CrankMat Wrestling Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ryan Hayes
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Kole DavidHeiser is a wrestler at Faith Christian Academy in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crankmat/support
Beau Mantanona is a senior in Palm Desert high school in California. He’s a 2021 world team member, Super 32 Champion, and winner of Flo’s. Who’s number one.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crankmat/support
Dominic Munaretto won a best of three match series versus Haakon Peterson to earn a spot on the cadet world team.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crankmat/support
Biglerville High School grad...Three year letter winner team captain as a junior...Went 40-1 as a freshman, taking state runner-up honors...30-4 as a sophomore, repeating as state runner-up...Perfect 30-0 mark as a junior, winning state championship...Did not compete as a senior, trained instead and competed in collegiate level opens, won the Edinboro Open and Franklin & Marshall Open in what would have been senior year of high school...Honors student at Biglerville HS...Member of 2021 Cadet World Team.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crankmat/support
Jax Forrest won a best-of-three finals match versus Nate Jesuroga to win the Cadet world trials, and earn a spot on the world team. Forrest is an eighth grader at Bishop McCort Catholic high school in Johnstown, Pennsylvania--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crankmat/support
Frank Lodeserto is a former wrestler for the University of Michigan. He was a team captain and an NCAA qualifier. Lodeserto runs a successful youth wrestling club in Pennsylvania. Lodeserto recently accepted a position in Fayetteville, North Carolina as an ICU Physician. He is set to move his family to the state in early May. On this episode we talked about wrestling in Pennsylvania as it compares to North Carolina and some ideas that could help elevate the level of North Carolina. Thanks for tuning in and we really hope you enjoy.
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2x PA State Finalists/ 2x Super 32 Finalists /Flo WNO competitor/ Flo Ranked 2nd.
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Dominic Bambinelli is a 2x 2021 Fargo All American in Greco-Roman and Freestyle. Bambinelli also won the 2021 Tulsa Kick Off.
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Jackson Heslin is a student at Xavier high school in Connecticut. Heslin traveled to Mexico to compete in the PanAm world championships. He also spent some time in California training at Poway elite. Heslin talks about those experiences in this candid podcast.
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This podcast takes an in-depth look at the sanctions brought against Bishop McCort Catholic school. All of Bishop McCort‘s athletic programs have been placed on suspension for three years with the suspension of the school’s head wrestling coach Bill Bassett as the team is facing recruiting allegations. There has been a hearing scheduled by the PIAA to which the sanctions could be upheld are overturned. We at CrankMat Wrestling Media believe that these kids should be able to wrestle. #letMcCortwrestle
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Reese Larramendy he’s a senior at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. She’s a member of the Wrestling team and a 2021 Super 32 Champion. Larramendy talks about the growth of girls wrestling as it should be along side boys wrestling when showcased on a national level.
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Cornell Robinson talks about taking over the nationally ranked Wyoming Seminary Blue Knight wrestling program after a successful ten-year span under coach Scott Green who excepted a coaching position at the Army at West Point.
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Cooper Hilton is a member of the Wyoming Seminary wrestling team in Kingston Pennsylvania and the Boom Ranch wrestling club in Tennessee. Hilton will into the season as one of the top ranked wrestlers in the country in his weight class. He was a Super 32 Champion, Tulsa National Champion, and he won the 15U USA Wrestling World Trials.
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Shapiro talks Cadet World Championships and preparation for Super 32…etc
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Landon talks being open for recruitment after recently being released from his NLI. He’ll also talk about winning his 4th state title given the situation he’s dealt with throughout the year with injuries. lol
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A full recap of the state tournament and the events that unfolded at Glenn high school.
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Regardless of whether you are predicted to win it or not good luck in the wrestle hard. Leave nothing to chance and win your last match. Have no regrets.
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2020 Super 32 Runner Up, 2021 Pennsylvania State Champion, 2021 Cadet World Trials Champion. Penn State Commit.
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Austin O’Connor won the NCAA D1 national wrestling championship for the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. O’Connor was the first national champion for UNC since 1995. He joins the lights of Rob Koll, CD Mock, and TJ Jaworski who were also national champions for the Tar Heels.
