Monday Mat Madness

Devan Hamrick earned two wins on Monday evening

It was a bonus night of wrestling on the mats at Southern High School on Monday evening as the Rams played host to Hyndman and Meyersdale in a make-up match that had been scheduled last week in PA.  The Southern wrestlers gave the home fans their money's worth, winning both tight matches and hosting youth wrestlers from b all the schools as well.

Jimmy Schwab with two wins as well

The first match of the evening was between Southern and Hyndman.  The two teams had met at a tournament earlier in the season and the outcome was as close as it gets.  The match in early January ended in a tie with the Rams capturing the victory based on criteria.  The final outcome on Monday evening was exactly the same although the individual matches were quite different.  In the end, the Rams prevailed 37-36, winning again on criteria after a 36-36 deadlock to set up the second match of the evening vs. Meyersdale.

Brison Dixon in an earlier match vs Frankfort

It had been a couple years since the Rams have squared off with the Red Raiders, but is was the same tough PA school with all new faces.  Meyersdale won the opening bout by pin then the Rams reeled off six straight wins to take a 33-6 lead.  The Red Raiders closed the gap over the next 6 matches to bring the team score to 39-34 with one bout remaining.  Senior co-captain Dalton Cooper took the mat with the match on the line and performed like a team leader should, he took the lead and pinned his opponent early in the second period to seal the win for his team.

Southern is back in action tomorrow evening as we host another tri match starting at 6pm.  Fort Hill and Keyser come to town to tangle with the red-hot Rams.  Photos courtesy of Alex Flanigan from last week's Frankfort match.

Southern 37 - Hyndman 36

106 - Brian Dawson (H) pins Brison Dixon (SG) 3:58
113 - Austin Sheetz (H) pins Jake Sweitzer (SG) 2:54
120 - Cameron Gibbner (H) pins Zach Burgess (SG) 2:36
126 - Devan Hamrick (SG) dec Robby Snyder (H) 6-0
132 - Tanner Clites (H) dec Josh King (SG) 4-1
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) dec Tristan Graeff (H) 9-2
145 - Joey Embleton (SG) pins Tylor Musselman (H) 5:00
152 - Ethan Bittinger (SG) via Forfeit
160 - Lee Moskey (H) pins Patrick Duggan (SG) 1:52
170 - Gavin Brick (H) dec Corey Horner (SG) 4-2 ot
182 - Matt Jones (SG) via Forfeit
195 - John Mayne (SG) via Forfeit
220 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Shawn Fazenbaker (H) :18
285 - Brandon Greise (H) pins Jake Zimmerman (SG) 2:45

Southern 45 - Meyersdale 34

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) pins Lucas Carnell (M)
113 - Zach Burgess (SG) via Forfeit
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) dec Dylan Smith (M) 6-1
126 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Kyle Sigler (M) 1:41
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Trevor Gnagey (M) 3:29
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Zack Stewart (M) 4:23
145 - Brady McKenzie (M) via Forfeit
152 - Brock Ackerman (M) m dec Joey Embleton (SG) 10-1
160 - Corey Horner (SG) over Kendall Swick (M) inj dft
170 - Tanner Krouse (M) pins Matt Jones (SG) 5:42
182 - Chris Hutzell (M) pins Bernie Sislo (SG) :27
195 - Ty Smith (M) pins John Mayne (SG) :51
220 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Blake Brenneman (M) 2:30
285 - Dylan Harvey (M) pins Jake Zimmerman (SG) 3:30

That's More Like It

Everyone who has ever been camping knows, sometimes everything goes well and sometimes it's a terrible experience.  Back in December, the Southern Rams wrestled the Campers of Allegany and it was one of those horrible experiences.  We lost matches we should have won, we got pinned in matches that should have been closer and we forfeited two weight classes.  In the end that night, the Rams lost a heartbreaking match 34-31.  Yesterday, at Southern High School, our Camping experience was nearly perfect, quite different than the last meeting.  By the end of the day, the Southern Rams outscored Allegany 64-15 for the decisive victory.

The rematch on Saturday began at 220 with David Lewis for the Rams coming up short against the Campers grappler.  At 285, Jake Zimmerman tied up the team score at 6 with his second straight 1st period pin.  This time around, the Campers were the ones forfeiting weight classes as the entered no wrestler in three of the next four weight.  Brison Dixon, Zach Burgess and Devan Hamrick were awarded the wins and Jake Sweitzer added a quick pin at 120 and the rout was on.  Southern led 30-6.

Senior Josh King dominated his opponent with a 14-3 major decision at 132 and at 138, freshman Alec Horner filled the spot like a pro as he earned the fall in just 20 seconds.  The Rams led 40-6 and up next was the afternoon's marquis matchup.

