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