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Cape wrestling pins 55 points on Sanford

Vikings move to 11-1 on the season
Cape’s Vinnie Diego pins Sanford’s Cory Frederick at 5:54 in the 145-pound class. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dan Cook
January 31, 2017
Cape’s Anthony Caruso gets the leg of Sanford’s Trent Wall and grapples to an 8-6 decision at the 120-pound class. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Max Norquest sags his hips and works for an 8-5 decision over Kyle McDonough at the 132 class. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape’s Chris Handlin pins Spencer Green at 1:12 of the 182 class. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape freshman Andre Currie wins an 18-6 major decision over Jason Lamey at 126. DAN COOK PHOTO
Cape coach Chris Mattioni gets help from his son, Owen, and assistant coach Keith Tobin. DAN COOK PHOTO

The Cape Henlopen grapplers used three forfeits and two pins to help down visiting Sanford 55-17 Jan. 28. The Vikings gave Sanford 12 of their points via forfeits at the 106 and 113 weight classes.

Holden Kammerer (195), Billy Ott (220), Zack Flores (285), Mason Karrow (138) and Cory Lawson (160) all picked up six points via forfeits. Cape’s Anthony Caruso defeated Trent Wall 8-6 at 120, Andre Currie won by an 18-6 major decision over Jason Lamey at 126, Max Norquest decisioned Kyle McDonough 8-5 at 132, and Dante Jaquet won by a 10-8 decision over Timmy Griffith at 152.

Vinnie Diego (145) pinned Cory Frederick at 5:54, while Chris Handlin (182) pinned Spencer Green at 1:12.

“Sanford is banged up, which is unfortunate,” said Cape coach Chris Mattioni. “They have a talented team, and we knew they had a couple of quality guys.

“Max [Norquest] wrestled Kyle McDonough and Dante [Jaquet] beat Timmy Griffith, who were state placers,” Mattioni continued. “I’m real proud of how Norquest wrestled. He almost got pinned, and battled back and won that match, which is a real good victory for him. Dante’s match was probably the highlight of the day just in terms of wrestling because it was a back-and-forth of high-level wrestling, and Dante was able to keep attacking and come out with the two-point victory.”

The Vikings’ coach, in his 22nd season, was happy with his entire squad for their overall performance.

“Overall, our guys wrestled really well, and that’s what we want. Even when we wrestled guys that weren’t that good, we came out and we were staying in good position and doing things that we’ve been working on in practice. Overall, it was a great win.”

Cape will travel to Sussex Tech Wednesday, Feb. 1, and host St. Georges Tech Friday, Feb. 3.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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