by Lem Satterfield
His credentials rival those of Hereford’s three-time state champion, Josh Asper.
And he’s only a junior.
Andrew
Williams, the 125-pounder for Tabb High School in Yorktown, Va., will
bring 133 career victories as well as the ownership of two Class AA
Virginia state titles when he enters the Arundel High gymnasium for
Friday and Saturday’s Arundel High Duals.
The event will feature
20 teams from around the state of Maryland, as well as Williams’ state
compatriots, Potomac Falls and Yorktown of Virginia.
Williams has lost 14 times during his career, but only four times in 34 bouts this season.
Williams
lone defeats of this year have been at two of the nation’s most
difficult wrestling invitational tournaments — the Beast of The East
and Iron Man events.
Williams was fifth at this year’s Beast of The East after having finished third as a freshman, and, fourth as a sophomore.
A student with a 3.8 grade point average, Williams was fifth at last year’s Iron Man.
As a freshman, Williams earned the state title at 103 pounds, and as a sophomore, Williams decked his state title bout opponent.
Asper, last weekend, won the prestigious Mount Mat Madness Invitational Tournament.
Asper is 18-0, having won 68 consecutive bouts, and is attempting to become only Maryland’s third-ever four-time state titlist.
Loyola’s defending MIAA champion Colin Schuster will also be among the top wrestlers in the event.
What: Arundel Duals
When: Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26
Where: Arundel High, 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills
Schedule:
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Session
1, Friday, 25 January 2008
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Start
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End
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No. of Mats
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4 pools, matches 1-32 of 40
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1:30 PM
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10:00PM
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7
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Session
2, Saturday, 26 January 2008
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No.
of Mats
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Pool matches 33-40, Top 8 and Consolations
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9:00
AM
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2:30
PM
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7
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30 Minute Break (Gym will be cleared)
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Session
3, Saturday, 26 January 2008
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No.
of Mats
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Championship, 3rd Place,
Consolations, Challenges
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7
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Teams in DigitalSports-Maryland State Wrestling Association Top 20: No. 6 DeMatha, No. 10 Stephen Decatur, No. 11 Hereford, No. 20 Loyola.
Other Teams:
Annapolis Area Christian, Archbishop Spalding, Arundel, Bethesda-Chevy
Chase, Broadneck, Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, Clarksburg, Howard,
Lansdowne, Liberty, Potomac Falls, Va., Tabb, Va., Walkersville,
Winston Churchill, Wootton, Yorktown, Va.
Ranked Virginia wrestlers:
Paul Rowane, 119, Potmac Falls (No. 6); Andrew Williams, 125, Tabb (No.
1); Charlie Haislip, 125, Potomac Falls (No. 6); Eric Westby, 140, Tabb
(No. 3); Aaron Rowane, 145, Potomac Falls (No. 8); Paul Bresnan, 189,
Tabb (No. 5); Chris Dola, 215, Yorktown (No. 5).
Maryland’s state champs: Josh Asper, 171, Hereford (3X); Danny Miller, 189, Stephen Decatur; Jordan Walsh, 189, Walkersville.
Maryland Intercholastic Athletic Association Champs: Colin Schuster, 145, Loyola.
Other top wrestlers:
103 – Pat Prada, DeMatha; Matt Swiger, Hereford.
112 – Max Rosen, Hereford; Houston, Zemanski, Broadneck.
119 – Dan Beall, Annapolis Area Christian; Kris Dutt, Howard; Earl Eppard, Lansdowne.
125- Tyler Bulger, Howard; Kyle Haden, DeMatha.
130 – C.J. Cotterman, Walkersville.
135 – Tanner Wrublik, Clarksburg; Skylar Snead, Stephen Decatur.
140 – Matt Dugan, DeMatha; Jordan Hernandez, Arundel; Ty White, Walkersville.
145 – Jeremy Keil, Hereford; Mike Munno, DeMatha; Zach White, Walkersville.
152 – Tyler Lomax, Chesapeake-AA
160- Marc Nielson, Walkersville
171 – Zach O’Keeffe, Chesapeake-AA;
189- Mike Auguggia, DeMatha;
215 – Ben Hatef, DeMatha
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