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The Warsaw Tiger wrestling team was soundly trounced by Northridge 50-24 Tuesday.
The Tigers went through nine matches without a win, falling behind by a score of 44-0. Warsaw then won four of the last five matches in performances by experienced juniors and seniors.
Warsaw coach Tony Boley said, "It's going to be a tough fight all year long. Right now we're just looking for some leadership from the upperclassmen in the practice room."Ê
Warsaw assistant coach Tony Perry said, "The guys are too easy on each other during practice. A loss like this may help to up the intensity of our practices."
Warsaw is a bit inexperienced and plagued by injuries.
Northridge is a strong team that now boasts a 5-2 record, including a win over the Wawasee Warriors.
At 130 pounds for Northridge, Tim Kidder remains undefeated on the season after pinning Warsaw's Trenton Plummer in 1:10.Ê
Another unbeaten Northridge wrestler is Ben Grubert (152), who had to settle for a technical fall (15 match points) over Adam Galvin.
The four wins for Warsaw all came by way of convincing pins for Isaac Perry, Richard Wolfe, Kris Hueber and Joey Navarro. Perry (160 pounds) put Jason Miller to the mat for a fall at 1:38. Wolfe (171) pinned Noah Hoppingardner in 1:09. Hueber (215) stuck James Greensides in 1:01. Navarro (275) dominated Ryan Eaton, going ahead by a 13-3 score before nailing a fall at 2:32.
Another win for Warsaw came at the junior varsity level for Jake Engler. In his first high school wrestling match Engler did the "right stuff" and grabbed a pin in 1:36.
A few mistakes cost Anthony Boley his match to Anthony Lemon.Ê Boley simply had his head in the wrong place and ended up losing by 6-2 score. A Warsaw injury gave Northridge the win by forfeit at 112 pounds. Tanner Connealy (119) of Warsaw lost a 12-2 decision to David Blea, and then Warsaw's Daniel Harter (125) lost an 11-0 decision to Jeremy Weaver.
Also losing matches for Warsaw were Adam Bott (135) by pin, David Sumpter (140) by a decision and Gabe Rager (189) by a pin at 1:03.
The Tigers, now 2-3, travel to Lake Central in northwest Indiana for a Saturday double-elimination team tournament. This promises to be a substantial test with many state-ranked wrestlers. The Tigers have a solid nucleus of individuals and should be well-suited to the double-elimination format of this event.
NORTHRIDGE 50, WARSAW 24
(Warsaw wrestlers are listed first in all weight classes)
103 Anthony Boley (10) dec by Anthony Lemon (11), 2-6
112 forfeit to Keith Grubaugh
119 Tanner Connealy (9) maj dec by David Blea (10), 2-12
125 Daniel Harter (9) maj dec by Jeremy Weaver (9), 0-11
130 Trenton Plummer (9) pinned by Tim Kidder (11), 1:10
135 Adam Bott (10) pinned by Adam Stoffel (11), 1:20
140 David Sumpter (11) maj dec by Tory Owens (12), 4-16
145 Dustin Gochenour (11) pinned by Tim Detwiler (12), 2:23
152 Adam Galvin (10) tech fall by Ben Grubert (11), 0-15
160 Isaac Perry (12) pinned Jason Miller (12), 1:38
171 Richard Wolfe (11) pinned Noah Hoppingardner (11), 1:09
189 Gabe Rager (10) pinned by Chris Worsham (11), 1:01
215 Chris Hueber (11) pinned James Greensides (12), 1:03
275 Joey Navarro (12) pinned Ryan Eaton (10), 2:32
