Three PHS wrestlers undefeated at invitational

by Andrew Schultz

Pittsford hosted their invitational last Saturday and we finished with 2 wins and 3 losses on the day. Morenci and Vandercook Lake were our wins, while we dropped matches to Colon, Reading, and Constantine.

In the Colon match, Mike Benedict, Kurtis Brackman, Taylor Hatfield, Chase Weber, Jesse Momenee, and Ben Wines all collected pin wins, though Pittsford dropped the match 42-36.
Morenci lead their match with Pittsford until about half-way through when Pittsford really turned up the heat. Benedict, Brackman, Hatfield, Weber, Brad Bolenbaugh, and Wines all had wins with a pin, leading the ‘Cats to a 42-28 victory over the Bulldogs.

Reading was a closer loss with Benedict and Brackman scoring points wins, while Hatfield, Weber, and Wines all pinned their man. Pittsford lost the match 39-26, however.

When the fourth match came around, Pittsford had yet another close loss, this time against Constantine, with Cody McLouth starting things off with a pin win and Benedict, Luke Irwin, Weber, and Wines all pinning their men as well. Hatfield owned his guy by a 16-3 score, but it wasn’t enough as Constantine won 42-34.
Vandercook Lake suffered a blowout 48-24 loss to Pittsford, as we dominated that match. Some VL wrestlers didn’t even have a fair chance of matching up with who they were put up against. “The other team was very weak,” said Wines. McLouth, Benedict, Brackman, Hatfield, Weber, and Bolenbaugh all pinned their men. Some of the younger wrestlers like Bolenbaugh and McLouth did very well for being younger and less experienced than the senior wrestlers. “Our younger guys stepping up, winning some matches helped make us able to go 2-3,” said Weber.

Weber, Wines, and Hatfield all went 5-0 on the day. The key to these wrestlers going 5-0 through out the whole invitational is being prepared. “Coach Weber always has us ready, and has us in good shape, which helps keep our conditioning and strength up,” said Hatfield. The hype in the crowd helps pump them up as well. “I wasn’t about to lose in front of the crowd,” said Hatfield.