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
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