Cape wrestling escapes Milford with 42-35 win
Cape wrestling went “gingerbread man catch me if you can” at Milford Jan. 7, scoring 42 points by pin in the first nine matches to build a 42-9 advantage. But Milford finished strong, outscoring Cape 26-0 over the final five bouts for the final 42-35 score.
In total, 11 of 14 matches were six-point decisions. Both Cape and Milford had two starters out of the lineup, with the Vikings receiving forfeits at 132 (Geoff Davis) and 138 (Blake Walker).
Wins by pin for Cape were Jack Hudson (113) over Randy Hudgins Perez in 3:35, Cale Baker (120) over Herman Littleton in 0:34, Austin Guerrieri (126) over Charlie Truesdale in 1:40, Grayson Davis (150) over Kaiden Swain in 1:39 and Nick Walker (157) over Wyatt Herring in 1:42.
Milford wins by pin were Ryan Farissier (106) over Nolan Wright in 3:37, Parker Abraham (175) over Ronan Chmelewski in 1:57, Riley Carmean (190) over Yusuf Smith in 4:20 and Greg Lockett (285) over Javier Morales in 2:51.
Additional Milford wins were Dometrius Dallas (144) over Tripp Gannon by 8-4 decision, Davonne Dallas (165) over Carson Tuer by tech fall 17-2 and Ryan Collingsworth (215) over Robbie Payton by 10-4 decision.
Cape improved to 8-3 and will next compete at the War on the Shore Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9-10 in Ocean City, Md. The Vikings will host Sussex Central Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Coach Chris Mattioni: “I would say we survived Milford. It was much closer than expected. Some guys wrestled very well, some underperformed. We have to work on consistency in our performances. Coming off a tough weekend of competition, we were a little banged up. As we get healthy again, I expect our performances to improve. Jack Hudson had a nice performance. He continues to listen and work hard in the practice room. Cale Baker, Austin Guerrieri, Grayson Davis and Nick Walker continue to wrestle at high levels and will be the key to the success for the team. Tripp Gannon had a great weekend and wrestled very well for the most part. He made one mistake at the end of the match last night and wound up being put to his back to lose a close match.”
Girls’ competition
Milford defeated Cape 18-12. There were eight double forfeits in the 13 weight classes. Cape's Yasmin Greer-Pinzaru won by fall over Serenity Abraham in 5:03. Payton Lane of Milford (132) won by fall over Delaney Gallagher in 1:33. Zipporah Lewis of Milford (165) won by fall over Kiersten Smith in 2:52.
The girls will compete in the Delcastle Lady Cougars Invitational beginning at 9 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 11.
