Cape wrestling wins at Woodbridge 48-24
The Cape wrestling team surged to a 48-24 win at undefeated Woodbridge Jan. 24, behind six pins and three close decisions.
Woodbridge’s four wins all came via the pin.
Cape grapplers grabbing six points by fall or forfeit were Holt Baker (113) over Duane Cooke in 1:12, Joshua Wright (120) by forfeit, CJ Fritchman (126) over JJ Gonzales in 1:12, Luke Bender (138) over Brandon Williams in 3:16, Mikey Frederick (145) over Xavier Dunaway in 0:51 and Lucas Ruppert (285) over Derrick Atwood in 2:48.
The Blue Raiders started the home match at 106 with Kyle Davis pinning Arthur Bennett at 3:50 into their match. Woodbridge also had wins by pin from Cole Gibbs (160) over John Bender in 1:20, Hunter Young (182) over Gary Hayes in 1:50 and Phoenix Dean (220) over Cameron Smith in 1:20.
“Ten total pins out of 14 makes for a quick match, “ said Cape coach Chris Mattioni.
Sophomore Carson Kammerer (132) scored a takedown over Gavin Manning in the final minute to win 3-2. Manning had beaten Kammerer earlier in the season at the Battle at the Beach tournament.
“That was a big win for Carson,” Mattioni said. “Manning is ranked No. 5 in the state at 132, and it’s a tough weight class.”
Finbar Rishko (152) won a 6-3 decision over Brenton Williams, Andre Currie (170) prevailed 4-2 over Ellis Cannon, and Jackson Handlin (195) beat Michael Hutchinson 5-1.
Cape improved to 12-4 on the season and will wrestle at Dover Wednesday, Jan. 29, then host William Penn at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1.
Takedowns: Woodbridge wrestled in the Legacy Duals at Hodgson Vocational Jan. 25 where they tied Milford 40-40 with each team winning seven bouts, but lost the match on a tiebreaker, Milford having six pins to four for Woodbridge. Woodbridge also lost to Caravel 46-25, while beating Archmere 62-6, Newark Charter 57-19 and Hodgson 53-19. Sussex Central won the Canal Classic at Middletown with 247 points over second-place William Penn with 215. Tournament champions for Sussex Central were Dylan King at 113, Mason Ankrom at 126 and Cole Jester at 138. Sussex Central will wrestle at Milford Wednesday, Jan. 29. Smyrna beat Salesianum in a Saturday night home match 46-19 in a battle of Delaware’s top two teams in Division I.
