In their final home meet of the season, the Windham/Gray New-Gloucester/Westbrook Wolfpack wrestling team secured solid victories over Deering and Cheverus on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The Wolfpack crushed Deering 53-20 and held back Cheverus 44-33.
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| Windham junior Josh Hamby cradles his Deering opponent during a prep wrestling tri-meet against Deering and Cheverus at Windham High School on Wednesday, Jan. 15. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
“This time we had a lot of kids step up and wrestle weights they hadn’t wrestled before,” said Cofone. “We all came out confident and knew what we could do. We work very, very hard and we all push each other every day. It’s go hard, get better, come out for the team and win. As a team we did good not giving up with the last few seconds left, especially when we’re searching for pins late, we go harder to get the extra team points. What I think we could work on is some of us get in our head too much. We get nervous about who our opponent is and as a team we prepare so much. We don’t need to fear who our opponent is.”
Cofone received a plaque for achieving 100 pins during his high school career. The 100th pin happened at the Kennebunk Duals at Kennebunk High School on Saturday, Jan. 11.
According to Cofone it’s a big accomplishment that means a lot and he is really happy to have achieved it.
Deering
The Wolfpack started in the 175-weight class with Westbrook sophomore Cole Tanner who pinned his opponent.
Fields worked extra hard in the 285-weight class to avoid getting pinned – and he succeeded there but lost 11-0 after three rounds.
Leger fought hard in the 120-weight class to not get pinned. She kept moving, never letting her opponent keep her long in a bad spot. She lasted three rounds defending herself but lost 9-0.
In the 126-weight class Cofone pinned his opponent in one round.
Windham junior Josh Hamby pinned his opponent in just 35 seconds in the 144-weight class.
In the 150-weight class, Westbrook freshman Lucas Roberson grabbed his opponent’s leg and brought him to the mat. Roberson cradled and got the pin.
Kennedy also got the pin after he kept his opponent on the mat.
Cheverus
Fields got the takedown and the pin in the 285-weight class.
In the 113-weight class, Leger kept herself moving to avoid being pinned. She would not be flipped to her back but lost 3-0.
“I think (the Wolfpack did) pretty well,” said Leger. “I think that we had high energy, you can see improvement that’s happened ... and the season’s not over yet, so we still have room to improve. Our technique has definitely improved, making sure if you make a mistake to fix it ... during the match. Being more aggressive as a team and maintaining how we start with how we finish (needs work). Overall, as a team we do a pretty good job.”
Windham sophomore Amelia Brickel fought hard but was pinned in one round in the 120-weight class.
Westbrook sophomore Jajjad Jumaah won 13-3 in the 136-weight class.
In the 126-weight class, Cofone pinned his opponent in 39 seconds.
Roberson kept his opponent on the mat and got the pin in the second round of the 157-weight class.
“I think fighting off our backs, fighting off the bottom, working for pins, our conditioning looks like it’s coming along,” said varsity Wolfpack wrestling coach John Nicholas. “The kids are aggressive, working hard in the practice room and it’s transferring to the mat. I knew that Cheverus match was going to be close, they beat us last time, but we were undermanned. On Senior Night, our last home meet, it was good to come out with two wins.” <
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