Snowstorm Pinfest

Southern Mat Club's - Ram Tough Tournament

It was a cold, snowy day in Oakland on Saturday, but that didn't stop several hundred die hard young wrestlers from filling Southern High School for the annual Southern Mat Club - Ram Tough youth wrestling tournament.  It was a great day of wrestling and was capped off with a high school dual meet featuring the Allegany Campers from Cumberland and the home-standing Southern Rams.

 

Seth Kisner with a quick pin

Saturday's match started at 160 with senior Will Foulke.  After giving up some early points, Foulke got the pin-fest started with a second period fall, giving the Rams an early 6-0 lead.  Senior Seth Kisner and junior Dalton Cooper added quick, first period pins to extend the lead to 18-0.  Brian Rinker took the mat at 195 against Allegany's top wrestler.  Rinker took the lead early but Wilhelm fought back to tie the score at 4.  Rinker took a 6-4 lead into the third period then cranked it up, extending his lead to 13-6 before picking up the third period fall.

 

Senior Keith Chapman extended Southern's lead to 30-0 with a second period pin.  At 285, sophomore Marcus Tichinel thrilled the crowd with a third period pin after falling behind in the score.  As we moved to the lower weights, Allegany had to forfeit to Devan Hamrick, George Zimmerman and Ty Artice at 106, 113 and 120.

 

Senior Austin Shaffer bumped up to 126 and took to the mat to loud cheers from the home town crowd.  Shaffer put on a takedown clinic in the first period then scored the pin early in the second.  After Shaffer's match, the Rams led the Campers 60-0 with 4 bouts remaining.  Josh King also bumped up a weight class and the result was the same.  King earned the pin near the end of the first period.

 

 

Marcus Tichinel thrills the crowd!

Freshman Jimmy Schwab also wrestled in a higher weight class.  His older, bigger, stronger opponent came out strong and built a 6-2 lead early in the second period.  Schwab did not panic and kept wrestling hard and cut the Camper's lead to 6-5 with time running out.  Schwab score a reversal with less than 20 seconds remaining and was able to ride out the clock to earn an exciting 7-6 victory.  Seniors Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer finished the night off with two more pins to bring the final team score to 81-0.

 

The Southern Rams are now 23-3 overall and remain unbeaten in dual meet competition at 8-0.  This week, the Rams are scheduled to wrestle at Northern Garrett on Tuesday, at South Hagerstown on Wednesday and then host the Northern Huskies on Thursday.

 

Southern 81 - Allegany 0

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) via forfeit
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Ty Artice (SG) via forfeit
126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Matt Murphy (A)  2:47
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Austin Saxburg (A)  1:54
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec JT Wilson (A) 7-6
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins John Shocky (A)  1:46
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Jordan Patterson (A)  3:51
160 - Will Foulke (SG) pins Brad Winter (A) 3:31
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Aaron Lancaster (A) 1:25
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Caleb Wilt (A) :55
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Hunter Wilhelm (A) 5:38
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) pins Travis Thompson (SG) 2:43
285 - Marcus Tichinel (SG) pins Cody Lynn (A) 5:05

Hot Night at Fort Hill

The Southern Ram wrestling team escaped frigid Garrett County on Thursday evening for a trip to Cumberland to take on Fort Hill and Keyser in a tri-match.  It was a great evening for the Rams, who picked up two more wins, bringing their season record to 22-3.  Southern also remains unbeaten in dual meet competition at 7-0.

 

First up for Southern were the Golden Tornados of Keyser.  The match started at 106 with Devan Hamrick earning his 16th pin of the season.  Keyser tied it up with a pin of their own at 113.  Austin Shaffer and Josh King were given forfeits and Jimmy Schwab won a hard-fought battle to give Southern a 21-6 lead.

 

Keyser won 4 of the next five bouts to tie the team score at 27 with four matches remaining.  Seth Kisner won by tech fall at 182, Brian Rinker won by fall and Keith Chapman was awarded a forfeit to put the match out of reach.  Marcus Tichinel wrestled a tough match at 285 but lost a close decision and the match ended will Southern on top 44-30.

 

The host school was up next for the wrestling Rams.  Hamrick scored another pin, George Zimmerman won by tech fall and Austin Shaffer earned a pin and Southern was off and running.  At 138, Jimmy Schwab won by major decision and then Tanner Massey earned his 16th pin of the season to extend the team's lead to 27-9.

