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Three years ago when the Springstead Eagles won their first Gulf Duals Wrestling Tournament, it gave Eagle coach Eric Swensen his first title at the school.

But this past weekend, Swensen and his team showed how far it has come as it rolled over every opponent it faced, beating Citrus 53-12 to take the tournament title with a perfect 6-0 record.
The Eagles had eight wrestlers go unbeaten in the six matches as they beat their opponents by an average score of 62-10.

"I didn't think it would go quite like this," said Swensen late Saturday. "We had to forfeit at heavyweight in every match, but I think our big guys dominated tonight."

With the 20-team tournament broken up into four five-team brackets, the Eagles won their four bracket matches with ease.

They beat Lecanto 58-15, Hudson 71-6, Zephyrhills 73-9 and Tampa Leto 76-6 to win Bracket A.
Then in the semifinals, Springstead kept up its domination as it easily beat Belleview, the winner from Bracket B, 54-17, to advance to the final.

In the championship match, Springstead took on Citrus, who they defeated last year in the semifinals, 51-11.

But Saturday night, led by pins from Shawn Landgraff, Jessey Lorentsen and two injury defaults, the Eagles won 56-9.

Springstead wrestlers who went unbeaten in the six-match, two-day event were 103-pound Richie Bliss, 145-pound Landgraff, 152-pound Thomas Ellerbee, 160-pound Thad Klenovich, 171-pound Lorentsen, 189-pound Scott Wern and 215-pound Kenny Cox.

When asked if he could pick out one or two wrestlers who did well over the weekend, Swensen did not want to do it.

"I don't want to single out one guy because it was a total team effort," Swensen said. "But I think my heavier guys really controlled their matches. It wasn't just one guy, it was the Springstead team."
An example of how much the Eagles dominated their matches: overall Springstead finished the tournament with a record of 72-6 with 41 pins.

The Eagles now have the next two weeks off before they host their own tournament, the Springstead Duals, on Jan. 3. And Swensen says that his team will face some very stiff competition.

"We have Bradenton Manatee, Lake Gibson, Durant and Columbia," Swensen said. "So we're going to have our hands full."

Individual results
Name Weight Win Loss Pins
Richie Bliss 103 6 0 4
Sean Redman 112 5 1 2
Cody Ross 119 5 1 3
Nick Soto 125/130 5 1 4
Alfred Silviera 125 1 0 1
Devean Huff 130/135 5 1 2
Sam Colon 135/140 4 1 1
Colton Zimmerman 135/140 5 1 2
Shawn Landgraff 145 6 0 2
Tommy Ellerbee 152 6 0 3
Thad Klenovich 160 6 0 2
Jessey Lorentsen 171 6 0 6
Scott Wern 189 6 0 5
Kenny Cox 215 6 0 4
Totals 72 6 41

Springstead 58, Lecanto 15
103 - Richie Bliss (SPG) pin Runnelles (LEC), 1:03.
112 - Sean Redman (SPG) pin O'Brien (LEC), 1:34.
119 - Cory Ross (SPG) pin Scott (LEC), :10.
125 - Nick Soto (SPG) pin Finley (LEC), :45.
130 - A. Archadipane (LEC) pin Devean Huff (SPG), 2:41.
135 - S. Archadipane (LEC) dec. Sam Colon (SPG), 5-1.
140 - Colton Zimmerman (SPG) dec. Roberts (LEC), 6-3.
145 - Shawn Landgraff (SPG) tech. fall Hooper (LEC), 19-4.
152 - Tommy Ellerbee (SPG) dec. Struble (LEC) 6-2.
160 - Thad Klenovich (SPG) tech. fall Sblano (LEC) 18-3.
171 - Jessey Lorentsen (SPG) pin Miner (LEC) 4:34.
189 - Scott Wern (SPG) pin Smith (LEC) 1:03.
215 - Kenny Cox (SPG) pin Dey (LEC) 1:23.
285 - Shumate (LEC) won by forfeit.

