3 Big Wins

Brison Dixon with a pin vs. Keyser

The Southern Rams had a busy week heading into the big weekend storm.  After the rescheduled match at Frankfort on Monday, Southern had a tri-match at Keyser on Wednesday and a home match vs. Catoctin on Thursday.  When the dust settled, the Rams picked up 3 more big wins to run the team's win streak to 14 in a row.

Jake Sweitzer with a 1st period pin against Fort Hill

Wednesday was the showdown with Keyser and the rematch with Fort Hill in Keyser.  Despite some snow, we made the trip off the mountain to face the Golden Tornado and the Sentinals.  The matches were wrestled using the split mat format.  Against Fort Hill, the Rams jumped out to a big lead and never looked back.  Picking up 6 pins and one forfeit in the first 7 matches, we carried a 42-0 lead into the upper weights.  At 160, sophomore Joey Embleton won a big decision against a Fort Hill wrestler who he had never beaten.  In the end, Southern dominated Fort Hill winning by a final score of 51-21.

Jace Guy with another pin!

Against Keyser, our light-weights also gave us a big early lead, winning 5 of the first 6 matches to bring the score to 25-4.  From there, the match was fairly even with wins going both ways.  The final team score against the Golden Tornado was 43-28 in front of their home crowd.  The top bout against Keyser was our state champion Devan Hamrick against one of their top wrestlers, Ethan Whitlock.  Hamrick was able to build a big lead and hang on in the end to take the 11-7 decision to keep his undefeated season in tact.

 

Corey Horner cradles his Catoctin foe

On Thursday evening, the Catoctin Cougars made the trip from Frederick County to Oakland to face off with the streaking Ram wrestlers.  We knew Catoctin had a couple forfeits, but we also knew that every wrestler on their team was tough and would offer us a great challenge.  The match started at 152 where senior co-captain Corey Horner started thing off with a big second period pin.  Joey Embleton followed with a solid decision and the Rams were out to a 9-0 lead.  Catoctin forfeited the next two bouts to extend Southern's lead to 21-0.  The Cougars came roaring back, scoring four straight pins to take a 24-21 lead heading into the 113 pound class.

Joey Embleton in control

 

At 113, Nate Tasker was facing a state ranked wrestler who had just won the Hub Cup tournament.  Tasker took the early lead with a first period takedown and appeared to pin his opponent, but the official call it out of bounds and the match continued.  In the end, Tasker dropped a 6-2 decision and Catoctin stretched their lead to 27-21.  After that, it was all Southern, winning each of the final 5 bouts to complete the 43-27 win over the visiting Cougars.

Southern 51 - Fort Hill 21

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) pins Jacob Diehl (FH) 1:36
113 - Nate Tasker (SG) pins Zach Farris (FH) 1:40
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) pins Robbie Twigg (FH) 1:51
126 - Jace Guy (SG) pins Seth Trimble (FH) 1:00
132 - Double Forfeit
138 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Braeden Askins (FH) 3:00
145 - Alec Horner (SG) via forfeit
152 - Corey Horner (SG) pins Wyatt Brehm (FH) :39
160 - Joey Embleton (SG) dec Brad Winter (FH) 3-2
170 - Noah Hillegas (FH) pins Patrick Duggan (SG) 1:44
182 - Carson Driver (FH) pins Bernie Sislo (SG) 4:44
195 - Hunter Park (SG) pins Eric CLayton (FH) 2:59
220 - Richard Hess (FH) pins Scotty Tichnell (SG) :56
285 - Aaron Spence (FH) dec Cole Sweitzer (SG) 5-2

Southern 43 - Keyser 28

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) pins Tyler Staggs (K) 2:32
113 - Nate Tasker (SG) via forfeit
120 - Bryant Dixon (K) m dec Jake Sweitzer (SG) 16-4
126 - Jace Guy (SG) pinsEzra Parks (K) :36
132 - Devan Hamrick (SG) dec Ethan Whitlock (K) 11-7
138 - Alec Horner (SG) m dec Tyler Mason (K) 14-1
145 - Darko Valencia (K) via forfeit
152 - Shayden Daugherty (K) dec Corey Horner (SG) 1-0
160 - Beau Horner (K) pins Brad Davis (SG) 1:42
170 - Joey Embleton (SG) pins Ryan Duvall (K) 5:00
182 - Patrick Duggan (SG) via forfeit
195 - Hugo Perez (K) dec Bernie Sislo (SG) 9-2
220 - Jacob Biser (K) pins Hunter Park (SG) 5:00
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins Steven White (K) 1:27

Nate Tasker with a beautiful double

Southern 43 - Catoctin 27

106 - Ethan Fuss (C) pins Brison Dixon (SG) 4:00
113 - Zachary Bryant (C) dec Nate Tasker (SG) 6-2
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit
126 - Zach Burgess (SG) via forfeit
132 - Jace Guy (SG) dec Josh Small 4-3
138 - Devan Hamrick (SG) m dec Wyatt Payne (C) 8-0
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Gage Randall (C) 7-6
152 - Corey Horner (SG) pins Jarryd Rosenberry (C) 3:16
160 - Joey Embleton (SG) dec RJ Mohaghan (C) 5-3
170 - Patrick Duggan (SG) via forfeit
182 - Bernie Sislo (SG) via forfeit
195 - Dennis Pittinger (C) pins Hunter Park (SG) :43
220 - Ryan Springer (C) pins Scotty Tichnell (SG) 2:23
285 - Payne Harrison (C) pins Cole Sweitzer (SG) 1:24