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Division II - 138
pounds: Brock Bonin captures his fourth consecutive Division II title |
March 25th, 2016 | Written by:
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Teurlings Catholic senior Brock Bonin added his name to an extraordinary list -
that of wrestlers who won four consecutive Division II state championships.
Brusly's Tim LeBlanc was the first to do it from 1979 to 1982. From
1984-87 Hackberry's Ernie Payton accomplished the feat, as did Chad Buras of the
Buras Wildcats from 1987-1990. More important to Bonin, no doubt, was that
his accomplishment matched that of one of his coaches, Brad Macha, who won his
championships for Redemptorist from 1992-95. (NOTE: Carmen Cortez of
Basile also won four Division II state championships, but his were not
consecutive.) Winning with a first round pin, two technical falls and a
major decision, Bonin was voted the Outstanding Wrestler in Division II. More information on Brock
Bonin's career may be found on
The Bonin Files.
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Synopsis
Brock Bonin owned Division II and Division III this season, and much of
Division I as well. He was 32-2 overall, with his only losses coming to
Brother Martin's Taylor Gambill and Jack Stoves of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, in the
Trey Culotta Invitational bracket competition (Bonin had defeated both of them
in the pool rounds the day before). Bonin was forced to forfeit his second
round Louisiana Classic match with Jesuit's Nathan Koenig due to an injury which
also prevented him from competing in the Ken Cole, but two weeks later he won at
least his second Lafayette Metro championship (Bonin won in 2014, did not
participate in 2015, and the 2013 results are not available). Of the 32
wins, only the three over Shaw's Collin Ballas, Brother Martin's Taylor Gambill
and Jon Storey of Central Phenix, Alabama, did not consist of a fall, a
technical fall or a major decision.
Shaw's Collin Ballas, the second seed, won the Jefferson Invitational, was
runner-up at the Bulldog Brawl, placed third at the Louisiana Classic, placed
fourth at the Spartan Invitational and placed sixth at the Trey Culotta.
His only Division II loss was a 7-3 loss to Bonin in a December 5th dual meet.
Carencro's Taylor Clay had the best tournament of the rest of the weight
class. Seeded eighth, after a Round 2 pin and a quarterfinals loss to
Bonin, the freshman pinned Bossier's Zack Teppenpaw in 1:14, fourth-seeded Eddie
Williams of Caddo Magnate in 3:24, defeated third-seeded Dawson Mire of Rummel
11-5 and then sixth-seeded Ronald Kimball of East Jefferson to place third.
Placers
Place |
Name |
School |
Seed |
Year |
1st |
Brock Bonin |
Teurlings Catholic |
1 |
12 |
2nd |
Collin Ballas |
Shaw |
2 |
11 |
3rd |
Taylor Clay |
Carencro |
8 |
9 |
4th |
Ronald Kimball |
East Jefferson |
6 |
11 |
5th |
Dawson Mire |
Rummel |
3 |
10 |
6th |
Dalton Driggers |
Parkway |
5 |
10 |
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1st |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
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Brock Bonin |
Brock Bonin |
Collin Ballas |
Taylor Clay |
Ronald Kimball |
Dawson Mire |
Dalton Driggers |
Friday Rounds
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R1: Diggs (HUN) over House (NW) in
3:52. |
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R2: Constantin (RAY) over Branch (BEN) in 0:48 |
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Quarterfinals
(1) Brock Bonin (TC) defeated (8) Taylor Clay
(CAR) via a 16-0 technical fall. |
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(5) Dalton Driggers (PKY) pinned (4) Eddie
Williams (CAD) in 3:21 |
(3) Dawson Mire (RUM) pinned (6) Ronald Kimball
(EJ) in 2:40. |
(2) Collin Ballas (SHW) defeated (7) Drake
Constantin (RAY) via a 21-4 technical fall. |
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Semifinals
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(1) Brock Bonin (TC) defeated (5) Dalton
Driggers (PKY) via a 19-0 technical fall. |
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(2) Collin Ballas (SHW) defeated (3) Dawson
Mire (RUM) 8-2. |
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Championship Consolation Rounds
(8) Taylor Clay (CAR) defeated (6) Ronald
Kimball (EJ) 15-10 to win 3rd place. |
(3) Dawson Mire (RUM) defeated (5) Dalton
Driggers (PKY) 7-5 in Sudden Victory to win 5th place. |
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Finals
(1) Brock Bonin of Teurlings Catholic defeated
(2) Collin Ballas of Shaw via an 8-0 major decision. |
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