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Drew Gorman is a Junior High Wrestler out of Buford Georgia and is currently ranked second in the country.
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Sam Herring is a member of The Compound, Ranger Pride, and Young Guns club wrestling programs. Originally from Tennessee; Sam moved to Johnstown Pennsylvania where he’ll attend Bishop McCort Catholic school. Sam has a podcast titled Home Mat Advantage and he is also commentator for Flo Wrestling.
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Bo Bassett is a 7th grader from the Johnstown, Pennsylvania area. He competes and trains out of The Compound and Young Guns; two of the toughest wrestling club programs in Pennsylvania. Bo is the number one ranked middle Schooler in the country. He was a 2020 Super 32 middle school champion. The Super 32 is highly regarded as one of the toughest tournaments in the country. Bo has taken the time out of his busy schedule to join me on this podcast just ahead of his duel meet this weekend where he’ll be representing the Pennsylvania All-Star team against the New Jersey All-Stars in a dual meet that is set to stream live on Flo Wrestling. Bo will wrestle the number 6th ranked high school wrestler in the country, Dan Jones. Bo brings to this podcast his insight and knowledge of the sport. He’s a highly intelligent kid that is self-motivated. This is a podcast that you do not want to miss.
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Jax Forrest and Noah Nininger won the 2020 super 32 middle school championship. They will discuss on this podcast the hard work that it took to get there as well as the dedication and drive to be the best wrestlers that they can be.
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Will Varner is an eighth grader from the Kings Mountain area of North Carolina. He originally started wrestling about six years ago for Mat Masters in Gastonia. He is now wrestling for the powerhouse club team Darkhorse in Charlotte North Carolina where he’s been able to workout with a number of partners that are pushing him every day in the practice room.
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Kyle Montaperto is a two time North Carolina High School State Wrestling Champion. He’s coming off of a fifth place finish at the Super 32 Championships. Montaperto agreed to join me on this podcast to talk about that finish and what has led him to become the wrestler that he is today.
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NCAA D1 Runner Up- Oklahoma State University
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Stevo Poulin is 3x NY State Wrestling and 2x Super Champion. Pouln is one of the top ranked recruits in the country. After visiting multiple universities; he made a decision to commit to the Wolfpack of North Carolina state where he’ll continue his wrestling and academic career.
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Denzel was a wrestler at RJ Reynolds high school and placed second in the state tournament. He went on to wrestle for Appalachian State University for four years and became an NCAA Division I All American his senior year. While wrestling in a tournament, Denzel was approached by WWE talent scout Jerry Briscoe, Briscoe offered Denzel a WWE tryout. After the tryout he was offered a training contract with the WWE. Denzel has already competed on Raw and SmackDown; wrestling Seth Rollins and Shamus.
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Bentley talks about the effects of the coronavirus on his wrestling program, the rumor of wrestling program being cut, how he awards wrestling scholarships, what kind of wrestlers he recruits etc. This is another podcast episode that you will not want to miss.
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Joe Sealey is 14 years old and a student at Ferndale middle school and High Point North Carolina. Joe also is a member of the school of hard knocks wrestling club. He is one of the top rising talents in high school in North Carolina. It will be an exciting podcast so please take a listen.
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Jaxon Maroney is a three-time state champion from Cardinal Gibbons high school in Raleigh North Carolina. Out of those three state titles, one of them he won while wrestling at Holly Springs high school. He transferred his junior year to Cardinal Gibbons high school. Jaxon spoke briefly on this podcast episode about quitting wrestling as a ninth grader due to outside pressure and loss of desire to participate in the sport. His motivation to return to the sport came after having a private conversation with Nick Kee another NC state champion and former Appalachian State and UNC Pembrook Wrestler. He’s never discussed this publicly before until this podcast. What he has to say on this episode will be truly inspiring. Maroney is also a Drexel commit.
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Won the NCHSAA Class 3-A title at 138 pounds with a pin. • Finished 64-0 in his senior year with the Nighthawks and 179-9 overall, setting school records for single-season and career victories. • Helped lead Northern to its first NCHSAA Class 3-A duals team regional and state championships, earning MVP honors in both events. Also won the Sportsmanship Award at state duals. • Placed fourth as a freshman and second as a sophomore and junior at states.
