ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, July 14, 1996 TAG: 9607150153
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-7 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: DALEVILLE
SOURCE: KEITH POMPEY STAFF WRITER
THE BROUGHMAN BOYS, Ryan and Matthew, have learned a lot from father Raymond, as they demonstrated at the Commonwealth Games.
Ryan Broughman, 11, couldn't sit still. Matthew Broughman, 7, couldn't stay awake. But when the two got on the mat at Lord Botetourt High School, it was obvious they were the sons of Raymond Broughman.
Raymond, the wrestling coach at Cave Spring High School, is arguably the best wrestler in Knights history. After earning All-Group AAA honors in high school, he went on to a successful career at William and Mary.
By the looks of things, his sons are following in his footsteps.
Ryan won the 59-pound weight class in the Novice (11- and 12-year-old) division. Matthew finished second at 52 pounds in the Bantam division (7-8).
``It feels good to win,'' Ryan said. ``I want to do the same things that my dad did. I would like to place in states when I get to high school. But my goals are to get to the Olympics.''
Matthew said he didn't have any goals. He was just happy to medal in his first Commonwealth Games competition.
The younger Broughman brother defeated Ryan Reynolds 5-3 to open the round-robin tournament. Then he lost to Seth Spence by technical fall (15-0) in the second round. Brougham used that loss as motivation, crushing J.J. Marshall 16-4 in the third round.
Ryan had a clean sweep in obtaining his gold medal.
Struggling early in his first match, Ryan nipped Matthew Rosen 11-7. Then he recorded a technical fall over Clinton Harris (15-0) in the second round. He won by technical fall again, pounding Brandon Wagner 16-1, to take the title.
``I am so proud of them,'' said their mother, Tracey. ``They are good boys.''
In other wrestling competition, Adam Williams looked like one of his William Byrd students warming up for his 167-pound Open competition. The face of the Terriers' coach turned red as he prepared for his first match in three years.
``I was fine up until the last five minutes before the match,'' Williams said. ``I started thinking about the match and I started to get a little nervous. But If I didn't get nervous, then that would have been something to worry about.''
The nerves showed as the 23-year-old Roanoker lost to Troutville's Noah Poissant 10-6.
The former Cave Spring wrestler, who competed at Washington and Lee, finished third in his weight class and has a bronze medal to show for his efforts.
His wrestlers have a new respect for their coach.
``He came out and tried. That's good,''said Ben Jones, a Byrd wrestler. ``Some coaches just sit around and try to tell you what to do,'' said Ben Jones, a Byrd wrestler. ``They never wrestle. Now we can understand what he is trying to tell us.''
Williams said that's what the Commonwealth Games are all about.
``There are a lot of coaches here with their teams,'' he said. ``They are competing and they are trying to give some of their smaller kids a chance to compete.
``It's great for the game.''
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