Crushing the Cougars

A splash of red in a blue gym

We knew the bus ride to Thurmont, MD on Tuesday night would be much longer than our dual meet against the Catoctin Cougars, but wrestling a team with high quality competitors made it worth the trip.  Unfortunately, Catoctin only had 8 wrestlers and awarded us 6 forfeits.  In any event, the action that actually took place on the mat that evening was tough and intense.

Jake W Sweitzer vs. #2 ranked Zach Bryant

The match began at 170 where Joe Embleton faced off against RJ Monaghan for the second straight year.  The result was the same as last season, Embleton winning a 2 point decision against the Catoctin wrestler.  After two forfeits, Scotty Tichnell scored a quick fall at 220 to give the Rams a 21-0 lead.  After three more forfeits, we led 39-0 and the match was well in our hands.

In control half way through the match

Catoctin got on the board at 120 as the #2 ranked wrestler in the state scored a 12-0 major decision over our freshman "Little" Jake Sweitzer.  They added 6 more points at 126 as another of their ranked wrestlers scored a fall, this time over Michael Moon, to bring the team score to 39-10.  Sophomore Nate Tasker won by decision at 132 and Jace Guy was awarded the final forfeit at 138 to stretch our lead.  After Jimmy Schwab won a decision at 145, the Rams were in control by a score of 51-10 going into the final two bouts.

Brad Davis vs #21 ranked Jake Baker

Alec Horner dropped a decision to another of Catoctin's ranked wrestlers and Brad Davis did the same at 160 to close out the evening's match.  In the end, Catoctin's four ranked wrestlers picked up their only four wins to bring the final score to 51-16 in favor of the visiting Southern Rams.

Southern 51 - Catoctin 16
106 - Brison Dixon (SG) via forfeit
113 - Joey McComas (SG) via forfeit
120 - Zach Bryant (C) dec Jake W Sweitzer (SG) 12-0
126 - Ethan Fuss (C) pins Michael Moon (SG) :58
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) dec Travis Fields (C) 6-2
138 - Jace Guy (SG) via forfeit
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Wyatt Payne (C) 6-3
152 - Josh Small (C) dec Alec Horner (SG) 5-2
160 - Jake Baker (C) dec Brad Davis (SG) 8-1
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) dec RJ Monaghan (C) 7-5
182 - Patrick Duggan (SG) via forfeit
195 - Hunter Park (SG) via forfeit
220 - Scotty Tichnell (SG) pins Matt Linker (C) :54
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit