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| Division III - 285
pounds: Hurricanes' Wilson overcomes late two-point deficit with third period
fall |
| March 25th, 2016 | Written by:
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With time running out and trailing by two points to second-seeded Jeremiah James,
South Plaquemines' Jonathan Wilson took the Cavalier down to his back and scored a
fall in 5:45 to win a second title for the Hurricanes.
Synopsis
South Plaquemines senior Jonathan Wilson had beaten every Division III
opponent in his way. He also avenged earlier losses to Lafayette's
Dominique Williams (3rd in Division I) and Hahnville's Blade Rager (4th in
Division I). Mat Blair of Division II Shaw was the only opponent to whom
Wilson lost, which came in the Spartan Invitational
finals He had defeated second seeded Jeremiah James in 2:17 in the
Brusly Invitational finals. He defeated #3 Joseph Presley of Evangel in
the same event in 0:26 seconds, and he had pinned Jordan Scott of Thomas
Jefferson and Eric Bumgarden of John Curtis. After 15 straight wins prior
to the state championships, Wilson looked to be a lock to
take a state title.
In the finals of the Greater New Orleans Division III championships Wilson
faced James again. This time, however, the Cavalier pushed Wilson to a 2-2
tie after six minutes, and Wilson won via a Sudden Victory round takedown.
All of a sudden the state tournament did not look so easy for Wilson. It
did not look easy for James, either, though, as Evangel's Joseph Presley, seeded
third, had only the loss to Wilson and an earlier one to Lakeside's
fourth-seeded D.J. Harvey, which Presley avenged twice in the later days of the
season. Suffice to say, Wilson's road to the finals would be easier than
James' or Presley's, who were predicted to meet in the semifinals on the south
end of the bracket.
James had seven wins (all by falls) against just four losses against Wilson
(twice), Jesuit's Corey Dublin, Shaw's Matthew Blair and Lafayette's Dominique
Williams.
Presley placed third with a 7-4 win over fourth-seeded D.J. Harvey of
Lakeside.
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Placers
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Place |
Name |
School |
Seed |
Year |
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1st |
Jonathan Wilson |
South Plaquemines |
1 |
12 |
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2nd |
Jeremiah James |
De la Salle |
2 |
10 |
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3rd |
Joseph Presley |
Evangel |
3 |
11 |
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4th |
D.J. Harvey |
Lakeside |
4 |
9 |
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5th |
Drake Griffin |
North Vermillion |
5 |
10 |
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6th |
Jordan Scott |
Thomas Jefferson |
7 |
11 |
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1st |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
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Jonathan Wilson |
Jonathan Wilson |
Jeremiah James |
Joseph Presley |
D.J. Harvey |
Drake Griffin |
Jordan Scott |
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Quarterfinals
| (1) Jonathan Wilson (SPL) pinned (8) Frank
Bretey (HAN) in 2:41. |
| (4) D.J. Harvey (LAK) pinned (5) Drake Griffin
(NV) in 2:31. |
| (3) Joseph Presley (EVA) pinned (6) Nick
Sullivan (StL) in 1:30. |
| (2) Jeremiah James (DLS) pinned (7) Jordan
Scott (TJ) in 0:25. |
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Semifinals
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| (1) Jonathan Wilson (SPL) pinned (4) D.J.
Harvey (LAK) in 0:38. |
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| (2) Jeremiah James (DLS) defeated (3) Joseph
Presley (EVA) 6-3 |
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Championship Consolation Rounds
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| (3) Joseph Presley (EVA) defeated (4) D.J.
Harvey (LAK) 7-4 to win 3rd place. |
| (5) Drake Griffin (NV) pinned (7) Jordan Scott
(TJ) in 0:29 to win 5th place. |
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Finals
| (1) Jonathan Wilson of South Plaquemines pinned
(2) Jeremiah James of De la Salle in 5:45. |
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