2014 Regional Duals

For the 10th time in the last 12 years, the Southern Rams qualified for the regional dual meet tournament.  The top four teams in the region qualify and the Rams entered as the #4 seed, facing top seeded Mt. Ridge in the opening round.  The two teams had met a week earlier and the result was a tight 34-30 victory for the Miners.  Monday's meeting would turn out to be equally tight.

 

The match began at 170 with a battle of senior team captains.  The Miners would prevail by pin and take the early 6-0 lead.  Senior Seth Kisner would get the Rams on the board at 182 with a decision.  Mt. Ridge would score another pin at 195 to stretch their lead to 12-3.  Brian Rinker won by decision at 220 and Keith Chapman earned a pin at 285 and the score was tied at 12 as the match headed to the lighter weights.

 

Sophomore Devan Hamrick gave the Rams the lead with a pin at 106 but the Miners tied it back up with a pin of their own at 113.  The team traded forfeits at 120 and 126 in strategic moves to keep the score tied 24-24 with 5 matches remaining.  The Miners took the lead with a decision at 132 but the Rams tied it back up with a Jimmy Schwab overtime victory at 138.

 

Mt. Ridge took the lead for good with a big win at 145 and only two matches remaining.  Unfortunately, Southern had to forfeit one of those two, so the match was out of reach.  Justyce Fulmer won by forfeit to end the match with the Mt. Ridge Miners earning the 36-33 victory and the spot in the regional dual finals (which they would win later that evening).

Mt. Ridge 36 - Southern 33

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Devin Femi (MR) 4:49

113 - Brock Petenbrink (MR) pins George Zimmerman (SG) 2:25

120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) via forfeit

126 - Cody Matthews (MR) via forfeit

132 - Colten White (MR) dec Josh King (SG) 5-3

138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Colton Sites (MR) 10-8 ot

145 - Justin Bryant (MR) dec Tanner Massey (SG) 8-1

152 - Adam Martz (MR) via forfeit

160 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) via forfeit

170 - Tyler Maynard (MR) pins Will Foulke (SG) 5:04

182 - Seth Kisner (SG) dec Tim Buskirk (MR) 4-0

195 - Austin Clark (MR) pins Dalton Cooper (SG) :13

220 - Brian Rinker (SG) dec Matt Whetstone (MR) 9-8

285 - Keith Chapman (SG) pins Brian Fuente (MR) 2:16