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Sean Sheehan gets Senior Day pin against Salesianum

Vikings lose home match 37-23
Cape senior Sean Sheehan works for a second-period fall in the 138-pound match against Brady Koveleski of Sallies on Feb. 9 at Cape. BY PAT IRELAN
Patrick Irelan
February 10, 2013
Cape's Thomas Ott tilts his opponent for back points on his way to a 10-2 victory in the 220-pound match against Sallies. BY PAT IRELAN
Cape's Austin Smith escaped the 152-pound bout with a 5-3 minor decision over R.J. Donovan of Salesianum. BY PAT IRELAN
Sallies 182-punder Dalton Gregory works for a last-second takedown to defeat Cape's Andre Flowers 3-1. BY PAT IRELAN
Cape's Justin Lopez runs an arm bar during the 170- pound match against Sallies Feb. 9 at Cape. Lopez won the bout 8-2. BY PAT IRELAN
Elliot Young was unable to finish this half Nelson for the pin, but managed a 10-2 major decision over Jake Bruce at 132 pounds Feb. 9 against Salesianum. BY PAT IRELAN
Heavyweight Nick Carroll was unable to turn his Sallies opponent with this cradle and ended up losing the 285-pound bout 3-1 in overtime. BY PAT IRELAN
Gathered at Senior Night (l-r), Cape head wrestling coach Chris Mattioni thanks his senior team managers Emily Schlater and Maggie Economos and lone senior wrestler Sean Sheehan. Assistant coach David Mushrush completes the group. BY PAT IRELAN

Cape hosted a talented Salesianum wrestling team Feb. 9 with hopes of wrestling their way into the state dual-meet championships, but the Sals proved to be too much for the Vikings and cruised to a 37-23 win on Cape's Senior Night.

The match was tied 4-4 after each team recorded an early major decision, but after Cape's Nick Carroll lost the heavyweight bout in overtime, Sallies gained momentum. Sallies rolled through Cape's young lightweights and opened up a large lead by winning five consecutive matches.  Cape's Elliot Young broke the streak with a 10-0 major decision at 132 pounds, which was followed by a second-period pin by Cape's lone senior, Sean Sheehan, at 138. Cape went on to win three out of the last five bouts with Austin Smith 152, Aaron Mattioni 160, and Justin Lopez 170 all winning by minor decision. But it wasn't enough.

Cape coach Chris Mattioni was disappointed with the team's intensity and hopes that they compete at a higher level in the upcoming Henlopen Conference Championships Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16, and the DIAA Individual State Championships the following weekend.

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