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PROJECTED MATCHUPS (as per the lineup sheet)
120-Joe Swank, BB, vs. Dustin Ickes, CR.
126-EJ Custer, BB, vs. John Kohler OR Morgan Deremer, CR.
132-Kane McKenzie, BB, vs. Sam Shank, CR.
138-Storm McDonald, BB, vs. Derrick Claar, CR.
145-Tyler DeArmitt OR Braden Fochtman, BB, vs. Trent Crouse OR Josh McGill, CR.
152-Taylor Cahill OR Nick Brown, BB, vs. Brandyn Beaver, CR.
160-Bryce Fochtman, BB, vs. Ben Clark OR Colby Hillegass, CR.
170-Brody Moore OR Trevor Moore, BB vs. Kyle Winegardner, CR.
182-Shane Pepper, BB, vs. Conner Buttry OR Brandon Clark, CR.
195-Toby Cahill, BB, vs. no wrestler listed, CR.
220-Nathan Zanoni, BB, vs. Shane Davis, CR.
285-Anthony Collins, BB, vs. Austin Buttry OR Landon Kensinger, CR.
106-Kyle Boyce, BB, vs. Draven Bollman OR Aaron Burkett, CR.
113-Thomas DeArmitt, BB, vs. Blake Dunlap OR Luke Dobson, CR.
Berlin Brothersvalley won the toss and selected even bouts.
120 - Joe Swank, BB, maj. dec. Dustin Ickes, 16-3.
Swank opened quickly with five backpoints in the first minute, before getting three more near-fall points to end the period. Swank worked his way into a reversal to open the second. A takedown by Swank quickly followed Ickes' escape. Ickes managed two escape points in the third, avoiding the technical fall. Berlin Brothersvalley leads 4-0.
126 - Morgan Deremer, CR, dec. EJ Custer, 5-2.
Deremer rolled his way to two backpoints midway to the first. Deremer worked his way to an escape point and an eventual takedown, building a 5-0 lead before Custer wiggled out a reversal just before the period wrapped up. Berlin Brothersvalley leads 4-3.
132 - Sam Shank, CR, dec. Kane McKenzie, 4-3.
Shank sat McKenzie down about 40 seconds in before warding off McKenzie's escape attempts for the remaining first-period time. McKenzie worked an escape and backpoints to grab a 3-2 lead late in the second and nearly added to the lead before the buzzer. Shank battled to reversal points about 1:15 in to the third. Chestnut Ridge leads 6-4.
138 - Derrick Claar, CR, pinned. Storm McDonald, 5:26.
Claar grabbed two early points and held McDonald on the at at through the first. An escape and takedown added to Claar's advantage. Claar opened the third on top and nearly allowed an escape after a blood stoppage (McDonald). After a neutral restart, Claar quickly turned McDonald and scored the pin. Chestnut Ridge leads 12-4.
145 - Trent Crouse, CR, dec. Braden Fochtman, 3-1.
Nothing doing in the first. Crouse worked an immediate escape to open the second. Fochtman knotted with an escape 45 seconds into the third. A Crouse takedown with 15.3 seconds remaining secured another Lions win. Chestnut Ridge leads 15-4.
152 - Taylor Cahill, BB, pinned Brandyn Beaver, :39.
Cahill pinned Beaver in 39 seconds. Quick takedown and pressure led to the short bout. Chestnut Ridge leads 15-10.
160 - Bryce Fochtman, BB, maj. dec. Ben Clark, 12-4.
Fochtman takedown, Clark reversal, Fochtman escape and takedown set the first-period scene. Clark fought a pinfall try in the second, following a Fochtman scoop takedown. Fochtman, looking for bonus points in the bout, let Clark up after a takedown then brought him down again for the eight-point lead. Chestnut Ridge leads 15-14.
170 - Colby Hillegass, CR, dec. Brody Moore, 3-2.
Hillegass took the early advantage with a single-leg takedown. Moore scored an escape just as the first ended before allowing an escape to open the second. Moore closed the gap with a third-period escape but couldn't work the equalizing or go-ahead points. Chestnut Ridge leads 18-14.
182 - Kyle Winegardner, CR, dec. Trevor Moore, 2-0.
