Front row (L-R): Demarco Diaz (4th), Brandon Boyle, Will Searcy (3rd), Josh Lopez (3rd), Scooter Duren (2nd), Zach Larison (1st), Tyler McVay (4th) Back row (L-R): Matt Munroe, Evan Wright, Ethan Kaufmann, Derek Di Bernardo (1st)

Over the past several weeks, I challenged our guys to focus on some key areas:

• Scoring the first takedown.
• Finishing every period on top.
• Not having any stalling calls against us in a match.
• Taking their predetermined goal for legitimate shot attempts (leg attacks with a set-up) in a match

I assured them that if we focused on improving in these areas, the wins would take care of themselves. This past Saturday, the varsity had 7 wrestlers reach the podium at the Michael P Hutchins Invitational held at Bishop Moore High School. More important than the medalists and the team scores was the WAY that we scored points. We earned bonus points by either pinning or majoring our opponent in 17 out of 25 victories. If you wrestle aggressively and actively work to score points, you will not only wrestle well, but have fun doing it. Scoring points is fun!

Individual results:

• 106: Tyler McVay went 2-2 and placed 4th
• 113: Brandon Boyle: 0-2
• 120: Demarco Diaz went 2-2 and placed 4th
• 126: Zach Larison went 3-0 and placed 1st. Zach was also awarded the Michael P Hutchins Award for Most Outstanding Wrestler
• 132: Matt Munroe went 0-2
• 145: Chris Soto: 0-2
• 152: Evan Wright: 0-2
• 160: Scooter Duren went 2-1 and placed 2nd
• 170: Derek Di Bernardo went 3-0 and placed 1st.
• 182: Josh Lopez went 4-1 and placed 3rd
• 220: Will Searcy went 5-1 to place 3rd. Will avenged his loss in the quarterfinals to defeat the same opponent in the Consolation Finals 1-0.

This Week at a Glance:

Monday (01.19.15): Practice 9:00-11:00 AM

Tuesday (01.20.15): Practice 3:00-5:00 PM

Wednesday (01.21.15): Defend the Den v. Oviedo

• JV: 6:00 PM
• Varsity to follow
• If you are available to help in the Concession Stand, please let me know!

Thursday (01.22.15): JV Quad at Lake Mary

• 4:15 PM: Bus departs
• 5:00 PM: Weigh-ins
• 6:00 PM: Round 1

Friday (01.23.15): Practice 3:00-5:00 PM

Saturday (01.24.15): JV Duals at Lake Brantley

• 7:00 AM: Bus departs for Lake Brantley (DROP OFF ONLY – Please make plans to pick up your wrestler at the end of this tournament)
• 8:00 AM: Weigh-ins
• 9:00 AM: Round 1 begins

Hagerty’s Annual Husky 5k will be Saturday, Feb. 7th, 2015. This is a great event and is always a fun way to interact with your fellow Huskies! Click here to register online at the HHS Athletic Booster Club’s website.

Each wrestler is responsible for finding a participant for this event. Your wrestler can either:

1. Run in the event themselves. I’m running in this! I’m sure with enough pressure (and brownies), we can convince Coach Butler to run in it as well. We will have some sort of award for fastest, slowest, and most creative costume for the wrestlers who run in this event.
2. Convince YOU or another family member/friend to run.
3. Donate the $25 entry fee

About CoachDiaz

Head wrestling coach at Hagerty High School, Oviedo, FL