Cross-County Clash

Seth Kisner with the pin!

For the third night in a row, the Southern Rams took to the mats, trying to keep their unbeaten dual meet streak alive.  The Rams entered the evening 10-0 and were looking for another win against the cross-county rivals from Northern High School who had a solid 8-2 record.  After winning by only 7 points in the last meeting, this was setting up to be an exciting and very competitive match.  The stands were nearly full and the fans were anxiously awaiting a great high school wrestling match.

 

Brian Rinker with another pin

The match began at the 152 pound class.  Tanner Massey moved up a weight and lost a close decision to give the Huskies an early lead.  At 160, Justyce Fulmer also moved up a class and picked up a huge pin for Southern to put the Rams on top 6-3.  Northern tied the score with a decision at 170 and Southern would take control from there.

 

At 182, Dalton Cooper scored a pin to give Southern the lead for good.  Seth Kisner and Brian Rinker added two more falls and the Rams were on top 24-6.  Keith Chapman was given a forfeit at 285 to extend the lead to 30-6.

Josh King scores a tech fall

 

 

Devan Hamrick scored another pin at 106 to bring the team score to 36-6.  It seemed out of reach, but there was still plenty of wrestling to go.  The Huskies scored a major decision at 113 to close the gap slightly.  Josh King, wrestling at 120, scored an impressive tech fall to seal the win for Southern, giving the Rams a 41-10 lead.

 

Austin Shaffer over Justin Opel

Austin Shaffer moved up a weight class to 126 to take on Justin Opel, one of the Huskies top wrestlers.  The match unfolded cautiously as neither wrestler was able to score a takedown in the first period.  The two wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third and the match headed to overtime.  In the extra session, Shaffer score the winning takedown to the delight of the home crowd to win the match 3-1.

 

Devan Hamrick having fun getting the pin

Freshman Jimmy Schwab was up next at 132 and was facing a senior from Northern.  This was the second night in a row, Schwab was wrestling a senior opponent.  For the second night in a row, Jimmy won by decision, bringing the team score to 47-10.  Northern won by pin at 138 and were given a forfeit at 145 to make the final team score Southern 47 - Northern 22.

 

Next up for Southern is a huge match against the Mountain Ridge Miners who are also unbeaten in dual meet competition.  The winner of the match will likely earn to right to host the regional duals in mid-February.  The match with the Miners will be wrestled at Southern High School on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm.

Southern 47 - Northern 22

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Devan Wilhelm (NG) 4:27

113 - Steven Yutzy (NG) m dec George Zimmerman (SG) 9-0

120 - Josh King (SG) tech Lane Rounds (NG) 15-0

126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) dec Justin Opel (NG) 3-1 ot

132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Chris McCann (NG) 2-0

138 - Kody Osselburn (NG) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:30

145 - Nathan Durst (NG) via forfeit

152 - Ryan Miller (NG) dec Tanner Massey (SG) 6-4 ot

160 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Kyle Beard (NG) 3:09

170 - Bryson Day (NG) dec Will Foulke (SG) 2-0

182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Cordell Yoder (NG) 1:50

195 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Trenton Friend (NG) 3:09

220 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Trenton Yorty (NG) 2:50

285 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit

Milestones!

It was a great evening on the mat at South Hagerstown High School on Wednesday as the Southern Rams picked up their 25th win on the season by defeating the Rebels 67-6.  Many other milestones were reached as the visiting team dominated during the home team's senior night celebration.  Several wrestlers reached the 20, 25 and 30 win plateaus and the team improved to 10-0 in dual meet competition this season.

 

The match started at 138 with freshman Jimmy Schwab taking on one of the Rebel's senior co-captains in the first bout of the evening.  Schwab scored early and scored often on his way to an impressive 11-4 win.  This was Jimmy's 20th win of the season.  Tanner Massey followed with a 1st period pin for his 25th win of the season.  Justyce Fulmer scored a 16-2 decision over the other senior co-captain and the Rams were out to a 13-0 lead.

