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2015 LHSAA State Wrestling Championships - 138 pounds |
April 25, 2015 | Written by: Editor; Photographs by Editor and Camille Tyra |
Holy Cross sophomore Jake Rando controls an arm and an ankle of St. Paul's' Hunter Bourgeois in the 138 lbs. Division I finals.
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Season Synopsis
Early in the season it looked as if 138 lbs. might end up a contest between Brother Martin senior Blaine Eisensohn and St. Paul's junior Hunter Bourgeois. Eisensohn was the preseason favorite, and a pool round shellacking of Bourgeois at the Trey Culotta bolstered that opinion. Bourgeois, however, worked his way back to the finals of the event and turned the tables on Eisensohn with a 13-8 decision that did not look as close as the score indicated. They had another close match at the Holy Innocence Prep Slam VII, won by Eisensohn 3-0. After that Bourgeois' stock declined as Holy Cross' Joey Foret and Eisensohn split matches held over four days (Foret won 3-2 in a dual meet while Eisensohn won the Louisiana Classic over Foret by a score of 5-4). Meanwhile, at the Louisiana Classic, Bourgeois lost matches to Airline's Antonio Lococo, St. Amant's Joshua Averette and was disqualified against Catholic's Mitch Vidrine.
When Holy Cross readjusted its lineup after the Louisiana Classic Foret dropped out of the picture and was replaced by Jake Rando, who had great success at 145 lbs. except against Brother Martin's Mason Williams. At 145 lbs. Rando won the Mandeville Open and the Spartan Invitational while taking second at the Louisiana Classic and third at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic. At 138 lbs. though, if the Ken Cole Invitational was any indication, Rando was a perfect fit. His closest match in the event was his first match against former Jesuit teammate Jake Rovira, and that was a six point win. In winning the Ken Cole Rando defeated solid contenders in Rovira, Kyle Cascio of Brusly, Sulphur's Brennan Taylor and, in the finals, Tristan Lee of Teurlings Catholic.
Seeding for the state tournament was decided the following week at the St. Paul's invitational. Rando defeated Eisensohn in the finals by an 11-3 major decision to secure a #1 seed at the state tournament. Bourgeois placed third at that event, but due to his Louisiana Classic losses merited a mere sixth seed.
Preliminary Rounds
Quarterfinals
Bourgeois was nominated for this season's "Seed-Buster" award for his win over Eisensohn in the Trey Culotta. He earned the title in the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over third-seeded Joshua Averett of St. Amant.
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Right two photos: (6) Hunter Bourgeois (StP) defeated (3) Jordan Averett (StA) 4-1, avenging an 8-5 loss to Averett in the Louisiana Classic. |
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Semifinals
Bourgeois' upset over Averett put him in the semifinals against Eisensohn, a
4-1 winner over Rovira in the quarterfinals. In a very close match,
Bourgeois secured this season's "Seed-Buster" award with an 8-7 win. Bourgeois would
face Rando in the finals, who advanced via a forfeit by Mitch Vidrine after the
Catholic wrestler suffered an injury in the previous day's quarterfinals.
(1) Jake Rando (HC) defeated (5) Mitch Vidrine (CAT) via forfeit | ||||||
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(6) Hunter Bourgeois (StP) defeated (2) Blaine Eisensohn (BM) 8-7 |
Consolation Rounds
Right three photos - Consolations Round 1: Abigail Nette (DES) defeated Bobby Villaronga (BON) (bracket indicates via forfeit) |
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5th Place Match: (4) Antonio Lococo (AIR) defeated (5) Mitch Vidrine (CAT) via forfeit |
Finals
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Season Synopsis
Tristan Lee has been one of Teurlings Catholic's best wrestlers for the last two season, placing second in Division II in 2013 and 2014, and in the 2014-15 season he was undefeated against Division II opponents. His only losses were to Division I opponents, and to some good ones including, at 145 lbs., Clint Brownell of St. Amant, Mason Williams, Jake Rando, Hayden Hill of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Juwan Robinson of Allen, Texas, Nijahl Butler of Baton Rouge and, at 138 lbs., Vidrine, Lococo and Rando again in the Ken Cole Finals.
