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 stay in 3A but move over to District 2, with its champion, Buchholz.
BUCHHOLZ
You can see everything I have on the Golden Eagles in 2020-21 here –> BUCHHOLZ
Win/loss record: 13-6 in dual meets reported to Matmen.
Season in a nutshell:
- 3rd at Cam Brown Classic, 12/4-5 (12 teams)
- Competed in Danny Byron Invitational, 12/11-12 (20 teams)
- 2-0 (1st) at 3A-District 2 Duals, 1/5 (5 teams competed in either December or January)
- 1st at Tournament of Champions, 1/8-9 (11 teams)
- 1-1 (semifinalist) at 3A-Region 1 Duals, 1/14 (8 teams)
- 4-1 (3rd) at Tiger Duals, 1/23 (10 teams)
- 5-3 (4th) at Flagler Rotary, 1/29-30 (17 teams)
- 3rd at Clay Rotary, 2/6 (20 teams)
- 1st at 3A-District 2, 2/19 (7 teams)
- 3rd at 3A-Region 1, 2/26-27 (31 teams)
- T-46th at 3A State, 3/5-6 (64 teams)
Projected key returners (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) for 2021-22 (with year in school as of next season): Cavarius Liddie (sophomore, 31-20 at 106, district champ, region 3rd, 0-2 at states); Siddharth Bianchi (senior, 23-20 at 113, district runnerup, 1-2 at regions); Jedidiah Brown (sophomore, 19-30 at 120, district 4th, 1-2 at regions); Venumadhava Mirel (senior, 37-14 at 126, district champ, region runnerup, 1-2 at states); Daniel Lynch (junior, 6-22 at 132, district runnerup, 0-2 at regions); Joshua Wyrick (sophomore, 2-9 at 138, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Aiden Moore (senior, 36-7 at 145, district champ, region 3rd, 1-2 at states); Matthew Anderson (junior, 4-9 at 152, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Kason Nichols (junior, 47-12 at 160, district runnerup, region 4th, 0-2 at states); Max Szabo (junior, 22-29 at 170, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); William Lancer (junior, 7-10 at 170, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Jamari Chisolm (senior, 12-12 at 182, district 3rd, 1-2 at regions); George Shannon (junior, 9-14 at 182, did not compete in post-season traditionals); Bryan Diehl (junior, 10-16 at 285, district 4th, 1-2 at regions).
Projected losses (10+ matches or post-season experience this past season) via graduation unless otherwise noted: Timothy Bowen (34-19 at 138, district champ, region 4th, 0-2 at states); Liam Buchanan (21-21 at 152, region runnerup, 2-2 at regions); Jason Martin (37-7 at 195, district champ, region runnerup, 1-2 at states); Drew Lewis (25-17 at 220, district runnerup, 1 match from states).
2020-21 MVP: Jason Martin
- 5-2 (2nd) at Danny Byron
- 3-1 (2nd) at Bobcat Roundrobin
- 2-0 at 3A-District 2 Duals
- 3-0 (1st) at Tournament of Champions
- 2-0 at 3A-Region 1 Duals
- 5-0 at Tiger Duals
- 7-1 at Flagler Rotary
- 3-0 (1st) at Clay Rotary
- 6-3 in post-season series (see above)
2021-22 captain: Aiden Moore
- 4-1 (5th) at Bobcat Roundrobin
- 2-0 at 3A-District 2 Duals
- 4-1 (2nd) at Tournament of Champions
- 2-0 at 3A-Region 1 Duals
- 4-1 at Tiger Duals
- 8-0 at Flagler Rotary
- 3-1 (2nd) at Clay Rotary
- 9-3 in post-season series (see above)
2020-21 Zander Laurin Warrior: Kason Nichols
- Was Bobcats’ “Swiss Army knife” in the middle of the lineup
- Spent most of the time at 160, but dropped to 152 for district duals and spent several matches at 170 in later January
- Went 3-0 in district final with state placer and fell twice to multiple-time qualifier at regions, drawing eventual state champ in round 1 in Kissimmee
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