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The Genoa wrestling squad improved its dual record to 7-1 January 5 as they blitzed Otsego and Lake in league competition.
Genoa won 20 of 22 matches, compiling 117 points and surrendering 6 to their opponents. The Comet grapplers recorded their first shutout in recorded history against Lake as they blanked the Flyers 62-0 in their second dual.
Junior Jacob Fejes lead the team in team scoring by recording two falls. Senior Jacob Sheehy and freshman Brandon Bates were close behind by scoring 11 team points by each notching a technical fall and fall each. The Comets continued their tri-meet sweep streak to three by winning their sixth consecutive dual. Genoa is now 5-1 in the league and completed their conference dual schedule with a showdown with new league members Fostoria and Rossford January 12 at Fostoria.
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Genoa wrestler Jake Fejas has an Elmwood opponent in his grasp.
(Press photo by Harold Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics.com) |
Over the holiday Genoa traveled to Medina High School to compete in the "Greatest Show in Wrestling" — the Medina Invitational.
Sheehy got off to a quick start by defeating his first three opponents with two falls and a major decision. Sheehy lost to eventual tournament champion and Michigan state runner-up, Detroit Catholic Central's Kevin Beazley, in the semis and a Medina Highland wrestler in the consolation semi-finals, but rebounded with a strong victory in the finals for a fifth place finish. Sheehy finished with a 4-2 record on the weekend.
Breakout freshmen Jay Nino lead his freshmen classmates Brandon Bates and Louis Cutchall as each recorded victories in the tournament.
“Nino, on the other hand, wrestled superbly and turned many heads during the course of the tournament,” said Coach Robert Bergman.
Nino who lost his preliminary match in the opening round, battled his way through the consolation bracket by rattling off four consecutive victories and defeating No. 3 seed, junior returning state placer Tyler Beck of Columbus Northmoor, by a score of 11-6. Nino went on to avenge his earlier loss to Batchuluun Bayambakhuu of Mason 10-8 for a seventh place finish in the prestigious tournament.
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Jacob Sheehy throws down an Otsego
opponent. (Press photo by Harold
Hamilton/HEHphotos.lifepics.com) |
In a tri-meet against Division III foes Huron and Western Reserve, it was Seth Morrison who notched the Comet’s first pin against Huron at the 120 pound weight class. It would be the first of seven pins on the night against the hosting Tigers, who fell to the Comets by a score of 50-24.
Nate Moore recorded the quickest pin at 26 seconds for the Maroon and Gray while Jacob Fejes notched an impressive last second pin over a transferred Kentucky state-placer with nine seconds remaining in the match. Genoa then edged Western Reserve in their next dual by a score of 39-35.
Going 2-0 on the night were Nathan Moore, Drew Keenan, defending state champion Felipe Martinez, and Sheehy,
In a tri-meet with Elmwood and Liberty Center, it all came down to Genoa freshman sensation Jay Nino to seal Elmwood’s fate.
The Comets who were up by four team points at the time, but could ill-afford a loss with a state-ranked Royal heavy weight warming up in the on deck circle. Nino (220 pounds), bumping up a weight class, wrestled solid and sank the Royal’s hopes of victory by major-decisioning the Elmwood wrestler by a score of 10-2.
Genoa was trailing the two-time defending Suburban Lakes League champions and NBC favorite Elmwood (15-1) by a score of 28-14 before the Comet blitz began. Snider (170), Martinez (182), Sheehy (195), and Nino (220) spearheaded the Comet comeback with 22 consecutive team points. Genoa defeated Elmwood 36-34 for the first win over the Royals in five years.
Earlier in the night, the men in maroon squared off against Northwest Ohio Athletic League power Liberty Center. Genoa came away with a decisive victory, 39-24. Bonus points proved to be the difference in both matches with the Comets outscoring their competition by a combined score of 20½ to 3½.
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