Iced

There was some great head-to-head competition in the Igloo last night

The Southern Rams made their annual trip to the Igloo on Thursday night to take on the Northern Huskies on their home mat in front of a packed house.  The fans were treated to some outstanding matches and witnessed excellent wrestling on both sides.

Chris Mersing battles for position

The evening started with some great youth matches.  Both mat clubs are full of very good wrestlers and are great organizations feeding the local high schools with skilled wrestlers.  Before the varsity began, the Rams and Huskies split a pair of JV matches.  Southern's Evan Paugh came out on top with a pin at 120 and the Ram's Chris Mersing lost a close decision.

Brogan Kealy with the first match of the night

The varsity match started at 120 where freshman Brogan Kealy moved up from 113 to fill in for Joey McComas who was home sick.  Kealy put up a fight against his older, bigger opponent, but fell short and the Huskies captured an early 3-0 lead.  Senior Jake E. Sweitzer wasted little time putting the Rams in front as he pinned his Husky foe in the first period.  Northern tied up the score by earning a decision at 132, and the Rams pulled back in front with a decision of their own at 138.

Jake W Sweitzer with a solid win vs Kelly

The Rams and Huskies traded pins at 145 and 152 and Southern had a slight lead 15-12 as the match moved into the higher weights.  Southern would pull away and ice the match by winning 5 of the next six bouts.  Victories by Declan McCann, Alec Horner, Joe Embleton, Hunter Park and Cole Sweitzer brought the team score to 42-18 with only the two lightest weight classes remaining.

Jace Guy with a first period pin

At 106, freshman Colum McCann lost a hard-fought battle and at 113, freshman Elisha Skipper wrestled his varsity match ever and won in impressive fashion, scoring a 16-0 tech fall in less than 2 minutes.  Skipper's win brought the final team score to 47-22 in favor of the visiting Southern Rams.

Senior Alec Horner in control

The win moved the team's overall season record to 23-2 with a perfect 9-0 record in MPSSAA dual meet competition.  The Rams are back in action tomorrow as the Fort Hill Super Duals tournament will be wrestled in Cumberland.  Wrestling begins at 11am.

Southern 47 - Northern 22

106 - Shane Fink (N) dec Colum McCann (SG) 9-1
113 - Elisha Skipper (SG) tech fall Logan Mason (N) 16-0
120 - Jesse Harmon (N) dec Brogan Kealy (SG) 4-2
126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) pinned Josh Thomas (N) 1:47
132 - Hunter Wilhelm (N) dec Nate Tasker (SG) 5-3
138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) dec Jarrett Kelly (N) 7-4
145 - Jace Guy (SG) pinned Hunter Dale (N) 1:42
152 - Jordan Day (N) pinned Brad Davis (SG) 3:06
160 - Declan McCann (SG) via forfeit
170 - Alec Horner (SG) dec Sam Beeman (N) 12-6
182 - Joe Embleton (SG) via forfeit
195 - Garrett Beaulieu (N) pinned Nathan Sweitzer (SG) 5:50
220 - Hunter Park (SG) pinned Travis Georg (N) :35
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pinned Micah Rollen (N) 1:29

Double The Fun

Brad Davis picks up a pin vs. Keyser

Despite the cold, snowy start to the day, the tri match at home vs. Keyser and Fort Hill went on as scheduled.  The Sentinels and Golden Tornado made the trip to Oakland to battle the Rams under the spotlight in this annual event.  The first match of the evening was between the two visiting teams with Keyser coming out on top.

Jace Guy makes life hard for his opponents

First up for Southern was the team from Fort Hill high school.  The match started at 182 where Kris Tusing received a forfeit for the Rams.  Fort Hill won the next two bouts and took a brief 7-6 lead.  Southern was able to win 7 of the next 8 matches with 5 of those wins coming by pin to build an insurmountable 48-13 advantage.  The Rams picked up a couple more wins and finished with a 60-16 win over the Fort Hill Sentinels.