 

Senior Will Foulke won his 20th of the season by adding a first period fall and Seth Kisner and Dalton Cooper were given forfeits extending Southern's lead to 31-0.  Brian Rinker picked up his 25th win on the season with a pin and Keith Chapman took only :16 to pins his opponent stretching Southern's lead to 43-0.  The Rebels got their only win of the night at 285 giving Southern a 43-6 lead heading to the lower weights.

 

At 106, sophomore Devan Hamrick was searching for his 30th win of the season and he earned that honor with a second period pin.  George Zimmerman was awarded a forfeit bringing the team score to 55-6 in Southern's favor.  There was a double-forfeit at 120 to allow Austin Shaffer to bump to 126 to wrestle the Rebel's top kid.  Shaffer was also in search of his 30th win and from the beginning, there was little doubt.  Shaffer built a 12-3 lead before getting the pin to join the 30 win club.  Josh King won by pin at 132 in less than a minute to end the match and give the Southern Rams the 67-6 victory.

 

The Rams are right back in action this evening as they host the Northern Huskies in a rematch from Tuesday night.  Wrestling begins at Southern at 7pm.

Southern 67 - South Hagerstown 6

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Jesse Heinrich (SH) 2:44
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Double-Forfeit
126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Tim Heidtke (SH) 5:51
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Damian Davis (SH) :56
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Luke Heinrich (SH) 11-4
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Daniel Moore (SH) 1:11
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) m dec Nathan Respass (SH) 16-2
160 - Will Foulke (SG) pins Germain Venable (SH) :36
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) via forfeit
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) via forfeit
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Tajii Bizzard (SH) 4:30
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) pins Lamonte Green (SH) :16
285 - Brandon Ngati (SH) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 1:21

Beatin' The Dawgs

Freshman Jimmy Schwab scores a big pin!

It was another cold winter night as the Southern Rams visited the Igloo in Accident for the first of two cross-county dual meets with the Northern Huskies.  The gym heated up quickly as the two teams squared off in a very competitive match.

 

Seth Kisner was on fire!!!

The dual meet started at 120 with Southern's Austin Shaffer earning a dominating tech fall to give the Rams an early 5-0 lead.  Northern scored a major decision at 126 to make it 5-4, Southern.  Freshman Jimmy Schwab won by pin at 132 to stretch the lead to 11-4.  Northern would go on a run, winning each of the next four bouts to take a 22-11 lead heading into 170.

 

At 170, senior Seth Kisner took the mat with a great deal of excitement and energy.  It wasn't long before Kisner was earning the pin and tightening the team score.  Dalton Cooper also took little time picking up a pin and Southern took the lead 23-22.  Senior Brian Rinker also won by fall and Keith Chapman was awarded a forfeit and the Rams opened a 35-22 lead going into the heavyweight bout.

Brian Rinker's pin gave the Rams the lead for good.

 

Northern won the bout at 285 and we went to the lightweights with Southern leading 35-28.  Southern was forfeiting at 113, so the match was on the line at 106.  Whoever won the bout would clinch the win for their team.  In no time at all, Devan Hamrick was in control, earned a takedown and was working for the pin.  In less than a minute, the official was slapping the mat and the Rams escaped the igloo with a 41-34 victory.

 

With the win against Northern, the Rams move to 24-3 overall and remain unbeaten in dual meets with a 9-0 record.  It right back to work today as Southern travels to Hagerstown to battle South High in a match that begins at 6pm.

Southern 41 - Northern 34

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Devan Wilhelm (NG) :59
113 - Steven Yutzy (NG) via forfeit
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) tech fall Lane Rounds (NG) 22-4
126 - Justin Opel (NG) m dec Josh King (SG) 10-1
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Jeremy Ashby (NG) 3:58
138 - Chris McCann (NG) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:13
145 - Kody Osselburn (NG) dec Tanner Massey (SG) 9-2
152 - Ryan Miller (NG) dec Justyce Fulmer (SG) 7-1
160 - Bryson Day (NG) pins Will Foulke (SG) 4:38
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Kyle Beard (NG) 1:48
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Cordel Yoder (NG) 1:18
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Trenton Friend (NG) 3:40
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit
285 - Trent Yorty (NG) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) :35

Snowstorm Pinfest

Southern Mat Club's - Ram Tough Tournament

It was a cold, snowy day in Oakland on Saturday, but that didn't stop several hundred die hard young wrestlers from filling Southern High School for the annual Southern Mat Club - Ram Tough youth wrestling tournament.  It was a great day of wrestling and was capped off with a high school dual meet featuring the Allegany Campers from Cumberland and the home-standing Southern Rams.

