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Banged Up Bears Still Take Second at Citrus

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By CHRIS BERNHARDT JR.

Hernando Today

Published: January 12, 2008

INVERNESS – With their top grappler sidelined with a shoulder injury and three other guys out of the line-up, the Central High Bears still found their way to the championship match on Saturday.
Taking part in the Rob Hermann Hurricane Cup Duals Tournament at Citrus High, the Bears swept three matches in pool play before running into the host Hurricanes in the finals.
Central, missing regional qualifier Vince Ramirez (shoulder) along with Antonio Zayas (illness), John Schinkel, Matt Thompson and Antohomar Vega (all out for the holidays), walked away satisfied to have survived those voids taking second place.
"I'm happy with that," Central Head Coach Roy Reyes said. "We're far from full strength because of illness, injuries and holidays. But pretty much everybody is in the same boat.
"…You've got to have bodies filling those weight classes at dual meet tournaments. That's the name of the game. I'm proud of my boys. They're working hard."
 
Forfeits abound
 
Indeed during pool play, Central (3-2) benefited from forfeits as much as it suffered from them.
Bradley Grace (160 pounds) actually started off 3-0 without ever having to face an opponent. Mike Miller won by forfeit twice at 171. Daniel May, who could not even finish practice during the week because of illness, got a break with two forfeit wins at 189.
The Bears had no wrestler at 103 yet lucked out with a double forfeit at that weight class in all but one match. Still they had to take a few forfeits at the middleweights as Reyes juggled his 11 available wrestlers.
That didn't stop Central from beating Crystal River (40-32), Gainesville (41-21) and South Lake (54-21) to win Pool B.
Finally facing a full squad in Pool A champ Citrus, the Bears earned only four wins, decisions by David Supple (112), Ken Supple (130), Shaun Cadoret (145) and a major decision by Nathan Brazeau (215) in a 54-13 defeat.
"We were able to compete with a very balanced Citrus team," Reyes said. "Unfortunately, we didn't have enough firepower at the end."
 
Cadoret outstanding
 
One grappler from each team toted home an Outstanding Wrestler trophy. Cadoret edged out Brazeau for Central's honors, both going 4-0.
At 145 Cadoret, a junior captain, was the only Bear to actually wrestle four matches. He decisioned Dustin Pannaccione of Crystal River, 5-3, Horace Freeman from Gainesville, 1-0, and Blake Jenkins of Citrus, 7-4.
He added a pin of Matt Duke from South Lake in 3:58, one of only three pins by Central on the day.
"I feel really good because I went undefeated but my nose was bleeding all day. I had to gut through it," said Cadoret, who wrestled with his nose taped up. "I plugged it up really good and sucked it up and wrestled hard."
"He got banged up early, he was bleeding like a faucet," Reyes said. "For him to overcome the fear of getting banged up again, being all taped up, to go 4-0 is a tribute to him being tough as nails."
Brazeau, at 215, notched major decision nods over Crystal River's Robert Brass (13-4) and Citrus' Jacob Liptrap (13-3), plus a 6-0 decision over Gainesville's Ryan Storms.
He officially won by forfeit against South Lake, as his opponent failed to make weight, though partook in an exhibition match.
Ken Supple collected two victories at 130, a forfeit against Crystal River and a 7-4 decision against Chris Toles from Citrus.
At 125, he took out Bill McShane of Gainesville in a technical fall, 21-6, and also won by forfeit against South Lake.
"I know I could have done better but overall I'm happy with how I performed today," said Supple, a junior. "I'd rather have wrestled those two (forfeited) matches.
"I feel like I should have pinned kids when I had the chance, too. I have to go back and practice hard and keep working.
"I'm proud of how our team did. We came in banged up. We didn't have a full line-up but we made the finals. I'm proud of that. Guys stepped up when they had to and won matches when we needed them to."
 
Rob Hermann Hurricane Cup Duals Tournament @ Citrus High
1st Round results:
Pool A
Citrus 47, Lake Wales 15
Fleming Island 66, Gainesville-Eastside 18
Tampa Prep bye
Pool B
Gainesville 37, South Lake 36

Central 40, Crystal River 32
103 – Surber (CR) won by forfeit
112 – Vreeland (CR) dec. D. Supple, 3-2
119 – Jones (CR) won by forfeit
125 – Snell (CEN) dec. Koney, 5-2
130 – K. Supple (CEN) won by forfeit
135 – Sieber (CEN) won by forfeit
140 – Carpenter (CR) won by forfeit
145 – Cadoret (CEN) dec. Pannaccione, 5-3
152 – Drawdy (CR) tech. fall Adams, 17-1
160 – Grace (CEN) won by forfeit
171 – Miller (CEN) won by forfeit
189 – May (CEN) won by forfeit
215 – Brazeau (CEN) maj. dec. Brass, 13-4
285 – Cruz (CR) pin Scott, 0:39
Records: Central (1-1), Crystal River (3-4).
 
