MD – MIAA | Archive | December, 2007

 by Lem Satterfield

McDonogh, ranked No. 1 in the Digital-Maryland State Wrestling Assocition poll, rolled over its first two opponents, Peddie School, N.J., 61-12, and, MIAA A Conference rival Calvert Hall, 66-10, in its inaugural Holiday Duals Tournament on Saturday.

Against Calvert Hall, Mitch Bode (103), Nick Schenk (119), Ben Levin (135), Alex Pagnotta (189), Doug Schenk (215) and Lane Clelland (285) all came up with pins, with Bode, Levin, Pagnotta, Clelland and Doug Schenk doing so in the first period.

Levin’s effort took only 37 seconds.

The lone winners for the Cardinals were Bill Gialamas (112) and Owen Smith (171) by pin, and, major decision, respectively.

Josh Johns (125), Eric Filipowicz (130) and Shane Milam (152) earned major decisions for the Eagles, who are attempting to emerge victorious from a five-team pool that includes the Cardinals, the Peddie School, Council Rock North and Springfield, Va.

Against the Peddie School, Curtis Holmes (145), Joe Eder (171) and Doug Schenk (215) registered falls, Albert Woody (135) earned a major decision, and Fitch went the distance to blank Chris Piccolella, 3-0, as did Kramer Whitelaw (160) to decision Mike Mancino.

If McDonogh (5-0) continues its winning ways, it will emerge from the pool for a likely matchup with Jackson Memorial of New Jersey (5-0), which has won its first two matches of the day.

The Jaguars, ranked No. 1 in New Jersey following last weekend’s win at then-No. 1 Brick Memorial, must emerge successfully out of a round-robin pool of five teams, including Maryland Class 4A-3A state tournament champion Old Mill, Pennsbury, Pa., Kellam of Virginia and North Stafford of Virginia.

The Jaguars feature two-time state champion Scott Winston, who is the nation’s No. 2-ranked 160-pounder with a record of 110-0 following his 16-0 technical fall victory in a 43-18 dual meet win over defending Class 4A-3A state champion Old Mill of Anne Arundel County.

Winston, who is bound for Rutgers, improved his record in high school to 110-0 with while scoring 12 nearfall points in the first period against Old Mill’s Chase Russell.

 
Their likely matchup would take place in this evening’s final at 5:45 opposite McDonogh.

McDonogh  66, Calvert Hall 10

103- Mitch Bode (M) p. Jeff Sauers, 1:27
112- Bill Gialamas (C) p. Max Sataloff, 2;34
119- Nick Schenk (M) p. Nick Gialamas, 4:25
125- Josh Johns (M) mj. Dan Lobdell, 10-2
130- Eric Filipowicz (M) mj. Joe Midwig, 10-1
135- Ben Levin (M) p. Evan Ennis, 0:37
140- Josh Fitch (M) by forfeit
145- Curtis Holmes (M) by forfeit
152- Shane Milam (M) mj. Ethan Keiser, 15-1
160- Kramer Whitelaw (M) by forfeit
171- Owen Smith (C) mj. Joe Eder, 11-0
189- Alex Pagnotta (M) p. Brendan Sullivan, 1:15
215- Doug Schenk (M) p. Brian Mayhew, 1:38
285- Lane Clelland (M) p Dan Yarborough, 1:03

McDonogh 61, Peddie School, N.J. 12

103- Mitch Bode (M) by forfeit
112- Max Sataloff (M) by forfeit
119- Frank Cimato (P) by forfeit
125- Mike Tully (P) p. Josh Johns, 3:45
130- Ben Levin (M) by forfeit
135- Albert Woody (M) mj. Danny Driscoll, 14-4
140- Josh Fitch (M) d. Chris Piccolella, 3-0
145- Curtis Holmes (M) p. Matt Kostman, 2:47
152- Shane Milam (M) by forfeit
160- Kramer Whitelaw (M) d. Mike Mancino, 6-2
171- Joe Eder (M) p. Jack Weidenkopf, 1:22
189- Alex Pagnotta (M) by forfeit
215- Doug Schenk (M) p. James Anderson, 5;35
285- Lane Clelland (M) by forfeit

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 K’yan Andrews scored 29 points and pulled down 15 rebounds, leading Delaware’s Woodbridge to an 80-58 decision over St .Mary’s in the Cape Ferry loser bracket consolation match at the Bay Ball Classic in Lewes, Del. Friday.

