OW award in the lighter weight classes. Rodrigo Diaz of host school Lafayette (220 lbs.) won the Outstanding Wrestler award in the heavier weight classes. Diaz pinned all of his opponents in the first period with fall times of 0:22, 1:06 and 1:57.


The team trophies. Outstanding Wrestler trophies, medals and shirts for the tournament winners and placers.	Lafayette Coach Brandon Billeaud announcing the winners.	Brittany Bates of Doyline - OW of lower weight classes.	Rodrigo Diaz of Lafayette - OW of higher weight classes.


Mrs. Kathy McMillan presenting the Outstanding Wrestler awards	Outstanding Wrestler award winners Brittany Bates and Rodrigo Diaz.	Mrs. McMillan, Miss Bates, Mr. Diaz and Ms. Christine Silvetti (the Silvetti Group provides tournament security and sponsors the OW awards).

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106 Pounds

Brittany Bates of Doyline defeated Josh Hebert of Teurlings Catholic 2-1.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Brittany Bates Doyline	Runner-up John Hebert Teurlings Catholic	3rd Place Kiefer Fuselier Sulphur

Doyline's Brittany Bates had to win her match with Teurlings Catholic's Josh Hebert twice. The first time the clock ran down to 0:00 she had prevailed 2-0 over a stalwart opponent. But after the Teurlings Catholic coaches had a discussion with the officials, Hebert was awarded a point for a stalling call on Bates. That the match ended 2-1 was no big deal for Miss Bates, but the officials then put 20 seconds back on the clock, putting Bates in a precarious position. Having ridden Hebert for the last two minutes already (he did the same thing in the second period) Bates delivered, stopping Hebert from escaping with ankle holds. The difference in this match was Bates' takedown of the Rebel freshman with 0:28 remaining in the first period. After pinning her first two opponents and winning the finals match, Bates was voted the Outstanding Wrestler in the lighter weight classes.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Kiefer Fuselier of Sulphur defeated Blake Menard of Comeaux via a fall in 3:50.

113 Pounds

Hunter Fitch of Comeaux defeated Daniel Trappey of Carencro 12-9.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Hunter Fitch Comeaux	Runner-up Daniel Trappey Carencro	3rd Place Luke Kilchrist Teurlings Catholic

The Comeaux sophomore and Carencro junior had an exciting match. Trappey scored first with a takedown in the first 33 seconds. Fitch reversed him 45 seconds later only to have Trappey escape to take a 3-2 lead. Not to be outdone, Fitch took Trappey down with 16 seconds remaining in the first period, but Trappey escaped again and the round ended in a 4-4 tie. Jumping to the third period, after 15 seconds had elapsed Trappey was ahead 7-6 and was in the top position. Fitch reversed him and then Trappey escaped to tie the score 8-8 with the wrestlers on their feet. Fitch then scored on a single leg lift for a 10-8 lead. Trappey escaped to cut the margin to one, but Fitch was able to take Trappey down again to secure a 12-9 victory.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Luke Kilchrist of Teurlings Catholic defeated Keon Jones of Acadiana via a fall in 2:46.

120 Pounds

Brock Bonin of Teurlings Catholic pinned Cody White of Barbe in 5:36.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Brock Bonin Teurlings Catholic	Runner-up Cody White Barbe	3rd Place Malik Boutte Comeaux

The returning Division II state champion from Teurlings Catholic started the scoring with a takedown and then two nearfall points to take a 4-0 lead after the first two minutes. He added four more points in the second period to lead 8-0. Starting the third period on their feet, Bonin took White down to his back and scored three more nearfall points for a 13-0 lead, prior to pinning his opponent via a stack in 5:36. Bonin, a sophomore, has a 28-3 record in 2013-14, with which includes wins over Baret Sanchez of Brusly (later avenged by Sanchez), Carencro's Daniel Trappey, Collin Guerra of Holy Cross, Jordan Giewat of Jesuit and Josh Matthews of Catholic.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Malik Boutte of Comeaux defeated Geoffrey Como of Sulphur 12-8.

