Preview

Tomorrow night at precisely

 7:01 PM

 the Final post by Spiderman will appear on this Blog.

Tune in, you may learn something; not the least of which might be the identity of the infamous

 

Spiderman

The Cavalier Duals

Not bad for one of the last events of the season. There were some interesting match-ups, and even an upset or two. I have conflicting reports however as one source tells me Columbus looked flat and in complete contradiction another source says Columbus was sharp, I will let you decide where you think each source is coming from.

Jupiter was down to Coral Gables to get a little taste of Miami and they did, catching a whooping from Palmetto and Columbus. They did get a nice victory against Columbus by Handing Noffo an unexpected loss.

Cypress Bay was also down to get a taste of Miami and was also summarily dismissed by the tournament powers. Keep you eyes on Cypress Bay as a team of the future there, we all know coach Mac can coach, and you should see his kids, they are all stocky and look menacing. I don't know what Sammy Sosa's kids look like but there picture him in a singlet and you will have an idea of what most of the Cypress bay kids look like.

NMB looked better according to one source, they looked more relaxed and hungray than at the G.M.A.C. but that could also have been because the level of competition at the Cavalier duals is much less intimidating.

All in all not a bad little even to wrap up the regular season.

Upsets, Overachievers, and Other Treats

I've said it many times year in and year out for that last ten or so seasons; there is no tougher tournament in this state (except the state tournament) tougher thatn the G.M.A.C.

Year in and year out wrestlers with a top rankings fall to wrestlers with little or no accomplishment to their name. It is a tribute to Dade County and the strength and level of wrestling that this occurs on a yearly basis.

Just look at the facts,

Chandler (119) the top ranked wrestler in the state is nocked off by a wrestler who does not make the top five in the state poll.

Luis Montalvo the number 1 ranked wrestler in Dade does not even place.

Travus Webster is knocked out with what looks to be a serious knee injury after a toe to toe battle.

Noffo knocks off McPhearson but is then dominated by Harris.

OX knocks over the state champ and made it look easy.

It truly was as it always is, a memorable G.M.A.C.

Please Wear Pink To Show Your Support

This weekend at the G.M.A.C. wrestling tournament the F.H.S.A.A. and the G.M.A.C. will be promoting Breast Cancer awareness. The contest officials will be wearing pink whistles to show their support. We respectfully ask that coaches, parents, faculty members, and fans in attendance show their support for this cause by also wearing pink. There will also be stations at which you might make a donation towards Cancer research. Please show your support and don the Pink; and if you don’t you might still find some spare change or a few loose bills that you could donate for this great cause.

Thank You!

GMAC BRACKETS

GMAC BRACKETS

I don't have it yet but it's coming soon. It won't be the entire bracket since the draw will not be done until Friday morning, but we will be able at least place the top 8 individuals on their respective lines and see who is away from whom and so forth.

GMAC Seeds

103
1 Earl Hall – SD
2 Josh Turner – HML
3 Mark Gulesian – Col
4 Carlos Diego – Var
5 Joshua Hernandez – Pal
6 Tal Cohen – Krop
7 Ignacio Moreno – Sun
8 Stalin Barrientos – SW
9 Alex Sancho – SM

112
1 Armanni Harris – Am
2 Quintavian McPherson – SD
3 Matty Noffo – Col
4 Kevin Guzman – Mia
5 Khadeem Stanton – SR
6 Nathan Segal – Pal
7 Alex Laguardia – SW
8 Brian Berrio – Brad

119
1 Gabriel Chandler – Brad
2 Mauricio Villanueva – SD
3 Juan Alonzo – Pal
4 Matthew Barrera – MSp
5 Gabby Arraez – HML
6 Kevin Gurevich – Col
7 Leo Miller – Am
8 Anthony Dunn – SR

125
1 Eric Chandler – Brad
2 Franklin Espinosa – Sun
3 Andres Montero – SD
4 Juan Barrios – Pal
5 Harvert Martinez – HML
6 William Wamble – Hom
7 Lazaro Borges – Col
8 Miguel Castillo – MB

130
1 Jonathan Olivera – SW
2 George Gulesian – Col
3 Christian Perez – Am
4 Robert Rojas – SD
5 Orlando Cardele – SM
6 Enrique Primelles – Pal
7 Andres Aleman – Reag
8 Jhonar Gonzalez – Hia

135
1 Wilson Metellus – SD
2 Jake Rio – Am
3 Fernando Baltodano – Brad
4 Jermaine Rodgers – Hom
5 Luckner Philogene – NMB
6 Joel Duran – MSp
7 Brian Fernandez – Reag
8 Camilo Hernandez – Am

