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Cape wrestling grapples at Battle at the Beach
Vikings in 11th place after day one
Cape’s Andre Currie, top, pins Conrad’s Lenny Appleton in 20 seconds in the 138-pound weight class. DAN COOK PHOTOS
December 30, 2017
Cape’s Roy Jones, top, takes down Franklin Klinger from Dallastown High School, but he lost a close 4-3 decision in the 160-pound class.
Cape’s Anthony Caruso, top, grapples to a tech fall win over Ronald McCoy of Morristown High School of New Jersey at 132.
Cape freshman Jackson Handlin fights from the bottom, but is pinned in the match with Matt Phayre from West Chester Henderson High School at 152.
Sussex Tech’s Hunter Hineline, right, gets the advantage of Zach Seiler of Susquenita; he picked up the pin in the 120-pound class.
Central’s Drew Morris, top, works for the pin over Andrew Perone from Kennett High School in the 152 class.
Sussex Central’s Rashad Stratten pins Lake Forest’s DaShawn Grace in the 132 class.
The Cape Henlopen wrestling squad took to the mats at the Battle at the Beach Dec. 28-29 at Indian River High School, where teams from Delaware and the tri-state area competed for the coveted Battle at the Beach trophy.
After the first day of action, the Vikings were in 11th place with 51.5 points. Anthony Caruso, Andre Currie and Chris Handlin had moved into the semis, with Jackson Handlin, Roy Jones and Billy Ott grappling in the wrestlebacks.
Sussex Central was in first place after Day 1 with 96 points, while Caesar Rodney was in second with 90.
Due to an early deadline for the New Year’s Day holiday, the full results were unavailable for this edition. Go to www.capevikingssports.com for final results.
