Jimmy picked up
2nd Place in the 10 & under 94 lbs
division! He scored a first period pin in the
semifinals to the Wyoming Valley West wrestler who beat him three years ago in another tournament but lost to a tough 10 year old from Walnutport in the finals.
2000-2001 Season
STROUDSBURG
TOURNAMENT (03/04/01)
Jimmy picked up
First Place in the 8 & under 85 lbs/heavyweight
division! He scored a 15-0 techfall in the
quarterfinals. Because there was only one heavyweight wrestler, they
combined the two divisions. I was concerned the weight difference
would be a problem but experience prevailed as Jimmy scored a 1st period
pin in the finals.
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NAZARETH
TOURNAMENT (02/18/01)
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After getting a wake-up
call by losing his first match, Jimmy came back to pin his next two opponents
in the consolation rounds to pick up the 3rd Place trophy.
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NORTHWESTERN MATCH
(02/04/01)
Jimmy finished the
regular season on a positive note, having his way with a lighter NW
wrestler. As is the case in many exhibition matches, it's hard
pairing up wrestlers in the same weight class. Jimmy had ten
pounds on this boy and finished him off quickly with a Cement Job.
"Get that head up!"
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PENNRIDGE/BETHLEHEM MATCH
(01/28/01)
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Jimmy had to wrestle a teammate since the three other teams
could only manage a dozen exhibition wrestlers. Here he good
technique in setting up a headlock.
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UPPER PERK BLUE MATCH
(01/20/01)
Jimmy slips in a
half before he hips over for three Nearfall points.
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SOUTHERN LEHIGH MATCH
(01/07/01)
Jimmy switches off a
Navy ride as he works up for Nearfall points.
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QUAKERTOWN
EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT (12/16/00)
Jimmy got two good
matches in beating the Upper Perk Blue wrestler 9-2 but dropping a close
one to PAL, 10-8.
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It
was a disappointing turnout by the exhibition team with only 13 out of 44
wrestlers showing up. The others missed a great opportunity to gain
experience against new wrestlers of their same level.
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NORTHERN LEHIGH MATCH
(12/10/00)
Jimmy got tossed
around a bit this weekend but faired well with a slightly heavier (+10lbs)
wrestler.
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LEHIGHTON MATCH (12/03/00)
Jimmy met
Lehighton's JV 85 pounder in an exhibition match, pinning him in the
second period. Jimmy took him down and used a "chin-back"
for some nearfall points. A "cement job" in the second
period put an end to the contest.
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BANGOR TOURNAMENT (11/18/00)
Jimmy was seeded second in the 9
& under 82 lbs. weight class and wrestled the "sixth" seed
who was obviously underseeded. Jimmy dropped this match 9-0 to the
eventual tournament champ.
In the consolation round, Jimmy met a Pen Argyl wrestler who
was warming up by bouncing off the padded walls in the gym! He
looked good in warm-ups with quick practice takedowns and aggressive moves
but looks can be deceiving. I told Jimmy to "go out there and
attach". "Look to take him off balance and use whatever he
gives you". Jimmy proceeded to drive for a takedown but
wound-up locking up with the boy. Jimmy saw an opening and threw a
flying cement-job on his man. It was over with a fall in 40 seconds
with Jimmy coming back to take Third Place!
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PLEASANT VALLEY TOURNAMENT (11/05/00)
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Jimmy wrestled Bantam heavyweight
(85 lb max) in a round-robin of three wrestlers and took First
Place!
The Wyoming Valley West wrestler managed a take-down in the
last seconds of the first period and rode Jimmy out in the second
period. The third period saw Jimmy take control by using a chin-back
after his man sat out. The boy put hands to Jimmy's face so Jimmy
just switched to a reverse half decking him in 2:28.
Jimmy met the Back Mountain wrestler in the finals.
After grappling for a few seconds Jimmy circled to the left then used an
upper-body throw to pancake the boy to the mat for a 16 second fall and
First Place
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