Transparentną komunikacją opłat nakłania do własnego zobowiązania gotówkowego Lukas Bank. Za każde 1 tys. zł brane od instytucji finansowej użytkownik uiści, poza ratą kapitałową, 10 zł co miesiąc.

Trochę ponad jedna trzecia długów Osób wobec instytucji finansowych wypada na długi konsumenckie. Aczkolwiek lwia część osób przyznaje, iż bez względu na cel pożyczki, miało kłopot z obliczeniem ile w istocie takie zadłużenie będzie kosztowało. W kredycie konsumpcyjnym, jaki Lukas Bank oferuje, każdy interesant zdoła już sam obliczyć jego opłaty. Dlatego że za każde 1 tys. zł pożyczone od instytucji finansowej uiści dziesięć zł co miesiąc. Jest to komplet całkowitych opłat: oprocentowania, prowizji także typowego pakietu ubezpieczeń.

Kredyt Prostoliczony, to odzew na potrzeby polskich petentów, jacy informowali, iż obliczanie oprocentowania, kosztów i prowizji bankowych jest zagmatwane.

Na dodatek jednostki, jakie zdecydują się na pożyczkę i uruchomią równocześnie konto e-Konto PLUS lub Rachunki Klasyczne nie uiszczą za jego kierowanie przez 6 miesięcy. Starczy zadeklarować transfer wynagrodzenia na ten rachunek i mianować zlecenie stałe na opłatę pożyczki.

Kredyt hipoteczny mo?e by? brany w walucie krajowej lub obcej wybranej przez nabywc?, a proponowany jest przez bank. Kredyty w zagranicznej walucie maj? zazwyczaj zmienn? stop? procentow?. Stopa procentowa to miara przychodu, jaka przypada w?a?cicielowi kapita?u z racji udost?pnienia go innym. Raty kredytu hipotecznego s? zazwyczaj równe lub malej?ce.

Por?czenia:

hipotekaTymczasowe (do terminu ustalenia hipoteki)ubezpieczenie kredytowe,por?czenie,weksel,blokada funduszów na rachunku por?czenie osoby trzeciej maj?cej zdolno?? kredytow? ( jest to zdolno?? podmiotu do sp?aty w okre?lonym terminie zaci?gni?tego kredytu wraz z odsetkami).

It was a good year for Houston wrestling. Congratulations to the 2007 UIL State Champs Cinco Ranch. It was a gutsy team effort lead by outstanding performances by 2X State Champs Jamie Sheets and Matt Harris. I was impressed and I appreciate the great strides being made by Houston wrestling.

But let’s not delude ourselves. There is no parity between Houston and Dallas wrestling. That is still years away if it arrives at all. In what is rightfully regarded as an “up” year for Houston (in fact their best ever) and a “down” year for Dallas, five (5) State Champs hail from Houston compared to nine (9) State Champs from Dallas (the other was San Antonio’s Jimmy Petersen). Only one Houston State Champ, Erik Spjut, returns. Eric Simons, Danny Luttrell, Jeremy Sandoval, and Austin Cordova from Dallas all return for the 2007-08 campaign.

And let’s not forget a couple of small private school programs in Dallas that are not allowed to compete for UIL Honors – Bishop Lynch and St. Mark’s. Had they competed BL would have won the State team title and Luke Silver, Luke Ashmore, Johnny Koepp, Ben Grisz and perhaps a few others would have been prohibitive favorites for individual titles.

But that was then and this is now. A review of the Czar’s preseason rankings has 12 Dallas wrestlers ranked #1 to only two from Houston. JR’s top ten dual teams include eight Dallas teams and only one from Houston. Still last year was a watershed year for Houston and we in Dallas welcome the competition. The great thing about this sport is respect is earned on the mat not from a website.

Preview of 2007-08

Dallas Power Ratings
1. Bishop Lynch
2. Lake Highlands
3. Rockwall
4. St. Mark’s
5. Highland Park
6. Arlington Bowie
7. (tie) Coppell, Plano West and Euless Trinity

Bishop Lynch
I believe this will be BL’s strongest line-up top to bottom ever. The program has had superstars for the past 5 years but never depth making BL a tough as nails tournament team but a weakling in dual meets. All that changes this year. JR has already done the definitive preview on BL.

Lake Highlands
This pick might appear to be a stretch to some. But I say watch out for LH this year. They are an experienced senior-laden team led by State Champ Austin Cordova and 5th place finisher Josh Marx. Last year was shaping up to be very successful when LH was crippled by season ending injuries to four top wrestlers. All four are back and healthy. In addition to Cordova and Marx, look for strong performance and possible state births for Greg Mitchell (112/119), Luis Granados (119/125), Isaac Kinsella (125/130), Isaac Grieder (140/145), Zac Atkins (160), Charles Sheperd (171), Eric Guzman (180) and Nick White (285). If they stay healthy they should be able to compete with anyone.

Rockwall
This team is loaded at the lighter weights but there is a lot of inexperience at the upper weights. I suspect some of the upper weights will be tough kids and good wrestlers but in looking at the roster they are unknowns. But The Rock will have its version of murders’ row in the lower weights. From 112-125 Rockwall will run out some combination of Stephen Wurster (4th in State), Alex Cihak (State Qualifier) and Roderick Gaines (State Runner-up). Following at 130 and 135 are district champs Chris Carter and Erick Beitez and State Qualifier Austin Barnes.

St. Mark’s
This could be St. Mark’s best team in the last few years. And that is saying something since last year’s version was tough enough to take down any number of good UIL schools. All-world Ben Grisz is back for his senior season at 189/215. A Texan defeating Grisz would be on par with Appalachian State over Michigan. Also back are stand-outs David Henry (152) and Scott Hage (171). The rest of the line-up is full of returning starters including Eric Frick (125/130), Avi Chavda (135), Bill Sessions (140), Conner Youngblood (145), Jorge Estrada (180/189) and Ike Crews (215/285).

