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Whitman defeats Springbrook and then Magruder to win the 3A-4A Regional Dual Meet Championship.
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By Kyle Wannen
For DigitalSports.com

Entering the championship match against Magruder at the 3A-4A Regional Dual Meet Championship Tuesday, Whitman coach Derek Manon could not have been more pleased with the fact that his team had the heart of their order starting off the match.

The Vikings won the first six matches against the Colonels and jumped out to a 28-0 lead. Whitman (15-1) coasted the rest of the way for a 37-36 victory and its second straight 3A-4A regional championship.

"When I saw we were starting with 152 [weight class], I was very happy knowing we had the strength of our order starting off," Manon said. "It worked out well for us and we won the first six matches and got a huge lead, but nothing is guaranteed. Our other guys stepped up too to secure the win."

Whitman came in with a chip on its shoulder following a regular season loss to Sherwood and then dominated throughout Wednesday's meets.

"After losing to Sherwood, we realized that they were beatable, just like us," Manon said. "To win it all two years in a row is a huge accomplishment."

After Eric Beverly (152) won by major decision, Whitman got back-to-back pins from Steven Fisher (160) and Taylor Leighton (171). Then Aaron Norris (189) and Ned Daryoush (215) both won by decision before Danny Lee (285) pinned Magruder’s Mike Rinaldi.

"Momentum is big especially in wrestling," Manon said. "To get three, four, five wins in a row it gives our guys that much more confidence and cuts the pressure especially for the younger guys. When you're sending out freshmen and sophomores, for them to realize that they don't have to win to win the meet, it makes it much easier for them to wrestle."

The Colonels had important pins from Ravi Choxi (103) and Jordan Tolbert (119) but after Whitman’s Sawyer Symington (112) won by technical fall and Eric Harder (125) won by major decision against Nick DeCarlo, the Vikings forfeited the remaining matches for the one-point victory.

In their semifinal match against Springbrook (13-2) the Vikings won six straight matches to go ahead 32-7 before forfeiting their final four matches en route to a 32-31 victory.

The Blue Devils’ Dan Cazeau (152) won by decision and Nadjitade Badje (171) won by major decision before the Vikings went on their streak.

Magruder defeated top-seeded Sherwood (13-2) in their semifinal match thanks to Jack Cunningham (140) who won by decision (10-3) over the Warriors’ Michael Mucci in the final match to give the Colonels a 30-26 win.

Despite consecutive wins by Montgomery Barnsley (125), Ray Mencia (130) and Tyler Tockman (135) down the stretch, Sherwood could not overcome Magruder’s 11-point lead. The win was revenge for the Colonels, who lost to Sherwood 40-36 on Saturday.

 

Whitman 32, Springbrook 31

145 – Eric Beverly (W) wins by major decision (13-3) over Miche Ulysse (S)

152 – Don Cazeau (S) wins by decision (9-6) over Alex Hysong (W)

160 – Steven Fisher (W) wins by fall (0:46) over Sasha Barrow (S)

171 – Nadjitade Badje (S) wins by major decision (12-3) over Taylor Leighton (W)

189 – Ned Daryoush (W) wins by decision (10-3) over Michael Robinson (W)

215 – Aaron Norris (W) wins by decision (5-1) over Abel DaSilva (S)

285 – Danny Lee (W) wins by decision (5-2) over Gerrad Brown (S)

103 – Keegan Barber (W) wins by fall (1:45) over Tom Grunewald (S)

112 – Sawyer Symington (W) wins by major decision (12-1) over Vincent Galeano (S)

119 – Eric Harder (W) wins by decision (6-0) over Eric Aguilar (S)

125 – Andy Tran (S) wins by forfeit

130 – Joseph Galeano (S) wins by forfeit

135 – Niyi Akande (S) wins by forfeit

140 – Alex Abramson (S) wins by forfeit

 

Magruder 30, Sherwood 26

145 – Cammeron Mayberry (M) wins by fall (3:34) over Chris Constantino (S)

152 – Josh Lowy (S) wins by decision (6-3) over Chris Ralli (M)

160 – Joey Schaefer (M) wins by fall (1:48) over Simon Cook (S)

171 – Steven Gamble (S) wins by fall (0:50) over Jean Mutambuze (M)

189 – Jimmy Hughes (M) wins by decision (9-6) over Jose Ledesma (S)

215 – Josh Hertz (S) wins by decision (10-6) over John Rinaldi (M)

289 – Andrew Midgette (S) wins by major decision (11-2) over Mike Rinaldi (M)

103 – Ravi Choxi (M) wins by decision (5-0) over Ben Hausman (S)

112 – Jordan Tolbert (M) wins by fall (5:31) over Oleg Laughner (S)

119 – Max Schneiderman (M) wins by decision (14-10) over James Kerrick (S)

125 – Montgomery Barnsley (S) wins by decision (8-1) over Nick DeCarlo (M)

130 – Ray Mencia (S) wins by decision (5-2) over Kevin Coffay (M)

135 – Tyler Tockman (S) wins by major decision (9-0) over Kevin Shay (M)

140 – Jack Cunningham (M) wins by decision (10-3) over Michael Mucci (S)

 

Whitman 37, Magruder 36

152 – Eric Beverly (W) wins by major decision (13-5) over Chris Ralli (M)

160 – Steven Fisher (W) wins by fall (0:32) over Joey Schaefer (M)

171 – Taylor Leighton (W) wins by fall (0:55) over Jimmy Hughes (M)

189 – Aaron Norris (W) wins by decision (11-5) over John Rinaldi (M)

215 – Ned Daryoush (W) wins by decision (6-3) over Tony Maroulis (M)

285 – Danny Lee (W) wins by fall (1:30) over Mike Rinaldi (M)

103 – Ravi Choxi (M) wins by fall (0:56) over Keegan Barber (W)

112 – Sawyer Symington (W) wins by technical fall over Nick Ferentinos (M)

119 – Jordan Tolbert (M) wins by fall (1:08) over Dylan Symington (W)

125 – Eric Harder(W) wins by major decision (11-0) over Nick DeCarlo (M)

130 – Kevin Coffay (M) wins by forfeit

135 – Kevin Shay (M) wins by forfeit

140 – Jack Cunningham (M) wins by forfeit

145 – Cammeron Mayberry (M) wins by forfeit