It’s the second straight loss at the holiday tourney for the defending MIAA B Conference champion Saints (8-5), who will play Delaware’s Glasgow in the seventh-place game Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. The Annapolis school lost to Hodgson Tech (DE), 57-45, in Thursday’s opening round.

Ron Hoffman had 13 points and six rebounds, and Nick Groce added 12 and five steals for St. Mary’s, which leading scorer Josh Morgan-Green was limited to eight points. Green had 10 points in Thursday’s loss on four of 20 shooting. Groce had a team-high 20 points against Hodgson Tech.

Bay Ball Classic
at Cape Henlopen High, Lewes, Del.
Cape Ferry Invitational
Consolation
Woodbridge (DE) 80, St. Mary’s 58
Woodbridge: Nock 10, Andrews 29, Mosely 6, Horne 12, Wigby 8, Colson 3, Dickerson 6, Young 2, Frazier 4. Totals: 32 11-18 80.
St. Mary’s: Quinn 10, Groce 12, Hoffman 13, Morgan-Green 8, Galligan 4, Snipes 8, Hercules 3. Totals: 23 8-18 58. Halftime: Woodbridge 31, St. Mary’s 19.

Woodbridge    16 15 17 32-80
St. Mary’s         9 10 19 20-58

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It was a tough day Friday for No. 10 Towson
Catholic on the
national tournament trail. The Owls lost in the opening round of Bay Ball
Classic’s National Bracket to Kempsville from Virginia, 55-50, at Cape Henelopen High in Lewes, Del.

Senior guards Vinny Breckenridge and Larry Bastfield combined for 21 points to
lead Towson Catholic (2-6) in a game that was tight throughout. The Owls led 24-23
at the halftime break and they still led by one, 38-37, entering the
final quarter.  Kempsville, which got a game-high 19 points from
Harrison King, however, charged in front in the final quarter.

Towson
Catholic has no time to lick its wounds, as it returns to the court
this morning at 9:00 a.m., to face New York’s Christ the King  in the
consolation bracket.

Bay Ball Classic
at Cape Henelopen High, Lewes, Del.
National bracket
First round
Kempsville (VA) 55, Towson Catholic 50
Kempsville: Carpenter 8, Brackett 14, Hill 10, Harrison 19, Simmons 4. Totals 18 14-19 55.
Towson Catholic: Edwards 6, Bruce 5, Greene 9, Breckenridge 11, Bastfield 10, Spencer 9. Totals 17 11-26 50. Halftime: Towson Catholic 24, Kempsville 23.

Kempsville             5 18 14 18-55
Towson Catholic   5 19 14 12-50

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The matchup of top Atlantic Coast Conference prospects Sean Mosley and Ed Davis is on hold. Mosley and No. 1 St. Frances Academy were routed by Miller School from Charlottesville, Virginia, 79-59, in the semifinals of Benedictine Capital City Classic in Richmond Friday evening.

Miller School will play host Benedictine and University of North Carolina recruit Ed Davis in the finals Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Benedictine, ranked No. 2 in the Richmond metro area, defeated Chestnut Hill (PA), 55-40, in the other semifinal. St. Frances will play Chestnut for third-place at 6:30 p.m.

Mosley, who’s headed to Maryland, and Davis may meet in March at Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament depending if the teams are invited. The top two finishers from the Baltimore Catholic League are automatically assured a spot at the western Maryland event.  

The Panthers (10-3) will continue their quest Saturday for coach William Wells, who has 498 career victories at the east Baltimore school. Wells, in his 28th season, will likely have to do it on the road as St. Frances have four straight road games (John Carroll, Loyola-Blakefield, Calvert Hall College and Archbishop Spalding) after returning from Richmond.

-Derek Toney

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by Peter Dalmasy

The Sherm Bristow Holiday Invitational has become one of the area’s
great tournament traditions, but host Gilman would not mind ending a
brewing tradition within tradition, as Loyola Blakefield knocked of the
Greyhounds, 61-48, last night to win the title for a third consecutive
year.