Highland Park
Coach Warren has some big shoes to fill. He takes over the most successful program in UIL wrestling history. Inexplicably after winning yet another Dual State Championship few predicted HP to contend for a UIL title. Yet they vanquished everybody save Cinco Ranch in the most exciting team race in UIL history that ended in a tie (with the Championship later awarded outright to CR for an eligibility violation). There is little reason to doubt HP won’t compete again at the highest level in 2007-2008. Unlike years past there is no sure-fire State Champ (ala Hobar, Rowsey or Anderson) to lead the team. But these returning starters give HP a solid nucleus: Tobin Fulton, Colin Montgomery, Tommy Schober, Briggs Montgomery, Chad Gallatin, Derek Burdick, Tom Klessing, Dan Sampson and Will Shellenberger.

Arlington Bowie
Bowie will be led by State placers Chris Brooks 5th at 171 and Marcus McGraw 4th at 189. Other experienced starters include Eric Martinez (103/112), Kris Demont (112/119), Ryan Hill (119/125), Amir Jalali (125/130), State qualifier Mark Goolsbay (140/145) and Mohammed Usman (215/285). In addition, Coach Mudgett says this team has by far the most depth of any he has had. Sounds to me like Bowie is reloading . They will challenge for a Regional championship and will be a force at Dual State and a top 5 contender at State.

Coppell
The new coaching staff will be building around State placers Dillon Horn 5th at 135 and Ben Robinson 2nd at 160.

Plano West
Sleeper pick. I don’t know much about this team but I do know this: they return four State qualifiers – Evan Burns (119), Daniel Stenstrom (125), Matt Hurwitz (130) and Peter Lindahl (State runner-up at 135).

Euless Trinity
Another team that looks to be on the rise is Trinity. They return State qualifiers Joey Vogelsberg (112), Cody Bye (125) and Deandra Carter (135).

And finally, after all the prognosticating, I’d like to leave you with something of real value. When asked what the goals for his wrestling program were, St. Mark’s Coach Ortega said: “My goals as a coach are to teach our wrestlers how to handle defeat with courage and victory with humility, how to have respect for their opponents and develop long lasting life lessons through the discipline wrestling presents, and perhaps win a few matches and tournaments along the way.”

By Russell Pate
ITW Staff Writer

Here is a late and overdue edition of the Houston Report to wrap up 2006-07. Let me take a look at each state champ from the area.

Study in Heroism – Jamie Sheets
When I use the word hero here, I mean it in the superhero sense, because that’s what he did at State. When he stepped on the mat for the 145 lb. State Finals, Cinco’s Team Title chances looked about like Gotham City’s do before Batman arrives. He changed all of that with :48 seconds that will not be forgotten for a long time. His bookend state titles make an argument for him as the best Houston wrestler not named James Aston. There have been other 2X champs, but none who beat wrestlers the caliber Jamie did for his titles. This title win over undefeated Mike Murray was awesome, but don’t forget that his first championship was won in a weight class that had Shane Doughman and Sean Kitchen in the 3rd place match.

The Final Word – His leadership of Houston’s first state team title will be remembered even more than his pair of individual golds.

Study in Clutch – Matt Harris
If Sheets saved the day like Batman, then call Matt Harris Superman. He spent big parts of the last two regular seasons doing a good Clark Kent impression before taking off the glasses and becoming The Man of Steel each February. I have never seen a wrestler with the ability to raise his level and wrestle so far above himself when it matters most. He is the definition of the word “Winner” on the mat and on the football field. Whatever he decides for college, I will make one bet, he’ll be at his best when the lights get brightest.

The Final Word – The Rockets made Houston Clutch City back in the 90s, but Matt Harris has revived the nickname.

Study in Excellence – Steve Nijoka
Call Nijoka the Renaissance Man because it appears he does everything well. Not only did he just cap a 55-1 season with a state title, he did it in style. His low single in the 215 lb. weight class was perhaps the single best offensive move in the state of Texas this year. People often assume that upper weight wrestlers have no skill, but the truth is that the pushing matches we see are often the result of how hard it is to “Do” anything to a large athletic man (of which Texas has plenty). Nijoka, who started as a middle weight, was undoubtedly the most skilled wrestler in his weight class, but most skilled wrestlers cannot dream of finishing on guys that size. Nijoka offered the whole package though. His strength (he appears to be no stranger to the squat rack) and athletic ability were as big of factors to his low single as the countless hours he must have spent drilling it. I am also guessing that if we had a true “All-Weight” champion last week, it would have been him, not one of the heavyweights.

The Final Word – Nijoka was near the top of Houston’s 4 year run of 215 lb. state champs (Sanders, Aston, Jones, Nijoka).

Study in Ferocity – Austin McCain
McCain is a shark. There is no other way to put it. He sniffs out weakness like blood in the water and then he goes for the kill. No matter where he is he sees himself as the toughest guy in the Gym. You could put OU 125 lb. standout Sam Hazewinkle on the opposite side and Austin would go out to win. It’s not that he lies to himself, he’s just a killer on a very short leash. His destruction of a very tough Chris Nguyen at Regionals should have let us know what was to come at state. His semi-final with Josh Sandoval saw a pair of sharks, two guys who aren’t happy with scoring two, they are constantly looking five. And McCain out-sharked the shark that day.

The Final Word – Hopefully McCain plans on competing at the next level, because I’d love to see him bring that “alpha male” competitiveness to a college room.

Study in Tenacity – Eric Spjut
Eric is a tough kid who seems to never stop doing the right things. I have never seen a young wrestler have a more consistent first two years. He has been rock solid for over 50 wins each of his first 2 seasons, always working to improve. His on the mat style appears to be an extension of great character off the mat; bruising, intense, swarming, constant, and never satisfied.

The Final Word – expect Eric to not only repeat as a state champ, but expect him to be much improved for his junior campaign.

by Mike Stockton

Here we go again. Another great year in women’s wrestling in Texas! This might be the best state championship ever. This is, by far, the best senior class in history with names like Brooks, Epps, Clark, Wood, Lowe, Underwood, Kurt, McClendon, and Alvarado. I could go on and on and on.

