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| Brison Dixon with another pin to remain unbeaten at 18-0 |
The Southern Rams hit the road again this weekend to test themselves against a strong group of teams from VA, MD, WV and NY at the 2015 Musselman Duals. When the dust settled on Saturday evening, the Rams found themselves with a solid 7-2 record, sitting in 3rd place out of the 16 team field. In addition to the great team results, the Rams boasted three all-tournament team members as Brison Dixon, Jake Sweitzer and Devan Hamrick were chosen as best wrestlers in their respective weight classes.
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| Cole Sweitzer went 7-2 this weekend at 285 |
Wrestling started on Friday with a big win against Hedgesville, WV by the score of 54-30. The next match was against the NY team from Central Square HS near Syracuse. Traditionally one of the tougher teams in this tournament, we were able to build a big lead early and hold off a late charge to secure our second win of the tournament by the score of 46-31.
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| Devan Hamrick punishes Mountain View's top wrestler |
After a big win against Spring Mills, WV, we were set to face a tough team from Spring Valley, WV. Their team was rough and tough and gave us a great challenge. Spring Valley built a 30-15 lead through the heart of their line-up but we were able to battle back to take a 33-30 lead into the final bout. Jake Sweitzer found himself losing 3-1 heading into the final period with the match on the line. Sweitzer kept his cool and was able to tie up the score and then go in for the kill and the pin to give the Rams a 39-30 victory and a perfect 4-0 Friday. The win was Coach Taylor and his staff's 250 career win with Southern Garrett Wrestling.
Saturday started with a big match-up with the Berkeley Springs Indians. The tough team from the small WV town built up a 33-18 lead that we were not able to make up. In the end, the Rams dropped the match by a 39-36 margin for the team's first loss of the tournament. It didn't get much easier from there. Next up was a solid team from Riverbend, VA. The match was close throughout, but in the end, the Rams pulled out a 41-33 victory for the team's 5th win of the tournament.
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| Freshman Nate Tasker has an impressive 17-1 record |
Round 7 found the Rams up against the defending champions for Mountain View, VA. In the match against this team last season, we lost all but one of the 14 weight classes. This year, things were different. We started off with a big pins by Devan Hamrick and a victory by Corey Horner to take a 9-6 lead. Unfortunately, we lost the next 6 matches by pin and found ourselves in a big hole 42-9. We were able to win the final 5 bouts for a 7-7 match split, but their pins were too much for us to overcome, dropping the dual 42-35.
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| Jimmy Schwab for the pin and a 7-2 weekend |
After beating East Hardy 66-15, we were set for the final match of the day against the host school, the Musselman Applemen. It was an exciting match, with many close, well wrestled matches. In the end, Southern was too strong for the host school, defeating Musselman 45-33 to finish the tournament 7-2. Photos courtesy of Bev Rasel
Individual Results
9-0 - Brison Dixon (106)
9-0 - Devan Hamrick (138)
8-1 - Nate Tasker (113)
8-1 - Jake Sweitzer (120 & 126)
7-2 - Jace Guy (132)
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| Jake Sweitzer wins the final match of the day and goes 8-1 |
7-2 - Cole Sweitzer (285)
5-2 - Corey Horner (152)
Other winners:
4 wins - Partick Duggan
3 wins - Scotty Tichnell
2 wins - Zach Burgess
2 wins - Luke O'Brien
2 wins - Joey Embleton
2 wins - Bernie Sislo
Team Results
Southern 54 - Hedgesville 30
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| This team is pretty close and is having an excellent season |
Southern 72 - Spring Mills 12
Southern 39 - Spring Valley 30
Berkeley Springs 39 - Southern 36
Southern 41 - Riverbend 33
Mountain View 42 - Southern 35
Southern 66 - East Hardy 15
Southern 45 - Musselman 33
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