Broadneck Wrestling Finishes Second At 4A State Duals

Broadneck's wrestling team picked up silverware at the regional and state dual meets championships in early February.

The Bruins were seeded seventh in the 4A East Region tournament but made it all the way to the state championship dual, where they fell one victory short as Walt Whitman won 33-31 on February 10.

In the finals, the Bruins picked up victories from Brandon Whyte-Taylor at 120 pounds, Linx Lawless at 150, Peyton Miller at 157, and Cameron Zachari at 175. Jack Joseph (106), Austin Combs (165) and Peter Seabrook (285) were awarded wins by forfeit.

Broadneck got to the finals by edging Bethesda-Chevy Chase 34-33 in the semifinal round earlier that day. Miguel Cabon (113), Whyte-Taylor, Cam Williams (126), T.J. Hicks (132), Lawless, Miller, Combs and Zachari picked up wins on the mat for the Bruins.

Also participating on finals day for the Bruins were Long Bui, Jeremy Abate and Dom Ascione.

The Bruins qualified for the state meet by running through a gauntlet in the region tournament. Seeded seventh of 11 teams, Broadneck beat 10-seed Glen Burnie 43-30 and then knocked off 2-seed Leonardtown 40-27 on February 6. The Bruins then followed that up on February 8 with a 35-24 semifinal win over 6-seed North Point and a 32-30 victory over 4-seed Old Mill in the region championship match.

Next up for Broadneck is the county championship tournament, February 16-17 at Broadneck.