Wrestling: Brother Martin dominates Division I Meet

Brother Martin dominates Division I Meet

Call it a precursor for the Division I state tournament in three weeks at Bossier City.

The inaugural Division I Dual Meet at the University of New Orleans may have served as a dress rehearsal for a coronation for powerful Brother Martin.

The Crusaders continued their dominance in-state, sweeping through five opponents en route to the title.

In the final, Brother Martin drilled defending Division I state champion Holy Cross 55-7. The gap between the two best teams in the state in any class continues to grow.

On Dec. 15, Brother Martin edged Holy Cross 29-24 in a dual meet at Brother Martin. Last week, Brother Martin won the Louisiana Classic with Jesuit second and Holy Cross third, 120 points back.

The Crusaders won 12 of the 14 bouts against the Tigers Saturday.

Winning by pin for the Crusaders against the Tigers were Daniel Croy (126), Alex Duncan (138), Patrick Evans (145), Noah Roux (160), Michael Clapp (182) and Mack Brown (285).

On Friday, Brother Martin pitched a pair of shutouts, blanking Dutchtown 79-0 and Lafayette 81-0. On Saturday, the Crusaders handled Airline 68-12 and Catholic of Baton Rouge 64-9 before taking care of Holy Cross.

Scoring falls in the semifinals for Brother Martin were Ethan Castex (113), Justin Leal (120), Croy (126), Ross Meyer (132), Seth Alfonso (152), Roux (160), Jacob Fereday (170), Cameron Frederick (195), Kyle West (220) and Brown (285).

Holy Cross reached the final by whipping Lafayette 75-0 and Dutchtown 75-6 on Friday. In the quarterfinals, the Tigers downed St. Amant 51-15 before handling Jesuit 47-24 in the semifinals.

Scoring falls in the semifinals for the Tigers were Caruso Signorelli (113), Michael Lundin (120), Jacob Spahn (126), Mason Macaluso (138), Logan Heffner (182) and Brady Maillet (285). Winning by pin for the Blue Jays were Nathan Koenig (152) and Perry Ganci (220).

With 17 state championships, Brother Martin had a five-year run of consecutive state titles snapped by Holy Cross a year ago. It certainly appears that No. 18 is in the offing for the Crusaders.

Brother Martin returns to action next Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in a dual meet at St. Paul’s while Holy Cross faces a rematch Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in a dual meet at Jesuit.

Brother Martin defeated Catholic Br 64-9
• 152 – Seth Alfonso (Brother Martin) over Liam Cave (Catholic Br) Fall 0:55
• 160 – Noah Roux (Brother Martin) over Macullen Mire (Catholic Br) Fall 4:16
• 170 – Jacob Fereday (Catholic Br) over Jason Evans (Brother Martin) Fall 1:17
• 182 – Michael Clapp (Brother Martin) over Ben Bordelon (Catholic Br) Dec 12-6
• 195 – Cameron Frederick (Brother Martin) over Brandon Beale (Catholic Br) Fall 1:00
• 220 – Kyle West (Brother Martin) over Alex Broussard (Catholic Br) Fall 0:56
• 285 – Mack Brown (Brother Martin) over Taajuddeen Abdul-Salaam (Catholic Br) Fall 3:05
• 106 – Connor Hoffman (Brother Martin) over Hunter Goodson (Catholic Br) Maj 13-5
• 113 – Ethan Castex (Brother Martin) over Tyler Toussant (Catholic Br) Fall 2:55
• 120 – Justin Leal (Brother Martin) over Peter Kelly (Catholic Br) Fall 0:33
• 126 – Daniel Croy (Brother Martin) over Martin Helouin (Catholic Br) Fall 1:39
• 132 – Ross Meyer (Brother Martin) over A.J. Sabine (Catholic Br) Fall 1:19
• 138 – Alex Duncan (Brother Martin) over Kade Fouts (Catholic Br) Dec 5-0
• 145 – Canon Hunt (Catholic Br) over Bailey Stretzinger (Brother Martin) Dec 5-0

Brother Martin defeated Holy Cross 55-7
• 106 – Connor Hoffman (Brother Martin) over Jacob Frost (Holy Cross) Maj 10-2
• 113 – Ethan Castex (Brother Martin) over Caruso Signorelli (Holy Cross) Dec 9-5
• 120 – Michael Lundin (Holy Cross) over Justin Leal (Brother Martin) Maj 14-5
• 126 – Daniel Croy (Brother Martin) over Jacob Spahn (Holy Cross) Fall 0:50
• 132 – Riley Horvath (Brother Martin) over Logan LaCoste (Holy Cross) Dec 10-4
• 138 – Alex Duncan (Brother Martin) over Mason Macaluso (Holy Cross) Fall 3:30
• 145 – Patrick Evans (Brother Martin) over Cameron Doyle (Holy Cross) Fall 1:20
• 152 – Seth Alfonso (Brother Martin) over Cameron Frost (Holy Cross) Dec 7-5
• 160 – Noah Roux (Brother Martin) over Matthew Gerrets (Holy Cross) Fall 1:29
• 170 – Caden Mumme (Holy Cross) over Mason Masicot (Brother Martin) Dec 7-2
• 182 – Michael Clapp (Brother Martin) over Logan Heffner (Holy Cross) Fall 1:58
• 195 – Cameron Frederick (Brother Martin) over Ryan Doody (Holy Cross) Dec 10-6
• 220 – Kyle West (Brother Martin) over Cole Baiamonte (Holy Cross) Dec 7-3
• 285 – Mack Brown (Brother Martin) over Brady Maillet (Holy Cross) Fall 0:37

Holy Cross defeated Jesuit 47-24
• 152 – Nathan Koenig (Jesuit) over Cameron Frost (Holy Cross) Fall 1:32
• 160 – Paul Treuting (Jesuit) over Anthony Sciambra (Holy Cross) TF 20-3
• 170 – Caden Mumme (Holy Cross) over Darren Ferrier (Jesuit) Dec 3-1
• 182 – Logan Heffner (Holy Cross) over Jack Grady (Jesuit) Fall 2:44
• 195 – Thomas Arseneaux (Jesuit) over Ryan Doody (Holy Cross) Maj 9-1
• 220 – Perry Ganci (Jesuit) over Cole Baiamonte (Holy Cross) Fall 0:58
• 285 – Brady Maillet (Holy Cross) over Cyril Melville (Jesuit) Fall 0:54
• 106 – Jacob Frost (Holy Cross) over Samuel Drevil (Jesuit) Maj 12-2
• 113 – Caruso Signorelli (Holy Cross) over Tony Serio (Jesuit) Fall 2:37
• 120 – Michael Lundin (Holy Cross) over Edward Blakemore (Jesuit) Fall 0:35
• 126 – Jacob Spahn (Holy Cross) over Luke Battaglia (Jesuit) Fall 4:40
• 132 – Logan LaCoste (Holy Cross) over Jack Ehrhardt (Jesuit) Maj 20-9
• 138 – Mason Macaluso (Holy Cross) over Patrick McConnell (Jesuit) Fall 2:53
• 145 – Evan Queyrouze (Jesuit) over Cameron Doyle (Holy Cross) Dec 8-3