Wrestling Tigers Pin Down another Season
By Austin Doyle 11th grade
A young and determined Holy Cross wrestling team fought their tails off this past weekend at the State Wrestling Tournament at the Ponchatrain Center. The team placed second in the tournament behind Teurlings Catholic. The battle was close between Teurlings, the Tigers, and Live Oak until the end when Teurlings held a 28-point lead over Holy Cross.
Senior Nick Michael won his fourth straight individual state title and the Outstanding Wrestler Award. Junior Alex Nicosia won his second straight title, and Senior Dexter Bass won his first state title. Senior Taj Smith lost a tight match to Stephen Scardina of St. Michael the Archangel. Freshman George Benoit also placed second losing to Cody Hill of Live Oak. Other results: 4th place: Sophomore Michael Yeatman. 5th place: Senior Frankie Jurisich and Freshman Dylan Soileau. 6th place: Sophomore Marc Gibson, Freshman Nick Bonk, and Sophomore Porter Dazet.
Sophomore Porter Dazet had a stand out performance at the tournament. He had some tough matches, but he “Kicked down the door”, as Coach Miller says, and picked up some key wins to put Holy Cross in a better position for overall team score.
The Tigers had a solid season. Tournaments of note were the Las Vegas Holiday Classic where the team placed 16th out of 75 teams, and the Louisiana Classic where they placed 6th out of 64 teams. Holy Cross lost dual meets to Jesuit and Catholic of Baton Rouge, and also beat Thomas Jefferson in the Student center.
The wrestling team also saw the addition of a new coach, Carlos Bertot. Coach Carlos was previously the head coach of the Jesuit wrestling team before he decided Holy Cross was the place for him. He primarily worked with the middle and lower weight classes.
The Wrestling Tigers had a great season and are looking forward to next year with a renewed “eye of the tiger.”
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