Nothing doing in the first. Winegardner took the lead with two reversal points in the second and maintained control of Moore through the remaining time of the period. More of the same through the third as Winegardner held on. Chestnut Ridge leads 21-14.
195 - Conner Buttry, CR, pinned Shane Pepper, 2:57.
Buttry scrambled to a takedown about 50 seconds. Pepper ran to an escape following a restart. Starting the second, Buttry secured a reversal and tallied the pinfall at 2:57. Chestnut Ridge leads 27-14.
220 - Toby Cahill, BB, dec. Shane Davis, 3-1.
Cahill notched an early takedown before allowing a Davis escape. Cahill worked the entire second period into fall attempts, but Davis avoided those while not allowing more points. Cahill stood up to add an escape point during a slowly paced third. Chestnut Ridge leads 27-17.
285 - Austin Buttry, CR, dec. Anthony Collins, 8-2.
Collins playing stayaway through most of the first before Buttry bulled him down for a pair. Buttry stood up easily to start the second. Buttry tumbled Collins to the mat again to make it 5-0. Collins scored an escape out of a restart, before Buttry tripped him up again. A Collins escape wrapped up the second-period scoring. Buttry turned the third into a makeshift rodeo, not allowing Collins much of anything. Chestnut Ridge leads (and clinches at) 30-17.
106 - Aaron Burkett, CR, pinned Kyle Boyce, 1:30.
Burkett worked a takedown and established control before getting a pin at 1:30. Chestnut Ridge leads 36-17.
113 - Tom DeArmitt, BB, dec. Blake Dunlap, 3-1.
DeArmitt scored a takedown late in the first. Dunlap eventually tallied an escape point. Dunlap allowed an escape in the third as neither gained much in the way of control through the remaining time. Chestnut Ridge wins 36-20.
You said ... "Berlin Brothersvalley won the toss and selected even bouts" ... what does "selected even bouts" mean? I'm a newbie, thanks.
ReplyDeleteAlso, in the 126 bout, you imply the first points scored are "backpoints" ... how can that be? I thought you only got backpoints after a takedown? Thanks, again :-)
They were not back points it was a takedown.
DeleteWhat weight did Conor Buttry weigh in at? Could he have wrestled at 182?
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for the info you have provided here!
Buttry weighed in 182
DeleteSelected even means you send out your kid first on the even numbered matches and get your choice in the 2nd period on the even numbered matches as well
ReplyDelete.
Thanks! Followup ... is there an advantage to selecting "even"? Or does it depend of the details of the teams that are dualing?
DeleteA good dual meet turns into a chess match between coaches. Coach A might have a really good 132-pounder that likely will pin whomever he faces. If coach has a pretty decent 132-pounder, he's going to try to avoid putting him up against the other team's 132-pounder, since he'll likely get pinned. If Coach B can give up six points at 132 but shuffle his lineup to get a win at 138, it might be his best bet, so he'll want Coach A to send first at 132.
DeleteThe coin flip can go a long way toward determining a winner. For instance, Westmont won the toss and beat Cambria Heights in a District 6 dual on Wednesday night. Through a scheduling quirk, the two teams met the very next night (their regularly scheduled match). This time, Cambria Heights won the toss and won the dual.
Thanks! I'm understanding that ... so ... "Berlin Brothersvalley won the toss and selected even bouts" *after* they knew that the 1st match would be 120# and so felt that he wanted to force CR to send out first on the "odd matches", which for this dual meant 120# + 132# + 145# + etc ... right? Which of these do you think were they key here (as 132# was the key in the example you created)?
DeleteI wasn't there today - I had to use a relief blogger, so I'm not sure about either of the unanswered questions. You're right newbie, can't (under most circumstances) have a set of backpoints in the first period without a takedown.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't answer the Conner Buttry question, either.
"I have to eat my words, not just on the prediction that Berlin would win by 10 - I was way off on that one - but also in my comment that either team would match up well with the best in District 6. I don't mean to make light of Chestnut Ridge after such a big win, but I don't know if the Lions or Mountaineers would fare well against West Branch, Huntingdon or Mount Union." Just wondering if you are ready to retract this statement also that Chestnut Ridge couldn't hang with the D6 teams
ReplyDeleteReally? You're going to come on here and call me out over a comment from a month ago without having the guts to attach your name to it? Not only was I man enough to attach my name to my prediction, but also to admit that I was wrong about it.
