Berwick Takes 6th Place At Virginia Battlefield Duals On January 6 & 7
Dawgs Go 3-5 Against Some Of The Best Teams In State & Country
Several Dawgs Notch Big Wins Against Ranked Opponents
Berwick Wrestling head coach Ernie Yates scheduled the Dawgs
to compete at the super tough Virginia Battlefield Duals last year because
he wanted the Dawgs to be exposed to some of the best teams in the country.
There were no illusions of grandeur. Coach Yates had just one goal.
If you want to set a goal to be the best, you have to compete against the
best.
Last year wasn't just a one-shot appointment at the Virginia
Battlefield Duals. The goal to improve is a continuous goal, one that
never ceases. And no better place for this year's young but talented
Dawgs to get the experience and maturity needed to continue on their quest
for excellence.
Berwick continued on its quest when the Dawgs competed at
the Virginia Battlefield Duals on January 6 & 7. Berwick finished
6th going 3-5 in the 12-team tournament that was stacked with both state and
nationally ranked teams. More importantly, several Dawgs competed
against highly ranked wrestlers and recorded some big wins at the tournament
that will be key to progression throughout the rest of the season.
Berwick is now 7-5 on the season (only losses incurred at
the Battlefield Duals) and is still undefeated in district competition.
The Yates Countdown now stands at "1" for the 200th career win for
Head Coach Ernie Yates. All eyes will be looking forward to get the
magic win at the upcoming match-up with Lake Lehman on Thursday.
At the Battlefield Duals, senior team captain Josh Walsh had
an outstanding tournament going 6-2 and one of his two loses were to Junior
Pearman of Great Bridge who is ranked #1 in Virginia and #11 in the country.
Among wins for Walsh was an 8-2 decision over Colonial Forge's Trevor Muhler
who is ranked #5 in Class AAA in Virginia. Josh also had a great win
over Upper Perkiomen's Sam Walters with a thrilling 3-1 overtime decision.
Walters was a 2005 Class AAA state championship tournament qualifier at 130
pounds a season ago.
Sophomore Lou Ney had a great weekend and went 6-2 with one
of his two losses to Upper Perkiomen's Chris Sheets who is ranked #3 in
Pennsylvania Class AAA.
Junior team captain Tyler Perry also had a highly impressive
tournament by going 6-2. Tyler was named outstanding wrestler from
Berwick by attending team coaches. Perry's two losses were to Jordan
Frishkorn (#2 in the country) and Austin Reed of Upper Perkiomen (#10 in
Pennsylvania).
Senior Zeb Bankes had a simply superb weekend going 6-2.
All wins for Bankes were by fall and including a win by pin over the #7
ranked wrestler in Virginia.
Sophomore Aaron Karns had a great showing in going 5-3
against some very stiff competition. Karns pinned Matt Reck of
Colonial Forge who is ranked #7 in Virginia Class AAA. Karns also had
a 8-6 win by decision over Tim Hill of Great Bridge who is ranked #4 in
Virginia. Even with all of the big wins Aaron had, his most impressive
outing may have been his 3-7 loss to Brent Fiorito of Upper Perkiomen.
Fiorito took 3rd place at the PIAA Class state championship tournament last
year at 152lbs and is currently ranked #1 in Pennsylvania at 160lbs and #16
in the country.
