Week 9 Information

This week is the last of the regular season and we travel to Eastlake North for a triangular match. The other team in the tri. will be Ashtabula Lakeside, a team that we saw at the Perry Pin City Tournament. Our Panthers hope to improve on their 10-1 dual meet record before heading to sectionals.

Bus will be at 4:15 PM
Weigh-ins will be at 5:00PM
Wrestling starts at 6:00 PM

As of this moment, I do not know the order the meets will take place in.

Hope to see everybody there! Go Panthers!

Week 8 Results

Senior Parents Night

The triangular match between NDCL, Warrensville Heights and Euclid did not take place in its entirety because NDCL had a snow day and was not able to compete. Instead, Euclid took on Warrensville Heights for the second time in a dual meet this year. The results were very similar to the first, with Euclid winning 63-9.

The senior wrestlers went 3-1 in their last match at home. Tim Lake received a forfeit and then defeated teammate Dylan Norwood in an exhibition match. Anthony Black won by a pin in the second round. Dustin Cromie won a 9-2 decision over a tough opponent. The only blemish was Ronnie Adkins controversial defeat to a Brakeman ranked opponent. It was the rubber match between the two with Ronnie winning the L.E.L. with a pin and the Warrensville wrestler winning the Bedford tournament in overtime. This time a questionable reversal call was what decided the match.

The team now has a 10-1 record in dual matches on the season and travel to Eastlake North on Friday for a tri. with North and Ashtabula Lakeside. The match starts at 6PM.

Week 7 Results

Wow! What an amazing dual meet!

The Panthers defeated their rivals for the first time in 6 years with an exciting come-from-behind victory in the last match.

In the first dual, the Panthers took on the Wickliffe Blue Devils and easily won 60-15. Wickliffe forfeited many weights and had no chance in the match.

In the second dual, which was the headliner, Euclid took on the host VASJ Vikings. We had not defeated them for 6 years. The match started poorly with the home team winning the first three matches and taking a 12-0 lead. It was a back and forth battle the rest of the way out and we fought to a 36-33 lead going into the last match.
(If VASJ won the next match by a decision, they would tie, or if they won by a major decision or pin, they would win the match)

Junior Jacob Perpar stepped up in a big way and won his match by a technical fall, 15 point victory, to bring home a 41-33 team victory.

Great Job wrestlers!

Week 7 Information

Rivalry Week

The Panthers will take on the Vikings this week in a neighborhood rivalry that dates back many years. Also included in the match-up are the Wickliffe Blue Devils.

Match information is as follows:
Wrestlers need to be back at the high school by 4:30PM to ride the bus the short distance to VASJ
(They will not be allowed to wait in the wrestling room until 4:30)
Weigh-ins are at 5PM
Wrestling starts at 6PM
Admission is $8 Adults $5 Students (This is due to the fundraiser that VASJ is having which is a pasta dinner following the match)
We are only bringing the starters to the match due to the dinner. Other wrestlers are welcome to come and attend but must pay at the gate.

This should be a great match for us as we prepare for sectionals and districts.

Good Luck and Sink the Vikings!

Week 6 Results

Our team picked up our first tournament trophy in five years with a second place finish at the Joe Searcy Memorial Bedford Invitational Tournament on Saturday.

Leading the many placers that helped us to the runner-up finish was Ibrahim Shafau 1st @ 112. Finishing in second was Payton Wainwright @ 112, Ronnie Adkins @ 145, Jacob Perpar @ 160, Anthony Black @ 189, and Dustin Cromie @215.

Also wrestling in the finals were Tim Lake 3rd, Rayshawn Abrams 4th, Brandon Eggelston 3rd, and William Wilburn 3rd.

Earlier in the day, for other placement positions, these following wrestlers prevailed and placed for the team. Kevin Carney 7th, Kevin Conroy 5th, Robert Schwartz 5th, Noland Renfroe 5th, and Edwin Chandler 6th.

Great job wrestlers lets keep it up!

Week 6 Information

The wrestling team travels back to Bedford for the Joe Searcy Memorial Bedford Bearcat Invitational Wrestling Tournament or the JSMBBIWT. This is a one day tournament on Saturday Jan. 19. Weigh-ins will begin at 8AM.

The teams competing will be;
Aurora
Bedford
Chagrin Falls
Canton McKinley
Collinwood
Euclid
Lutheran West
Maple Heights B
Warrensville Heights

Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Individual awards will be given for wrestlers placing 1st-4th. The champion in each weight will receive a championship t-shirt and a wall chart. There also will be an award for MVW and fastest pin.

Entry fee for students is $2 and $5 for adults. They will clear the gym and recharge for the finals which begin at 7PM. Concessions will be available all day.

Week 5 Results

Chagrin Falls Results:

Our team first took on Independence from the CVC before the host Tigers on their parents night. We defeated Independence by the score of 38-35. We only won 4 of 11 head-to-head matches against them. However, they forfeited 3 weight classes thus allowing us to squeak by with a win.

Against the host team we won convincingly by the score of 78-6. We only lost one match on the night. Chagrin is having a down year in numbers and are dealing with many injuries. As a result, they had to forfeit 7 weight classes. In the other 7 matches that were wrestled, we were victorious in 6 of them, all by pins.

L.E.L. Duals Results:

We took a undefeated dual meet record into the L.E.L.'s hoping to win the league for the first time in 22 years. In the opening match, we defeated a full Admiral King squad by the score of 39-27. They had finished 3rd in the L.E.L. a year ago.
In the second match we were beaten by the defending L.E.L. champion Bedford Bearcats by the score of 42-34. We had a good chance for the upset with some big early wins, however, bonus points are what hurt us the most. Bonus points are extra points over a decision. A decision is winning by 1 to 7 over the opponent. Those are 3 team points. A major decision is 4 team points, a technical fall is 5 team points, and pins are 6 points. We unfortunately gave up too many pins in our losses. Of the 14 matches wrestled, we went 7-7. So you see the bonus points really sunk us.
We bounced back in the next two matches to take out Warrensville Heights and Shaw by the combined score of 126-22. As a result, we finished second in the league.
Even though we did not accomplish our team goal, some individuals made the All-L.E.L. team. Ibrahim Shafau, William Wilburn, Ronnie Adkins, and Dustin Cromie made 1st team by going 4-0. Anthony Thomas, Landel Carter, Jacob Perpar, Anthony Black, and Brandon Eggleston made 2nd team. That makes 9, of the 13 wrestlers we brought, all league. Congrats.