Team Maryland Crushes Pennsylvania

On January 18th, Northeast High School in Pasadena was the scene for the Future of Maryland Wrestling as the young ones shined at the boys and girls Mason Dixon Duals.

The boys placed second with big wins over traditional national power Pennsylvania, 65-10, and Delaware, 57-16, while tumbling to New Jersey, 41-20. That was the running order, too, as Maryland opened with two wins and faced New Jersey for all the marbles.

KIESSLING REINFORCES NATIONAL RANKING, ETHAN ENCARNACION PICKS OFF NATIONALLY RATED FERRER

Leading the way for the boys were Korbin Kiessling (84 pounds), who is ranked second at 85 in the nation in Mat Scouts Junior High Rankings, Merrick Fraser (72 pounds), and Edward Encarnacion (96). All comprising 3-0 records.

Kiessling had two first period pins to start off, planting Easton Hertzog (PA) in 41 seconds then handed a 50 second ending to Delaware’s Caleb Swain. Kiessling also stuck Jersey’s Jimmy Messina in 3:00 (but we suspect that time may be incorrect).

Fraser and Edward Encarnacion were not as dominant as Kiessling but stood out in their own ways with Fraser not allowing a point to be scored against him and Encarnacion collected a major decision, pin, and was a point shy of a second major.

Fraser’s first two shutouts were of the major decision variety: 9-0 over Corbin Kochis (PA) and 8-0 versus Nate Taggert (DE). Jersey Boy, Anthony Warn, was taken out by a 2-0 count.

Encarnacion’s major came against the Keystone State’s Maverik Wilson, 9-1, the fall came against Jackson Lowe (DE), and a 12-5 decision was earned over Tyler Geiger (NJ). Encarnacion’s brother, Ethan was 2-1 at 80 pounds with a huge win over New Jersey’s No. 5 Noah Ferrer, 4-2. Ethan defeated Delware’s Colton Hobbs, 16-4, and lost to PA’s Benny Padezan, 10-1.

NATIONAL STUDS TAKE SOME HITS

No. 8 Caleb Tsikerdanos (80 pounds), No. 6 Esaias Perez (105), and No. 3 Terriel Cooke (136) are in the Mat Scouts report, but wrestled at weights higher than where they appear in the rankings. The rankings only go to ten at each weight.

Tsikerdanos and Cooke were tripped up by Jersey rivals. Tsikerdanos dropped his bout, 10-5, to Jake Wehner. Cooke fell in overtime to No. 3 at 157 pounds, Jax Meyer, 7-1.

Tsikerdanos dropped a 15-0 technical fall on Pennsylvania’s Luca Sundo and won an 8-4 bout with Douglas Hazel (DE). Cooke has an easier time in his early matchups, decking Xander Smith (PA) in 11 seconds and rolling to an 18-1 tech of Delaware’s Owen Ayala.

Perez lost a heartbreaker to Delaware’s Cody Bakhsh, 7-6. We looked twice, and then a third time, but to our surprise, Bakhsh is not nationally recognized by Mat Scouts. Like Cooke, Perez had an easy go of it in the beginning stages with a 17-4 major over Connor Beckman (PA) and a 21-5 tech of New Jersey’s Steven Becker.

THE DEEP STRENGTH OF THE BOYS SHINES BRIGHT

Five other Marylanders went 2-1 over the duration of the boys’ card, Logan Brickley (92), Logan Smith (105 pounds), JJ Wildy (120 pounds), Jake Jones (130), and Aaron Murphy (140 pounds). All five suffered their setbacks at the hands of a Garden State Grappler.

Brickley was blanked, 5-0, by Nick Hoskin. Mikey Perna got the better of Smith, 7-4. Wildy lost a tough 1-0 encounter with Joel Serrano. Hugh Zimmerman gave it to Jones with a 14-1 final. Murphy battled hard against the nation’s No. 10 136-pounder, Frankie Rella, before succumbing to a 12-7 tally.

All of Brickley’s matches involved shutouts with him winning 5-0 versus Jared Haddock (DE) and 16-0 against Matthew Fleming (PA). Smith’s antics in the first two resulted in pins of 32 seconds (Luke Stanley of PA) and 1:49 over Xavier Lewis (DE).