But then you have the young ones knocking at their door –juniors Tessa Plana and Angie Murray, sophomores Courtney Lindley and Kirsten Strickler and freshman phenom Trisha Jenkins. Women’s wrestling gets better and better each year in this state.

Now to the business at hand; last year I named 7 out of 10 champions and had 16 of the 20 finalists. This year I might miss some of them because it is so tight in several weight classes. But, I will lay money that I don’t miss many. Plus I will name the team champions as well – can Caprock continue its dominance?

95 pounds – This has some tough young ladies competing, but no one will touch reigning State Champion Lene Wood from Frisco Centennial. She hasn’t given up a takedown this season and won’t be stopped here. Jennifer Gonzalez from PSJA Memorial will finish 2nd, Heather Mandhardt from Katy Taylor 3rd and Jenny Garza from Rio Grande City will finish 4th. The best early match-up will be Garza and Palo Duro’s Plasencio in round 2. If Garza stops the deadly Palo Duro headlock, she keeps moving.

102 pounds – Five girls can win this weight class and I wouldn’t be shocked with any of them. But you want to know who will win and that is Lady Blue Montoya from El Paso Chapin. She will avenge her one loss on the year to Lisa Martinez from Caprock at the regional finals and win it all.

Martinez will finish 2nd, LBJ’s Helen Timmons 3rd, and Arlington’s Crystal Grajeda finishes 4th. Don’t forget about Cy Ridge’s Jessica Nguyen, Montwood’s Nicole Silva Southlake Carroll’s Jordan West, or Rio Grande’s Krystal Montalvo. Best match ups will be Timmons/Silva and Montoya/Grajeda in the quarterfinals.

110 pounds – Remember at 103, I said five could win it; well here you have nine with a shot. Let the discussions begin because two-time defending champion Awbrey Lowe will leave Austin not with gold, but with a bronze this year.
We will see a rematch of another regional final in this one with T.J. Cannon from Arlington Bowie taking on Emily Martin from Frisco Centennial. It was a great match at the Texas Ladies Classic, it was a great final at regional, and it will be a fantastic final at the State Tournament.

Lowe will beat Suzanne Baker from Arlington Lamar in the consolation finals. That leaves undefeated Jenny Torres from Shoemaker, Nancy Rodriguez from Crockett, and Brynn Suttles who each have only lost to Torres – not placing. Best early match-up will be Martin/Torres and Lowe/Baker in the quarterfinals.

119 pounds – This one is a little easier than the last two. Cy Fair’s Angie Murray will complete the first half of the brother/sister sweep in the afternoon and we will see if Michael can do his part later it in the evening. The winner of the Strickler and Maylene Garcia from Corpus Christi Ray semi will finish 2nd and the other 3rd. I am picking Strickler to win.

Mia Mickelson from Arlington Lamar will finish 4th. That leaves Lisa Gutierrez from Del Valle, Jennifer Williams from Caprock, and The Woodlands Avery Eshenroder on the outside looking in. Best match-up will be Strickler/Gutierrez in the quarters.

128 pounds – The Judo Master Coppell’s Tessa Plana will dominate this weight. She finished 4th in the nation last year but will finish number-one in the state Saturday afternoon. Ashley Underwood from Amarillo River Road will be second, Stephanie Han from EP Irvin third, and Anna Campos will finish fourth. Don’t forget about Arlington’s Amy Stephens or Wagner’s Marissa De La Garza – they’ll be in the hunt as well. Best match-up early will be Han/De La Garza.

138 pounds – Finally I get a couple of easy picks for champion. Defending Champion and self-titled “Headlock Queen” Vanessa Epps from Frisco will repeat. She has over 130 wins including 110 pins and she wants to finish with 4 more.

Her best match will be against Daffney Barbosa from Caprock whose only loss was to Epps by the score of 8-4 at the Texas Ladies Classic. Epps’ only 3-round match in two years! Barbosa will finish 3rd since she sees Epps in the semi’s. Whitney Disotelle from Waller will finish 2nd and Andriena Moore from Shoemaker will finish 4th.
Look out for Katy Brown from A&M and Hereford’s Allison Medina. Best match-up will be Epps/Brown in the quarterfinals.

148 pounds – This is another easy one. Lindsey Brooks makes it three state titles in a row! She is the all time winningest wrestler in Texas state history. With four more matches to end her Texas career she’ll move on to bigger and brighter things.

Francis Efiong from Arlington Lamar might be accepting of the torch when she finishes 2nd, Kirsten Iruegas from Hereford 3rd and Brittney Meyer from Cy Falls (who has only loss to Brooks) finishes 4th. Best match-up will be Efiong and Meyer in the ¼ finals. Look out for Pflugerville Zinna Anyanwuh; she will make some noise, too.

165 pounds –Back to another difficult weight-class prediction right here. You have three undefeated girls in this weight class. You have two returning state runner-ups, plus two others who have only one loss to one of the undefeated girls.

Can we make my life hard doing this? I think some wrestlers avoided Lindsey Brooks at 148 this year, but life is still tough. Let’s start with the finals: Katy Taylor’s Adele Kurt and Caprock’s Maci Alvarado with Alvarado winning a tight match. Arlington Sequin’s Erica McClendon, who lost a controversial final last year will lose to Alvarado in the quarterfinals but come back and finish 3rd and Ellison’s Keyetta Brown will finish 4th.

Look out though for Katie Brackin from LBJ, Cedar Park’s Jaime Moore and Katy’s Alana Jimenez. Best early match-up easily McClendon/Alvarado in the quarters. This could have been a final.

