2007-2008 Punditry in Review

A final note on the 2007 – 2008 season…Congratulations to Virginia’s All-American wrestlers! Norfolk Academy’s Bryan Whitt (112) finished 5th while Woodberry Forest’s Bobby Burg (130) wrestled to 6th place. Eric Kurtzke (140) from Bishop O’Connell came in 7th. St. Christopher’s Tyler Spangler (119) and Blue Ridge’s John King (285) achieved 8th place.

On the team side, Bishop O’Connell finished highest among Virginia’s schools at 13th. St. Christopher’s placed 18th, Cape Henry Collegiate was 31st, Norfolk Academy 35th and Woodberry 37th. Norfolk Collegiate, St. Stephen’s & Ste. Agnes’, Blue Ridge and Episcopal were the 48th, 56th, and 2 x 69th. Paul VI, The Potomac School, Liberty Christian Academy and Randolph-Macon Academy finished up the scoring in 73rd, 83rd, 88th and 102nd. Competing but not scoring were Collegiate, North Cross and Virginia Episcopal.The season turned out to be one of new wrestlers and new teams, and not without a few surprises. St. Chris, Woodberry and O’Connell remained on top of the pecking order while Liberty Christian and St. Stephen’s & Ste. Agnes’ both improved significantly upon their 2007 results. A surprise to some, LCA racked up in excess of 30 wins on their way to their 4th place finish at Cape Henry.

A number of seniors finally achieved the state championship that had eluded them over the years. Episcopal’s Johnny Motley (135), Collegiate’s Andrew Mertens (145), St. Chris’ Kevin Isaac’s (152) & Clarke Gottwald (171) and Woodberry’s Wilson Maclin (189) capped of fine high school careers with tournament victories. It was Eric Kutzke (140) from O’Connell, however, who added his 4th championship, who was the most noteworthy.

On the other end of the class hierarchy were the freshman Tyler Whitt (103) from Norfolk Academy and Bobby Burg (130) from Woodberry Forrest. Both won at the Tournament after successful debut seasons in the VIS.

Returning stalwarts included Norfolk Academy’s Bryan Whitt (112), St. Chris’ Tyler Spangler (119), and Nam Dunbar (125) from O’Connell. All three continued to show their preeminence in the league. Veteran’s Ted Gottwald (160) from St. Chris and Ethan Hagner (215) from Liberty turned in championship seasons while newcomer John King showed himself as the class of the heavyweights.

And then there were the newcomers who added excitement and raised the level of competition. Will Mason (103), Scott Cunningham (112), and Jazz Rozier (119) from Cape Henry added to an already young team that will only improve on this season’s top 10 finish. In addition to Bobby Burg, Woodberry brought in James Peebles (103) and Duke Pickett (112), adding needed youth to a veteran squad. Wilkes Booth (103) and Marcus Miller (119) made successful debuts at Liberty Christian, while Justin Murphy (119) and Tyler Haley (112) made strong contributions to SSSA’s successful season. St. Christopher’s newcomers Trey Tarr (125), David Wesley (130), Rennie Merighe (140), and Kevin Molloy (145) added to the defending champion’s side and ensured their return to the top in 2008.

Well that's enough punditry for one season. See you all in December.

This was a great tournament! The top three schools finished as expected. StC entered the finals with 11 wrestlers on the podium (1st – 8th) while WFS & BOC had 10 & 9 respectively. In the end, the Saints came away with four 1st’s, three 2nd’s, two 3rd’s, one 5th & an 8th. This was simply too much for the Tigers to overcome who finished with a pair of champions, three 2nd’s, a 3rd, and four across 4th – 6th. My guess is that it was along about the time of Kevin Issac’s win at 152 that the Saint’s sealed their 7th consecutive championship. The complete team results are listed below. North Cross was recognized as the highest placing team with fewer than 125 students. Norfolk Collegiate received recognition as the highest placed school of less than 200 students.

The three outstanding wrestlers were Nam Dunbar (125) and Eric Kurtzke (140) from Bishop O'Connell, and Clarke Gottwald (171) from St. Christopher's. Gottwald also won the award for the most pins in the least amount of time.

1. 281.5 St. Chris


2. 246.0 Woodberry Forest


3. 193.0 Bishop O'Connell


4. 172.0 Liberty Christian


5. 147.0 Bishop Ireton


6. 144.0 Episcopal


7. 132.0 St. Stephen's & Ste. Agnes'


8. 122.0 Norfolk Academy


9. 121.0 Norfolk Collegiate (Highest medium school)


10. 119.0 Cape Henry Collegiate


11. 111.0 Paul VI


12. 101.5 Collegiate


13. 66.0 North Cross (Highest small school)


14. 64.0 Blue Ridge


15. 60.0 Randolph-Macon


16. 58.0 Virginia Episcopal


17. 50.0 Roanoke Catholic


18. 47.5 Fork Union


19. 38.0 Benedictine


20. 36.0 Hargrave Military


21. 34.5 Bishop Sullivan


22. 36.0 Hargrave Military


23. 26.0 Peninsula Catholic


24. 26.0 Potomac


25. 25.0 Massanutten Militrary


26. 21.0 Fishburne Military


27. 0.0 Miller School

103 – Congratulations to Taylor Whitt (NA); right off the bat, he proves Mr. Pundit wrong. Undersized (if you can believe it at 103) 8th grader Will Mason (CHC) was tough as nails taking 3rd. Wilkes Booth (LCA) did not place (DNP) at the VIC Tournament and Jacob Patrick (RoCa) placed 4th yet they managed to wrestle to 7th & 8th at states. This was going to be a pattern all day.

1. Taylor Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS)
2. Dan Desenberg - Blue Ridge School (CAC)
3. Will Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
4. James Peebles - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
5. Joel Hepting - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC)
6. Elliott Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
7. Wilkes Booth - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
8. Jacob Patrick - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC)

112 – These wrestlers finished pretty much as expected. The lone exception was Andrew Georgeiff (BI). After an 11-18 season and a DNP at the WCAC Tournament, he managed to make his way to 8th.

1. Bryan Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS)
2. Duke Pickett - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
3. James Young - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
4. Scott Cunningham - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
5. Eric Richardson - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
6. Tyler Haley - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
7. Brown Massie - Collegiate School (Prep)
8. Andrew Georgeiff - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)

119 – This was another 112 – not many surprises. Although...Marcus Miller (LCA) came into the tournament 43-0, but could only manage a 6th place finish. Collegiate's Chris Risch came in with a 5-14 record and a 3rd in the Prep Tournament, but he came away with 8th.

1. Tyler Spangler - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
2. Justin Murphy - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
3. Jazz Rozier - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
4. Ian Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
5. Kyle Mason - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
6. Marcus Miller - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
7. Jamie Costa - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC)
8. Chris Risch - Collegiate School (Prep)

125 – Nam Dunbar (BOC) proved his mettle with a dominating major decision over runner-up Aaron Runzo (NA). Dunbar earned OW for the light-weights; his second such award at states. Jabar Doraney (RMA) showed he was good enough for an 8th.

1. Nam Dunbar - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
2. Aaron Runzo - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS)
3. Trey Tarr - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
4. Drew Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
5. Bobby Leffew - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
6. Ethan Axenfeld - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
7. Andrew Heiny - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC)
8. Jaber Doraney - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC)

130 – This proved to be one of the more competitive weight-classes, not without its upsets. Bobby Burg (WFS), hardened from the Tiger’s tough schedule proved too much for Kaison Tanabe (POT) in the semis on his way to the final. David Wesley (STC) probably had the upset of the day by defeating Jonathan Carpenter (BOC) on the other side of the bracket. The final went four overtimes before Burg managed the one point victory.

1. Bobby Burg - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
2. David Wesley - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
3. Jonathan Carpenter - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
4. Kaison Tanabe - Potomac School (MAC)
5. Michael Slabinski - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
6. Robbie Burdeaux - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
7. Galen McCleary - Episcopal High School (IAC)
8. Ben Alberico - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS)

135 – I pretty much nailed this one.

1. Johnny Motley - Episcopal High School (IAC)
2. Loren Phillips - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
3. Chris Curtin - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
4. Sam Law - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
5. Drew Middleditch - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
6. Tim Shen - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC)
7. Don Baumgart - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)
8. Caleb Halsey - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)

140 – But this ranks as a miss, although Tyrek Jones (WFS) and Robert Friddell (COL) did scratch before the tournament. Eric Kurtzke came away with his 4th State Championship on his way to the middle-weight outstanding wrestler award. TJ McLaughlin (BI) and Morgan Moskal (NXS) turned 4th place conference finishes into 6th & 8th places.