 

Seth Kisner with a quick pin

Saturday's match started at 160 with senior Will Foulke.  After giving up some early points, Foulke got the pin-fest started with a second period fall, giving the Rams an early 6-0 lead.  Senior Seth Kisner and junior Dalton Cooper added quick, first period pins to extend the lead to 18-0.  Brian Rinker took the mat at 195 against Allegany's top wrestler.  Rinker took the lead early but Wilhelm fought back to tie the score at 4.  Rinker took a 6-4 lead into the third period then cranked it up, extending his lead to 13-6 before picking up the third period fall.

 

Senior Keith Chapman extended Southern's lead to 30-0 with a second period pin.  At 285, sophomore Marcus Tichinel thrilled the crowd with a third period pin after falling behind in the score.  As we moved to the lower weights, Allegany had to forfeit to Devan Hamrick, George Zimmerman and Ty Artice at 106, 113 and 120.

 

Senior Austin Shaffer bumped up to 126 and took to the mat to loud cheers from the home town crowd.  Shaffer put on a takedown clinic in the first period then scored the pin early in the second.  After Shaffer's match, the Rams led the Campers 60-0 with 4 bouts remaining.  Josh King also bumped up a weight class and the result was the same.  King earned the pin near the end of the first period.

 

 

Marcus Tichinel thrills the crowd!

Freshman Jimmy Schwab also wrestled in a higher weight class.  His older, bigger, stronger opponent came out strong and built a 6-2 lead early in the second period.  Schwab did not panic and kept wrestling hard and cut the Camper's lead to 6-5 with time running out.  Schwab score a reversal with less than 20 seconds remaining and was able to ride out the clock to earn an exciting 7-6 victory.  Seniors Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer finished the night off with two more pins to bring the final team score to 81-0.

 

The Southern Rams are now 23-3 overall and remain unbeaten in dual meet competition at 8-0.  This week, the Rams are scheduled to wrestle at Northern Garrett on Tuesday, at South Hagerstown on Wednesday and then host the Northern Huskies on Thursday.

 

Southern 81 - Allegany 0

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) via forfeit
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Ty Artice (SG) via forfeit
126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Matt Murphy (A)  2:47
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Austin Saxburg (A)  1:54
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec JT Wilson (A) 7-6
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins John Shocky (A)  1:46
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Jordan Patterson (A)  3:51
160 - Will Foulke (SG) pins Brad Winter (A) 3:31
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Aaron Lancaster (A) 1:25
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Caleb Wilt (A) :55
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Hunter Wilhelm (A) 5:38
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) pins Travis Thompson (SG) 2:43
285 - Marcus Tichinel (SG) pins Cody Lynn (A) 5:05

Hot Night at Fort Hill

The Southern Ram wrestling team escaped frigid Garrett County on Thursday evening for a trip to Cumberland to take on Fort Hill and Keyser in a tri-match.  It was a great evening for the Rams, who picked up two more wins, bringing their season record to 22-3.  Southern also remains unbeaten in dual meet competition at 7-0.

 

First up for Southern were the Golden Tornados of Keyser.  The match started at 106 with Devan Hamrick earning his 16th pin of the season.  Keyser tied it up with a pin of their own at 113.  Austin Shaffer and Josh King were given forfeits and Jimmy Schwab won a hard-fought battle to give Southern a 21-6 lead.

 

Keyser won 4 of the next five bouts to tie the team score at 27 with four matches remaining.  Seth Kisner won by tech fall at 182, Brian Rinker won by fall and Keith Chapman was awarded a forfeit to put the match out of reach.  Marcus Tichinel wrestled a tough match at 285 but lost a close decision and the match ended will Southern on top 44-30.

