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Springstead’s two-hour plus trek to Volusia County last week has nothing on the Hernando High’s road trip this weekend.
The Leopards will travel nearly 3½ hours to Indian River County for Saturday’s 11th annual Shark Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Sebastian River High School.
The tourney is expected to begin at 10 a.m. and is expected to finish by 8 p.m. SRHS is offering an all-day $8 ticket.
The 12-team field featuring a dual-meet format includes: Pool “A” – Brooksville-Hernando, Stuart-Martin County, Oviedo-Hagerty and Vero Beach; Pool “B” – Rockledge, Okeechobee, Titusville and Sebastian River; Pool “C” – Palm Bay-Heritage, Melbourne, Stuart-South Fork and Port St. Lucie.
After pool play, the teams will be cross-bracketed to wrestle a state-maximum five times.
A team trophy for first place will be awarded along with two Kenny Pfieffer Memorial Awards for the Outstanding Heavyweight and Outstanding Lightweight Wrestlers, as well as the Kenny Pfieffer Memorial Sportsmanship Award.
The defending tourney champ is Rockledge. Springstead defeated Rockledge last weekend at the Deltona Duals, 65-6.
Fort Pierce-Central won the 2009 event.
Second-year SRHS Head Coach Zach Sanford admitted this weekend’s event would be difficult to project with many of the team’s football players-turned wrestlers not in shape yet.
“Our goal is just to see where we’re at right now,” said Sanford. “Like a lot of teams, we just got our football players back. We’re one of those teams where we have nobody at 126-132, but after 138 we’ve got a ton of guys. We’re gonna fill 12 weights.
As far as the team to beat Saturday, Coach Sanford began with the defending tournament champs from Rockledge along with Port St. Lucie and Hagerty.
“It’s hard to predict without actually seeing them for the first time,” said Sanford, a Sebastian River alumnus.
Coach Sanford admits this weekend’s event was an easy sell to his team.
“It’s our first big tournament at home,” he said. “It’s time for our guys to make their mark. It’s the first time we get our starting lineup together in front of a big crowd. Come Saturday, it’s time to go to work.”
Leopards: 9 grapplers return
Hernando, which went 3-2 in last year’s Sebastian River Duals, posted a collective 39-31 won-lost slate.
Last year, only Jared Young and Zach Pritz went 5-0. The duo combined for nine pins.
Though HHS went 0-4 at the Valrico Duals at Bloomingdale High School, Young opened the campaign with a perfect 5-0 slate featuring five pins.
Pritz will make the trip but isn’t expected to compete due to an ACL knee injury suffered during a football game against Nature Coast Technical.
Seven other Leopards return to the Indian County event from last year including: Sean Thornton, Ricky Swain, Brennan Ertl, Nick Brewer, Zach Sullivan, Blaine Day and Jessie Gaudin.
Besides the injured Pritz, HHS will be without John MacGregor, who recently suffered a broken ankle and is out for the remainder of the season, and heavyweight Austin Neff, who is taking an ACT test on Saturday.
HHS is utilizing this event as a tune-up for next weekend’s 30th annual Brooksville-Kiwanis Invitational.
“Lineup-wise we’re OK,” noted HHS Assistant Coach and Hall of Famer Bill Combs Sr. “Losing MacGregor hurts because it affects our depth. But really when you look at us this lineup it ain’t bad.
According to Combs, this weekend’s goal is simple.
“We want to see our young kids continue to improve. We want to see them doing what they’re taught in practice,” emphasized Coach Combs. “It’s great to have the football players back but we realize it’s gonna take a while for them to get into wrestling shape.
“Next week is a big deal for our guys at Kiwanis,” added Combs. “This is our last chance before that meet.”
AT A GLANCE
WHAT – Eleventh annual Sebastian River Wrestling Tournament.
WHO – Twelve-team field featuring a dual-meet format includes: Rockledge, Titusville, Brooksville-Hernando, Palm Bay-Heritage, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Okeechobee, Stuart-Martin County, Stuart-South Fork, Oviedo-Hagerty, Port St. Lucie and host Sebastian River. Defending champion is Rockledge. Teams will be divided into three pools and then cross-bracketed to wrestle a state-maximum five times.