DeleteChestnut Ridge's performance at the Brookville Ultimate Duals impressed me more than winning the District 5 title. In fact, if you look back to the post I made before the District 5 duals I said that I'd take Chestnut Ridge over Bedford or Berlin. So how would Saturday's results change my mind?
Are the Lions better than Huntingdon? I still don't know about that. The Bearcats destroyed everyone on their way to the District 6 title yesterday. West Branch? Maybe, although a healthy Warriors team would still give the Lions a great dual. Mount Union? Yeah, I think Ridge would beat Mount Union.
I don't think this year's Chestnut Ridge team is nearly as talented as last year's. I do think that Coach Lazor and his staff do a great job of getting the matchups they need to win dual meets.
So, let's hear your prediction (preferably with a name attached this time). How will the Lions do in Hershey this week?
Gotta be wondering if Berlin is starting to question the coaching abilities being that the coaches have been handed Recruits, very good pool of talent and seemingly never seem in shape and seem to not be improving as the years go by. Just a wonder cause this seemed to be their year.
ReplyDeleteI can understand what you mean to a certain extent, but I also think it's unfair in some ways. And I'm not here to defend Jason Cornell and the Berlin coaching staff. Nor do I think they would want me to.
DeleteFirst off, I think the dual-meet season has to be considered a disappointment to Berlin. I believe that they had the most talented team in the district, although I'm sure the anonymous poster above this one would disagree.
Second, I do believe that the coaching staff is open to criticism for what looks like poor conditioning. Whether or not it's actually their fault or not is another matter. I know one Berlin wrestler that has struggled to close out matches but is in great shape. He routinely ran eight miles to get to freestyle practice in the summer and he is in better shape now than he was then. But when it comes to the third period, he looks listless and out of shape.
Is it because of poor conditioning or is it because he's just not used to that high-pressure situation that comes in big matches? I'd argue it's the latter, which brings me to my next point.
Chestnut Ridge's schedule - POWERade, Brookville Ultimate Duals - prepared the Lions for the District Duals much better than Berlin's did. It would be hard to argue otherwise.
But, I think you're also forgetting a few other things. First off, five years ago Berlin had five - yes five - guys on its varsity roster. The fact that there is a debate about whether or not the coaching staff is to blame for the fact that they didn't win a district title this year just shows how far they've come in such a short time. The coaching staff deserves some of the credit for that.
Also, I don't think its fair to say that individual wrestlers haven't improved as the years go by.
Stew Trulick was 7-17 as a freshman. Now a senior, he was 21-3 and ranked 12th in the state before a knee injury likely ended his season and career.
Tommy DeArmitt was 21-16 last year and lost twice to Chestnut Ridge's Blake Dunlap. This year he is 24-5 and beat Dunlap for the second time on Saturday.
Berlin's Anthony Collins was 14-8 last season and is 22-7 this season with his losses coming to Austin Buttry (twice) as well as the top guys in District 6 in Morgan Selepack, Aaron Gill, Jack Bunnell and Nik Smith. If you watch him, he's a much different wrestler this season than he was last.
Speaking of last season, how about Mitchell Walker? He was 6-4 as a junior but won 30 matches last season and was a state qualifier. I'd say that's showing some serious improvement.
Are there some guys that haven't improved as much as you'd like? Absolutely, but I think there are on every team. I also think there are some Berlin guys that have gotten much better over the years.
Even without Trulick, Berlin will be contending for the District 5 tournament title. If they push eight or 10 guys to regionals, which is a possibility considering what they did at the Thomas tournament, they could even end up near the top of the Southwest standings.
So I wouldn't expect anyone to be pushing Cornell out the door anytime soon.
Are Districts still be held this year at Windber High School or are they moving to another location? Are the Southwest Regionals being held at the War Memorial? If anyone knows, please post. It would be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteNo changes. District 5 will be at Windber; regionals will be at the War Memorial. The PIAA was dragging its feet on the regional location - at the beginning of the season an official with the PIAA told me that he still didn't know where it would be and didn't expect to until the end of 2013 - but the War Memorial is planning on it being there, even if PIAA still hasn't signed a contract.
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