Sussex Central wrestling stops Cape 34-31
News flash! Cape versus Central dual-meet wrestling matches are always serious business. The grappling is intense with the house lights turned down, and each match is critical.
The Golden Knights outlasted Cape 34-31 Jan. 26, holding off a late Cape surge. The Vikings outscored Sussex Central 20-6 over the final six bouts in a match that started at 170 pounds.
The loss was the first in the conference for Cape. The Vikings compete at undefeated Laurel Friday, Jan. 28, then at Milford Wednesday, Feb. 2.
“We feel we're as good as anyone when we wrestle with our full lineup,” said Central coach Shane Miller. “I know most teams have struggled this season going into duals without their top guys. We got some key wins tonight in matches that were in the toss-up category.”
Wrestlers getting bonus points for Cape were: Carson Kammerer (170) 22-7 tech fall over Ivan Neal, Dalton Deevey (220) fall in 3:33 over Ryder Robinson, Josh Wright (126) fall in 3:06 over Justin Craig, Mikey Frederick (145) fall in 3:23 over Justin Negron, and C.J. Fricthman (160) 17-0 tech fall over Cody Layfield.
Andrew Schaen (130) won an 8-5 decision over Gunner Abbott.
The Sussex Central bonus boys were Gabe Cannon (182) 34-second fall over Jack Wiggins, Josh Negron (195) 13-3 major decision over Alex Taylor, Malschi Stratton (106) fall in 1:44 over Jacob Goodsell, and Chase Murray (113) fall in 3:39 over Max Meadows.
Central wins by decision were Michael Harmon (285) 6-3 over Sean Costello, Evan Cordrey (120) 7-0 over Holt Baker, Evan Broomall (132) 7-4 over Josh Alvares, and Caden Cope (152) 4-0 over Jaden Johnson.
