Featured Dual: Lake Nona edges St. Cloud
BY BRANT PARSONS — With Lake Nona trailing St. Cloud by four points with just three matches to go, the Lions leaned on two brand-new wrestlers.
Xoel Torres won his match by pin to give Lake Nona the lead and then Lance Johnson scored a win by fall at 220 pounds in his first-ever match to clinch the dual for the Lions.
“Both those guys are new wrestlers and members of the football team,” Lake Nona coach Eric Scrivens said.
Lake Nona (1-0) would earn a 41-39 win over St. Cloud (0-1).
"We showed we have tons of potential," Lake Nona coach Eric Scrivens said.
Also scoring wins for the Lions were Gabriela Martins (106), Clark Zerba (113), Christian Reinhardt (126), Samuel Sangmeister (138), and Marek Borrelli (152).
“We are still very much figuring out a lot of the pieces,” Scrivens said. “We have a mix of experience, and then potential.”
Lake Nona’s Clark Zerba and St. Cloud’s Luc Beaulieu prepare to battle at 113 pounds in Tuesday night’s dual. Zerba won the match by fall. (Courtesy of Lake Nona wrestling)
St. Cloud battled all night with Ahjay Baez (120), Nathaniel Huron (132), Garrett Cowell (145), Terrance Griffin (160), Jose Martinez (170), John Fernandez (182), and Andrew Colantanio (285) all earning wins.
Huron’s 12-5 win over Lake Nona’s Gabriel Medina was the most exciting match on the night.
"St. Cloud gave us one helluva fight," Scrivens said. “They continue to be a really tough group.”
The night also saw two girls bouts with each team having a winner.
Milana Borrelli won at 120 pounds for Lions while Amy Bartol was victorious at 135 pounds.
Lake Nona 41, St. Cloud 39
106: Gabriela Martins (LN) by FF; 113: Clark Zerba (LN) p. Luc Beaulieu (SC); 120: Ahjay Baez (SC) p. Alexander Torbert; 126: Christian Reinhardt (LN) tech. Cheniko Wallace (SC) 16-1; 132: Nathaniel Huron (SC) dec. Gabriel Medina (LN) 12-5; 138: Samuel Sangmeister (LN) p. Christophe Karandres (SC); 145: Garrett Cowell (SC) p. Lucas Cortes (LN); 152: Marek Borrelli (LN) p. Daniel Corson (SC); 160: Terrance Griffin (SC) p. Jean Estaba (LN); 170: Jose Martinez (SC) p. Joseph Ingerham (LN); 182: John Fernandez (SC) p. Oscar Landino (LN); 195: Xoel Torres (LN) p. Ethan Sanborn (SC); 220: Lance Johnson (LN) p. Sergio Santos (SC); 285: Andrew Colantanio (SC) p. Matthew Johnson (LN).
Girls
120: Milana Borrelli (LN) p. Lolando Souza (SC); 135: Amy Bartol (SC) p. Jazlyn Martinez (LN)