After struggling to win against Patterson one night earlier, Loyola
controlled the championship game from the outset, going to 27-for-54
from the field, while playing its usual tough defense.

The Greyhounds kept the game competitive throughout the first, as they
trailed by just three, 14-11, at the first quarter break. The Dons, who
are now 7-0, stretched the advantage to 32-25, at the half, and then
took complete control.

Tony Jordan’s Gilman offense was limited to just 37% shooting in the
second half, while the Dons rolled out to a lead which reach 23 points
in the fourth quarter.  Down the stretch, the Greyhounds rallied,
thanks to eight fourth quarter points from junior Wayne Paige, but it
was not enough to stop the Dons from collecting another Bristow trophy.

Loyola received a game-high 14 points from junior Matt Rum, who was
named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.  Junior forward Brandon
Floyd had 12, and also made the All-Tournament team. Lastly, senior
James Davenport notched 10, with eight coming in a one-minute, thrid
quarter span.

For Gilman, Paige finished with 12. The Greyhounds were
represented on the All-Tournament team by senior Jeff Irwin and junior
Greg McBride. The pair finished with 13 and 6 points, respectively, in
last night’s contest.

With an undefeated 2007 behind them, the Dons will enter 2008 in the
thick of the MIAA A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League races. 
Currently, they are tied with St. Frances for first place in the A
Conference and sit just a half game back of the Panthers in the BCL. 
This sets the stage for a huge showdown with St. Frances, this Friday
(7:00 pm) at Blakefield.  The game will be broadcast on live radio
(WVIE-Radio 1370 AM) and simulcast on the internet by DigitalSports.

Gilman (1-1, 5-7) now has a week to prepare for a strong test in
Towson-bound point guard Troy Franklin and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, who
are currently 3-0 in the B Conference. The game is scheduled also for
next Friday at 8:00 pm at Gilman.

Loyola 61, Gilman 48
Loyola: Stanwick 8, Schittino 6, Floyd 12, Vauses 4, Kirby 2, Davenport 10, Rum 14, Heacock 5. Totals 27 4-6 61.
Gilman: Paige 12, Irwin 13, Holman 3, Hutchins 2, McBride 6, Gottsch 2, Williams 5, Parkinson 4. Totals: 20 4-12 48.
Half: Loyola, 32-25.

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Displaying the poise that has made it a consistent power in the Baltimore area for much of this decade, second-ranked Mount St. Joseph stunned host New Hanover (NC), 64-58 in overtime, in the semifinal round of the Leon Brogden Holiday Classic, yesterday in Wilmington, NC.

Challenging the reigning North Carolina 4A State Champions, the Gaels erased a four-point deficit in the final 93-seconds of regulation, as sophomore guard Eric Atkins (14 points) sank two free throws and scored a fast-break layup to force overtime.  Atkins then went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in overtime, as St. Joe outscored the Wildcats, 17-11, in the free wheeling extra session.  Gerald Hill also gave St. Joe a huge boost in overtime, where he scored seven of his nine points.

In all, St. Joe sank 13-of-14 free throws in overtime and 20-of-24 for the game.

The Gaels started fast and held a 29-19 lead at the half.  But, New Hanover (12-2), which has won this event in each of the last two years, roared back with a dominant third quarter, outscoring St. Joe 17-7 to tie the game at 36.  St. Joe regained the lead early in the fourth quarter, but New Hanover moved back in front, in the final two minutes, following a three-point play by Jakiel Moore.

Of course, senior center Henry Sims was a major factor as usual for the Gaels.  Sims was dominant with 19 points and 15 rebounds.  Also worth noting was the play of senior forward Chris Olsen, who scored seven points and helped lock up New Hanover stars David Pellom and Ty Walker.  The two were limited to a combined 17 points, with Walker, who will play at Wake Forest being limited to just nine.

St. Joe will now meet Frederick Douglass (NY), tonight at 6:30 pm, in the tournament championship game.