Springstead 71, Hudson 6
103 - Bliss (SPG) pin Vannata (HUD), :15.
112 - Redman (SPG) won by forfeit.
119 - Ross (SPG) pin Houle, :43.
125 - N. Soto (SPG) pin Sloan, :38.
130 - Huff (SPG) pin Bridges, 1:45.
135 - Colon (SPG) dec. McCardle, 12-6.
140 - Zimmerman (SPG) won by forfeit.
145 - Landgraff (SPG) pin Hall, 1:26.
152 - Ellerbee (SPG) pin Maddaloni, :25.
160 - Klenovich (SPG) pin Paone, 1:33.
171 - Lorentsen (SPG) pin Grilli, 3:14.
189 - Wern (SPG) pin Otero, :31.
215 - Cox (SPG) pin Stone, :17.
285 - Burns (LEC) won by foreit.

Springstead 73, Zephyrhills 9
103 - Bliss (SPG) pin Van Damn (ZH), 1:27.
112 - Redman (SPG) pin Starnes, 5:20.
119 - Hynes (ZH) def. Ross, 9-4.
125 - N. Soto (SPG) won by forfeit.
130 - Huff (SPG) won by forfeit.
135 - Colon (SPG) won by forfeit.
140 - Zimmerman (SPG) pin Henson, 1:35.
145 - Landgraff (SPG) won by forfeit.
152 - Ellerbee (SPG) pin Darrough, :22.
160 - Klenovich (SPG) won by forfeit.
171 - Lorentsen (SPG) pin McDonald, :45.
189 - Wern (SPG) pin Jones, :18.
215 - Cox (SPG) pin Dodd, 1:11.
285 - Smith (ZH) won by forfeit.

Springstead 76, Leto 6
103 - Bliss (SPG) won by forfeit.
112 - Redman (SPG) won by forfeit.
119 - Ross (SPG) won by forfeit.
125 - Alfred Silvieri (SPG) pin Wheeler, :32.
130 - N. Soto (SPG) maj. dec. Whitley, 15-1.
135 - Huff (SPG) pin Meadows, 1:07.
140 - Zimmerman (SPG) pin Vazquez, 1:18.
145 - Landgraff (SPG) won by forfeit.
152 - Ellerbee (SPG) pin Algarm, :10.
160 - Klenovich (SPG) won by forfeit.
171 - Lorentsen (SPG) pin Calabrese, :1:35.
189 - Wern (SPG) pin Espinali, :31.
215 - Cox (SPG) pin McNutt, 3:45.
285 - Williams (LETO) won by forfeit.

Springstead 54, Belleview 17
103 - Bliss (SPG) pin McClaire (BEL) :17.
112 - Portillo (BEL) dec. Redman, 9-2.
119 - Ross (SPG) pin Castleman, 4:45.
125 - Mitchell (BEL) dec. N. Soto, 8-6 OT.
130 - Huff (SPG) tech. fall Burgess, 15-0.
135 - Zimmerman (SPG) dec. Ferson, 4-2.
140 - Colon (SPG) dec. Santamarie, 15-8.
145 - Landgraff (SPG) maj. dec. Campbell, 15-2.
152 - Ellerbee (SPG) pin O'Brien, 1:42.
160 - Klenovich (SPG) pin Nelson, 1:49.
171 - Lorentsen (SPG) pin Piffier, :59.
189 - Wern (SPG) pin Woodyard, :51.
215 - Cox (SPG) won by forfeit.
285 - Blackburn (BEL) won by forfeit.

Springstead 56, Citrus 9
103 - Bliss (SPG) won by forfeit.
112 - Redman (SPG) dec. Martin (CIT), 6-5.
119 - Barker (CIT) dec. Ross, 8-6.
125 - N. Soto (SPG) won by forfeit.
130 - Huff (SPG) dec. Nolon, 10-4.
135 - Zimmerman (SPG) dec. Toles, 5-4.
140 - Colon (SPG) def. Sumlin, 10-8.
145 - Landgraff (SPG) pin Whitten 3:40.
152 - Ellerbee (SPG) injury default A. Zukley, 2:09.
160 - Klenovich (SPG) tech. fall Venero, 16-1.
171 - Lorentsen (SPG) pin Liptrap, :40.
189 - Wern (SPG) injury default Drew, 1:03.
215 - Cox (SPG) dec. D. Zukley, 4-1.
285 - Dreggars (CIT) won by forfeit.