Rummel Raids Grace King Tri-meet
2012-13 Results and Media Coverage
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“The best part of wrestling is the hard work and achieving your goals at the end.”
That was the mindset as Rummel wrestler Matthew Cacote took to the mat Wednesday night as his Raiders triumphed over Grace King 54-18 in the first match of the Grace King Wrestling tri-meet.
In the second match it was Rummel beating Live Oak 42-27, and in the final match it was Live Oak over Grace King 36-24.
“I practice two hours a day and after that I go and workout again,” said Cacote, the two-time state champion in Division I after he won against Angello Perez in the 126lbs.-class bout.
“I'm a two time state champion and I kind of just lead the way and try to show my teammates what's right and what's wrong.”
In the 145lbs.-class the Raiders’ Tyler Frame was able to secure the same success.
“I think we have the potential to beat any team in this state, but everybody has to be on the same page,” He said. “I just think wrestling exposes the true side of everybody; It shows how tough you really are, and you don't know how tough someone is until you watch them bleed, sweat and cry on the mat.
Despite the loss, Grace King Coach Roberto Furtado says his team and team-captain Perez, is still progressing on the right path.
“He’s one of my perennial superstars” Furtado said. “He’s wrestled for me for three years and he’s a senior. He should do well at the state championships if not win it.”
Perez, a two-time district champion who placed fifth at state last year, believes the team can really make strides this season.
“Our team is composed of several seniors so I believe we just have to work together, show the new guys how to get it done, and do the extra work outside of the mat,” he said. “We need to just keep listening to the coaches, staying in contact with them consistently and doing what they expect of us and need of us.”
In the 285lbs.-class senior Maycol Rizo went two-for-two pinning each of his opponents for the win including Live Oak’s Brennen Burrick in his final match of the night.
“All the players on this team are dedicated, and us seniors have to be role models for our underclassmen,” he said. “If we lose a match we still have to go 100% percent, because anything less just isn’t a good thing to show our younger guys. We have to show them that they have to give it their all even if they get beat.”
Live Oak Coach Chris Collier found it to be overall a successful outing for his guys despite placing second.
“We came with kind of a skeleton crew tonight; had a bunch of young guys and some of them showed they’ve come a long way in a short time,” he said. “I’m hoping when we get our football and cross-country guys back, we can really show what we can do.”