Also cruising until the Jersey wall came crashing down were Wildy and Jones. Wildy disposed of his foes with a 42 second pin over Jagger Locke (PA) then a football score of 27-7 with Kamdyn Weiman (DE). Jones had a pin and a tech, too, dropping PA’s Luca Giacobbi in 1:17 and blanking Malec Ksebe (DE), 15-0.

Murphy was challenged in all his matches, picking up his wins the hard way, 7-4, over Rolly Walylko (PA), and 16-12, versus Nathan Morrow (DE).

CHIPPING IN FOR THE CAUSE

Others contributed to the boys’ success. A few were only able to gather one win, but every “W” is big in an All-Star environment. Putting up 1-2 records were Kane Salisbury (67 pounds), Kyle Link (100), and Zakey Tsarni (115 pounds). Splitting time at 76 pounds were Billy Tracey and Carter Townsend.

HOW THE TEAMS STACKED UP

New Jersey’s win over Maryland gave them the crown. Jersey posted wins over Delaware (72-4) and Pennsylvania (74-3). Pennsylvania beat Delaware, 47-27, to place third.

***All rankings referenced are from Mat Scouts National Junior High Rankings***

TOUGH SLEDDING FOR THE LADIES

The Maryland Girls ended their portion of the duals in third with a win over Virginia (29-23). Losses came to the champs, Pennsylvania (48-11), and New Jersey, who was second, 48-3. Pennsylvania beat New Jersey, 42-13.

TWO GIRLS STANDOUT

Two ladies stood above the others on the girls’ squad with 3-0 records, Eva Encarnacion (61 pounds) and Grayson Richburg (127).

The match versus Pennsylvania was contested under Folkstyle Rules. Encarnacion put up a 10-0 major decision of Dublin Parnell. Richburg dropped a 17-2 tech on Noelle Miller.

Their other matches used Freestyle Guidelines. Encarnacion registered back-to-back 10-0 techs against Maggie Lewis (VA) and Alana Roehl (NJ). Richburg stuck both of her Freestyle Foes, Maggie Winans (VA), 2:32, and Bianca Donato (NJ), 1:23.

TASTING VICTORY ONCE

Five of our ladies managed to gain a win in their pursuits. Two came on forfeits, Kylee Smith (51 pounds) and Madison Gilliam (57). Three took down Virginians to gain theirs.

Delainie Nguyen (68 pounds) used a 10-0 tech fall to beat Stella Cruz. Gaby Brady won a 16-10 decision at 102. Johanna Raven Williams came out ahead of Payton Forehand, 9-4, at 120 pounds.

FILLING OUT THE ROSTER

The Mason Dixon Duals are not easy and a few others on the roster learned that as they were kept out of the win column but got the experience at this level that will propel them to “Ws” in the future. Amongst them are Emily Sidebottom (75 pounds), Yaitza Selvas (92), Gabby Gauthier (112 pounds), and Abby Hodges (145).

Mason Dixon Duals - Maryland

Guaranteed 2nd place

Match #1 Round 1

Maryland defeated Pennsylvania 65-10

67 - Kane Salisbury (Maryland) over Anthony Brown (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:42

72 - Merrick Fraser (Maryland) over Corbin Kochis (Pennsylvania) Maj 9-0

76 - Jett Sidun (Pennsylvania) over Carter Townsend (Maryland) SV-1 7-4

80 - Benny Padezan (Pennsylvania) over Ethan Encarnacion (Maryland) Maj 10-1

84 - Korbin Kiessling (Maryland) over Easton Hertzog (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:41

88 - Caleb Tsikerdanos (Maryland) over Luca Sundo (Pennsylvania) TF 15-0

92 - Logan Brickley (Maryland) over Matthew Fleming (Pennsylvania) TF 16-0

96 - Edward Encarnacion (Maryland) over Maverik Wilson (Pennsylvania) Maj 9-1

100 - Collin Smith (Pennsylvania) over Kyle Link (Maryland) Dec 6-0

105 - Logan Smith (Maryland) over Luke Stanley (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:32

