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This past weekend, Team Jordan qualified 13 individuals in the 4A Mid East Regional. However, they were unable to push anyone through to the state championships.

Dylan Finch and Bryson Roberts were named to the 2010 PAC-VI All-Conference Team. Finch had a record of 5-0 while wrestling at 130, 135, and 140 pounds. Roberts went 5-0 and wrestled at 145 pounds.

Thirteen were entered and thirteen Team Jordan members qualified for the Mideast Regional Tournament this weekend. Wrestling will begin at 5:30 pm on Friday, and the first two championship rounds and first round of consolations will be wrestled. Wrestling will begin Saturday morning at 9:30 am, with semifinals and consolations on four mats. 

103 Spencer Service - 16th Seed

112 Donovan Heath - 10th Seed

119 Sawyer McBrayer - 15th Seed

125 Grant Spurney - 12th Seed

130 Dylan Finch - 8th Seed

135 Umair Wassuiddin - 10th Seed

145 Bryson Roberts - 2nd Seed

152 Ricardo Rios-Bolanos - 15th Seed

160 Vinny Fry - 11th Seed

171 Connor Duval - 14th Seed

189 Bobby Davis - 15th Seed

215 Keifer Knight - 16th Seed

285 Chandler Anderson - 13th Seed 

Team Jordan finished the regular season with a 42-33 victory over Person. Freshmen Kiefer Knight locked up the win with a pin over his opponent. The victory pushed Team Jordan to 3-3 in the PAC-VI and 7-10 over all.

Team Jordan will compete in the 4A Mideast Regional Tournament next weekend, February 19-20 at Lee County High School in Sanford.  

Coach Irving flew to Colorado over the weekend to compete in the 2010 Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament. He returned to Durham with a fifth place finish, at 120 kg. Coach Irving defeated Ryan Flores for fifth place 4-7, 5-5, 6-0; and ended with a 3-2 record.

 

 

Due to inclement weather in Person, today's match has been moved to Monday, February 8, 2010. Match time will be at 6 pm.

Team Jordan has an opprotunity to knock off Riverside as king of the PAC-VI last evening and failed to do so; as they were pummelled 58-17. Riverside won 11 of the 14 weight classes, and one of those losses was a forfeit.

Picking up the victories for Team Jordan were Umair Wassuiddin, Bryson Roberts, and Bobby Davis.

Team Jordan will close out the regular season today, as they travel to Person for a 6 pm match.

Team Jordan stepped back on the mat, last night, for the first time in 13 days. Desptie wrestling well, they failed to take the Bulldog Cup from Leesville Road falling 48-31. The loss pushes Leesville Road to 7-0 versus Team Jordan in the past five years. Donovan Heath started a string of six wins in the first nine matche, and Connor Duval was on the tail end.

Due to the pending snow storm, tomorrow's tournament at Green Hope has been cancelled. Team Jordan will close out their home schedule on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 against Riverside. With a win Team Jordan could prevent Riverside from winning the PAC-VI Conference for the first time in many years. Match time is a 6 pm.

Chandler Anderson claimed the 285 pound State Title at the ninth and tenth grade state tournament, on Martin Luther King Day. Anderson won via pin over his opponent in the finals.

Grant Spurney placed fourth at 125 pounds. Spurney had to defeat teammate Charlie Potts in the consolation semi-finals. Potts advanced to the semi-finals before losing to the eventual champion.

Other semi-finalists were Donovan Heath (112 pounds) and Eric Rivas (171 pounds). 24 wrestlers competed in the event, and had a solid showing.

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Team Jordan traveled to top 3A ranked Union Pines on Saturday, to wrestle five dual meets. They left with three wins and two losses: Their two losses were to number one ranked, 4A, Parkland, and Union Pines. They defeated Richmond County, Red Springs, and Middle Creek.

Donovan Heath avenged a earlier season loss to his Middle Creek opponent. Zach Kasper also put in a good performance on the day.

