By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna County wrestling team under Coach Craig Connor scored three victories on Dec. 11 at a four-school meet held at the Flucos’ gym. Fluvanna crushed Western Albemarle 60-24. The Flucos topped Monticello High 46-36 and snuck past Goochland County 41-38.
In high school wrestling there are 14 weight classes stretching from 106 pounds to 285 pounds. Very few high school teams are able to fill all 14 weight classes. Accordingly, teams often forfeit weight classes, which costs six points, the same as a pin or fall. In their match against Western Albemarle, both teams forfeited two weight classes. In the matches that were contested, the Flucos won by a fall in match after match. Anthony Waguespack won by fall at 126. Kevin Sloan scored a pin at 132. Cassidy Realyea wrestling at 138 also pinned his opponent, as did Josh Green at 144. At 150, Andrew Panas scored six points for the Flucos. Jack Stull made quick work of his opponent at 157. At 165, it was Jonathan Gretz scoring a pin for the Flucos. At 190, the Flucos got a fast fall by Connor Monfalcone.
In their match against the Monticello Mustangs, the Flucos ten-point margin was closer than it looks. If in a single match, a fall scored by a Fluco wrestler had been reversed and the Mustang wrestler had scored the fall instead, the Mustangs would have won the match 42-40. In this match, there were also two forfeits by each side. Winning for the Flucos were, Jordan Cambria at 113, Waguespack again at 126, Relyea again at 138, Green again at 144, Panas again at 150, Stull again at 157, and Turner Gretz at 190. All of these winners scored six points for pinning their opponent, except Stull who won five points by scoring a technical fall. When a wrestler has greatly outscored the opponent but has not recorded a fall, a technical fall is declared. Stull outscored his opponent 16-1.
The Flucos obtained a six point advantage in their match with Goochland, as the Bulldogs forfeited three weight classes and the Flucos forfeited two. In the contested matches, the Flucos scored falls in three weight classes. Daniel Woolstenhulme won by fall in the 120 pound class, Jonathan Gretz and Turner Gretz both pinned their opponents wrestling at 165 and 175 respectively. Panas contributed five points to the Fluco cause by recording a technical fall in the 150 pound class.
The Flucos have two big tournaments on the calendar in January. They host another Jefferson District contest on Jan. 15, and then host their annual Wensel Tournament on Jan. 18.
