Final result
Damascus High School defeated Northwest High School 43–29 — margin of 14.
Damascus High School defeated Northwest High School 43–29 — margin of 14.
The Swarmin' Hornets of Damscus High School visited Northwest on Wednesday night and started the match of swarmin'. They started off the match by earning four straight wins and running the score up to 19-0. The Jags came back with a pin from Cooper Bunting (106 lbs) and a major decision from Kyle Osborn (113 lbs) to close the gap to 19-10. Damascus rallied with 3 more wins to move out iun front 37-10. The Jags finished the match winning four of the last five matches. Patrick Gathman (138 lbs) pinned his opponent in the closing seconds of the 3rd period with a pin, Demani Gerard (150 lbs) earned a win by forfeit, Fernando Mejia (157 lbs) dominated with a major decision and Logan Brown (165 lbs) pulled out a decision with a late 3rd period takedown. It was a great effort from the Jaguar wrestlers but with Damascus taking 8 of the 14 matches and winning the battle of the bonus points, Damascus ended up on the winning end of the final score, 43-29.Next up for the Jaguar wrestlers is the 25th Annual Battle of the Brook Tournanement at Springbrook High School on Friday and Saturday.Northwest's JV team will be competing at the JV Patriot Brawl at Old Mill High School on Saturday.
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