Cross-County Clash

Seth Kisner with the pin!

For the third night in a row, the Southern Rams took to the mats, trying to keep their unbeaten dual meet streak alive.  The Rams entered the evening 10-0 and were looking for another win against the cross-county rivals from Northern High School who had a solid 8-2 record.  After winning by only 7 points in the last meeting, this was setting up to be an exciting and very competitive match.  The stands were nearly full and the fans were anxiously awaiting a great high school wrestling match.

 

Brian Rinker with another pin

The match began at the 152 pound class.  Tanner Massey moved up a weight and lost a close decision to give the Huskies an early lead.  At 160, Justyce Fulmer also moved up a class and picked up a huge pin for Southern to put the Rams on top 6-3.  Northern tied the score with a decision at 170 and Southern would take control from there.

 

At 182, Dalton Cooper scored a pin to give Southern the lead for good.  Seth Kisner and Brian Rinker added two more falls and the Rams were on top 24-6.  Keith Chapman was given a forfeit at 285 to extend the lead to 30-6.

Josh King scores a tech fall

 

 

Devan Hamrick scored another pin at 106 to bring the team score to 36-6.  It seemed out of reach, but there was still plenty of wrestling to go.  The Huskies scored a major decision at 113 to close the gap slightly.  Josh King, wrestling at 120, scored an impressive tech fall to seal the win for Southern, giving the Rams a 41-10 lead.

 

Austin Shaffer over Justin Opel

Austin Shaffer moved up a weight class to 126 to take on Justin Opel, one of the Huskies top wrestlers.  The match unfolded cautiously as neither wrestler was able to score a takedown in the first period.  The two wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third and the match headed to overtime.  In the extra session, Shaffer score the winning takedown to the delight of the home crowd to win the match 3-1.

 

Devan Hamrick having fun getting the pin

Freshman Jimmy Schwab was up next at 132 and was facing a senior from Northern.  This was the second night in a row, Schwab was wrestling a senior opponent.  For the second night in a row, Jimmy won by decision, bringing the team score to 47-10.  Northern won by pin at 138 and were given a forfeit at 145 to make the final team score Southern 47 - Northern 22.

 

Next up for Southern is a huge match against the Mountain Ridge Miners who are also unbeaten in dual meet competition.  The winner of the match will likely earn to right to host the regional duals in mid-February.  The match with the Miners will be wrestled at Southern High School on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm.

Southern 47 - Northern 22

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Devan Wilhelm (NG) 4:27

113 - Steven Yutzy (NG) m dec George Zimmerman (SG) 9-0

120 - Josh King (SG) tech Lane Rounds (NG) 15-0

126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) dec Justin Opel (NG) 3-1 ot

132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Chris McCann (NG) 2-0

138 - Kody Osselburn (NG) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:30

145 - Nathan Durst (NG) via forfeit

152 - Ryan Miller (NG) dec Tanner Massey (SG) 6-4 ot

160 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) pins Kyle Beard (NG) 3:09

170 - Bryson Day (NG) dec Will Foulke (SG) 2-0

182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Cordell Yoder (NG) 1:50

195 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Trenton Friend (NG) 3:09

220 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Trenton Yorty (NG) 2:50

285 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit

Milestones!

It was a great evening on the mat at South Hagerstown High School on Wednesday as the Southern Rams picked up their 25th win on the season by defeating the Rebels 67-6.  Many other milestones were reached as the visiting team dominated during the home team's senior night celebration.  Several wrestlers reached the 20, 25 and 30 win plateaus and the team improved to 10-0 in dual meet competition this season.

 

The match started at 138 with freshman Jimmy Schwab taking on one of the Rebel's senior co-captains in the first bout of the evening.  Schwab scored early and scored often on his way to an impressive 11-4 win.  This was Jimmy's 20th win of the season.  Tanner Massey followed with a 1st period pin for his 25th win of the season.  Justyce Fulmer scored a 16-2 decision over the other senior co-captain and the Rams were out to a 13-0 lead.

 

Senior Will Foulke won his 20th of the season by adding a first period fall and Seth Kisner and Dalton Cooper were given forfeits extending Southern's lead to 31-0.  Brian Rinker picked up his 25th win on the season with a pin and Keith Chapman took only :16 to pins his opponent stretching Southern's lead to 43-0.  The Rebels got their only win of the night at 285 giving Southern a 43-6 lead heading to the lower weights.