1. Eric Kurtzke - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
2. Spencer McKenna - Episcopal High School (IAC)
3. Rennie Merhige - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
4. Charles Bull - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)
5. Tom Markey - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS)
6. TJ McLaughlin - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
7. Charles Blevins - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC)
8. Morgan Moskal - North Cross School (VIC)

145 – About a month ago Andrew Mertens (COL) was in a full leg cast; today he is a Virginia State Champion. He also is another one who turned 4th place at the conference championship into a medal at states.

1. Andrew Mertens - Collegiate School (Prep)
2. Chris Cirenza - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
3. Brent Ring - North Cross School (VIC)
4. Conor Furey - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
5. Kevin Molloy - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
6. Smith Marks - Episcopal High School (IAC)
7. Ben Pfotenhauer - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)
8. Matthew McCormick - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC)

152 – This was a great weight-class with a lot of parity from 1st through 8th. Gulianno Freeo (VES) recently came back from illness, but he came up one bout short in his pursuit of a state title. Kevin Issacs (StC), in a bit of a surprise, turned his 3rd at Preps into a state title. This was especially sweet as he spent most of the year toiling away as Joe Munno’s understudy (Munno moved to 145 for the post-season, but was injured last week at St. Alban’s.).

1. Kevin Issacs - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
2. Gulianno Freeo - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC)
3. Stephen Cosgrove - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS)
4. Ford Schwing - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
5. Michael Maroulis - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC)
6. Chris Boucher - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
7. Tim Beasley - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep)
8. Alex Fort - Benedictine High School (CAC)

160 – Before the tournament, I thought the top four were pretty much even, but Ted Gottwald (StC) showed that he is the class of this class with a pin over Andrew Blythe (NCS) in the final. With an 11-10 record and a DNP at the VIC championship, Covenant’s Brandon Bunce turned in a great weekend by earning 5th place. Is it just me, or did Davd Mongellow move to 171 at the last minute.

1. Ted Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
2. Andrew Blythe - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS)
3. Winston Tesi - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
4. Win Higginbotham - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC)
5. Brandon Bunce - The Covenant School (VIC)
6. Trent Parrish - Blue Ridge School (CAC)
7. Henri Noordanus - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS)
8. Trevor Crest - Episcopal High School (IAC)

171 – Ditto. Clarke Gottwald (StC) dominated this weight-class on his way to earning OW for the heavy-weights and “most pins in the least time.” Collegiate’s Jake Ragsdale finally put it together on his way to a 5th place finish. Pat Weingart (BI) – I’ll abbreviate this time – 10-11, 4th @ WCAC, makes it to the podium in 8th.

1. Clarke Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
2. Chuck Carlton - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)
3. Jonny Fitzsimons - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
4. David Mongellow - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC)
5. Jake Ragsdale - Collegiate School (Prep)
6. Ben Drumm - Fishburne Military School (VIC)
7. Edward Pritchard - Episcopal High School (IAC)
8. Pat Weingart - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)

189 – What a difference a week makes. Brian O’Donnell (BI) finished one-place ahead of Wilson Maclin (WFS) at last week’s St. Alban’s tournament. This week they exchanged places. In an exciting match that looked like it was going the other way, Maclin jumped on an O’Donnell mistake to win by fall. Although he was pinned by Russ Leggett (SSSA) in 20 seconds in the consolation final, Ryan Schoepke (BEN) has to be pleased with his “who is this guy” 4th.

1. Wilson Maclin - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
2. Brian O'Donnell - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
3. Russ Leggett - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
4. Ryan Schoepke - Benedictine High School (CAC)
5. Robby McCanna - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
6. George Jamerson - Collegiate School (Prep)
7. Hill Debose - Episcopal High School (IAC)
8. Sammy Ojjeh - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)

215 – Ethan Hagner (LCA) won, but I am sure not in the way he would have wanted. Hagner was unable to continue after he was on the receiving end of a body-slam from Jackson Freeman (StC). Because it was ruled an illegal & dangerous move, Hagner was awarded the victory. Elsewhere, Chris Straubs (BOC) earned a nice 5th after a workman-like, in not spectacular season to date.

1. Ethan Hagner - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC)
2. Jackson Freeman - St. Christopher's School (Prep)
3. Everett Epstein - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
4. Daniel Hughes - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC)
5. Chris Straubs - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC)
6. Luke Schwartz - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
7. Reed Barton - Collegiate School (Prep)
8. Zach Johnson - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS)

285 – T. Moore Evins (WFS) turned the tables on Nick Demith (FUMA) in one semi-final, but could not get past Champion John King (BRS). Pat Ryan (BI) surprised no one but me on his way to 4th. And don’t forget late season addition Lon Nunley (StC), the smallest of the big men, who came in 8th.

1. John King - Blue Ridge School (CAC)
2. T. Moore Evins - Woodberry Forest School (Prep)
3. Donald Brown - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS)
4. Pat Ryan - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC)
5. Alex Henry - Episcopal High School (IAC)
6. Nick Demith - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep)
7. James Williams - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC)
8. Lon Nunley - St. Christopher's School (Prep)

VISAA Championship Race Tightens

This has gotten really close! The latest news out of Richmond (actually from the VISAA web site) is that StC’s Joe Munno (145) is out of the tournament. This means that Kevin Molloy moves up to 145 and Rennie Merhige steps in at 140. While both have the potential to place in the top four of these weight classes, the Saints probably loose a good bit of bonus points and Chris Cirenza (WFS) now looks like the favored at 145.

With much gratitude to HT, I now have the complete results from the St. Alban’s Tournament. While I am not going to totally redo my preview, it is worth taking a look at a couple things. The top four at 130 – Carpenter (BOC), Burg (WFS), Tanabe (POT), and Wesley (STC) - are all capable of winning. Carpenter, however, holds the upper hand as evidenced by his 2nd place finish last weekend. Burg & Tanabe are a toss-up. Tanabe placed higher at StA (4th v 5th), but I think Burg benefits from having wrestled a tougher schedule during the season. And I wound not count out Wesley, despite having lost to Burg twice and finishing 7th this past weekend. This could be the most competitive of all weight classes.

The second addendum to my preview concerns our friends from Randolph-Macon Academy. By virtue of his 3rd place finish, Mike Maroulis becomes one of the favorites at 152. While I did have him in the medals, I now see him making it to the finals. At the same time, David Mongellow’s 4th at StA throws 160 totally up in the air. Although he is vulnerable to challenges from below, Mongellow may be peaking at just the right time. In no particular order, Mongellow (RMA), Gottwald (STC), Tesi (LCA) and Higginbotham (VES), make this class one to watch.

In view of these developments, St. Christopher’s run of State Championships is in serious jeopardy. Woodberry Forest and, to a lesser degree, Bishop O’Connell present serious challenges to the Saints. Every wrestler will need to score for the 7-peat to be realized. This is going to be an exciting tournament.

2008 VIS Tournament Preview

With the conference championships and the St. Alban’s tournament behind us, it is now time to focus on the VIS State Championship Tournament. The top three places look pretty solid. St. Christopher’s, winners of the Prep League and the highest Virginia finisher at St. Alban’s is favored to take home a 7th consecutive state title. Woodberry Forest and Bishop O’Connell are very closely matched; bonus points could very well make the difference. Although O’Connell placed ahead of Woodberry at St. Alban’s, I give the edge to the Tigers. Liberty Christian could very well be next best, but 5th through 10th appears to be extremely competitive.

1. St. Christopher's School
2. Woodberry Forest School
3. Bishop O'Connell High School
4. Liberty Christian Academy
5. Episcopal High School
6. Cape Henry Collegiate School
7. Bishop Ireton High School
8. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
9. Norfolk Academy
10. Virginia Episcopal School

The VIC and St. Alban’s tournaments afforded us some great insights into a more complete picture of wrestlers across the state. A good number of these wrestlers have not received much attention or visibility, but have quietly put together some impressive records. There are others, also, who only recently hit the mats. Also, it is nice to see VES’s Guliano Freeo (152) and WFS’s Tyrek Jones (140) back in action. Lastly, good luck to BOC's Eric Kurtzke (140) who is going for his fourth VIS Championship.

