Virginia Prep League Wrestling Tournament
February 8, 2003
Hosted by the Collegiate School
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Championship Finals
103 Grant Giordano (Norfolk Academy) dec Jimmy Mackey (St.Christopher's) 7-4
112 Brian Herod (St.Christopher's) dec Ryan Amorosso (Norfolk Academy) 5-2
119 Thomas Nielsen (Woodberry Forest) dec Zack Rolfe (St.Christopher's) 8-4
125 Jamie Robertson (Collegiate) pin David Schafer (St.Christopher's) 1:39
130 Hunter Carpenter (St.Christopher's) dec David Lane (VES) 12-5
135 Dan Delalla (Norfolk Academy) major dec Ken Chernauskas (St.Anne's-Belfield) 14-5
140 Hardwick Caldwell (VES) pin Bryan Nelson (Woodberry Forest) 0:43
145 Chris Wilcox (VES) tech fall Sonny Close (Woodberry Forest) 28-13 (5:44)
152 Bose Bratton (Woodberry Forest) dec Will Gordon (VES) 9-6
160 Ryan Robertson (St.Christopher's) dec Richard Rudolph (Blue Ridge) 3-2
171 Kirk Adamson (St.Christopher's) dec Sean Geary (Fork Union) 3-0
189 Conner Gentil (Woodberry Forest) dec Thomas Hovis (St.Christopher's) 5-1
215 Tyler Schmidt (St.Christopher's) dec Cam Arnett (Woodberry Forest) 4-0
275 Jeb Pinkerton (St.Christopher's) pin Marcos Maldonado (VES) 2:44
Consolation Finals
103 Cooper Fuller (VES) pin Will Mayer (Woodberry Forest) 2:12
112 Jamie Gardiner (Woodberry Forest) dec Taylor Fuller (VES) 4-3
119 Jason Peng (Christchurch) pin John Morrison (Norfolk Academy) 2:52
125 Trevor Thornton (Woodberry Forest) dec David Colen (Norfolk Academy) 8-4
130 Beau Comerford (St.Anne's-Belfield) dec Clay Puryear (Woodberry Forest) 10-4
135 Julian Rives (Woodberry Forest) pin Alex Proia (Fork Union) 0:49
140 Reed Blair (Collegiate) pin Cory Phillip (St.Christopher's) 2:03
145 Luca Barber (St.Christopher's) major dec Matt Webster (Blue Ridge) 9-1
152 Brandon Nunnally (St.Christopher's) pin Eric Reynolds (Fork Union) 2:38
160 Hunter Higginbotham (VES) dec Sterling Hill (Woodberry Forest) 5-2
171 Curry Cornelius (Woodberry Forest) dec Alan Miller (Collegiate) 6-4
189 Eric Pasciuti (St.Anne's-Belfield) major dec Chad Salecker (VES) 14-1
215 Rorey Bosek (Blue Ridge) major dec Harry Ludeman (Collegiate) 13-5
275 Bill Stewart (Fork Union) dec Ario Hosseini (Woodberry Forest) 6-3
Most Outstanding Wrestler - 135 Dan Delalla (Norfolk Academy)
| wbf | 3:46 | David Colen (Norfolk Academy) | 1 |
| wbf | 1:39 | David Schafer (St.Christopher's) | 1 2 |
Jamie picked up two pins to capture his second prep league title. Against David
Schafer, Jamie shot in on a double leg and took down Schafer. He then threw in a
figure four (see above picture) to get the pin.
| wbd | 4-0 | Chris Fraley (Fork Union) | |
| lbd | 2-7 | Bryan Nelson (Woodberry Forest) | |
| wbd | 4-0 | David Bury (Christchurch) | 1 |
| wbf | 2:03 | Cory Phillip (St.Christopher's) | 1 |
Reed Blair wrestled a gutsy tournament, despite having an injured knee and not
having practiced for a week. He won a decision in his first match, but dropped
his second match due to limited mobility. He dropped into the consolations,
picked up another close decision, and then pinned in his medal match, seeming
much stronger towards the end.
| lbf | 1:13 | Sonny Close (Woodberry Forest) | |
| wbd | 8-7 | Joe Cirenza (St.Anne's-Belfield) | |
| wbf | 0:30 | Lars Freeman (Christchurch) | 1 |
| lbd | 0-4 | Luca Barber (St.Christopher's) | 1 |
John Price wrestled well despite being a weight up, going 2-2 on the day.