 

At 106, sophomore Devan Hamrick was searching for his 30th win of the season and he earned that honor with a second period pin.  George Zimmerman was awarded a forfeit bringing the team score to 55-6 in Southern's favor.  There was a double-forfeit at 120 to allow Austin Shaffer to bump to 126 to wrestle the Rebel's top kid.  Shaffer was also in search of his 30th win and from the beginning, there was little doubt.  Shaffer built a 12-3 lead before getting the pin to join the 30 win club.  Josh King won by pin at 132 in less than a minute to end the match and give the Southern Rams the 67-6 victory.

 

The Rams are right back in action this evening as they host the Northern Huskies in a rematch from Tuesday night.  Wrestling begins at Southern at 7pm.

Southern 67 - South Hagerstown 6

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Jesse Heinrich (SH) 2:44
113 - George Zimmerman (SG) via forfeit
120 - Double-Forfeit
126 - Austin Shaffer (SG) pins Tim Heidtke (SH) 5:51
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Damian Davis (SH) :56
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Luke Heinrich (SH) 11-4
145 - Tanner Massey (SG) pins Daniel Moore (SH) 1:11
152 - Justyce Fulmer (SG) m dec Nathan Respass (SH) 16-2
160 - Will Foulke (SG) pins Germain Venable (SH) :36
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) via forfeit
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) via forfeit
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Tajii Bizzard (SH) 4:30
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) pins Lamonte Green (SH) :16
285 - Brandon Ngati (SH) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) 1:21

Beatin' The Dawgs

Freshman Jimmy Schwab scores a big pin!

It was another cold winter night as the Southern Rams visited the Igloo in Accident for the first of two cross-county dual meets with the Northern Huskies.  The gym heated up quickly as the two teams squared off in a very competitive match.

 

Seth Kisner was on fire!!!

The dual meet started at 120 with Southern's Austin Shaffer earning a dominating tech fall to give the Rams an early 5-0 lead.  Northern scored a major decision at 126 to make it 5-4, Southern.  Freshman Jimmy Schwab won by pin at 132 to stretch the lead to 11-4.  Northern would go on a run, winning each of the next four bouts to take a 22-11 lead heading into 170.

 

At 170, senior Seth Kisner took the mat with a great deal of excitement and energy.  It wasn't long before Kisner was earning the pin and tightening the team score.  Dalton Cooper also took little time picking up a pin and Southern took the lead 23-22.  Senior Brian Rinker also won by fall and Keith Chapman was awarded a forfeit and the Rams opened a 35-22 lead going into the heavyweight bout.

Brian Rinker's pin gave the Rams the lead for good.

 

Northern won the bout at 285 and we went to the lightweights with Southern leading 35-28.  Southern was forfeiting at 113, so the match was on the line at 106.  Whoever won the bout would clinch the win for their team.  In no time at all, Devan Hamrick was in control, earned a takedown and was working for the pin.  In less than a minute, the official was slapping the mat and the Rams escaped the igloo with a 41-34 victory.

 

With the win against Northern, the Rams move to 24-3 overall and remain unbeaten in dual meets with a 9-0 record.  It right back to work today as Southern travels to Hagerstown to battle South High in a match that begins at 6pm.

Southern 41 - Northern 34

106 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Devan Wilhelm (NG) :59
113 - Steven Yutzy (NG) via forfeit
120 - Austin Shaffer (SG) tech fall Lane Rounds (NG) 22-4
126 - Justin Opel (NG) m dec Josh King (SG) 10-1
132 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Jeremy Ashby (NG) 3:58
138 - Chris McCann (NG) pins Ethan Bittinger (SG) 1:13
145 - Kody Osselburn (NG) dec Tanner Massey (SG) 9-2
152 - Ryan Miller (NG) dec Justyce Fulmer (SG) 7-1
160 - Bryson Day (NG) pins Will Foulke (SG) 4:38
170 - Seth Kisner (SG) pins Kyle Beard (NG) 1:48
182 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Cordel Yoder (NG) 1:18
195 - Brian Rinker (SG) pins Trenton Friend (NG) 3:40
220 - Keith Chapman (SG) via forfeit
285 - Trent Yorty (NG) pins Marcus Tichinel (SG) :35