103

1. Dan Desenberg - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 14 - 1, 1st @ CAC (112), 3rd @ LCA, 2007 States: 4th @ 103
2. Taylor Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 20 - 5, 1st @ TCIS, 1st @ Prep, 6th @ Tiger Classic (NC)
3. James Peebles - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 18 - 7, 2nd @ Prep, 6th @ Harrisonburg
4. Joel Hepting - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 12 - 2, 1st @ VIC, 1st @ Hargrave
5. Will Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 23 - 8, 2nd @ TCIS, 1st @ EHS
6. Elliott Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 24 - 9, 5th @ St Alban's, 4th @ WCAC, 2nd @ BI
7. Attison Barnes - Episcopal High School (IAC), 13 - 11, 7th @ St Alban’s, 2007 States: 6th @ 103
8. Aamir Imam - North Cross School (VIC), 2nd @ VIC

112

1. Bryan Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 37 - 1, 1st @ TCIS, 1st @ Prep, 2nd @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st @ Tiger Classic (NC), 2007 States: 1st @ 103
2. Duke Pickett - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 29 - 5, 2nd @ Prep, 5th @ Harrisonburg, 2nd @ NOVA Classic
3. James Young - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 32 - 5, 3rd @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ WCAC, 2nd @ Big Orange, 1st @ SSSA, 1st @ Park View, 3rd @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 3rd @ 112
4. Kyle Hooper - The Covenant School (VIC), 20 - 2, 1st @ VIC, 6-2, 1st @ VIC
   Eric Richardson - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 34 - 9, 2nd @ VIC, 4th @ LCA, 3rd @ Hargrave
5. Scott Cunningham - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 28 - 7, 2nd @ TCIS, 4th @ Lake Taylor, 1st @ EHS
6. Tyler Haley - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 24 - 11, 2nd @ IAC, 3rd @ SSSA, 1st @ BI
7. Brown Massie - Collegiate School (Prep), 12 - 12, 3rd @ Prep, 2007 States: 2nd @ 103

119

1. Tyler Spangler - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 45 - 1, 2nd @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 1st & OW @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st @ Tiger Classic (NC), 1st @ Richmond Invitational, 1st @ Cosby, 1st @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 1st @ 112
2. Marcus Miller - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 43 - 0, 1st @ VIC, 1st @ LCA, 1st @ Hargrave
3. Jazz Rozier - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 34 - 4, 1st @ TCIS, 4th @ Lake Taylor, T-7th @ Richmond Invitational, 1st @ EHS
4. Justin Murphy - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 34 - 6, 4th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ IAC, 1st @ SSSA, 1st @ BI, 5th @ NOVA Classic
5. Kyle Mason - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 32 - 5, 5th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ WCAC, 2nd @ Big Orange, 2nd @ SSSA, 1st @ Park View, 3rd @ NOVA Classic
6. Ian Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 28 - 6, 8th @ St Alban's, 3rd @ WCAC, 2nd @ BI, 2007 States: 5th @ 112
7. Jamie Costa - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC), 22 - 3, 1st @ CAC, 4th @ LCA
8. Spencer Shaff - North Cross School (VIC), 2nd @ VIC, 5th @ LCA

125

1. Nam Dunbar - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 36 - 1, 1st @ St Alban’s, 1st @ WCAC, 1st @ Big Orange, 1st @ SSSA, 1st @ Park View, 3rd @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 2nd @ 119
2. Aaron Runzo - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 38 - 0, 1st @ TCIS, 1st @ Prep, 1st @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st @ Tiger Classic (NC), 2007 States: 1st @ 119
3. Trey Tarr - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 31 - 11, 3rd @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ Prep, T-7th @ Richmond Invitational, 5th @ Cosby, 2nd @ Colonial Heights
4. Drew Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 25 - 8, 2nd @ TCIS, 1st @ Lake Taylor, 1st @ EHS, 2007 States: 6th @ 125
5. Bobby Leffew - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 36 - 5, 1st @ VIC, 3rd @ LCA
6. Matt Lindenbaum - The Covenant School (VIC), 16 - 4, 2nd @ VIC
7. Andrew Heiny - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 21 - 6, 3rd @ VIC, 5th @ LCA, 1st @ Hargrave, 3rd @ Rustburg
8. Galen McCleary - Episcopal High School (IAC), 5 - 11, 1st @ IAC, 3rd @ EHS, 2007 States: 8th @ 119

130

1. Bobby Burg - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 35 - 6, 1st @ Prep, 1st @ Harrisonburg, 5th @ NOVA Classic
2. Jonathan Carpenter - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 33 - 5, 2nd @ St Alban’s, 1st @ WCAC, 3rd @ Big Orange, 1st @ SSSA, 1st @ Park View, 4th @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 3rd @ 130
3. David Wesley - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 38 - 10, 7th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ Prep, 1st @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 5th @ Tiger Classic (NC), 3rd @ Richmond Invitational, 1st & OW @ Cosby, 2nd @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 3rd @ 119
4. Michael Slabinski - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 26 - 11, 8th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ IAC, 2nd @ SSSA, 2nd @ BI, 7th @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 4th @ 125
5. Steven Hepting - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 25 - 0, 1st @ VIC, 1st @ LCA, 1st @ Hargrave, 1st @ Rustburg
6. Ben Alberico - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 24 - 14, 1st @ TCIS, 3rd @ Prep, 5th @ LCA, 2007 States: 4th @ 112
7. David Kirkland - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 12 - 1, 2nd @ TCIS, 4th @ Lake Taylor, 2nd @ LCA, OW @ Night Hawk Duals, 3rd @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 7th @ 125
8. Robbie Burdeaux - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 23 - 6, 2nd @ VIC, 2nd @ Hargrave

135

1. Johnny Motley - Episcopal High School (IAC), 22 - 3, 3rd @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ IAC, 1st @ EHS, 2007 States: 4th @ 130
2. Chris Curtin - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 29 - 7, 4th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ WCAC, 5th @ Big Orange, 1st @ Park View, 8th @ NOVA Classic
3. Loren Phillips - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 33 - 9, 5th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 4th @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st @ Colonial Heights, 1st @ Cosby, 2007 States: 5th @ 125
4. Sam Law - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 35 - 3, 1st @ TCIS, 1st & OW @ Lake Taylor, 5th @ Richmond Invitational, 1st @ EHS, 2007 States: 5th @ 119
5. Kaison Tanabe - Potomac School (MAC), 27 - 4, 2nd @ Sidwell, 1st @ BI, 1st & OW @ EHS, 2007 States: 2nd @ 130
6. Tim Shen - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 34 - 4, 1st @ VIC, 3rd @ LCA, 4th @ Titan Toughman, 2007 States: 5th @ 130
7. Caleb Halsey - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 39 - 8, 2nd VIC, 5th @ LCA, 3rd @ Hargrave
8. Don Baumgart - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 27 - 15, 3rd @ WCAC, 5th @ Woodbridge, 2nd @ BI

140

1. Eric Kurtzke - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 25 - 7, 4th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ WCAC, 6th @ Big Orange, 1st & OW @ SSSA, 1st @ Park View, 2007 States: 1st @ 140
2. Tom Markey - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 11 - 1, 1st @ TCIS, 1st @ Lake Taylor, 2nd @ LCA, 3rd @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 4th @ 140
3. Robert Friddell - Collegiate School (Prep), 14 - 4, 1st @ Prep, T-7th @ Richmond Invitational, 2007 States: 5th @ 135
4. Spencer McKenna - Episcopal High School (IAC), 20 - 5, 7th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ IAC, 2nd @ EHS
5. Tyrek Jones - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 6 - 2, 4th @ Harrisonburg, 2007 States: 3rd @ 135
6. Kevin Molloy - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 26 - 17, 2nd @ Prep, 6th @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 2nd @ Colonial Heights
7. Eddie Girling - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 1st @ VIC, 2nd @ Hargrave, 2nd @ EHS
8. Chase Lynch - Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (TCIS), 2nd @ TCIS, 2007 States: 4th @ 135

