Wrestling: Six Loudoun Athletes Crowned Region II Champion; Freedom Finishes 4th

Loudoun County's Keton Perez won a regional title at 160

(Feb. 15, 2011) - Loudoun wrestlers represented very well at the Region II  meet over the weekend at Orange County High School as six area athletes were crowned champions and Freedom High School finished a solid fourth place.

The Eagles -- with two individual champions as did Loudoun County and Potomac Falls -- scored 150 points to finish 8.5 points behind third place Brentsville. Fauquier won the meet going away with 260 points and Millbrook was runner-up at 189.

Loudoun placed four schools in the top 10 with Loudoun County sixth, Potomac Falls seventh and Broad Run 10th. The top four wrestlers move on to the AA state meet this weekend in Salem and Freedom, County and Broad Run each advanced four. Potomac Falls will send its two champions and Briar Woods moves on one wrestler as 15 Loudoun athletes total will make the long trip.

Showing its depth at 112 will three advanced and it was an All-Loudoun final as Nick Rea of Potomac Falls defeated Angel Rios of Broad Run, 11-4. At 125, Loudoun County's Tyler Anthony defeated Cody Landis of James Wood, 6-2.

At 130 it was another All-Loudoun title match with Sean Gaetani of Freedom edging Neil Hartman of Broad Run, 7-5, to give the Eagles the school's first ever regional champion in wrestling. At 145 Batchka Zulkhuu of Potomac Falls continued his impressive season with a 7-5 win over Seth Baker of Fauquier.

For the first time in the finals, a Loudoun wrestler fell as David Richardson of Loudoun County lost 9-0 to Van Grimes of Fauquier in the 152 match but teammate Kenton Perez was up next at 160 and he secured a 12-0 win over Will Prados of Brentsville.

The night ended with another Freedom champion as DaQuante Timbers, 45-2 on the season, pinned Ben Carey of Warren County in 1:38.

One wrestler finishing his career for Freedom was Steven Marquina at 119. One of the inspirational leaders for the eagles, Marquina was battling through a knee injury on day two and put out a valiant effort in his final matches as an eagle, taking sixth overall.

Also at 119, Loudoun County sophomore lost in triple overtime to eventual champion Bennett Payne of Fauquier and then, due to injury, had to sit out the third place match.

The region meet was also a source of redemption for several wrestlers who struggled at districts but were able to qualify for states such as Michael Hulcher of Briar Woods at 112 and Tarkan Martin of Broad Run at 125 -- both were fourth place at districts, just qualifying, and both wrestled well enough to take fourth at regionals.

Rea at 112 was third at districts and came away with the regional title. Two runner-ups from districts -- Akhil Gowda of Broad Run at 103 and Smith of Loudoun County at 119 -- also are moving on with 4th place finishes.

Michael Hosti of Freedom was third at 135 and teammate Tyler Young was fourth at 152.

2011 Region II Meet
1, Fauquier 260
2, Millbrook 189
3, Brentsvile 158.5
4, Freedom 150
5, James Wood 98
6, Loudoun County 90.5
7, Potomac Falls 84
8, Orange 80
8, Sherando 80
10, Broad Run 79.5
11, Warren County 70
12, Fluvanna 57.5
13, Louisa 52.5
14, Western Albemarle 42
15, Skyline 35.5
16, Liberty 30
17, Handley 29
17, Monticello 29
19, Charlottesville 23
20, Briar Woods 20
21, Dominion 16
21, Park View 16
23, William Monroe 14.5
24, Kettle Run 6
24, Woodgrove 6
26, Tuscarora 0

103
1st Taylor Swartz James Wood 4- 0
2nd Kyle Montague Warren County 3- 1
3rd Justin Zimmerman Fluvanna 4- 1
4th Akhil Gowda Broad Run 4- 2
5th Anthony Chau Freedom 4- 2
6th Marco Tcheukado Fauquier 2- 3

