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Four Catoctin High School Wrestlers Capture State Tournament Medals
For the second consecutive Courtesy Photo regional berths by finishing in
season, the head wrestling coach at fourth place. Ryan Springer, the
Catoctin High School (CHS), Ryan 220-pound senior, and Joshua Small
Green, was able to match a season- were unable to rise to the placement
high record for coaching four of rounds. However, both wrestlers
his wrestlers to the medal-winning were able to advance to the regional
rounds at the Maryland State tournament based on their total
Wrestling Tournament. seeding points obtained by match
“That’s not a bad thing for this victories throughout the season.
still very young team, a team in Jarryd Rosenberry, wrestling in
transition,” said Green, who has the 152-pound slot, was unable to
collected 139 dual meet victories compete in the county tournament
and 76 losses during his nine-year due to illness. He ends his tenth
shift at Catoctin. grade season with a 16-15 record.
Together, Green and his dedicated For the third consecutive year,
assistants, Richard Gialanella, the Cougars captured a fourth-
George O’Brien, Tyler White, place finish out of nineteen teams
Garrett Baer, and Brad Maze, at the 1A-2A West regional
have enjoyed great success in the championships, arguably the most
past, including, but not limited to, dominant region in the state. Of the
coaching all but one of the school’s Pictured are the four state medal winners (from left): Zachary Bryant, Joshua Small, Payne fourteen 1A-2A state champions,
seven state champions and twenty- Harrison, and Ethan Fuss. eight hailed from the West, as well
two individual state medal winners, as thirteen of the twenty-eight
not to mention the numerous county three of those losses came within the the remaining medalists, finishing finalists. There were thirty-four
and regional tournament champions same 24-point shortfall. fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth, place-winners representing the
and place winners. Once again, Although the club fell from respectively. region, seven weight classes with
this unique and diverse collection the Maryland State Wrestling As a team, the Cougar wrestlers three place-winners from the west,
of wrestling knowledge and Association’s rankings for the first were able to post a 3-2 record at six weight classes with two, and
philosophies has demonstrated why time in four years, slipping from their annual home dual tournament. only one weight class with a single
they are considered to be among number sixteen as a ranked dual Although the contest saw a representative. Furthermore, the
the premier programs in the state. meet team and from being ranked reduction in team entries by about last eight team state champions
Last year Green’s freshman wrestlers nineteenth overall in the state, they half, the Catoctin wrestlers set a have belonged to that region.
occupied nine of fourteen varsity were able to capture an honorable record at the tournament. Five Catoctin managed to qualify five
weight classes, and this season he mention bid as a tournament team. individual wrestlers, more than wrestlers for the state tournament,
had only two seniors in the paper- Catoctin wrestlers continue to be a third of the line-ups athletes including two regional champs,
thin line up and was forced to forfeit regarded as hard-charging, well- registered perfect 5-0 records, one regional finalist, and two
four weight classes, giving up 24 trained, aggressive and scrappy foes, the highest number of undefeated fourth-place medalists. Lightweight
points in each match. Despite these demonstrated by the impressive Catoctin wrestlers in the history of Ethan Fuss and heavyweight
odds, the team was still able to results posted at tournaments this the tournament. Zachary Bryant, Payne Harrison both celebrated
win more than 50 percent of their season. The Cougars finished in Ethan Fuss, Joshua Small, Ryan their first regional title victories.
contests, compiling a 14-12 overall third place, with a record of 5-2 at Springer, and Payne Harrison Zachary Bryant lost by decision
dual meet record, with six of those the Bauerlein Duals. Ethan Fuss, the were flawless on the day, while in finals to an undefeated, soon-
losses falling within the 24-point 106-pound sophomore, was the only 160-pound RJ Monaghan suffered to-be two-time state champion.