Mount St. Joseph 64, New Hanover (NC) 58, OT
MSJ   16  13   7  11  17  –  64
NH     11   8  17  11  11  –  58

Mount St. Joseph: Miller 3, McCoy 8, Atkins 14, Jones 4, Hill 9, Olsen 7, Sims 19. Totals 20 20-24 64.
New Hanover: Wilson 19, Jones 2, Boyd 7, Pellom 8, Moore 6, Walker 9, Becton 7. Totals 25 5-9 58.
Half: Mount St. Joseph, 29-19.
End of Reg.: 47-47.

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  by Lem Satterfield

Brett Przywara (103) and Joe
Foster (160) won title-bout decisions, and private schools state champ
Tyler Scarinzi (125), Bubba Corbett (135), Ali Saadulaev (140) and Leo
Johnson (215) have all finished as runners-up to lead Archbishop
Curley, ranked 12th in the Digital-Maryland State Wrestling Association
Top 20, to the overall Arundel Holiday tournament title with 238.5
points to 170.5 each for co-runners-up DeMatha and Loyla, which are
ranked third, and, 19th, respectively.

Pryzwara won, 6-1, over
DeMatha’s Pat Prada, and Foster blanked Brookline of Massachusett’s
Dimitri Efthimious, 4-0, while Scarinzi lost a thrilling, 5-4,
quadruple overtime decision to Middletown of Frederick County’s
two-time state runner-up, Tyler Strube, who was named the tournament’s
Outstanding Lowerweight wrestler.

“I knew that it was going to
be a close match all of the way through, and I felt like I was going to
beat him on our feet, eventually, so I just kept going, and going and
going,” said Strube, who improved to 10-0. “I got that takedown to make
it close, and just trying to tire him out. I knew, in the end, that I
would be able to hold him.”

DeMatha’s Matt Dugan (140) dominated Saadulaev, 13-4, scoring nine nearfall points along the way.

“I
felt like I could have teched him and I’m going to try to pin him the
next time I wrestled him,” Dugan said. “I think tonight, I sent him a
message.”

Dugan’s American University-bound teammate, Mike
Aguggia (215), meanwhile, was named the event’s Outstanding Upperweight
for decking Stephen Decatur’s state champion, Danny Miller, in only 57
seconds.

“He was pushing against me, and he was strong, so I
decided to go ahead and drop down, take a single-leg shot. When I got
in on the shot, he sort of lost balance, and I didn’t expect that. So I
just stuck in a half and that’s what seemed to do it,” said Aguggia,
who is 16-3 with 13 pins.

“He was a very good wrestler as far as
I can see, but from all of the competition we get, going to the Beast
of The East, stuff like that, I’m kind of ready for matches like this,”
said Aguggia, a third place finisher at private shool states last year.
“Deep down, I knew I was definitely going to win. I know I’ve been
training hard, and my coaches, Drew Robertson and Jason Gabrielson,
they really have us ready for situations like this.”

Joining Dugan and Aguggia on the victory podium was Ben Hatef, who pinned his way to the 285-pound title of the event.

For
Loyola, Colin Schuster (152) out-scored his three opponents by a
combined, 32-3, including a 9-3 championship win over DeMatha’s Mike
Munno.

For fifth-ranked Stephen Decatur, a fourth place
finisher, Vinny Artrip (119) won by 12-1 major decision over Arundel’s
Andrew Lewis, and teammate Mark Bargar (171) upended Loyola’s Danny
Smith, 5-1.

Rising to 16-0 was Broadneck’s Houston Zemanski
(112), who scored a takedown with seven seconds remaining in his 7-6
victory over Middletown’s state runner-up Chad Strube.

“I worked
as hard as I could to get those last points,” said Zemanski, a junior
who is a returning Class 4A-3A East Region runner-up . “He had gotten
me in a cradle that had gotten me out of it a little bit. That got me
in some trouble, but I’m working really hard to continue to get better.”

Frederick
crowned two champions in Adam Dietrach (130) and Travis Bowie (285),
with the latter pinning his way through the tournament.

Arundel’s Jordan Hernandez (135) decked Corbett in 1:32, having earned a 17-5 semifinal rout over DeMatha’s Nick Pelacanos.

