Brother Martin Crusaders wrestling news
Black Horse 2003 title successfully defended by Crusaders
Brother Martin traveled to Germantown TN to defend their team title at the
Black Horse Invitational hosted by Houston High School on Friday and
Saturday, December 5 and 6, 2003, and came away victorious. The Crusaders
won the team title with 322.5 points to 279 points for second-place Grissom
High of Huntsville, AL.
Brother Martin won eight individual titles in the process and placed all
fourteen wrestlers. Jack Duffard was named Outstanding Wrestler after
winning all of his matches by fall, and Jordan Woods' overtime finals match
was voted Best Match.
103: James Casababan-1st (8-6 in OT)
112: Jack Duffard-1st (pin in 5:00)
119: Ryan Peppo-1st (21-6 TF)
125: Christian LeBourgeois-1st (5-0)
130: J.P. Trosclair-3rd
135: Justin Billiot-1st (9-8)
140: Matt Cotaya-1st (pin in 3:30)
145: Zack Dureau-2nd (10-5)
152: Jordan Woods-2nd (11-9 in OT)
160: Taylor Casadaban-1st (13-4)
171: John Green-1st (17-2 TF)
189: Trey Cozic-4th (2-1)
215: Tommy Branighan-6th (Injury default after semi-finals)
275: Lanier Coleman-6th (fall)
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East Ascension Thanksgiving tourney nets several titles for Crusaders
Brother Martin's Crimson and Gold Wrestling Crusaders traveled to Gonzales,
LA on Saturday, November 29, 2003 for the East Ascension Spartans'
Thanksgiving Tournament and won eight weight classes.
James Casadaban (103), Ryan Peppo (119), Christian LeBourgeois (125),
Justin Billiott (125), Matt Cotaya (140), Zack Dureau (152), Jordan Woods
(160) and Tommy Branighan (215) won individual titles and the entire team
won the team title by a substantial margin over their nearest rivals,
Catholic, Zachary and Rummel.
103: (1)James Casadaban (BM) dec. Chad Ravannack (Rum) 7-6,
(3) Cale Felps (Zac) dec. David Stains (Rum) 7-4
112: (1) Chris Oakley (Cath) dec. Jack Duffard (BM) 7-6,
(3) Matt Ory (Rum) TF Sean Sanders (Tara) 19-4
119: (1) Ryan Peppo (BM) dec. Ian Mullins (Rum) 5-1,
(3) Luke Love (Cath) dec. Steven Buratt (EA) 14-10
125: (1) Christian LeBourgeois (BM) dec. Devin Payne (Zac) 8-2,
(3) Gerrod Schexnayder (Lee) dec. Scott Anderson (Cath) 6-2
130: (1) Denver Payne (Zac) dec. Kyle Hargroder (Red) 2-1,
(3) Andrew Bolton (Cath) M Dec. Tommy Sloan (Sull) 16-8
135: (1) Justin Billiot (BM) dec. Lee Wright (Rum) 7-2,
(3) Seth Drago (Cent) pinned Daniel Hanson (Pk Bapt) 1:13
140: (1) Matt Cotaya (BM) pinned Jonathan Lambert (Cath) 2:55,
(3) Glen Dowdy (Tara) TF Michael Duplass (Rum) 15-0
145: (1) Luke Hidalgo (Cath) dec. Landon Hall (Merryville, TN) 5-3,
(3) Michael Dunn (Dutch) dec. Joey Atkins (BM) 3-2
152: (1) Zack Dureau (BM) pinned Adam Bourgeois (StA) 1:46,
(3) Kennedy Johnson (Dutch) dec. Adam St. Pierre (Cath) 6-3
160: (1) Jordan Woods (BM) dec. Ricky Hennessy (Lee) 6-2,
(3) Ian Guidry (Red) M dec. Drew Abbott (Dutch) 17-9
171: (1) Paul Rittell (Zach) pinned John Green (BM) 2:56,
(3) Jordan Morris (Red) pinned Tadd Talamantes (EA) 2:11
189: (1) Lucas Lebouf (Red) dec. Derek Riley 5-3,
(3) Trey Cozic (BM) pinned Chants Blalock (Cent) 4:40
215: (1) Tommy Branighan (BM) dec. Austin Williams (Sull) 7-3,
(3) Kendall Wheeler (BR) pinned Aaron Breeden (Dutch) 1:54
275: (1) Keith Hidalgo (Cath) M dec. Lanter Coleman (BM) 12-1,
(3) Brian Hughes (StA) pinned Andrew Morales (EJeff) 1:37
Team Scores: (1) Br Martin 255, (2) Catholic 129, (3) Zachary 113, (4)
Rummell 92.5, (5) Redemptorist 78, (6) St. Amant 69, (7) Dutchtown 58, (8)
Sullivan 50.5, (9) Central 46, (10) Tara 41, (11) Lee 32, (12) E. Ascension
27, (13) E. Jefferson 23, (14) Baton Rouge 21, (15) Maryville 20.
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Northshore Panther Invitational Tournament won by Saders
On Saturday, December 13, 2003, the Northshore Panthers held their annual
tournament in Slidell, LA, and Brother Martin was one of nine teams
participating. The Crusaders sent eleven wrestlers and won the team title,
along with seven individual titles.
Winning individual championships were:
James Casadaban (103),
Kevin Seay (119),
Matt Cotaya (140),
Jordan Woods (152),
John Green (171),
Trey Cozic (189) and
Lanier Coleman (275).
John Green defeated Eric Periou of St. Paul's in the finals of the 171
lbs., a rematch of last year's state finals, and won a very hard fought
match by the score of 7-4, leading to John being named the tournament's
Outstanding Wrestler. Christian LeBourgeois (125), Aaron Smith (160), and
TJ Loehn (215) took second place finishes and Zack Dureau (145) took third.