126 Pounds

Connor Stampley of Comeaux defeated Tristan Lee of Teurlings Catholic 7-5.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Connor Stampley Comeaux	Runner-up Tristan Lee Teurlings Catholic	3rd Place Anthony Seaux Rayne

These two met in a dual meet on January 10th at which Stampley scored a 9-3 win. This match was closer, possibly, as he admitted when asked, because Stampley was not in very good shape after being plagued with nagging injuries. But one cannot sleight Mr. Lee, who gave Cody Hill all the Live Oak senior could take at the Spartan Open in a 3-2 loss. But Stampley's only loss to a Louisiana wrestler this year was to Brusly's Kendon Lee-Kayser. He has won 25 matches this year, including a 12-10 win over Ocean Springs' Tristan Rupert at the Central "Wildcat Open."

In this match Lee scored a takedown in the first minute, but Stampley came right back and put Lee on his back to take at 5-2 lead as the first period ended. Stampley scored a reversal in the second period, but Lee escaped and took Stampley down, ending the period on the short end of a 7-5 score. In the third period Stampley was unable to score from the bottom but Lee could not turn him over, and Stampley persevered with a 7-5 win.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Anthony Seaux of Rayne defeated Tyler Primeaux of Lafayette-B via a fall in 3:56.

132 Pounds

Brennan Taylor of Sulphur defeated Devin Bazinet of Basile 3-2.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Brennan Taylor Sulphur	Runner-up Devin Bazinet Basile	3rd Place Dylan Romero Comeaux

The sophomore from Sulphur only has two losses on the season (both to George Benoit of Holy Cross) but had recorded 26 wins prior to entering the Jacob McMillan Memorial. The Basile sophomore, a 2012 Division III state runner-up, did not start wrestling competitively until mid-January and had a record of 8-2 and a Rayne Invitational championship.

Scoring started with a takedown by Taylor with 21 seconds remaining in the first period. Then scoring pretty much stopped. Taylor rode Bazinet for the entire second period but could not score any back points. In the third period, Taylor scored an escape but was also penalized two points for stalling. The match ended 3-2 in Taylor's favor.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Dylan Romero of Comeaux won over Dante Hebert of Teurlings Catholic via the 5-match rule.

138 Pounds

Jacob Rees of Teurlings Catholic defeated Gage Landry of Acadiana 12-7.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Jacob Rees Teurlings Catholic	Runner-up Gage Landry Acadiana	3rd Place Timothy Ellender Sulphur

This was the second match between these two Lafayette area grapplers. Rees won the first match on January 10th 9-3. In the first round of this match Rees scored a takedown in the first 10 seconds to take a 2-0 lead. Gage quickly scored an escape but Rees took him down again and scored two nearfall points on a tilt for a 6-1 lead after two minutes. The two started trading points after that, and with thirty seconds remaining Rees held a 10-5 lead. But neither could generate significantly more points than the other, and the first round proved to be the "difference maker" as Rees went on to win by five points 12-7.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Timothy Ellender of Sulphur defeated Ian Carpenter of Comeaux 13-5.

145 Pounds

Jacob Courts of Teurlings Catholic defeated Benjamin Rogers of Acadiana 3-2.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Jacob Courts Teurlings Catholic	Runner-up Benjamin Rogers Acadiana	3rd Place Thaquan Priestly Lafayette

After a scoreless first period Courts was able to escape in the second and take Rogers down for a 3-0 lead. Rogers escaped near the end to lessen Courts' lead by one. In the third period Rogers was able to escape to make the score 3-2, and though all of the coaches were yelling "the next takedown wins," neither wrestler could gain an advantage on their feet. Courts prevailed 3-2.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Thaquan Priestly of Lafayette defeated Cory Lafleur of Carencro 12-1.

Priestley appeared very happy to place third, as he was not seeded in the draw. His loss was to the eventual champion Courts 17-5 in his first match, but after that he recorded falls in 3:38, 1:32 and 3:31, and then scored a 12-1 major decision in the consolation finals.

152 Pounds

Cozenskii Alfred of Northside defeated Damian Lasseigne of Lafayette 9-2.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Cozenskii Alfred Northside	Runner-up Damian Lasseigne Acadiana	3rd Place Jude Hebert Kaplan

Not intending to sleight Mr. Lasseigne, who has 23 wins on the season, but the reason he was seeded first must have been his defeat of Teurlings Catholic's Jacob Courts in December. Courts beat second-seeded Cozenskii Alfred 7-6 in January. Alfred only has one other loss on the season, an 11-10 one in his first match of the season on January 11th against Lafayette's Jalen Dixon (a finalist at 160 lbs. in the 2014 Jacob McMillan Memorial), and that was at 160 lbs. His two losses in eight matches prior to this tournament have been one-point affairs each, and he owns a one point decision over returning Division II state champion Lehrue Stevens, IV of St. Louis.

