TALLAHASSEE — In some senses, both Lincoln and Chiles could lay claim to winning Saturday’s Timberwolf Duals at Chiles.
Both teams were 5-0. Both teams compiled five double-digit wins. Both teams got some needed mat time in sufficient quantity to be able to go out of a topsy-turvy regular season high note.
Lincoln was a bit more dominant in its run of victories, as the Trojans compiled an average margin of victory of 64.6 points per dual. The dual victories for Lincoln (17-1 in duals on the season) were against Leon (75-6), Rocky Bayou (68-9), Ridgeview (its closest dual, 65-18), a mixed Chiles B/Godby (with one Wewahitchka wrestler) squad (72-0) and Rutherford (79-0).
Chiles also had a one-sided average margin of victory of 45.6 points per dual against its opponents on the day. The Timberwolves (15-3) took dual wins over Florida High (44-23), Rutherford (66-12), Niceville (44-23), Wewahitchka (73-0) and Rocky Bayou (68-9).
Niceville was third on the day, going 4-1. The Eagles (16-7) had a win in round 1 over Rutherford (54-30); after falling to Chiles in round 3, Niceville ran the table the rest of the day, with wins over Wewahitchka (57-15), Florida High (33-30) and Leon (57-18).
Three times finished tied at 3-2 — Rocky Bayou, Florida High and Ridgeview.
The Knights (5-4) had wins over Ridgeview (48-36), Chiles B/Godby (45-35) and Leon (36-32), while the Seminoles (7-15) took victories over Wewahitchka (48-24), Rutherford (48-29) and Chiles B/Godby (40-27). Ridgeview (18-16), for its part, had wins over Chiles B/Godby (36-30), Leon (42-18) and Wewahitchka (36-21).
Rutherford (10-14) took its lone win over its district rival, Wewahitchka (42-30), while the Chiles B/Godby team (Godby 1-9 in duals on the year) defeated Leon, 48-21. Both the Lions (3-12) and Gators (3-16) were 0-5.
Most of the field is now off until next week’s district tournaments starting as soon as February 15. Leon and Godby meet in a Wednesday dual, while Wewahitchka goes to Bozeman on Thursday and hosts Gator Brawl on Saturday, when Rocky Bayou and Rutherford will also congregate at the Gators’ den.
Box scores for all 25 duals can be found HERE.
THE NOTES
Standings: Lincoln & Chiles 5-0; Niceville 4-1; Rocky Bayou, Florida High & Ridgeview, all 3-2; Rutherford & Chiles B/Godby 1-4; Leon & Wewahitchka 0-5.
THE ACES OF THE DAY
Lincoln: Vaniel Caceres (106) bonus-pointed through the day with all contested victories, taking pins over Leon, Ridgeview and Rutherford, with a tech fall against Rocky Bayou and major against Chiles B/Godby’s mixed team.
Chiles: Alex Adkins (145/152) was 5-0 with two pins and two techs on the day. Adkins had pins over Niceville and Rocky Bayou, with his two techs coming against Florida High and Wewahitchka. He also won by forfeit in the Rutherford dual.
Niceville: Martin Black (170) was 5-0, all max-point wins. Black had falls in the wins over Rutherford and Florida High, as well as the loss to Chiles. Black also had forfeit victories in the wins over Wewahitchka and Leon.
Rocky Bayou: Calvin Wells (160) was 5-0 on the day. Wells had pins in the Knights’ wins over Ridgeview and Chiles B/Godby, with decision victories against Lincoln and Chiles. Wells also had a forfeit win against Leon.
Florida High: Tyler Reeve (126) was 5-0 and was one of only two wrestlers in the tournament event to pin all five of his opponents, with falls over Chiles, Wewahitchka, Rutherford, Niceville and Chiles B/Godby.
Ridgeview: Matthew Rodriquez (132/138) also was 5-0 with five pins, joining Reeve in that club. Rodriquez had pins over Rocky Bayou, Lincoln, Chiles B/Godby, Leon and Wewahitchka.
Rutherford: Chad Allgood (182) was the only Rams wrestler to go 4-1 on the day, with pins over Niceville and Chiles. Allgood also had forfeit victories in Rutherford’s win over Wewahitchka and loss to Florida High.
Chiles B/Godby: Robert Harrell (220) was 4-1 on the day, with his only loss against Lincoln. Harrell had pins over Leon and Ridgeview, and a decision victory over Florida High. Harrell also won by forfeit against Rocky Bayou.
Leon: Nolan Zirgibel (132/138) was the only Lion wrestler with four wins, with his lone loss coming to a fellow Ace. Zirgibel had pins agasint Lincoln, Chiles B/Godby and Niceville, with a decision over Rocky Bayou.
Wewahitchka: Bailey Cox (145) had two contested wins on the day, with pins in the Gators’ first two duals against Florida High and Rutherford, both region opponents.
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