Hey guys!
The work continues. We are bringing back, for its seventh year, #TheSeason. We didn’t do these first year, but have ever since. It’s something nobody else does. We compile all season records and write a wrapup for each team. To get them completed more quickly, we are summarizing these a bit more than in seasons past.
Today, we are a third of the way through Round 5, with Columbia.
COLUMBIA
You can see everything I have on the Tigers in 2020-21 here –> COLUMBIA
Win/loss record: 18-13 in dual meets reported to Matmen.
Season in a nutshell:
- 3-2 (5th) at Braves Duals, 12/5 (10 teams)
- 3-2 (3rd) at 2A-District 2 Duals, 12/19 (6 teams)
- 3rd at Joe Bees Memorial Battle of the Border, 1/8-9 (17 teams)
- 4-1 (2nd) at War on the Shore, 1/16 (8 teams)
- 4-1 (2nd) at Tiger Duals, 1/23 (10 teams)
- 3-6 (12th) at Flagler Rotary, 1/29-30 (17 teams)
- 7th at Braves Invitational, 2/6 (21 teams)
- 2nd at 2A-District 2, 2/20 (8 teams)
- 4th at 2A-Region 1, 2/26-27 (30 teams)
- T-31st at 2A State, 3/5-6 (68 teams)
Projected key returners (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) for 2021-22 (with year in school as of next season): Jayden Thomas (junior, 19-21 at 126, district 5th); Alexander Ulloa (junior, 13-32 at 132, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); Christopher Hayes (sophomore, 15-27 at 138, district 5th); Thomas Greene (senior, 46-8 at 152, district runnerup, region 3rd, 1-2 at states); Erik Schulz (senior, 8-21 at 160, district 5th); Joseph Rice (senior, 47-7 at 170, district champ, region champ, 1 match from state medal); Jayden Drew (senior, 20-21 at 182, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); Shawn Raggins (senior, 34-14 at 195, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); Jamari Jones (senior, 5-9 at 220, district 3rd, 0-2 at regions); Bobby Miller (senior, 8-5 at 220, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Au’Vontae Smith (sophomore, 7-8 at 1220, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Jaycob Jones (senior, 34-8 at 285, district champ, region runnerup, 1-2 at states); Travis Matthews (sophomore, 11-8 at 285, did not compete in post-season traditionals).
Projected losses (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) via graduation unless otherwise noted: Brett Millard (40-10 at 106, district champ, region champ, 1-2 at states).
2020-21 MVP: Joseph Rice
- 4-1 at Braves Duals
- 5-0 at 2A-District 2 Duals
- 3-2 (2nd) at Bobcat Roundrobin
- 4-0 (1st) at Joe Bees Memorial Battle of the Border
- 5-0 at War on the Shore
- 5-0 at Tiger Duals
- 8-1 at Flagler Rotary
- 3-1 (2nd) at Braves Invitational
- 8-2 in post-season series (see above)
- Won 17 matches in a row at one point
2021-22 captain: Thomas Greene
- 3-1 at Braves Duals
- 5-0 at 2A-District 2 Duals
- 3-1 (2nd) at Bobcat Roundrobin
- 4-0 (1st) at Joe Bees Memorial Battle of the Border
- 5-0 at War on the Shore
- 5-0 at Tiger Duals
- 8-1 at Flagler Rotary
- 4-1 (3rd) at Braves Invitational
- 7-4 in post-season series (see above)
- Won 19 matches in a row at one point
2020-21 Zander Laurin Warrior: Brett Millard
- After a 1-2 start, had win streaks of 11, 10 and nine in a row
- Ranked in the top five among 106s all season, with local losses only to the #1 and #2 wrestlers in the weight class (one additional local loss at 113)
- Pinned his way through the region tournament, with four falls in 5:47
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