dstruck Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 WRESTLING WEDNESDAY: Charlestown will attempt to win MSC duals again Bulldogs will size up sectional foes at duals By KEVIN HARRIS Kevin.Harris@newsandtribune.com When area high school grapplers and their fans think about Mid-Southern Conference wrestling, the Charlestown Pirates have immediately come to mind. The Pirates have won the MSC Duals the past five seasons and the conference meet the past four years. This Saturday, Charlestown will try to continue its stranglehold on one conference title, as it will host the MSC Duals at Bill Dunn Sports Arena. The meet will start at 10 a.m. First-year Pirates head coach Adam Doherty says winning a sixth duals crown in a row will depend on how his inexperienced wrestlers perform. He also expects solid performances by veterans Taylor Newcomb at 145 pounds and Mark Daugherty at 152 along with Ethan Bowen at 171. ?Our chance of winning this year will depend heavily on our young wrestlers,? Doherty said. ?We are starting four freshmen and four sophomores. We will be anchored by some strong upperclassmen. Scottsburg is always a tough team and will probably be the biggest challenge.? Along with Scottsburg and fellow MSC rivals Corydon, Salem and Pekin Eastern competing in the meet, New Albany will participate like it has the past few years. Even though the Bulldogs are not in the MSC, they use the duals as a chance to face future sectional opponents. New Albany wrestles in the Jeffersonville Sectional, which also includes Charlestown, Corydon, Salem and Eastern. ?Every time you wrestle a sectional team, you want to win because you may not see them again until sectionals,? said New Albany head coach Eric Burres, whose team posted a 4-1 record at last year?s duals. ?I think we have as good of a chance as anyone else, but there will be some duals that will be very close. There are always some good matches.? Burres is looking for productive days from three of his seniors on Saturday. They are Tim Martin at 135, Larry Rickman at 145 and Taylor Hoke at heavyweight. Both the Pirates and Bulldogs have had a few meets this season. After posting a 63-6 victory over Providence in its season opener on Nov. 24, Charlestown went 4-3 in this past weekend?s Evansville Reitz Invitational. The Pirates posted wins over Terre Haute North, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central and Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman. ?We have a very young, hard-nosed team,? said Doherty, was a two-time state champion at Jeffersonville. ?I am seeing improvement every day they leave the room. Their work ethic is where it needs to be. Now, we just need the experience.? The Bulldogs have already had three meets this year. They began the campaign competing in the Bloomington North five-way meet on Nov. 28, followed by a home dual meet against Tell City last Tuesday and the Hoosier Hills Conference Duals last weekend. Like Doherty, Burres has seen his wrestlers already make strides this season. ?So far, we have gotten better every weekend, which is what you want to see as a coach,? Burres said. ?We have a lot of young kids wrestling varsity, so it is a learning experience for them every week. We still have a lot of kinks to work out, but our kids are working hard and getting better.? WEEKLY WRAP WRESTLER OF THE WEEK (FLOYD COUNTY) Cory Neel, Christian Academy of Indiana Neel posted a 7-0 record in his weight division at last weekend?s Scottsburg Invitational, including a win in overtime. Neel?s performance helped CAI finish fourth, its best tournament placing ever in the program?s three-year history. WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK (CLARK COUNTY) Devon Miller and Caleb Browner, Jeffersonville Miller and Browner were two of six Red Devils to post 7-0 records in last weekend?s Hoosier Hills Conference Duals. They helped Jeff win the meet and finish undefeated in the duals for the first time ever. Miller (119 pounds) and Browner (171) both currently have season records of 10-0. WRESTLING RUNDOWN RESULTS COMPILED BY KEVIN HARRIS CHARLESTOWN EVANSVILLE REITZ INVITATIONAL: team record ? 