If you were at Commack on Saturday or on the team Twitter feed getting live updates, you knew all this information about 16 hours ago (see Twitter info below if you are interested). The Hurricanes traveled to Commack for the Annual Duals tournament on Saturday (1/9) after a very tough road match and first League V loss to King's Park the night before. It remained to be seen how the team would respond mentally to that experience.The Canes captured the title last year but were facing significantly increased competition. The most obvious change was the addition of North Babylon, a League III competitor, and currently ranked #3 in Suffolk County. There were 8 teams in attendance;
Pool A - Westhampton Beach, Trumbull (CT), Mepham (Nassau), & Freeport (Nassau).
Pool B - North Babylon, Commack, Hills West, & Harborfields.
Speaking with Coach Bass, he felt that the Canes responded admirably to the pressure especially after a tough loss at King's Park the night before. At the tournament, the Hurricanes faced three ranked teams and 14 wrestlers ranked at state or county level. During those matches, the Canes gave up only 3 pins and an average of 3.6 points. "That's how you win dual meets" the coach said.
A special thank you to all the parents and Hurricane supporters who came out to support the team. It was a great day for the team!
RECAP
TRUMBULL (CT) - 46-34 (W - 1-0)
The Hurricanes first faced Trumbull (CT) which is ranked #3 in the state of Connecticut and came into the day undefeated at 11-0 just off a victory over the #1 ranked Danbury on Wednesday night.
The Canes gave Trumbull a friendly welcome to Section Xi wrestling.
FREEPORT (Nassau) - 39-24 (W - 2-0)
Next up for the Canes was Freeport who is currently ranked #9 in Nassau county. The Red Devils came into the match sporting 4 Section VIII ranked wrestlers.
MEPHAM (Nassau) - 52-19 (W - 3-0)
WHB needed one more victory to win their pool and move on to the 1st-4th playoff matches. Up next was Mepham High School who had a pair of Senction VIII ranked wrestlers. The victory gave the Hurricanes the #1 seed for Pool A.
Pool A Pool B
Westhampton Beach #1 North Babylon #1
Trumbull #2 Commack #2
The #1 of each Pool faced the #2 of the opposite pool.
COMMACK - 44-27 (W - 4-0)
In the semi-final match, the Hurricanes faced a League I opponent in Commack. The winner would face the winner of the other semi-final matchup (North Babylon) for the title.The Cougars, a League I team had some excellent wrestlers, but the Canes appeared the better overall team. The victory set up the final pairing.
NORTH BABYLON - 45-25 (L - 4-1)
The Canes then ran headlong into North Babylon, a League III competitor ranked #3 in Suffolk County. The Hurricanes gave the very deep and talented Bulldogs all they could handle, but in the end could not quite get the victory.
Pool A - Westhampton Beach, Trumbull (CT), Mepham (Nassau), & Freeport (Nassau).
Pool B - North Babylon, Commack, Hills West, & Harborfields.
Speaking with Coach Bass, he felt that the Canes responded admirably to the pressure especially after a tough loss at King's Park the night before. At the tournament, the Hurricanes faced three ranked teams and 14 wrestlers ranked at state or county level. During those matches, the Canes gave up only 3 pins and an average of 3.6 points. "That's how you win dual meets" the coach said.
A special thank you to all the parents and Hurricane supporters who came out to support the team. It was a great day for the team!
RECAP
TRUMBULL (CT) - 46-34 (W - 1-0)
The Hurricanes first faced Trumbull (CT) which is ranked #3 in the state of Connecticut and came into the day undefeated at 11-0 just off a victory over the #1 ranked Danbury on Wednesday night.
The Canes gave Trumbull a friendly welcome to Section Xi wrestling.
FREEPORT (Nassau) - 39-24 (W - 2-0)
Next up for the Canes was Freeport who is currently ranked #9 in Nassau county. The Red Devils came into the match sporting 4 Section VIII ranked wrestlers.
MEPHAM (Nassau) - 52-19 (W - 3-0)
WHB needed one more victory to win their pool and move on to the 1st-4th playoff matches. Up next was Mepham High School who had a pair of Senction VIII ranked wrestlers. The victory gave the Hurricanes the #1 seed for Pool A.
Pool A Pool B
Westhampton Beach #1 North Babylon #1
Trumbull #2 Commack #2
The #1 of each Pool faced the #2 of the opposite pool.
COMMACK - 44-27 (W - 4-0)
In the semi-final match, the Hurricanes faced a League I opponent in Commack. The winner would face the winner of the other semi-final matchup (North Babylon) for the title.The Cougars, a League I team had some excellent wrestlers, but the Canes appeared the better overall team. The victory set up the final pairing.
NORTH BABYLON - 45-25 (L - 4-1)
The Canes then ran headlong into North Babylon, a League III competitor ranked #3 in Suffolk County. The Hurricanes gave the very deep and talented Bulldogs all they could handle, but in the end could not quite get the victory.
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