Warrior Wrestling

9 All-State Wrestlers for Warriors

112lbs. Ben "Willey" Willeford- All Ben did was win his second straight State title. He ran through the competition at the State Tournament. Chris Kennady forfeited to Ben in the first round. Jacob Martin of Teurlings Catholic went down in just 1:42. #4 Ethan Nicosia had an even rougher time in the semis where he got blitzed in just 39 seconds. That put Ben in his second straight State Finals match. He left little to chance and scored early and often taking Shoma Nakano down at will. Just 31 seconds into the 2nd period Ben pinned Nakano in a tight cradle securing his second straght title.

119lbs. Tres' "Batman" Gravois- Tres' wrestled very well at the State Tournament. His first match was against the #1 seeded Brandon Surrency. Brandon struggled to take Tres' down and Tres' made some good offensive moves, but came up short in a 5-0 decision. Disappointed but not defeated Tres' had to wrestle #4 Cody Pilotte (Holy Cross). A vey competitive match took place and Tres' worked hard for six minutes to securing a 3-2 victory. In the consolation semis Tres' met #3 Phillip Miller (Teurlings) he dropped a 9-1 decision but came back to pin #6 Mack Brown (Benton) to take 5th as an unseeded wrestler.

125lbs, Landon "Jukebox" Carr- Landon had a tough go of it as he was extremely sick all week and entered the tournament with a high fever. After pinning Jace Meyers (Belle Chasse) in the opening round Landon dropped a 13-8 decision to Roy Mistretta (Holy Cross). Landon then rattled off two victories in the consos against Davodreck Davis (Bossier) 9-4 and Warren Brown (Pearl River) 0:35. He then dropped matches to Alex Flores (Haughton) and Louis Chambers (Riverdale) to finish 6th.

130lbs. Brock "Sidney" Portier- Brock entered the tournament as the #3 seed and had to face defending state champ Tim Scanlan (Holy Cross) in his first match. The butterflies took over and Brock dropped a 10-4 decision. Brock came back like a house of fire in the consos and spanked Brad Harris (Live Oak) 0:55 and Jeremiah Stewart (Istrouma) 2:10. That set up a consolation semi match up with 2008 State runner-up Stefen Valencia (Shaw). Brock wrestled well, but lost a 9-5 decision. That set up a rematch with familiar rival Cade LeBlanc (Zachary). Brock fought his heart out and was not to be denied winning a 9-8 decision.

135lbs. Hayden "Paco" Serio- Paco was a welcome addition to the team. He started the tournament off well with a pin over Joel Bourge (Riverdale) in 2:29. This put him in the path of eventual State Champ and #1 seed Blaise Pertuit (Shaw). Paco dropped that match. but was determined to fight on in the consolation bracket. There he met #7 Lance Allison (Parkway) where he worked out a nice 6-1 decision. Next up was #4 Mike Zeibol (Holy Cross) Paco lost in the match 8-2 ending his short career one match short of an All-State finish.

140lbs. Jared "JD" Dietrich- Jared started his tournament with two pins against Chandler Padgett (Parkway) 4:49 and Frank Jurisich (Holy Cross) 3:09. That put Jared in the semis against #1 and eventual State Champ Scotty Miller (Teurlings). Jared got caught early and lost that match. Unfortunately he dropped his next match 8-6 to Roderick Aguillard (Tara) after giving up points late in the match. He redeemed himself in his next match ending his season and career with a pin against Zach Malone (Benton).

145lbs. Tyler "Boo" Boudreau- Tyler's first match was against #3 Nikolas Michael (Holy Cross). Little did we know at the time that Michael would win the State Championship. Tyler came back to pin Barry Bryant (Riverdale) in 3:30 before being pinned by Dustin Fooshee (Live Oak). That left Tyler one match short of All-State honors.

152lbs. Cameron "Cameron" Gibson- Cameron pinned Ryan Anderson (Belle Chasse) in the opening round of the tournament. He then dropped a match to Corey Levey (Zachary). In the consos Cameron notched wins against Tyler Brown (Live Oak) and Zack Comeaux (Teurlings) before dropping his next two finishing 6th and garnering All-State honors.

160lbs. Miles "Greensplatt" Greenblatt- Miles found himself in the only 32 man bracket of the tournament as the #5 seed. He made quick work of Melvin Lyons (Pearl River) pinning him 13 seconds into the 2nd period. That set up a match between #4 and #5 Dylan Leblanc (Live Oak) kept his seeding true handing Miles a 17-9 loss. Miles came back and pinned Justin Watson (Belle Chasse) in 1:26 before grinding out a great 3-2 decision Romalice Thomason (Lee). #2 Jason Rucker was waiting for Miles in the conso semis. Miles put up a good fight before losing 14-8. Miles ended his season on a high note, garnering All-State honors, with a 5th place finish pinning Chris Pastrana in just 1:38.  

171lbs. Marshall "the running man" Leavoy-  High expectations followed Marshall to his final State Tournament. After 2 years of disappoinment in the State Finals Marshall wanted to end his career on the highest of notes. Marshall stepped up first against Austin Rouyea (Live Oak). Marshall controlled the whole match before pinning Rouyea 42 seconds into the final round. That set up a semi-final match against upset minded Herbert Fisher (Shaw). Fisher beat both the #4 and #5 seeds to make the semi-finals and wanted to continue the run of upsets. Marshall would have none of it and pinned Fisher in 3:20 securing his third straight finals appearance. #3 Christian Chetta (Holy Cross) was another upset minded wrestler after pinning #2 Daniel Doran (Haughton) in a mere 49 seconds. Marshall wanted to leave the mat after a dominating performance and he did just that. He controlled that match the entire time not giving Chetta a chance to breathe. After amassing a large lead Marshall capped off a great career pinning Chetta in the center of the mat 32 seconds into the last round.

189lbs. Chase "ears" Dunlap- #4 Chase pinned his first opponent Austin Barnes (Riverdale) in a quick 37 seconds before dropping a match to Mitchell Haughton (Bossier). Chase fought back through the consolation bracket winning a tough 4-0 decision over Cody Copes (Notrhwood) and pinning Justin Alexander (Northside) 1:39 to make the semis. There he met #3 Clint Crowson (Live Oak) who Chase had lost two twice previously. Chase put on a dominating performance and won the match 7-1. That set up a rematch with Mitchell Haughton. Chase was ahead late in the match when a mistake cost him a top 3 finish. Only a sophomore he garnered All-State honors.  

215lbs. Stephen "Dino" Scardina- Stephen came to us late in the season and made an immediate impact. The team rallied behind him and he wrestled well. Stephen went 1-2 at the State Tournament, but gained some valuable experience. We are counting on him next season and expect him to be in the hunt for a State Title.

285lbs. Ryan "Z" Zeller- Ryan was another late addition to the team. Even with only one match before the State Tournament Ryan earned us valuable points and added excitement to the team. Ryan beat John Keller (Riverdale) 18-8 in a takedown war. Ryan took him down at will. Ryan had a tough draw and lost his next two to the #3 and #4 seeds. He was competitive for only having 2 weeks of practice. With Dino and Ryan in our line-up next season we are a dangerous team.