Results: 4A-3A East Region Championships

Severna Park's fourth-ranked 126-pound senior Michael Queen ran his record to 41-0 on Saturday at Henry Wise High School in Prince George's County, where he dominated by flattening all three opponents in the first period at the Class 4A-3A East Regional Tournament.

In succession, Queen pinned Stephen Decatur freshman Tanner Intrieri in 1:55, Bladensburg's Sayed Hashemi in 1:50, and Leonardtown's sixth-ranked freshman Dominique Herbert in 1:56 of their title match, with the latter's record slipping to 41-2.

Herbert was a week removed from winning the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Tournament crown as was Hashemi the Prince George's County event. Intrieri was fourth in the Bayside Conference.

Queen has now won three Anne Arundel County titles in four championship berths, three regional crowns and placed third once, and finished second and third at Class 4A-3A states.

Queen is also the Falcons' as well as the county's winningest wrestler with a career mark of 169-12 that includes 89 pins and 20 technical falls heading into this weekend's Class 4A-3A state tournament.

"I started wrestling when I was around five years old and my parents asked me if I wanted to try it out. [Former Severna Park coach] Paul Joyce had a clinic on the weekends called 'Falcons' Nest' at Severna Park, so I decided to give it a try," said Queen, who carries a 3.7 grade average and plans to major in accounting or finance at The University Of Alabama.

"When I first started, I was with a bunch of kids who had the same skill level as I did. Once I got into middle school, I was wrestling with kids who were better than me every day. It was tough, but I knew and could feel that I was getting better at each practice. I fell in love with the sport.. I have been working super hard this year -- harder than any other year. There have been outside of practice workouts and film study of my own matches. I am super eager and confident of potentially winning states this year."

The Falcons' fourth-year coach is Sam Ziff, a 2013 Severna Park graduate who was twice a county champion and a regional and state title-winner once each, the latter as a 152-pound senior.

Ziff wrestled for a graduated in 20178 from Edinboro University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he called himself, "a career back up."

"I was on the team when Edinboro finished fifth and third in the nation. I gained a lot on college from being around such high-level wrestling, and Michael has a huge benefit to my coaching. He lost his freshman year in the blood rounds at states," said Ziff, whose career record of 132-16 ranks second behind Queen's at Severna Park.

"Michael and I have worked with him being comfortable in big situations. He has been the example I use to show kids how to approach wrestling. It's no coincidence that Severna Park has found tam success after having a kid like Michael on the team for nearly four years. I hope that I benefit Michael in his approach to wrestling in big situations."

Michael Queen lost last year's title match by 8-0 major decision to Walt Whitman's third-ranked senior Solomon Randall, a 126-pound a winner of three each in Montgomery County and regional titles who will be in pursuit of his third Class 4A-3A crown. Queen will have to reach the state finals to get a rematch with Randall, who has has a record of 37-0 and placed third at counties, regions and states as a freshman.

"I believe wholeheartedly that Michael can and will win a state title," Ziff said. "That is not to say that it will not be a challenge, but Michael has the talent, skill, work ethic and attitude to make it happen."

Queen's freshman brother, Jack, was a 106-pound regional runner-up a week after having won the county tournament with an 8-6 decision over Chesapeake's Hunter Wargo, and their uncle, Michael Stewart, is an assistant to Ziff.

"It’s been a blessing to be in Michael's corner the last two years, and I’m really grateful to Sam for bringing me on the coaching staff at the same school I once wrestled. With Jack on the team this year as well, each match has turned into a family affair. With parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends coming out to support them. That’s been really special," said Stewart, a 1997 Severna Park graduate placed first at regions and sixth at states.

"Michael is far better technically than I ever was, so I focus mostly on helping him with the mental side of the sport. Preparation, staying focused and not having any letdown matches. He’s doing a great job of taking this season one match at a time, not looking ahead and having fun at the same time. Michael has what my father called 'The three D’s - Dedication, Determination and Desire'. But he also has a huge heart, and he’s very humble about his successes; I’m really proud of the young man he’s become."

Stephen Decatur's top-ranked senior Elijah Collick (132) won his fourth, and second-ranked senior Pete Snyder (190) his first regional championship a week after each did the same at their Bayside Conference Tournament.

Collick and Snyder were joined on the victory podium by 25th-ranked senior Zak McDaniel (215), who improved on the previous week's runner-up finish in the Bayside Conference.