185 pounds – Three undefeated girls again!!!! Carrie Clark from Vista Ridge will end her career with a repeat performance. Venus Barron from Katy Taylor will beat Keller Central freshman phenom Trisha Jenkins in the semi’s and get 2nd. Jenkins will finish 3rd and Jaleesa Stell from Palo Duro will end up 4th. Josie Garcia from Beeville Jones and Claudia Pena from PSJA will be in the fight but the top three are the best by far. Early match-up of Pena/Barron will be mighty good.

215 pounds – We finish with the big ladies but another not easy to handicap weight class. Cassie Rangel from PSJA Memorial will defeat “Tiny” Amanda Athon from Arlington in the finals.

Estrella Cabrera from Klein Collins will finish 3rd and Karon Scott from Austin LBJ will score points at 4th. Deicy Cervantes from Socorro and Demetria Brown from Kimball will be tough to beat as well. Scott and Athon in the quarterfinals will be the best early match-up by far.

Best Five after the State
1. Lindsey Brooks – Klein – 3 Time Champion, All time wins – The total package
2. Vanessa Epps – Frisco – 2 Time Champion, 3 time finalist, The lean, mean pinning machine
3. Angie Murray – Cy Fair – She will be a 2-time champion and 3 time finalist after next year. Makes history as her brother wins state too!
4. Emily Martin – Frisco Centennial – One of the best in the state on her feet!
5. Carrie Clark – Vista Ridge – The most powerful double leg in the State!

Who wins it all? Caprock again!!!!!!! After plugging in the computer, Katy Taylor will be 2nd, then Frisco, Arlington Lamar, PSJA Memorial, Arlington, Frisco Centennial, Cy Fair. Now all this includes prediction of bonus points.

We will see what really happens starting Friday morning!!!

Thanks for reading!

Mike Stockton

Part I:

Houston Power Rankings (with my pre-season rank in parenthesis)

There are a clear top 6 a step above the rest based on season long dual and tournament strength.
1. Cy Fair (2):
2. Cinco Ranch (1)
3. Klein (3)
4. Woodlands (4)
5. Klein Oak (6)
6. Houston Westside (7)

And we’ll take the easy way out and declare the next 6 all close enough to be tied. Anyone could win depending on dual, small tournament, state tournament, etc…
-Katy Taylor
-Katy
-Mayde Creek
-Beaumont Westbrook:
-Morton Ranch:
-Cy Ridge:

Part II:

Klein/Woodlands District
Top Team – Woodlands. They are easy to forget sometimes because of a schedule that takes them away from Houston so often. However, they have the depth to compete at the District and Regional level, and Spjut and Hinton should land them at least in the top 10 come state.

Other Contenders – The word “other” doesn’t do Klein and Klein Oak justice. Either team could win the district tournament and both should place in the top 8 at regionals. Come State Tournament time Klein will need big points from Chris Nguyen and Phil Thomas to crack the top 10.

Top Individuals –
Spjut is a state favorite at 119
Hinton has a chance to win at 285
Thomas is a darkhorse at 180 and could go anywhere from 1st to DNP

Darkhorse – Look out for Jon Elijah from Oak dropping to 215. He could place.

Katy District
Top Team – Cinco Ranch. They should win a 6th consecutive district championship, an incredible example of consistency in a district as tough as any year in and year out. Their district makes them a darkhorse at the regional level, but look out for them at state. Everyone knows about potential champs Sheets, McNair, and Harris, but their season could be made or broken on the wide shoulders of heavyweight John Gioffe who has quietly gone undefeated with wins over Haynie (allen) and Goen (rockwall).

Other Contenders – Taylor, Katy, Morton Ranch, and Mayde Creek will all fight for 2nd. All are above average but the edge probably goes to Taylor and their post-season experience and coaching.

Top Individuals –
Jamie Sheets (145) looks to bookend his career with freshman and senior state titles.
Matt Harris (160) has suffered a few losses but is still defending champ
Will Morris (171) is as good a bet as any to reach the finals and lose to Kyle Anderson
215 boasts 2 top state contenders in Strake’s Steve Nijoka and Mayde Creek’s Benson

Darkhorse – The previously mentioned John Gioffe (285)

District 24
Top Team – Beaumont Westbrook. They sit so far outside of Houston they don’t get recognized for what they are, a very good wrestling program. This year should start a streak of district titles that lasts as long as this current alignment.

Other Contenders – Brazoswood is the clear 2nd place, but the young Clear Creek ISD programs are on the right track.

Top Individuals –
Gerald Moulton (189) Is the only real state place contender. More important he is just a junior and just keeps getting better. He was an alternate in 05 as a freshman, a qualifier as a soph last year, a potential placer this year, and as a senior next year a ….

Darkhorse – Jamaal Bufford (171/180) of Brazoswood is in a tough weight class but could make noise in Austin with the right circumstances.

Cy Fair District
Top Team – Cy Fair. They will likely qualify 15 for the regional tournament and will be very tough to beat there. State is still an unknown but they handled their last unknown pretty well (state duals).

Other Contenders – Cy Ridge is a solid 2nd place in the district.

Top Individuals –
Mike Murray (145) is the favorite in the state.
Austin McCain (125) should compete for a state place
Matt Cantelmo (285) will be in the mix at every level as he comes up big in big matches

Darkhorse – Drew Pikulski (140) keeps it close against great and average wrestlers alike. This spells upset either for or against him. This makes him a good day away from the podium.

HISD District
Top Team – Westside. They will look best at the state level and could make unexpected noise in the way Klein Oak did in 2005 (3 qualifers, 3 finalists).

Other Contenders – none.

Top Individuals –
James Hazzard (160) is amongst the best in the state.
Trent Murrell (152) looked like weight hurts him at 152, but he can beat anyone not named Brent Rogers

Darkhorse – Brandon Tullos (171) has big wins and big losses this year. Which one will show up for regionals and state.

