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Cape wrestling places third in Henlopen Conference Championship

Lawson and Flores take first, Diego places second
Cape’s Billy Ott celebrates his third-place victory over Caesar Rodney’s Brenden Holder to take third place in the DIAA Henlopen Conference Tournament. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dan Cook
February 20, 2017
Zack Flores points to his teammates after winning the 285 championship over Milford's Bryan Wynes. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Cory Lawson takes down Central’s Brandon Bautista and goes on to win the 160-pound Henlopen Conference Championship. DAN COOK PHOTO
The Cape fans show their excitement after Cory Lawson defeated Central’s Brandon Bautista for the 160 crown. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Vinnie Diego works on A’Shon Jackson of Woodbridge and eventually gets the pin at 2:53 in the quarterfinals. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Cory Lawson takes down Central’s Brandon Bautista. Bautista had previously beaten Lawson in the state dual meet last week. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape's Chris Handlin and Polytech's Derrick Atwood prove that wrestling is not just a horizontal sport. Handlin won to take third place. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Zeke Bean defeats Central’s Tyler Bunting 9-1 in the quarterfinals. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Brock Maloomian holds on to defeat Caesar Rodney’s Isaiah Washington 5-2 to place sixth at 195. DAN COOK PHOTO
Anthony Caruso rides Indian River’s Ta’Jon Knight to a 15-4 major decision in the fourth-place match. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape senior Cory Lawson works for a pin at 3:20 over Laurel’s Dalton Purdue in the 160-pound quarterfinal match. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Max Norquest takes down Dover’s Taqee Williams and wraps up a 12-4 major decision in the quarterfinals. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Dante Jacquet takes a 14-6 major decision over Milford’s Khiry Hovington in a third-place match. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Zeke Bean, right, grapples to a win over Milford’s Alex Creasey to take third place in the 145-pound weight class. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Andre Currie works for a pin over Sussex Tech’s Hunter Hineline in the 126-pound class seventh-place matchup. DAN COOK PHOTO

The Cape Henlopen wrestling team placed third in the Henlopen Conference Championship behind Smyrna and Sussex Central Feb. 18 in Georgetown. 

Cape’s first-seeded Zack Flores took first place with a win over Milford’s Bryan Wynes in the 285-pound class. Flores defeated Sussex Tech’s Jamie Schirmer in the semis. Schirmer had previously defeated Flores 3-2 Feb. 1. Cape’s Cory Lawson defeated Central’s Brandon Bautista in the final of the 160-pound bracket after Bautista beat him Feb. 14 in the deciding match of the state dual-meet tournament semifinal.

Cape’s Vincent Diego lost an overtime match in the final to Anthony Fisher of Dover. Diego had defeated Fisher 4-2 Jan. 25 in the Vikings’ 42-24 win over the Senators.

"I thought we wrestled really well Friday night," said Cape coach Chris Mattioni. "We put nine wrestlers into the semis. We didn't perform up to our potential in the semis, but five guys took third place. It showed our character that they refocused and did great in the wrestlebacks.”

Cape qualified 10 wrestlers for the state tournament, which is set to begin Friday, Feb. 24, at Dover High School. 

Cape’s Anthony Caruso placed fourth at 120, freshman Andre Curie placed seventh at 126 and Max Norquest took third-place honors at 132. Senior Zeke Bean took third at 145, Dante Jacquet placed third at 152, Chris Handlin took third at 170, Brock Maloomian took sixth at 195 and Billy Ott placed third at 220.

Sussex Central coach Phil Shultie took the 2017 Coach of the Year honors. Jackson Dean of Caesar Rodney was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler, as he beat defending state champion Greg Baum of Smyrna. 

 

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