Positioning counts
January 3, 2019 High School Wrestling
Butler's
Steven Green gets a reversal on Armstrong's Hunter Turner in their 145-pound
match Wednesday night in the Butler Intermediate gym. Green won his match by
technical fall.
JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
BUTLER TWP — Butler wrestling coach Scott
Stoner knows Armstrong well. Last month, he watched it win the
Chartiers-Houston Tournament and is impressed with the physicality the River
Hawks bring to the mat.
Wednesday night, he was even more impressed
with the manner in which his team responded to it.
Butler tallied five pins in earning a key
Section 3A match at home, 46-24.
“I knew that Armstrong was a physical team
and they were going to push the throttle against us,” Stoner said. “We've been
amping up for this one. I think in most of the bouts tonight, we were in better
position and that was the difference.”
Junior Caleb Hartung sparked the Golden
Tornado with an inspiring victory in the first bout of the night at
heavyweight.
Though he weighs just 207 pounds, Hartung
was sent out to battle Armstrong's 282-pounder, Josh Strobel.
The latter managed a takedown and three
near-fall points to take a 5-0 lead in the fist period. That is where the score
remained until the final period, which started with Hartung in the top
position.
Before long, Strobel was flat on his stomach
and Hartung, though giving up 75 pounds to his opponent, was able to turn him
and get the pin with 1:11 left on the clock.
“With a weight difference like that, I'm
just trying to last as long as I can and not get pinned,” Hartung said. “A lot
of those bigger guys don't have great stamina and tire out.”
Stoner explained the circumstances that put
Hartung in the 285-pound bout.
“Our heavyweight, Nate Cornibe, is dealing
with an injury and Armstrong's 220 (Ogden Atwood) is a state qualifier from
last year,” he said. “I thought Caleb had a chance to roll their heavyweight
and he did.”
Butler’s
Clayton Dressler tries to turn Armstrong’s Braeden Trumbull on his way to
pinning him in the Golden Tornado’s 6-24 wrestling win Wednesday night.
JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
The River Hawks (1-2) won the next two bouts
to take a 9-6 lead, but Dressler managed his own comeback to put Butler up for
good.
Armstrong's Braeden Trumbull led 4-2 after
one period and 6-4 after the second, but Dressler, who leads the Tornado with
15 reversals this season, came up with a huge one to tie the bout with 1:10
left. Dressler's sixth pin followed soon after.
“It seems Clayton gets down in every match,”
said Stoner. “He is not great on his feet, but you get him on the mat and that
is where he's at his best.”
Dressler, a sophomore, is now 10-5 on the
season.
“I think he (Trumbull) started to wear out
and I was able to put him on his back,” Dressler said. “I know I need to get stronger
and that is one of my goals for the rest of the season.”
Butler's other pins came from Domenic
Vivirito (126 pounds), Jack Codispot (160) and Shawndell Zapata (195).
Butler (3-1, 2-1) wrestles at Knoch next
Wednesday.
Butler 46, Armstrong 24
(Match started at 285 pounds)
106-Michael Kinzey (A) dec. Nick
Schaukowitsch, 5-0; 113-Aaron Robb (A) pinned Guyd Baptiste, :10; 120-Clayton
Dressler (B) pinned Braeden Trumbull, 5:29; 126-Domenic Vivirito (B) pinned
Brandon Reyes, :54; 132-Nate McMaster (B) dec. Paydon Tyrell, 6-0; 138-Noah
Cooper (A) dec. Colton Spohn, 6-4 (OT); 145-Steven Green (B) tech. fall Hunter
Turner, 19-4; 152-Nate McDonald (B) major dec. Derek Grafton, 9-1; 160-Jack
Codispot (B) pinned Isaac Robb, 2:38; 170-Cooper Baxter (B) major dec. Josh
Shaner, 12-3; 182-Logan Harmon (A) pinned Hunter Neff, 1:40; 195-Shawndell
Zapata (B) pinned Garrett Kelly, 2:14; 220-Ogden Atwood (A) won by forfeit;
Hwt.-Caleb Hartung (B) pinned Josh Strobel, 4:49