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