140
1 Ray Parrado – Gol
2 Oxsunn Ramirez – SW
3 Wilfred Perez – Sun
4 Robert Ruiz – HML
5 Quinn Hoffman – Pal
6 Randy Pineryo – Brad
7 Louis Nodar – Col
8 Daren Anguiano – SD

145
1 Kendrick Sanders – SD
2 Leo Santibanez – Am
3 Abe Vidal – Gol
4 Nick Martin-Hidalgo – Col
5 Julian Gomez – CP
6 John Alvarez – Brad
7 Alec Diaz – HML
8 Nick Corvallo – Pal
9 Giovanni Giraldo – SM

152
1 Luis Montalvo – SD
2 William Bell – SR
3 Tony Castro – HML
4 Michael Lovette – Hom
5 Allen Pena – Col
6 Miller Cherenfant – NMB
7 Lander Labrada – SM
8 Jonathan Kocijancic – Mia

160
1 Antonio Starr – HML
2 Christopher Molina – Var
3 Justin Cook – Pal
4 Jerry Silva – SR
5 Osnit Holizier – NMB
6 Harvey Dedemadiz – Sun
7 Jeremy Troncoso – Am
8 Alex Porraas – SW

171
1 Brett Phillips – Pal
2 Shawn King – SD
3 Kashwayne Stewart – HML
4 Marcus Abeledo – Am
5 Josh Comer – Hom
6 Eddie Rodriguez – SW
7 Ronald Sheffield – CP
8 Kevin Alzate – Var

189
1 David Castillo – Am
2 Travus Webster – SD
3 Jonathan Fernandez – Sun
4 Kevin Mellers – NMB (he has been scratched, everyone else moves up 1)
5 Seth Dore – Pal
6 Alejandro Pinero – Krop
7 Alvaro Donado – Brad
8 Wilcolson Desir – Hom

215
1 Willie Wiggins – SD
2 Emilious Davis – SM
3 Luis Pimentel – Am
4 James Laguerre – Krop
5 Daniel Clavijo – Hia
6 Larry Williams – Mia
7 Benny Theysen – HML
8 Daniel Sicliat – Pal

285
1 Henry Chirino – Am
2 Alex Wethy – Col
3 Danny Viniegra – Brad
4 Justin McCray – SR
5 Mike Klekotka – Pal
6 Rudy Trevino – SD
7 Walter Cuadra – Kil
8 Dominique Parks - Hom

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It's Almost Here.

That time of year when we get our first taste of Playoff wrestling.

Well I know the word playoff wrestling does not exactly fit, but for me and my love for wrestling that is exactly the atmosphere that I can equate it too, so I will call it playoff wrestling because I feel like it, and as always, I will say what I want to say.

So what do you have to say?


Champs?

Teams?

Coaches?

Officials?



Bring it!

19-9 Discussion

In my 10 years doing this I have never shied away from conversation, confrontation, criticism, discussion, or any other means of verbal sparring. I have also never shied away from admitting being wrong when I have been wrong just as I delight when I am right.

I did not make further mention of the Poll because there appeared to be more pressing and interesting topics upon my return from hiatus, however, there is at least one person that would like to discuss the ethicality of holding or retaining your child back for athletic purposes.

The Poll was pretty clear cut; most voters clearly felt that Holding you child back for athletic purposes is not Ethical and should not be a allowed.

There were 81 participants in this poll, and a Majority 44% of voters felt that holding your kid back for athletic purposes is cheating.

38% feel it’s unethical and should be illegal.

37% feel the FHSAA should revise the rule of 19-9.

37% felt that parents are hurting the kids with this practice.

The much smaller minority was not opposed to the practice of holding kids back and instead found it favorable, and at times necessary.

I erroneously believed that the people who read this poll could separate their personal bias and emotions and respond based on logical progression not to mention existing legislation that governs what actually takes place. This is not to say that I do not understand that many people who voted do not like the rules, but not liking the rule does not equate to cheating when no rule has been broken.

My comments are simple, the rules are there for a reason, not to use the rules to ones advantage is less than diligent, especially if dismissing the rule is putting your child at a competitive disadvantage.

The evidence that holding a child back has far more positive effects than not holding him back is clear and present and simple to find. Eric Grajales is of course the poster child for the success of a child being held back for competitive advantage. However, I would like to know who are the kids out there that are hurt by staying longer when clearly kids that are held back are more mentally mature (not just in wrestling but with their studies), more physically developed (which can not be argued), more adaptable to the stresses of high level competition, and more ready to compete in an elite class.

I understand that this is a personal choice, if your child is hurt by this rule such is the nature of the beast. Kids nowadays have an expression, “don’t hate the player, hate the game” I don’t think the person who came up with that statement recognized the reasoning behind what it is they were saying, nevertheless it is accurate as it applies to the FHSAA and athletics. There are many FHSAA policies that we don’t like but must nonetheless adhere to, so when you find one that can help you, it would be silly not to use it to it’s fullest.

