That was enough to edge South Lewis by three points and Niskayuna by eight in one of the best regular-season tournaments in New York state. I figured we'd finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. I never expected second place here. The kids deserve the credit. They did some nice things on the mats.
Kids coming back through the wrestlebacks are what did it.
They scored a bunch of points for us, and at the time we didn't realize how important those points would be. Heavyweights Matt Scorzafava and Brad Benjamin both reached the finals to lead Oneonta, but both lost their matches and finished second. We got some tough breaks, but overall our kids wrestled very well. Scorchy wrestled well to get into the finals, and Brad ran into a state champion in his final. But for as young as we are, we have to be pretty pleased.