The Crusaders amassed 222 points to take the team title.
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Crusaders take away Sam Sara tournament unofficial crown with eight
individual champions
Brother Martin's varsity competed at Rummel High School on Friday, November
21, 2003 in the Sam Sara Tournament and came away victorious with the
unofficial team title, totalling 232.5 points, and claiming eight
individual titles in the process.
Winning first place in their weight classes were:
James Casadaban (103)
Ryan Peppo (119)
Christian LeBourgeois (125)
Matt Cotaya (140)
John Green (171)
Trey Cozic (189)
Tommy Branighan (215)
Lanier Coleman (275)
Also placing were:
Jeremy Morgan, 4th place (112)
JP Trosclair, 4th place (130)
Kyle McMullen, 2nd place (135)
Joey Adkins, 4th place (145)
Jordan Woods, 2nd place (160)
Alabama High School Wrestling Dual meet Scores
From TigerWrestler112@aol.com
Cleburne County,AL 42 Walter Welburn,AL 39
Cleburne County,AL 63 Moody,AL 18
Walter Welburn,AL 60 Moody,AL 21
Alabama State Championships
TEAM PTS COACH PLACE
Grissom 146 J Dasaro 4 21 1
Hoover 114 S Rohrer 2 1 3 2
Vestavia Hills 109 S Gaydosh 2 2 2 1
R.E. Lee 87 M Thompson 2 1 1 5
Clay-Chalkville 67 S Robertson 0 1 4 1
Pelham 61 R Parker 1 1 1 1
Hewitt-Trussvil 55 M Snider 1 1 1 1
Huntsville 55 B Balentine 2 0 0 1
Prattville 47 T Miller 0 2 0 1
Auburn 37 C Spencer 0 2 0 0
OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: B.G. Overstreet, Grissom
CHAMPIONS:
103-Corey Overstreet, Grissom, Huntsville; 112-Brian Koon, Hoover; 119-B.G. Overstreet, Grissom, Huntsville; 125-Austin Milster, Hoover; 130-Chris Adams, Pelham; 135-Lagarian Smith, R.E. Lee, Montgomery; 140-Tee Adams, Vestavia Hills; 145-Tyler Fanning, Huntsville; 152-Michael Riggs, Grissom, Huntsville; 160-Andy Roberts, Vestavia Hills; 171-Brad Hettich, Hewitt-Trussville; 189-Justin Fanning, Huntsville; 215-Ryan Noll, Grissom, Huntsville; 275-Eric Huffman, R.E. Lee, Montgomery.
Location of Tournament: Pelham Civic Center; Number of Schools Entered: 20; Total Attendance: 5,000
TEAM PTS COACH PLACE
Homewood 172.5 D Wright 3 3 3 2
Gardendale 162.5 E Franks 5 3 0 1
Hartselle 88.5 K Corder 2 1 0 3
Brookwood 84 W Averett 0 2 4 1
Scottsboro 64.5 W McNutt 1 0 2 1
McAdory 48 J Thompson 1 1 0 1
Fort Payne 47.5 R Camp 1 0 0 1
Oak Mountain 43 T Glass 0 0 2 2
Walker 37.5 M King 1 1 0 0
Ben-Russell 28 W Tate 0 1 1 0
OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Matt Baker, Gardendale
CHAMPIONS:
103-Timmy Edwards, McAdory; 112-Forrest Milsap, Homewood; 119-Pete Hurt, Fort Payne; 125-Michael Cuthbertson, Scottsboro; 130-Michael Comstock, Gardendale; 135-Trent Dotson, Homewood; 140-Brad Milus, Walker, Jasper; 145-John Salter, Gardendale; 152-Seth Garvin, Homewood; 160-Josh Driggers, Hartselle; 171-Matt Owens, Hartselle; 189-B.J. Jones, Gardendale; 215-Matt Baker, Gardendale; 275-Dev Wakeley, Gardendale.
Location of Tournament: Pelham Civic Center; Number of Schools Entered: 18; Total Attendance: 5,000
TEAM PTS COACH PLACE
Weaver 148.5 G Taylor 1 4 1 2
Tallassee 110.5 J Mask 2 1 1 3
Spain Park 94.5 B Newton 2 2 1 0
Oak Grove 91 T Tingle 3 0 1 1
Elmore County 84 S Flowers 1 3 1 0
Fultondale 66 B Hughes 2 0 1 1
Walter Wellborn 63.5 J Whiddon 1 1 0 2
St. James 45 K Smeltzer 0 2 1 1
St. Clair Co 44 M Harrison 0 0 2 1
Hayden 29 P Moore 0 0 1 1
OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Jason Hadley, Fultondale
CHAMPIONS:
103-Kenneth Cunningham, Oak Grove, Bessemer; 112-Austin Alexander, Fultondale; 119-Matt Bell, Spain Park, Hoover; 125-Jason Hadley, Fultondale; 130-Blake Findley, Oak Grove, Bessemer; 135-Michael Sutton, Weaver; 140-John Stanfield, Susan Moore, Blountsville; 145-Justin Harris, Tallassee; 152-Musa Shunnarrah, Spain Park, Hoover; 160-James Noble, Elmore Co., Eclectic; 171-James McBrayer, Oak Grove, Bessemer; 189-Christian Pressley, Walter Wellborn, Anniston; 215-Scott Terry, Shades Mtn. Christian, Birmingham; 275-Eric Cagle, Tallassee.
Location of Tournament: Pelham Civic Center; Number of Schools Entered: 20; Total Attendance: 5,000