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Summerville wrestlers dominate Trojans

Published Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:20 PM

By Roger Lee
The Gazette

photo by Roger Lee

Summerville’s Jaleel Brown (l) earned a win by pin in the 171-pound weight class Wednesday.

The Green Wave grapplers are off to a solid start this season.

After earning a pair of Top 5 finishes in tournaments this month, the Summerville wrestling team improved its duals record o 4-0 Wednesday with a 63-15 win over James Island. The Wave team placed fifth in the Palmetto State Classic Dec. 4-5 and placed fourth out of 28 teams from five states during last weekend’s Outback Wrestling Classic in North Myrtle Beach.

“We are getting better,” Summerville coach Daryl Tucker said. “We still need to get some wrestlers into certain classes, but things are coming along. Hopefully by January we will be where we need to be. The Tiger Classic tournament in North Carolina next week should be a good gauge for where we are.”

Summerville had three wrestlers win their weight class during the Outback Classic.

Two-time state champion Aaron Hansen was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler for the 103-145 classes after winning the 125-pound class. Hansen defeated the West Virginia’s defending state champion at 125 en route to claiming the tournament championship.

Summerville’s Jordan Wigger placed first at 112 during the tournament and Eli Ashby placed first at 135. Corey Hall placed second at 103 and Robert Hunter placed third at 130.

Point Pleasant of West Virginia won the Classic with a 216-point finish. Rounding out the Top 5 were White Knoll (179), Lugoff-Elgin (168), Summerville (167.5) and Pigeon Forge (139) out of Tennessee.

On Wednesday, the Wave won 10 out of 14 classes by pin. James Island only won three weight classes, with one of the wins coming by forfeit.

SUMMERVILLE 63,

JAMES ISLAND 15

103--Harrawood (S) p. Jansen. 112--Jacobik (JI) wbf. 119--Thomas (S) p. Sikes. 125--Hansen (S) p. Rimer. 130--Baird (JI) d. Hunter 17-14. 135--Ashby (S) p Williams. 140--Corn (S) p. Baird. 145--Harris (JI) p. Rataj. 152--Windham (S) P. Rogers. 160--Pantone (S) p. Ware. 171--Brown (S) p. Farah. 189--Ambrose (S) d. Sumner 9-7. 215--Weston (S) p. Ballzigle. HWT--Harrison (S) p. Brown.

Contact Roger Lee @ 873-9424 ext. 213 or rlee@journalscene.com.

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