The Red Raiders competed in the Cape Cod Invitational today at Sandwich High School.  Captain Josh Stanley beat opponents from Bellingham, Carver and Plymouth North to advance to the finals.  Stanley faced Sandwich's Tanner Davison for a three-round battle that ended with a 4-1 victory for Stanley.  106 pounder Brandon Shull beat opponents from Carver and Boston Latin before falling to Malden Catholic's Cesare Paglia.  Captain Evan Walker won his match against Soukhamthath from Woonsocket before losing to Derek Sands Febres from Malden.

Last night, the Red Raiders honored the seniors: Evan Walker, Jack Needham, and Bryan DaSilva.  We wish you all the best in the future, boys!

Barnstable hosted Sandwich, but fell short 48-27.  Red Raiders winners included Brandon Shull (pin at 106), Aidan Flood (120), Josh Stanley (pin at 145), Juan Pablo Dacuba Meira (decision at 220), and Evan Walker (forfeit at heavyweight).

This weekend, the team will compete in the Cape Cod Invitational at Sandwich High.

Today, three of our Red Raiders competed in the Brookline JV Tournament.  Nate Ryan placed second, as did Sophia Simonelli.  Cole Shechtman placed third in his weight class.  The Red Raiders were led by assistant coach Charlie McWilliams and former Barnstable wrestler, Casey Connor.

Barnstable suffered some tough losses yesterday to Quincy, Boston Latin, and Braintree.  However, there were some strong performances:

Josh Stanley went 3-0 on the day with two pins. Brandon Shull, Aidan Flood, and Ayden Wolfe each went 2-1. Sean Hanson and Cole Shechtman each won a match.

     Although the varsity tournament was cancelled, several wrestlers visited Dungeon Training Center in Hanover to attend a clinic taught by Russ Lindsey.  Dungeon is known for training some of the best wrestlers in the state.  By the end of the evening, the Red Raiders were soaked in sweat, but they got a great workout and learned some basic takedowns and defensive maneuvers.

    The final score of last night's dual meet was 51-28, with five Red Raiders winning by pin.  The pinnacle moment of the night, though, was Sophia Simonelli's triple overtime decision win against her 113 lb. opponent.

     Other winners for the night:

Brandon Shull (106 lbs): pin
Aidan Flood (120 lbs): pin
Jackson Chesbro (138 lbs): forfeit
Josh Stanley (145 lbs.): pin
Bryan DaSilva (170 lbs): forfeit
Miles Bearse (195 lbs.): pin
Juan Pablo Dacuba Meira (220 lbs): forfeit
Evan Walker (285 lbs): pin

     The Red Raiders will travel to Weymouth High School on Saturday for the Wildcat Invitational. You can follow the action on Floarena (arena.flowrestling.org).

Congratulations to eighth grader Brandon Shull, who placed fourth at the Panther Invitational at Whitman-Hanson High School.  This is his first varsity medal!