Another Brahma blowout
January 28, 2014
On Thursday, the Brahmas added another win to their 3-0 record after defeating the Diamond Ranch Panthers 70-5.
At their last home meet, the Brahmas won 13 of 14 matches. Since it was senior night, all 13 seniors were honored before the match. The seven of the thirteen seniors that competed won their matches. “We came in and accomplished the goals we set for tonight. We had a good run with Diamond Ranch especially since this is the last year we will be wrestling them due to our league change,” coach Scott Usher commented.
Last year the Brahmas beat the Panthers 83-0, giving DB a goal to be victorious again this year. The Brahmas had a total of six pins for the night. “The life of the crowd and how the team responded to all the pins created great energy out there tonight,” senior captain KeAndre Johnson said.
About half of the matches lasted one or two periods, with the others being settled by the wrestler with the highest points. Two of the quickest matches were Johnson at 220 and sophomore Leighlan Reese Corpus at 106, lasting less than a period. In senior captain Jeremy Foo’s match, his opponent injured his shoulder and Foo won his match by forfeit.
The team still has two matches left before the end of the season. If the Brahmas win their last matches they will once again be league champions. They will face off with Rowland and Walnut in the next two weeks. “Right now we are looking forward to our last two, very tough Hacienda League matches against Rowland and Walnut. Things are looking pretty good being 4 and 0 in league, so we are hoping for a league championship this year, ”Usher said. Last year Bonita took the league champions title from the Brahmas. This year, earlier in the season, the Brahmas beat Bonita 43-24.
With two challenging meets left before post-season CIF, the team is hoping to continue its momentum. Last year, three wrestlers placed at CIF and continued onto Masters. Two of these three Brahmas are Foo and Johnson, who placed fifth and third respectively. “Individually I want to go to state this year. Last year I was pretty close, but I hope this year I will make it. Walnut will be a tough match, but the team has been working hard and can win league.” The Brahmas have their sights set on winning league and advancing further individually than they did last year.
The Brahmas next match will be at Rowland tomorrow and their last match for the league title will be at Walnut on Feb. 4.