InsideTexasWrestling.com
Official Texas High School Rankings
Public Schools Only

Final In-Season Rankings — After District Action

103
1 Eric Simons (11) Allen
2 Victor Dotson (9) Canyon Randall
3 Roderick Gaines (9) Rockwall
4 Robert Myers (10) Lamar
5 Tyler Lukes (9) Cy-Ridge
6 Zach Nash (10) Keller-Central
7 Tobin Fulton (11) HP
8 Gerardo Salgado (10) Westside

112
1 Danny Luttrell (11) Arlington
2 Greg Gogonas (10) Austin Bowie
3 Stephen Wurster (11) Rockwall
4 Joey Vogelsberg (9) Trinity
5 Thomas Harris (12) Amarillo Caprock
6 Bryan Osorio (10) Vista-Ridge
7 Nick Waltman (12) Cinco Ranch
8 Austin Davis (10) Klein Oak
9 Josh Martinez (10) Randall

119
1 Erik Spjut (10) The Woodlands
2 Brandon McDonald (12) Canyon Randall
3 Chris Wilcox (11) Hebron
4 Adam Purcell (12) Trinity
5 Jason Mozely (9) Arlington Martin
6 Donovan Vanderbilt (11) Cy Fair
7 Landon Wyatt (12) Fossill Ridge
8 Scott Reinbold (11) SGP

125
1 Josh Sandoval (12) Colleyville Heritage
2 Harvey Saurez (12) Amarillo Caprock
3 Kalvin King (12) Canyon Randall
4 Tyler Lee (10) Marcus
5 Landon Christly (10)SGP
6 Austin McCain (12) Cy Fair
7 Chris Nguyen (12) Klein
8 Isaac Kinsella (9) Lake Highlands

130
1 Jeremy Sandoval (10) Colleyville Heritage
2 Danny Caraveo (12) El Paso Franklin
3 Ryan Larson (12) SA Roosevelt
4 Abel Carrillo (11) El Paso Hanks
5 Jace Bennett (9) Canyon Randall
6 Zach Vick (12) HP
7 Ryan Benoit (12) McKinney North

135
1 Jimmy Peterson (12) SA Madison
2 Dillon Horn (11) Coppell
3 Joe Quinto (12) Amarillo Tascosa
4 Clifton Thompson (12) Martin
5 Eden Bernstein (10) Allen
6 Matt Rascon (12) The Woodlands
7 Austin Barnes (11) Rockwall
8 Chad Gallatin (10) HP
9 Matt Hasson (12) Cy Fair
10 Matt Hunt (12) SGP

140
1 Kamerawn Smedley (12) Allen
2 Austin Cordova (11) Lake Highlands
3 Bobby Barney (11) Austin Anderson
4 Collin Brown (11) Amarillo Tascosa
5 Brad Atkinson (12) Arlington Bowie
6 Chase Gallatin (12) HP
7 Ryan Money (12) Martin
8 Matt Kovacs (11) The Woodlands
9 Drew Pikulski (11) Cy Fair

145
1 Mike Murray (12) Cy Fair
2 John Cloutier (11) Henderson
3 Jamie Sheets (12) Cinco Ranch
4 Camron Couch (11) Keller
5 Robert Aguilar (12) El Paso Hanks
6 Whitton White (11) Lamar
7 Taylor Clipper (11) Arlington Martin
8 Donnie Bell (11) SGP

152
1 Brent Rogers (12) Arlington Bowie
2 Chris Lomas (12) Creekview
3 Jordan Couch (12) Keller
4 Estaban Carrera (12) Allen
5 Trent Murrel (11) Westside
6 Marty Dick (11) Azle
7 Kaleb Luna (12) Borger
8 Chris Brown (12) Hebron
9 Cody Frankum (11) Cedar Park

160
1 Johnny Luttrell (12) Arlington
2 Jeremy Watson (12) Borger
3 Cameron Padilla (12) Canyon Randall
4 James Hazzard (11) Westside
5 Max White (12) Rockwall
6 Matt Harris (12) Cinco Ranch
7 Ben Robinson (12) Coppell
8 Jacob Payne (12) Weatherford
9 Jay Fortner (10) Klein Oak
10 Brennan Ochoa (12) Fossil Ridge

171
1 Kyle Anderson (12) HP
2 Will Morris (11) Cinco Ranch
3 Jordan Wehr (12) Austin Bowie
4 Joey Sykes (11) Canyon Randall
5 Chris Brooks (11) Arlington Bowie
6 Efren Franco (12) El Paso Chaplin
7 Brandon Tullos (12) Westside
8 Alejandro Juarez (12) Arlington Lamar
9 Jason Mefford (11) Frisco

180
1 Teddy Gambordella (12) HP
2 Will McNair (12) Cinco Ranch
3 Alex Rinaldi (12) Jesuit
4 Phillip Thomas (12) Klein
5 Scotty Cayton (12) Allen
6 Landon Dockery (10) Cedar Park
7 Trey Haberman (12) Borger
8 Jeff Kerwin (12) Martin

[b]189
1 Spencer Covey (12) Coppell
2 Robert Prigmore (11) Southlake Carroll
3 Marcus McGraw (11) Arlington Bowie
4 Oscar Mesa (12) El Paso El Dorado
5 Joseph Flores (10) Canyon Randall
6 Matt Parker (10) Paschal
7 Devon Woods (12) Amarillo Caprock
8 Gerald Mouton (12) Westbrook

215
1 Nick Garza (12) Weslaco
2 Steve Nijoka (12) Strake Jesuit
3 Robert Guzman (12) El Paso Franklin
4 Kevin Leal (11) Samuell
5 Zac Benson (12) Mayde Creek
6 Aaron Miller (12) Klein
7 Josh Spicer (12) Frisco Centennial
8 Josh Bagby (11) Creekview

HWT
1 Eddie Noriega (11) El Paso Eastwood
2 Riley Johnson (12) Amarillo Tascosa
3 Bake Lee (12) McKinney
4 Matthew Lupardus (12) Keller
5 Matt Hinton (12) Woodlands
6 Charles Bryant (12) Austin Lanier
7 Todd Zgabay (12) Bryan
8 Ross Goen (12) Rockwall
9 Matt Cantelmo (12) Cy Fair
10 Steven Speer (12) Arlington
11 Matt Teague (12) Forth Worth Western Hills