112
1st Nick Rea Potomac Falls 4- 0
2nd Angel Rios Broad Run 3- 1
3rd Tim Nordan Brentsville 4- 1
4th Michael Hulcher Briar Woods 4- 2
5th Billy Maddox Skyline 4- 2
6th Michael Villalobos Fauquier 2- 3

119
1st Bennett Payne Fauquier 4- 0
2nd Luke Anderson Millbrook 3- 1
3rd Tyler Fake Brentsville 5- 1
4th Logan Smith Loudoun County 4- 2
5th Josh Scharf Louisa 3- 2
6th Steven Marquina Freedom 2- 3

125
1st Tyler Anthony Loudoun County 4- 0
2nd Cody Landis James Wood 3- 1
3rd Chuck Hilleary Fauquier 4- 1
4th Tarkan Martin Broad Run 4- 2
5th Brandon Fletcher Sherando 3- 2
6th Calvin Biesecker William Monroe 3- 3

130
1st Sean Gaetani Freedom 4- 0
2nd Neil Hartman Broad Run 3- 1
3rd Tyler Budd Fauquier 4- 1
4th Kyle Combs Liberty 3- 2
5th Patrick Jessen Millbrook 4- 2
6th Kaden Palacio Potomac Falls 3- 3

135
1st Greg Flourney Fauquier 4- 0
2nd Seth Henson Brentsville 3- 1
3rd Michael Hosti Freedom 4- 1
4th Michael Benner Orange 4- 2
5th Joe Bass Skyline 4- 2
6th Angel Hernandez Monticello 2- 3

140
1st Jacob Crawford Millbrook 4- 0
2nd Landon Dean Fauquier 3- 1
3rd Aaron Laboy Sherando 4- 1
4th Alex Via Monticello 4- 2
5th Cody Zimmerman Warren County 4- 2
6th Ryan Almond Orange 2- 3

145
1st Batchka Zulkhuu Potomac Falls 4- 0
2nd Seth Baker Fauquier 3- 1
3rd Tom Delaney John Handley 4- 1
4th Shiruna Ntenda Charlottesville 4- 2
5th Brandon Seal Millbrook 3- 2
6th Zach Ryder Orange 3- 3

152
1st Van Grimes Fauquier 4- 0
2nd David Richardson Loudoun County 3- 1
3rd John Sharp Millbrook 4- 1
4th Tyler Young Freedom 4- 2
5th Sean Raftery Orange 4- 2
6th Zach Fletcher Sherando 2- 3

160
1st Kenton Perez Loudoun County 4- 0
2nd Will Prados Brentsville 3- 1
3rd Christian Chirico Fluvanna 4- 1
4th Max Strum Fauquier 4- 2
5th Jason Scrivo Freedom 3- 2
6th Kyle Barnett Millbrook 3- 3

171
1st Jake Fahlfeder Fauquier 4- 0
2nd Max Weiner Western Albemarle 3- 1
3rd Billy Wisman Millbrook 5- 1
4th Connor Nave Orange 3- 2
5th Cory Schrock James Wood 3- 2
6th Jason Miller Brentsville 3- 3

189
1st Joe Jessen Millbrook 4- 0
2nd Zach Roseberry Brentsville 3- 1
3rd Kai Shin Western Albemarle 4- 1
4th Logan Walls Fluvanna 3- 2
5th Justin Williams Skyline 4- 2
6th Pat Haggerty Freedom 3- 3

215
1st Mark Bean James Wood 4- 0
2nd Brandon Thompson Brentsville 3- 1
3rd Nate Whitmer Louisa 5- 1
4th Andrew Sengstack Fauquier 4- 2
5th DeAndre Johnson Millbrook 3- 2
6th Thatcher Yates Liberty 2- 3

285
1st DaQuante Timbers Freedom 4- 0
2nd Ben Carey Warren County 3- 1
3rd B.J. Askew Sherando 5- 1
4th Evan Oddenino Fauquier 3- 2
5th Jordan Wampler Millbrook 4- 2
6th Billy Knabe Orange 2- 3