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Garrett Chandler is a senior centerfielder for the Davie high school baseball team. His season was cut short due to COVID-19. He talked about all that and more on this podcast episode.
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James Joplin is a student athlete at Northwest Guilford high school in Greensboro North Carolina. He’s been wrestling basically his whole Life and this year he captured the North Carolina high school athletic association 4A state championship wrestling title at 120 pounds. James is a longtime member of Combat Athletics in Mocksville North Carolina a team that is Coached by current Lake Norman High School Coach Josh Stanley and assisted by Shelton Sales. On this episode James will give good insight into his career as a wrestler as well as his future goals and expectations.
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Mr. Craddock talks about what happened behind the scenes that led to the cancellation of the state basketball tournament as well as postponing spring sports due to COVID-19. He also gives us history on how he became president of the athletic Association Board of Directors. He has a special message for the seniors that are at risk of not being able to play spring sports at all. You can catch everything on this episode so tune in.
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Brad Bullard is the head baseball coach at west Forsyth high school Clemmons North Carolina. Brad unfortunately had to inform his team of the cancellation of more than half of the baseball season due to the coronavirus. He will talk about that as well as how it’s impacted his seniors in regards to college recruiting. Brad will talk about his coaching philosophy as well as how he’ll utilize upcoming talent from the youth programs to build his team. He touched a little bit on the positive impact of his school administration and athletic department. This is an exciting episode that you don’t want to miss.
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Evan Pryor is a rising senior at Hough high school class of 2021 in Cornelius North Carolina. As one of the top ranked running back’s in the nation and highly sought out; Evan decided to take his talents to Ohio State university where he will continue his education. In making that decision, Evan had to sift through numerous offers from major NCAA division one schools. Evan took time out of his busy schedule to talk to me about that decision and more on this episode.
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Davis is a freshman at Mooresville high school in Mooresville North Carolina. He was the west for a regional runner up and state 4A runner up both at 113 pounds. On this episode he talks about the COVID-19 virus pandemic and it’s impact on his off-season wrestling schedule as well as his insight on the rules of wrestling. You’ll hear that and much more. Please check it out.
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All-American (157 pounds): 2018 and 2019 ACC Champion (157 pounds): 2018 and 2019 U23 World Team Member (70 kg): 2018
Career • Became only the third wrestler in school history to All-American as both a freshman and sophomore. • Enters his junior season second in school history in career win/loss percentage (.909 - 50-5), only behind Nick Gwiazdowski (.973). • Entering his junior season, is a perfect 16-0 all-time vs. ACC opponents in all competitions, 10-0 in duals and 9-0 vs. ranked conference foes.- Credit Wolfpack Athletics website. Hayden talks about not being able to compete in the NCAA wrestling tournament due to the coronavirus as well as what he is doing with the free time that he has. He talks about the rules and officiating as well as his match versus Penn State’s Jason Nolf in the 2019 NCAA semi finals.
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Nick Daggett is a three-time state champion from Chatham Central high school in NC. Nick went on to wrestle for the university of North Carolina at Pembroke where he was a three-time NCAA qualifier and All-American. Nick will talk about the coronavirus and how it impacted the national tournament to which was canceled due to Covid- 19. He’ll touch on that as well as his future in wrestling. Will he take an extra year of eligibility if given into his first year of PA school or just chalk it up as a this season up as a loss. You’ll hear about that and much much more on this episode.
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Christian Decatur is a 2x North Carolina high school athletic association state champion. He is looking to win his third straight state title in the North Carolina state wrestling tournament this weekend.