110 - Esaias Perez (Maryland) over Connor Beckman (Pennsylvania) Maj 17-4

115 - Zakey Tsarni (Maryland) over Blaise Wilson (Pennsylvania) Maj 20-8

120 - JJ Wildy (Maryland) over Jagger Locke (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:42

130 - Jake Jones (Maryland) over Luca Giacobbi (Pennsylvania) Fall 1:17

140 - Aaron Murphy (Maryland) over Rolly Walylko (Pennsylvania) Dec 7-4

160 - Terriel Cooke (Maryland) over Xander Smith (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:11

Match #2 Round 2

Maryland defeated Delaware 57-16

67 - Javon Haliburton (Delaware) over Kane Salisbury (Maryland) Dec 3-1

72 - Merrick Fraser (Maryland) over Nate Taggert (Delaware) Maj 8-0

76 - Gavin Arnold (Delaware) over Billy Tracey (Maryland) Maj 9-1

80 - Ethan Encarnacion (Maryland) over Colton Hobbs (Delaware) TF 16-1

84 - Korbin Kiessling (Maryland) over Caleb Swain (Delaware) Fall 0:50

88 - Caleb Tsikerdanos (Maryland) over Douglas Hazel (Delaware) Dec 8-4

92 - Logan Brickley (Maryland) over Jared Haddock Jr. (Delaware) Dec 5-0

96 - Edward Encarnacion (Maryland) over Jackson Lowe (Delaware) Fall 3:00

100 - Kyle Link (Maryland) over Kayden Sherwood (Delaware) Fall 1:53

105 - Logan Smith (Maryland) over Xavier Lewis (Delaware) Fall 1:49

110 - Cody Bakhsh (Delaware) over Esaias Perez (Maryland) Dec 7-6

115 - Anthony Newsome (Delaware) over Zakey Tsarni (Maryland) Fall 3:00

120 - JJ Wildy (Maryland) over Kamdyn Weiman (Delaware) TF 27-7

130 - Jake Jones (Maryland) over Malec Ksebe (Delaware) TF 15-0

140 - Aaron Murphy (Maryland) over Nathan Morrow (Delaware) Dec 16-12

160 - Terriel Cooke (Maryland) over Owen Ayala (Delaware) TF 18-1

Match #3 Round 3

New Jersey defeated Maryland 41-20

67 - Cai Becker (New Jersey) over Kane Salisbury (Maryland) Maj 13-2

72 - Merrick Fraser (Maryland) over Anthony Warn (New Jersey) Dec 2-0

76 - Michael Anello (New Jersey) over Billy Tracey (Maryland) Dec 1-0

80 - Ethan Encarnacion (Maryland) over Noah Ferrer (New Jersey) Dec 4-2

84 - Korbin Kiessling (Maryland) over Jimmy Messina (New Jersey) Fall 3:00

88 - Jake Wehner (New Jersey) over Caleb Tsikerdanos (Maryland) Dec 10-5

92 - Nick Hoskin (New Jersey) over Logan Brickley (Maryland) Dec 5-0

96 - Edward Encarnacion (Maryland) over Tyler Gieger (New Jersey) Dec 12-5

100 - Preston Silva (New Jersey) over Kyle Link (Maryland) Fall 0:57

105 - Mikey Perna (New Jersey) over Logan Smith (Maryland) Dec 7-4

110 - Esaias Perez (Maryland) over Steven Becker (New Jersey) TF 21-5

115 - Blake Binetti (New Jersey) over Zakey Tsarni (Maryland) Fall 1:17

120 - Joel Serrano (New Jersey) over JJ Wildy (Maryland) Dec 1-0

130 - Hugh Zimmerman (New Jersey) over Jake Jones (Maryland) Maj 14-1

140 - Frankie Rella (New Jersey) over Aaron Murphy (Maryland) Dec 12-7

160 - Jax Meyer (New Jersey) over Terriel Cooke (Maryland) SV-1 7-1

Girls Mason Dixon Duals - Maryland

Guaranteed 3rd place

Match #1 Round 1

Pennsylvania defeated Maryland 48-11

51 - Maeve Parnell (Pennsylvania) over Kylee Smith (Maryland) Maj 10-0

57 - Maya Bhandari (Pennsylvania) over Madison Gilliam (Maryland) Maj 10-0

61 - Eva Encarnacion (Maryland) over Dublin Parnell (Pennsylvania) Maj 10-0

68 - Vaira Connor (Pennsylvania) over Delainie Nguyen (Maryland) Dec 6-1

75 - Addison Nardella (Pennsylvania) over Emily Sidebottom (Maryland) Maj 12-0

83 - Vita Pitzarella (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) TF 15-0

