July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Southside pins its way to win over Jay (12/02/04)
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Southside pins its way to win over Jay (12/02/04)
MUNCIE — A technical fall to open a match is usually a pretty good thing. It was for the Patriots Monday, but they needed the one extra in that match — or any other — to even have a chance at the team victory in the end.
Each of the next 12 matches after the opener were decided on pins or forfeits, and the Jay County wrestling team trailed by an insurmountable seven points heading into the final match of a 45-35 loss to Muncie Southside Wednesday.
“Felipe Reis understood that he wasn’t going to get pinned,” said Muncie Southside coach Tony Abbott. “He got tech falled, but still I think it set the tone for the night.
“Going into the last match with a seven-point lead we could breathe a little easier.”
Reis (145) got thumped by the Patriots’ Micah Enyart in the first match, but his ability to keep his shoulders off the mat would end up being big. Mostly because not one else was able to.
Enyart got his first takedown in 20 seconds, and built a 7-1 lead in the first period. Reis’ only point came when Enyart allowed him an escape.
The domination continued in the second period as Enyart scored a couple of near falls. But Reis avoided the pin, and the match instead ended on a 17-1 technical fall at the end of the second period.
Jay County coach James Myers credited Enyart with one of the best efforts of the evening. But, he said the fact that the next nine contested matches ended in pins is not a good sign.
“That tells you were either pinning or getting pinned,” Myers said. “A lot of things have to change there — hopefully in our favor.”
The matches went in the Patriots’ favor early after Southside’s 15th-ranked Casey Bradley pinned Devon Huftel at 152 pounds for a brief 6-5 lead.
Jay County won the next three matches with pins in decreasing amounts of time.
First Robert Ralston took care of Chris Graves at 160 pounds, building a 12-5 lead before pinning him in 4-minutes, 43 seconds. It was the first of just two matches to go the distance on the night.
Bill Spahr (171) took down Mark Clement 30 seconds into his match. Clement fought for 41 more seconds, but eventually succombed to the pin in 1:11.
Tom Smith (189) wasted no time in finishing off Robert Gammon, putting his shoulders down in just 14 seconds for a 23-6 Patriot lead. However, Smith’s quick win would be his team’s last contested victory.
Southside quickly got back in the match with back-to-back first-period pins by Zach Hollowell (215) and Ben Craw (HVY) against Nathan Conatser and Jason Crouch respectively.
“I thought we started out well,” said Myers of the first five matches. “Micah wrestled real well. Robert, Bill, Tom — we got pins there.
“We didn’t finish real well up top. We were in position to get takedowns and we didn’t finish. We ended up getting pinned. That was the turning point in the match right there. They got back into it.”
The three lowest weight classes were all forfeits, with Southside’s Nic Brauberger picking up six points at 103. Jay County’s Josh Lochtefeld and Josh Thornburg grabbed the forfeit wins at 112 and 119 respectively, leaving the visiting team up 35-24.
Marcus Miller of Southside, ranked 14th in the state at 119 pounds, moved up to 125 pounds and started a run of four straight Rebel wins to close the match by pinning Patriot freshman Cody Sutton in 21 seconds. Jeremy Ogle (130) finished off Kade Poore in 29 seconds.
James King sealed the win for the home time by pinning Nathan Daniels in 1:30. King’s win put Southside ahead 42-35, an insurmountable lead with only the 140-pound match to go.
Jay County’s Kurtis Hess took his first loss of the season in that final match, dropping a 10-4 decision to Justin Combs. The last match was the only one which went the distance.
“That’s the first thing we told the kids when we stepped out on the mat was that the match was going to be won with what team goes out and gets the pins ...” said Abbott. “We knew we were giving up a couple of weights and needed the extra team points. (Pins) are one of the things we stressed tonight.”
Southside finished with six victories on pins, compared to three for the Patriots.
“We didn’t do a very good job of staying off our backs,” said Myers. “We didn’t fight off our backs very well tonight. We looked a little sluggish.”