The Varsity Team will be off until January 15, when they travel to Glenn (Winston-Salem) for four matches. However, the Developemental Squad will be in action on Tuesday at Millbrook.

Sawyer McBrayer's overtime win at 119 pounds lead Team Jordan to a 45-24 victory over visiting Hillside. Picking up wins for the Falcons were Donovan Heath, Grant Spurney, Umair Waussiddin, Dylan Finch, Bryson Roberts, Ricardo Rios-Bolanos, Vinny Fry, and Connor Duval.
Team Jordan will be back in action this Saturday at the Union Pines Duals. Wrestling starts at 8:30 am.

Gervase Campbell lead the Developmental Squad last night as they went five for six in exhibitions against Hillside. Picking up wins were Charlie Potts, Akash Patel, Davey Shumate, and Jimmy Turklay.

The Developmental Squad will be back in action on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 when they travel to Millbrook. Match time is 5 pm.

Over the weekend, Bryson Roberts (140 lbs) walked away from Northern Durham with the Sonny Inskip title. Roberts domominated his opponent in the finals from Athens Drive. with is victory Roberts moves to 19-3 on the season.

Other place winners for Team Jordan were Donovan Heath (4th at 112 lbs), Grant Spurney (3rd at 125 lbs) and Dlan Finch (4th at 125 lbs). Spurney upset a returning state qualifier, from Northern Durham, in the consolation semi-finals.

Team Jordan placed seventh overall. They will be back in action on Wednesday, January 6th when they host Hillside at 6 pm.

 

Team Jordan traveled to the Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday, December 30 to compete in the annual Baker Brawl, with Millbrook: The winner takes home a huge trophy. Millbrook, winner of last year's event, walked away with the trophy again and a 42-29 victory.

Winning for Team Jordan were Grant Spurney, Dylan Finch, Joey Dickson, Bryson Roberts, Ricardo Rios-Bolanos, and Vinny Fry. All, along with the rest of Team Jordan, will be back in action on Saturday, January 2, 2010  at the Sonny Inskip.

 

Thanks to a massive snow storm that is supposed to dump an inch of snow (sarcasim) across central North Carolina, the Eagle Invitational has been cancelled.

Team Jordan will be back in action on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Southern Scuffle.

Up 20-0 to start the match, after the first four matches. Team Jordan was unable to put the match away for good. They were only able to win two more matches the rest of the evening.

With the loss Team Jordan falls to 1-3 overall and 1-2 in PAC-VI Conference action. They will be in action this weekend (Friday and Saturday) at the Eagle Invitational, which will be held at the Mebane Arts Center.

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Team Jordan played host to 11 teams on Saturday, December 12, 2009, and finished fift in the Bull Durham Holiday Classic. Green Hope walked out of the gym with the US Army Team Champions award.

Donovan Heath (112) and Bryson Roberts (145) picked up a pair of runner-up medals. Grant Spurney (125), Dylan Finch (130), and Vinny Fry (160) all placed third.

 

Championship

 

103 NICK LOCK, North Davidson Fall A J JONES, Leesville, :38

 

112 JOHN SPARKS, Green Hope Fall DONOVAN HEATH, Jordan High School, 4:26

 

119 COLLIN EASTWOOD, Green Hope Dec JAMES MONTOYA, Person, 4-2

 

125 JAKE REINEMUND, Holly Springs Dec SPENCER TODD, Green Hope, 6-2

 

130 CHARLIE DEW, Holly Springs Dec GREYSON WATKINS, Durham School Of The Arts, 8-6

 

135 GERALD POLLARD, Person Dec NICK SGROI, Bishop McGuiness, 8-6

 

140 JOEY BAIRD, Green Hope Fall SKYLAR KITCHEN, Holly Springs, :38

 

145 KALEB FORREST, North Davidson Dec BRYSON ROBERTS, Jordan High School, 10-8

 

152 COLLIN EICHHORN, Bishop McGuiness Dec DANIEL BRITT, Durham School Of The Arts, 8-4

 

