Prep Wrestling: Mavericks, Cougars Come Up Big in Eastside Challenge



Eastern Tech's season got off to a rough start when the Mavericks lost their season opener, 58-15, to Dulaney last week.

Since then, Eastern Tech has started to build momentum for its young team, including placing six of the nine wrestlers it fielded in Parkville's Knightmare Invitational on Saturday.

The Mavericks followed that up by picking up wins over neighborhood rivals Kenwood and Chesapeake, 51-27 and 47-15, respectively, last night in a tri-meet that also included Mount Carmel.  Mount Carmel defeated Chesapeake

The matches were part of the inaugural Eastside Challenge, a yearlong athletics competition between the four Essex high schools.

"To get two wins over rivals like that is always a big deal," said Mavericks coach Kevin Cross, a 2000 Eastern Tech graduate who is in his first year at the helm. "Beating Kenwood is always important and this East County Challenge is good for the whole school."

Dustin Shackelford (140) had two pins, Jesse Bradley (152) had a pin and a technical fall victory and Stephen Beam (135) had a technical fall win for Eastern Tech.

Bradley said a performance like this was exactly what the Mavericks needed following the loss to Dulaney. Eastern Tech returns to the mat on Thursday when it wrestles at Lansdowne.

"These wins really boosted our confidence," Bradley said. "We're trying to reestablish Eastern Tech as a great program and to beat both area rivals in the same day made it even better."

Shackelford, a junior, said the Mavericks' performance can help set the tone for the rest of the season.

"We had a bad loss against Dulaney to start the year so we needed to bounce back in a big way," he said. "No matter what the sport is, if you're at Eastern Tech, you never want to lose to Chesapeake and especially Kenwood. I'm glad we were able to beat both teams on the same day."

Kenwood coach Rob Knudsen said he was frustrated by the scheduling of the match as it came on the same night as a junior varsity tournament. That scheduling conflict led him to hold out five underclassmen that would have normally been utilized in a match of this magnitude.

"We were forced to give up 30 points a match," Knudson said. "It's hard to evaluate how we would have performed if we had all of our available wrestlers."

Chesapeake entered the contest at an even greater disadvantage as it has only one returning starter, sophomore Nate Johnson (130) who scored a pin over Mount Carmel's Troy Sanders.

"We have just four wrestlers with any type of experience," Chesapeake coach Tom Ferrell said. "Still, getting a chance to compete in an event like the East County Challenge is special. You don't usually have four schools this close which makes for a great rivalry."

EASTERN TECH 51, KENWOOD 27

103 –  Sam Carvello (ET) wins by forfeit

112 –  Jordan Phillips (ET) wins by forfeit

119- Kevin DeLanssantos (KEN) wins by forfeit

125- Chuck Baugher (ET) wins by forfeit

130- Ted Newton (ET) d. Anthony Pelekakis, 10-4

135- Steven Beam (ET) wins by forfeit

140 – Dustin Shackelford (ET) p. Nick Boller, 3:11

145- Derek Williams (KEN) p. Ian Chiveral, 3:22

152- Jesse Bradley (ET) p. Hammilos, :44

160- Jordan Boller (KEN) wins by forfeit

171- Anthony Stone (KEN) wins by forfeit

189- Siraj Benu (KEN) d. Mitchell Burns, 5-3

215- Sean Miskimon (ET) p. Brandon Armstrong, 2:42

Hwt – Eric Isennock (ET) wins by forfeit

MOUNT CARMEL 57, CHESAPEAKE 12

103 – J.T. Dulaney (MC) wins by forfeit

112 – Double forfeit

119- Brandon Fran (MC) wins by forfeit

125- Double forfeit

130- Nate Johnson (CH) p. Troy Sanders (MC)

135- Tevin Nickens (MC) p. Josh Porter, 3:52

140 – Calean Nixon (MC) p. William Collazo-Brown, 1:01

145- Alex Kovalick (MC) won by forfeit

152- Grant Taylor (MC) p. Tyler Watts

160- EJ Jackson (MC) d. Corey Smith, 8-1

171- Dayquan (MC) p. Anderson Jaggernauth (CH)

189- Ben  Lesane (MC) p. Kachon Matthews (CH)

215- Chance Young (CH) wins by forfeit

Hwt –  Ian Arciaga (MC) p. Derrick Jones

EASTERN TECH 47, CHESAPEAKE 15

103 – Sam Caravello (ET) won by forfeit

112 – Jordan Phillips (ET) won by forfeit

119- Double forfeit

125- Double forfeit

130- Chuck Baugher (ET) d. Nate Johnson, 8-4

135- Steven Beam (ET) tf. Josh Porter, 15-0

140 – Dustin Shackelford (ET) p. William Collazo-Brown, 1:09

145- Ian Chiveral (ET) wins by forfeit

152- Jesse Bradley (ET) tf. Tyler Watts, 16-1

160- Corey Smith (CH) wins by forfeit

171- Anderson Jaggernauth  (CH) wins by forfeit

189- Mitchell Burns (ET) p. Kachon Matthews, 1:45

215-Sean Miskimon (ET) md. Melvin Henry (CH), 18-5

Hwt – Derrik Jones (CH) d. Eric Isennock (ET), 5-0

MOUNT CARMEL 42, KENWOOD 21