Blue Devils defend The Devils Den on senior night time
Jan. 26—CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS — The Cambridge Springs wrestling staff has fought a small roster all season.
The Blue Devils welcomed Cochranton, one other staff coping with a small roster, to The Devils Den on Wednesday night time. Cambridge received 4 of the 5 bouts within the Area 2 match and defeated the Cardinals 30-21.
“It was good. It is our second win of the season and it has been onerous. It is our final area match of the season, our final residence match of the season,” Cambridge Springs head coach Dalton Lester stated. “Now we have two extra away matches, however this was a giant win. It is good to return in right here and have a giant crowd, have the youth program out right here and simply win a match.”
The match opened at 215 — which was a forfeit win in favor of Cochranton — as was 285.
The primary motion was at 107 kilos between Cambridge’s Rowan Feikles and Cochranton’s Cameron Boozer. Feikles had an early takedown earlier than pinning Boozer in a single minute and 7 seconds.
After a forfeit at 114, Cochranton’s Kayson Smith battled William Marceau at 121 kilos. Smith earned an early takedown to go up 2-0. Marceau recovered with an escape late within the second interval, however Smith dealt with enterprise and stored Marceau at bay for a 5-1 resolution. The choice put Cochranton within the lead 15-12.
“It was match. We’re nonetheless doing issues we have to get higher at. Our sprawling is just a little lackadaisical, so we have to hold engaged on that,” Cochranton head coach John Svirbly stated. “We simply have to hold getting higher each day, we have been preaching all of it 12 months. We see little issues, however as we get nearer to the tip of the 12 months we have to get higher sooner now.”
At 127 kilos, Cambridge’s Brandon Hoover confronted Ben Subject, which Hoover received 4-0. Hoover’s teammate Brody Beck adopted with a 4-2 resolution over Blake Foulk at 133 kilos.
Foulk scored a takedown within the closing seconds of the primary interval, however it was all Beck from there. Beck earned a takedown within the second interval and added a close to fall to go up 4-2, a lead Beck didn’t hand over.
At 139 kilos, Cochranton’s Money Morrell opened the match with a standing takedown on Cambridge’s Preston Gorton. Morrell labored to a 7-0 lead earlier than Gorton earned an escape level. Morrell answered with a fast takedown and a pin in 1:37 to offer his staff six factors.
After two double forfeits and a Cochranton forfeit, Cambridge led 24-21. At 172, Cochranton’s Dar Singleton confronted Tyler Shepard. Shepard pinned Singleton in 2:20 in what was the ultimate bout of the night time.
The Cambridge win got here after a profitable weekend on the Mercer V.F.W. Match.
“We had an important weekend with two champions at Mercer. We took six youngsters and all six positioned. This weekend we’ve got Fred Bell, so I count on massive issues there too. Now we have small numbers, however we’re grinding and doing what we’ve got to do,” Lester stated. “I believe they’re peaking on the proper time. It confirmed from the primary event to this previous weekend. We’re wanting ahead to the postseason to see what we will do.”
Cambridge Springs is 2-5 general and 2-4 in area matches this season.
Cochranton is 2-4 general and 1-4 within the area.
“Now we have not peaked but, that is for certain, however we’re getting higher. As coaches, we count on them to get higher sooner, however it’s a sluggish course of,” Svirbly stated. “You might want to tweak little issues right here and there, hold plugging away at it and getting higher.”
Each groups will compete on the Fred Bell event in Grove Metropolis this weekend.
“Now we have a giant event this weekend that may enhance our mettle whether or not we’re able to go for the postseason or not. It does not matter what occurs this weekend so long as we get higher,” Svirbly stated. “It is good competitors for us. We have to use it and get good matches out of this weekend and hold transferring ahead.”
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