Rock
grapplers split pair
of matches at Plymouth quad
Dec. 18, 2009,
9:55 p.m.
Salem's wrestling team
enjoyed an up-and-down night at Wednesday night's quad meet at Plymouth
High School.
The Rocks opened with a 47-23 setback to unbeaten North
Farmington before rebounding to edge Waterford Kettering, 42-36.
Salem's winners in the opening match included 119-pound Nick
Kim, who decisioned Jordan Russell, 8-3, in a thrilling match.
Other victors for Salem included 140-pound Dylan Hatcher, 171-pound
Jimmy Gross, 215-pound Adam Turner and 285-pound Blake Abbey.
The Rocks led from the start of the victory over Kettering,
sparked by Alex Arbol's pin of Trevor Acker at 103. Also notching pins
for the Rocks were Kim at 112, Devin Stratton at 130; Gross at 160 and
Chris Sweet at 171.
SALEM 23
285: Blake Abbey (S) won by void;
103: Mike Hoover (NF) pinned Alex Arbol in 13 seconds;
112: Mike Williams (NF) won by maj. dec. over Dan Kemp, 12-2;
119: Nick Kim (S) dec. Jordan Russell, 8-3;
125: Matt Jaisle (NF) dec. Devin Stratton, 10-8;
130: Garrett Fisk (NF) won by maj. dec. over James Bashaw, 9-1;
135: James Huang (NF) won by void;
140: Dylan Hatcher (S) won by maj. dec. over Imran Saquib, 19-8;
145: Matt Russell (NF) pinned Josh Marhofer in 3:55;
152: John Davis (NF) pinned Joe Williams in 5:10;
160: Brian Miller (NF) pinned Chris Sweet in 3:20;
171: Colin Gross (S) won by maj. dec. over Kevin Miller, 9-0;
189: Courtney Drew (NF) pinned Nick Giannini in 3:37;
215: Adam Turner (S) pinned Majd Mokbel in 5:32.
WATERFORD KETTERING 36
103: Alex Arbol (S) pinned Trever Acker in 46 seconds;
112: Nick Kim (S) pinned John Williams in 3:26;
119: Danny Kemp (S) dec. Astin Drinkard, 9-6;
125: Montel Watkins (WK) pinned Ryan Moore in 20 seconds;
130: Devin Stratton (S) pinned Dave Dolehanty in 1:04;
135: James Bushaw (S) dec. Nick Traeye, 7-6;
140: Calvin Folsom (WK) won by forfeit;
145: Chad Piotrovsky (WK) pinned Austin Banfield in 55 seconds;
152: David Soltisz (WK) pinned Joe Williams in 1:31;
160: Jimmy Gross (S) pinned Dylan Aurthor in 4:50;
171: Chris Sweet (S) pinned Brandon Welch in 1:22;
189: Luke Reno (WK) pinned Nick Giannini in 1:32;
215: Jesse Vance (WK) pinned Blake Abbey in 2:36;
285: Salem won by forfeit.