_________________

Final In-Season Ranking
(in parenthesis are the number of probable state placers)

by John Rizzuti

1. Canyon Randall (7)
2. Arlington Bowie (5)
3. Highland Park (5)
4. The Ranch (5)
5. Cy-Fair (6)
6. Arlington (3)
7. Allen (3)
8. Coppell (3)
9. The Rock (3)
10. Colley Heritage (2)

Coming on: Arlington Martin, Caprock, Lake Highlands, The Wood, Tascosa and a bunch of other schools including Keller, Franklin, Klein Oak, Klein and Houston Westside.
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Just when you think the wrestling at the Grapevine Duals can’t get any better, it does. There was no match this weekend between New Orleans Jesuit and Highland Park. But noone seemed to miss it. On Saturday in particular there were duals between top ranked teams everywhere you turned. Most were being decided by the very last matches. Top ranked wrestlers were battling each other. In some cases more than once. Upsets abounded. New stars were emerging. Top teams were establishing a pecking order. When the gym finally cleared NOJ reclaimed the Championship they have won three of the past five years. But to do so they had to survive not one but two intense duals with Arlington Bowie. And Bowie left absolutely no doubt that they were the best of the rest and a force to be reconded with in two weeks at the Texas State Duals Championships.

Pool Competition

Day One is pool competition. Some of the matches are a bit lopsided as the top seeds can usually roll up the scores on the lesser teams. But for the wrestlers themselves it is a tough grind of five matches in a single day with a weighin awaiting them the next morning.

There were no real surprises at the top of pools A, B and C where each of the top two seeds emerged with perfect 5-0 records. They were Allen, St. Mark’s, Highland Park, Carl Albert, New Orleans Jesuit and Arlington Bowie.
But #3 seed Rockwall shook up Pool D with wins over #1 The Woodlands 42-33 and #2 Lake Highlands 42-36.

Cinco Ranch with the disadvantage of being a #3 seed had to face both Bowie and NOJ on Day 1. The CR-Bowie match was a good one and the score seesawed back and forth with Bowie prevailing 36-32. We were treated to a match at 160 between two state champs – Brent Rogers (Bow) and Matt Harris (CR). Great match. Harris tied it with a takedown in the last 30 seconds and Rogers won it with an escape at the buzzer 7-6. Brad Atkinson (Bow) (who would go 10-0 this weekend) dropped to 140 and missed Jamie Sheets (CR) who stayed at 145. Both won by fall. At 171 undefeated Will Morriss (CR) met Chris Brooks (Bow). Great match tied 8-8 with 20 seconds remaining when Morriss hit the 5 point throw for the win. And then came Will McNair v. Marcus McGraw at 189. This time it was McGraw who got the early 5 point move and made it stand up for 7-3 win. Great match … have we said that before?

After a match with Dallas Jesuit, Cinco Ranch had to face off with NOJ. The match started at 112 and NOJ has some outstanding lightweights. Before CR could catch its breath, NOJ had recorded falls at 112, 119, 125, 130, 135 and 140 and the score stood 36-0. Time to pack it in for CR. Not a chance. Too much pride on this senior laden team for that. CR won at 145, Sheets got a fall at 152 and Harris got a major at 160. At 171, Morris gave it everything he had but suffered his first loss of the season to NOJ’s Michael Matthews 9-7. CR won at 180 and then Will McNair had an impressive 11-4 win over La State Champ Johnny Plamer at 189. In the end it was NOJ 50, CR 25. It was a brutal first day for CR, could they regroup on Day 2?

Day 2 began with each of the top two seeds squaring off in the final round of pool competition. These matches were absolutely wild. The enthusiasm was high. The gym seemed to be rocked by the cheering and shouting. HP beat Carl Albert by a single point. Allen beat St. Mark’s. And it was Bowie’s turn to face NOJ.

Bowie could not have asked for a better start as Marcus McGraw overpowered NOJ’s state champ Johnny Palmer 11-5. But in the next match Bowie felt they were the victim of a quick pin called for NOJ’s Speyrer against Usman. But Umeh picked up a TF at 285. Then the NOJ onslaught began as the match moved to 103. Any points saved would be valuable. Hill avoided a pin at 103 but NOJ got falls at both 112 and 119. Bowie hoped Shawn Klemm could break through with a win. He built a 4-0 lead against NOJ’s Gruezke but couldn’t make it stand up and he too fell 6-4. NOJ followed up with a TF at 130 and fall at 135. The score now stood at NOJ 35 Bowie 8 but Coach Mance had been up and down the bench imploring the troops to weather the storm at these lower weights and they could climb back into the match. The climb back began with Brad Atkinson at 140 as he scored a major decision. Then Okere won by fall and Roberts won 4-2. Bowie was back in it at 35-21 and still had Brent Rogers and Chris Brooks waiting in the wings. Bowie believed they would prevail. At 160 Rogers took the mat against NOJ’s Cobena. Tension was high and tempers flared when Rogers partially dislocated Cobena’s shoulder. Cobena continued for awhile but was forced to injury default.

Now the score was 35-27 with Chris Brooks up against a tough Michael Matthews from NOJ and then an almost certain win for Bowie at 180. In the 171 match Matthews picked up Brooks and “slammed” him on the takedown. It wasn’t vicious but it was illegal. Brooks was shaken and lay on the mat. If he couldn’t continue Bowie would get 6 points no questions asked and an almost certain win. But he wasn’t hurt and he and his coaches decided he would continue. Wrestlers or coaches with less integrity might have taken the easy way out. Chris Brooks lost the match 8-3 but won the respect of everyone who understood what was happening. Final NOJ 38 Bowie 33

When it was all said and done the top three seeds advanced from each of the pools with one exception. In Pool C, Trinity wrestled extremely well and knocked off everyone in their pool except HP and Carl Albert to advance to the Championship bracket.

