Wrestling Match Thread: Garden State Grapple - RU Wrestling vs. Hofstra & UNC
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Vincenzo LaValle of Hanover Park. Won't be competitive, and I mean that with no disrespect to LaValle
Really nice 8-2 win for Bulsak over a ranked opponent. I guess the UNC coaching staff doesn't like Shaw that much to send him out.
Boone McDermott out against Brandon Whitman to close it out
Boone McDermott out against Brandon Whitman to close it out
Correct, LaValle is only a Freshman, but should have good career...but he is not ready for Soldano
Definitely. Saw LaValle wrestle a lot in the youth circuit. He will be a very good wrestler
McDermott cuts Whitman, then takes down Whitman one more time for the 9-3 decision.
Rutgers wins the dual 28 - 9
Rutgers wins the dual 28 - 9
Mission accomplished … nice showing!!!!
Another LaValle? I remember wrestling Joe LaValle of Hanover Park back in the day.
I was hoping for a more dominant performance than 7-1, maybe a tech or pin by Soldano, but the match was never in doubt. LaValle took the typical Edge 1 or 2 shots a match... 😳 😬
Lavalles father was 3x state champ at e Hanover
And snookies husband Giovanni lavalle coached e Hanover 😳🤣
And snookies husband Giovanni lavalle coached e Hanover 😳🤣
What UNC did tonight against RU was unconscionable. They should not be invited back and, in general, there should be a real effort made by teams that actually send out their wrestlers to not schedule them moving forward.
Tonight's match could have been a good indicator about how good we are. Is Sammy strong enough to compete at 133, Will Seabass be dominated against a good Clarke, and could Van Brill beat a returning All American. Very disappointed with UNC. Now we may not know about our team until the Midlands. The wrestlers and coaches can't be pleased with the UNC coaches.
Yeah… unless American and Army got some wrestling ranked wrestlers we won’t know where a lot of guys are at until midlands…
Sure we do and I'm sure our coaches and wrestlers are pissed with the 🦆🦆🦆. They should be calling out UNC on social media because that was a disgrace and embarrassing. Terrible for the sport and this event. No one went to see JV matches and a forfeit.
Rant Part 2: It should also be noted the stark difference in our coaches philosophy vs the UNC coaches: In match 1 vs Hofstra, we wrestled a back up at 157 precisely because Hofstra had a freshman wrestling. We could have easily wrestled Kanniard to pad his record. But, it was better for the development of both wrestlers/programs to wrestle two more competitively matched, younger athletes. The more I think about it, the more it pisses me off. Wrestling in big matches is literally the reward earned for the skills developed through years and years of hard work. If I was Clark or Sherman or the 184lber (I kinda get letting Heilmann wrestle in Jersey) I would be pissed. I also would have had a serious conversation with my coaches and asked for an explanation as to how this benefited the team or me. I want my coaches to bet on me not try to game seeding. Ok, rant over.
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