Hurricanes win at Half Hollow Hills East!

Westhampton Beach had a very tough week leading up to Christmas. Although it started off on the right foot as the Canes defeated Sayville at home in a League VI meet on 12/20 to even their league record at 1-1, it was all downhill after that. WHB dropped a League VI dual meet at Islip on 12/22 and then were beaten at Connequot the next day (12/23) before their short Christmas break. Wasting very little time, the Hurricanes were back in action at the Sal Difazio Individual Tournament at Half Hollow Hills East on 12/28-12/29. WHB wrestled hard and ended up with 4 finalists but ultimately 2 champions. Comparing that to Half Hollow Hills West with 4 Champions, one would expect a decent team score for WHB, but not first place. Well the Hurricanes surprised everyone, including Coach Bass with the final team score showing the Canes edging second place Commack by a 254-233.5 margin in the 12 team field. It was all about the wrestle-back performances for the Hurricanes. The most obvious example was Junior Ryan Darbyshire who lost his first match but won every wrestle-back to place 3rd in the event. This was the type of effort given by the team overall. The Hurricanes finished with 2 Champions, 2-2nd places, 4-3rd places, 2-4th places, and 1-6th place for a total of 11 placewinners. It was a great team effort and the Canes can use this momentum heading into a week with 2 League VI matches and the Cory Hubbard Duals next Saturday! Congratulations to the team on a great tournament! 
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Coming up:
John Glenn @WHB - Wednesday, 1-3-2018 League VI
Amityville @ WHB - Friday, 1-5-2018 League VI - ALUMNI NIGHT
Cory Hubbard Duals Tournament @ WHB - Saturday, 1-6-2018 
Alumni & Friends of Live Yor Cor Foundation Social @ Mill Roadhouse Saturday, 1-6-2018 Immediately following the Tournament

Sal DiFazio Holiday Wrestling Tournament at Half Hollow Hills East
December 28-29, 2017
Team Scores
  1. Westhampton Beach 254
  2. Commack 233.5
  3. Half Hollow Hills West 226
  4. Half Hollow Hills East 201
  5. BellmoreJFK 183
  6. Harborfields 179.5
  7. Walt Whitman 177
  8. Riverhead 158
  9. Midwood 73 - PSAL
10. Mattituck B 35
11. East Hampton 34.5
12.  Wingate 19.5 - PSAL
​***(See the full results under the Results/Photos > Match/Tournament Results here on the website)***

Freshman Gavin McIntyre - Champion - 99

Junior Junter Burling - 2nd Place - 160

Junior Liam McIntyre - Champion - 182

Junior Tate Buhl - 2nd Place - 170