Wrestling: Eastern Tech Takes 6th at Overlea Tourney

finished tops among the Essex-Middle River schools in this past weekend’s Overlea Invitational Wrestling Tournament.

The Mavericks finished in sixth place with 133 team points, while placed 13th with 64 points while finished in last place with 16 team points in the 23-team field. won the overall team title with 186.5 points.

Among the highlights for Eastern Tech, Stephen Beam won the individual title at 138 pounds while Sam Caravello (113) and Dustin Shackleford (145) took fourth and Nate Gale (170) placed third.

“We had some wrestlers do really well..." Eastern Tech coach Kevin Cross said. “Stephen [Beam] is a natural leader on this team. He has such a natural ability to wrestle, but his mental maturity is second to none.”

Beam came into the tournament seeded first and turned in a dominant performance en route to the title. This included a pin against Kyle Beard from Lansdowne at 1:45 in the quarterfinals followed by a fall at 1:58 of Garrett Coburn.

Beam then took home the crown with a 14-1 major decision in the finals round over Digital Harbor's Ibrahim Sidibe.

“This is my senior year, I'm trying to give it all I've got,” Beam said. “I want to win counties, regionals and states.”

Beam holds an impressive 23-1 record with his only loss coming at the hands of John Carroll's Scott Strappelli, who is ranked second in the state by the Maryland State Wrestling Association. Beam is ranked 22nd.

Among other Essex schools, Kenwood's Nyanbu Farley(160) finished in third and Jordan Boller (170) placed fourth. Chesapeake's Jordan Gale (195) took fourth.

2012 Overlea Invitational Place Winners

106

1st: Zeke Salvo, Perry Hall 3- 0
2nd: Zach Hensley, Oakland Mills 2- 1
3rd: Joe Medicus, Fallston 5- 1
4th: Justyn Angelloti, Lansdowne 4- 2
5th: Dante McGill, Woodlawn 3- 2
6th: Colton Haugh, Boys' Latin 1- 3

113

1st: Devin Cherry, Dulaney 4- 0
2nd: Hunter Cotsoradis, Boys' Latin 3- 1
3rd: Alex Carrion, Parkville 5- 1
4th: Sam Caravello SAT, Eastern Tech 4- 2
5th: Keyon Wildy, Woodlawn 3- 2
6th: Randy Watson, Sparrows Point 2- 3

120

1st: Tejon Anthony, Western Tech 4- 0
2nd: Evan Laryea, Milford Mill 2- 1
3rd: Frankie Johnson, Boys' Latin 5- 1
4th: Tony Arrington, MERVO 4- 2
5th: DJ Grindle, Perry Hall 3- 2
6th: Dylan Ruiz, Dulaney 1- 3

126

1st: Shaun Murphy, Perry Hall 4- 0
2nd: Daniel Velez, Aberdeen 3- 1
3rd: Alfred Martinez, Dundalk 4- 1
4th: Patrick Hoffman, Dulaney 4- 2
5th: Will Shipley, Fallston 4- 2
6th: Terrell Jones, Milford Mill 2- 3

132

1st: Zach Cullison, Fallston 3- 0
2nd: Travis Hubler, Aberdeen 3- 1
3rd: Jacob Asher, Dulaney 4- 1
4th: Jay Henderson, Milford Mill 3- 2
5th: Sean Taylor, Perry Hall 4- 2
6th: Chris Long, Sparrows Point 2- 3

138

1st: Stephen Beam, Eastern Tech 4- 0
2nd: Ibrahim Sidibe, Digital Harbor 3- 1
3rd: Garrett Coburn, Fallston 4- 1
4th: Anthony Apicello, Dulaney 3- 2
5th: Michael Moore, Oakland Mills 4- 2
6th: Najee Benu, Kenwood 3- 3

145

1st: CJ Austin, Fallston 4- 0
2nd: Shane Hammer, Sparrows Point 3- 1
3rd: Pat Mullins, Atholton 4- 1
4th: Dustin Shackleford, Eastern Tech 3- 2
5th: Jaron Smith, Oakland Mills 4- 2
6th: Maurice Hawkins, Milford Mill 3- 3

152

1st: Rocco Bruno, Boys' Latin 4- 0
2nd: Teddy Cadd, Sparrows Point 3- 1
3rd: David Ulysse, Oakland Mills 4- 1
4th: Jasaan Beck, Aberdeen 3- 2
5th: Austin Harrison, Western Tech 4- 2
6th: Nate Liberto, Perry Hall 3- 3

160

1st: George Rice, Boys' Latin 3- 0
2nd: Lavon Pratt, Parkville 2- 1
3rd: Nyanbu Farley, Kenwood 5- 1
4th: Emilo Altermarino, Atholton 2- 2
5th: Tyree Hern, Coppin Academy 4- 2
6th: Damien Lindsey SAT, Perry Hall 2- 3
170

1st: Patrick Clemons, Perry Hall 3- 0
2nd: Tevin Berry, Overlea 3- 1
3rd: Nate Gale, Eastern Tech 5- 1
4th: Jordan Boller, Kenwood 3- 2
5th: Evan Dohler, Boys' Latin 4- 2
6th: Nathan Borkowicz, Sparrows Point 1- 3

182

1st: James Krug, Sparrows Point 4- 0
2nd: Jerrell Ferguson, Milford Mill 3- 1
3rd: Matt Fields, Atholton 4- 1
4th: Austin Rutkowski, Fallston 4- 2
5th: Kyle Byrd, Dundalk 3- 2
6th: Dominick Clarke, Oakland Mills 3- 3

195

1st: Sean Bracken, Overlea 3- 0
2nd: Joe Doetsch, Dundalk 2- 1
3rd: Payton Beachum, Western Tech 4- 1
4th: Jordan Gale, Chesapeake 3- 2
5th: Mitchell Burns, Eastern Tech 3- 2
6th: Mark Velasquez, Milford Mill 2- 3

220

1st: Ridge Myers, Fallston 3- 0
2nd: Ryne Schanberger, Loch Raven 2- 1
3rd: Austin Troutman, Patapsco 5- 1
4th: Matt Pedata, Perry Hall 4- 2
5th: Joel Harrel, Overlea 3- 2
6th: Sean Miskimon, Dundalk 2- 3

285

1st: Roy Kadge, Oakland Mills 4- 0
2nd: Jesse Harmon, Fallston 3- 1
3rd: Wayne Maddox, Dundalk 4- 1
4th: Bailey Hoesch, Overlea 4- 2
5th: Mike Soper, Perry Hall 3- 2
6th: Eric Isennock, Eastern Tech 3- 3

2012 Overlea Invitational Team Scores

1. 186.50 Perry Hall

2.185.00 Fallston

3. 137.00 Boys' Latin

4. 136.00 Oakland Mills

5. 132.00 Sparrows Point

6. 118.00 Eastern Tech

7. 114.50 Dulaney

8. 113.00 Milford Mill

9. 94.00 Aberdeen

10. 91.00 Dundalk

11. 87.00 Atholton

12. 82.00 Overlea

13. 64.00 Kenwood

14. 61.00 Loch Raven

15. 61.00 Western Tech

16. 44.00 Digital Harbor

17. 41.00 Parkville

18. 39.00 Lansdowne

19. 39.00 Woodlawn

20. 31.00 Patapsco

21. 25.00 Coppin Academy

22. 21.00 MERVO

23. 16.00 Chesapeake