In
a rematch of his 4-2 overtime victory, Sherwood’s two-time state
runner-up, Steven Gamble (152) held off Glen Burnie’s Zach Jankiewicz,
5-1, to improve his record to 11-0 on the year.

“Matches like
that, against a guy that you’ve wrestled before, you know, it’s a lot
harder, because you know that everyone is gunning for you now,” said
Gamble, a junior who is among the favorites to earn the 152-pound state
title this year.

“Everyone’s like, ‘that’s the kid you’ve got to
beat,’ so every match against me is like their championship match. If
they beat me, to them, that’s a big deal. So I know that every match,
I’ve got to go out and give everything and that I can’t take anyone
lightly,” Gamble said.

 “This was my toughest match and probably
my toughest match against a guy that I could see later on in states. I
knew [Jankiewicz] was an upperbody kid who is really strong and who
like to throw a lot of people,” Gamble added. “I wanted to stay low,
stay on the offensive, and I knew that if I did that, he wouldn’t be
able to stop me when I’m on top. I wanted to make a statement against
him, so that, later on, maybe it’s in the back of his mind in case I
wrestle him again.”

Arundel Holiday Tournament results

Team scores:
1. Archbishop Curley 238.5; 2. DeMatha and Loyola 170.5; 4. Stephen
Decatur 158.5; 5. Broadneck 114; 6. Arundel 103; 7. Sherwood 90; 8.
Middletown 79; 9. Frederick 73; 10. Archbishop Spalding 69; 11.
Fallston 65; 12. Brookline, Mass 61.5; 13.Glen Burnie 60; 14.
Northern-Calvert 20; 15. Southside Academy 13.5; 16. St. John’s  D.C. 0
 

103- Brett Przywara  (AC) d. Pat Prada (DEM), 6-1
112- Houston Zemanski (BRO) d. Chad Strube (MID), 7-6
119- Vinny Artrip (STD) mj Andrew Lewis (AR), 12-1
125- Tyler Strube (MID) d. Tyler Scarinzi (AC), 5-4, 4 OT
130- Adam Dietrach (FR) d. Danny Banks (STD), 5-3, OT
135- Jordan Hernandez (AR) p. Bubba Corbett (AC), 1:32
140- Matt Dugan (DEM) mj. Ali Saadulaev (AC), 13-4
145- Colin Schuster (LOY) d. Mike Munno (DEM), 9-3
152- Steven Gamble (SH) d. Zach Jankiewicz (G), 5-1
160- Joe Foster (AC) d. Dimitri Efthimious (BRK), 4-0
171- Mark Barger (STD) d. Danny Smith (LOY), 5-1
189- Mike Aguggia (DEM) p. Danny Miller (STD), 0:57
215- Ben Hatef (DEM) p. Leon Johnson (AC), 3:38
285- Travis Bowie (FR) p. Doug Shaw (LOY), 2:14

Consolation finals

103- Eric Stubblefield (NOR) p. Brady Hatch (G), 4:31
112- Alex Haskspiel (SH) mj. Rashion Brown (FR), 16-6
119- Mike Micklos (AC) mj. Kevin Lashley (DEM), 11-1
125- Joey Kidwell (AR) d. Sean McGarry (STD), 7-6
130- Jack Reed (BRO) mj. Ronnie Long (MID), 10-2
135- Josh Lowy (SH) mj. Brian Frantz (LOY), 12-0
140- Cody Ridolfi (G) d. Gus Moreno (LOY), 10-4
145- Jeff Yeatman (AS) by inj. default over Ross Quillett (AC)
152-Jordan Cohill (AS) d. Matt Hntiuk (LOY), 8-4
160- Tony Alongi-Huslig (LOY) d. Geoff Reed (BRO), 4-1
171- K’vaunte Smith (AS0 d. Tim Wood (AC), 6-3
189- Josh Hertz (SH) p. Andre Arthur (AC), 1:15
215-Drew Simmons (LOY) by inj. default over Dominic Vecchioni (FL)
285-Tony Powell (AC) p. James Reid (STD), 4:03

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by Brandon Hopp

Outside the weather was rainy and cold; inside of Annapolis’ gym there was no difference.  Mount Carmel rained down baskets all game.  The No. 17 ranked Cougars made 33 total field goals and held a 21-point lead at the half. 

