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| 2016 Bi-County Champions |
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| Brison Dixon, 106 pound Bi-County Champion! |
It was a solid semi-final round that proved to be the difference on Saturday. Southern won 10 of 14 semis, mostly by pins, to advance an impressive 10 wrestlers to the final round and build an insurmountable lead in the team standings. Northern qualified 8 for the finals and Mt. Ridge placed 5 in the championship round.
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| Devan Hamrick wins his third straight title. |
In the finals, six Southern wrestlers won their matches and were crowned Bi-County champions, while four Rams placed second. Brison Dixon got the finals started by winning the 106 pound class. Nate Tasker lost a close match at 113 and Jake Sweitzer won his 1st Bi-County title with an exciting come from behind win at 120. Zach Burgess placed third, winning a huge match in the consi finals to earn a medal and score big points for his team.
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| Jace Guy, Bi-County Champ and Outstanding Wrestler! |
At 132, freshman Jace Guy captured the Bi-County title and was also awarded the outstanding wrestler award with two big wins against two tough opponents. Senior Devan Hamrick won his 3rd straight Bi-County title with a dominating performance in one of the toughest weight classes (138) of the afternoon. At 145, junior Jimmy Schwab won his third straight Bi-County championship as well. At 160, sophomore Luke O'Brien filled in for the injured Patrick Duggan and won two big matches to capture a third place medal and score valuable team points for the Rams.
Corey Horner placed 2nd at 152 as did Joey Embleton at 170 and Hunter Park at 195. At 182, senior Bernie Sislo had a great tournament. In the semi final round, Sislo knocked off the top seed to advance to the finals. In the final match, Bernie thrilled the Southern fans with a quick pin to win his 1st Bi-County title.
It was a great afternoon in Cumberland. The Southern fans are truly the best fans around and they had a lot to cheer about at the 2016 Bi-County Championships! The Southern Ram wrestlers and coaches would like to thank you for spending your Saturday afternoon with us. Pictures courtesy of Bev Rasel.
Team Scores
202.0 - Southern177.0 - Northern
126.5 - Mt Ridge
109.0 - Fort Hill
52.0 - Allegany
Final Bouts
106 - Brison Dixon (SG) dec Jacob Fresh (MR) 2-0
113 - Devin Wilhelm (NG) dec Nate Tasker (SG) 2-0
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) dec Brock Petenbrink (MR) 13-12
126 - Devin Femi (MR) dec Tylor Thomas (NG) 3-1
132 - Jace Guy (SG) dec Cam Ritchey (MR) 7-5
138 - Devan Hamrick (SG) dec Luke Lowery (NG) 7-0
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) fft Matt Murphy (AL)
152 - Marcus Folk (MR) dec Corey Horner (SG) 8-4
160 - Brysan Day (NG) dec Brad Winter (FH) 1-0
170 - Kyle Beard (NG) pins Joey Embleton (SG) 5:01
182 - Bernie Sislo (SG) pins Sam Beeman (NG) :21
195 - Jacob Riffe (AL) pin Hunter Park (SG) 1:34
220 - Riley Brick (MR) pins Caleb Wilt (AL) 2:51
285 - Ben Beeman (NG) pins Aaron Spence (FH) 2:36
3rd/4th Place Bouts
106 - Diehl (FH) pins Opel (NG) 1:28
113 - Baker (MR) pins Farris (FH) :21
120 - Kelly (NG) pins Twigg (FH) 1:22
126 - Burgess (SG) dec Trimble (FH) 15-13
132 - Askins (FH) pins Ravenscroft 3:26
138 - White (MR) pins Winter (FH) 1:22
145 - Brehm (FH) pins Walker (NG) :44
152 - Grove (NG) pins Conrad (AL) 1:30
160 - O'Brien (SG) pins Wilt (MR) 1:54
170 - Baker (MR) pins Hillegas (FH) 1:41
182 - Driver (FH) pins Wright (MR) 5:55
195 - Beaulieu (NG) pins Clayton (FH) 1:53
220 - Hess (FH) pins Tichnell (SG) :57
285 - Rice (MR) pins Sweitzer (SG) :58
Our Individual Results
1st - Brison Dixon (106)
1st - Jake Sweitzer (120)
1st - Jace Guy (132)
1st - Devan Hamrick (138)
1st - Jimmy Schwab (145)
1st - Bernie Sislo (182)
2nd - Nate Tasker (113)
2nd - Corey Horner (152)
2nd - Joey Embleton (170)
2nd - Hunter Park (195)
3rd - Zach Burgess (126)
3rd - Luke O'Brien (1600
4th - Scotty Tichnell (220)
4th - Cole Sweitzer (285)
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