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SMS wrestlers pound Hunters Creek, 66-24
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Pirates ready for OAC tournament
Tideland News Report
Swansboro Middle School’s wrestling team closed out its regular season in grand fashion on Nov. 24, smashing the visiting Hunters Creek Panthers 66-24.
The win lifts the Pirates to 6-1 and sends them into Saturday’s Onslow Athletic Conference Tournament on a roll.
The championship tourney is slated for 9 a.m. at Swansboro High School.
The Pirates won 10 of 15 bouts against the Panthers, with 10 of them coming via pin.
“I was very impressed with our match against Hunters Creek,” said Swansboro head coach Mark Starlin. “We started out the night by winning four out of the five exhibition matches, and that was huge for the team. They really set the stage for our varsity guys.
“We were very surprised by the big win over Hunters Creek,” he added. “We felt confident that we could beat them, but we didn’t anticipate a win by over 30 points. A large part of our success comes from the team’s growth in a variety of areas, including knowledge of the sport, technique and team unity.”
Starlin said the Pirates’ success this year has been somewhat of a surprise, because the team was so young and inexperienced.
“We started out this year with a very young group,” he said. “In fact more than half of our wrestlers had never wrestled before. When you watch those same wrestlers from the beginning of the year until now it’s like watching a totally different team. The coaches are very proud of the success of our team and remain very confident that we will do very well at the tournament this Saturday.”
Several Pirates will take an undefeated record into Saturday’s tournament, including Brandon Schott at 83 pounds, Jacob Butler (93), Andre Jones (140), Shannon Paris (145) and Michael King (215).
Swansboro 66, Hunters Creek 24
83 – Brandon Schott (S) pinned Tevin Shaw
93 – Jacob Butler (S) pinned Devonte Lowe
103 – Robert Rice (S) pinned Vincent Ariff
112 – Bryan Mol (S) pinned Michael Cummings
119 – Peter Saling (S) pinned Trey Green
125 – Marcus Lloyd (HC) pinned Dakota Wakefield
130 – Nick Mearls (S) pinned Shomaria
135 – Shakir Stromari (HC) won by disqualification over Tyler Bodnarik
140 – Andre Jones (S) pinned Sean Jernigan
145 – Shannon Paris (S) pinned Jacob Bittner
152 – Devon Davis (HC) pinned Jarred Nash
160 – Shane Hill (S) pinned Luis Lopez
171 – Christian Oswalt (S) won by forfeit
189 – Double forfeit
215 – Michael King (S) pinned Brian Cangonetta
250 – Thomas Owens (HC) pinned Chris Jenkins
Swansboro Middle School’s wrestling team closed out its regular season in grand fashion on Nov. 24, smashing the visiting Hunters Creek Panthers 66-24.
The win lifts the Pirates to 6-1 and sends them into Saturday’s Onslow Athletic Conference Tournament on a roll.
The championship tourney is slated for 9 a.m. at Swansboro High School.
The Pirates won 10 of 15 bouts against the Panthers, with 10 of them coming via pin.
“I was very impressed with our match against Hunters Creek,” said Swansboro head coach Mark Starlin. “We started out the night by winning four out of the five exhibition matches, and that was huge for the team. They really set the stage for our varsity guys.
“We were very surprised by the big win over Hunters Creek,” he added. “We felt confident that we could beat them, but we didn’t anticipate a win by over 30 points. A large part of our success comes from the team’s growth in a variety of areas, including knowledge of the sport, technique and team unity.”
Starlin said the Pirates’ success this year has been somewhat of a surprise, because the team was so young and inexperienced.
“We started out this year with a very young group,” he said. “In fact more than half of our wrestlers had never wrestled before. When you watch those same wrestlers from the beginning of the year until now it’s like watching a totally different team. The coaches are very proud of the success of our team and remain very confident that we will do very well at the tournament this Saturday.”
Several Pirates will take an undefeated record into Saturday’s tournament, including Brandon Schott at 83 pounds, Jacob Butler (93), Andre Jones (140), Shannon Paris (145) and Michael King (215).
Swansboro 66, Hunters Creek 24
83 – Brandon Schott (S) pinned Tevin Shaw
93 – Jacob Butler (S) pinned Devonte Lowe
103 – Robert Rice (S) pinned Vincent Ariff
112 – Bryan Mol (S) pinned Michael Cummings
119 – Peter Saling (S) pinned Trey Green
125 – Marcus Lloyd (HC) pinned Dakota Wakefield
130 – Nick Mearls (S) pinned Shomaria
135 – Shakir Stromari (HC) won by disqualification over Tyler Bodnarik
140 – Andre Jones (S) pinned Sean Jernigan
145 – Shannon Paris (S) pinned Jacob Bittner
152 – Devon Davis (HC) pinned Jarred Nash
160 – Shane Hill (S) pinned Luis Lopez
171 – Christian Oswalt (S) won by forfeit
189 – Double forfeit
215 – Michael King (S) pinned Brian Cangonetta
250 – Thomas Owens (HC) pinned Chris Jenkins
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