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Brusly's Franklin
wins his fourth consecutive Division III championship; third over
Matherne |
LHSAA State
Wrestling Tournament |
Division III, 145
Pounds |
May 12th, 2017 | Written by:
Editor |
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Brusly's Austin Franklin
won his fourth consecutive Division III championship with a fall in 4:56
over Ouachita Christian's Matthew Matherne. |
Brusly's Austin Franklin joined the ranks of Tim LeBlanc, Austin Schermer and
Trevor Schermer to become the third Panther wrestler to win four consecutive
Division III state championships. And he did that against an opponent he
should know well. In three of his four finals wins, Franklin's opponent
was Ouachita Christian's Matthew Matherne. In 2014, as a freshman,
Franklin defeated the eighth-grade Matherne 13-4 in the finals. In 2015,
he defeated North Vermillion's Gavin Becker, while Matherne mixed things up by
facing another Brusly wrestler, one Kendon Kayser. In 2016 Franklin and
Matherne met again in the finals, which was a 12-7 win for Franklin. This
year, Franklin's last, the Brusly senior defeated Matherne via a fall in 4:56.
The two came in with great records. Matherne was 33-0 with tournament wins
at The St. Michael Warrior Open, the Central Wildcat Open, the Bulldog Brawl,
the NW High (TX) Invitational, the Eagle Open, the Zachary Big Horse and the Ken
Cole.
Franklin came to Bossier City with a 31-1 match record. He won the Raider
8, the Brusly 8, the Florida Beast of the Beach, the Brusly Invitational and the
Greater Baton Rouge championships. His only actual loss was a 13-11 Sudden
Victory loss to St. Paul's Grant Hughes in the semifinals of the Louisiana Classic, where
Franklin was the #1 seed. In the consolation semifinals, he scored a
14-6 Major Decision over Rummel's Dylan Hezeau. Franklin forfeited his
next match, giving Holy Cross' Brady Butler third-place. Franklin beat
Butler 10-6 earlier in the championship quarterfinals.
In a combined total of 62 matches this season, Franklin and Matherne only had three common opponents.
Franklin pinned a Fontainebleau foe in 1:36 and 1:28, while Matherne dominated
the same wrestler 12-1. A McKinley opponent lasted into the third period
against Franklin, but only made it into the second period against Matherne.
The only opponent that might have foretold of things to come at the state
championship was from Holy Cross. Matherne had a tough time and won his
match 6-4. It was easier for Franklin, who pinned the Tiger in 1:01.
Matherne is certainly worthy of a title, and will probably work twice as hard
as he has before in preparation for his last try. Woe be to the wrestler
who meets Matherne in 2018.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
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Austin Franklin |
Matthew Matherne |
Adam Verrett |
Charlie Carr |
Glen Almodovar |
Dawson Ashford |
Brusly |
Ouachita Christian |
St. Louis |
De LaSalle |
John Curtis |
Basile |
#1 Seed |
#2 Seed |
#4 Seed |
#3 Seed |
#7 Seed |
#5 Seed |
Senior |
Junior |
Junior |
Junior |
Senior |
Sophomore |
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Early Championship Rounds
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Round 1: #7 Glen Almodovar (JC) pinned Braxton
Heywood (NV) in 4:45. |
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C1: #6 Kaleb Settoon (CC) pinned Nathan Sistrunk (KAP) in 0:49. |
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Quarterfinals
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#1 Austin Franklin (BRU)
pinned #8 Mark Pennison (HAN) in 1:44. |
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#4 Adam Verrett (StL) pinned #5 Dawson Ashford (BAS) in 7:24 (OT). |
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#3 Charlie Carr (DLS) defeated #6 Kaleb Settoon (CC) via a 15-5 Major
Decision. |
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#2 Matthew Matherne (OC) pinned #7 Glen Almodovar (JC) in 0:43. |
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Semifinals
#1 Austin Franklin (BRU) pinned #4 Adam Verrett (StL) in 1:41. |
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#2 Matthew Matherne (OC) defeated #3 Charlie Carr (DLS) via a 16-0
Technical Fall in 4:48. |
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Consolation Rounds
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C2: #5 Dawson Ashford (BAS) pinned Nathaniel
Sistrunk (KAP) in 4:25. |
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CSF: #4 Adam Verrett (StL) defeated Glen Almodovar (JC) 9-5. |
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Championship Consolation Rounds
#4 Adam Verrett (StL) pinned #3 Charlie Carr (DLS) in 1:35
to place 3rd. |
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#7 Glen Almodovar (JC) defeated #6 Dawson Ashford (BAS) 10-6
to place 5th. |
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Finals
Brusly's Austin Franklin won his fourth
consecutive Division III championship with a fall in 4:56 over Ouachita
Christian's Matthew Matherne. |
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