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but having a good competitor here almost made up for it.”
Chris Barnabae, who was last year’s most outstanding wrestler at the tournament, won his second Mount Mat Madness title as well. He turned a close match into a comfortable lead with a commanding and physical finish and beat St. Mary’s Ryken freshman Evan Eldridge, 10-3.
“When it was tight, I was thinking about my dad coaching me and telling me to do my best. He wants me to go all out and leave nothing on the mat. You have six minutes to go all out,” said Chris Barnabae, who earned a No. 14 national ranking by FloWrestling after beating the Blair Academy’s Trevor Mastrogiovanni in the quarterfinals at the Beast of the East and placing fifth. “My dad always says when we’re practicing that you’ve got to be mean.”
Righter, who also jumped into the national rankings and is ninth by FloWrestling after winning Beast of the East, also repeated and dominated his bracket with ease. He won his four matches by fall in 14, 18, 10 and 34 seconds, the latter against MIAA rival Loyola Blakefield’s Bennett Traurig in the final.
Woods defeated St. Mary’s Ryken Blake Jury, who won the 113-pound 4A-3A state title at Huntingtown last season, in the finals by a score of 8-7.
SPARROWS POINT WINS SOUTH RIVER INVITATIONAL: When Ben Robertson got a good grip on Gage Carr, it seemed like South River might actually be able to bring down Sparrows Point. When Robertson pinned him, it seemed almost guaranteed.
But the Pointers had two aces up their sleeves in Richard and Danny Davis, who together tied the Seahawks to pull ahead and emerge victorious, 39-36. Even though there was still another two matches for each of the teams to battle through, Sparrows Point had effectively secured the crown.
“It’s always a battle with South River. They know us very well, we know them very well, and they’re always watching,” Sparrows Point coach Mike Whisner said. “Last year they got us by six – we knew it was going to be a battle.”
The Pointers went a perfect 9-0 to finish first of 10 in the South River Invitational – their second trophy at South River in three years. The Seahawks (8-1 in the tournament) claimed silver while Kent Island (6-3) took the bronze, having edged out Huntingtown (6-3) for the spot by besting them in their head-to-head.
Sparrows Point boasted four individual winners: Wayne Brooks (113), Richard Davis (126), Luke Hoenig (138) and Jake Rallo (170).
South River winners were: Mason Smith (106), Isaac Barber (120) and Trenton Puccinelli (160).
Kent Island walked out with two individual victors in the upper weights: Joey Bunce (182) and Haydn Blanchard (220). Northeast, who finished seventh in the tournament, very nearly put up several of their own in Bill Katzenberger (138) and Thomas Gargano (152), who each suffered just one loss over the weekend.
ARCHBISHOP SPALDING 59, AACS 41: Story goes here.Ryann Evans of Archbishop Spalding was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Annapolis Area Christian School Christmas Classic after leading her team to a victory over AACS in the championship game on Saturday.
Brelynn Young was also named to the All-Tournament Team for the Cavaliers, who outscored the Eagles by 20 points in the second half after trailing by two at halftime. Morgan DeBeary led AACS on Saturday with 20 points, 10 steals and five rebounds and was named to the All-Tournament team, while teammate Reniyah Ross, who had seven points on Saturday, was also named to the All-Tournament Team.
SEVERNA PARK 43, NORTHERN 23: Julia Ryan scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Falcons on Saturday in a consolation game at the AACS Tournament. Rachel Spilker followed with nine points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals and Lena McLaughlin grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds to go with her six points for the Falcons.