Hall’s comeback pin powers Kellam to rout of Landstown
WRESTLING
Kellam 56, Landstown 16
Guy Hall avoided the worst and made the most of it.
Hall, ranked No. 3 in Hampton Roads at 145 pounds, escaped a near-fall that put him down 5-2 in the first period and returned with a pin in the second period as the No. 2 Knights dominated the No. 5 Eagles in a Beach District showdown on Wednesday at Landstown.
“I was trying out a new move and I haven’t fully mastered that move yet, so it didn’t work out for me,” said Hall, a senior. “But I eventually got out of it.”
The wild sequence and momentum swing didn’t surprise Kellam coach Mike Benzel.
“He’s the most unorthodox guy I’ve ever coached,” Benzel said. “He’s a pinner, I’ll say that much. He pins a lot of people.”
In a match-up between two of the area’s best 160pounders, top-ranked Bryce Sanderlin of Landstown outlasted thirdranked Alex Swoope 9-1. Cam Robinson, the topranked 138-pounder, and Josh Benton (195) had pins for Landstown.
BOYS BASKETBALL
York 64, Bruton 63
Jaylen Hawthorne hit the game-winning layup as time expired to lead the Falcons to a come-frombehind win over the Panthers.
Hawthorne and Tyler Grunthaner scored 14 points apiece to lead York, which trailed 63-54 with 1:06 left to play in the fourth before it went on a 10-point flurry to close out the victory.
Lafayette 60, Warhill 52
Jack Nice scored 17 points and Tyler Neville added 16 points to power the No. 10 Rams over the Lions.
Lafayette, which trailed 24-18 at halftime, outscored Warhill 19-6 in the third quarter to take the lead.
Zion Funderburk had 14 points to lead the Lions.
Jamestown 61, Tabb 58
Judah Egbo scored a game-high 22 points, adding 10 rebounds and four blocks to lead the Eagles over the Tigers in the team’s ninth win in the past 10 games.
Malcolm Velmar and EJ Bell had 14 points apiece to lead Tabb.