4-3; individual results ? Jeff Stotridge, 6-1 at 125; Jacob Hall, 6-1 at 160; Ethan Bowen, 6-1 at 171; John Slate, 5-2 at heavyweight; Justin Wolf, 5-2 at 119; notes: The Pirates? victories were against Terre Haute North, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central and Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA SCOTTSBURG INVITATIONAL: team finish ? fourth; individual results ? Cory Neel, 7-0; Caleb Delbridge, 6-1; Ethan Banet, 6-1; Levi Speth, 4-3; Luke Coward, 4-3; Nate Dunn, 4-3; notes: The Warriors? fourth-place finish was their best tournament finish ever in the three-year history of the program. One of Neel?s wins came in overtime. CAI?s Evan Embry and Anthony Lindsey also posted victories. FLOYD CENTRAL HOOSIER HILLS CONFERENCE DUALS: team record ? 4-3; dual-meet scores ? Floyd Central 40, Madison 34; Floyd Central 37, Columbus East 33; Floyd Central 60, Bedford North Lawrence 15; Floyd Central 51, Seymour 27; Jeffersonville 50, Floyd Central 17; New Albany 36, Floyd Central 34; Jennings County 45, Floyd Central 33; individual results ? Aaron Witt, 7-0; Ben Moberly, 7-0; Caleb Happel, 6-1; Drew Denny, 6-1; Shane Sneed, 5-2. JEFFERSONVILLE HOOSIER HILLS CONFERENCE DUALS: team finish ? first, 7-0 record; dual-meet scores ? Jeff 50, Floyd Central 17; Jeff 66, Madison 6; Jeff 78, Seymour 3; Jeff 57, New Albany 12; Jeff 70, Bedford North Lawrence 6; Jeff 40, Jennings County 19; Jeff 60, Columbus East 9; individual results ? Alonzo Shepherd, 7-0 at 103 pounds; Curtis Smith, 7-0 at 112; Devon Miller, 7-0 at 119; Kevin Castro, 5-2 at 125; Sean Simpson, 6-1 at 130; Renaldo Weekly, 7-0 at 135; Tre Harbin, 4-3 at 140; Damon Dryden, 3-4 at 145; Darien Tatgenhorst, 7-0 at 152; Brandon Marlin, 6-1 at 160; Caleb Browner, 7-0 at 171; Nelson Bowen, 6-1 at 189; Jimmy Pratt, 6-1 at 215; Elijah Curtley, 3-2 at 285; Brandon Bach, 0-2 at 285; notes: It was the first time in program history that the Red Devils went undefeated in the duals. Miller and Browner are both 10-0 on the season. DIXIE DUALS: team finish ? fourth with 2-3 record; dual-meet scores ? Jeff 60, Valley 22; Jeff 65, Fort Knox 9; Fern Creek 41, Jeff 34; Pleasure Ridge Park 43, Jeff 29; Bourbon County 48, Jeff 28; individual results ? Xavier Weekley, 2-3 at 103; Burt Williams, 1-4 at 112; Jordan Schremp, 2-3 at 119; Marcus Vazquez, 4-1 at 125; Will Hanna, 2-3 at 130; Trent Lowe, 2-3 at 135; Zach Keeney, 1-4 at 140; Jalen Morrison, 2-3 at 145; Jacob Everitt, 2-3 at 152; Brent Browner, 3-2 at 160; Mark Engleking, 5-0 at 171; Brandon Brown, 3-0 at 189; Jamal Anderson, 3-0 at 189; David Webster, 1-2 at 215; Mackenzie Burns, 3-2 at 285; notes: The Devils? varsity B team competed in this meet. Engleking and Brown each captured titles. NEW WASHINGTON SCOTTSBURG INVITATIONAL: team finish ? third; individual results: Lane Massingham won the 135-pound title, and Josh Sampson was the 145 champion; Pat Kerhwald, 6-1 at 215; notes: The Mustangs collected the third-place finish despite fielding only eight wrestlers. Head coach Jeremy Campbell praised Sampson and Massingham?s leadership and lauded Kerhwald for persevering despite battling minor injuries. ?We tell our kids that in order to succeed as a team, we must hold ourselves accountable individually to believe, to work and to perform. It takes every single person doing what is right to achieve that team success,? Campbell said. New Washington now has a 7-6 dual-meet record, its best mark in a decade. Weekend results from New Albany and Providence were not reported at press time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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