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Beacon and Mariner wrestling show their moves at conference tourney

Beacon's Chris Handlin, top, grapples Mariner's Kaden Greenlee in the 130-pound class. Handlin won the match with a 5-2 decision. Beacon placed eighth in the tournament while Mariner took 11th-place honors. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
February 6, 2013
Beacon's Ethan Ghabra, top, pins Millsboro Middle's Demond Hall at 2:07 of the 106-pound match. BY DAN COOK
Mariner's Dillon Adams pins Milford's Ethan Hurd at 3:25 of the 118-pound match. BY DAN COOK
Beacon's Holden Kammerer escapes the hold of Smyrna's  Nolan Rutherford in a 118-pound match. Rutherford won by fall at 2:28. BY DAN COOK
Beacon's Cory Lawson, right, throws Delmar's Ben Scott and goes on to a 12-6 decision in the 145-pound class. BY DAN COOK
Mariner's Nyasia Mosley pushes for the escape with Postlethwait's Daniel Evans in the 155-pound class. Evans won by fall at 3:51. BY DAN COOK
Beacon's Liam Zolper works for a 12-3 major decision over Mario Santizo of Georgetown Middle School. BY DAN COOK
The referee prevents Beacon's Brock Maloomian and Millsboro's David Connors from falling off the mat in a 155-pound match. Maloomian won with a 3-1 decision. BY DAN COOK
Beacon's Jacob Crenshaw works for a 17-11 decision over Dover's Jacob Casey in an 82-pound class match. BY DAN COOK
Beacon's head coach Pat Irelan, left, talks over strategy with assistant coach Dan Smith. BY DAN COOK
Mariner head coach Michael Luciano watches as his team wrestles in the conference tournament. BY DAN COOK

The Cape Henlopen School District middle schools showed they have the future Vikings wrestling squad headed in the right direction as they took on the rest of the Henlopen Conference middle schools at the Milford Middle School gymnasium Jan. 2.

Beacon finished in eighth place with 123 points while Mariner finished in 11th place with 65 points.

Beacon finalists were Anthony Caruso in second place at 76 pounds, Ethan Ghabra in second at 106 pounds, Chris Handlin in fourth at 130, Cory Lawson in second at 145, Brock Maloomian in fifth at 155 and Liam Zolper in fifth at 170 pounds.

Mariner Vikings finalists were Dillon Adams placing third at 118 pounds, Vincent Diego third at 124 and Kaden Greenlee fifth in the 130-pound class.

The youth states tournament, which includes elementary and middle schools, will be Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 and 15 at Sussex Tech.

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