With 30 seconds remaining in the first period the match was close - tied 2-2. But Alfred yielded no more points while running off seven of his own in the next 4:30. Alfred scored an escape and some nearfall point to win 9-2.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Jude Hebert of Kaplan defeated Robert Gra Rabel of Dunham via a fall in 4:33.

160 Pounds

Kynan Sonnier of Teurlings Catholic defeated Jalen Dixon of Lafayette 8-2.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Kynan Sonnier Teurlings Catholic	Runner-up Jalen Dixon Lafayette	3rd Place Eric Duhon, Jr. Acadiana

Dixon, who reached the finals via a 13-11 win over second-seeded Eric Duhon, Jr. and third-seeded Johnny Feaster-Brooks of Doyline 6-5, scored first with a takedown at 1:03. But that was all the scoring the Lafayette Lion would muster against Sonnier. Thirty seconds into the second period Sonnier had tied the match 2-2 with a reversal. With 49 seconds remaining in the second round he had amassed a 6-2 lead. Two more nearfall points later and Sonnier had his first tournament championship of the season 8-2.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Eric Duhon, Jr. of Acadiana defeated Joshua Fontenot of St. Thomas More via a fall in 2:22.

170 Pounds

Cabot Bellard of Comeaux defeated John Inocencio of Doyline via a fall in 1:27.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Cabot Bellard Comeaux	Runner-up John Inocencio Doyline	3rd Place Peyton Cortez Teurlings Catholic

In the beginning of this match it looked like it might just go Inocencio's way. He had a tight bear hug on Bellard's back high under Bellard's arms, but he was unable to force the Spartan wrestler down with it. That gave Bellard an opportunity to return the favor, which he promptly did, putting Inocencio on his back and scoring a fall in 1:27. Bellard is 2-0 against Inocencio this season.

Against Louisiana opponents Bellard is 12-1, including a win over Conway Lebleu, St. Louis' returning Division II state champion. His loss was to Eric Duhon, Jr. of Acadiana who has since dropped to 160 lbs.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Peyton Cortez of Teurlings Catholic won via a forfeit by Tanner Leger of Rayne.

182 Pounds

Austin Gary of Carencro defeated Dylan Vaughn of Comeaux via a fall in 1:47.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Austin Gary Carencro	Runner-up Dylan Vaughn Comeaux	3rd Place Matthew Caswell Sulphur

Comeaux's Dylan Vaughn had compiled an 11-5 record prior to the Jacob McMillan Memorial. Unfortunately, four of those losses were to Carencro's Austin Gary, who entered the tournament with a 19-3 record. It took a full minute for Gary to score a takedown, and that led to three nearfall points and a 5-0 lead. Vaughn managed an escape with 45 seconds remaining in the first period, but Gary caught him in a head-and-arm shortly thereafter and did not let Vaughn go, scoring a fall in 1:47 and improving his record to 22-3.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Matthew Caswell of Sulphur defeated Benjamin Mire of Lafayette via a fall in 1:59.

195 Pounds

Matthew Perez of Sulphur defeated Aaron Langlinais of Comeaux via a fall in 3:03.


Finalists Introductions	Champion Matthew Perez Sulphur	Runner-up Aaron Langlinais Comeaux	3rd Place Darion Mitchell Barbe

Sulphur senior Matthew Perez had notched 19 wins in the 2013-14 season with only four losses to Louisiana wrestlers (three to Daniel Relayson of Holy Cross and one to Travis Goodman of Dutchtown) prior to this event. Much less experienced this season was Comeaux's Aaron Langlinais, whose record was 4-2. After a scoreless first period the wrestlers started the second period on their feet. With both wrestlers being more aggressive, Perez actually found himself flat on his back for an instant, but Langlinais did not have any distinguishable control, and no points were ceded by the Sulphur wrestler. Perez took advantage of that good fortune to throw Langlinais to his back and take a 5-0 lead. When Langlinais attempted a stand-up escape, Perez again threw him to his back and kept him there, recording a fall in 3:03.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Darion Mitchell of Barbe defeated Blaze Owens of Teurlings Catholic via a fall in 2:31.

