Hannibal Comes Out On Top at Clash at the Creek
Jeremy Houghtaling / Wayuga Contributing Writer
Tuesday, December 15 2009
NR-W wrestler Greg Shove is carried away victorious after the Cougars placed a close second to the Hannibal Warriors at the annual Clash at the Creek wrestling tournament in Red Creek.
RED CREEK - Hannibal wrestling continued its undefeated season with an impressive showing at the 6th annual Clash at the Creek in Red Creek Dec. 12.
“The first couple of rounds we came out flat,” said Hannibal Coach Mike Kitts. The team is now 13-0. “We had a good last round.”
Hannibal beat out North Rose-Wolcott in the championship round 54-21 after both teams went 4-0 in their divisions. The 10-team tournament was split into two divisions for a round robin tournament before being placed for a crossover round.
“We lost a couple close ones in the finals,” said Jim Prentice, North Rose-Wolcott’s coach. His upperclassmen went 5-0. “The young guys had to fill in the holes.”
Josh Lewis, of Hannibal, picked up the most outstanding wrestler for the first division. North Rose-Wolcott’s Greg Shove took the other division’s most outstanding wrestler.
“Hopefully we’ll win sectionals,” said Lewis.
Williamson placed third after edging Wayne 39-36. They went 3-1 in their division.
“We wrestled very tough,” said Williamson Coach Jim Newby, who has a young team with just two seniors and a couple juniors. “The future looks bright.”
The host Red Creek Rams went 1-3 in their division and lost to Geneva in the crossover round. They finished 8th.
“The kids in the room are coming together,” said Pete Acardi, Red Creek’s coach. “It’s a learning experience.”
Acardi led the Rams to a league and Section V title in 1991. He held the position from 1989 to 1992 before moving on to Fulton. This is his first year back in Red Creek.
“It was a tough tournament,” said Kitts.
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