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PATRICK GLORY: At Princeton — 2018-19 (30-7): earned All-American honors and posted best NCAA finish by a freshman (6th) in Princeton history; he became only the second freshman All-American and 12th overall in team history … helped Princeton to third-best team finish in NCAA history (15th) … all seven losses came to wrestlers who finished in the Top 5 at NCAAs, including two to eventual champion Spencer Lee and three to Oklahoma State's Nick Piccininni, who spent much of the year ranked #2 … avenged regular season loss to Cornell's Vitali Arujau with 10-8 decision to win the EIWA championship and help Princeton to a top-three finish … earned second-team All-Ivy League honors … placed third at Midlands Championships, with lone loss coming to Lee; helped Princeton to best Midlands team finish (5th) … one of a program-best three freshmen to qualify for NCAA Championships … 25 of 30 wins came by more than decision, including nine falls and five technical falls … opened career by winning the Tiger Open. NATHAN DUGAN: Before Princeton: High School: A three-time captain that secured 150 career wins … Set the single-season record for most takedowns … Placed in the top ten at the state tournament each season of his career … 4A West Regional Champion and 4A State Finalist three times … 4A State Champion in 2018 and 2019 … Super 32 All-American (Seventh place) … Ironman Place Winner (fourth) … Freestyle State Champion twice … Regional MOW in 2019 … 4A State Tournament MOW … A three-time Jason Lanning Most Dedicated Award winner … Perseverance Award winner in 2017 … Named Team's Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2018 and 2019.
Academic: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner for North Carolina. Write up is from the Princeton Athletics website.
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Darren Kendrick is a 138 pound wrestler for Glenn high school in Kernersville North Carolina.
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Gunner Walters is a sophomore varsity starter for the Mount Tabor high school basketball team. He is the son of Assistant basketball Coach Rex Walters of Wake Forest University. Gunner has spent time living in Michigan, California, and Florida. He took time out of his schedule to talk us about his expectations For the rest of the basketball season as well as what it’s like being the son of a college and pro basketball coach. He has shared his experience with being able to work out with Division I college level and pro basketball players and how it’s helped him elevate his game. This turned out to be quite an interesting podcast with a great kid.
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5x Fargo Champ (3 Freestyle, 2 greco) (6time finalist total) Greco OW 3x Super 32, Ironman, Powerade Champ 2x state champ 2019 Junior Greco National Team Member 2019 Junior Greco PanAm Silver Medalists
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Evan LaBella is a member of the West Forsyth high school Wrestling Team In Clemmons NC. He started wrestling in seventh grade for team Warrior Athletic in Midway North Carolina under Coach Heath Early. Entering the ninth grade, Evan was a varsity fill-in winning 50+ matches under Coach Maurice Atwood. During the off-season, Evan joined Combat Athletics’ Combat wrestling club where he was coached by Josh Stanley, Shelton Sales, and Isaiah Whitley.
In Evan’s sophomore year, the wrestling program at West Forsyth was taken over by Coach Jason Hooker. From ninth grade up until now, Evan has continued to grow through the West Forsyth wrestling program and Combat Athletics. Evan in his junior year qualified for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state tournament where he was a match short of placing. Evan has set high goals and expectations for himself that he’s hoping to reach by the end of his senior season. He talked about all of this on this episode.
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Richard Treanor is a defending NCHSAA 4A State Wrestling Champion for Hough High School in Cornelius, NC. He's also placed in some of the top ranked tournaments in the nation, Fargo, NHSCAs etc. Richard is also a member of the Dark Horse Wrestling Club in Charlotte, NC.
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Tyreik Leach is a member of the RJ Reynolds basketball team. He’s a shooting guard that has been playing basketball since the age of four. He sat down and talked to me about what it’s like playing athletics for RJ Reynolds as well as his goals and expectations for the future.
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Jack, Collin, and Adam are varsity wrestlers for the Davie County wrestling team. They were kind enough to give me a little bit of their time to talk about how they are doing this season as well as the change in the head coach which has had an impact on their program.
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Tony Gravely is a newly signed bantam for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) he was a wrestler for Magna Vista high school in Martinsville Virginia and Appalachian State University. After college Tony started competing in mixed martial arts and racked up a record of 19 wins and five losses. His last fight was for Dana White’s contender series where he won and was offered a UFC contract. He will make his UFC debut on January 25th in Raleigh North Carolina vs Brett Johns. Tony will talk about this experience as well as the grind in fighting on the regional circuits that catapulted him to where he is now.
