But then the tide began to change at 145 pounds, where Ryan Callahan scored a second-period pin to put the Red Raiders on the board.
Anything can happen on a wrestling mat.”Īfter the Minutemen (2-3, 0-1 Olympic American) got pins from Aiden Hardy, Tyler Lucia, Blake Basich and Jackson Hoopes to start the match, Township’s Maurice Huggins worked hard for an 8-5 win over Liam Cupit at 132 pounds, and at 138 the Minutemen got a pin from Ethan Wilson to stretch the lead to 33-0. I knew it was possible for us to come back. “Coach said to the final seven (wrestlers) that if we all win our matches, we’ll come back and win, and that’s what we did. It was a great feeling,” said Christy, a second-year wrestler who also is a star defensive lineman on the football team. This was the first time ever (wrestling outside) for me, I’ve never seen anything like this. I usually just walk around, think about stuff and try to keep my head clear. “It was big-time, and I got it done, I guess. The Red Raiders came all the way back from down 33 points to win, 42-37, in dramatic fashion. Ocean City ripped off six straight wins and 220-pounder Aiden Fisher avoided a pin to set up a winner-takes-all heavyweight bout where Ocean City senior Matt Christy sent everybody home with a pin in just 26 seconds. The host Minutemen jumped out to a 33-0 lead, winning the first six bouts of the day, including four straight pins to start the match - which was the first ever outdoor match for both schools.īut Red Raiders coach Dan Calhoun knew his team had the advantage in the upper weights, and if things fell the right way in the final eight bouts, his squad would have a chance in the end. Ocean City was dangerously close to that tipping point on Saturday morning under bright sunshine at the 50-yard line of Tom Brown Field, where Washington Township plays football. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - At some point, the math simply becomes impossible and no pep talk is going to save a high school wrestling team from a loss.
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