160 XAVIER BAILEY, Holly Springs Dec ALEK WALKER, Cedar Ridge, 5-4

 

171 TYLER TOMASIC, Durham School Of The Arts Fall C J YOUNGER, Person, 5:03

 

189 ANDREW WASHECK, Leesville Fall RONNIE PEOPLES, Green Hope, 3:57

 

215 NATE REYNOLDS, Green Hope Dec DYLAN EDWARDS, Leesville, 3-2

 

275 COLLIN CAMPBELL, Person Fall JOEY BERRY, Cedar Ridge, 1:05

 

Consolation

 

103 BRENDAN WAY, Cedar Ridge Fall ALEX PREUDHOMME, Bishop McGuiness, 1:56

 

112 GRANT GREGORY, Bishop McGuiness Dec DILLON ALCORN, Leesville, 8-5

 

119 KEVIN GRABAN, Bishop McGuiness Fall BRANDON CALLAHAN, Cedar Ridge, 3:18

 

125 GRANT SPURNEY, Jordan High School Dec PATRICK O'SHEA, Bishop McGuiness, 5-2

 

130 DYLAN FINCH, Jordan High School Dec CLAY GAILEY, Green Hope, 6-2

 

135 SAM BAIRD, Green Hope T-Fall UMAIR WASIUDDIN, Jordan High School, 17-1

 

140 BOBBY GRIFFIN, Leesville Fall COLBY CHAMBERS, Person, 2:48

 

145 Brian Hickley, Green Hope M-Dec JEFF CRAMER, Holly Springs, 14-0

 

152 MIKE LOCK, North Davidson Dec CONNOR PORTER, East Wake, 7-2

 

160 Double Forfeit

 

171 JUSTIN LOVE, North Davidson Dec GENO GUILYARD, Bishop McGuiness, 6-4

 

189 TODD TURMAN, Bishop McGuiness Dec QUINCEY LAWSON, Person, 8-4

 

215 ANTHONY SAMPERISI, Holly Springs Fall TYLER BEAVER, North Davidson, 2:35

 

275 MATT WALKER, North Davidson Fall BRIAN ROCHE, Bishop McGuiness, 4:08

 

5th Place

 

103 MATT HANNAH, Holly Springs Fall SPENCER SERVICE, Jordan High School, 3:49

 

112 SCOTT STAPLES, East Wake Fall BRANDON GOSSETT, North Davidson, 2:32

 

119 MATT WATSON, Holly Springs Fall SAWYER MCBRAYER, Jordan High School, 2:05

 

125 TY OAKLEY, Person Fall CHRIS MOORE, Durham School Of The Arts, :45

 

130 JEREMY HILL, North Davidson Fall ELI GROGAN, Bishop McGuiness, 1:28

 

135 WALTER JENKINS, Durham School Of The Arts T-Fall ZACH CATES, Leesville, 18-2

 

140 TOBE EJOH, Durham School Of The Arts Dec PETER JACOBY, Bishop McGuiness, 9-4

 

145 MATT BROWN, Leesville Fall JOSH SAWYER, Durham School Of The Arts, 2:38

 

152 Double Forfeit

 

160 JOE MATRONI, Green Hope Frft ROBERT CARVER, Person

 

171 CHRIS GARCIA, Green Hope Dec CONNOR DUVAL, Jordan High School, 7-6

 

189 CAM LANE, North Davidson Fall KEIFER KNIGHT, Jordan High School, 3:13

 

215 AARON WAY, Cedar Ridge Fall BOBBY DAVIS, Jordan High School, :43

 

275 CHANDLER ANDERSON, Jordan High School Fall EDWARD MCNEILL, Atkins, 2:54

 

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Team Jordan finished outside of the top 10 of the Jim King Orange Invitational for the fifth straight year. However, this year they fell only two points from tenth place, behing Chatham Central.

Dylan Finch made it to the semi-finals before falling to 2X State Champion Tyrone Eatmon of Riverside. Finch bounced back and finished fifth in the tournament, his best ever showing.