Finals
2010-2011 Region II Wrestling Tournament
OCHS Field House
February 11-12, 2011
Finals
Weight: 103
5th: Anthony Chau Freedom Dec Marco Tcheukado Fauquier, 4-2
3rd: Justin Zimmerman Fluvanna Dec Akhil Gowda Broad Run, 4-3
1st: Taylor Swartz James Wood Dec Kyle Montague Warren County, 8-2

Weight: 112
5th: Billy Maddox Skyline Dec Michael Villalobos Fauquier, 2-0
3rd: Tim Nordan Brentsville Dec Michael Hulcher Briar Woods, 12-10
1st: Nick Rea Potomac Falls Dec Angel Rios Broad Run, 11-4

Weight: 119
5th: Josh Scharf Louisa Dec Steven Marquina Freedom, 2-1
3rd: Tyler Fake Brentsville Def Logan Smith Loudoun County
1st: Bennett Payne Fauquier Dec Luke Anderson Millbrook, 6-0

Weight: 125
5th: Brandon Fletcher Sherando Dec Calvin Biesecker William Monroe, 9-2
3rd: Chuck Hilleary Fauquier Dec Tarkan Martin Broad Run, 7-2
1st: Tyler Anthony Loudoun County Dec Cody Landis James Wood, 6-2

Weight: 130
5th: Patrick Jessen Millbrook Fall Kaden Palacio Potomac Falls, 1:36
3rd: Tyler Budd Fauquier Dec Kyle Combs Liberty, 6-1
1st: Sean Gaetani Freedom Dec Neil Hartman Broad Run, 7-5

Weight: 135
5th: Joe Bass Skyline M-Dec Angel Hernandez Monticello, 12-2
3rd: Michael Hosti Freedom Fall Michael Benner Orange, 1:40
1st: Greg Flourney Fauquier Fall Seth Henson Brentsville, 1:46

Weight: 140
5th: Cody Zimmerman Warren County Dec Ryan Almond Orange, 2-0
3rd: Aaron Laboy Sherando Dec Alex Via Monticello, 6-2
1st: Jacob Crawford Millbrook Fall Landon Dean Fauquier, 5:16

Weight: 145
5th: Brandon Seal Millbrook Dec Zach Ryder Orange, 3-2
3rd: Tom Delaney John Handley Dec Shiruna Ntenda Charlottesville, 3-0
1st: Batchka Zulkhuu Potomac Falls Dec Seth Baker Fauquier, 7-5

Weight: 152
5th: Sean Raftery Orange Dec Zach Fletcher Sherando, 5-4
3rd: John Sharp Millbrook Dec Tyler Young Freedom, 8-2
1st: Van Grimes Fauquier M-Dec David Richardson Loudoun County, 9-0

Weight: 160
5th: Jason Scrivo Freedom Dec Kyle Barnett Millbrook, 5-3
3rd: Christian Chirico Fluvanna Dec Max Strum Fauquier, 2-0
1st: Kenton Perez Loudoun County M-Dec Will Prados Brentsville, 12-0

Weight: 171
5th: Cory Schrock James Wood Fall Jason Miller Brentsville, 1:18
3rd: Billy Wisman Millbrook Dec Connor Nave Orange, 4-1
1st: Jake Fahlfeder Fauquier Dec Max Weiner Western Albemarle, 5-2

Weight: 189
5th: Justin Williams Skyline Dec Pat Haggerty Freedom, 10-8
3rd: Kai Shin Western Albemarle Fall Logan Walls Fluvanna, 0:40
1st: Joe Jessen Millbrook Fall Zach Roseberry Brentsville, 2:52

Weight: 215
5th: DeAndre Johnson Millbrook M-Dec Thatcher Yates Liberty, 12-0
3rd: Nate Whitmer Louisa Fall Andrew Sengstack Fauquier, 4:16
1st: Mark Bean James Wood Dec Brandon Thompson Brentsville, 6-0

Weight: 285
5th: Jordan Wampler Millbrook Def Billy Knabe Orange
3rd: B.J. Askew Sherando Dec Evan Oddenino Fauquier, 5-4
1st: DaQuante Timbers Freedom Fall Ben Carey Warren County, 1:38