After losing his first match, he picked up two wins in the consolations.
A last second escape helped in the defeat of his STAB opponent, and he then
overwhelmed his Christchurch opponent for a quick pin. He lost his final
match to Luca Barber of St.C's, but did a good job of wrestling carefully.
| lbmd | 0-11 | Bose Bratton (Woodberry Forest) | 1 |
| lbd | 2-5 | Eric Reynolds (Fork Union) | 1 |
Like John, Thomas also wrestled up. He lost his first match to a physically
stronger Woodberry opponent, but refused to give up a pin. In his second match,
he matched off well with his Fork Union opponent, but ran into some trouble
on bottom when the Fork Union wrestler rode parallel on top without working
for nearfall points.
| lbf | 2:42 | Sterling Hill (Woodberry Forest) | 1 |
| lbd | 1-7 | Altan Sisman (St.Anne's-Belfield) |
Ben scored the first takedown against his Woodberry opponent, but was taken
to his back and pinned in the second. Hill of Woodberry has good balance. Against
Altan Sisman of STAB, Ben couldn't get out on bottom and gave up some nearfall
points, losing by decision. Once Ben adds more experience to go with his strength,
he can be a very good wrestler.
| wbf | 3:00 | Reed Espinosa (Christchurch) | |
| lbmd | 17-5 | Sean Geary (Fork Union) | 1 |
| wbf | 4:33 | Tyler Sansom (Blue Ridge) | 1 |
| lbd | 4-6 | Curry Cornelius (Woodberry Forest) | 1 |
Alan Miller went 2-2 on the day to take fourth place. After a pin in his
first match, Alan ran into a very tough and well prepared Fork Union opponent.
A loss put him back in the consolations. Against Tyler Sansom of Blue Ridge,
Alan was down by one point when he hit a great roll and put Sansom on his
back,ultimately pinning him (See above photo). In his medal match, Cornelius
scored the first takedown, but Alan countered with a reversal. Cornelius
grabbed a controversial reversal of his own at the end of the period.
Alan then used a nice tilt to pick up two points and tie the score 4-4.
Cornelius managed another reversal with 10 seconds left in the match, to
pick up the win.
| wbinjdef | Aaron Williamson (Fork Union) | ||
| lbinjdef | Conner Gentil (Woodberry Forest) | ||
| lbinjdef | Chad Salecker (VES) |
Marshall was wrestling Aaron Williamson of Fork Union in his first match when
he suffered a concussion. Marshall was not seriously hurt, but forfeited the
rest of his matches for the day.
| wbf | 4:48 | Daniel Lipskis (Norfolk Academy) | |
| lbd | 1-2 (OT Rideout) | Cam Arnett (Woodberry Forest) | 1 |
| wbd | 6-2 | Alex Biddle (Fork Union) | 1 |
| lbmd | 5-13 | Rory Bosek (Blue Ridge) |
Harry also went 2-2 to take fourth place for the day. After pinning Dan
Lipskis of Norfolk Academy, Harry faced off with Cam Arnett of Woodberry
Forest again, with Arnett having won the previous meeting 5-2. First period
there is no scoring, but there is a stalling call on both men. Arnett picks up an
escape in the second period, no further scoring in the 2nd. In the third Harry is
on bottom when Arnett is hit with stalling on top with the period almost over.
The match goes into OT, then OT rideout. Arnett chose bottom, and managed to
escape with no time left on the clock. In the consolation finals, Ludeman
dropped his 3rd-4th match to Rory Bosek. The score was 5-4 when Bosek tossed
Harry to his back for a five point move. Attempting a toss of his own, Harry
exposed himself and was thrown again. Despite the score, these two wrestlers
are very closely matched.
| lbf | 1:13 | Marcos Maldonado (Virginia Episcopal) | |
| lbf | 1:45 | Bill Stewart (Fork Union) | 1 |
Sam wrestled well against opponents with at least 50 pounds on him. Look for
him to do better as he gains size and experience.