Bryson Roberts had a tough first round match (returning state 4A placewinner), and lost to his opponent from Chatham Central. However, he wrestled back very well to place third at 140 pounds.

Zach Kaspar picked up his first two career wins this past weekend at 119 pounds.

Team Jordan will host Northern Durham on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in their home opener. The match will start at 6 pm, and will also be their Alumni Night.

 

 

Athletes' drive is on its way to netting 3,000 reads

Want to help?

To make a donation, call Philip Davanzo at 560-3912, ext. 12248.

BY JOE JOHNSON

jjohnson@heraldsun.com; 419-6667

DURHAM -- When Jordan wrestling coach Philip Davanzo last visited his hometown back in New York, little did he realize that the seeds for a public service project were going to be planted. But as he stepped over boxes of books and stared at shelves lined with tomes untouched since he left to attend N.C. State University, Davanzo said the idea of donating them to a literacy cause popped into his mind.

"There were thousands of books at home just sitting there," Davanzo said. "Giving them to someone who wants to read seemed like the best thing to do."

This fall Davanzo brought the idea of a book drive to his wrestling team. For him, it would provide a pair of life lessons for his team. First, they would get the character-building exercise of helping others through public service. And second, they would see the benefit of their service locally.

Davanzo said he'd considered raising money for various charitable organizations but reconsidered in light of the present tough economic conditions. And he wanted the project to have a local impact.

"We're so quick to donate to overseas charities," Davanzo said. "Why can't we take care of things locally? Right now it's tough to ask for money donations but everybody probably has books they haven't touched in a long time."

This type of charitable drive actually provides benefits for the donors as well as the recipients. Donors get back some space and the recipients get the gift of a good story or two or three or four.

The Jordan drive is actually part of a larger project headed up by the academic support program in the NCSU athletics department. Davanzo, who wrestled for the Wolfpack, will be funneling the books collected to NCSU, where they will be distributed across the Triangle to reading rooms at clinics and treatment facilities.

Davanzo set a goal of 1,200 books for his squad. The team came through in the first week and Davanzo said he was overwhelmed by the positive response. The wrestling team is well on its way to collecting 3,000 books now. The wrestling team also issued a challenge to Jordan's other athletic teams to collect books, and Davanzo said they are coming through. Davanzo said he hopes to deliver close to 5,000 books on Dec. 12.

"These books will go to people who want to read," Davanzo said.

The wrestlers tapped many sources to collect the books. The culled their own collections. They asked neighbors. And some even cleaned out their basements.

"I thought it was a neat idea," said sophomore Donovan Heath, who alone has collected about 150 books for donation. " I had a lot of books lying around, and I went ahead and gave them to the project."

Another sophomore who has collected just as many books said those donated have ranged from advanced adult reading all the way down to children's books.

Junior Bobby Davis has had a special relationship with books since his mother was a librarian with the Durham Public Library. He said his family's book collection needed to be downsized and donating the extra books would help others who wanted to read.

"My basement is filled with books," Davis said. "This is a good way to get rid of some and to give us more space."

Team Jordan opened up the conference portion of their season with a narrow 47-33 victory over East Chapel Hill. Chandler Anderson picked up his first victory of he career with a 1:14 pin over Dominique White.

The Falcons will be in action on Friday and Saturday at the prestigious Jim King Orange Invitational.

 

Team Jordan opened the season with a big loss to Chapel Hill on Tuesday, November 24. However, they rebounded very well by placing fifth out of 15, at the Western Harnett Eagle Invitational.

Team Jordan had four place winners: Bryson Roberts (145 - 2nd), Umair Wassuiddin (135 - 3rd), Dylan Finch (130 - 4th), and Grant Spurney (125 - 4th).

Picking up their first Varsity career wins were; Spencer Service (103), Sawyer McBrayer (119), and Keifer Knight (189). 