WHERE – Sebastian River High School, 9001 90th Ave., Sebastian River, 32958.
WHEN – Saturday, Dec. 4 beginning at 10 a.m. and finishing at approximately 8 p.m. SRHS is offering an all-day $8 ticket.
AT STAKE – Team trophy for first place and two Kenny Pfieffer Memorial Awards for the Outstanding Heavyweight and Outstanding Lightweight Wrestlers, as well as the Kenny Pfieffer Memorial Sportsmanship Award.
Hernando Individual Results @ 2010 Sebastian River Duals
WGT NAME W L PINS
103 Kahler, Andrew 3 2 3
112 Thornton, Sean 2 3 0
119 Dempsey, Jacob 1 4 0
125 Brown, Chris 1 4 0
130 Genberg, Sonnie 3 2 3
135 Swain, Richard 3 2 3
140 Ertl, Brennan 4 1 3
145 Young, Jared 5 0 4
152 Graham, Cody 1 4 1
160 Brewer, Nick 3 2 2
171 Pritz, Zach 5 0 5
189 Day, Blaine 2 3 0
215 Gaudin, Jesse 3 2 2
285 Neff, Austin 3 2 3
TOTALS 39 31 29
Hernando @ Sebastian River Duals
Round 1 – Rockledge def. Hernando, 53-30.
103 – Andrew Kahler (HER) pin Robert Robillard, 0:22.
112 – Dylan Barrett (ROCK) pin Sean Thornton, 0:32.
119 – Brenden Galloway (ROCK) pin Jacob Dempsey, 0:46.
125 – Aaron Anglel (ROCK) tech. fall Chris Brown, 20-4.
130 – Anthony Overnice (ROCK) pin Sonnie Genberg, 3:37.
135 – Christian Lugo (ROCK) pin Ricky Swain, 1:27.
140 – Austin Brickett (ROCK) pin Brennan Ertl, 3:12.
145 – Jared Young (HER) pin Adam Williams, 1:35.
152 – Derian Maya (ROCK) pin Cody Graham, 0:43.
160 – Nick Fragistakis (ROCK) pin Nick Brewer, 1:11.
171 – Zach Pritz (HER) pin Edward Jones, 1:01.
189 – Connor Horvath (ROCK) pin Blaine Day, 1:45.
215 – Jesse Gaudin (HER) pin Andre Jones, 1:06.
285 – Austin Neff (HER) pin Ivan Muriel, 1:43.
Records – Hernando (1-1).
Round 2 – Hernando def. Vero Beach, 48-33.
103 – Andrew Kahler (HER) pin Max Ainbinder, 0:40.
112 – Raymond Granberg (VB) pin Sean Thornton, 1:24.
119 – Zack Cole (VB) pin Jacob Dempsey, 0:52.
125 – Zack Yenchy (VB) pin Chris Brown, 2:02.
130 – Sonnie Genberg (HER) pin Michael Ingenito, 2:18.
135 – Ricky Swain (HER) pin Ingenito, 4:00.
140 – Brennan Ertl (HER) pin Rhett Cameron, 2:12.
145 – Jared Young (HER) pin Cameron Trent, 4:10.
152 – Travis Moody (VB) pin Cody Graham, 5:35.
160 – Nick Brewer (HER) pin Andrew Clarke, 1:24.
171 – Zach Pritz (HER) pin Vincent Humphrey, 1:34.
189 – Derek Ort (VB) pin Blaine Day, 1:08.
215 – Robert Dixon (VB) dec. Jesse Gaudin, 9-8.
285 – Austin Neff (HER) pin Eric Pike, 1:26.
Records – Hernando (2-1).
Round 3 – Hernando def. Martin County, 58-24.
103 – Andrew Kahler (HER) pin Rashelle Bradford, 0:35.
112 – Sean Thornton (HER) won by forfeit.
119 – Reid Kerrater (MC) pin Jacob Dempsey, 0:20.
125 – Reshelle Bradford (MC) pin Chris Brown, 3:02.
130 – Stephen Perets (MC) pin Sonnie Genberg, 1:00.
135 – Ricky Swain (HER) pin Robert Sullivan, 0:20.
140 – Brennan Ertl (HER) won by forfeit.