Cole Sweitzer with a pin vs Keyser

Next up for the Rams were the Golden Tornado from Keyser high school.  The names and faces were different, but the results were pretty much the same.  Southern took an early 19-0 lead by winning each of the first four bouts before Keyser got on the scoreboard.  The visiting team scored quick pins at 113 and 120 to close the gap to 19-12, but that was the end of their scoring for the evening.  The Rams won the final 8 bouts to bring the final score to 61-12 in favor of the host school.  There were two premier matchups in the match vs Keyser pitting top Rams against the top Golden Tornado.  At 145, Southern's Jace Guy controlled Bryant Dixong for a 6-0 win and Southern' s Joe Embleton did the same at 170, topping Shayden Daugherty 6-1.

Nathan Sweitzer with the most exciting win of the night

The Southern Rams are now 22-2 on the season and turn right around to take on the Northern Huskies tonight in Accident.  Wrestling begins at 7pm.

Declan McCann with a great match vs Fort Hill

Southern 60 - Fort Hill 16

106 - Colum McCann (SG) pinned Cody Smith (FH) :16
113 - Brogan Kealy (SG) pinned Trey Harper (FH) 2:54
120 - Jacob Diehl (FH) pinned Evan Paugh (SG) 3:19
126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) pinned Matthew Lawson (FH) 1:14
138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) pinned Noah Jack (FH) 1:09
145 - Jace Guy (SG) pinned Paxton Wertz (FH) 5:33
152 - Braeden Askins (FH) dec Declan McCann (SG) 4-2
160 - Alec Horner (SG) via forfeit
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) via forfeit
182 - Kris Tusing (SG) via forfeit
195 - Wyatt Brehm (FH) m dec Hunter Park (SG) 14-2
220 - Stephen Lawrence (FH) dec Nathan Sweitzer (SG) 6-2
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

Jake E. Sweitzer with two wins last evening

Southern 61 - Keyser 12

106 - Colum McCann (SG) mdec Jacob Hickey (K) 10-1
113 - Tanner Staggs (K) pinned Brogan Kealy (SG) 1:47
120 - Joe Fracasso (K) pinned Evan Paugh (SG) 1:28
126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) pinned Justin Davis (K) 3:46
132 - Nate Tasker (SG) pinned Ezra Parks (K) :47
138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) pinned Julian McCoy (K) :21
145 - Jace Guy (SG) dec Bryant Dixon (K) 6-0
152 - Brad Davis (SG) pinned Adam Kephart (K) :23
160 - Alec Horner (SG) pinned Caden Biser (K) :42
170 - Joe Embleton (SG) dec Shayden Daugherty (K) 6-1
182 - Kris Tusing (SG) pinned Jordan Stewart (K) 2:40
195 - Hunter Park (SG) pinned Silas Watts (K) 1:26
220 - Nathan Sweitzer (SG) dec Dalton Ray (K) 6-5
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pinned Jimmy Ratliff (K) 1:31

Joe being Joe against Keyser's best wrerstler

A Winning Week

Freshman Colum McCann gets thing started with a pin vs Century

The Southern Ram wrestlers picked up three more wins last week to move our record to 20-2 overall and 6-0 in MPSSAA dual meet competition.  The week started with a trip to Oakdale High School in New Market for a tri match with the host school and the Century Knights.

Junior Jace Guy vs. Oakdale

First up was Century where the Rams picked up 11 victories out of the 14 matches with 5 of the wins coming by pin.  Against Oakdale, pins were scarce  but the Rams won 8 of 14 bouts to cruise to a 39-25 victory.

Senior Jake E. Sweitzer, moments before finishing off his Oakdale opponent

The following day, Southern hosted the Frankfort Falcons who could only bring four wrestlers.  The Rams won three of the four bouts wrestled and accepted 10 forfeits on the way to a 77-4 win.  Frankfort senior Austin Pumphrey was the lone winner for the Falcons and scored his 150th career victory in that match.

Senior Alec Horner in a win against Oakdale

The Rams record now stands at 20-2 overall and 6-0 in MPSSAA dual meets.  We host Fort Hill and Keyser on Wednesday, January 17th with wrestling starting at 6pm.