Jimmy Schwab moved up from 138 to tangle with Stosick from Allegany at 145.  Schwab scored a takedown in the first period with his favorite move and rode out Stosick for a 2-0 lead heading into the second.  Stosick chose bottom and after Jimmy put him on his back, it became evident that the Allegany wrestler was injured and could not continue, giving Schwab the victory by default.  Joey Embleton also wrestled a higher weigh class and lost a tough 2-0 decision, bringing the team score to 46-9 in Southern's favor.

Corey Horner pinned his opponent at 160 and Allegany won by pin at 170 which led to one of the most exciting matches of the afternoon at 182.  Junior Matt Jones faced the coach's son from Allegany and early on, the Camper had the advantage.  In the third period, down 5-1, Jones kept fighting from the bottom and was able to get the reversal and put his opponent on his back.  It wasn't long before the official slapped the mat and Matt let out  scream of joy becoming the winner by fall.  Senior Dalton Cooper closed out the scoring by winning by pin as well bringing the final team score to 64-15 in favor of the home standing Southern Rams.

Southern 64 - Allegany 15

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) via Forfeit
113 - Zach Burgess (SG) via Forfeit
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) pins James Lagratta (AL) :20
126 - Devan Hamrick (SG) via Forfeit
132 - Josh King (SG) m dec Matt Murphy (A) 14-3
138 - Alec Horner (SG) pins Garrett Dunmeyer (A) :20
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) inj dft. Chris Stosick (A)
152 - JT Wilson (A) dec Joey Embleton (SG) 2-0
160 - Corey Horner (SG) pins Chandler Souders (A) 4:51
170 - Caleb Cornwell (A) pins Patrick Duggan (SG) :49
182 - Matt Jones (SG) pins Aaron Lancaster (A) 5:17
195 - Dalton Cooper (SG) pins Caleb Wilt (A) 1:48
220 - Daniel Thompson (A) pins David Lewis (SG) 2:23
285 - Jake Zimmerman (SG) pins Cody Lynn (A) :53

Flying High



Freshman Joey Embleton is a scoring machine

 
The Southern Rams took the mat last night in their home opener against the Frankfort Falcons in front of a packed house.  In addition to the dual meet, the Southern Mat Club hosted the Frankfort and Northern Mat Clubs in a night filled with great wrestling.

 

 

Josh King with a quick first period pin

The main event between Southern and Frankfort began at 160 with Corey Horner receiving a forfeit in his first match back from injury.  Frankfort also forfeited at 170 and 182 to Bernie Sislo and Matt Jones and the rout was on.  John Mayne lost by pin at 195 and Dalton Cooper received another forfeit at 220 and the team score stood at 24-6.

Jake Zimmerman with the fastest pin of the evening

 

Junior Jake Zimmerman took the mat at 285 and made quick work of his opponent, scoring a first period pin to extend Southern's lead to 30-6 heading into the lower weights.  At 106, Brison Dixon lost to one of Frankfort's top wrestlers, but not before exciting the crowd by nearly pinning his Falcon foe in a flurry of action.  Jake Sweitzer earned another pin at 113 and Zach Burgess lost at 120 bringing the team score to 36-17 in Southern's favor.

 

Junior Devan Hamrick would start a string of four straight at 126 by decking his opponent with a leg cradle in just 31 seconds.  Not to be outdone, Josh King scored his pin in just 26 seconds at 132 to stretch the lead to 48-17.  Jimmy Schwab won by fall at 138 and Joey Embleton won by tech fall at 145 to finish off the scoring for the Rams.  Ethan Bittinger lost by decision at 152 in a well wrestled match to bring the final team score to Southern 59 - Frankfort 20.

Southern 59 - Frankfort 20

106 - Jeremiah Gerhard (F) pins Brison Dixon (SG) 4:19
113 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) pins Brenden Emrick (F) 5:01
120 - Austin Pumphry (F) tech fall Zach Burgess (SG) 15-0
126 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Chris Brinkman (F) :31
132 - Josh King (SG) pins Evan Corwell (F) :26
138 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) pins Brady Brindfield (F) 3:42
145 - Joey Embleton (SG) tech fall Brian King (F) 15-0
152 - AJ Christ (F) dec Ethan Bittinger (SG) 13-8

Jake Sweitzer is a pinning machine

160 - Corey Horner (SG) via forfeit
170 - Bernie Sislo (SG) via forfeit
182 - Matt Jones (SG) via forfeit
195 - Braxton Lewis (F) pins John Mayne (SG) 1:19
220 - Dalton Cooper (SG) via forfeit
285 - Jake Zimmerman (SG) pins Troy Pricer (F) :23