145 – Jared Young (HER) won by forfeit.
152 – Cody Graham (HER) pin Solomon Smith, 0:43.
160 – Nick Brewer (HER) pin Arturo Harris, 0:37.
171 – Zach Pritz (HER) pin Adam Schinsis, 1:02.
189 – Blaine Day (HER) won by forfeit.
215 – Jesse Gaudin (HER) major dec. Kyle Baker, 19-7.
285 – Allen Williams (MC) pin Austin Neff, 1:49.
Records – Hernando (3-1).
Round 4 – Titusville def. Hernando, 48-36.
103 – Stephen Arce (TIT) pin Andrew Kahler, 3:40.
112 – Sean Jones (TIT) pin Sean Thornton, 1:48.
119 – Jacob Dempsey (HER) won by forfeit.
125 – Benjamin Roswell (TIT) pin Chris Brown, 3:45.
130 – Sonnie Genberg (HER) pin Artis Gunn, 1:07.
135 – Cody Cardinale (TIT) pin Ricky Swain, 5:04.
140 – Brennan Ertl (HER) pin Sam Tweedie, 1:23.
145 – Jared Young (HER) pin Tony Baltict, 1:20.
152 – Zach Cline (TIT) pin Cody Graham, 1:23.
160 – Michael Seymour (TIT) pin Nick Brewer, 5:30.
171 – Zach Pritz (HER) pin Joseph Deen, 1:23.
189 – Tevin Washington (TIT) pin Blaine Day, 1:20.
215 – Roland Beckles (TIT) pin Jesse Gaudin, 1:22.
285 – Austin Neff (HER) pin Andrew Castleman, 0:55.
Records – Hernando (3-2).
Round 5 – Hernando def. Sebastian River, 52-24.
103 – James Briggs (SR) pin Andrew Kahler, 3:38.
112 – Sean Thornton (HER) won by forfeit.
119 – Alex Schmitz (SR) pin Jacob Dempsey, 3:42.
125 – Chris Brown (HER) major dec. Sage Mitchell, 15-6.
130 – Sonnie Genberg (HER) pin Josue Navarro, 3:02.
135 – Ricky Swain (HER) pin William Scozzeri, 0:47.
140 – Brennan Ertl (HER) pin Vincent Harris, 0:40.
145 – Jared Young (HER) pin Edward Sennetti, 3:59.
152 – Zach Pedonti (SR) pin Cody Graham, 1:19.
160 – Nick Brewer (HER) dec. Chris Maier, 15-13.
171 – Zach Pritz (HER) pin Kyle Wright, 1:31.
189 – Blaine Day (HER) dec. Baltazar Camarena, 7-5.
215 – Jesse Gaudin (HER) pin Curtis Crenshaw, 5:04.
285 – Jordan Taylor (SR) pin Austin Neff, 1:10.
Records – Hernando (4-2).
Hernando Individual Results @ 2009 Sebastian River Duals
WGT NAME W L PINS
103 Kahler, Andrew 0 5 0
112 Brown, Chris 3 2 1
119 Weston, Spencer 3 2 3
125 Columbro, Nick 2 3 0
130 Young, Jared 2 3 0
140 Ulloa, Mike 3 2 2
145 Pritz, Daniel 5 0 3
152 Pritz, Zach 5 0 1
160 Bronson, Robert Hill 0 5 0
171 Sullivan, Zach 2 3 2
189 Day, Blaine 2 3 1
215 Raney, Dakota 3 2 2
285 Neff, Austin 2 3 1
TOTALS 32 33 16
Hernando Individual Results @ 2008 Sebastian River Inv.
WGT Name W L Pins Pl
103 Elicier, Nelson 2 2 2 –
112 Gunderson, Brandon 3 2 3 –
119 Young, Jared 0 2 0 –
135 Malvesti, Shane 4 1 3 3rd
140 Pritz, Daniel 2 1 1 2nd
145 Pritz, Zach 2 2 1 –
152 Morrill, Max 3 0 1 1st
160 Clark, C.J. 0 2 0 –
171 Davidson, James 3 1 1 3rd
189 Smith, George 4 1 3 3rd
215 Raney, Dakota 2 2 1 –
TOTALS 25 16 16