Jake E. Sweitzer with a solid effort vs. Frankfort

Additionally, our JV wrestlers had an outstanding week as well.  This young group of Ram wrestlers dominated the competition at these events as well.

Southern 60 - Century 12

106 - Colum McCann (SG) pinned Lorenzo Lara (C) 4:38

113 - Brogan Kealy (SG) pinned Ben Josten (C) :49

120 - Steven Hurst (C) dec Joey McComas (SG) 9-2

126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) pinned Hunter Armstrong (C) 3:06

132 - Nate Tasker (SG) defeated Brenden Kline (C) DQ

138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SSG) dec Dylan Fitzgerald (C) 7-2

145 - Jace Guy (SG) via forfeit

152 - Declan McCann (SG) pinned Jake Fagers (C) 3:22

160 - Nick Dahl (C) dec Alec Horner (SG) 4-3

170 - Joe Embleton (SG) dec Billy Bentley (C) 9-4

182 - Thomas Morey (C) pinned Kris Tusing (SG) 4:25

195 - Hunter Park (SG) pinned Ryan Steen 4:56

220 - Nathan Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

Southern 39 - Oakdale 25

106 - Jeremy Welch (O) dec Colum McCann (SG) 15-5

113 - Brogan Kealy (SG) dec Landon Rotter (O) 7-0

120 - Patrick Thomas (O) dec Joey McComas (SG) 10-0

126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (SG) tech Liam Popkin (O) 18-3

132 - Wyatt McCoy (O) tech Nate Tasker (SG) 16-1

138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) dec Ramy Freeman (O) 7-4

145 - Jace Guy (SG) dec Zac Leskoski (O) 10-5

152 - Declan McCann (SG) dec Matthew Harris (O) 13-6

160 - Alec Horner (SG) dec Michale Gula (O) 9-0

170 - Joe Embleton (SG) via forfeit

182 - Maurio Goings (O) pinned Kris Tusing (SG) 3:20

195 - Hunter Park (SG) pinned Fraank Blazer (O) 2:20

220 - Joe Thomas (O) pinned Nathan Sweitzer (SG) 3:04

285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

Southern 77 - Frankfort 4

106 - Colum McCann via forfeit

113 - Brogan Kealy via forfeit

120 - Joey McComas via forfeit

126 - Jake E. Sweitzer via forfeit

132 - Nate Tasker (SG) pinned Conner Parrish (F) :57

138 - Austin Pumphrey (F) major dec. Jake W. Sweitzer (SG) 15-1

145 - Jace Guy (SG) tech fall Noah Kiszka (F) 16-0

152 - Declan McCann (SG) via forfeit

160 - Alec Horner (SG) via forfeit

170 - Joe Embleton (SG) pinned Austin Bland (F) :26

182 - Kris Tusing (SG) via forfeit

195 - Nathan Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

220 - Chris Mersing (SG) via forfeit

285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit

Cross-County Clash

Alec Horner, one of 10 winners vs. Northern

There was a slight break in the bad weather on Wednesday evening, just enough to allow the Northern Huskies to make it to the Ram Arena for the first of two matches between the Southern Rams and the Huskies.  Last season, the teams split matches and the home team remembered very clearly the loss that occurred under the spotlight last season.  Southern entered the match with a 16-2 record on the season, looking to keep the 12 match win streak alive.

Cole Sweitzer with the quickest pin of the night, only 22 seconds

The match started at the 285 pound weight class and Cole Sweitzer wasted no time in giving the Rams an early 6-0 lead after pinning his opponent in only 22 seconds.  Northern got on the board with a decision at 106, but after a forfeit at 113 and pins at 120 and 126, Southern held a 24-3 lead.  At 132, junior Nate Tasker faced off against a very talented Hunter Wilhelm from Northern.  It was a tough match and in the end, Wilhelm used his two 1st period takedowns to cruise to a 5-2 victory.  

