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Cape wrestling beats St. Georges 49-20 on Senior Night

Vikings head to CR for big match Feb. 6
Cape’s Juan Lares gets takedown in overtime to win the match at 145. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick
February 5, 2019

The Cape wrestling team fought a tough St. Georges squad over several close matches Feb. 4 at the Big House, forfeiting two weight classes but still coming away with a 49-20 victory on Senior Night.

The Vikings will grapple at Caesar Rodney at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, before competing in the DIAA State Duals Friday, Feb. 8, at Smyrna.

Cape got falls from Chris Handlin (195) over David Lin in 2:21, Billy Ott (220) over Antonio Hernandez in 1:42, Jackson Handlin (160) over Dontae Ferrara in 5:37, Roy Jones (170) over Nate Fulton in 1:16 and Eduardo Saez (182) over Matt Estrada-Diaz in 4:15.

St. Georges earned wins from Andre Boone (285) over Lucas Ruppert 3-2 and Sebastian Sye (126) with a tech fall over Mikey Frederick 18-2.

Cape’s other wins were Carson Kammerer (120) with a tech fall over Richard Lloyd 16-0, Anthony Caruso (132) over Alex Ruiz 10-6, Finbar Rishko (138) over Scott Reagan 9-3, Juan Lares (145) over John Pantazes 9-7 in overtime and Andre Currie (152) with a tech fall over Jonathan Carrion 19-4.

Cape’s Juan Lares gets takedown in overtime to win the match at 145. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Anthony Caruso was too sick to wrestle, but met the moment to post a decision before throwing up in a trash can.
Carson Kammerer came back from the flu to win by technical fall.
Billy Ott wrestled tough, winning by fall at 220 pounds.
Eduardo Saez fights off the bottom and would win by pin.
Mikey Frederick, a freshman, deals with Sebastian Sye, one of the top guys in the 126-pound weight class.

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