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A.J., Johnson, Ginn tops for Ads at FHS Duals
Farinella duo top 5 in state
Alan Sloan - Thu, Dec, 13, 2007
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| Clayton Ginn of FHS hovers over Andrew Campbell of North Henderson, eventually edging past Campbell 6-5 at 135.- Alan Sloan/farragutpress |
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Between the 119-pound class and 171-pound class, the Farragut High School Wrestling team held its own during the annual Farragut Duals among a six-team field that included teams from North Carolina and Kentucky.
But with no wrestlers in the lightest and heaviest classes — 103, 112, 215 and 285 — the Admirals sunk to a fifth-place finish during the Saturday, Dec. 8, competition in FHS’s Lynn E. Sexton Gymnasium.
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Wayne County (Ky.) finished first, followed by William Blount, Robbinsville (N.C.), North Henderson (N.C.), FHS and Sequoyah, which brought only three wrestlers.
As expected, senior A.J. Farinella (145), a three-time Division I state qualifier, led the Admiral charge by going 5-0 (three pins plus victories of 17-5 and 8-2).
Currently ranked fourth in the state at 140, his eventual weight class, Farinella said he’s improved by wrestling “a lot over the summer. … two college camps.”
Farinella also praised teammate and practice partner Lawton Johnson, who in the 152-class Saturday went 4-1, including one forfeit. “I couldn’t ask for a better practice partner … we go 110 [percent] every day.”
First-year FHS head coach Tim Brunson said Farinella “wrestled extremely well today. And we’ve got some other tough kids who wrestled well.”
Farragut’s Clayton Ginn (135) also went 4-1 (winning one by forfeit), while Greg Grieco (171) and Ethan Farinella (119) finished 3-2 (also winning one each by forfeit).
About Ethan Farinella, Brunson said he’ll eventually drop to the 112-pound class “and be ranked highly at state. He’s currently ranked fifth [at 112].”
Despite the team’s fifth-place finish, Brunson said, “The kids get some good out-of-state work … that’s what we want to see week-in and week-out so that they get better every single week, so that by the time we get to state we’re ready to go.”
Excluding the Sequoyah match, Farragut is 0-8 in dual matches entering this week. “Giving up those four weight classes has hurt us,” Brunson said.
Josh Zink (140) won one match plus a forfeit Saturday, while Luke Skeirik, a freshman wrestling well above his weight in the 189-class, won 14-12 in OT versus Sequoyah.
Other Ads looking to contribute include Kevin Mann (125), Kevin Gaylor (130), Jonathan Moskal and Conner Johnson (160) and Kaleb McDonald (189).
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