The 27th annual Hub Cup wrestling tournament was held at North Hagerstown High School this past weekend and proved to be a very tough test for the Rams. Twenty three strong teams from 5 states came together and provided some great competition and some very exciting matches. As a team, Southern place 14th with 98 points while Cape Henlopen from Delaware won the tournament, scoring 192 points.
Sophomore Devan Hamrick took a 17-1 record into the tournament and was seeded 2nd. He used first period pins in each of the first three rounds to advance to the Hub Cup finals. His semi-final win was in just 25 seconds against Jimmy Hasemann from Magruder High School. In the finals, Devan faced the top seeded Joey Thomas from South Carroll. Thomas entered the tournament with a 22-1 record and a long list of national achievements leading into the final match. Devan scored a takedown in the first period and controlled Thomas throughout the entire match to earn a 4-1 decision and the Hub Cup Championship.
Austin Shaffer entered the Hub Cup with a 16-1 record and was also seeded second. Austin also pinned his first two opponents to reach the semi-final round. In the semis, Shaffer faced Bradley Derito from Musselman in a rematch from a December match which was won 9-8 by Derito. The Hub Cup match ended with the same result, a close decision by Derito, sending Austin into the consolation bracket. Shaffer picked up a pin and an overtime decision against a tough VA wrestler to earn 3rd place honors at the 2014 Hub Cup.
At 170, senior Seth Kisner entered the tournament with a 14-4 record and was the 4th seed. Seth won his first match by pin then lost a tough 4-3 decision in the quarterfinals, dropping into the consolation bracket. Kisner won two and lost two in the consis to finish in 6th place.
Wrestling at 182, Brian Rinker was seeded 5th with a 13-4 record entering the tournament. Brian won three and lost two to finish in 7th place at the Hub Cup.
Senior Keith Chapman won three and lost three matches at the Hub Cup at 220 to place 8th,
Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer each won two and lost two matches and fell just short of placing in the tournament. Dalton Cooper and Will Foulke each won one match at the Hub Cup. Freshmen George Zimmerman and Jimmy Schwab and sophomores Ethan Bittinger and Marcus Tichinel also competed. Junior Josh King was home sick and unable to compete.
Article from the Hagerstown newspaper.
The Rams jump right back into tournament competition on Tuesday with the completion of the Fort Hill Super Duals in Cumberland.
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