2013-14 Results and Media Coverage
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on January 25, 2014 5:30 p.m.
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In the last 24 hours, the weather threatened to keep some teams from reaching the Greater New Orleans City Wrestling Championships at Holy Cross, but Mother Nature was in a forgiving mood and Holy Cross prevailed.
The Tigers took the team championship by compiling 276.5 points to outdistance Jesuit, which finished second with 196 points.
Although the field included 19 different teams, Holy Cross Coach Eric Desormeaux sees the tournament returning to its past glory, rivaling the city championships of the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas.
“We are very excited to host the tournament,” Desormeaux said. “Right now, Baton Rouge and Lafayette are doing a good job to get all of their teams to come together and crown a champion. I want that same feeling for this tournament. We are already blessed with a number of great wrestling teams.”
St. Paul’s claimed third with 141 points, ahead of Rummel (100), Shaw (83), John Ehret (80), Hahnville (57), De La Salle (52), Thomas Jefferson (34) and Chalmette (32) to round out the top 10. Holy Cross placed 11 wrestlers in the finals of the 14 different weight classes, winning eight, including Beau Bush (115), Dylan Soileau (122), Colin Guerra (128), George Benoit (134), Porter Dazet (184), Daniel Relayson (197) and Michael Yeatman (222).
Though the Tigers captured the team title by a wide margin, each weight class final proved to be an intense battle, including Guerra’s victory over Jesuit’s Jordan Giewat, a major decision (10-2). Both wrestlers were familiar with each other, and it was on Guerra not to have any lapses in concentration. “All of the Jesuit guys study me and they know what I’m going to do and when I’m going to do it,” Guerra said. “It’s tough to work around that and do stuff you don’t normally do. Going against Jesuit and Brother Martin is always very tough, like a Chess match.” |
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Team totals - 1. Holy Cross,
276.5; 2. Jesuit, 196; 3. St. Paul’s, 141; 4. Rummel, 100; 5. Shaw, 83;
6. John Ehret, 80; 7. Hahnville, 57; 8. De La Salle, 52; 9. Thomas
Jefferson, 34; 10. Chalmette, 32; 11. Riverdale, 29; 12. South
Plaquemines, 21; 13. Grace King, 20; 14. Fisher, 19.5; 15. East
Jefferson, 10; 16. Northshore, 10; 17. Higgins, 0; 17. Holy Rosary, 0 Weight Classes
(115) Championship - Beau Bush, Holy Cross def. Logan Griffin, Thomas
Jefferson, major decision (10-2)
(122) Championship - Dylan Soileau, Holy Cross def. Jordan Giewat,
Jesuit, major decision (10-2)
(128) Championship - Colin Guerra, Holy Cross def. Jake Rando, Jesuit, decision (6-4); Semifinals - Jake Rando, Jesuit def. Damien Tornabene, Rummel, pin (3:56); Colin Guerra, Holy Cross def. Peyton Markey, Jesuit, pin (4:57); Consolation - Dano Miller, Chalmette def. Damien Tornabene, Rummel, major decision (15-6) |
(134) Championship - George Benoit, Holy Cross def. Chris Mereaux, St. Paul’s, major decision (11-3); Semifinals - George Benoit, Holy Cross def. Dylan Mire, Rummel, tech fall (17-2); Chris Mereaux, St. Paul’s def. Max Grosch, Jesuit, major decision (16-5); Consolation - Matt Grosch, Jesuit def. Dylan Mire, Rummel, decision (5-4)
(140) Championship - Griffin Mason, Jesuit def. Zack Bowman, Rummel, pin (3:21); Semifinals - Griffin Mason, Jesuit def. Deiontae James, South Plaquemines, tech fall (15-0); Zack Bowman, Rummel def. Seth Dragon, St. Paul’s, pin (1:42); Consolation - Hunter Bourgeios, St. Paul’s def. Seth Dragon, St. Paul’s, decision (9-3)
(147) Championship - Bryce Ballas, Shaw def. Preston Robichaux, Holy Cross,
decision (4-3)
Semifinals - Bryce Ballas, Shaw, def. Sam Pearce, St. Paul’s,
pin (2:24); Preston Robichaux, Holy Cross def. ); Evan Palmisano, Jesuit SV-2
(3-1); Consolation - Dominic Bioc, De La Salle def. Evan Palmisano, Jesuit,
decision (4-3)
(154) Championship - Jack Fontenot, John Ehret def. Sam Dufour, St. Paul’s, pin (5:24); Semifinals - Jack Fontenot, John Ehret def. Nicholas Nugen, Holy Cross, pin (1:18); Sam Dufour, St. Paul’s def. Austin Many, Riverdale, pin (2:43); Consolation - Austin Many, Riverdale def. Nicholas Nugent, Holy Cross, pin (2:56)
(162) Championship - Alex Martin, De La Salle def. Max Chambers, Shaw, pin (0:34); Semifinals - Alex Martin, De La Salle def. Mason Williams, Holy Cross, pin (1:41); Max Chambers, Shaw def. Guillermo Suarez, Rummel, decision (8-1); Consolation - Guillermo Suarez, Rummel def. Mason Williams, Holy Cross, pin (2:28)
(172) Championship - Jake Eccles, Jesuit def. Brice Duhe, Holy Cross, decision (6-2); Semifinals - Brice Duhe, Holy Cross def. Chase Cochran, St. Paul’s, pin (2:38); vs. Jake Eccles, Jesuit def. Aaron Maddox, Grace King , major decision (13-1); Consolation - Ben D’Aquin, Jesuit def. Chase Cochran, St. Paul’s, major decision (10-2)
(184) Championship - Porter Dazet, Holy Cross def. Matt Adams, Fisher, SV-1 (5-3); Semifinals - Matt Adams, Fisher def. James Young, Rummel, pin (2:12); Porter Dazet, Holy Cross def. Trevon Honor, Hahnville, pin (3:40); Consolation - James Young, Rummel def. Trevor Honor, Hahnville, decision (5-1)
(197) Championship - Daniel Relayson, Holy Cross def. Robert Hudgins, Rummel, decision (7-2); Semifinals - Daniel Relayson, Holy Cross def. Cody Stutson, Riverdale, pin (2:38); Robert Hudgins, Rummel def. Kyle Schech, St. Paul’s, pin (5:37); Consolation - Kyle Schech, St. Paul’s def. Cody Stutson, Riverdale, decision (10-5)
(222) Championship - Michael Yeatman, Holy Cross def. Colin Francis, St. Paul’s, pin (1:12); Semifinals - Michael Yeatman, Holy Cross def. Trenton Anderson, De La Salle, pin (1:08); Colin Francis, St. Paul’s def. Henry Creel, Jesuit, pin (0:51); Consolation - Henry Creel, Jesuit def. Trent Anderson, De La Salle, pin (3:22)
(285) Championship - Dominic Carmell, Jesuit def. Travis Gardner, Holy Cross, decision (4-3); Semifinals - Dominic Carmello, Jesuit def. James Kinch, St. Paul’s, pin (1:29); Travis Gardner, Holy Cross def. Matthew Blair, Shaw, TB1 (5-4); Consolation - Matthew Blair, Shaw def. Blade Rager, Hahnville, pin (0:37)
