Like A Freight Train

Senior Devan Hamrick with his 30th win of the season

The Southern Rams took the mat on Friday under the spotlight and in front of the student body in an afternoon contest against the Brunswick Railroaders.  The gym was packed with enthusiastic fans and the atmosphere could not have been better....and the same goes for the outcome.  The wrestling Rams continued their winning ways in dominating fashion, earning a lopsided 61-9 victory.

 

Patrick Duggan returns to action and gets the fall

The match started at 138 where defending state champion Devan Hamrick scored a second period pin in his final "white out" bout of his great career at Southern.  Devan moved his record to a perfect 30-0 on the season and now has 144 career wins.  Junior Jimmy Schwab followed with a solid 13-0 major decision and the freight train was rolling.  Corey Horner won by decision at 152 and super sophomore Joey Embleton scored a pin at 160 to give the Rams a 19-0 lead.

 

Career win #50 for Brison Dixon

Patrick Duggan made quick work of his bout at 170 by pinning his Brunswick opponent in under a minute.  We were forced to forfeit 182, giving the Railroaders 6 of their 9 total points.  Brunswick was able to win a decision at 195 and the team score was 25-9 as we moved into the 220 pound class.  Both of our big men, Scotty Tichnell (220) and Cole Sweitzer (285) were able to score quick, first period pins to stretch our lead to 37-9 heading into the lower weights.

 

Sophomore Scotty Tichnell with a big pin

At 106, Brison Dixon picked up his 50th career win with a first period pin against Brunswick.  Nate Tasker received a forfeit at 113 to bring the tem score to 49-9.  To finish up the afternoon, sophomore Jake Sweitzer and freshman Jace Guy pinned their opponents to cap off a great afternoon of wrestling under the spotlight at home.

 

In JV action, Mike Greene and Brad Davis scored pins and Luke O'Brien won a dominating 17-4 major decision.  Next up for the Rams will be a match against Frankfort on Monday evening in Short Gap, WV.  Wrestling begins at 6pm on Monday.  The next home match for Southern is against Catoctin on Thursday evening with a 6pm start time.  Photos courtesy of Alex Flanigan.  For more great action shots from this match and all Southern sports and activities, check out Alex Flanigan Photography on Facebook.



Jake Sweitzer moves to 21-5 on the season

Southern 61 - Brunswick 9

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) pins LeAnn Bartholomew (BR) 1:29
113 - Nate Tasker (SG) via forfeit
120 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) pins Shane Cockerham (BR) 4:58
126 - Jace Guy (SG) pins Anthony Pecora (BR) 2:23
132 - Double Forfeit
138 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Jason Cockerham (BR) 2:33
145 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) md Nick Beyer (BR) 13-0
152 - Corey Horner (SG) dec Dalton Pearl (BR) 3-2
160 - Joey Embleton (SG) pins Brady Kerns (BR) 1:56
170 - Patrick Duggan (SG) pins Aiden Christie (BR) :54
182 - Brandon Chisolm (BR) via forfeit
195 - Marcus Richardson (BR dec Hunter Park (SG) 9-4
220 - Scotty Tichnell (SG) pins Marcus Burnett (BR) :47
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) pins James Marker (BR) :55

Super Weekend

Super Dual Champions!

The Southern Rams were back on the mats this weekend in Cumberland at the Fort Hill Super Duals.  The eight team event had a solid mix of teams from WV, MD and PA and was conducted in a dual meet format with a championship round at the end.

 

The Rams went 4-0 on Friday evening with wins over Frankfort, Fort Hill, Hyndman and Petersburg and were scheduled to face the two toughest teams back to back on Saturday morning.  Hampshire was up first in round 5 that morning and Southern scored a 43-33 victory with a showdown with unbeaten Boonsboro next up.  Southern took care of business once again with a 44-30 victory, handing Boonsboro their first loss of the weekend.

Senior Corey Horner goes 8-0 this weekend

 

After a win over Allegany in round 7, the Rams were set for a rematch with Boonsboro in the tournament championship round.  Southern's wrestlers started out fast, built a lead and poured it on strong to earn a dominating 57-24 win to capture team title and the Super Duals championship trophy.