Collick followed a 20-3 technical fall with consecutive pins in 2:00 and 3:38, the last being in his title bout with Suitland's Cornillius Brown, who was a week removed from winning the Prince George's County crown,

Committed to The University of Nebraska, Collick became the Seahawks' first-ever four-time title winner of the conference and is attempting to become the program's first-ever four-time state tournament champion. Having won three Class 2A-1A state titles, Collick will attempt to win his first of the Class 4A-3A variety this weekend.

Collick joined two-time champion Noah Reho as only the second Seahawks' freshman by earning last year's 106-pound title, and he can surpass three-time champion Danny Miller by becoming the program's first four-time state champion.

Collick has a record of 42-1 with 21 pins and 16 technical falls this year, and a career mark of 179-6. He has surpassed three-time state finalist Jagger Clapsadle (158 wins), state champion Nico D'Amico (153), four-time place-winner Andy McKahan (147), Reho (140) and Miller (139) on the Seahawks' list of all-time victories leaders.

Snyder used a 19-4 technical fall and a pin in 3:02 to reach his title match with 21st-ranked Bowie senior Alhajil Jalloh, a Prince Geoge's County whom Snyder decked in 2:27.

Ranked 25th nationally and committed to Northwestern University, Snyder improved his record on the year to 38-0 with 20 pins and seven technical falls. .

Snyder has returned to the Seahawks following three seasons at Blair Academy, where he earned a National Preps crown as a 165-pound freshman, placed fifth at Preps as a sophomore and missed his junior season due to an injury.

McDaniel used a fall in 3:30 and a 9-4 semifinal decision over Oxon Hill junior William Sullivan to reach his title match which he won by fall in 3:50 over Bowie's Bless Mbangowah. Sullivan defeated Mbangowah by 9-4 decision in the previous weekend's Prince George's County title match.

South River's title-winning trio comprised 10th-ranked senior Chris Millard (175), 14th-ranked senior Trent Shipley (120) and 23rd-ranked junior Ethan Burger (150), all of whom won their Anne Arundel County Tournaments a week earlier.

Millard improved his season record to 42-2 following a 19-3 technical fall, a 16-3 major decision and Annapolis junior Christian Snavely. Millard is a two-time regional champion who has placed first and third at counties and sixth at states.

Shipley decked all three opponents comprising pins in 2:55, 3:13 and 31 seconds of his title bout with Bowie sophomore Michael Husseinkhe, who was third in the Prince George's County Tournament. Shipley has now won three county titles in four championship berths, placed first, third, fourth and fifth at regions, and fifth at states.

After finishing third at last year's counties, Burger is 41-2 on the year following a 16-2 major decision, a 15-0 technical fall and a pin in 3:26 of his title bout with Bowie senior Zacharie Coulibaly, winner of the previous week's county title.

Eleanor Roosevelt crowned junior Austin Hayes (113) and senior Leo Foreman (157), each of whom is ranked third by Legacy Wrestling. Hayes improved to 38-1, and Foreman, to 38-0.

Hayes used pins in 1:51 and 2:57 to reach the finals, where he earned a 19-4 technical fall over Chopticon sophomore Zack Scarborough, who was third in the previous weekend's Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Tournament.

A three-time Prince George's County champion, Hayes won his third straight regional title and is pursuit of his second consecutive Class 4A-3A state title after being second as a freshman. A year ago, Hayes completed a 39-0 state championship-winning season after losing his state title match as a freshman by two points and finishing at 40-1.

Foreman used pins in 19 and 30 seconds to reach his championship bout, which he won by 22-9 major decision over Arundel's fifth-ranked junior Matteo Brown.has now finished first once and third twice in the Anne Arundel County Tournament, first, second and third at regions, and fourth and fifth at states.

Foreman is a winner of his second straight county title after being a runner-up as a sophomore, and was second and third at last year’s regional and state tournaments.

Foreman’s 32-2 record last year included losses against Reservoir’s state runner-up Jose Lazo in the regional finals, and in the state semifinals to Northern-Calvert’s Drew Montgomery, winner of three state championships after being a runner-up as freshman.

Other champions wee Annapolis' third-ranked junior Michael Groszkowski (138), Arundel's fifth-ranked senior Pierce Read (285), North Point's 12th-ranked senior Ryan Pickerall (106), Wise's 16th-ranked sophomore Dorian Jordan (165) and Flowers' 20th-ranked senior Enitan Ajayi (144).