145

1. Joseph Munno - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 28 - 3, 2nd @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 2nd @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 6th @ Tiger Classic (NC - ID), 1st @ Richmond Invitational, 6th @ Cosby (ID), 1st @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 1st @ 145
2. Chris Cirenza - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 28 - 13, 2nd @ Prep, 2nd @ Harrisonburg
3. Brent Ring - North Cross School (VIC), 1st @ VIC, 2007 States: 7th @ 152
4. Conor Furey - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 25 - 12, 8th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ WCAC, 4th @ Big Orange, 1st @ SSSA, 4th @ Park View
5. Matthew McCormick - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC), 20 - 5, 1st @ CAC, 5th @ LCA, 2007 States: 8th @ 140
6. Andrew Mertens - Collegiate School (Prep), 8 - 3, 4th @ Prep (152), 2007 States: 4th @ 145
7. Ben Pfotenhauer - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 24 - 15, 4th @ Bridge, 3rd @ BI
8. Thomas Jorgenson - Peninsula Catholic (TCIS), 9 - 9, 1st @ TCIS

152

1. Gulianno Freeo - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 1st @ VIC, 1st @ Hargrave, 1st @ EHS, 2007 States: 3rd @ 140
2. Tim Beasley - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep), 10 - 6, 1st @ Prep
3. Kevin Issacs - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 19 - 9, 4th @ St Alban’s, 3rd @ Prep
4. Chris Boucher - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 24 - 4, 7th @ St Alban's, 1st @ WCAC, 1st @ BI, 2007 States: 4th @ 152
5. Michael Maroulis - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC), 26 - 5, 2nd @ Harrisonburg, 2007 States: 5th @ 145
6. Stephen Cosgrove - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 11 - 1, 1st @ TCIS, 3rd @ LCA, 3rd @ Colonial Heights
7. Ford Schwing - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 30 - 10, 2nd @ Prep, 5th @ Harrisonburg, 2007 States: 5th @ 140
8. Alex Fort - Benedictine High School (CAC), 21 - 6, 1st @ CAC, 4th @ LCA

160

1. Ted Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 28 - 12, 5th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 3rd @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), T-7th @ Richmond Invitational, 1st @ Cosby, 3rd @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 3rd @ 152
2. Win Higginbotham - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 2nd @ VIC, 8th @ Big Blue (Christiansburg), 1st @ LCA, 1st @ EHS, 2nd @ Hargrave, 2007 States: 6th @ 145
3. Winston Tesi - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 43 - 3, 1st @ VIC, 3rd @ LCA, 3rd @ Hargrave, 2007 States: 6th @ 160
4. Andrew Blythe - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 13 - 0, 1st @ TCIS, 3rd @ Lake Taylor, 2nd @ LCA, 1st @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 7th @ 145
5. Charles Jorgenson - Peninsula Catholic (TCIS), 21 - 9, 2nd @ TCIS, 3rd @ Ram Cup (Lafayette, HS)
6. Will Sutherland - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 29 - 15, 2nd @ Prep, 6th @ Harrisonburg
7. David Mongellow - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC), 28 - 8, 5th @ Harrisonburg
8. Trent Parrish - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 14 - 7, 1st @ CAC, 2007 States: 8th @ 160

171

1. Clarke Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 28 - 5, 3rd @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 2nd @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 4th @ Tiger Classic (NC), 2nd @ Cosby, 2007 States: 2 @ 171
2. Edward Pritchard - Episcopal High School (IAC), 20 - 7, 3rd @ IAC, 1st @ EHS
3. Jonny Fitzsimons - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 24 - 17, 2nd @ Prep, 4th @ Harrisonburg, 8th @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 6th @ 152
4. Chuck Carlton - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 18 - 11, 2nd @ WCAC, 6th @ Woodbridge, 2nd @ BI
5. Conner Shanahan - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 21 - 9, 1st @ VIC, 3rd @ LCA
6. Ryan Logan - Benedictine High School (CAC), 10 - 4, 1st @ CAC, 2007 States: 6th @ 171
7. Drew LoCurto - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 17 - 4, 2nd @ CAC, 2nd @ LCA
8. Ben Drumm - Fishburne Military School (VIC), 17 - 6, 2nd @ VIC, 6th @ Hargrave

189

1. Brian O'Donnell - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 33 - 4, 4th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ WCAC, 1st @ BI, 5th @ NOVA Classic
2. Robby McCanna - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 39 - 2, 1st @ VIC, 1st @ LCA, 2007 States: 5th @ 189
3. Wilson Maclin - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 34 - 7, 1st @ Prep, 2nd @ Harrisonburg,7th @ NOVA Classic, 2007 States: 7th @ 171
4. Russ Leggett - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 23 - 7, 7th @ St Alban’s, 3rd @ IAC, 1st @ SSSA, 2nd @ BI
5. Vinnie Montouri - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 5 - 2, 2nd @ VIC
6. Adrien Vergara - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 3rd @ VIC, 2nd @ LCA, 1st @ Hargrave, 3rd @ EHS
7. George Jamerson - Collegiate School (Prep), 11 - 9, 2nd @ Prep, 2007 States: 8th @ 189
8. Hill Debose - Episcopal High School (IAC), 18 - 8, 4th @ IAC, 2nd @ EHS

215

1. Ethan Hagner - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 38 - 4, 1st @ VIC, 2nd @ LCA, 1st @ Hargrave, 2007 States: 4th @ 215
2. Jackson Freeman - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 35 - 11, 4th @ St Alban’s, 1st @ Prep, 5th @ Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), T-7th @ Richmond Invitational, 3rd @ Cosby, 2nd @ Colonial Heights
3. Daniel Hughes - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 31 - 13, 3rd @ WCAC, 5th @ Woodbridge, 2nd @ BI
4. Everett Epstein - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 22 - 9, 8th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ SSSA, 1st @ BI, 8th @ NOVA Classic
5. Elliott Atwell - The Covenant School (VIC), 18 - 5, 2nd @ VIC, 4th @ LCA
6. Reed Barton - Collegiate School (Prep), 8 - 13, 2nd @ Prep
7. Luke Schwartz - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 23 - 10, 3rd @ Prep, 3rd @ Harrisonburg
8. Zach Aldelman - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 16 - 10, 3rd @ VIC, 3rd @ Rustburg

285

1. John King - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 19 - 1, 1st @ CAC, 2nd @ LCA
2. Nick Demith - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep), 8 - 3, 1st @ Prep, 2nd @ New Kent, 2007 States: 5th @ 285
3. T. Moore Evins - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 20 - 9, 2nd @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ Prep, 2nd @ Harrisonburg, 7th @ NOVA Classic
4. James Williams - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 14 - 7, 4th @ St Alban’s, 3rd @ IAC, 3rd @ SSSA
5. Alex Henry - Episcopal High School (IAC), 17 - 8, 5th @ St Alban’s, 2nd @ IAC, 1st @ EHS
6. Donald Brown - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 9 - 3, 1st @ TCIS, 2nd @ Colonial Heights, 2007 States: 7th @ 285
7. Jamal Bell - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 5 - 0, 1st @ VIC
8. Pat Ryan - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 22 - 9, 3rd @ WCAC, 3rd @ BI

That’s all I got folks…good luck to the wrestlers!

Mr. Pundit
aka Will Finley
Richmond
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Liberty Christian Crowned VIC Champion

The VIC results are in…it was an historic meet at historic Fisburne Military School in Waynesboro. Although Liberty Christian out distanced the field by more than 70 points, a mere 20 points was the difference between runner-up North Cross and 5th place finisher Virginia Episcopal. LCA sent nine wrestlers to the finals and came away with five championships, perhaps none as surprising as Winston Tesi’s victory over Win Higginbotham at 160. The Bulldog’s also had two wrestlers in the consolation finals. Hargrave Military came away with three champions, but they were unable to overcome the depth of the North Cross team who featured a lone champion supported by nine medal winners. A mere ½ point separated these two teams. Interestingly, HMA and NXS battled head-to-head five times in the championship and consolation finals; the Tigers came away with five of the bouts.

Team Results

1. Liberty Christian, 199.0
2. North Cross, 126.0
3. Hargrave Military, 125.5
4. Roanoke Catholic, 115.0
5. Virginia Episcopal, 105.5
6. Covenant, 97.0
7. Fishburne, 58.0
8. Miller School, 47.0

The championship finals featured nine falls, with three in the first period, suggesting relative dominance over the conference competition. LCA’s Marcus Miller (119) and Robbie McCanna (189) each scored first period pins as did VES’s Guilliano Freeo (152). Freeo appears to be fully recovered from illness that precluded him from competing since before the LCA Tournament. Hepting, Hepting, & Bell (103, 130 & 285) produced three championship falls for HMA, while Bobby Leffew (125) and Ethan Hagner (215) provided the other pins for LCA. Brent Ring, who had been toiling in relative anonymity all season, also produced a pin at 145.