The Panthers, on the other hand, were cold.  They missed their first 13 shots and did not make their first field goal until 40 seconds left in the first quarter.

Visiting Mount Carmel had four players score in double figures as they defeated Annapolis 74-57 at the 33rd annual Fred Stauffer Capital City Classic on Friday night.  The school from Essex has won three tournaments this season, including their own Cougar Classic in early December and the Mid-Atlantic Invitational in late November.

Senior forward Dwayne Wheeler scored 17 points to lead the Cougars (12-1).   Seniors Stanford McNair and Marcanthony Franks added 16 and 15 points respectively.  Troy Franklin rounded out the double figure scorers with 11.  Bilal Small chipped in seven points and made two three-point shots.

Mount Carmel started the game on an 11-0 run.  McNair opened the scoring on a lay up from Franks.  Wheeler scored six points and Franklin hit a three-pointer on the spurt. 

Garee Boston ended the 11-point run when he made a free throw with 3:14 left to play in the first quarter to end a 4:46 minute scoring drought for the Panthers (4-2).  Bryant Eng made the first basket for Annapolis when he followed a missed shot and made a lay up with 40 seconds left in the quarter.  Mount Carmel had an 18-3 lead after the first.

In the second, McNair scored eight points, which included a steal that he turned into a lay up.  Franks added seven in the quarter that was capped by an alley-oop dunk from Franklin that electrified the crowd.

The Cougars outscored the Panthers 23-17 in the second to build a 21-point lead at the half.  Of the total 33 made field goals by Mount Carmel, 21 were assisted.  Franklin led the way with eight helpers, some of which were of the behind the back and no look variety.  Rummell King had four assists and Franks contributed three assists from his center position.

“Our philosophy is that what we play on the defensive end and that pushes us on the offensive end.  We’re playing good team defense and it correlates to good team offense,” said Mount Carmel head coach Tom Rose.  “Our guys did an outstanding job of finding the open man and really playing well together.”

Wheeler and Franks combined for 12 points in the third quarter as the Cougars maintained their 21-point lead at 65-44 at the beginning of the fourth.

Boston scored 10 points in the second half, including two of his three made shots from behind the arc but the defending Capital City Classic champions never got close to the Cougars.

Franklin, who is headed to Towson University to play basketball for the Tigers and was named the DigitalSports Player of the Week in December, is usually the recipient of double teams and receives most of the attention from opposing teams.  But the Cougars proved against Annapolis that they are a dangerous team up-and-down the lineup.

“We’re more than a one man team,” coach Rose demands.  “We’ve got seven seniors on this team, five of them start.  Five of them were in our top eight rotation when we won the [B] conference championship when they were sophomores.  When we look at it from that standpoint, they know how each other plays and they look to make the other pass.”

Mount Carmel 74, Annapolis 57

MC–Wheeler 17, Franklin 11, Franks 15, McNair 16, Small 7, Groom 2, King 4, Johnson 2. Totals 33 6-13 74.

A–Boston 17, Eng 11, C. Brice 12, Beck 3, Holliday 2, Watson 2, S. Brice 2, Williams 2, Butler 4, Brown 2. Totals 21 11-18 57.

Half–Mount Carmel 41, Annapolis 20.

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 by Lem Satterfield

Brett Przywara (103), private
schools state champ Tyler Scarinzi (125), Bubba Corbett (135), Ali
Saadulaev (140), Joe Foster (160) and Leo Johnson (215) have all
advanced into their respective title bouts and led DeMatha of
Hyattsville and the rest of the 16-team field, 191.5-to-139.5, in their
quest to win their second straight team title in Saturday’s Arundel
Holiday Tournament.

Przywara, Scarinzi, Saadulaev and Johnson
all pinned their semifinal rivals, while Corbett edged Sherwood’s Josh
Lowy, 2-1, and Foster blanked Loyola’s Tony Alongi-Huslig, 4-0, for the
Friars, who are ranked 12th in the Digital-Maryland State Wrestling
Association Top 20 behind third-ranked DeMatha.

DeMatha has
moved Pat Prada (103), Matt Dugan (140), Mike Munno (145), Mike Aguggia
(189) and Ben Hatef (215) into the championship finals.