Joey Embleton with one of 7 wins

 

Individually, Devan Hamrick continued his winning ways with 8 wins at the Super Duals  to move his team leading season record to 29-0.  Also unbeaten at the tournament were Jace Guy and Corey Horner.  Jimmy Schwab and Joey Embleton finished the Super Duals at 7-1 while Brison Dixon and Nate Tasker ended up 6-2.  Dixon lost his first two matches of the season (both to the same wrestler) to bring his season record to 27-2 and Tasker was able to win a revenge match over a wrestler who had beaten him earlier in the tournament.  Sophomore Alec Horner was 5-3 in his varsity debut which was good enough to earn the second place trophy.  Freshman Cole Sweitzer was also 5-3 at the Super Duals.  Sophomore Jake Sweitzer was undefeated at 4-0, only wrestling on Saturday.  Freshman Hunter Park was also able to avenge a loss to the Boonsboro wrestler by pinning him in the final round after losing to him earlier in the tournament.  Photos courtesy of Bev Rasel and Maria Carr.

Senior Devan Hamrick remains undefeated this season

Team results
Southern 52 - Frankfort 18
Southern 44 - Fort Hill 30
Southern 57 - Hyndman 18
Southern 39 - Petersburg 27
Southern 43 - Hampshire 33
Southern 44 - Boonsboro 30
Southern 48 - Allegany 30
Southern 57 - Boonsboro 24

Individual Results
8-0 - Jace Guy
8-0 - Devan Hamrick

Jace Guy with a perfect 8-0 weekend

8-0 - Corey Horner
7-1 - Jimmy Schwab
7-1 - Joey Embleton
6-2 - Brison Dixon
6-2 - Nate Tasker
5-3 - Alec Horner
5-3 - Cole Sweitzer
4-0 - Jake Sweitzer
4-4 - Hunter Park
Also earning wins at the Super Duals were Zach Burgess, Bernie Sislo and Scotty Tichnell

Jimmy Schwab with 7 wins at the Super Duals

SWAT!

The Southern Rams were back in action on Thursday night at Hyndman High School in PA for a match against the Hornets.  Hyndman typically has a small but tough team and this season is no different.  This was the first match for Southern in over two weeks and the Rams showed no sign of rust.

 

The match started at 113 with two excellent wrestlers locked in a close, hard-fought bout.  In the end, Hyndman picked up the win and took an early 3-0 lead.  At 120, Hyndman also won a close decision to stretch their lead to 6-0.  At 126, it was the Rams who earned a slim decision as Jake Sweitzer scored a takedown at the buzzer to secure the 7-6 win to get the Rams on the board.

 

Southern dominated the next six weight classes to stretch the lead to 35-6.  Southern earned pins by Devan Hamrick and Joey Embleton, a tech fall by Jace Guy, a decision by Corey Horner and forfeit victories by Alec Horner and Jimmy Schwab to put the match out of Hyndman's reach.  The Hornets won at 182 and 220 and the Rams picked up wins at 195, 285 and 106 to bring the final team score to 53-15 in Southern's favor.

 

The Rams are back in action this afternoon as the team travels to Fort Hill High School in Cumberland to participate in the annual Super Duals tournament.  Wrestling is set to begin around 5pm and continue through tomorrow evening

Southern 53 - Hyndman 15

106 - Brison Dixon (SG) via forfeit
113 - Brian Dawson (HY) dec Nate Tasker (SG) 5-0
120 - Jordan Kiser (HY) dec Zach Burgess (SG) 5-1
126 - Jake Sweitzer (SG) dec Cameron Gibbner (HY) 7-6
132 - Jace Guy (SG) tf Logan Brick (HY) 18-1
138 - Alec Horner (SG) via forfeit
145 - Devan Hamrick (SG) pins Tristan Graeff (HY) 2:37
152 - Jimmy Schwab (SG) via forfeit
160 - Corey Horner (SG) dec Damien Bidinger (HY) 7-2
170 - Joey Embleton (SG) pins Jesse Rinsler (HY) 1:57
182 - Lee Moskey (HY) pins Bernie Sislo (SG) 3:31
195 - Hunter Park (SG) via forfeit
220 - Shawn Faznebaker (HY) dec Scotty Tichnell (SG) 7-3
285 - Cole Sweitzer (SG) via forfeit