Individual Results


103
1. Joel Hepting (HMA), 2. Aamir Imam (NXS), 3. Zach Wright (VES), 4. Jacob Patrick (RoCa)

112
1. Kyle Hooper (COV), 2. Eric Richardson (LCS), 3. Sean Deer (RoCa), 4. Michael Kidby (Mill)

119
1. Marcus Miller (LCS), 2. Spencer Shaff (NXS), 3. James Robertson (VES), 4. Alex Burkard (FMS)

125
1. Bobby Leffew (LCA), 2. Matt Lindenman (COV), 3. Andrew Heiny (HMA), 4. Matt Watson (NXS)

130
1. Steven Hepting (HMA), 2. Robbie Burdeaux (LCS), 3. Tyler Campbell (RoCa), 4. Sheel Patel (NXS)

135
1. Tim Shen (RoCa), 2. Caleb Halsey (LCS), 3. Tim White (Mill), 4. Stuart Hickey (NXS)

140
1. Eddie Girling (VES), 2. Charles Blevins (RoCa), 3. Jonathan Hardin (HMA), 4. Morgan Moskal (NXS)

145
1. Brent Ring (NXS), 2. Logan Gower (Cov), 3. Issac Wilson (VES), 4. Hunter Nash (LCA)

152
1. Guilliano Freeo (VES), 2. Carter Ellis (COV), 3. Landon Shaff (NXS), 4. Walter Johnson (HMA)

160
1. Winston Tesi (LCA), 2. Win Higginbotham (VES), 3. Garrett Stone (NXS), 4. Conner Smith (FMS)

171
1. Conner Shanahan (RoCa), 2. Benn Drumm (FMS), 3. Elliott Crefaik (Mill), 4. Chad Everett (LCA)

189
1. Robbie McCanna (LCA), 2. Vinnie Montouri (RoCa), 3. Adrien Vergara (VES), 4. Matt Ferguson (FMS)

215
1. Ethan Hagner (LCA), 2. Elliot Atwell (Cov), 3. Zach Aldelman (HMS), 4. Devin Cain (NXS)

285
1. Jamal Bell (HMA), 2. Grant Jones (LCS), 3. Josh Wright (FMS), 4. Crawford Simpkins (Mill)

St. Benedict's (NJ), Wyoming Seminary (PA) go 1-2 at St. Alban's

New Jersey's St. Benedict's won this year's St. Alban's tournament, while Pennsylvania's Wyoming Seminary captured second place. DeMatha (MD), last year's champion, was third. St. Christopher's placed fourth without any champions. In all, 28 team's from Virginia, DC, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania competed in the 2008 tournament.

Team Results

1. St. Benedict's, 245.5
2. Wyom Sem, 240.5
3. DeMatha, 217
4. St. Christhopher's, 175
5. Georgetown Prep, 159.5
6. Bishop O'Connell, 146
7. Woodberry, 135
8. Sidwell, 103
9. Landon, 90
10. Gonzaga, 83.5
11. Bishop Ireton, 77
12. Episcopal, 74.5
13. St. Stephen's Ste Agnes', 67
14. McNamara, 50
15. Good Counsel, 49.5
16. Paul VI, 42
17. Randolp-Macon, 38.5
18. Bullis, 36.5
19. Princeton Claremont, 32.5

The lone Virginia Champion (so far) was Bishop O'Connell's Nam Dunbar (125). This was his second St. Alban's victory. St. Christopher's Tyler Spangler (119), Joe Munno (145), O'Connell's Jonathan Carpenter (130) and Woodberry's T. More Evins (285) also made the finals, but settled for the runners-up medals.

Individual Results

103 4th Elliot Mondragon, 7th Attison Barnes (EHS)
112 3rd James Young (BOC)
119 2nd Tyler Spangler (StC), 4th Justin Murphy (SSSA), 5th Kyle Mason, 8th Ian Mondragon
125 1st Nam Dunbar (BOC), 3rd Trey Tarr (StC)
130 2nd Jonathan Carpenter (BOC), 7th David Wesley (StC), 8th Michael Slabinski (SSSA)
135 3rd Johnny Motley (EHS), 4th Chris Curtin (BOC), 6th Loren Phillips (StC)
140 4th Eric Kurtzke (BOC), 7th Spencer McKenna (EHS)
145 2nd Joe Munno (StC), 8th Coner Furey (BOC)
152 4th Kevin Isaacs (StC), Chris Boucher (BI)
160 5th Ted Gottwald (StC)
171 3rd Clarke Gottwald (StC)
189 4th Brian O'Donnell (BI), 7th Russ Leggett (SSSA)
215 4th Jackson Freeman (StC), 8th Everett Epstein (SSSA)
285 2nd T. More Evins (WFS), 4th James Williams (SSSA), 5th Alex Henry (EHS), 6th Jonathan Neito (BOC)

Cape Henry Collegiate Victorious at TCIS

Cape Henry Collegiate captured the TCIS title at Peninsula Catholic on Saturday. The Dolphins outscored 2nd place finisher Norfolk Collegiate by a scant 9.5 points. Norfolk Academy was 3rd, a mere 2 points behind the Oaks.

Prior to the tournament, the coaches agreed to a round-robin format in which each wrestler faced all of the others in his weight-class. Placement was then based on the records with in the pools.

Team Scores
1. Cape Henry Collegiate- 213.5
2. Norfolk Collegiate - 204
3. Norfolk Academy - 202
4. Bishop Sullivan - 123.5
5. Peninsula Catholic -115

In individual results, NA produced the most champions with Taylor Whitt (103), Bryan Whitt (112), Aaron Runzo (125), Ben Alberico (130), and Steven Nusbaum (171). In a mild surprise, Alberico took the crown with a 12-11 decision over NCS’s David Kirkland. Steven Nusbaum, who competed at 160 in last week’s Prep Tournament, ran the table this week at 171.

CHC and NCS each had four champions while host Peninsula Catholic had one. The Dolphins were led by Jazz Rozier (119), Sam Law (135), Nic Mirenda (189) and Gabe Bain (215). The mighty Oaks’ champions were Tom Markey (140), Stephen Cosgrove (152), Andrew Blythe (160), and Donald Brown (285). PenCa’s lone champion was Thomas Jorgenson at 145.

Individual Results
103 1. T. Whitt (NA); 2. W. Mason (CHC); 3. Protogyrou (NC).
112 1. B. Whitt (NA); 2. Cunningham (CHC); 3. Desper (PenCa).
119 1. Rozier (CHC); 2. Reeves (BSC); 3. Mohammandi (NA).
125 1. Runzo (NA); 2. D. Mason (CHC); 3. O’Hara (PenCa).
130 1. Alberico (NA); 2. Kirkland (NC); 3. Henning (CHC).
135 1. Law (CHC); 2. McKinley (BSC); 3. Parker (NA).
140 1. Markey (NC); 2. Lynch (BSC); 3. Dudek (PenCa).
145 1. T. Jorgensen (PenCa); 2. Kanter (NA); 3. Adsit (NC).
152 1. Cosgrove (NC); 2. Devine (NA); 3. Fitzpatrick (BSC).
160 1. Blyth (NC); 2. C. Jorgensen (PenCa); 3. Noordanus (CHC).
171 1. Nusbaum (NA); 2. Nicholson (NC); 3. Harrington (PenCa).
189 1. Mirenda (CHC); 2. Cochrane (NC); 3. Brill (BSC).
215 1. Bain (CHC); 2. Roundtree (BSC); 3. Johnson (NA).
285 1. Brown (NC); 2. Reynolds (PenCa).