Groszkowski ran his record on the year to 32-1 with a 25-second pin, an 18-0 technical fall and a title match fall in 5:15 over Great Mills senior Yasir Ruffin, who was a runner-up in the previous weekend's Southern Maryland Athletic Conference.

Groszkowski won his second straight regional crown a week after having earned his second consecutive Anne Arundel County Tournament championship, and will attempt to improve on last year's Class 4A-3A state runner-up finish. Groszkowski went 40-2 last season

Read raised his record on the year to 39-1, improving on last year's county and regional runner-up finishes by winning both this season. Read decked all three opponents comprising a 17-second pin, a 3-0 semifinal decision, and a 40-second title match fall against Wise junior Payton Green, who was a Prince George's County Tournament runner-up.

Read's semifinal victory was against Stephen Decatur's senior Malakai Mason, who was a week removed from finishing third in the Bayside Conference Tournament.

Pickerall earned consecutive technical falls by scores of 18-3 and 16-0 followed by a 12-1 major decision over Jack Queen in their title match.Pickerall improved on the previous weekend's second-place finish at The Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Tournament, raising his record on the season to 32-4.

A two-time Prince George’s County champion who improved on last year's regional runner-up finish, Jordan ran his record on the year to 34-0 following a 48-second pin, an 18-2 major decision and a fall in 2:53 of his championship bout with Roosevelt's 22nd-ranked senior Ediz Buchin. Jordan decked Buchin in 31 seconds of their previous weekend's county title match.

Ajayi ran his record to 28-2, adding his regional crown to the previous weekend's county title win. Ajayi earned consecutive technical falls by scores of17-0 and 18-3 before winning his title bout by 10-0 major decision over Annapolis' 17th-ranked sophomore Leo Sfkiyanudis, an Anne Arundel County Tournament runner-up.

Class 4A-3A East Regional Tournament Results

106

1st Place Match

Ryan Pickerall (North Point) 32-4, Sr. over Jack Queen (Severna Park) 34-7, Fr. (MD 12-1)

3rd Place Match

Amir Jah (Eleanor Roosevelt) 20-16, . over Kyle Wilson (Stephen Decatur) 23-13, So. (Dec 7-4)

5th Place Match

Carter Daniels (Arundel) 26-10, Jr. over Finn Carroll (Annapolis) 25-12, So. (Dec 11-4)

113

1st Place Match

Austin Hayes (Eleanor Roosevelt) 35-1, Jr. over Zack Scarborough (Chopticon) 27-6, So. (TF-1.5 4:19 (19-4))

3rd Place Match

Paulo Mena-Weber (Stephen Decatur) 28-12, Sr. over Christopher Thompson (Bowie) 9-4, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:06 (19-3))

5th Place Match

Miguel Caban (Broadneck) 35-12, Sr. over Ricky Cox (Arundel) 19-11, Jr. (M. For.)

120

1st Place Match

Trent Shipley (South River) 37-6, Sr. over Michael Husseinkhel (Bowie) 23-11, So. (Fall 0:31)

3rd Place Match

Tyler Tablada (Arundel) 17-17, Jr. over Cobi Samuel (Leonardtown) 23-21, So. (Fall 0:43)

5th Place Match

Blake Gezelle (Annapolis) 23-11, Jr. over Devyn Wilson (Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.) 16-6, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)

126

1st Place Match

Michael Queen (Severna Park) 41-0, Sr. over Dominique Herbert (Leonardtown) 38-2, Fr. (Fall 1:56)

3rd Place Match

Tanner Intrieri (Stephen Decatur) 24-19, Fr. over Andrew Bevilacqua (Broadneck) 30-10, Jr. (Fall 5:00)

5th Place Match

Austin Langis (South River) 24-13, Sr. over Sayed Hashemi (Bladensburg) 19-4, . (For.)

132

1st Place Match

Elijah Collick (Stephen Decatur) 42-1, Sr. over Cornillius Brown (Suitland) 27-7, . (Fall 3:38)

3rd Place Match

Brody Clark (Severna Park) 35-6, So. over Garrett Mykins (Annapolis) 31-9, Sr. (Fall 2:21)

5th Place Match

Alexey Dorodnetsyn (Eleanor Roosevelt) 24-9, . over Jacob Hartness (Great Mills) 18-12, So. (TF-1.5 3:55 (16-0))

138

1st Place Match

Michael Groszkowski (Annapolis) 32-1, Jr. over Yasir Ruffin (Great Mills) 34-5, Sr. (Fall 5:15)

3rd Place Match

Ian Baucum (North Point) 26-7, Jr. over Jack Joseph (Broadneck) 30-12, Sr. (Dec 7-2)

5th Place Match

William Abboud (Severna Park) 33-10, Fr. over Will Colson (Leonardtown) 31-8, Sr. (For.)

