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Cape wrestling rolls by banged-up Sussex Tech 48-15

Cape's Cory Lawson works for the pin over Jacob Hamer at 2:48 of the 160-pound class. BY DAN COOK
Dave Frederick
January 28, 2016
The Cape Henlopen senior wrestlers were honored at the Vikings' match against Sussex Tech. Shown are (l-r) Brianna Woodward, Joel Torres, Julian Medina and Jose Ascencio. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Justin Wright looks at the clock as he defeats Tech's Freeman Jackson in the 132-pound class. BY DAN COOK
Cape senior Jose Ascencio turns Tech's Codie White and gets a 4-2 win in the 145 weight class. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Dante Jaquet, right, tries to lift Kris Cannon, but falls 7-4 in the 152 class. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Holden Kammerer stretches out Tech's Colin Bergh, but falls 4-6 to the Ravens wrestler in the 182 class. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Julian Medina, right, grapples with Tech's Nashon Hood and gets a 4-1 victory in the 285 weight class. BY DAN COOK
Cape head coach Chris Mattioni yells instructions from the edge of the mat. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Dewaun Johnson works for the 54-second pin over Tech's Ben Price in the 106 weight class. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Gabe Jaquet, front, gets out of a hold and takes an 8-6 win over Tech's Hunter Hineline in the 120 weight class. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Max Norquest pins Tech's Gage Wooten at 1:05 of the 126 weight class. BY DAN COOK

Big Dog and Scooby Pup, fast friends over a long time, are linked through wrestling. Coaches Scott Layfield of Sussex Tech and Chris Mattioni of Cape, a heavyweight and a lightweight, compete as coaches across the circle, but a match inside the circle would sell out the gym.

Both guys have been coaching more than 20 years. Layfield won a state title as a heavyweight for Sussex Central in 1989. That same year, Jon Lobiondo of Cape won at 171.

Cape rolled around and rolled over visiting Sussex Tech Jan. 27, winning 48-15 on the strength of four falls, two forfeits and some last-minute turnaround decisions that went Cape’s way.

The undercard featured 15 junior varsity matches, so it was surprising when the Ravens had two holes in their lineup.

“You get to this point in the season and there’s injuries and a host of backstories,” Mattioni said. "I know Scott was out for hip replacement surgery, and even though he has great assistants who do a lot of the teaching, Scott’s big personality in the school has got to be missed when the preseason starts.”

Earning pins for Cape were Vinnie Diego at 138 over Trey Hatfield in 1:46, Cory Lawson at 160 over Jacob Hamer in  2:48, Dewaun Johnson at 106 over Ben Price in 54 seconds and Max Norquest at 126 over Gage Wooten in 1:05.

Anthony Caruso and Chris Handlin each notched forfeit wins.

The Ravens got a pin by Marvin Spady at 195 in the final second over Joel Torres in 5:59.

Winning by decision were Cape's Justin Wright at 132 over Freeman Jackson, 10-7; Cape's Jose Ascencio at 145 over Codie White, 4-2; Tech's Kris Cannon at 152 over Dante Jaquet, 7-4; Tech's Colin Berg at 182 over Holden Kammerer, 6-4; Tech's Robert Van Pelt at 220 over Billy Ott, 6-2 in overtime; Cape's Julian Medina at 285 over Nushon Hood, 4-1; and Cape's Gabe Jaquet at 120 over Hunter Hineline, 8-6.

Cape will wrestle Indian River at home at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, then grapple at 6-0 Milford Wednesday, Feb. 3. Coach Don Parsley is back at the helm at Milford, another 20-year veteran of the coaching wars.

“Statewide, the sport of wrestling is not as tough as it used to be, but the top-tier teams in the Henlopen Conference are still very good,” Mattioni said.

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