Kennedy

On Wednesday, Jan 27, the DHS wresting team fell to Kennedy (35-30) in league competition in what has become a familiar story. Of the matches actually wrestled, the Blue Devils fared well--winning 7 out the 9 matches--but could not overcome 4 forfeits in the upper weight classes.

Junior Philip Toy started the night with a 2-1 victory in a rematch of last year's league championship. Sophomore Ran Wang, filling in for the injured Spencer Abilgaard, won the next match by decision, 4-3. Freshman Andy Schmidl pinned his opponent in the first round. Similarly, Andrew Olivas, the last of the light weights at 130 pounds, controlled his match with a 10-4 victory. With 4 straight victories, DHS led Kennedy, 15-0.

In the mid-weights, Emanuel Castro continued DHS' success with an unorthodox pin. His opponent, attempting to tilt Castro, lost control and the junior leaned back hard, pinning his opponent. Senior and co-captain Cody Calhoun, in his usual display of excellence, pinned his opponent in the second round.

Junior Matt Lundgren suffered the first Blue Devil's loss at 152 pounds, but Sophomore Austin Day bounced back. After the first round, Day led 4-3 in a back and forth match, but with each round, Day extended his lead and won the match 10-6 in what would be DHS' last victory, the Blue Devils ahead 30-6.

Junior Tim Yang lost his match, then in a familiar story, the Blue Devils forfeited 4 upper weight matches lifting the Cougars over the Devils.

Notes: On Friday, the Blue Devils celebrate Senior Night while hosting Highlands for its final home dual meet.