2nd Round results:
Pool A
Citrus 56, Tampa Prep 15
Fleming Island 55, Lake Wales 15
Eastside bye
Pool B
Crystal River 36, South Lake 21
 
Central 41, Gainesville 21
103 – Double forfeit
112 – D. Supple (CEN) won by forfeit
119 – Snell (CEN) won by forfeit
125 – K. Supple (CEN) tech. fall McShane, 21-6
130 – Double forfeit
135 – Sieber (CEN) won by forfeit
140 – Wilson (GAIN) won by forfeit
145 – Cadoret (CEN) dec. Freeman, 1-0
152 – Meurlott (GAIN) pin Adams, 2:57
160 – Grace (CEN) won by forfeit
171 – Harmer (GAIN) pin Miller, 0:49
189 – Vanscoy (GAIN) dec. May, 6-2
215 – Brazeau (CEN) dec. Storms, 6-0
285 – Scott (CEN) won by forfeit
Records: Central (2-1), Gainesville (8-6).
 
3rd Round results
Pool A
Citrus 60, Eastside 21
Lake Wales 38, Tampa Prep 30
Fleming Island bye
Pool B
Crystal River 42, Gainesville 32
 
Central 54, South Lake 21
103 – Double forfeit
112 – Wery (SL) dec. D. Supple, 5-3
119 – Snell (CEN) pin McGregor, 2:30
125 – K. Supple (CEN) won by forfeit
130 – Bombardo (SL) won by forfeit
135 – Sieber (CEN) pin Potter, 1:04
140 – Campasano (SL) won by forfeit
145 – Cadoret (CEN) pin Duke, 3:58
152 – Adams (CEN) won by forfeit
160 – Grace (CEN) won by forfeit
171 – Miller (CEN) won by forfeit
189 – May (CEN) won by forfeit
215 – Brazeau (CEN) won by forfeit
285 – Allen (SL) pin Scott, 1:45
Records: Central (3-1), South Lake (1-8-2).
 
4th Round results:
Pool A
Citrus 52, Fleming Island 22
Tampa Prep 40, Eastside 22
Lake Wales bye
 
5th Round results:
Pool A
Fleming Island 43, Tampa Prep 28
Lake Wales 45, Eastside 17
Citrus bye
 
Final round
Fleming Island 45, Crystal River 23
Gainesville 36, Tampa Prep 26
Lake Wales 48, South Lake 24
 
Championship:
Citrus 54, Central 13
103 – Double forfeit
112 – D. Supple dec. Hopkins, 5-0
119 – Barker (CIT) pin Snell, 5:16
125 – Fisher (CIT) won by forfeit
130 – K. Supple (CEN) dec. Toles, 7-4
135 – Gibson (CIT) won by forfeit
140 – Rutherford (CIT) pin Sieber, 2:43
145 – Cadoret (CEN) dec. Jenkins, 7-4
152 – Neptune pin Adams, 0:33
160 – Musto (CIT) pin Grace, 1:02
171 – Conway (CIT) pin Miller, 1:29
189 – Zuckley (CIT) won by forfeit
215 – Brazeau (CEN) maj. dec. Liptrap, 13-3
285 – Sumlin (CIT) won by forfeit
Records: Central (3-2), Citrus (11-1).
 
Central's Rob Hermann Hurricane Cup Duals Tournament Individual Results
WGT
Name
W
L
Pins
112
Supple, David
2
2
0
119
Snell, Wayne
2
1
1
125
Snell, Wayne
1
0
0
125
Supple, Ken
2
0
0
130
Supple, Ken
2
0
0
135
Sieber, Robert
3
0
1
140
Sieber, Robert
0
1
0
145
Cadoret, Shaun
4
0
1
152
Adams, Thomas
1
3
0
160
Grace, Bradley
3
1
0
171
Miller, Mike
2
2
0
189
May, Daniel
2
1
0
215
Brazeau, Nathan
4
0
0
285
Scott, Mike
1 
2
0 
 
TOTALS
29
13
3
 

Sports writer Chris Bernhardt Jr. can be reached at (352) 544-5288 or online at cbernhardt@hernandotoday.com

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