margin deficit, resulting in the undefeated wrestler representing only a single loss. Joshua Small bounced back from
possibility that a 20-6 total might Catoctin in that contest. Freshman The Cougars managed to hold an uncharacteristic and uneventful
have been attained with a complete Wyatt Payne (138 pounds) and on for a fourth-place finish in a field county showing and went 2-2,
squad. The 6-8 regular season dual fellow sophomores, Zachary of ten teams, dropping from third finishing in fourth place to claim
meet record was also affected, as Bryant (113 pounds), Joshua Small last year, at the Frederick County a seed in the state bracket. Also
(132 pounds), Gage Randall (145 wrestling championships. The finishing in fourth place and with
pounds), and Dennis Pittinger (195 Cougars advanced seven wrestlers a record of 2-2, Dennis Pittinger
pounds), each had only one loss to the medal rounds and declared was able to grab his first state
during the two-day event. two County champions: Ethan Fuss tournament bid. Gage Randall,
Catoctin earned a fifth-place and Payne Harrison. Fuss recorded 145 pounds, was eliminated from
team finish out of a field of twenty three first-period pins, two of them the competition in a close 4-1
tough programs at the 2016 Hub in under a minute, en route to his decision ending an impressive
Cup, arguably one of the most first county title; Harrison collected sophomore year. He had a 10-4
competitive tournaments in the two pins and a 6-2 finals victory, regular season dual meet record,
state. Zachary Bryant posted a also claiming his first county title. lost only one match at the Bauerlien
perfect 4-0 showing at 113 pounds Zachary Bryant made it to the Duals (finishing 7-1), and posted
and was the team’s only Hub Cup championship round for the second wins at the Hub Cup, the Catoctin
champion. Dennis Pittinger and consecutive year, but lost a tough Duals, and the county and regional
285-pound-senior Payne Harrison 9-2 finals match. Dennis Pittinger tournaments. He bested his freshman
both placed third, each losing only bested his fifth-place performance record by four wins and earned a
one match along the way. Joshua of the previous year with a third- Frederick News Post honorable
Small, Ethan Fuss, 152-pound- place finish. Freshman Wyatt Payne mention bid to the All-County
sophomore Jarryd Rosenberry, and sophomores, Gage Randall Team. He concludes his season
and Wyatt Payne rounded out and RJ Monaghan, each secured — Continued on page 25 —
S p o rt S news
Four Catoctin High School Wrestlers Capture State Tournament Medals
For the second consecutive Courtesy Photo regional berths by finishing in
season, the head wrestling coach at fourth place. Ryan Springer, the
Catoctin High School (CHS), Ryan 220-pound senior, and Joshua Small
Green, was able to match a season- were unable to rise to the placement
high record for coaching four of rounds. However, both wrestlers
his wrestlers to the medal-winning were able to advance to the regional
rounds at the Maryland State tournament based on their total
Wrestling Tournament. seeding points obtained by match
“That’s not a bad thing for this victories throughout the season.
still very young team, a team in Jarryd Rosenberry, wrestling in
transition,” said Green, who has the 152-pound slot, was unable to
collected 139 dual meet victories compete in the county tournament
and 76 losses during his nine-year due to illness. He ends his tenth
shift at Catoctin. grade season with a 16-15 record.
Together, Green and his dedicated For the third consecutive year,
assistants, Richard Gialanella, the Cougars captured a fourth-
George O’Brien, Tyler White, place finish out of nineteen teams
Garrett Baer, and Brad Maze, at the 1A-2A West regional
have enjoyed great success in the championships, arguably the most
past, including, but not limited to, dominant region in the state. Of the
coaching all but one of the school’s Pictured are the four state medal winners (from left): Zachary Bryant, Joshua Small, Payne fourteen 1A-2A state champions,
seven state champions and twenty- Harrison, and Ethan Fuss. eight hailed from the West, as well
two individual state medal winners, as thirteen of the twenty-eight
not to mention the numerous county three of those losses came within the the remaining medalists, finishing finalists. There were thirty-four
and regional tournament champions same 24-point shortfall. fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth, place-winners representing the
and place winners. Once again, Although the club fell from respectively. region, seven weight classes with
this unique and diverse collection the Maryland State Wrestling As a team, the Cougar wrestlers three place-winners from the west,
of wrestling knowledge and Association’s rankings for the first were able to post a 3-2 record at six weight classes with two, and
philosophies has demonstrated why time in four years, slipping from their annual home dual tournament. only one weight class with a single
they are considered to be among number sixteen as a ranked dual Although the contest saw a representative. Furthermore, the
the premier programs in the state. meet team and from being ranked reduction in team entries by about last eight team state champions
Last year Green’s freshman wrestlers nineteenth overall in the state, they half, the Catoctin wrestlers set a have belonged to that region.