 

The host school was up next for the wrestling Rams.  Hamrick scored another pin, George Zimmerman won by tech fall and Austin Shaffer earned a pin and Southern was off and running.  At 138, Jimmy Schwab won by major decision and then Tanner Massey earned his 16th pin of the season to extend the team's lead to 27-9.

 

Justyce Fulmer and Corey Horner won by forfeit and Seth Kisner won by pin and the rout was on, 45-9.  Dalton Cooper and Keith Chapman both wrestled very well but dropped close decisions to a couple of Fort Hill's top wrestlers.  Brian Rinker added another pin and the Rams finished on top, 51-21.

Southern 44 - Keyser 30

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Connor Smith (K) :52
113 - Dalton Wilt (K) pins George Zimmerman (SG) 4:19
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) via forfeit
126 - Josh King (SG) via forfeit
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Michael Ferguson (K) 7-5
138 - Lanny Johnson (K) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:45
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) via forfeit
152 - Beau Horner (K) m dec Justyce Flumer (SG) 8-0
160 - Jacob Mellott (K) pins Corey Horner (SG) 1:55
170 - Cody Rodeheaver (K) tech fall Bradley Clary (SG) 16-0
182 - Seth Kisner (SG) tech fall Zack Stickley (K)
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Luke Mayhew (K) 1:00
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit
285 - Matthew Stewart (K) dec Marcus Tichinel (SG) 6-4

Southern 51 - Fort Hill 21

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Zack Farris (FH) 1:03
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) tech fall Dakota Whitacre (FH) 18-2
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Josh Cooper (FH) :56
126 - Tyler Dolly (FH) dec Josh King (SG) 7-2
132 - Tristan Tressler (FH) pins Erik Fike (SG) 2:55
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) m dec David Baker (FH) 12-1
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Ryan Eckard (FH) :58
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) via forfeit
160 - Corey Horner (SG) via forfeit
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Brady (FH) :36
182 - Cody Arigo (FH) dec Dalton Cooper (SG) 6-2
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Hess (FH) 2:58
220 - Brennan Carlin (FH) dec Keith Chapman (SG) 5-2
285 - Timmy Friend (FH) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 2:41

 

White Out Win

 
     The Southern Ram wrestling team hosted the Brunswick Railroaders for the annual White Out match, wrestled during school hours in front of the student body.  It was a great match for the Rams in front of a packed gym on Friday.

 

     The match started at 285 and the crowd was loud and excited.  Brunswick won the first match but then Southern took control.  Devan Hamrick at 106 and George Zimmerman were awarded forfeits giving The Rams a 12-6 lead.  Senior Austin Shaffer extended the lead with an impressive pin at 120.  Junior Josh King added a solid major decision to stretch Southern's lead to 22-6.  Freshman Jimmy Schwab received another forfeit and the rout was on, 28-6.

 

     The Railroaders scored again at 138 then it was back to Ram domination.  Seniors Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer scored a first period pins to extend Southern lead to 40-12.  At 160, Will Foulke gave up an early takedown then took control of the match, repeatedly scoring back points and causing his opponent to scream out in pain and take injury time.  The match soon ended as a tech fall and Southern led 45-12.

 

     Senior Seth Kisner took the mat at 170 and extended the Ram's lead to 51-12 with another pin.  Brunswick finished strong as the toughest part of their lineup were their final three matches.  The Railroaders won the final three matches to cut the Rams lead to 51-30.

 

     We would like to thank the administration, staff and student body of Southern High School for allowing the White Out to happen.  It was a great experience for our wrestlers and an exciting afternoon on the mats.

 

     Next for the Rams is a tri-match at home on Tuesday evening vs Allegany and Martinsburg.  Wrestling starts at 6pm.