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Vance high school defeated West Forsyth in the third round of the North Carolina athletic association state playoffs. Austin Grier and Power Echols had great games individually and has sat down to talk to me on this podcast
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Tyler Holland is a wrestler for the Wilkes Central high school wrestling team in North Carolina. He competes in the 106 pound weight class with a current record of 7-0. He took some time out of his Thanksgiving day to talk to me about his expectations and goals for the rest of the season.
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BJ McIntyre and Lee Sales are teammates on the Mount Tabor high school football team in Winston Salem North Carolina. Mount Tabor has advanced to the third round of the North Carolina high school athletic association state 4A playoffs. I spoke with the both of them about what they did to reach that point and their expectations on the upcoming game.
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Cast of Champions was able to sit down and talk to Timmy Kennett, JT Richards and Kaiden Fisher of the Lake Norman wrestling team. They were able to talk about their expectations of the upcoming season as well as the addition of head coach Josh Stanley.
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The RJ Reynolds soccer team has advanced to the semi finals of the North Carolina high school athletic association state soccer playoffs. They will play Northwest Guilford High School to advance to the state finals. I’ll be talking to Oran Joyner about this experience and playing soccer at RJ Reynolds.
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Landon Foor is a wrestler for Fred T Foard high school and a member of combat Athletics wrestling club. A 2x state champ, Foor has committed to continue his education and athletic career at Appalachian State University under Coach John Mark Bentley
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Chris Van Kleeck and Mack David are two sophomore defense of starters on the West Forsyth varsity football team. I will be talking to them both about there indvidual goals and expectations for the rest of the season as well as their most recent win versus defending state champions East Forsyth. It was a game that took place in front of a sold out crowd of 5500 spectators that came down to the final minutes in which West Forsyth pulled off an upset. Chris Van Kleeck went on recruting visit to Wake Forest and i'll touch on that experience as well any other visit that he is planning on making this season. Please tune in at 8pm as this will be a live podcast that will be available for playback in it's entirety following the live episode.
Athlete's Social Media
Chris Van Kleeck
Twitter: cvankleeck22
Instagram: c.vankleeck_
Mack David
Instagram: mack_david7
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We will sit down with Giovanni and Kendall ahead of their game versus 5th ranked NCHSAA defending state champions East Forsyth. The Titans are currently ranked 7th by the Associated Press Prep Football Poll. Both teams are currently undefeated. This game will no doubt be the biggest high school football game in the area. The Eagles will play host to the West Forsyth Titans Friday October 11th at 7:30pm. Look to get in line early as this game has sell out implications. Somebody's O has got to go.
This Podcast will air pre recorded Thursday October 10th at 3:30pm and will be available for playback in it's entirety there after.
Athlete's Social Media
Giovanni Ricciardi
IG: g_boogie_18
Twitter: @gricciardi2020
Kendall Williams
Twitter: @Williams_era06
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Yianni Diakomihalis is a three time NY state wrestling champion and UWW Cadet World Wrestling Champion from Hilton Central High School in Hilton, NY. He's a three time Super 32 Champion, two time flo national finalist and won it as a freshman. This Interview will air live 11/4/2015 at 7:30pm est.
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Cooper Wall is a Wide Receiver for the War Eagles of Davie County HS located in Mocksville, NC. He finished last Friday's game versus West Forsyth High School with 9 catches for 109 yards and one touchdown. Access Radio covered the game from the Davie County sideline. Although Davie County took a tough loss that night, I was amazed by this kid's never say die attitude. Cooper played 100% from whistle to whistle. When times got tough, he still continued to fight the good fight never giving up. I am very excited for this interview, and can't wait to hear what this young man has to say.
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Daton Fix is a nationally ranked wrestler from Oklahoma and two-time Oklahoma State Champion for Charles Page High School. He placed second to Yianni Diakhomihalis in the 2014 Super 32. In the United World Wrestling Junior Nationals, Daton took first place beating Steven Micic 10-0 in the finals. After being down 5-0 to Spencer Lee of Franklin Regional HS in PA, Daton came from behind to take gold in a best 2 out of 3 match to win the United World Wrestling Cadet team trials. He's won the prestigious USA Wrestling Fargo Nationals twice, once in Freestyle and once in Greco Roman. He also won FLO Nationals. Fix will be looking to win the Super 32 this weekend in Greensboro, NC. The Super 32 in the toughest pre season tournament in the country. Catch this interview Live at 8:00pm Est and 7:00pm CT on Thursday October 29th
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By Mason Linker/Winston-Salem Journal
Divine Deablo, a 6-3, 200-pound wide receiver from Mount Tabor, decided on Monday night to commit to Virginia Tech.
