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Butler Area GT Wrestling

Scott Stoner, Head Coach

551 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, PA16001
gtwcoach@yahoo.com


1/18/12
     On Wednesday, January 18th the Butler Golden Tornado Wrestling Team hosted the Hampton Talbots with the Section 3A title up for grabs.Both Butler and Hampton entered the evening with 4 and 0 win/loss records in the section.Butler was 11-2 on the season overall and Hampton was undefeated at 11-0.Both teams also came in with top 10 WPIAL AAA rankings, Butler held a ranking of # 10 and Hampton fresh off an Allegheny County Tournament Championship boasted a #6 ranking.
      The dual started at 138 pounds where Butler’s Jesse Spohn put the Tornado on the scoreboard with a 5-1 decision.At 145 pounds Hampton picked up a major decision over freshman Jeremiah Bortmas.In perhaps one of the tightest matches of the night Butler senior Dakoda Collins trailed 1-0 from the bottom position.With 7 seconds left on the clock D.C. scrambled from his opponent’s leg ride and scored a two-point reversal with 3 seconds to spare (scramble at left).At 160 Hampton came right back with a pin and set the score to 10-6 in their favor.At 170 sophomore Ryan Hannon added a decision to bring the score to 10-9.At 182 pounds Butler junior Zach Weaver averted a solid takedown attempt and locked up a cradle to pin his Hampton opponent at 1:42 of the first period, putting Butler in the lead 15-10.After giving two forfeits at 195 and heavyweight and a pin at 220 Butler had dug a hole and trailed 28-15 with five matches left.Butler 106-pounder Conner Foust and 113-pounder Blake Caudill each added major decisions and brought the score to 28-23.At 120 pounds Butler’s Korey Caudill put the GT ahead with a fall at just one minute of the first period.Butler now led the dual 29-28.Nick Sutton battled hard but dropped a 7-4 decision with a set of back points out of a scramble in question from the Butler bench and fans.The Talbots led at this point 31-29 with Butler’s # 8 ranked senior Zach Reges matching up with Hampton’s #5 ranked Kevin Synan.Reges took the early lead with a first period takedown after fending off several attacks from Synan.Reges reversed Synan in the second to take the lead 4-2 after 2 periods.In the third Synan scored a hard fought escape, but was taken down by Reges in a very heated scramble with about 22 left on the clock.Synan scored a quick reversal and was frantically trying to turn Reges as time expired.Reges’ win tallied 3 points and gave the GT the 32-31 upset.
      It was a great night for high school wrestling with talent athletes from both teams battling in front of a chaotic standing room only crowd at Butler “Tornado Alley” Gymnasium.Butler now takes a #6 AAA WPIAL Ranking into this weekend’s Clearfield Duals.Butler will attempt to defend last year’s title at the tournament and must win five duals to do so.
      The Golden Tornado will enter the Section 3 dual meet championship at North Allegheny High School next Wednesday and wrestle Hopewell at 6:00.The winner of the Butler and Hopewell match will wrestle the winner of the North Allegheny and Hampton at 8:00 p.m. for the section dual meet crown.The losing teams from the first round will wrestle at 8:00 for the third place finish in Section 3. 
     Below is a post from Rick Smith of MSA sports network who broadcasted the match live at “Tornado Alley”!For you diehards … I have attached the link to the webcast!
     I just wanted to congratulate both of these teams on a phenomenal dual meet tonight. What a fantastic competition. This, in my humble opinion, is what high school wrestling is all about.

 Here's a link to me nearly having a coronary as I called the match on MSA Sports tonight...

http://www.msasports.net/broadcasts/hampton-boys-wrestling-at-butler-boys-wrestling

Butler 32 Hampton 31
January 18, 2012 at Butler Intermediate High School

138 – Jesse Spohn, B 5-1 Chris Olszewski
145 – Zach Kocak, H 16-7 Jeremiah Bortmas
152 – Dakoda Collins, B 2-1 Brian Estep
160 – Colin Siford, H fall 1:08 Will Bortmas
170 – Ryan Hannon, B 3-1 Brandon Olszewski
182 – Zach Weaver, B fall 1:45 Mike Link
195 – Jake Hart, H fft
220 – Nick Yaroszewski, H fall 1:35 Ben McKnight
285 – Noah Shulman, H fft
106 – Connor Foust, B 9-1 Patrick Keyser
113 – Blake Caudill, B 11-0 John Keyser
120 – Korey Caudill, B fall 1:00 Joe Lehman
126 – Peter Craig, H 7-4 Nick Sutton
132 – Zach Reges, B 6-5 Kevin Synan

