Seventh-ranked senior Alex DeVriendt (144), 16th-ranked junior Carter Canale (175) and sophomore Calvin Smith (120) were three title-winners among seven finalists and 11 wrestlers who finished within the top four of their weight classes as seventh-ranked Middletown repeated as champion of the Frederick County Tournament at Thomas Johnson on Saturday.
Having finished third once and second twice at the Class 2A-1A state tournament, DeVriendt scored a 16-1 semifinal victory over 14th-ranked sophomore Cash Wheat of Linganore before winning his title match, 10-0, over 13th-ranked senior Chase Wheeler of Tuscarora.
DeVriendt improved to 40-2, and Canale to 37-3 as the Knights overcame the second-place Linganore Lancers, 192.5 to 129.
Runners-up for the Knights were 21st-ranked sophomore Liam Soe (113), 20th-ranked freshman Ryker Keeney (126), 22nd-ranked senior Henry Graham (157) and senior Dasean Butts (215), with third placements from 18th-ranked freshman Zach Landis (165) and seniors Arturo Majarrez-Zepata (150) and Gerald Hayden Smith (190), and a fourth-place effort from freshmen Samuel Sword (138).
Winning titles for the 12th-ranked Lancers were sixth-ranked senior Josh Arthur (113) and seventh-ranked senior Brennan Considine (126).
Considine is a returning Class 4A-3A state champion who improved to 38-1. Arthur improved to 32-3 with his second straight county title, has earned one regional crown in two title match appearances, and placed second and third at the past two Class 4A-3A state tournaments.
Third-place, 37th-ranked Walkersville crowned 22nd-ranked Jack Birth (157), who improved to 28-0 with a championship bout fall in 3:15 over Graham, formerly a 165-pounder.
Finishing fourth was 11th-ranked Brunswick with champions in second-ranked junior Seth Crawford (138), 15th-ranked senior Evan Mullen (106) and 17th-ranked junior Lane Riggelman (285).
Crawford improved to 39-3 with his second consecutive crown, Mullen is 39-5 and improved on last year’s runner-up finish, and Riggleman is 40-3 after being fourth at counties last season.
Frederick crowned 12th-ranked sophomore Victor Guerra (150) and 15th-ranked junior Ian Tumi (165).
While Guerra improved his record on the year to 31-4, Tumi improved on last year’s third-place finish and raised his record on the year to 34-1 with an upset, 4-2, championship victory that dethroned Linganore’s fifth-ranked senior Peyton Pickett.
Pickett slipped to 36-4, having placed as high as third and first at counties, second and third at regions, and third at states.
Urbana’s fifth-ranked senior Vince Corso (190) improved his record on the year to 39-1 with his fourth straight county title, having placed fourth at both regions and Class 4A-3A states.
Tuscarora senior Cooper Cammarata (132) is a 10th-ranked repeat champion whose record improved to 40-3, and Thomas Johnson’s Brendan Hubbard (215) ran his record to 41-0, improving on last year’s runner-up finish.
FREDERICK COUNTY
1 Middletown 192.5
2 Linganore 129.0
3 Walkersville 110.5
106
1st Place Match
Evan Mullen (Brunswick) 39-5, Sr. over Damian DuChez (Urbana) 35-3, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Paul Fitzpatrick IV (Oakdale) 28-2, Fr. over Amir Bakari (Frederick) 20-14, Jr. (Fall 0:54)
113
1st Place Match
Josh Arthur (Linganore) 32-3, Sr. over Liam Soe (Middletown) 32-11, So. (Fall 5:36)
3rd Place Match
Gabe Helmen (Urbana) 35-6, Jr. over Carter Mullen (Brunswick) 40-5, Fr. (Dec 11-7)
120
1st Place Match
Calvin Smith (Middletown) 34-8, So. over Jayden Lassiter (Linganore) 25-11, So. (MD 10-0)
3rd Place Match
Ryan Wheeler (Tuscarora) 31-15, Fr. over Reese Davis (Gov. Thomas Johnson) 28-13, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
126
1st Place Match
Brennan Considine (Linganore) 38-1, Sr. over Ryker Keeney (Middletown) 33-10, Fr. (MD 11-2)
3rd Place Match
Jake O`Connor (Brunswick) 35-9, Sr. over Jonathan Htut (Frederick) 17-14, Sr. (Dec 9-3)
132
1st Place Match
Cooper Cammarata (Tuscarora) 40-3, Sr. over Lincoln Zirk (Linganore) 23-13, So. (TF-1.5 2:58 (16-1))
3rd Place Match
Jake Green (Oakdale) 27-11, Sr. over Cayden Boedecker (Brunswick) 40-6, So. (Dec 7-1)
138
1st Place Match
Seth Crawford (Brunswick) 39-3, Jr. over Ashton Thompson (Catoctin) 40-4, So. (MD 12-2)
3rd Place Match
Jake Beaumont (Walkersville) 30-5, Sr. over Samuel Sword (Middletown) 31-11, Fr. (Dec 4-2)
144
1st Place Match
Alex DeVriendt (Middletown) 40-2, Sr. over Chase Wheeler (Tuscarora) 40-4, Sr. (MD 10-0)
3rd Place Match
Rhys Ferguson (Walkersville) 29-2, Jr. over Cash Wheat (Linganore) 31-4, Jr. (MD 18-9)
150
1st Place Match
Victor Guerra (Frederick) 31-4, So. over Jacob Mostowski (Oakdale) 25-12, So. (Fall 3:06)
3rd Place Match
Arturo Majarrez-Zapata (Middletown) 25-10, Sr. over Corbin Gilbert (Walkersville) 12-12, Jr. (Fall 2:26)
157
1st Place Match
Jack Birth (Walkersville) 28-0, Sr. over Henry Graham (Middletown) 31-7, Sr. (Fall 3:15)
3rd Place Match
Marty Sandy (Oakdale) 33-5, Jr. over Aram Tekeyan (Tuscarora) 20-12, So. (MD 12-0)
165
1st Place Match
Ian Tumi (Frederick) 34-1, Jr. over Peyton Pickett (Linganore) 36-4, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Zach Landis (Middletown) 25-7, Fr. over Carter Kuhar (Urbana) 33-9, Jr. (Dec 11-7)
175
1st Place Match
Carter Canale (Middletown) 37-3, Jr. over Max Birth (Walkersville) 32-5, So. (MD 13-0)
3rd Place Match
Lucas Reeder (Catoctin) 40-5, Sr. over Ryan Crabb (Oakdale) 22-15, Jr. (Fall 1:53)
190
1st Place Match
Vince Corso (Urbana) 39-1, Sr. over Gino Dolan (Walkersville) 27-3, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
Gerald Hayden Smith (Middletown) 34-10, Sr. over Mason Gladhill (Oakdale) 25-13, Jr. (Fall 1:27)
215
1st Place Match
Brendan Hubbard (Gov. Thomas Johnson) 41-0, Sr. over Dasean Butts (Middletown) 31-8, Sr. (MD 14-1)
3rd Place Match
Alex Tortolani (Linganore) 27-9, Sr. over Sam Oji (Tuscarora) 33-14, Jr. (Fall 2:31)
285
1st Place Match
Lane Riggleman (Brunswick) 40-3, Jr. over Wyatt Weinrich (Walkersville) 31-5, Sr. (SV-1 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Amani Opon (Gov. Thomas Johnson) 27-8, Sr. over Oscar Murcia (Tuscarora) 36-8, Sr. (Dec 8-6)
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