Jay County will return to action Saturday at the Anderson Highland Six-Way at 9 a.m.[[In-content Ad]]
Each of the next 12 matches after the opener were decided on pins or forfeits, and the Jay County wrestling team trailed by an insurmountable seven points heading into the final match of a 45-35 loss to Muncie Southside Wednesday.
“Felipe Reis understood that he wasn’t going to get pinned,” said Muncie Southside coach Tony Abbott. “He got tech falled, but still I think it set the tone for the night.
“Going into the last match with a seven-point lead we could breathe a little easier.”
Reis (145) got thumped by the Patriots’ Micah Enyart in the first match, but his ability to keep his shoulders off the mat would end up being big. Mostly because not one else was able to.
Enyart got his first takedown in 20 seconds, and built a 7-1 lead in the first period. Reis’ only point came when Enyart allowed him an escape.
The domination continued in the second period as Enyart scored a couple of near falls. But Reis avoided the pin, and the match instead ended on a 17-1 technical fall at the end of the second period.
Jay County coach James Myers credited Enyart with one of the best efforts of the evening. But, he said the fact that the next nine contested matches ended in pins is not a good sign.
“That tells you were either pinning or getting pinned,” Myers said. “A lot of things have to change there — hopefully in our favor.”
The matches went in the Patriots’ favor early after Southside’s 15th-ranked Casey Bradley pinned Devon Huftel at 152 pounds for a brief 6-5 lead.
Jay County won the next three matches with pins in decreasing amounts of time.
First Robert Ralston took care of Chris Graves at 160 pounds, building a 12-5 lead before pinning him in 4-minutes, 43 seconds. It was the first of just two matches to go the distance on the night.
Bill Spahr (171) took down Mark Clement 30 seconds into his match. Clement fought for 41 more seconds, but eventually succombed to the pin in 1:11.
Tom Smith (189) wasted no time in finishing off Robert Gammon, putting his shoulders down in just 14 seconds for a 23-6 Patriot lead. However, Smith’s quick win would be his team’s last contested victory.
Southside quickly got back in the match with back-to-back first-period pins by Zach Hollowell (215) and Ben Craw (HVY) against Nathan Conatser and Jason Crouch respectively.
“I thought we started out well,” said Myers of the first five matches. “Micah wrestled real well. Robert, Bill, Tom — we got pins there.
“We didn’t finish real well up top. We were in position to get takedowns and we didn’t finish. We ended up getting pinned. That was the turning point in the match right there. They got back into it.”
The three lowest weight classes were all forfeits, with Southside’s Nic Brauberger picking up six points at 103. Jay County’s Josh Lochtefeld and Josh Thornburg grabbed the forfeit wins at 112 and 119 respectively, leaving the visiting team up 35-24.
Marcus Miller of Southside, ranked 14th in the state at 119 pounds, moved up to 125 pounds and started a run of four straight Rebel wins to close the match by pinning Patriot freshman Cody Sutton in 21 seconds. Jeremy Ogle (130) finished off Kade Poore in 29 seconds.
James King sealed the win for the home time by pinning Nathan Daniels in 1:30. King’s win put Southside ahead 42-35, an insurmountable lead with only the 140-pound match to go.
Jay County’s Kurtis Hess took his first loss of the season in that final match, dropping a 10-4 decision to Justin Combs. The last match was the only one which went the distance.
“That’s the first thing we told the kids when we stepped out on the mat was that the match was going to be won with what team goes out and gets the pins ...” said Abbott. “We knew we were giving up a couple of weights and needed the extra team points. (Pins) are one of the things we stressed tonight.”
Southside finished with six victories on pins, compared to three for the Patriots.
“We didn’t do a very good job of staying off our backs,” said Myers. “We didn’t fight off our backs very well tonight. We looked a little sluggish.”
Jay County will return to action Saturday at the Anderson Highland Six-Way at 9 a.m.[[In-content Ad]]
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