Parkway's Hunter Huckaby was also a 2014 Division II state runner-up and had a very good season going until he was injured at the Ken Cole. Huckaby was 19-1 with his only loss coming from Lococo of Airline. He had wins over Airline's Scott Prouty, North DeSoto's Chase Bates, Live Oak's Brennan Webb and Fontainebleau's Jackson Loupe. Huckaby won the Airline Invitational, placed second at the Lone Survivor and won the Klein-Collins Hurricane Classic in Texas.
Due to his runner-up finish at the Ken Cole Lee was seeded first at 138 lbs. in Division II while Huckaby was 2nd. Webb of Live Oak was the third seed and, seeded fourth with 38 wins and a George Trygg Memorial championship, was Pearl River senior Tim Hillard.
Preliminary Rounds
Joshua Lutz of Belle Chasse upset #8 Dakoda Jones of Carencro in 2:26 and Shaw's Peyton Matherne upset # 6 Harley Grandstaff, Jr. of Grace King 9-0.
Quarterfinals
(1) Tristan Lee (TC) defeated Joshua Lutz (BC) in 1:20 |
(4) Tim Hillard (PR) defeated (5) Anthony Bailey (SH) in 3:04 |
(3) Brennan Webb (LO) defeated Peyton Matherne (SHW) 11-6 |
(2) Hunter Huckaby (PKY) defeated Drake Constantin (RAY) via a 15-0TF |
Semifinals
In the semifinals Lee once again was denied a state championship, and even another runner-up spot, when the fourth seeded Hillard took him into a Sudden Death period and took him down for a 4-1 semifinals victory.
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(4) Tim Hillard (PR) defeated (1) Tristan Lee (TC) 4-2 TB-1 | ||||
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(2) Hunter Huckaby (PKY) defeated (3) Brennan Web (LO) 15-10 |
Consolation Rounds
3rd Place Match: (1) Tristan Lee (TC) defeated (5) Anthony Bailey (SH) in 4:02 |
(3) Brennan Webb (LO) defeated Peyton Matherne (SHW) 5-3 |
Finals
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Season Synopsis
North Vermillion sophomore Brennen Landry was the top seed at 138 lbs. as through the course of the season he had only one loss to a Division III opponent. That was to Basile's Devin Bazinet at the Jacob McMillan in December. Twice after that, however, in the finals of the Brusly Invitational and in the Teurlings Catholic Rebel Open, Brennen avenged that setback. Bazinet, however, was sidelined after January 24th which put Kaplan junior Tyrone Broussard in the #2 spot. Due to losses to both Landry and Broussard, De la Salle's Raekwon Thomas was seeded third and Fisher's Troy Bourgeois was in the fourth spot.
Preliminary Rounds
No upsets were recorded in the first round.
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals went exactly as they were seeded.
(1) Brennen Landry (NV) defeated Jacob Pelle (CC) |
(4) Troy Bourgeois (FSH) defeated (5) Augustus Sole (SH) via a 16-1 TF |
(3) Raekwon Thomas (DLS) defeated (6) Gerald Barthelemy (SPL) in 2:21 |
(2) T.J. Broussard (KAP) defeated Cole Ringle (OC) via a 15-0 TF |
Semifinals
In the semifinals Brennan just got by Bourgeois 4-2, but Thomas avenged his first-round Brusly Invitational loss to Broussard with an 11-4 win to advance to the finals.
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(1) Brennen Landry (NV) defeated (4) Troy Bourgeois (FSH) 10-8 | ||||
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(3) Raekwon Thomas (DLS) defeated (2) T.J. Broussard (KAP) 11-4 |
Consolation Rounds
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3rd Place Match: (2) T.J. Broussard (KAP) defeated (4) Troy Bourgeois (FSH) in 0:28 | ||
5th Place Match: (5) Augustus Sole (StL) defeated Ross Dahlen (SC) in 4:15 |
Finals
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