Championship Rounds

As the Pool winners rested, the Championship rounds began with 2nd and 3rd place teams squaring off. Bowie easily turned back Dumas 69-16. Carl Albert dispatched The Woodlands 58-21. Trinity continued to impress with tough wrestling but fell to Lake Highlands 44-33. And Cinco Ranch drew yet another tough opponent in St Marks but turned them back 42-28. Two matches of note were Sheets (CR) with a solid victory over David Henry (SM) 7-4 and Will Morriss (CR) and Scott Hage wrestling into OT with Morriss winning 10-9.

Then it was time for Championship Quarterfinals. NOJ dismantled Carl Albert 54-15. Allen was pushed to the limit by Lake Highlands and trailed the entire match before picking up a fall and major at 215 and 285 to win 39-30. And Rockwall had CR on the ropes after Max White (R) won an impressive 7-4 decision over state champ Matt Harris and the Rock led 27-22. But four victories in the last 5 matches gave CR the 34-30 win.

And then there was Highland Park and Bowie. Last year the match with HP dropped Bowie into the consolation bracket. This match began at 103 and Tobin Fulton (HP) was shutting out Ryon Hill 11-0 when Hill turned him to his back and would not let go. The fall came at 5:41. This put Big Mo on the Bowie bench and they never looked back. Bowie just dominated the defending Grapevine, State Dual and UIL Champion. The most significant individual win besides Hill’s was by Brad Atkinson (B) who beat Chase Gallatin (HP) 5-2. When it was over Bowie had doubled up HP 52-26.

In the semi-finals it was a Bowie-CR rematch and NOJ taking on Allen. Three teams from Pool B of four remaining ended all arguments about the toughest pool. Bowie did not relish a rematch with a team it had so narrowly beaten the day before and who could blame them. This situation rarely faors the winner of the first match. And it was just as close the second time. We saw a Rogers (Bow) – Harris (CR) rematch won by Rogers 6-4 and a McGraw(Bow) – McNair(CR) rematch won by McNair 3-2. How about this for a match:
at 140, Atkinson gave Bowie the lead
at 145, Sheets gave CR the lead
at 152, Roberts gave Bowie the lead
at 160, Rogers extended the Bowie lead
at 171, Morriss gave the lead back to CR
at 180, Brooks gave Bowie the lead
at 189, McNair gave CR the lead
at 215, Usman gave Bowie the lead
at 285, Giaffre gave CR the lead
at 103, Hill gave Bowie the lead and the win
Final: Bowie 31, CR 26

The Allen-NOJ semi started at 112 and the Eagles had to be shell-shocked at what NOJ threw at them. A 15-1 major at 112, a fall at 119, a fall at 125, a 6-0 shutout at 130 and a 10-0 major at 135. The score stood at 23-0 before Smedley (A) could stop the bleeding with a fall. But the match was well in hand for NOJ. Still there remained the showdown at 103 between the undefeated #1 ranked junior Eric Simmons (A) and #1 ranked in LA sophmore Jonathon Dupre (NOJ). It was a good match. Dupre remained aggressive throughout but Simmons had a counter for everything and won it 8-2.

And while all this was going on, Lake Highlands handed Highland Park its second defeat 42-34.

The Finals

This time it was NOJ’s turn to dread the rematch with Bowie. As the match began it was obvious both sides – wrestlers, coaches and fans – were simply drained of energy and emotion from a long day filled with tough matches. The match progressed according to form. Beginning at 119, NOJ built a 22-0 lead on two falls and two tech falls. Then beginning with Atkinson at 140, Bowie picked up three wins, score 22-9. At 160 NOJ forfeited to Rogers, NOJ pinned at 171 and Bowie pinned at 180. Score NOJ 28-21. Then the rematch between Johnny Palmer (NOJ) and Marcus McGraw (Bow). Palmer who couldn’t finish a takedown the first time around got one in the first period. The wrestling was aggressive but clean. Emotion returned to the benches. Then the improbable occurred as Palmer slipped on a shot and Marcus made him pay in a hurry. If you blinked you missed it. McGraw got the fall and Bowie sensed upset. Emotion built as Usman (Bow) would not be taken down by Speyrer (NOJ). Sitting on a one point lead Speyrer got dinged for stalling as regulation ended and in overtime Usman got the takedown and the win. This was the first match with a different outcome from this morning. But one might be all Bowie needed. After Umeh worked hard for a fall in the final 15 seconds of the 285 match, Bowie led 36-28.

But protecting an 8 point lead against NOJ’s Jonathon Dupre and Kevin White would be a tall order. Although Hill had avoided bonus points the first time around, Dupre was on a mission this time. He went immediately to work with a takedown and turned Hill. Hill somehow avoided the fall but a few seconds later with a different pinning combination Dupre ended it in the first period. NOJ’s Kevin White also got a quick fall and NOJ had prevailed again … narrowly … 40-36. But much respect was earned all the way around. Fans, wrestlers and coaches who were going at it minutes earlier milled around to congratulate each other and talk about the excellent wrestling they had just experienced.

Meanwhile Cinco Ranch and Allen were in a tight battle for 3rd. At 103, CR’s Girgis gave Simmons (A) all he could handle for 5:45 before being pinned. Allen’s lead was short lived as Waltman (CR) won 9-5 at 112 to make the final score CR 36 Allen 35.

Final Thoughts

New Orleans Jesuit. It has been mentioned several times about how tough the NOJ lineup is from 103 through 135. Well just how good were these guys? Four of them – 2006 State Champ Kevin White at 112, Michael Gruezke at 125, Lee Redfern at 130 and 2006 State Champ Ben Capella went undefeated for 9 matches over two days. The other two suffered one loss each: Jonathon Dupre at 103 to Eric Simmons of Allen and Michael Wieser at 119 to Carl Albert’s superstar Comes 14-11 (Comes also beat Eric Spjut). And these guys not only won they usually got falls or tech falls. Simply winning would not have been enough to win this Championship. NOJ’s Michael Matthews at 171 also went undefeated.