 

Justyce Fulmer and Corey Horner won by forfeit and Seth Kisner won by pin and the rout was on, 45-9.  Dalton Cooper and Keith Chapman both wrestled very well but dropped close decisions to a couple of Fort Hill's top wrestlers.  Brian Rinker added another pin and the Rams finished on top, 51-21.

Southern 44 - Keyser 30

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Connor Smith (K) :52
113 - Dalton Wilt (K) pins George Zimmerman (SG) 4:19
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) via forfeit
126 - Josh King (SG) via forfeit
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Michael Ferguson (K) 7-5
138 - Lanny Johnson (K) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:45
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) via forfeit
152 - Beau Horner (K) m dec Justyce Flumer (SG) 8-0
160 - Jacob Mellott (K) pins Corey Horner (SG) 1:55
170 - Cody Rodeheaver (K) tech fall Bradley Clary (SG) 16-0
182 - Seth Kisner (SG) tech fall Zack Stickley (K)
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Luke Mayhew (K) 1:00
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit
285 - Matthew Stewart (K) dec Marcus Tichinel (SG) 6-4

Southern 51 - Fort Hill 21

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Zack Farris (FH) 1:03
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) tech fall Dakota Whitacre (FH) 18-2
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Josh Cooper (FH) :56
126 - Tyler Dolly (FH) dec Josh King (SG) 7-2
132 - Tristan Tressler (FH) pins Erik Fike (SG) 2:55
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) m dec David Baker (FH) 12-1
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Ryan Eckard (FH) :58
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) via forfeit
160 - Corey Horner (SG) via forfeit
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Brady (FH) :36
182 - Cody Arigo (FH) dec Dalton Cooper (SG) 6-2
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Hess (FH) 2:58
220 - Brennan Carlin (FH) dec Keith Chapman (SG) 5-2
285 - Timmy Friend (FH) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 2:41

 

White Out Win

 
     The Southern Ram wrestling team hosted the Brunswick Railroaders for the annual White Out match, wrestled during school hours in front of the student body.  It was a great match for the Rams in front of a packed gym on Friday.

 

     The match started at 285 and the crowd was loud and excited.  Brunswick won the first match but then Southern took control.  Devan Hamrick at 106 and George Zimmerman were awarded forfeits giving The Rams a 12-6 lead.  Senior Austin Shaffer extended the lead with an impressive pin at 120.  Junior Josh King added a solid major decision to stretch Southern's lead to 22-6.  Freshman Jimmy Schwab received another forfeit and the rout was on, 28-6.

 

     The Railroaders scored again at 138 then it was back to Ram domination.  Seniors Tanner Massey and Justyce Fulmer scored a first period pins to extend Southern lead to 40-12.  At 160, Will Foulke gave up an early takedown then took control of the match, repeatedly scoring back points and causing his opponent to scream out in pain and take injury time.  The match soon ended as a tech fall and Southern led 45-12.

 

     Senior Seth Kisner took the mat at 170 and extended the Ram's lead to 51-12 with another pin.  Brunswick finished strong as the toughest part of their lineup were their final three matches.  The Railroaders won the final three matches to cut the Rams lead to 51-30.

 

     We would like to thank the administration, staff and student body of Southern High School for allowing the White Out to happen.  It was a great experience for our wrestlers and an exciting afternoon on the mats.

 

     Next for the Rams is a tri-match at home on Tuesday evening vs Allegany and Martinsburg.  Wrestling starts at 6pm.

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) via forfeit
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Jason Cockerham (B) 2:33
126 - Josh King (SG) m dec Kyree Ward-Joppy (B) 13-2
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) via forfeit
138 - Jensen Foster (B) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:25
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Harold Shipe (B) 1:18
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Brandon Jackson (B) :25
160 - Will Foulke (SG) tech fall Brian Munday (B) 18-3
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Massimo Riitano (B) 3:08
182 - Seth Wagner (B) pins Dalton Cooper (SG) 1:24
195 - Adam Fitzwater (B) pins Brian Rinker (SG) 3:46
220 - Jacob Heaton (B) pins Jacob Zimmerman (SG) 1:21
285 - Joey Demeza (B) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 3:26