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The Virginia Battle Field
Duals - January 6 & 7, 2006
Hosted by Colonial Forge High School
& Hayfield High School
Location: Hayfield High School, 7630 Telegraph Road,
Alexandria, VA 22315 |
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Team
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2005 State Finish
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National Rank 12/26/05
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Great Bridge
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#1, AAA, SE District Champs
Southeastern District Champs
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# 5 - AWN, 12/26/05
# 4 Final AWN 2005
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Connellsville
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#1, AAA (Dual & Tournament)
WPIAL Champions
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# 9 - AWN - Final 2005
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Upper Perkiomen
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#6, AAA Tournament
#3, AAA Duals, District Champs
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# 7 - AWN, 12/26/05
# 19 - AWN - Final 2005
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Colonial Forge
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#2, AAA, District Champs
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Robinson
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#4, AAA, Patriot Dist. Champs
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Hanover
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#11, AAA
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Waynesburg
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#17, AAA
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Hayfield
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#17, AAA
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Berwick
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District 2 Champions
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Westfield
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#22, AAA
Concorde District Champions
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Concorde
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District Champions
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Central Bucks East
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T.C. Williams
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#20 AAA
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TEAM POOLS - 2006 BATTLEFIELD
DUALS |
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POOL A
Berwick
Colonial Forge
Hanover
Hayfield
Robinson
Upper Perkiomen
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POOL B
Central Bucks East
Connellsville
Great Bridge
TC Williams
Waynesburg
Westfield
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PAST CHAMPS
2003: Blair Academy
2004: Upper Perk
2005: Upper Perk
2006: Upper Perk |
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BERWICK RESULTS AT 2006 BATTLEFIELD DUALS |
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
1) Loss: Berwick 22 - Colonial Forge VA 41
2) Win: Berwick 39 - Robinson VA 31
3) Loss: Berwick 9 - Upper Perkiomen PA 60
4) Win: Berwick 40 - Hanover VA 30
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
5) Win: Berwick 37 - Hayfield VA 32
6) Loss: Berwick 21 - Great Bridge VA 44
7) Loss: Berwick 9 - Connellsville PA 54
8) Loss: Berwick 17 - Waynesburg PA 57
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Winning Dawgs By Team Matches
Colonial Forge VA 41 - Berwick 22
* Walsh wins by 8-2 decision over Trevor Muhler, ranked #5 in Virginia in
Class AAA
* Karns pins Matt Reck, ranked #7 in Virginia in Class AAA
*Colonial Forge is ranked #2 in Virginia Class AAA
Lou Ney: Decision
Tyler Perry: Decision
Nick Venditti: Decision
Josh Walsh: Decision
Chris Johnson: Major Decision
Aaron Karns: Fall
Berwick 39 - Robinson VA 31
*Berwick beats Robinson, Ranked #11 in AAA In Virginia
Steve Prebola: Fall
Lou Ney: Fall
Tyler Perry: Technical Fall
Josh Walsh: Major Decision
Aaron Karns: Fall
Steve Beck: Fall
Seth Fetteroff: Fall
Zeb Bankes: Fall
Upper Perkiomen PA 60 - Berwick 9
*Walsh wins 3-1 OT decision over Sam Walters, 2005 PIAA State AAA Qualifier
at 130lb.
*Karns loses close 7-3 Decision to Brent Fiorito, 2005 PIAA State
Championship 3rd Placer
Fiorito is currently the #1 ranked wrestler at 160lbs in Pennsylvania
*Upper Perk is #1 team in PA & #7 nationally
Josh Walsh: Decision
Zeb Bankes: Fall
Berwick 40 - Hanover VA 30
Dom Yantorn: Major Decision
Steve Prebola: Decision
Lou Ney: Technical Fall
Tyler Perry: Forfeit
Nick Venditti: Major Decision
Josh Walsh: Fall
Steve Ferguson: Decision
Aaron Karns: Decision
Steve Beck: Fall
Zeb Bankes: Fall
Berwick 37 - Hayfield VA 32
Dom Yantorn: Decision
Lou Ney: Fall
Tyler Perry: Fall
Nick Venditti: Forfeit
Josh Walsh: Decision
Aaron Karns: Major Decision
Zeb Bankes: Fall
Great Bridge VA 44 - Berwick 21
*Karns wins by 8-6 decision over Tim Hill who is ranked #4 in Virginia.
Steve Prebola: Fall
Dom Yantorn: Decision
Lou Ney: Decision
Nick Venditti: Decision
Aaron Karns: Decision
Zeb Bankes: Fall
Connellsville PA 54 - Berwick 9
Lou Ney: Decision
Tyler Perry: Decision
Josh Walsh: Decision
Waynesburg PA 57 - Berwick 17
Dom Yantorn: Technical Fall
Tyler Perry: Fall
Zeb Bankes: Fall
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