NEWS:
USMC Ultimate Challenge, January 19, 2013
Colonial Forge won the 2013 edition of the USMC Ultimate Challenge. Forge teams up with the US Marine Corps to put on what is regarded as one of the best on-day tournaments in VA. Forge would like to thank the USMC for their continuing support of the tournament, as well as their commitment to defending the way of life we all enjoy here in the United States.
Forge took the team and individual crowns as the top pinners in the tournament as well. Zach Martinez (182 lbs.) took the individual honors as he pinned 5 oppenents in a cumulative time of 14:37. Team mate Patrick Grayson was the runner-up in the Most Pins In Least Time category as he decked 4 wrestlers in a mere 5:24. Martinez and Grayson led the team to the most pins by a team in the least amount of time as the Eagles tallied 28 pins in one hour and 19 seconds. Only one other team even had more than 19 pins (Western Branch was the team runner-up with 21 pins in 43:13.
Forge was well represented among the tournament place winners:
106 lbs.: Josh Nail (1st place); 113 lbs.: Bryce Gentry (1st place) & Marshal Nichols (7th place); 120 lbs.: Austin Young (7th place); 126 lbs.: Dylan Hunziker (4th place); 132 lbs.: Curtis Harris (6th place); 138 lbs.: Nico Dunbar (5th place); 145 lbs.: Tony Neis (1st place); 152 lbs.: Sean Murphy (2nd place); 160 lbs.: Mason Woodall (5th place) & Marco Mason (9th place); 170 lbs.: Anthony Carter (3rd place) & Robert Winters (10th place); 195 lbs.: Chris Carter (4th place); 220 lbs.: Patrick Grayson (1st place) & Larry Le (9th place); 285 lbs.: Aston Williams (3rd place)
Top 5 USMC Ultimate Challenge Team Scores:
-
Colonial Forge, 448 pts.
-
Great Bridge, 349 pts.
-
James W. Robinson, 309 pts.
-
Western Branch, 273 pts.
-
Poquoson, 240 pts.
UPCOMING TEAM EVENTS: 2012-2013 POST SEASON:
Any chance of an event for this weekend (Saturday, Jan 26) was wiped out by snow. School was closed on Friday, Jan 25, so no weekend events were possible.
Now the 2012 - 2013 Post-Season competition is here! Forge does a lot of work to shine in the post-season, and this is painfully obvious to Virginia's AAA competition. Forge is the defending team champions at the District (Commonwealth) level, the Region (Northwest) and State (AAA) levels. The Eagles will be chasing team titles at the District level (12 consecutive team titles, 2001 - 2012), the Region level (11 consecutive team titles, 2002 - 2012), and at the State level (4 team titles, 2007 - 2009 and 2012).
2011 - 2012 Season Synopsis:
Colonial Forge returned to the Top of the AAA Heap as they raked in team titles at the State, NW Region and Commonwealth District levels this season. On the weekend of February 17 & 18, they captured the 2012 Virginia AAA Team State Championship in an exhibition of total team effort as they buried the competition at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA.
State Tournament Info:
On Saturday, February 18th, the Colonial Forge wrestling team captured their 4th AAA state championship in 6 years at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax. It was a total team effort with 11 wrestlers scoring points and 10 wrestlers earning all-state honors.
David Reck captured the 182 pound state title to lead the team. The Eagles also had four 3rd place finishers: Connor Mairena, Michael Hayes, Mark Garrity, and Quinton Winters. We also had two wrestlers finish 4th: Bryce Gentry and Zach Martinez. Tony Neis and JD Stone placed 5th and Sean Murphy placed 7th. Gary Woods just missed all-state honors and finished in the top 12. The other members of the varsity team are Adam Sinnott, John Orama, and Matt Beaulieu.
2012 AAA Northwest Regional Championships: On Saturday, February 11th, Forge won their 11th consecutive Northwest Regional Championship title. The Eagles garnered 5 individual champion titles and qualified 11 wrestlers for the AAA State Championships tournament. State Qualifiers must place 1st - 4th. Forest Park (2nd), Franklin County (3rd), Osbourn Park (4th) and Stafford (5th) rounded out the top five teams. Coach Swink has now coached 123 individual Region place winners at Forge. The tournament was hosted by the Forest Park wrestling family; our thanks go out to them for a well run Region Championships tournament.
Top Five Team Scores: 1) Colonial Forge 276.5; 2) Forest Park 166.5; 3) Franklin County 158.5; 4) Osbourn Park 137.0; 5) Stafford 105.0; Link to complete team scores...
Forge Regional Place Winners:
-
NW Region Champions: a total of 5 - Connor Mairena (120 lbs.); Mikey Hayes (126 lbs.); Sean Murphy (145 lbs.); Zach Martinez (170 lbs.); David Reck (182 lbs.);
-
NW Region Place Winners: a total of 8 wrestlers, with the following distribution: 2nd place (3 total) - (JD Stone (113 lbs.); Tony Neis (132 lbs.) and Mark Garrity (195 lbs.)); 3rd place (2 total) - (Bryce Gentry (106 lbs.) and Quinton Winters (225 lbs.)); 4th place (1 total) - Gary Woods III (138 lbs.); * 5th place (1 total) - John Orama (160 lbs.); and, * 6th place (1 total) - Adam Sinnott (152 lbs.)
* wrestler does not qualify for state championships
-
View / Download Final Brackets (PDF)...
Forge began February by winning their 12th consecutive Commonwealth District team title. The Eagles crowned 9 champions and qualified 13 wrestlers for the NW Region tournament. Forge's David Reck was selected as the 2012 Commonwealth District Wrestler of the Year. Coach Swink has now broken the century mark by reaching 102 individual district champions at Forge.
Colonial Forge ended the 2011 - 2012 regular season ranked #1 in the Washington Post's Top Ten teams list, with the following wrestlers ranked in their Top Three of the DC Metropolitan area: Mikey Hayes (3rd at 126 lbs.), David Reck (1st at 182 lbs.) and Mark Garrity (3rd at 195 lbs.). Complete season details are available in our Results/Current Season section. So far this season Forge has dominated in-state competition and competed at a high level at various national competitions around the country. In January, the Eagles knocked off perennial VA AA powerhouse, Christiansburg, in Christiansburg, posting a 40-25 victory. Cburg was ranked 10th in the country at the time. Prior to that, Forge won their own "Best Little One-Day Tournament in VA", aka USMC Ultimate Challenge, and took third at the prestigious Escape The Rock tournament in Holland, PA. In addition, they won their first team title at their own Marines.com Battlefield Duals tournament this season. During December they also did well at the Clash X National Duals in Minnesota, placing 11th out of 32 teams and also placed 6th at the nationally renowned Beast of the East tournament in Delaware. They have won all of their matches against Commonwealth District teams as well.
Forge wrestlers captured two tournament championships in December to start the season. The Eagles won the Hopewell Classic in Virginia and the Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic in Pennsylvania to begin the 2011 - 2012 campaign. For more complete details, go to Results...
The Eagles have been ranked in the Top 50 (currently 34, as of 2/11/2012) of all HS teams in the nation all winter by Intermat; for the Top 50 click here.