144

1st Place Match

Enitan Ajayi (Charles H. Flowers) 28-2, Sr. over Leonidas Sfakiyanudis (Annapolis) 29-6, So. (MD 10-0)

3rd Place Match

Porter Wood (Leonardtown) 35-9, Jr. over Andrew Bonk (Severna Park) 28-15, Sr. (Dec 9-6)

5th Place Match

Taft Bailey (Chopticon) 24-16, Sr. over Lumuel Yonas (James M Bennett Senior) 15-10, Sr. (Fall 4:23)

150

1st Place Match

Ethan Burger (South River) 41-2, Jr. over Zacharie Coulibaly (Bowie) 29-6, Sr. (Fall 3:26)

3rd Place Match

Carter Knott (Leonardtown) 32-12, So. over Ajenor Moreno (Great Mills) 27-10, Jr. (M. For.)

5th Place Match

Malex Nichols (Stephen Decatur) 13-19, Sr. over Charlie Drayton (Annapolis) 26-14, Sr. (MD 11-1)

157

1st Place Match

Leo Foreman (Eleanor Roosevelt) 35-0, . over Matteo Brown (Arundel) 37-5, Jr. (MD 22-9)

3rd Place Match

Brody Stauffer (Leonardtown) 33-8, Sr. over Nicolas Chaykovski (Annapolis) 26-10, Jr. (Fall 1:23)

5th Place Match

Roman Holmes (Chopticon) 29-12, Sr. over Braden-Stone Mack (Oxon Hill) 25-12, Jr. (Dec 2-0)

165

1st Place Match

Dorian Jordan (Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.) 31-0, So. over Ediz Buchin (Eleanor Roosevelt) 23-4, . (Fall 2:53)

3rd Place Match

Alex Riehl (Stephen Decatur) 35-7, Sr. over Ethan Marshall (St. Charles) 27-7, Jr. (Fall 4:47)

5th Place Match

Grant Futch (Leonardtown) 24-20, Jr. over Bryson Nelson (Oxon Hill) 26-11, Sr. (Fall 2:26)

175

1st Place Match

Chris Millard (South River) 42-2, Sr. over Christian Snavely (Annapolis) 33-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:31 (20-4))

3rd Place Match

Logen Grimm (Chopticon) 34-5, Sr. over Braydon Bell (Stephen Decatur) 27-9, Sr. (Dec 7-1)

5th Place Match

Matthew Wojtowycz (Severna Park) 21-18, So. over Claudis Munoh (Suitland) 25-8, . (Fall 1:40)

190

1st Place Match

Peter Snyder (Stephen Decatur) 38-0, Sr. over Alhajil Jalloh (Bowie) 30-5, Sr. (Fall 2:27)

3rd Place Match

Evan Paximadas (South River) 32-5, Sr. over Julian Reyes (Potomac) 15-3, . (SV-1 10-7)

5th Place Match

Douglas Garcia (Eleanor Roosevelt) 22-8, . over Malik Warrick (Arundel) 14-12, Jr. (Dec 9-6)

215

1st Place Match

Zak McDaniel (Stephen Decatur) 22-8, Jr. over Bless Mbangowah (Bowie) 6-1, . (Fall 3:50)

3rd Place Match

William Sullivan (Oxon Hill) 32-4, Jr. over Marcus Terry (Arundel) 16-15, So. (MD 15-5)

5th Place Match

Anthony Coad (Suitland) 20-5, . over Breon Esong (Parkdale) 26-9, . (Fall 1:16)

285

1st Place Match

Pierce Read (Arundel) 39-1, Sr. over Payton Green (Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr.) 31-4, Jr. (Fall 0:40)

3rd Place Match

Tristin Jones (Bowie) 25-11, Sr. over Malakai Mason (Stephen Decatur) 31-13, Sr. (Dec 5-1)

5th Place Match

Kristofer Murray (Suitland) 31-4, . over Akarazah Che (Duval) 12-4, So. (Fall 5:38)