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Todd Kalif | Special to the Press 12.29.11. Vinal Techs Gabe Soucie takes down SMSAs Luis Burgos in 49 seconds Thursdays match. SMSA/University won, 36-30. To buy a glossy print of this photo and more, visit www.middletownpress.com
Todd Kalif | Special to the Press 12.29.11. Vinal Techs Marcus Deren prepares SMSAs Quintin Reed for a pin in Thursdays match. SMSA/University won, 36-30. To buy a glossy print of this photo and more, visit www.middletownpress.com
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Todd Kalif | Special to the Press 12.29.11. Vinal Techs Joe Sapia looks for a takedown opening on SMSAs Bryan Knighton in Thursdays match. SMSA/University won, 36-30. To buy a glossy print of this photo and more, visit www.middletownpress.com
Todd Kalif | Special to the Press 12.29.11. Vinal Techs Eli Farland resists a breakdown effort from SMSAs Chris Ecchevarria in Thursdays match. SMSA/University won, 36-30. To buy a glossy print of this photo and more, visit www.middletownpress.com
MIDDLETOWN ? Only nine of 14 weight classes took the mat in Thursday?s noontime wrestling match between Vinal Tech and the SMSA/University co-op. Of those nine, the Hawks won three (all by pin) but sank to 1-1 on the season as the Hartford co-op took home a 36-30 win at Vinal Tech.
The day started well for Vinal, with Arthur Flejszar earning his second pin of the year in as many matches. Flejszar, who has been wrestling since middle school, used his experience and strength to end the bout in 51 seconds of the first period.
?I pinned in a cradle last match, and this match I got an arm-bar tilt,? said Flejszar, pleased with his performance. ?It was a fairly good match. It was quick.?
At 152 pounds, Kendall Kegley faced an experienced wrestler and succumbed in the first period. Joe Sapia, at 160, gave SMSA senior Brian Knighton a serious tussle, coming out on the short end of an 11-7 score.
SMSA had no wrestler at 172 to face Steve Hall, who took fifth place at the Class M meet last season, and the score after their forfeit stood at 12-9, Vinal.
Zach Marchand at 182 took a first-period lead with a takedown but could not outpoint senior Kenneth Prigdovich, who earned a 5-3 decision with two escapes, a takedown, and a penalty point.
195-pounder Marcus Deren missed an early headlock takedown but came back to pin SMSA?s Quintin Reed in the first period.
?I was happy with Marcus,? said Vinal head coach Anthony Fazzina. ?Marcus is still learning, still developing. Even though he faced a wrestler with less experience than he has, the kid was very strong and athletic. I?m glad he came up with a pin.?
Deren?s pin gave Vinal an 18-12 lead, which 220-pound Gabe Soucie promptly expanded to 24-12 with a 49-second pin.
?I like to play around in neutral, wait for an opportunity to arise, try to capitalize on another person?s mistakes,? said Soucie, who now has two pins in two bouts. ?He was standing up. His knees weren?t bent, he didn?t have a nice low center of gravity. I saw the toss and I went for it. I could have had better position on the bottom, so I let go of the head and arm, got control, ran a power half, flipped him, did my thing.? Continued...
The rest of the afternoon was all SMSA, as heavyweight Zach Dombrowski absorbed a first-period pin, 126-pounder Eli Farland lost a late lead and was pinned in the third period, and 138-pounder Ethan Jones was pinned in the first period.
A forfeit for each team accounted for the remainder of the scoring.
Fazzina, optimistic, looked forward to some adjustments in weight classes, the return of an ill team member, and some hard work all around.
?I?m looking for better conditioning and to get the guys some experience and to get them to polish some of the moves that we?ve started learning,? said Fazzina. ?They just need to practice and get better at the moves and get in better shape as the season goes on.?
Source: http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2011/12/29/sports/doc4efd321b29fc7432798952.txt
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