“I think all three of those schools that were close to home did a great job of recruiting him,” Marshall said. “They gave him a family atmosphere and I am happy for him and I think he is relieved to get that decision out of the way and concentrate on his senior football season.”
Marshall said that while Deablo will be featured at receiver this fall, he will play some quarterback out of Wildcat package, as he did last season, and could also make cameo appearances on defense.
“His future is at wide receiver and we have a good competition going on for our quarterbacks,” Marshall said.
Deablo said that Virginia Tech is moving more toward a spread offense and that he wasn’t worried about being a part of an offense that didn’t utilize the pass enough.
“They had a plan for me,” Deablo said. “They told me what I would be doing when I get there, the environment is great, they have a great environment they have great fans. I have been to a couple of games and coaches and players treat you like family.”
Deablo can sign a letter of intent as early as Feb. 3, when the NCAA football signing period opens.
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Savion Littlejohn is a senior MLB for the Reagan High School football team lead by head coach Josh McGee in Pfafftown, NC. As a junior, Savion was a part of the best season in Reagan football history. The team went 12-0 winning the Central Piedmont 4A Conference Championship. Regan won it's first two State playoffs games, which was also a first for the school. Prior to the third round game, Savion started having pain in his back, it was so severe that he was held out that game. After the pain became more severe, Savion and his family decided that he should go see a doctor. After all the test were ran, he received the news that he had been diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma "Cancer" it was a tumor in his back. It rendered him unable to walk from what he thought was just a sports related injury.
“At first I thought, to be completely honest, I thought my life was coming to an end, cancer is a scary word for anybody. I was scared at the moment.” - Savion Littlejohn
From November-April, Savion spent it in a room at Brenner Children's Hospital were he had undergone multiple treatments of chemotherapy to attack the cancer.
Through the trials of chemotherapy — sores in his mouth and throat that left him unable to eat after the second wave of treatment, fever and burning pain in his extremities during the current third wave — he keeps fighting. Mason Linker - Winston Salem Journal
The Reagan Football team, school and community rallied around him. They raised money my selling $3 bracelets that had Savion Soldier on the top and on the bottom the words "No Raider Rides Alone" His teammates and friends visited him in the hospital frequently providing food for him and his family three days a week.
In April 2015, Savion received the news that he was cancer free. Knowing football season was around the corner, he began working out to get stronger so he could be ready
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Chandler Brinson is a Linebacker/Strong Safety for the East Forsyth High School Football team in Kernersville, NC. East Forsyth has been a football power house years under the direction of head coach Todd Wilert. 2-0 on the season thus far, i'll be interviewing Chandler on his performance against R.J. Reynolds as well as the upcoming game verses West Forsyh High School.
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Alex Mebane was the former head football coach of your host Ryan Hayes of Access Radio Live. I'm bringing Coach Mebane on the show to talk about old times, the good and the bad. We will also talk about how High School football has changed over the last 17 years. This will be another exciting interview that I am most definitly looking forward to.
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Mitchell Berry is a Junior at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, NC. He started playing football early for the Forsyth County Broncos, a youth team. Upon entering the 9th grade, Berry joined the West Forsyth Football team where he started at middle linebacker on JV. He emerged as one best players on defense that season. As a sophomore, Berry played a few games on JV before getting moved up on Varsity in place of an injured teammate. He finished the season on Varsity and remained a spot starter. Wanting to develop his skill, he started working with Olympic Speed and Strength Coach Derrick Speas. Over the off-season Berry participated in all the football workouts and continued to work over the summer with Coach Speas. He's has put himself in position to make a very big impact on the team this season. I'll be interviewing him on all this as well as his performance against Walkertown and his thoughts on playing East Forsyth next week. Tune in, because it will be an exciting show.