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) via forfeit
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Jason Cockerham (B) 2:33
126 - Josh King (SG) m dec Kyree Ward-Joppy (B) 13-2
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) via forfeit
138 - Jensen Foster (B) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:25
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Harold Shipe (B) 1:18
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Brandon Jackson (B) :25
160 - Will Foulke (SG) tech fall Brian Munday (B) 18-3
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Massimo Riitano (B) 3:08
182 - Seth Wagner (B) pins Dalton Cooper (SG) 1:24
195 - Adam Fitzwater (B) pins Brian Rinker (SG) 3:46
220 - Jacob Heaton (B) pins Jacob Zimmerman (SG) 1:21
285 - Joey Demeza (B) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 3:26

Super Duals - Day 2

Tuesday evening, the Rams traveled to Fort Hill High School in Cumberland to complete the Super Dual tournament that started on January 4th.  Southern had gone 5-0 on the first day and were in position to challenge for the team title.  Middletown had also gone 5-0 and the Rams and Knights were scheduled to face off in the final match of the evening.


In the first match of the evening, Southern took on the Falcons of Frankfort High School.  The match started at 152 with Justyce Fulmer picking up a nice win against a wrestler he had never beaten.  With pins from Will Foulke and Seth Kisner, Southern took a 15-0 lead.  From 182 through 285, the Rams and the Falcons traded pins and Southern took a 27-12 lead into the lower weights.  The Rams cranked it up, earning 4 pins and one tech fall in the next 5 matches to blow the match open.  Tanner Massey closed it out with a win to give Southern a 59-18 victory.


Match two of the evening was the much anticipated clash between county rivals, Southern vs. Northern.  Starting at 160, Northern Bryson Day scored early on Will Foulke and was able to control the remainder of the 4-0 match to give the Huskies the early lead.  With pins by Dalton Cooper and Brian Rinker, a major decision by Seth Kisner and a forfeit for Keith Chapman, the Rams opened a 22-3 lead.  Marcus Tichinel at 285, lost a 4-3 decision to make the team score 22-6 heading into the lower weights.  Devan Hamrick pinned, Austin Shaffer received a forfeit and Josh King won by major decision and the rout was on, 38-10 Southern.  The match ended with Tanner Massey winning by pin and Justyce Fulmer picked up another good win to finish off the Huskies.  Final score: Southern 47 - Northern 19


Round 3 proved to bring similar results as rounds one and two.  The Rams faced the host school Fort Hill as the final tune-up for the evening's main event with Middletown.  Against Fort Hill, Seth Kisner opened the match with a major decision to give the Rams an early 4-0 lead.  Brain Rinker added a decision at 195 but the Sentinals were able to win three matches in the upper weights to give Fort Hill a 13-7 lead heading into the lower weights.  Things changed in a hurry as Hamrick, Zimmerman and Shaffer each picked up pins in less than a minute to give Southern a 25-13 lead.  Pins by Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer, a forfeit for Will Foulke and a win by Jimmy Schwab finished off Fort Hill, giving the Rams their 8th win of the tournament, 46-20 over Fort Hill.


In the final round, the Rams faced the unbeaten, top ranked Middletown Knights for the tournament championship.  It was an exciting, spirited match that drew quite a crowd.  Dalton Cooper opened the action, wrestling a tough match, but dropped a 9-1 decision.  Brian Rinker and Keith Chapman came out on fire and picked up two big pins for the Rams.  At 285, Marcus Tichinel wrestled a great match against the tournament's top heavyweight wrestler.  He came so close to picking up a huge upset, but the Middletown wrestler was able to hold on for the decision making the team score 12-7 in favor of Southern at the turn.  At 106, two of the state's top ranked wrestlers faced off in a huge match.  Middletown's Danny Bertoni was able to score early and control the match, winning a 5-0 decision over Southern's Devan Hamrick.  George Zimmerman won by pin and Austin Shaffer won a decision over another state ranked wrestler to bring the team score to 21-10 Southern.  The Knights won the next three matches, all with bonus points to regain the lead 26-21.  Tanner Massey won by major decision at 145, Justyce Fulmer lost a 4-3 decision to Hayden Roberts (who picked up his 100th career victory) at 152 and Will Foulke won by tech fall at 160 to give Southern a 30-29 lead going into the final match of the evening.  Unfortunately, Seth Kisner was facing one of the state's top ranked wrestlers, Tucker Ziegler in the final bout.  Ziegler won by pin and clinched the victory and tournament championship for the Middletown Knights.


