Wrestling season is never over

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: April 13, 2011

With rain once again washing out a day of spring baseball games, I thought I would go back to the well for one more wrestling blog. (MAYBE this will be the last one…)

The nation’s top two postseason high school wrestling tournaments — the FloNationals in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and the National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach — took place in late March and early April, and Howard County had some success stories to bring home.

At Flonationals, Reservoir senior Mark Colabucci, a two-time state champion, placed eighth in the 160-pound weight class to become an All-American. High school teammate Josh Hamilton (285) was 2-2 at Flonationals, as was Hammond’s Jonathan Goodwin (125), a junior. Hammond junior Raven Coleman-Brooks also traveled to Cuyahoga Falls, though he did not win a match.

In Virginia Beach, River Hill freshman Cory Daniel became the Hawks’ first ever finalist at 152 pounds of the freshman division. Daniel lost to a fellow Marylander, LaPlata state champion Josh Llopez, in the finals. Fellow Hawks freshman Logan Kirby (189) finished fifth, giving River Hill a pair of All-Americans for the first time at the event in the same year. River Hill’s Omar Messallam (189) and Jason Johnson (285) each won a pair of matches in the junior division, while senior Cameron Kirby (130) and freshman Casey Guthier (135) came home with a win in their respective divisions.

Archbishop Spalding freshman Matt Pente (119, three wins), a Howard County resident, Reservoir freshman Donovan Peek (145, two wins) and Wilde Lake seniors Alvin Harris (189) and Zathy Ndiang (189, two wins) also competed in Virginia Beach.

Finally as a little bonus for the faithful readers who have read this far, I’m also including the All-Freshman and All-Sophomore teams. Last week I posted my All-Star teams by class year, but combined the freshmen and sophomores into one group due to the smaller pool of wrestlers. I had a little more time on my hands, so after a little more digging, this is what I came up with. Please let me know if you think I missed someone…

All Freshman Team
103: Mason Kilcarr, Re
112: Joe Zoller, G
119: Paul Quattrone, Re
125: Austin Pagnotta, G
130: Malik Jackson, WL
135: Casey Guthier, RH
140: Donovan Peek, Re
145: Cory Daniel, RH
152: Chris McTauge, MR
160: Dylan Juskus, OM
171: Logan Kirby, RH
189: Michael Sullivan, Re
215: Ryan Hassan, MH
285: Scott Desaulte, MR

All Sophomore Team
103: Zach Hensley, OM
112: Taariq Mohammed, RH
119: Ryan Carter, G
125: Austin Pagnotta, G
130: Seth Rowell, Re
135: Shreif Shata, Ha
140: Tola Morakinyo, WL
145: Bryan Overton, Ha
152: Anthony Pagnotta, G
160: Michael Min, MR
171: Adam Satterfield, WL
189: Humphrey Anuh, Ha
215: Ryan Holcomb, MH
285: Sean Twigg, G

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Delay of game

By Carol Gralia
Posted: April 12, 2011

River Hill’s girls lacrosse team thought it had snagged a 12-8 win over Centennial on Monday. The game, tied 6-6 at the half, was halted when lightning was spotted with 9:43 remaining.

It had been a back-and-forth game in the first half, with neither team getting more than a two-goal lead.

River Hill opened the second half by scoring three unanswered goals. Danielle Entrot and Hayden Hutzell assisted each other as Centennial scored twice to bring the Eagles within a goal at 9-8.

River Hill freshman Jenna Collins answered back with two goals of her own and Katie Marlatt followed with her second unassisted goal of the game.

Then the sky lit up, and officials stopped play. Once 80 percent of a game has been played, girls lacrosse rules allow officials to declare the game complete if conditions are no longer considered safe to play.

The game was called.

By Tuesday morning, though, it was back on again.

It seems the officials misapplied the rule. After the lightning was spotted, they failed to wait 30 minutes to see if play could resume.

County coordinator of athletics Mike Williams has decided that the game is not complete and the final 9:43 will be played Wednesday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m., some 16 days after the game started.

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Wrestling: All-Star Teams By Class Year

By Andrew Conrad
Posted: April 6, 2011

Wrestling season ended a month ago, but our winter all-county stories will be in this week’s edition. So to get everyone thinking about wrestling again, I thought I’d look at the best wrestlers by class year and assemble all-star teams as a fun diversion. Let me know if you think I missed someone. I combined the freshman and sophomore classes to have a bigger pool to draw from, and I took some liberties with bumping up weight classes if I thought it could make a stronger team. Who do you think would win in an actual match? (The obvious answer is the seniors, but I’m willing to listen to any opposing viewpoints.)

All Fresh/Soph Team
103: Zach Hensley, OM
112: Joe Zoller, G
119: Ryan Carter, G
125: Austin Pagnotta, G
130: Seth Rowell, Re
135: Shreif Shata, Ha
140: Tola Morakinyo, WL
145: Bryan Overton, Ha
152: Anthony Pagnotta, G
160: Michael Min, MR
171: Logan Kirby, RH
189: Humphrey Anuh, Ha
215: Ryan Hassan, MH
285: Sean Twigg, G

All Junior Team
103: Jeff Barbera, MR
112: Tony Farace, OM
119: Alex Polonsky, WL
125: Nathan Kraisser, C
130: Segun Seweje, OM
135: Macon Stanley, C
140: Drew Staedeli, MH
145: David Ulysse, OM
152: Jack Noonan, RH
160: Tyler Asher, G
171: Kyle Harrington, Ha
189: Glenn Lucas, G
215: Jacob Benedict, RH
285: Jason Johnson, RH

All Senior Team
103: Forfeit
112: Colin Morse, MR
119: Ian Hochuli, MR
125: Drew Vickers, MH
130: Nick Caffrey, G/Cameron Kirby, RH
135: Jerry Fumba, OM/Marcus Coffield, WL
140: Parker Dymond, G
145: Jack Borkowski, G
152: Mathias Ngang, Ha/Alex DoQuang, OM
160: Charles Walls, G
171: Mark Colabucci, Re/Alvin Harris, WL
189: Zathy Ndiang, WL
215: Baldwin Asala, Ha/Payton Rose, Ha
285: Josh Hamilton, Re

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