occupied nine of fourteen varsity were able to capture an honorable record at the tournament. Five Catoctin managed to qualify five
weight classes, and this season he mention bid as a tournament team. individual wrestlers, more than wrestlers for the state tournament,
had only two seniors in the paper- Catoctin wrestlers continue to be a third of the line-ups athletes including two regional champs,
thin line up and was forced to forfeit regarded as hard-charging, well- registered perfect 5-0 records, one regional finalist, and two
four weight classes, giving up 24 trained, aggressive and scrappy foes, the highest number of undefeated fourth-place medalists. Lightweight
points in each match. Despite these demonstrated by the impressive Catoctin wrestlers in the history of Ethan Fuss and heavyweight
odds, the team was still able to results posted at tournaments this the tournament. Zachary Bryant, Payne Harrison both celebrated
win more than 50 percent of their season. The Cougars finished in Ethan Fuss, Joshua Small, Ryan their first regional title victories.
contests, compiling a 14-12 overall third place, with a record of 5-2 at Springer, and Payne Harrison Zachary Bryant lost by decision
dual meet record, with six of those the Bauerlein Duals. Ethan Fuss, the were flawless on the day, while in finals to an undefeated, soon-
losses falling within the 24-point 106-pound sophomore, was the only 160-pound RJ Monaghan suffered to-be two-time state champion.
margin deficit, resulting in the undefeated wrestler representing only a single loss. Joshua Small bounced back from
possibility that a 20-6 total might Catoctin in that contest. Freshman The Cougars managed to hold an uncharacteristic and uneventful
have been attained with a complete Wyatt Payne (138 pounds) and on for a fourth-place finish in a field county showing and went 2-2,
squad. The 6-8 regular season dual fellow sophomores, Zachary of ten teams, dropping from third finishing in fourth place to claim
meet record was also affected, as Bryant (113 pounds), Joshua Small last year, at the Frederick County a seed in the state bracket. Also
(132 pounds), Gage Randall (145 wrestling championships. The finishing in fourth place and with
pounds), and Dennis Pittinger (195 Cougars advanced seven wrestlers a record of 2-2, Dennis Pittinger
pounds), each had only one loss to the medal rounds and declared was able to grab his first state
during the two-day event. two County champions: Ethan Fuss tournament bid. Gage Randall,
Catoctin earned a fifth-place and Payne Harrison. Fuss recorded 145 pounds, was eliminated from
team finish out of a field of twenty three first-period pins, two of them the competition in a close 4-1
tough programs at the 2016 Hub in under a minute, en route to his decision ending an impressive
Cup, arguably one of the most first county title; Harrison collected sophomore year. He had a 10-4
competitive tournaments in the two pins and a 6-2 finals victory, regular season dual meet record,
state. Zachary Bryant posted a also claiming his first county title. lost only one match at the Bauerlien
perfect 4-0 showing at 113 pounds Zachary Bryant made it to the Duals (finishing 7-1), and posted
and was the team’s only Hub Cup championship round for the second wins at the Hub Cup, the Catoctin
champion. Dennis Pittinger and consecutive year, but lost a tough Duals, and the county and regional
285-pound-senior Payne Harrison 9-2 finals match. Dennis Pittinger tournaments. He bested his freshman
both placed third, each losing only bested his fifth-place performance record by four wins and earned a
one match along the way. Joshua of the previous year with a third- Frederick News Post honorable
Small, Ethan Fuss, 152-pound- place finish. Freshman Wyatt Payne mention bid to the All-County
sophomore Jarryd Rosenberry, and sophomores, Gage Randall Team. He concludes his season
and Wyatt Payne rounded out and RJ Monaghan, each secured — Continued on page 25 —