These are just my opinions, and I would certainly be happy to entertain and discuss any and all points of view. Never again say that Spidey ran from a conversation, it is simply not accurate.

The Patriots Invade And Stop The Crusade

The Match started in the perfect spot at 112.

112 – Harris completely dominated Noffo 7-0, like I said in my preview, Noffo would do well not to get pinned so from that point of view, he did his job.

119 – Guervich actually battled enough to make it interesting I expected more from Ore but Gurevich was pumped by the atmosphere and had a good showing.

125 – Borges wins decision over Cortez in a match that was pivotal. To tell the truth both wrestlers seemed sluggish and this match was blasé.

130 – I was way wrong on this one, I thought Perez would give Gulesian a run and maybe even beat him, but Gulesian was dominant and Perez looked like the Sophomore he is. Props to Gulesian.

135 – Rio pins as he was supposed to, and is looking more like big Brother Mike than he ever has before, I can’t wait to see him in the G.M.A.C.

140 – Nodar gets Columbus a Major and looks good but I would have preferred to see him against Santibanez.

145 – Santibanez toyed with Hidalgo and earned American a much needed Major decision at this point. He looks good in his return and I anticipate he will be down to 140 by G.M.A.C.

152 – Decision for American, neither wrestler is very memorable, but that seems to be the theme for 152 this year.

160 – Pena moved up in a nice strategic move by Columbus and looked tough but could not get the pin needed by Columbus to stay in the match with Columbus’s week spots coming up.

171 – Abeledo dominates and gets a big 5 with a tech to bring back the Patriots.

189 – Castillo earns a big Pin for American as expected and here come the Patriots.

215 – Columbus forfeits and word in the Gym is that Abadine calls it quits so don’t expect to see him again with a Cross on his back though he may hence carry one on his shoulder.

HWT – Chirino dominated the entire match despite the score, he was never in any jeopardy of losing this match. The official for some reason refused to call stalling but I got the impression if someone rolled a basketball across the mat he would have called traveling on Wethy. Wethy did have one thing that worked really well, his reverse gear.

103 - American Forfeits! Nice ploy by me to get them to think I was going to pull a rabbit out of my hat. Problem is my rabbit is too fat.

Predictions for American VS Columbus

My Spidey Sense tells me

American 33

Columbus 27

What's in your crystal ball

103 Mark Gulesian vs ?? Has Leo Miller made 103? I little birdie told me he was trying.

112 Matt Noffo vs Armanni Harris. Armanni has won the last 2 matches and beat McPhearson handily.

119 Kevin Gurevich vs Julian Ore. Ore beat Mauricio, I think Ore is the easy favorite.

125 Lazaro Borges vs Justin Cortez. Borges probably a slight favorite, but it should be close, and Close is all American needs in these weight classes.

130 George Gulesian vs Christian Perez – OH OH!!!

.135 Jake Rio vs Camilo Hernandez. Rio is favored, but Santibanez might make the drop though more than likely if he is back he will be up a weight class.

140 Louis Nodar vs ?? could be Santibanez, and if it is Nodar needs to be pure, it will all depend on how much Santibanez has recovered. A normal Santibanez will best Nodar.

145 Nick Martin-Hidalgo vs Nick Romero - Whatever

152 Allen Pena vs Carlos Palacios – Pena needs a pin he won’t get

160 Delacaggias vs Jeremy Troncoso – The Tide turns here

171 was a forfeit last weekend vs Marcos Abeldo –Whatever

189 Fleitas vs David Castillo. If Abadin is in the line-up Castillo could bump up for a good match but I hear from Phucker that Abadine is out. big points!

215 Mike Abadin vs Luis Pimental. Is Mike wrestling he didn't wrestle in the Springstead tournament did he Phucker? Big Points!

285 Alex Wethy vs Henry Chrino. BIG POINTS!

It will be hard for Columbus to win all 9 matches from 103 - 152. I see them being favored in 2 of them. But American could possibly win all 5 from 160 - 285. If they get forfeit or pins that could be bad. American can win 4 of those light weight matches, which would be bad for Columbus.

On paper Columbus apparently has the favored wrestler in 8 matches and American has the favored wrestler in 6 matches. But this is not Fantasy wrestling it is for real and it will not happen on paper, but rather on the mat.

In any case, Bonus Points puts American over the top, time to chug some Motor Oil.

Updated Rankings

Please submit your votes for teams and individual so I may update the rankings.

Please remember that only registered voters with a screen name will have their ballots counted, I will not accept anonymous votes.

If we can get a good sampling by days end I will have the update ready for tomorrow.

If you don't want to get a Google ID but still want to participate, send me your ballot to spiderman_fkn_wrestling@yahoo.com