Top Dual Teams. One man’s opinion. Arlington Bowie is right now the best dual team in Texas. Cinco Ranch and Allen are both in the top 5. I’d give the other two spots to Coppell and Bishop Lynch who performed well at Lone Star Duals. Opinions won’t matter in two weeks.

The Tournament. Exceptionally well run yet again. Coach Lujan and Coach Martin continue to carry on but I understand there was a whole new crew of volunteers. Kudos to these ladies led by Susan Jones. Excellent job. Everything was first class.

If we were to write this story ten years ago when the LoneStar Duals had their first-ever meet, we would have written a very short story. It would have been comparable in length to “Italian War Heroes,” “The Triumphs of the Pakistani Army,” “British Humor,” and “Blacks I have Met While Swimming,” a bunch of really, really short books!

But today it is a different tale. Texans are all over the place! Wrestling for Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Harvard, Northern Colorado and many other institutions of higher learning. And you can give a ton of the credit to the great Barry Boustead and his team with the LSD. They have pioneered the way for the past decade and brought wrestling to its highest level ever by bringing many of the top NCAA, NAIA and NCWA teams from all over the country.

Just think how powerful Texas USA Wrestling would be if we canned the leadership that is there now and put in Barry. Just THINK! (hint, hint, hint)

Here are the results of all Texans wrestling Saturday. If I miss anyone please let me know and I will add those names and results to the story.

Round One:
North Carolina vs. Utah Valley State
165 Keegan Mueller (UNC) WBD over Dustin Olsen (UVS) 12-2

Oklahoma vs. Marion Military Academy
157 Will “The Thrill” Rowe WBF over Darren Stowe 5:26 (Stowe wrestled at The Colony and also is from Texas)

New Mexico Highlands vs. UTA
141 Clay Silver (UTA) LBF to Ross Montou (NMH) in 5:42
157 Ryan Blair (UTA) LBF to Ray Carreon (NMH) in 4:35
165 Brian Kinsella (UTA) WBD over Chris Riding (NMH) 12-8
285 T-Bone Tommy Morton (UTA) LBF to Charles Saguil (NMH) in 5:59

Northern Colorado vs. Harvard
165 Devan Lewis (NCol) WBD over Max Button (Harvard) 9-3
174 Rowdy Fred Rowsey (Har) WBF over Ryan Johnson (NCol) 6:15

Newman vs. University of Central Oklahoma
141 Aeron Hill (Newman) LBD to Kyle Evans (OCO) 8-0
157 Brent Sarette (UCO) WBD over Andrew Nash (New) 6-3

Round Two:
Oklahoma State vs AirForce
165 Kevin Wainscott (OSU) WBMD over Duane Miller (AF) 16-3

Wisconsin vs. Harvard
174 Rowdy Fred Rowsey (Har) LBD to Max Metzger (Wisky) 10-6

North Carolina vs. Boise State
165 Keegan Mueller (UNC) WBD over Luke Smith (BS) 7-3

Round Three:
Wisky vs. Northern Colorado
165 Devan Lewis (NC) LBD to Max Metzger (Wisky) 7-4

AirForce vs. University of Central Oklahoma
165 Justin Credible Wood (UCO) WBF over Duane Miller (AF) in 4:03

Newman vs. UTA
141 Aeron Hill (N) WBID over Clay Silver (UTA)
157 Ryan Blair (UTA) WBD 20-13 over Andrew Nash (N)
165 Brian Kinsella (UTA) WBF over Nate Alvarez (N) in 3:56
174 Cody Duffenback (N) WBF over Chris Boyd (UTA) 3:34
Hwt. T-Bone Tommy Morton (UTA) WBF over Brett Jenlink (N) 3:47

Round Four
UNC vs UNC
165 Devan Lewis (UNC) LBD to Bengi Fiacco (UNC) 5-1

New Mexico Highlands vs. Newman
141 Aeron Hill (N) LBD to Ross Montou (NMH) 14-6
149 Cody Duffenback (N) LBF to Adam Martinez (NMH) in 4:11
174 Kyle Cambern (NMH) WBMD 17-0 over Nate Alvarez (N)

Round Five
Oklahoma vs. Navy
133 Joe Comparin (OU) LBD to Joe Baker (N) 3-1
157 Will “The Thrill” Rowe (OU) WBD over John Jarred (N) 7-5

Harvard vs. Boise State
174 Rowdy Fred Rowsey (H) LBD to Nate Lee (BS) 13-3

UTA vs. Bacone
157 Ryan Blair (UTA) WBD over Leif Olson (B) 13-3
Hwt. “T-Bone” Tommy Morton (UTA) LBF to Jerold Johnson 2:41

Round Six
Oklahoma University vs. Utah Valley State
157 Will “The Thrill” Rowe (OU) WBTF over Clayton Wolfe (UVS) 21-6
197 Matt “King” Cole (OU) WBMD over Eric McAllister (UVS) 14-5

Marion Military Academy vs. University of Central Oklahoma
165 Justin Credible Wood (UCO) WBF over John Ruiz (MMA) in 2:19
197 Reggie Douglas (UCO) WBF over Tyler Barberi (MMA) in 3:34

Brown vs. University of Northern Colorado
165 Devan Lewis (UNC) WBF over David Saadeh (B) 1:48

Round Seven
Boise State vs. UCO
165 Justin Wood (UCO) LBF to Johnny Nunez (BS) in 1:33

Marion Military Academy vs. UTA
157 Ryan Blair (UTA) WBTF over Zach Brewer (MMA) 25-8
165 Brian Kinsella (UTA) WBD over John Ruiz (MMA) 13-7
Hwt. T-Bone (UTA) LBF to Jay Brenovitz (MMA) : in 52

Newman vs. Bacone
141 Aeron Hill (N) WBMD over Travis Kirby (B) 17-6