THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, January 5, 1995 TAG: 9501050565
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PAUL WHITE, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: Medium: 73 lines
Salem's Anthony Fradillada talked a good game Wednesday, then wrestled an even better one.
Fradillada outdueled First Colonial's Mike ``Rudy'' Butler, 7-4, in a pivotal 160-pound match to lead sixth-ranked Salem to a 34-19 victory over the ninth-ranked Patriots at First Colonial.
Fradillada's triumph - in a match the Patriots had to have - cleared the way for 171-pounder Jeff Walck and second-ranked 189-pounder Daemon Schultz, who notched back-to-back first period pins to put First Colonial away.
But Fradillada seemed to take the most pride in the ``psych job'' he did on teammate Chris Wagner, who pulled out another key match at 145.
``I knew we needed that match, so I was back there getting (Wagner) hyped up,'' Fradillada said. ``I was like, `Don't punk out on me, man! We're about to lose to FC. I ain't going out like that!' ''
Wagner promptly delivered a crisp 13-4 victory over Chris Karhan.
The victory boosted the Sun Devils' record to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the Beach District. Salem is unbeaten since dropping decisions to No. 3 Western Branch and No. 1 Great Bridge on Dec. 3.
First Colonial fell to 3-3, 2-3, despite strong efforts from 130-pounder Pierre Pryor and heavyweight Patrick McDowell.
Pryor, a first-year wrestler, wiped out Chris Wagner, 20-10. And McDowell closed out the match in style by pinning Eric Ramsey in 2:44.
In the lone match pitting ranked wrestlers, No. 3 Ramon Copeland of Salem outdueled No. 2 Jason Bernd, 4-2, at 125.
In other matches:
GREAT BRIDGE 54, D. CREEK 7
Top-ranked Aaron Beatson scored an escape and a takedownn in the second period to beat No. 2 David Gwaltney, 3-2, in the marquee 135-pound match as the Wildcats won 11 matches.
The victory was Beatson's second this season over Gwaltney, both by a point. Beatson improved to 13-1 and Gwaltney fell to 8-3.
In the other bout between ranked wrestlers, the Hornets' Ryan Baker, No. 1 at 171, dominated No. 3 Joey Guth, 15-4. Baker is 11-0.
Carl Perry (No. 1, 125), Billy Allred (No. 1, 160), Josh Fannon (No. 1, 189) Jimmy Hawthorne (No. 2, 119), Christian Basnight (No. 2, 152) and John Young (No. 3, 140) also won for Great Bridge (6-0).
WESTERN BRANCH 57, KELLAM 9
No. 3 Western Branch's three top-ranked wrestlers won their bouts as the Bruins won an interdistrict match.
Byron Tucker (152) remained undefeated at 20-0; Lee Butler (103) went to 11-1; and Sean Sandlerlin (145) is 18-1.
WILSON 53, CATHOLIC 24
Andre Johnson (135) remained undefeated and Brian Davis (171) rallied to score a pin in the closing seconds of the the third period for the Presidents.
LAKELAND 38, S'HAMPTON 30
Brothers Ellis and James Temple won by fall as the Cavaliers rallied to win a Bay Rivers match.
Trailing by four with two matches remaining, Ellis Temple pinned William Conwell in 58 seconds at 189. Heavyweight James Temple then defeated William Jones in 43 seconds to clinch.
NANSE. RIVER 51, FERGUSON 13
Damon Hill raised his record 10-1 by pinning David Lynch in 2:25 in a 171-pound match as the Warriors (3-2) trounced the Group AAA Mariners.
BRUTON 42, FRANKLIN 29
Despite pins by Carlos Whitehead (135 pounds), Jody Boyce (140) and Jonathan Beale (160), the Broncos fell to 0-3, 0-2 in the Bay Rivers. MEMO: Correction: Salem heavyweight Steve Wilder finished second last week
in the Herndon Classic. An item in Wednesday's wrestling notebook
reported an incorrect placing. by CNB