Team Jordan will be have an action packed week, as they compete Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

009 Eagle Invitational
Western Harnett HS, Lillington, NC
November 28, 2009

Team Scores

  1.  Union Pines  247.00
  2.  Panther Creek  221.50
  3.  Holly Springs  140.00
  4.  Western Harnett  128.00
  5.  Jordan   83.00
  6.  Hoke County   82.00
  7.  Leesville Road   69.50
  8.  Lee County   56.50
  9.  Wakefield   44.00
 10.  Douglas Byrd   42.00
 11.  Fuquay-Varina   36.50
 12.  Overhills   34.00
 13.  Webb   33.00
 14.  Northwood   29.00
 15.  Middle Creek   28.00

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Joe Morrison, Panther Creek 135 lbs.

Championship
103   Dennis Gustafson, Hoke County Fall Eleazar Torres, Douglas Byrd, 1:58
112   Seth Kosem, Union Pines Fall Saugat Neupane, Panther Creek, 1:05
119   Ben Elliott, Panther Creek M-Dec Jayden Lindsey, Union Pines, 9-1
125   Jake Reinemund, Holly Springs Dec Daniel Deardorff, Union Pines, 8-6
130   Randall Stevans, Union Pines Fall Mike Zak, Western Harnett, 1:10
135   Joe Morrison, Panther Creek M-Dec Chris Rubinosky, Union Pines, 13-3
140   Patrick Santoro, Panther Creek Fall Jeff Cramer, Holly Springs, 2:37
145   Danny Kavulich, Panther Creek Dec Bryson Roberts, Jordan, 9-8
152   Paul Duggan, Western Harnett Dec Alfredo Corbett, Overhills, 9-4
160   Mike Brennan, Union Pines M-Dec Kyle Hays, Holly Springs, 12-3
171   Jamey Drennen, Panther Creek Fall Xavier Bailey, Holly Springs, 3:33
189   Zack Bartleson, Western Harnett Dec Sheridan Rucker, Panther Creek, 8-7
215   Kaleb Rierson, Union Pines Dec Caleb Killion, Wakefield, 7-4
285   Kirk Lincoln, Leesville Road M-Dec Devante Ragland, Lee County, 20-9

Consolation
103   Ryan Hull, Union Pines Fall Drew ORourke, Fuquay-Varina, 0:40
112   Steven Boyd, Western Harnett Dec Alex Battaglia, Middle Creek, 10-3
119   Alex Boyd, Western Harnett T-Fall Matt Watson, Holly Springs, 18-2
125   Brandon Locklear, Hoke County Dec Grant Spurney, Jordan, 9-7
130   Charlie Dew, Holly Springs Fall Dylan Finch, Jordan, 4:32
135   Umair Waussiddin, Jordan Dec Austin Cain, Douglas Byrd, 5-2
140   Blake Muse, Union Pines M-Dec Chris Guimond, Fuquay-Varina, 15-2
145   Adrian Soto-Perez, Union Pines M-Dec Bobby Griffin, Leesville Road, 11-3
152   David Grissom, Panther Creek TIE Brey Cooper, Hoke County, 5 match rule
160   Keith Nelson, Panther Creek M-Dec Mike McCrimmon, Western Harnett, 9-1
171   Matthew Johnson-Grant, Lee County Dec Matt Lester, Union Pines, 5-1
189   James Burchette, Leesville Road Dec Graham Haulsee, Union Pines, 6-0
215   Tony Zawierucha, Panther Creek Dec Anthony Samperisi, Holly Springs, 8-2
285   Brent Adcock, Webb Fall Marquis McKinney, Union Pines, 0:33

 

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Team Jordan Wrestling is excited to announce the Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs, Men’s Cross Country Team, Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving, and Cheerleading have joined them in their book collection. Each team’s goal is to collect 1,200 books or more by December 12.

 

 We are proud to have Johnson & Lambe and NC State Academic Support for Student Athletes as our partners. After December 12, we will take all books to NCSU and contribute to their campaign.

 

If you have any books laying around please send them in, as we need ALL of the support!!!!!!!!!! This is easy to do and costs absolutely nothing!!!!!!!!

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