Referee – Tom Chappell

1/11/12

On Wednesday night the Golden Tornado Wrestling Team improved to 4 and 0 in Section 3 and 11 and 0 overall with a 57-13 victory on the road at Fox Chapel.The Golden Tornado jumped on the Foxes right away and took a 42 – 0 lead dominating the first 7 matches earning 6 pins and a forfeit at heavyweight before the Foxes could scratch out their first win at 138.Fox Chapel would win again at 145 by major decision and earn a pin at 182 to score their 13 points.Butler earned 8 pins a forfeit and a 9-7 sudden victory decision by Dakoda Collins to account for their 57 on the scoreboard.

Recording pins for the GT were Blake Caudill, Korey Caudill, Nick Sutton, Zach Reges, Will Bortmas, Ryan Hannon, Zach Weaver, and Ben McKnight.Taylor Flick picked up the forfeit at heavyweight.

Top records for the Golden Tornado include:

106 Connor Foust 16-9

113 Blake Caudill 18-1

120 Korey Caudill 22-4

126 Nick Sutton 23-3

132 Zach Reges 21-4

138 Jesse Spohn 17-7

152 Dakoda Collins 20-4

160 Will Bortmas 18-7

170 Ryan Hannon 15-5

182 Zach Weaver 19-6

220 Ben McKnight 11-11

 Butler’s JV squad will travel to Oak Glen, West Virginia this Saturday for a JV Tournament.The varsity will host the Hampton Talbots next Wednesday night at 7:00 at the Intermediate Gym.The Talbots are 10-0 and ranked #6 in AAA in the WPIAL, the Golden Tornado is ranked #10 out of the 50 AAA teams.The Talbots also recently placed 5th at the nationally recognized Powerade Tournament and are one of the favorites to win this weekend’s Allegheny County Tournament.The first 100 students admitted will receive a free “whiteout” t-shirt, compliments of Kelly Chevrolet.

 

12/29/12

Over the holiday the Butler Wrestling Team traveled to Wheeling West Virginia to compete in the 40 team Wheeling Park Duals.The Golden Tornado won their pool of four teams on the first day by going 3 wins and 0 losses.Butler defeated George Washington, West Virginia 60-21 in the first round, Brooke, West Virginia 55-22 in the second round, and Austintown-Fitch, Ohio 61-15 in the third round.Upon completing pool competition Butler then faced pool winners in the next four rounds.The Golden Tornado then defeated Massillon-Jackson, Ohio 48-22, John Marshall West Virginia 53-18, and Parkersburg, West Virginia 50-18.Butler’s only loss came in a tightly contested match with Steubenville, Ohio with the GT coming up on the short end of a 34-27 decision.As a result of the first seven rounds the Golden Tornado was set for a 3rd place match with Maple Heights Ohio.Maple Heights was the same team Butler defeated in last year’s third place match.The results were very much the same as the GT dominated the Maple Heights lightweights and cruised to a 46-27 victory capturing 3rd for the second straight year.

Undefeated 8-0 performances were turned in by five Golden Tornado Matmen.113-pounder Blake Caudill, 120-pounder Korey Caudill, 126-pounder Nick Sutton, 132-pounder Zach Reges, and 152-pounder Dakoda Collins all turned in outstanding 8-0 performances. Senior Dakoda Collins paced the team with 7 pins in his eight matches.Junior Blake Caudill followed with six pins of his own.Sophomore 160-pounder Will Bortmas was poised to join his five undefeated teammates with a perfect 8-0 record heading into the final match of the day. A quick scramble left him on his back for a split second with the referee calling a quick fall in the third and forth place Maple Heights match.Bortmas went 7 wins and 1 loss on the weekend.Other top records for the weekend were Ryan Hannon at 6 wins and 2 losses, and Conor Foust, Jesse Spohn, and Zach Weaver all at 5 wins and 3 losses.