Nate Tasker vs. Hunter Wilhelm

Jake W. Sweitzer picked up a 4-2 decision at 138 and Michael Moon lost at 145.  The team score was 27-11 and set up the marquis match-up of the evening at 152.  Unbeaten junior Jace Guy, who placed 5th at last season's state tournament bumped up from 145 to take on state runner-up Jordan Day from Northern.  It was a great battle and Day took advantage of every opportunity he had to cruise to an 11-2 win.  Bradley Davis won a wild 15-6 major decision at 160 and the Rams led 31-15.

A great battle but Day comes out on top.

Senior co-captains Alec Horner and Joe Embleton also bumped up to a higher weight class for the evening match.  Each picked up big pins for the Rams but not before there were some wild flurries of action that saw the home standing grapplers in a perilous positions that they were able to fight through and ultimately finish the Huskies off.  The Rams led 43-15.

Senior Brad Davis under the spotlight with a big win

Nathan Sweitzer accepted a forfeit at 195 and Hunter Park scored a first period pin at 220 to finish off the Huskies.  The final score was 55-15 in favor of the Rams and brought the team's win streak to 13.  The Super Duals at Fort Hill scheduled for this weekend has already been cancelled, so next up for Southern is a trip to Oakdale on Tuesday for the make-up tri with the Bears and Century.

All smiles for the Rams on this night.  Hunter Park finishes it off.

Southern 55 - Northern 15

106 - Shane Fink (N) dec. Colum McCann (S) 5-0

113 - Brogan Kealy (S) via forfeit

120 - Joey McComas (S) pinned Jesse Harman (N) 3:20

126 - Jake E. Sweitzer (S) pinned Josh Thomas (N) 3:42

132 - Hunter Wilhelm (N) dec Nate Tasker (S) 5-2

138 - Jake W. Sweitzer (S) dec Jarrett Kelly (N) 4-2

145 - Doug Schmidt (N) tech fall Michael Moon (S) 17-0

152 - Jordan Day (N) major dec Jace Guy (S) 11-2

160 - Bradley Davis (S) major dec Hunter Dale (N) 15-6

170 - Alec Horner (S) pinned Sam Beeman (N) 2:20

182 - Joe Embleton (S) pinned Garrett Beaulieu (N) 1:09

195 - Nathan Sweitzer (S) via forfeit

220 - Hunter Park (S) pinned Travis Georg (N) 1:03

285 - Cole Sweitzer (S) pinned Micah Rollan (N) :22

It's an amazing group!

Updated Schedule

Jake W. Sweitzer in action

Here is our update schedule:

Date                Opponent                                           Location         Time               Result

Dec. 6              Allegany                                              Away              7pm                 84-0 win

Dec. 8/9           Grindstone Duals – Winters Mill        Winters Mill    4pm                2nd place

Dec. 14            Musselman JV Tourney                      Away              6pm                 well done!

Dec. 15/16       Musselman Duals                               Away              4pm                 1st place

Dec. 19            JV Invitational                                    Home              6pm                 cancelled

Dec. 21            Brunswick                                           Home              2pm                 67-3 win

Jan. 3                Northern                                              Home              7pm

Jan. 5/6            Super Duals                                         Fort Hill          4pm               

Jan. 9               Oakdale/Century                                 Oakdale           4pm            

Jan. 10             Frankfort/ w/Northern                         Home              6pm

Jan. 15             JV Tournament                                   Home              10am

Jan. 16             Urbana                                                Away               6pm                 

Jan. 17             Fort Hill/Keyser                                  Home              6pm

Jan 18              Northern                                              Away               7pm                 

Jan. 24             Williamsport                                        Away              6pm                 

Jan. 27             Winters Mill/Perryville                       Winters Mill    1:30pm

Feb. 1               Mountain Ridge                                  Home              7pm

Feb. 7              Regional Duals                                   TBA                5:30

Feb. 10            State Duals                                          North Point     12pm

Feb. 17            Bi-County Tournament                       Fort Hill          10am

Feb. 24            Regional Tournament                         Boonsboro       9am

Mar. 2/3          State Tournament                                Showplace Arena    12:30

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