Photos: Scrappy Grapplers
The Guilderland Dutchmen wrestlers traveled to Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School Saturday to compete in the Jamie Mormile Tournament in Ravena. The Dutch wrestled against 14 other schools and finished in second place with 141 points, only 19.50 points behind winner Watervliet-Heatly. The tournament is named for an RCS wrestling booster, Jamie Mormile, who died in 2010 of cystic fibrosis at the age of 29.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Putting an armbar on his opponent: Guilderland’s Brogan McMahon attempts to take down Nate Fatto from Tamarac in the first round in the 126-pound weight class.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Putting his opponent on his back: McMahon pinned Fatto in 4:26 and finished fourth overall.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Lead from start to finish: Guilderland’s Tyler Grupe pushes the face of Coxsackie-Athens’ Seth Dillworth to the mat in the first period. Grupe won by pin in 1:47 and finished second.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
In total control of his opponent: Dutch’s Austin Grant showed no mercy on Red Hook’s Austin Harris in the quarterfinal in the 160-pound weight class. Grant won, 7 to 1, and went on to win his weight class.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Quick work: Guilderland's Colden Dorfman battles Albany’s Noroz Nayebi in the first round in the 132-pound weight class in which Dorfman pinned Nayebi in 50 seconds and won the class.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Human pretzel: Guilderland’s Patrick Blanchard battles Watervliet-Heatly’s Kendryck Flynn in the first round in the 138-pound weight class in the Jamie Mormile Tournament at Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk high school last Saturday. Blanchard got pinned at 3:57.