92 - Avery Haber (Pennsylvania) over Yaitza Selvas (Maryland) Maj 10-0

102 - Abby Guzzo (Pennsylvania) over Gabby Brady (Maryland) TF 15-0

112 - Guilianna Latshaw (Pennsylvania) over Gabby Gauthier (Maryland) Maj 10-0

120 - Hadley Heaster (Pennsylvania) over Johanna Raven Williams (Maryland) Maj 10-0

127 - Grayson Richburg (Maryland) over Noelle Miller (Pennsylvania) TF 17-2

136 - Cordy Zalota (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) TF 15-0

145 - Madison Helms (Pennsylvania) over Abby Hodges (Maryland) TF 15-0

Maryland's team score was adjusted by 1.0 for Freestyle

Match #2 Round 2

Maryland defeated Virginia 29-23

51 - Kylee Smith (Maryland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

57 - Madison Gilliam (Maryland) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

61 - Eva Encarnacion (Maryland) over Maggie Lewis (Virginia) TF 10-0

68 - Delainie Nguyen (Maryland) over Stella Cruz (Virginia) TF 10-0

75 - Priya Capizzi (Virginia) over Emily Sidebottom (Maryland) TF 10-0

83 - Double Forfeit

92 - Molly Mooney (Virginia) over Yaitza Selvas (Maryland) TF 10-0

102 - Gabby Brady (Maryland) over Carter Burkett (Virginia) Dec 16-10

112 - Cora Flahive (Virginia) over Gabby Gauthier (Maryland) Fall 1:46

120 - Johanna Raven Williams (Maryland) over Payton Forehand (Virginia) Dec 9-4

127 - Grayson Richburg (Maryland) over Maggie Winans (Virginia) Fall 2:32

136 - Mila Cruz (Virginia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

145 - Aaliyah Aguirre (Virginia) over Abby Hodges (Maryland) Fall 3:36

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Freestyle

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Freestyle

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -2.0 for Freestyle

Maryland's team score was adjusted by 1.0 for F

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for fresstyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for freestyle

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for freestyle

Virginia's team score was adjusted by 1.0 for frre

Match #3 Round 3

New Jersey defeated Maryland 48-3

51 - Carmen Gonzalez (New Jersey) over Kylee Smith (Maryland) TF 10-0

57 - Julia Risha (New Jersey) over Madison Gilliam (Maryland) Fall 0:37

61 - Eva Encarnacion (Maryland) over Alana Rohel (New Jersey) TF 10-0

68 - Honor Pluchino (New Jersey) over Delainie Nguyen (Maryland) TF 10-0

75 - Alivia Fowler (New Jersey) over Emily Sidebottom (Maryland) TF 10-0

83 - Ava Clemens (New Jersey) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

92 - Jaya Cockren (New Jersey) over Yaitza Selvas (Maryland) Fall 2:23

102 - Charlotte Catania (New Jersey) over Gabby Brady (Maryland) Dec 6-0

112 - Alessia De Lucia (New Jersey) over Gabby Gauthier (Maryland) Dec 8-2

120 - Grey Henecker (New Jersey) over Johanna Raven Williams (Maryland) Fall 2:29

127 - Grayson Richburg (Maryland) over Bianca Donato (New Jersey) Fall 1:23

136 - Unknown (Unattached) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

145 - Sanhya Braich (New Jersey) over Abby Hodges (Maryland) Fall 4:00

New Jersey's team score was adjusted by -9.0 for clock

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -2.0 for clock

New Jersey's team score was adjusted by 6.0 for clock

Maryland's team score was adjusted by -6.0 for clock