White Squad Wins in Epic Battle



Freshman Nathan Sweitzer with the pin!

The World Class White pulled away in the second half of our annual Red/White scrimmage to earn a hard fought 51-37 victory last night at Southern High in an epic inter-squad battle.  The match-ups were solid and the big home crowd was treated to some excellent matches.

 

The teams split the first four bouts to tie the team score at 10.  The White squad won three of the next five to take a 25-19 lead into intermission.  During the halftime break, the fans were treated to some outstanding matches by members of the Southern Mat Club youth organization.  It didn't take long for everyone in attendance to see that the future of Southern Wrestling looks very bright indeed.

Captains Schwab and Hamrick battle in the circle

The start of the second half of action saw the Red team tie up the score quickly with a 2nd period pin by team captain Corey Horner and then take the lead with another 2nd period fall, this time by freshman Nathan Sweitzer.  Unfortunately for the Rambunctious Red, the white team would reel off six straight victories to put the match out of reach.  The red won the final bout of the evening by fall, but the 6 match run by the World Class White was the difference.

 

Overall, we were treated to some solid wrestling, outstanding effort and great sportsmanship by all team members.  Tomorrow in Cumberland, the regular season begins with a match against the Allegany Campers.

Brison Dixon (R) pins Evan Paugh (W) 3:10
Nate Tasker (W) m. dec. Zach Burgess (R) 14-0
Jace Guy (W) pins Jake Sweitzer (R) 3:52
Jimmy Schwab (R) m. dec. Luke O'Brien (W) 15-3
Devan Hamrick (W) pins Alec Horner (R) 5:12
Michael Hollingsworth (W) pins Mikey Greene (R) 2:45
Scotty Tichnell (R) pins Gunnar Ward (W) 5:06
Hunter Park (W) dec Bernie Sislo (R) 5-4
Ethan Bittinger (R) dec Patrick Duggan (W) 12-10 ot

Half-Time Score  World Class White 25 - Rambunctious Red 19

Corey Horner (R) pins Joey Embleton (W) 2:30
Nathan Sweitzer (R) pins Michael Hollingsworth (W) 3:54
Nathan Tasker (W) pins Brison Dixon (R) 2:43
Jace Guy (W) dec Alec Horner (R) 5-4
Devan Hamrick (W) m. dec. Jimmy Schwab (R) 11-0
Luke O'Brien (W) pins Mikey Greene (R) 3:30
Hunter Park (W) dec Scotty Tichnell (R) 7-3
Patrick Duggan (W) m dec Bernie Sislo (R) 14-5
Jake Sweitzer (R) pins Brad Davis (W) 1:31

Final Score  World Class White 51 - Rambunctious Red 37