Individual Champions
Note: These are not placements, but only match results for the champions

103: T. Whitt (3-0, NA) p. Esayaman (BS), p. Protogyrou (NC), p. Mason (CH).
112: B. Whitt (3-0, NA) p. Williams (BS), p. Desper (PC), p. Cunningham (CH).
119: Rozier (4-0, CH) p. Batista (PC), p. C. Adsit (NC), p. Mohammadi (NA), p. Reeves (BS).
125: Runzo (4-0, NA) p. Salazar (BS), p. O’Hara (PC), p. Owens (NC), p. Mason (CH).
130: Alberico (3-0, NA) p. Henning (CH), p. Meyer (PC), d. Kirkland (NC) 12-11.
135: Law (4-0, CH) p. Parra (PC), p. McKinley (BS), p. Kopylov (NC), md. Parker (NA) 16-2.
140: Markey (4-0, NC) p. Dudek (PC), p. Adams (NA), tf G. Noordanus (CH) 16-1, tf. Lynch (BS) 17-0.
145: T. Jorgensen (4-0, PC) p. M. Adsit (NC), p. Kanter (NA), p. Joyce (BS), p. Cheniae (CH).
152: Cosgrove (3-1, NC) p. Devine (NA), p. Fitzpatrick (BS), forf. Triska (PC), loss by p. to Page (CH).
160: Blythe (3-0, NC) p. Ebel (BS), md. H. Noordanus (CH) 13-2, p. C. Jorgensen (PC).
171: Nusbaum (4-0, NA) md. Lee (CH) 13-5, p. Lonergan (BS), p. Nicholson (NC), d. Harrington (PC) 7-0.
189: Mirenda (3-0, CH) p. Brill (BS), p. Moon (PC), d. Cochrane (NC) 7-2.
215: Bain (3-0, CH) p. Melcher (NC), p. Johnson (NA), p. Rountree (BS).
285: Brown (1-0, NC) p. Reynolds (PC).

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Blue Ridge Takes the Cavalier Cup

The CAC Finals were held on Friday at Benedictine (I felt like I was at Fenway Park). With only three active teams in the conference, each wrestled the other in a dual format. Individual medals were awarded based on results with in the weight-class. Blue Ridge came away with the CAC Cup followed by Benedictine.

The individual results are list below. I tried to fill in the names that I could; apoligies to the wrestlers – most like the case with MMA – whom I have wrong. A few observations…

• It appears that Dan Desenberg’s has lost the battle of the bulge and he will be wrestling at 112 from here on out...unless of course he cuts weight this week.
• Benedictine’s team appears to be coming together. Although they only had 7 wrestlers compete, they had 13 guys on the team.
• Benedictine’s Alex Fort (152) and Ryan Logan (171) delivered mild upsets over Blue Ridge’s Ryan Dick and Drew LoCurto, both of whom had come home with 2nd at the LCA Tournament.
• MMA’s Mathew McCormick (145) breezed through; he should be competitive at states.
• The 285 match lasted 14 seconds…what a surprise.

103 Stephen Lariviere (MMA)
112 Dan Desenberg (BRS), Michael Martin (BEN), Hunter Babcock (MMA)
119 Jamie Costa (MMA), Peetan Chen (BRS)
125 Will McClintock (BEN), Colin Lee (BRS)
130 Tad McDermott (BRS)
135 Tyler Langston (BRS), Fucella (MMA)
140 Andrew Prochter (BRS), Niko Kokkinos (MMA)
145 Mathew McCormick (MMA), Ansell (BEN), Ciero Kilpatrick (BRS)
152 Alex Fort (BEN), Ryan Dick (BRS), Song Min Yop (MMA)
160 Trent Parrish (BRS) , Patrick McKenna (BEN), Russell Halverson (MMA)
171 Ryan Logan (BEN) , Drew LoCurto LoCurto (BRS), Kevin Bae (MMA)
189 Schoepke (BEN), Eathan Bailey (BRS), Kyle Hedges (MMA)
215 Dillon Kamins (BRS), Eric Tonjes (MMA)
285 John King (BRS), Cory Rau (MMA)

A special thanks to BRSMom and BHS Parent for meet reports.

The CAC, TCIS & VIC Tournaments

This weekend brings us the CAC, TCIS and VIC Tournaments. I have not had much this week to analyze the matchups (Don't you just hate it when work gets in the way?), but I am going to at least take a shot.

In the CAC, Blue Ridge is a class above Benedictine & Massanutten. BRS's Dan Desenberg (103), Ryan Dick (152), Brent Parrish (160) and John King (285) are all solid. All but Parrish will challenge for a state championship. I think Massanutten gets the nod for 2nd because of a more complete team. Jamie Costa (119) and Mathew McCormick (145) are two wrestlers worth noting. Benedictine's Fort could challenge BRS's Dick at 152.

The TCIS championship comes down to a three-way battle between Norfolk Academy, Cape Henry and Norfolk Collegiate. NCS can count on 1st place finishes from David Kirkland (130), Tom Markey (140), Stephen Cosgrove (152), Andrew Blythe (160) and Donald Brown (285). NA counters with the Whitts (103 & 112) and Runzo (125) with 1st's, and Ben Alberico (130) and Bill Parker (135) with 2nds. CHC brings forth Jazz Rozier (119), Sam Law (135) and Henri Noordanus (171 or 2nd at 160) as their champions supported be a number of 2nd's: Will Mason (103), Scott Cunningham (112), Drew Mason (125). In the end, it will be NA and CHC in a pitched battle for the championship. Sorry folks, but this one is too close to call. The difference could be who can get more points from 3rd's & 4th's. Elsewhere, I expect BSC's Chase Lynch to challenge Markey (NCS) at 140. PenCa's D. Davis (103) and Charles Jorgenson (160) could very well make a run at the leaders. Look for PenCa to take 4th.

The VIC Tournament is held this year at Fishburne Military School. This promises to be an exciting meet with eight teams and a host of stong individual wreslters. Liberty Christian has the deepest team; I expect them to take the championship clear of the field. Hargrave looks to be in a good place for 2nd, while Roanoke Catholic, Covenant and VES battle it out for 3rd. North Cross, Miller and Fishburne will round out the field. 103 is very competive with Lahti (HMA), Patrick (RoCA) and Booth (LCA). COV's Hooper (112) may be a shade better than Richardson (LCA) and J. Hepting (HMA). Marcus Miller (LCA) is the class of the field at 119; he could be the meet's OW. 125 promises to be a showdown between Heiny (HMA) and Leffew (LCA). Steven Hepting (HMA) stands out at 130; Burdeaux (LCA) and Campbell (RoCA) fight for 2nd. 135 is a toss-up between Shen (RoCA) and Halsey (LCA). COV's Ellis and VES's Girling are well matched at 140, while Blevins (RoCA) and Arnold (HMA) are similarly paired at 145. 152 is probably the most wide-open class with no clear favorite; Ring (NXS - unless he goes to 145), Johnson (HMA) and Eldridge (RoCA) lead the group. I think Higginbotham takes 160 and challenges for OW, while Tesi (LCA) and Villio (Cove) follow. Shanahan (RoCA) may be the class at 171 but don't be surprised if Crefeix (Miller) challenges for 1st. McCanna (LCA), Vergera (VES) & Ferguson (FMS) make 189 one of the more competitive classes. 215 will be taken by LCA's Hagner while 2nd is a battle between Atwell (COV) and Witting (FMS). Hagner will also be in the running for OW. And finally, I expect Jones (LCA) to be the coup-de-grace, capping off LCA's championship run with his own at 285.

St. Christopher's moved from 19th to 15th in Virginia Wrestling's most recent ranking of Virginia's top 20 teams. This ascension comes on the heels of the Saint's second place finish at the Branscome Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS, Williamsburg, VA) and the victorious run in the Prep League Tournament. At the Ram Rumble, their Saints were runners-up to 14th ranked Western Branch.

TOP VA TEAMS

1. Colonial Forge
2. Christiansburg
3. Fauquier
4. Great Bridge
5. Grundy
6. Westfield
7. Langley
8. Cox
9. Kellam
10. Kempsville
11. Poquoson
12. James River
13. Granby
14. Western Branch
15. Saint Christopher's
16. Thomas Dale
17. Hermitage
18. Millbrook
19. Mountain View
20. Hayfield

Who's Who in Virginia

Private schools in Virginia compete under the cognizance of the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA). The VISAA, essentially, is the sanctioning body that sets the rules and standards under which member schools and athletes compete. The schools have divided themselves into 13 various leagues around the state. In general, boys and girls compete in different leagues. For example, at the Collegiate School in Richmond, the boys compete in the Virginia Prep League (VPL) while the girls compete in the League of Independent Schools (LIS). Additionally, some schools compete in different leagues for different sports. For example, Benedictine is wrestling in the Cavalier Athletic Conference (CAC) this year, but competes as an Independent in other sports. Another oddity is that schools can be in multiple conferences. The boys’ teams at Norfolk Academy compete in both the VPL and the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS). Just when you thought you had it squared-away…there also are different divisions based on size, D1 through D3, and schools can have different teams in different divisions. Fortunately, wrestling does not differentiate by division, although the highest ranking small school is recognized at the VIS State Tournament. Finally, some schools in Northern Virginia compete in multi-state leagues. Bishop O’Connell is in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC). This league includes schools in DC and Maryland.

