Gonzaga dominated last weekend’s DCSAA Wrestling Championships at the St. Alban’s School in Washington D.C. with five champs out of their seven finalists to accumulate 230.5 points, almost 100 more than runner-up St. John’s College’s 133, to win their second straight DC title.
All five of Gonzaga’s champs were ranked first or second in the D.C. ratings. Karim Haitham was in a battle of number ones in his 157lb final. Haitham is top rated at 157lbs, while his opponent, Jackson-Reed’s Alex Ouzts was No. 1 at 165. Haitham came out ahead 8-6.
No. 1 Matt Van Sice claimed a 9-4 victory over No. 2 Mahrzell Sampson of HD Woodson at 175lbs. No. 1 Jet Ward decked No. 4 Jasson Lopez of Bell at 144 with six seconds left in the first period, 1:54.
No. 2 Bojan Sulc also used a pin for his win at 165 over Myles Brown of Dunbar in 1:17. Brown was removed from the rankings last week when did not participate in the D.C. public school tournament but was No. 3 before his removal. At 126, Brayden Meeker came up from 120lbs, where he was No. 2, and defeated another wrestler rising up in weight, St. Alban’s Cyrus Sabet (No. 4 at 120), 20-8.
Falling short in their title quests for Gonzaga were No. 2 Thomas Keefe (150) and No. 3 Chris DiLorenzo (215). DiLorenzo upset No. 1 Ahmar Davis (HD Woodson) in the semis, 3-1. Placing third were No. 2 Rocco McPherson (113), Joseph McPherson (120), and John Keogh (132, No. 2 at 126).
St. John’s crowned two champions, both top ranked at their weights, Zane Messiter (106) and Tom Braden (150). Braden took out Gonzaga’s Keefe, 12-5, after previously beating him 13-11 at the Melee on the Metro. Messiter posted a major decision over No. 3 Erick Perdomo (Bell), 16-5. Perdomo pinned No. 2 Jackson Trinca (Washington Latin) in the semifinals, 3:04, reversing a pin by Trinca at the Melee.
Third-place Sidwell Friends had one titlist in No. 4 Sven Kramer at 215lbs. Kramer rolled to a 12-4 major decision of DiLorenzo. Jackson-Reed’s fourth-place finish came with no champions.
However, fifth-place HD Woodson pushed two grapplers to the top of the podium, No. 2 Caleb Davis (190) and No. 1 Randal Ayaba (285).
Davis handed a 9-5 loss to a wrestler that pinned him a week ago at the D.C. Public School Tournament, No. 1 Malachi Hill of Anacostia. Ayaba pinned Bell’s Jose Garcia in the second period last week. Ayaba ended this meeting in the opening round, 1:33.
Washington Latin tied HD Woodson in the team race and brought home one gold medal from No. 1 Kayode Elion at 113lbs when he stuck No. 4 Nico Candelas of Dunbar. Elion pinned Rocco McPherson in his semifinal, 3:17.
The last three champs are No. 1 Aloysius Fitzpatrick (Model Secondary School for the Deaf) at 120, St. Anselm’s Abbey’s Morgan Lloyd (132, No. 3 at 138), and Georgetown Day School’s Beck Holtzman (138, No. 2 at 144).
Fitzpatrick blanked Sidwell Friend’s No. 3 Luke Borkowski, 5-0. Lloyd also pitched a shutout for his title, 6-0, versus No. 2 Nikita Andrew (Jackson-Reed).
Holtzman waited two months to exact revenge on No. 2 Ethan Glessner of St. John’s. Glessner beat him 4-1 in sudden victory at Ray Oliver in December. In their final meeting this year, Holtzman claimed supremacy in the same exact manner, 4-1 in sudden victory.
