Warrior Wrestling

  For the second time in two weeks the St Michael Warriors finished second in a dual tournament. This time it was at Zachary High School in a dual tournament where St. Michael was the only Division II school.

  The Warriors stopped a few hearts in the first match. Low intensity allowed the Fountainbleau to keep it close, but wins by Willeford, Carr, Portier, Barker and Greenblatt, gave the team a six point edge.

  By the second dual, this one against host Zachary, the team was back in Warrior form racking up eight wins – seven by pin – to best the Broncos 45-33. But by far the most impressive match of the weekend was against Chalmette. Warrior wrestlers blanked the Owls scoring nine pins on their way to a 75 - -1. That’s right, the Owls had a negative score. They lost a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct in the dual’s opening bout.

  There was even a silver lining in the loss to Catholic in the tournament’s championship round. Warriors posted a few more wins than they did in the previous weeks second place finish at St. Amant.

  Ben Willeford earned that award for most pins in the least time overall. While Ben Willeford, Landon Carr, and Stephen Scardina won the awards for most pins in least time for their respective weight classes. Pinning is the key to our success. 

It’s looking like a real showdown when the wrestlers meet each other in the City Championships this weekend. Practice hard. Rest up. And Go Warriors.