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 wrapping up Round 5. Our last team of the round is Fernandina Beach.
FERNANDINA BEACH
You can see everything I have on the Pirates in 2020-21 here –> FERNANDINA BEACH
Win/loss record: 27-4 in dual meets reported to Matmen.
Season in a nutshell:
- 3-2 (3rd) at Black River Duals (GA), 12/5 (6 teams)
- 4-1 (4th) at Dual in the Dunes, 12/12 (12 teams)
- 0-1 (T-3rd) at 1A-District 3 Duals, 1/6 (8 teams, 4 competing)
- 5-0 (1st) at War on the Shore, 1/16 (8 teams)
- 1-0 (1st) at County, 2/4 (3 teams, 2 competing)
- 5-0 (1st) at Parker 6-Way Rumble, 2/12 (6 teams)
- 2nd at 1A-District 3, 2/20 (8 teams)
- T-5th at 1A-Region 1, 2/26-27 (30 teams)
- 33rd at 1A 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): Nik Saldana (junior, 30-6 at 106, district champ, 2-2 at regions); Jacob Simmons (sophomore, 22-10 at 113, district 6th); Caden Kubatzke (junior, 33-4 at 120, district champ, 2-2 at regions); Dietrich Woods (senior, 27-10 at 132, district runnerup, 2-2 at regions); Cole Misciagna (sophomore, 17-19 at 138, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); Aiden Maxwell (sophomore, 5-16 at 145, district 6th); Enzo Gamba (sophomore, 27-2 at 152, district champ, region champ, 1 match from state medal); Lucas Crawford (junior, 23-7 at 160, district runnerup, 2-2 at regions); Brooks Rohe (junior, 24-9 at 170, district 3rd, 2-2 at regions); Brysin Osgood (sophomore, 4-6 at 170, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Myles Edgy (senior, 6-4 at 182, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Kyle Hutchinson (junior, 8-13 at 195, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Bryan Fleming (junior, 7-12 at 285, district 5th*, 0-2 at regions).
Projected losses (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) via graduation unless otherwise noted: Jeremy Mahoney (32-3 at 126, district champ, region 3rd, 1 match from state medal); Trevor Taylor (4-6 at 160/170, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Tyler Harris (24-12 at 182, district 3rd, 2-2 at regions); Kolby Kidd (34-3 at 220, district champ, region champ, 1 match from state medal); Jared Hutchinson (13-6 at 285, did not compete in post-season traditionals).
* — additional region qualifier per FHSAA schematic
2020-21 MVP: Kolby Kidd
- 1-0 at Black River Duals
- 5-0 at Dual in the Dunes
- 1-0 at 1A-District 3 Duals
- 5-0 at War on the SHore
- 0-1 (injured) at County
- 5-0 at Parker 6-Way Rumble
- 8-2 in post-season series (see above)
- Had win streaks of 17 and 16 matches
2021-22 captain: Enzo Gamba
- 5-0 at Dual in the Dunes
- 1-0 at 1A-District 3 Duals
- 5-0 at War on the Shore
- 1-0 at County
- 8-2 in post-season series
- Won first 26 matches of high school career, falling in state quarters
2020-21 Zander Laurin Warrior: Jeremy Mahoney
- Won first 28 matches in 2020-21, with 5-0 days in Georgia (Black River Duals) and twice at home (Dual in the Dunes, War on the Shore)
- First two losses this year came against the eventual state finalists at 126
- Had a four-year career that saw him set career wins record, with two state appearances and two blood-round efforts at regions
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