Team Scores
1-Gonzaga 230.5
2-St. John’s College 133
3-Sidwell Friends 120
4-Jackson-Reed 112.5
5-HD Woodson 98
5-Washington Latin 98
7-Model Secondary School for the Deaf 81.5
8-Bell Multicultural 78.5
9-St. Anselm’s Abbey School 65
10-Dunbar 54
11-St. Alban’s School 48.5
12-Washington Leadership Academy 46
13-Anacostia 31.5
14-Georgetown Day School 25
15-Roosevelt 11
16-Ballou 4
106
1st Place Match
Zane Messiter (St. Johns College HS) 32-8, Fr. over Erick Perdomo (Bell) 26-8, Sr. (MD 16-5)
3rd Place Match
Jackson Trinca (Washington Latin) 18-8, Jr. over Spencer Jones (Jackson-Reed) 30-12, Sr. (Fall 1:20)
113
1st Place Match
Kayode Elion (Washington Latin) 19-9, So. over Nico Candelas (Dunbar) 4-3, So. (Fall 2:29)
3rd Place Match
Rocco McPherson (Gonzaga) 19-11, Fr. over Dominic So (St. Johns College HS) 10-17, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:12 (16-0))
120
1st Place Match
Aloysius Fitzpatrick (Model Secondary School for the Deaf) 23-0, Sr. over Luke Borkowski (Sidwell Friends) 22-3, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
Joseph McPherson (Gonzaga) 14-11, Fr. over Johnson Lopez (Bell) 8-9, So. (MD 16-4)
126
1st Place Match
Brayden Meeker (Gonzaga) 26-9, Sr. over Cyrus Sabet (St. Albans School) 20-5, Jr. (MD 20-8)
3rd Place Match
Deegan Joubran (Sidwell Friends) 8-3, Fr. over Raymond Ko (Washington Latin) 2-2, So. (Fall 1:29)
132
1st Place Match
Morgan Lloyd (St. Anselm`s Abbey School) 22-3, Jr. over Nikita Andrew (Jackson-Reed) 30-10, So. (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match
John Keogh (Gonzaga) 21-19, Fr. over Aaron Proctor (Washington Leadership) 3-2, Fr. (Fall 2:50)
138
1st Place Match
Beck Holtzman (Georgetown Day School) 34-4, Sr. over Ethan Glessner (St. Johns College HS) 42-13, Jr. (SV-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match
Preston Olander (Washington Latin) 23-5, Jr. over Noah Flemons (Jackson-Reed) 17-9, Jr. (TF-1.5 2:15 (19-3))
144
1st Place Match
Jet Ward (Gonzaga) 22-7, Jr. over Jasson Lopez (Bell) 29-8, Jr. (Fall 1:54)
3rd Place Match
Shadon McLaughlin (Model Secondary School for the Deaf) 29-5, Jr. over Enzo Custodi-Morsli (St. Johns College HS) 16-22, So. (TF-1.5 3:34 (18-2))
150
1st Place Match
Tom Braden (St. Johns College HS) 35-15, Sr. over Thomas Keefe (Gonzaga) 30-11, Sr. (Dec 12-5)
3rd Place Match
Max Tatton (Jackson-Reed) 36-9, Jr. over Kevin Richardson (Washington Leadership) 4-2, . (Fall 0:47)
157
1st Place Match
Karim Haitham (Gonzaga) 35-15, Sr. over Alex Ouzts (Jackson-Reed) 52-4, Jr. (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match
Darian Vega (Model Secondary School for the Deaf) 32-5, Jr. over Riquelmer Vasquez Ramos (St. Johns College HS) 19-23, Sr. (Fall 0:57)
165
1st Place Match
Bojan Sulc (Gonzaga) 36-6, Jr. over Myles Brown (Dunbar) 6-1, Sr. (Fall 1:17)
3rd Place Match
Francis Kravchuk (Model Secondary School for the Deaf) 10-5, Jr. over Jeremiah Foster (Washington Leadership) 3-2, . (Dec 11-8)
175
1st Place Match
Matt Van Sice (Gonzaga) 33-5, Sr. over Mahrzell Sampson (HD Woodson) 23-2, Sr. (Dec 9-4)
3rd Place Match
Griffin Miller (Sidwell Friends) 14-9, So. over Lyndon Hughes (Roosevelt) 11-7, Jr. (Fall 1:48)
190
1st Place Match
Caleb Davis (HD Woodson) 26-4, Jr. over Malachi Hill (Anacostia) 16-4, Jr. (Dec 9-5)
3rd Place Match
Hujja Moshood (Sidwell Friends) 23-6, Fr. over Sean Kim (St. Albans School) 8-13, Fr. (Fall 2:17)
215
1st Place Match
Sven Kramer (Sidwell Friends) 18-9, So. over Chris DiLorenzo (Gonzaga) 13-21, Sr. (MD 12-4)
3rd Place Match
Ahmar Davis (HD Woodson) 10-4, Jr. over Henry Pietras (St. Anselm`s Abbey School) 8-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:00 (20-2))
285
1st Place Match
Randal Ayaba (HD Woodson) 26-2, Jr. over Jose Garcia (Bell) 10-4, Sr. (Fall 1:33)
3rd Place Match
Zach Apple (St. Johns College HS) 19-22, Jr. over Lucas Schwinden (Sidwell Friends) 14-5, Jr. (For.)
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