CR South Advances To Semis, Nazareth Up Next
Council Rock South was solid up and down its lineup in the Golden Hawks’ quarterfinal bout with Erie Cathedral Prep, winning 31-25. Maximino Mendez (106) and Joe Doyle (220) recorded falls to grab momentum after the Golden Hawks dropped the opening match at 170-pounds. Tyler Gettmann got that right back at 182 with a 4-2 win over Prep’s Evan Selker with a late takedown and a nice switch for a reversal early in the match. With each team earning back and forth victories and falls through the heavyweight bout, including Doyle’s :49 second fall after a slick HiC takedown and an overpowering leg rid, Maximino Mendez followed with a tight cradle and pin fall to put South in the driver’s seat.
Ben Radner looked solid at 120 with a tight reinforced bar tilt, winning 6-1 after stepping over a toss attempt by Andrew Stark at the buzzer to take on more backs. Eric Woloshyn was outstanding at 126 for South, winning 9-4 over Prep’s Tyler McKinney with a nifty chin whip at the buzzer. He got rolled out of the hold, but it was more than enough for the win. Mike McKinney stepped in at 132-pounds to earn a hard fought 3-2 decision win over Spencer Staab. McKinney fought off a desperate headlock attempt at the end of the match and held onto a single leg to keep the victory.
At 138-pounds, the Golden Hawks’ Zack Trampe found himself in a very physical match with Marques McClorin, but in what has been his trademark lately, he owned the third period with a series of takedowns with a major decision (19-11). And from there, it was all done for Prep as Cary Palmer grabbed a 4-3 decision at 145-pounds over Albert Taylor to put South ahead in the team score 31-16 with two bouts to go and clinching the W.
CR South’s Riley Palmer was agitated with a banged-up knee at 152 from what it appeared and dropped a 3-1 decision to Carter Starocci, and Cole Flanigan got decked by the Ramblers Dazjon Casto to close out the scoring 31-25 with the Golden Hawks on top.
Nazareth was a 46-18 winner over Cedar Cliff and will battle the Rock South at 8 pm tonight.
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