In addition to private school competition, most schools also compete against public schools in tournaments and dual meets. There is not, however, an overall combined championship. That is, the VIS State Championship includes only VISAA member schools. During the season, these schools may decide a champion based on dual meet results, but this is not the case with all leagues. Moreover, most leagues also hold a League Tournament which is followed by the State Tournament. Wrestlers who qualify at States by finishing in the top four can then compete in the National Prep Tournament at Lehigh University.

Who competes at the Nationals is another oddity of private school competition. You’d think that if you are a private school, you’d be able to do so. It is not that simple. The Prep Tournament was set-up to provide a championship for private schools that do not compete in an overall state championship with public schools. Some private schools and private school leagues choose to compete in the public school championships and thus abide by the rules governing public schools. Others, for reasons of historical precedent, aversion to certain restrictions or contentment with the existing infrastructure choose to remain independent. Take New Jersey for example. Parochial schools have historically been part of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Althetic Association (NJSIAA). These schools do not compete at Nationals. St. Benedict’s School (a Catholic school in Newark) however, recently switched over to the New Jersey Independent School Athletic Association (NJISAA) and has since competed at the National Prep Tournament. Similarly, Blair Academy is in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) and it is a member of the New Jersey Independent School Athletic Association (NJISAA). Pennsylvania is set-up in a very similar way. About 200 private schools compete in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). These schools do not go to the National Prep Tournament. At the same time, there are about 100 members in the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS); Germantown Academy and Wyoming Seminary are but two. These schools compete at Nationals. Similarly, the 20 team Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) also sends teams, such at LaSalle College High School, to Nationals. The PCL, however, will join the PIAA for the 2008-2009 season. Under the current standards the PCL teams will no longer compete in the National Prep Tournament after the 2007-2008 season.

Back to Virginia…

There are seven leagues in Virginia that compete in wrestling. In Northern Virginia there are three: the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), the Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC), and the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC). These three conferences are comprised of schools from Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. The WCAC and IAC, generally, have bigger schools while the MAC contains smaller schools. Conference schools that compete in wrestling are listed below.

WCAC: Bishop Ireton, Bishop O'Connell, Paul VI (VA), Gonzaga College High School (DC), Our Lady of Good Counsel (DC), St. John's College High School (DC), Bishop McNamara (MD), DeMatha Catholic (MD), and St. Mary's Ryken (MD).

IAC: Episcopal High School, St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes, Georgetown Prep (DC), St. Albans (DC), Bullis (MD), and the Landon School (MD).

MAC: The Potomac School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD), St. James School (MD), Maret School (DC), Sidwell Friends (DC), and Georgetown Day School (DC).

In the Northwestern part of the state are three conferences. These are the Delaney Athletic Conference (DAC), which encompasses schools from Front Royal to Fredericksburg, the Cavalier Athletic Conference (CAC), which is primarily located around Charlottesville, and the Virginia Independent Conference (VIC) which is based in the environs of Lynchburg and Roanoke.

DAC: Randolph-Macon Academy and Tandem Friends CAC: Blue Ridge School, Massanutten Military School, and BenedictineVIC: Virginia Episcopal School, Hargrave Military School, Fishburne Military School The Miller School, The Covenant School, Liberty Christian Academy. North Cross School and Roanoke Catholic.

The central region of the state has the Virginia Prep League (VPL). This league is geographically dispersed from Charlottesville to Norfolk inclusive of Richmond.

VPL: St. Christopher’s School, Collegiate School, Woodberry Forest School, Fork Union Military Academy and Norfolk Academy.

In the East, there is the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) based in and around Norfolk.

TCIS: Norfolk Academy, Bishop Sullivan Catholic, Norfolk Collegiate, Cape Henry Collegiate and Peninsula Catholic.

VIS Individual & Team Rankings

With the IAC, WCAC, Prep and MAWL Tournaments held this past weekend, we are about halfway through the tournament season. This has given me a lot of data to manipulate and so I have put together a set of rankings for wrestlers and teams. The individual rankings are first; at the end of the post I project these into the team results that I expect at the State Tournament. With each individual, I have included some of his accomplishments this season and some of his key victories. I think I have most of them correctly, but I welcome any corrections or additions.

The VIC, TCIS, & CAC Tournaments are this weekend, as is the St. Albans Tournament. These tournaments will provide me with even more data. I'll get a final set out next week as a preview to the State Tournament.

103

1. Dan Desenberg - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 3rd at LCA
2. Taylor Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 1st at Prep, 12-7 v Mason (CHC), 6th at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill)
3. Will Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), wbf v Davis (PenCa), 1st at EHS
4. James Peebles - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 6th at Harrisonburg
5. D Davis - Peninsula Catholic (TCIS), 3rd at Ram Cup (Lafayette HS)
6. Elliott Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 4th at WCAC, 2nd at Ireton
7. Bryan Lahti - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 3rd at Rustburg
8. Jacob Patrick - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), wbf v Loveday (LCA)

112

1. Bryan Whitt - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 1st at Prep, 2nd at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 5-1 v Pickett, wbf v Cunningham, 1st at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill)
2. Duke Pickett - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 13-0 v Massie, 5th at Harrisonburg, 2nd at NOVA
3. James Young - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 2nd at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 1st at SSSA, 1st at Park View, 3rd at NOVA
4. Tyler Haley - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 2nd at IAC, 3rd at SSSA, 1st at Ireton
5. Scott Cunningham - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 4th at Lake Taylor, 4-0 v Massie, 1st at EHS
6. Kyle Hooper - The Covenant School (VIC), 6-2 v Desenberg (BRS) at 112
7. Joel Hepting - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 1st at Hargrave
8. Brown Massie - Collegiate School (Prep), 3rd at Prep

119

1. Tyler Spangler - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 1st & OW at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill), 1st at Richmond Invitational, 1st at Cosby, 1st at Colonial Heights
2. Marcus Miller - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 1st at LCA, 1st at Hargrave
3. Kyle Mason - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 2nd at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 2nd at SSSA, 1st at Park View, 3rd at NOVA, wbf v Murphy (SSSA)
4. Justin Murphy - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 1st at IAC, 1st at SSSA, 1st at Ireton, 5th at NOVA, 12-3 v Mondragon (BI)
5. Jazz Rozier - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 4th at Lake Taylor, T7 at Richmond Invitational, 1st at EHS
6. Will Csorba - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep
7. Jamie Costa - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC), 4th at LCA
8. Ian Mondragon - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 2nd at Ireton

125

1. Nam Dunbar - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 1st at WCAC, 1st at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 1st at SSSA, 1st at Park View, 3rd at NOVA
2. Aaron Runzo - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 1st & OW at Prep, 1st at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 8-1 v Mason (CHC), 1st at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill)
3. Drew Mason - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 1st at Lake Taylor, 1st at EHS
4. Trey Tarr - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, T7 at Richmond Invitational, 5th at Cosby, 2nd at Colonial Heights
5. Galen McCleary - Episcopal High School (IAC), 1st at IAC, md v Couture (SSSA), 2-0 v Mason (BOC) at 125, 3rd at EHS
6. Andrew Heiny - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 5th at LCA, 1st at Hargrave, 3rd at Rustburg
7. Ethan Axenfeld - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC
8. Hank Couture - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 4th at IAC, 4th at SSSA, 4th at Ireton

130

1. Bobby Burg - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 2 wins v Wesley (STC), 1st at Harrisonburg, 5th at NOVA, 11-3 v Slabinski (SSSA)
2. Jonathan Carpenter - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 1st at WCAC, 3rd at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 1st at SSSA, 1st at Park View, 4th at NOVA, 3-1 v Burg (WFS)
3. David Wesley - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 1st at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 5th at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill), 3rd at Richmond Invitational, 2-0 v Law (CHC) at 130, 1st & OW at Cosby, 2nd at Colonial Heights
4. Michael Slabinski - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 1st at IAC, 2nd at SSSA, 2nd at Ireton, 7th at NOVA
5. Steven Hepting - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 1st at LCA, 1st at Hargrave, 1st at Rustburg
6. David Kirkland - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 4th at Lake Taylor, 2nd at LCA, OW at Night Hawk, 11-6 v Alberico (NA) 3rd at Colonial Heights
7. Michael Shenfish - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC), 2nd at Harrisonburg
8. Ben Alberico - Norfolk Academy (Prep / TCIS), 3rd at Prep, 5th at LCA