Dugan, a
notrious leg wrestler, has out-scored his two rivals by a combined,
32-0, in consecutive technical fall victories. Przywara-Prada, and
Dugan-Saadulaev are two head-to-head bouts that will take place between
the Friars and the Stags.

For fifth-ranked Stephen Decatur, of
Berlin, Md., on the Eastern Shore, state champ Danny Miller (189) and
state qualifiers Vinny Artrip (119), Danny Banks (130) and Mark Bargar
(171) are in the finals, as are 19th-ranked Loyola’s MIAA titlist Colin
Schuster (145), Danny Smith (171) and Doug Shaw (285).

For
Broadneck, Houston Zemanski (112) improved to 15-0 with his 8-6 victory
over Sherwood of Montgomery County’s Alex Haskspiel, whose two-time
state runner-up teammate, Steven Gamble (152) rose to 11-0 by pining
his way into a title-bout matchup with Glen Burnie’s Zack Jankiewicz.

Zemanski
will meet Middletown’s state runner-up Chad Strube, whose brother,
Tyler (125), is a two-time state runner-up who will put his 9-0 record
on the line against Scarinzi (14-2, 10 pins).

In a mild upset
loss, Frederick High senior Travis Bowie (285) overcame a 6-1 deficit
when he decked private schools state runner-up Tony Powell of
Archbishop Curley in 3:59.

Bowie is a third-year wrestler who
improved to 8-1 on the year since coming out for the sport as a
sophomore to stay in shape for football. Bowie’s lone defeat has come
against defending Howard County and Class 2A-1A South Region champ,
Mike Santiago,

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by Lem Satterfield

 When you’re an established wrestler with a marquee name who is in
against a rival you’re supposed to defeat, the difference between
winning and losing comes down to experience.

That veteran poise
was on display in the forms of Archbishop Curley’s Tyler Scarinzi and
Middletown’s Tyler Strube, each of whom had to come from behind to
defeat their well-prepared rivals in their seperate 125-pound semifinal
bouts.

Scarinzi overcame a 1-0 second-period deficit against the
host school’s previously unbeaten junior Joey Kidwell, whom the senior
defending Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and private
schools champion wound up pinning in 3:13.

Strube, similarly,
trailed, 1-0, against Stephen Decatur’s Sean McGarry, against whom the
returning two-time Class 2A-1A state runner-up slowly built momentum
before scoring six nearfall points in the third period of his eventual
11-1 major decision.

In setting up what amounts to the
tournament’s most highly anticipated bout, Scarinzi rose to 14-2 with
10 pins in his quest to win the Arundel Tournament for the second
straight year.

Strube, meanwhile, rose to 9-0 on the year, as
he seeks to maintain the momentum he hopes will result in the winning
of his first state title.

“When you’re in against guys like
that, you just have to know that you’ve got more endurance,” said
Strube. “And then, you just have to stay patient, keep working, and try
to take it into the third period, where you can take over a little bit.”

Like
McGarry, who played a waiting game while defending many of Strube’s
early takedown attempts, Kidwell had been well-prepared for Scarinzi’s
penchant for setting up five-point throws from the neutral position.

Down, 1-0, after cutting Kidwell midway through the second period,
Scarinzi countered a couple of shots by Kidwell — with the momentum of
one such shot carrying both wrestlers out of bounds — before using a
hybrid underhook-hip toss for a takedown and two nearfall points and
the permanent lead.

“He knew what I was trying to do, so I
just had to keep trying different setups,” said Scarinzi, a fourth
place finisher at National Preps who has 130 caree victories.

“I finally hit him with a dump. I think I stopped his shot, snapped
him, and threw my hip into him,” Scarinzi said. “Then, from there, I
was just going to ride him out. He knew I was trying to get the
cross-wrist, so he defended that for a while. But finally, he let up,
and I got him.”

With their semifinal matches out of the way, the two wrestlers focused on their title-bouts.

“I’ve never seen him wrestle,” Scarinzi said,” but I know he’ll be some good competition.”

“I think it’s going to come down to a takedown,” Strube said. “One way, or the other.”

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