The varsity opened up their dual meet season by going 3-1 this past Saturday at the 4th Annual Johnny Rouse Invitational, placing 4th out of the 11 team field. For complete scores, please see the Orlando Sentinel’s High School Wrestling page.

106: Tyler McVay (3-4): Went 2-2 with 2 pins

113: Brandon Boyle (3-5): Went 1-3

120: Aaron Abraham (1-3): Saw his first varsity action and went 1-3

126: Demarco Diaz: Also went varsity for the first time and posted a 1-3 record

132: Zach Larison (7-0): Undefeated on the day with 3 pins

138: Luke Franco (2-4): Went 2-2 with 1 pin

145: Matt Ellis (1-5): Went 1-3

152: Chris Soto (0-4): Wrestled some tough matches at an extremely competitive weight class

160: Scooter Duren (0-4): Is getting back into “wrestling shape” after football season

170: Derek Di Bernardo (8-0): Undefeated on the day with 3 pins

182: FF

195: Ethan Kaufmann (6-2): Went 3-1 with all 3 victories coming by pin

220: Will Searcy (3-3): Went 3-1 with 2 pins

285: Christian Gomez (3-0): Undefeated in his first ever varsity weekend

Thank you!

The Johnny Rouse Invitational is always a success because of the great network of support that comes from you, our fans. Thank you all for your help with the Concession Stand and Hospitality Room. It was a total team effort but I’d like to take a moment to recognize some individuals whose efforts helped this tournament run so smoothly: Ana Larison for coordinating the Hospitality Room and gathering donations from local businesses, Suzanne Turner for organizing volunteers to work in Concession, Curtis Duren for filming our matches, and Dale Di Bernardo and Ken Larison for manning the computers and getting everyone in the right place and on the right mats.

If you don’t already patronize these local businesses, please stop by and support these fine establishments in our community. Tell them Hagerty Wrestling thanks them for supporting wrestling:

• Olive Garden
• UCF Jimmy Johns
• Giovanni’s
• Dunkin Donuts (University Blvd.)
• Tijuana Flats
• Firehouse Subs
• Publix
• Beef O’Bradys
• Pizza Hut
• Cafe Panuzzo

This Week at a Glance:

Monday (12.15.14): Regular practice (3:00-5:00 PM)

Tuesday (12.16.14): Early release day

• Practice will be from 12:00-2:00 PM

Wednesday (12.17.14): JV & Varsity AT East River

• Practice will be from 2:30-3:30 PM
• Weigh-ins at 5:00 PM
• JV wrestles at 6:00 PM, Varsity to follow

Thursday (12.18.14): Early release day

• Practice will be from 12:00-2:00 PM

Friday (12.19.14): Varsity AT Lyman Holiday Invitational

• NO JV PRACTICE
• 11:30 AM-Varsity meet at the school to check weight
• 12:30 PM-Meet at Lyman to check weight
• 1:00 PM-Weigh-ins at Lyman
• 3:00 PM-Round 1 starts

Saturday (12.20.14): Varsity AT Lyman Holiday Invitational

• 8:00 AM-Weigh-ins at Lyman
• 9:00 AM-Quarter-finals matches begin
• 7:00 PM-Finals

Please visit the following link to help your wrestler with our annual team fundraiser activity: https://www.reachingourgoal.com/GJHKME. The good news: We are not attempting to sell anything to you or your family members that they do not want. By simply providing the email addresses of your friends and family we will actually be giving them coupons that are accepted nationwide and can be used almost anywhere in the country. Last season we raised over $2500 for our team which went towards the purchase of new uniforms, travel costs, and equipment. Please help our team by providing 5-10 email addresses so that Reaching Our Goal can get them their coupons.

About CoachDiaz

Head wrestling coach at Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL