Thornton Invitational Tournament
February 2, 2008
Air Academy, Alamosa, Bear Creek, Fort
Collins, Grandview,
Greeley West, Horizon, Mountain View, Rangeview,
Silver Creek, Skyline, Thornton
Howling Wolves
February 2, 2008
THORNTON
| The center of a
wolf's universe is its pack, and howling is the glue that keeps the pack
together. Every wrestling team faces the tough task of putting their
best lineup together week in and week out. Some teams have the depth to
fill in for missing wrestlers, others don't. Grandview has had a tough
time getting the pack together in the 07-08 season and the Thornton
tournament was one of the first times this season that you could hear
the pack howl, together ... as one. The Wolves were placed in the white
division with Bear Creek, Greeley Central, Horizon, Mountain View,
Rangeview, Skyline and Wray and finished in first place with 85 points.
Greeley Central finished second with 61.5. Grandview had three first
place finishers, three seconds, three thirds and one sixth place finish.
Senior Bryce Lucherini
started the "chorus howl" in the semi-finals with a gutsy 7-5 overtime
win over Wray's
Jared Oestman
to setup a showdown with Alamosa's seventh ranked (4A) Dominic Gaitan in
the championship match.
Lucherini pinned Gaitan in the third period to win the 152 pound
bracket.
Junior Eric Wilson met up with Wray's returning 103 pound state champion
(2A), senior Drew Ritchey, in the semi-final round. Wilson took Ritchey
down late in the third period to tie the match 8-8 and then turned him
for two points when the time expired. Wilson wrestled
Greeley West's freshman standout, and 4A's number three ranked, Joseph
Martinez for the championship and won 2-0.
Senior Cody Gilmore continued his quest towards a state championship
with a victory over Wray's number five ranked (2A) Jeremy Lund in the
semi's and then a win over Alamosa's number seven ranked (4A) Vicente
Apodaca in the championship match.
Senior Patrick Brown lost to Greeley Central's number four ranked (4A)
Scott Schaeffer 8-1 two
weeks ago at the Top Of The Rockies Tournament and avenged that loss in
the second round with a smart, technical and physical performance that
ended in a 7-5 victory. Brown lost in the championship match to Greeley
West's freshman standout, Nathaniel Garcia, 7-4. Garcia is currently
ranked second in 4A and has only lost one match this season.
Sophomore John Godin continues to impress at 103 pounds. Godin pinned
both of his oppenents in his division in the first period and wrestled
Alamosa star, Jesse Meis, in the championship match. Meis is a senior
and currently ranked number one in the 112 pound weight class in 4A. He
is the returning 103 pound state champion and the current Reno
Touranment of Champions winner. Meis has wrestled in the 112 bracket in
the new year and a number of people were surprised to see Meis back at
3's. Godin lost to Meis, like so many others, by tech fall after Meis
racked up his points with the Alamosa tilt.
Junior Jacob Bomareto
continues to wrestle well in the 189 pound bracket. Bomareto met Wray's
sixth ranked Paul Campfield in the semi's and won by decision. Then he
met Air Academy's number four ranked (5A) Zach Batey for the
championship and lost by fall.
Michael Balagna (119), Josh Starr (140) and Penn Wade (215) wrestled
good enough for third place finishes. Balagna lost to Greeley Central's
Jacob Atwood in a one point match in the semi's and then beat Thornton's
Josh Bunn in overtime. Josh Starr was blanked by Greeley Central's
number two ranked (4A)
Rodney Hesse
in the semi's and then defeated Alamosa's number 5 ranked (4A) Kyle
Holman in a close 1-0 match. Penn Wade lost a one point match in
overtime to Mountain View's Blake Stewart in the semi's and then
defeated Alamosa's D.J. Salazar in the consolation match.
160 pounder Cody McCutcheon lost to Greeley Central's fifth ranked (4A)
Jeremy Paz in the second round. McCutcheon won his next two matches and
faced Alamosa's Taylor Barnett in the fifth place match. He fell behind
Barnett early in the match but continued to wrestle tough until the final
whistle. McCutcheon finished in sixth place.
RESULTS
103 - John Godin -
2nd
Place
vs Richard Nguyen, Rangeview (WBF1)
vs Bear Creek (WBF1)
vs Jesse Meis, Alamosa (LTF 0-15)
112 - Eric Wilson -
1st
Place
vs Gonzalez, un-attached (WBF2)
vs Dakota Boyd, Skyline (WBF2)
vs Drew Ritchey, Wray (WD 10-8)
vs Joseph Martinez, Greeley West (WD 2-0)
119 -
Michael Balagna -
3rd Place
bye
vs Donivan Montoya, Rangeview (WBF2)
vs Jacob Atwood, Greeley Central (LD 7-8)
vs Josh Bunn, Thornton (WD 6-4 OT)
125 - Joe Tripp
vs Anthony Torin, Wray (WBF3)
vs Roman Sutton, Horizon (LD 0-6)
vs Jake Hentham, Rangeview (LBF3)
130 - Forfeit
135 - Patrick Brown
- 2nd
Place
vs Stayner Richards, Skyline (WBF2)
vs Scott Schaeffer, Greeley Central (WD 7-5)
vs Javier Garcia, Wray (WBF3)
vs Nathaniel Garcia, Greeley West (LD 4-7)
140 - Josh Starr
- 3rd
Place
vs Austin Weed, Wray (WD 4-1)
vs Angel Ruelos, Mountain View (WD 10-2)
vs Rodney Hesse, Greeley Central (LD 0-6)
vs Kyle Holman, Alamosa (WD 1-0)
145 - Matt Fedderson
vs Ross Swartz, Horizon (LTF 0-15)
vs Jarred Bechtold, Skyline (LD 3-10)
152 - Bryce Lucherini
- 1st
Place
vs Daniel Landry, Mountain View (WBF1)
vs Corbin Davis, Bear Creek (WTF 19-4)
vs Jared Oestman, Wray (WD 7-5 OT)
vs Dominic Gaitan, Alamosa (WBF3)
160 - Cody McCutcheon
- 6th Place
vs Jacob McKusker, Skyline (WBF2)
vs Jeremy Paz, Greeley Central (LD 3-7)
vs Matt Lenz, Wray (WD 5-3)
vs Zach Shadi Kingsky, Rangeview (WD 5-2)
vs Taylor Barnett, Alamosa (LD 6-16)
171 -
Enes Ozekin
vs Corey Shoopman, Rangeview (LD 4-11)
vs Warren Braz, Wray (LD 4-6 OT)
189 -
Jacob Bomareto
- 2nd Place
vs Golinda Gonzalez, Horizon (WBF2)
vs Brad Nicholson, Rangeview (WD 6-5)
vs Paul Campfield, Wray (WD 7-5)
vs Zach Batey, Air Academy (LBF2)
215 - Penn Wade
- 3rd Place
vs Clint Pflugrad, Horizon (WBF3)
vs Andrew Lesher, Rangeview (WD 12-3)
vs Blake Stewart, Mountain View (LD 1-2 OT)
vs D.J. Salazar, Alamosa (WD 8-3)
275 - Cody Gilmore
- 1st
Place
vs Tyler Morrison, Greeley Central (WBF1)
vs Tommy Jeffrey, Rangeview (WBF1)
vs
Jeremy Lund, Wray (WD 7-1)
vs Vicente Apodaca, Alamosa (WD 6-1) |