135

1. Loren Phillips - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 4th at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 1st at Colonial Heights, 1st at Cosby
2. Sam Law - Cape Henry Collegiate School (TCIS), 1st & OW at Lake Taylor, 5th at Richmond Invitational, 1st at EHS
3. Chris Curtin - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 1st at WCAC, 5th at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 6-5 v Baumgart (PVI), 1st at Park View, 8th at NOVA, 12-5 v McKenna (EHS) at 135
4. Kaison Tanabe - Potomac School (MAC), 2nd at Sidwell, 1st at Ireton, 1st&OW at EHS
5. Johnny Motley - Episcopal High School (IAC), 2nd at IAC, win v Molloy (STC) at 140, 1st at EHS
6. Drew Middleditch - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 6th at Harrisonburg
7. Tim Shen - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 3rd at LCA, 4th at Titan Toughman (Hidden Valley HS)
8. Don Baumgart - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 5th at Bridge, 2nd at Ireton

140

1. Eric Kurtzke - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 6th at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 1st & OW at SSSA, 1st at Park View, 3-2 v Motley (EHS) at
2. Robert Friddell - Collegiate School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 7-2 v Cirenza (WFS) at 145, T7 at Richmond Invitational
3. Tom Markey - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 1st at Lake Taylor, 2nd at LCA, 3rd at Colonial Heights
4. Kevin Molloy - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 6th at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 2nd at Colonial Heights
5. Spencer McKenna - Episcopal High School (IAC), 2nd at IAC, wbf v Law (CHC) at 140, 2nd at EHS
6. Chase Lynch - Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (TCIS)
7. Charles Bull - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 8th at Bridge, 2nd at Ireton, 7-3 v Furey (BOC) at 145
8. Carter Ellis - The Covenant School (VIC), 5th at LCA

145

1. Joseph Munno - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st & OW at Prep, 2nd at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 6th at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill) (Injury Default), 1st at Richmond Invitational, 6th at Cosby (Injury Default), 1st at Colonial Heights
2. Chris Cirenza - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 2nd at Harrisonburg
3. Charles Blevins - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 2nd at LCA
4. Conor Furey - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 4th at Big Orange (William Byrd HS), 1st at SSSA, 4th at Park View
5. Chris Arnold - Hargrave Military Academy (VIC), 4th at LCA, 1st at Rustburg
6. Smith Marks - Episcopal High School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, 4th at EHS
7. Matthew McCormick - Massanutten Military Academy (CAC), 5th at LCA
8. TJ McLaughlin - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 4th at WCAC

152

1. Chris Boucher - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 1st at WCAC, 17-9 v Clay (BOC), 1st at Ireton
2. Ryan Dick - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 2nd at LCA
3. Tim Beasley - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep), 1st at Prep
4. Ford Schwing - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 17-12 v Maroulis (R-MA), 5th at Harrisonburg
5. Kevin Issacs - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 3rd at Prep
6. Robbie Clay - Bishop O'Connell High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 1st at SSSA, 2nd at Park View, 8th at NOVA
7. Andrew Mertens - Collegiate School (Prep), 4th @ Prep, 10-0 v Perona (EHS)
8. Beau Perona - Episcopal High School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, 1st at EHS

160

1. Win Higginbotham - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 8th at Big Blue (Christiansburg HS), 1st at LCA, 1st at EHS, 2nd at Hargrave
2. Ted Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 3rd at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), T7 at Richmond Invitational, 1st at Cosby, 3rd at Colonial Heights
3. Andrew Blythe - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 3rd at Lake Taylor, 2nd at LCA, 1st at Colonial Heights
4. Winston Tesi - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 5-0 v Parrish (BRS), 3rd at LCA, 3rd at Hargrave
5. Charles Jorgenson - Peninsula Catholic (TCIS), wbf v Noordanus (CHC), 3rd at Ram Cup (Lafayette HS)
6. Aiden McNulty - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 7th at Bridge, 2nd at Ireton
7. Trevor Crest - Episcopal High School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, 3rd at EHS
8. David Mongellow - Randolph-Macon Academy (DAC), 5th at Harrisonburg

171

1. Clarke Gottwald - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st & OW at Prep, 2nd at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), 4th at Tiger Classic (Chapel Hill), 2nd at Cosby
2. Chuck Carlton - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 6th at Bridge, 2nd at Ireton
3. Edward Pritchard - Episcopal High School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, W v Fitzsimons (WFS), 4-0 v Ragsdale (Coll), 1st at EHS
4. Jonny Fitzsimons - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 4th at Harrisonburg, 8th at NOVA
5. Drew LoCurto - Blue Ridge School (CAC), 2nd at LCA
6. Conner Shanahan - Roanoke Catholic School (VIC), 3rd at LCA
7. Jake Ragsdale - Collegiate School (Prep), 3rd at Prep
8. Eliott Crefeik - Miller School (VIC), 6th at LCA (Injury Default)

189

1. Brian O'Donnell - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 2nd at WCAC, 1st at Ireton, 5th at NOVA
2. Robby McCanna - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 1st at LCA
3. Wilson Maclin - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 2nd at Harrisonburg, 7th at NOVA, 3-2 v Ojjeh (PVI)
4. Adrien Vergara - Virginia Episcopal School (VIC), 2nd at LCA, 1st at Hargrave, 3rd at EHS
5. Russ Leggett - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, W v Colenda (BOC), 1st at SSSA, 2nd at Ireton
6. Hill Debose - Episcopal High School (IAC), 4th at IAC, md v Daley (STC), 2nd at EHS
7. George Jamerson - Collegiate School (Prep), 2nd at Prep
8. Sammy Ojjeh - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 3rd at Ireton

215

1. Jackson Freeman - St. Christopher's School (Prep), 1st at Prep, 5th at Ram Rumble (Lafayette HS), T7 at Richmond Invitational, 3rd at Cosby, 2nd at Colonial Heights
2. Ethan Hagner - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 2nd at LCA, 1st at Hargrave
3. Daniel Hughes - Paul VI Catholic High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 5th at Bridge, 2nd at Ireton
4. Everett Epstein - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 2nd at SSSA, 1st at Ireton, 8th at NOVA
5. Elliott Atwell - The Covenant School (VIC), 4th at LCA
6. Reed Barton - Collegiate School (Prep), 2nd at Prep
7. Josh Wittig - Fishburne Military School (VIC)
8. Luke Schwartz - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 3rd at Prep, 3rd at Harrisonburg

285

1. John King - Blue Ridge School (CAC), wbf v Jones (LCA), 2nd at LCA, 8-6 v Demith (FUMA)
2. Nick Demith - Fork Union Military Academy (Prep), 1st at Prep, 2nd at New Kent
3. T. Moore Evins - Woodberry Forest School (Prep), 2nd at Prep, 2nd at Harrisonburg, 7th at NOVA
4. Alex Henry - Episcopal High School (IAC), 2nd at IAC, 1st at EHS
5. James Williams - St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School (IAC), 3rd at IAC, 3rd at SSSA, W v Henry (EHS)
6. Donald Brown - Norfolk Collegiate School (TCIS), 2nd at Colonial Heights
7. Grant Jones - Liberty Christian Academy (VIC), 2nd at LCA
8. Pat Ryan - Bishop Ireton High School (WCAC), 3rd at WCAC, 3rd at Ireton

Based on these individual rankings, this is how the teams would line-up. First through fourth are fairly solid as a group and alone. Fifth through Tenth is where it gets exciting. These teams all fall within about 10 points of each other. Any shifts in individual results and, more importantly, bonus points will have a big impact on the final team placement. PVI is a very close 11th and could easily crack the top ten.

1. St. Christopher's School
2. Woodberry Forest School
3. Bishop O'Connell High School
4. Episcopal High School
5. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School
6. Bishop Ireton High School
7. Liberty Christian Academy
8. Blue Ridge School
9. Cape Henry Collegiate School
10. Norfolk Academy

Mr. Pundit Launches Blog

Hey wrestling fans! I am starting this venture after nearly a season of posts on the Virginia Wrestling web site. Rather than monopolize the conversation on the Private School Board over there, I thought I'd monopolize my own blog over here. This will be a learning experience for me and I hope one that will be informative and interesting for fans of Independent School Wrestling in Virginia.