The Perfect Start

Red was the dominate color in the bleachers at Allegany HS

The pursuit of perfection is seldom achieved.  The pursuit of the perfect 84-0 score in a wrestling match is seldom achieved as well.  On Wednesday evening in Cumberland, the Southern Rams took the mat with that goal in mind.  The team was well prepared and ready for battle.

Now that's a wrestling team!

The match started at the 160 pound weight class and featured senior co-captain and returning state qualifier Alec Horner taking the mat for the Rams.  After a quick (and beautiful) ankle pick, Horner went to work and picked up the pin in only 52 seconds.  Horner was followed by another senior co-captain and state placewinner Joe Embleton at 170.  The result was about the same.  Embleton scored a quick takedown and went on to score a pin in just 44 seconds.  Senior Kris Tusing was awarded a forfeit at 182 and Southern had an early 18-0 lead against the Campers.

At 195, junior Hunter Park took the mat looking to keep the ball rolling.  He wasted no time, throwing his Allegany opponent to his back and scoring the fall in only 44 seconds.  Next up was freshman Chris Mersing at 220.  In his first match ever, Mersing took it to the Allegany grappler and built 13-1 lead before pinning his opponent at the 5 minute mark.  Junior state qualifier Cole Sweitzer continued the domination by recording a 46 second pin at 285 to bring the team score to 36-0 heading into the lower weights.

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Allegany forfeited 106 through 126 which made the score 60-0 with junior state qualifier Nate Tasker up next at 132.  Tasker did what his teammates had already done, score a quick takedown and a pin in under a minute.  At 138, sophomore Jake W. Sweitzer scored a first period pin and junior state placer Jace Guy did the same at 145.

Declan McCann with the final pin of the night

The team score sat at 78-0 with only the 152 pound bout remaining.  A pin for the Rams would complete the perfect score.  The final bout featured sophomore Declan McCann in his first varsity match against Austen Crowe for the Campers.  The first period was scoreless as neither wrestler was able to get the advantage on the other.  Halfway through the second period, McCann was able to turn his opponent and within a few seconds, the official was slapping the mat signifying the pin and the completion on the perfect 84-0 team score.

The Rams are back in action this weekend in Westminster, MD as we compete in the Grindstone Duals at Winters Mill High School.

Southern Garrett 84 - Allegany 0

160 - Alec Horner (SG) pins Tyler Murphy (A)  :52
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) pins Ryan O'Neal (A)  :44
182 - Kris Tusing (SG) via forfeit
195 - Hunter Park (SG) pins Amadeus Swinton (A)  :44
220 - Chris Mersing (SG) pins Ethan Neidhart (A) 5:00
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins Devon Loewendick (A) :46
106 - Colum McCann (SG) via forfeit
113 - Brogan Kealy (SG) via forfeit
120 - Joey McComas (SG) via forfeit
126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) pins Caden Weaver (A)  :55
138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) pins Tyler Dunmeyer (A) 1:46
145 - Jace Guy (SG) pins Yusef Moore (A) :38
152 - Declan McCann (SG) pins Austen Crowe (A) 3:17