Prior to the two-day Wheeling Park Dual Tournament six Butler wrestlers competed in a JV Tournament at Wheeling Park.Five of the six wrestlers competing landed in the top three in their respective weight classes.Sophomore Cody Houston (120), and Junior Mason Boy (126), each won their weight classes.Sophomore Taylor Flick made it to the final at 220 pounds but came up short, settling for second.Grant Ferarri (145) and Zach Raible (160) each placed third to round out the places.

 Butler will return home this Tuesday and Wednesday for rare back to back duals.The Golden Tornado will take on WPIAL AAA ranked #2 Connellsville on Tuesday and Section 3 opponent Knoch on Wednesday.Both matches are set to start at 7 at the Intermediate High School.

Butler Results and Final Results

Wheeling Park Duals December 28 & 29, 2011

Results of Top 20 out of 40 Teams

Steubenville 30 Parkersburg South 36  CHAMPIONSHIP
Butler 46 Maple Heights 27 3RD & 4TH

Parkersburg 24  Point Pleasant 40 5TH & 6TH

Massillion Jackson 24  Cuyahoga Falls 45 7TH & 8TH

John Marshall 39  Woodward 30 9TH & 10TH

Hopewell 24  Wheeling Park 47 11TH & 12TH

North Marion 32  Green 36  13TH & 14TH
Ringgold 31 University 26 15TH & 16TH 

Brooke 28  East Fairmont 31  17TH & 18TH
 Cabell-Midland  South Garrett 19TH & 20TH 

Pool B Round Robin*Butler wins pool A 3-0

Round 1 - Butler Area 60  George Washington 21

Round 3- Butler Area 55  Brooke 22

Round 5 - Butler Area 61Austintown Fitch 15

Pool Winner Round Robin 3-1

Butler Area 48Jackson Massilon 22 (Winner Pool A)

Butler Area 53John Marshall 15 (Winner Pool E)

Butler Area 27Steubenville 34 (Winner Pool D)

Butler Area 50Parkersburg 18 (Winner Pool C)

*Butler Area finishes 2nd in Red Group side

3rd & 4th place - Butler Area 46Maple Heights 27 (2nd Place Blue Group)
WtWrestler (grade), tournament record, (Overall Record), Season Pins
106 Conor Foust (9) 5-3 (10-4) 5 pins
113 Blake Caudill (11) 8-0 (12-0) 8 pins
120 Korey Caudill (11) 8-0 (14-2) 7 pins
126 Nick Sutton (12) 8-0 (15-1) 8 pins
132 Zach Reges (12) 8-0 (13-2) 4 pins
138 Jesse Spohn (12) 5-3 (11-4) pins
145 Jeremiah Bortmas (9) 0-2 (1-3) 0 pins
145 Xavier Bennett (11) 1-5 (1-5) 0 pins
152 Dakoda Collins (12) 8-0 (13-1) 9 pins
160 Will Bortmas (10) 7-1 (11-4) 5 pins
170 Ryan Hannon (10) 6-2 (8-2) 4 pins
182 Zach Weaver (11) 5-3 (11-4) 7 pins
195 Nick Gibson (11) 3-4 (3-6) 2 pins
220 Ben McKnight (12) 1-7 (3-9) 2 pins
285 Austin George (10) 4-3 (7-7) 5 pins

 

12/14/11

Last night the Golden Tornado Wrestling Team opened the 2011-2012 dual meet season with a 75-6 win over section opponent Shaler Area at Butler Intermediate Gym.Recording victories for Butler were Connor Foust, Blake Caudill, Nick Sutton, Jesse Spohn, Dakoda Collins, Zach Weaver and Ben McKnight.Recording victories by fall were Korey Caudill, Zach Reges, Jeremiah Bortmas, Grant Ferrari, Will Bortmas and Ryan Hannon. 

This past weekend the Golden Tornado was in action at the 22 team Chartiers Houston Invitational.Butler was edged out of the first place title by one half of a point by Peters Township 183 to 182.and ½ points.Individually the GT placed ten of fourteen wrestlers in the top six in their respective weight classes.Junior Blake Caudill paced the team with Butler’s only individual championship.Caudill won the title by fall in the first period of his final match.Other placewinners included Connor Foust, Nick Sutton, Jesse Spohn, Dakoda Collins, and Zach Weaver all placing third.Senior Zach Reges placed fourth, Korey Caudill placed fifth, while Will Bortmas and Austin George each placed sixth.The Golden tornado will travel to Mars Wednesday, December 21st to take on the Planets in another section 3 match-up.