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Josh McGee is the head football coach of the Reagan Raiders program. A Lewisville NC native, Josh was a former prep standout QB for the West Forsyth Titans. McGee continued his playing career as a starting QB for the Rams of Winston Salem St University. Prior to taking over the Head coach position at Reagan, McGee served as an assistant football coach for the Reagan Raiders as well head wrestling coach. After a stint as assistant coach at West Forsyth HS, McGee was hired on as head football coach at Reagan HS. From that day on, McGee has wasted no time as he's changed the stigma of that of a loosing program to one the region's top power house football teams. I'll be asking him how he did it as well as his team's preparation for the this Friday's game at Glenn HS. Reagan quarter back Ben Stradski will also be the show as well, will talk about the upcoming game and how he plans to fill the shoes of former Raider's QB standout Jake Easter.
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Logan was a 2x NCHSAA State Wrestling Champion for South Rowan High School. He was the first wrestler in the history of South Rowan to achieve such a feat.
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LOGAN WELCH—SENIOR—4 YR LETTERMAN—UNC COMMIT
2014 All-State and 2-time All-Conference selection, Welch is the ACE of the talented Demon
pitching staff. Welch heads into the 2015 season with tremendous opportunities. “Logan has
a chance to set every RJR pitching record covering the last 2 decades... but “those are just
numbers...Logan says he wants a state championship ring for the 2015 Demons!” To get that
ring, Welch(10-0 in 2014, 97 strikeouts and 1.58 ERA) must lead the Demons with dominating
pitching and a highly productive bat at the plate. Welch, along with the others Demon seniors,
must lead Coach Welch’s squad as a unit if they are to capture the first state title in RJR
baseball history.
LANEY ORR—JUNIOR—3 YR LETTERMAN—UNC COMMIT
Coach Welch hopes 2015 is a breakout year for Orr. “Laney is a freak athlete with unlimited
potential. If he stays healthy, he will help us in every way.” Orr has power, speed, arm strength,
and defensive skills that put him into a category with only a few high school players. The
Demons need Orr 100% healthy to truly make a run at the 4A state title
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Spencer Lee is a two time PIAA State wrestling Champion for Frankin Regional High School in Murrysville, PA, he also won the Super 32. The Super 32 is considered the toughest pre-season tournament in the country. Nationally, Spencer is ranked No.1 at 120lbs according to intermatwrestle, a highly recognized wrestling media website.
Spencer Lee 2014 State Championship Highlights
2x PIAA State Wrestling Champion
Super 32 Champion
USA Wrestling National Champion
USA Wrestling World Champion
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Lion Career
2013-14:
Posted 10-7 mark in open tournaments with two pins and three majors... 3-1 record at T-Wolve Open on 12/7...5-2 record at ESU Open on 11/17.
2012-13:
Went 8-8 in open tournaments...five of eight wins were for bonus with two pins and three majors...1-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...3-2 at ESU Open on 11/17...0-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...1-2 at Messiah Open on 1/26...2-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24.
2011-12:
Red-shirt season...went 7-9 in open tournaments as an unattached wrestler.
High School/Personal:
Waters is a 2011 graduate of Davie High School in Advance, N.C.. He capped off his stellar prep run by posting a 55-5 record as a senior and winning the 125 pound North Carolina state title in 2011. Waters won the 112 pound crown as a junior in 2010 and took second at 112 as a sophomore in 2009. As a freshman, Waters took sixth. He is the son of Cindy and Jim Waters
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JAKE DeANGELO AND KACEE HUTCHINSON
I'll be interviewing Jake DeAngelo of Southern Alamance HS and Kacee Hutchinson of Enka HS, both were 2013 NCHSAA State Wrestling Champions. This episode will air live on Thursday March 28th 8pm.
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State Champs Parker Von Egidy and Michael Macchiavello
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**I'll be interviewing NCHSAA wrestlers Drew Turner, Heath Gleaton, and Marcus Cross
live on**
NC Wrestling Radio, Thursday March 21st at 700pm
Drew and Marcus were originally scheduled for our very first episode but had to cancel.
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