220 Pounds


Finalists Introductions	Champion Rodrigo Diaz Lafayette	Runner-up Adam Garza Teurlings Catholic	3rd Place Willie Washington, Jr. Northside

Garza started the match off aggressively, lifting Diaz off of the mat at one point, but he could not muster any points with the move. Diaz then scored on a drop single-to-a-double and then was able to turn Garza to his back, scoring a fall with three seconds remaining in the first period.

Diaz won all three of his matches via first period falls of 0:22, 1:06 and 1:57 and was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the heavier weight classes.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Willie Washington of Northside defeated Mason Rabel of Dunham via a fall in 2:43.

285 Pounds


Finalists Introductions	Champion O'Shea Dugas Northside	Runner-up Travis Santiago Teurlings Catholic	3rd Place Jamal Campbell Comeaux

Historically Northside comes up with a lot of very good big wrestlers, from Dale Thomas at heavyweight in 1977 to Daniel Cormier and Orlando Calhoun last season. This year they have senior O'Shea Dugas, who had compiled a record of 11-1 before this event, losing only to Evangel's Logan Williams. One of those 11 victories was a first period fall over his finals opponent, Travis Santiago of Teurlings Catholic. This match would prove no different. Dugas took Santiago down in just over a minute for a 2-0 lead. Dugas added three back points for a 5-0 lead, after which Santiago scored an escape. But then Dugas caught Santiago in a head-and-arm and took him down to the mat, scoring a fall in 1:28.

CONSOLATION FINALS RESULTS

Jamal Campbell of Comeaux won over Kirk Wilson of Dunham via the 5-match rule.

A few words on the writer's weather woes...

Just when things were getting better after seven hours...

The initial plan was to take the editor's mother to visit a friend in Jennings, LA, and then drive back to Lafayette to spend Friday night in order to be at the tournament when it started. That plan fizzled in Baton Rouge, which we finally made it to after being forced off of I-10 and onto US 61 at Sorrento. We were told the I-10 bridge over the Mississippi River might open around 6 p.m., so we spent some time (and considered spending the night) at a local McDonald's that had Wi-Fi service. But it was not to be and we decided to go back. Taking Highland Road south to I-10, we made good time returning to New Orleans until we hit the beginning of the Bonne Carre Spillway bridge. Luckily, it appeared to be a small accident which cause the backup. Time with the editor's mother is just fine, but that was eight hours neither one of us will ever get back.

Troubled bridge over waters...

The I-10 twin concrete trestle - yes, that is what it is called, and it is the fourth longest bridge in the world, behind the Manchac one (3rd), the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (2) and something in China (1) - was closed, aside from a two mile stretch between LA Highway 1 and LA Highway 76 back to US 190. And that involved an on-ramp which was covered in ice, ringed with cylinders of ice on the edges, and not only rose and fell, but did so on a turn.

Just when one thinks one is "home free"...

At about 8:30 the editor optimistically returned to the road expecting to arrive at Lafayette High School around 11 a.m. That wish was immediately trampled by a diversion to I-310 and Airline Highway (not "Airline Drive" - evidently the Jimmy Swaggart stigma stops at the Jefferson Parish and St. Charles Parish lines) because the bridge over the Bonne Carre Spillway was closed. Every on-ramp from Slidell to Grammarcy was closed (a state trooper told me that when God melted the ice the Interstate would open), so I thought the Airline Highway and I-10 one might be feasible. But I was wrong. A little further along was LA Highway 22 and a sign for the Sunshine Bridge, and throwing care into the icy wind, I decided to try that route. A mile later an approach to I-10 was OPEN! That lasted until Essen Lane, and after a while traversing parts of Baton Rouge I did not know existed, I did make it to and over the 190 bridge. I should have stayed on US 190, but tried to go to I-10 only to be forced off back to 190 after two miles. US 190 was pretty fast, except for one traffic light at Port Barre (the Home of Bayou Teche). That led to Opelousas and I-49, which was pretty nice until about a mile from I-10, at which the 18-wheelers wishing to go west simply parked in the right lane. But six hours after leaving River Ridge, I made it to Lafayette High School, and there was still plenty of wrestling to be seen.

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