Southern 59 - Frankfort 18
Southern 47 - Northern 19
Southern 46 - Fort Hill 20
Middletown 35 - Southern 30


Placewinners
1st - Devan Hamrick
1st - Austin Shaffer
1st - Tanner Massey
1st - Brian Rinker
2nd - Jimmy Schwab
2nd - Seth Kisner
2nd - Keith Chapman
3rd - George Zimmerman
3rd - Will Foulke 

Hub Cup Hammer Time

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.  

Super Duals - Day 1

Devan Hamrick with the leg cradle

Day one of the Fort Hill Super Duals was snowed out on Friday afternoon, but Day two proceeded as scheduled.  All Friday's matches will be made up next week, but there were plenty of exciting, action filled matches on the mats on Saturday.

 

Southern's first match of the tournament was a rematch against the Hyndman Hornets from PA.  In the end, the final score was very similar to the dual meet in December with Southern on top 53-19.  The Hornets always wrestle tough and this match was no exception.  Winning by pin for the Rams were Tanner Massey, Seth Kisner and Keith Chapman.  Winning by tech fall was Devan Hamrick and receiving forfeits were Austin Shaffer, Jimmy Schwab, Ethan Bittinger, Justyce Fulmer and Will Foulke.

 

Tanner Massey with 5 pins on the day

In round two, Southern faced Spring Mill, WV, a brand new school from the Martinsburg area.  The team had only four wrestlers on the roster so 10 Rams received forfeits.  Tanner Massey picked up his second pin of the day and Seth Kisner won by decision.  The final score was Southern 69 - Spring Mill 12.

 

The Rams squared off with the Allegany Campers in round three.  This was another re-match from a dual that was held in December.  In round three of the Super Duals, Southern pulled off the rare perfect score, leveling the Campers by the score of 84-0.  Winning by pin for Southern were Josh King, Tanner Massey, Justyce Fulmer, Will Foulke, Seth Kisner, Dalson Cooper, Brian Rinker, Keith Chapman and Marcus Tichinel.  The rest of the Rams received forfeits to give Southern the maximum possible points.

Freshman Jimmy Schwab 5-0 on the day

 

In round four, Southern faced the Keyser Golden Tornado.  This match would prove to be the toughest match of the day.  In the end, Southern held on for a 45-33 victory for the team's 10th win in a row.  Earning pins for Southern were Devan Hamrick, Jimmy Schwab, Tanner Massey, Dalton Cooper, Brian Rinker, Keith Chapman and Marcus Tichinel.  Winning by decision was Austin Shaffer.

 

Round 5 was the final round of the afternoon.  In that round, the Rams beat Petersburg 57-24 to cap off a perfect day.  Winning by pin in the final round were Devan Hamrick, Jimmy Schwab, Tanner Massey, Justyce Fulmer, Will Foulke and Seth Kisner.  Earning another decision was Austin Shaffer and receiving forfeits were George Zimmerman, Brian Rinker and Keith Chapman.



Keith Chapman also perfect on the day

 

Senior Austin Shaffer takes a cross-face and gets the win

Senior Tanner Massey lead the team on Saturday with 5 wins, all by pin to take the team lead with 11 pins on the season.  Joining Massey with 5 wins on the day were Devan Hamrick, Austin Shaffer, Jimmy Schwab and Keith Chapman.  Winning 4 out of 5 on day 1 of the Super Duals were Justyce Fulmer, Will Foulke, Seth Kisner and Brian Rinker.  Winning three match were George Zimmerman, Dalton Cooper and Marcus Tichinel.

 

The Rams are in action again on Wednesday with a dual meet showdown with the Northern Huskies.  Wrestling begins at 7pm at Southern High School.

Southern 53 - Hyndman 19
Southern 69 - Spring Mills 12
Southern 84 - Allegany 0
Southern 45 - Keyser 33
Southern 57 - Petersburg 24

5-0  Tanner Massey
5-0  Devan Hamrick
5-0  Austin Shaffer
5-0  Jimmy Schwab
5-0  Keith Chapman
4-1  Justyce Fulmer
4-1  Will Foulke
4-1  Seth Kisner
4-1  Brian Rinker
3-2  George Zimmerman
3-2  Dalton Cooper
3-2  Marcus Tichinel