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January 30th 2016 Fauquier @ Orange HS - Coach "K" Invitational Orange High School picture by: Debora Franklin

The Fauquier Wrestling team participated in the 1st Annual Coach "K" Invitational on Saturday, January 30th. The last in-season event for the Falcons before post season play begins had two teams as Co-Champions with 189 points at days end.

The event was a 16 man double elimination tournament but was modified in the first two rounds as the losing wrestlers of the championship bracket could only wrestle back to get 5th place. The Semi-Final losing wrestlers dropped and paired to wrestle for a 3rd or 4th placement.

Through the first two rounds Robinson, Brentsville, Mountain View, Handley, and Fauquier all were among the top leader board but it was not until after the Semi-Finals round where Fauquier and Robinson – out of Fairfax - separated themselves from the rest of field.

Leading up to the Semi-Finals Fauquier had eight wrestlers that made it to the Semi-finals. Once this round concluded team Fauquier pushed six through to the finals - where Robinson HS who also wrestled tough had landed five kids.

It may have seen like both teams Fauquier and Robinson may have left something on the mat on this day or the “What. . . If” as all one team needed was a half point to take the lead. But as Fauquier went three and three in the Final Champions and five and six in the final placement rounds over all that just may have been the case.

Not sure if a tie at the end of a six rounds of wrestling happens often but can say like others it happened. Looking closer at the had-to-head matches between Fauquier and Robinson one may say why did the Falcons walk out of the gym with the first place trophy in hand – team Fauquier went 4 and 3 verse Robinson.

Team Fauquier had three wrestlers that won gold: 106 lbs Kyle Budd, 152 lbs Franco Camarca, and 160 lbs Garrett Tingen.

Questions for Coach Fisher:
Q: Have you ever been in a situation where you were Co-Champions of a wrestling tournament? But got to believe if you were going to be Co, it sits alright that it’s with Robinson.
Coach Fisher: "That was definitely a first for us. We have tied for second or third before, but never 1st. It made it exciting and as we have a great relationship with Robinson and they are a very solid team, it was a fun finish."

Q: Any “What…If” that could have gone differently?
Coach Fisher: "Well, it is always easy to do the shoulda, coulda, woulda game, and every one of our guys had opportunity to score one more team point, but in general, we wrestled well, got some good timely competition and saw some good “take aways” that we can work on going into the post season."

Q: Kyle Budd, Franco Camarca, and Garrett Tingen looking strong any reflections?
Coach Fisher: "Kyle continues to consistently improve. I think he is looking very solid going into the post season. Franco finally believes what we all knew. That he is one of the best wrestlers in the state at any division. That confidence was evident Saturday and he got to where we expect him to be – top of the podium. Garrett continues to do an amazing job and as always is entertaining to watch. His finals match was against one of the other top wrestlers in Virginia and even though this was the fourth time that Garrett has faced Dylan Gumaer this season, he was able to score a major decision."

Q: Any take a ways from this event? How does a tournament like this prepare for the post season?
Coach Fisher: "I was really happy with the late addition of Robinson to the tournament. After missing the USMC challenge, It was great having additional high level competition to help with post season preparation. We have some specific individual take-aways, but as a team I see us starting to come together and wrestle with some excitement."

Q: Districts in next week – is the 2016 Falcons ready for a repeat at all three post season events?
Coach Fisher: "I continually try to impress upon the guys that it is a tremendous opportunity that we have that we can be in a position to compete for the titles at each of these post season events. Considering that we lost half of our starters last year due to graduation, and we still can be competitive this year, says a lot about the quality of our returners and freshman. Nothing is guaranteed, and we have an uphill road to climb, but the guys should be grateful for the opportunity and make the most of it."

The Next event: The Falcons will be traveling to Liberty HS this Friday, January 5th for the start of the post season – Conference 22 tournament. More details will come later.

Below is the complete tournament round-up.

Individual placement
113 Kyle Budd 3-0 - 1st Place
152 Franco Camarca 4-0 - 1st Place
160 Garrett Tingen 4-0 - 1st Place
138 Kyle Roche 3-1- 2nd Place
145 Caleb Strum 3-1- 2nd Place
170 Clifford Harrison 3-1 - 2nd Place
126 Ty Foster 3-1- 3rd Place
120 Ethan Jordan 2-2 - 4th Place
132 Camden Franklin 4-1 - 5th Place
220 Thomas Palmer 1-2 - 6th Place

Championship Finals
113 Kyle Budd won 12-1 over Justin Phillips - Liberty Christian
138 Kyle Roche lost 3-1 to Corey Champion - Orange County
145 Caleb Strum lost 10-4 to Chad Cantrell - Liberty Christian
152 Franco Camarca won 4-0 over Paul Pierce - Brooke Point
160 Garrett Tingen won 12-0 over Dylan Gumaer - Brentsville
170 Clifford Harrison lost 2-1 Dolan Delaney - Handley

3rd Place Finals
120 Ethan Jordan lost 9-3 to Nate Gaines - Woodbridge
126 Ty Foster won 17-8 over Justin Calimlim - Robinson

5th Place Finals
132 Camden Franklin won 2-1 over Chance Bowers - Orange County
220 Thomas Palmer lost by pin to Ieuan Israel - Robinson

7th Place Finals
106 AJ Prudham lost 3-1 to Robert Frye - Woodbridge

Champ Round Semi- Finals
113 Kyle Budd won 3-2 over Parker Velez - Brentsville
120 Ethan Jordan lost 11-3 to Sam Book - Robinson
126 Ty Foster lost by pin over Joseph Knight - Brooke Point
138 Kyle Roche won 10 - 6 over Cody Deutel - Brooke Point
145 Caleb Strum won by pin over Samir Bawezir - Woodbridge
152 Franco Camarca won 10 - 4 over Evan Brooks - Robinson
160 Garrett Tingen won by pin over Eric Galloway - Culpeper
170 Clifford Harrison won 3 -0 over Brian Brooks - Robinson

Notes: Fauquier went 6 - 2 with 2 pins

Cons Round 3

106 AJ Prudham lost by pin to TD Young - Culpeper
132 Camden Franklin won by Inj Def. Steven Lang - Mountain View
220 Thomas Palmer won 3-0 over Jason Waters - Stafford

Notes: Fauquier went 2-1

Cons. Round 2
106 AJ Prudham won by pin over Wyatt Smith - Mountain View
113 Alex Bautista lost by pin to Justus Jones - Brooke Point
120 Joe DelGallo lost by pin to Web Bentley - Handley
132 Camden Franklin won by pin Alex Whitely - Brentsville
182 Rob Patchett lost 12-8 to Kaleb Marshall - Orange County
220 Thomas Palmer - Bye

Notes: Team went 2-3 with 2 pin and a Bye.

Champ. Round 2
113 Kyle Budd won by pin over Finn O`Dell - Robinson
120 Ethan Jordan won by Inj Def. over Cameron Jackson - Broad Run
126 Ty Foster won by pin over Alex Townsend - Brentsville
132 Camden Franklin lost 10- 5 over Kameron Mize - Culpeper
138 Kyle Roche won 7-0 over Jake Urbanski - Harrisonburg
145 Caleb Strum won by pin over Tyler Hazard - Robinson
152 Franco Camarca won by pin over Caleb Pitts - Chancellor
160 Garrett Tingen won by pin over James Muange - Woodbridge
170 Clifford Harrison won by Inj Def. over Jay Shin - Liberty Christian 
220 Thomas Palmer lost by pin to Johnathan Birchmeier - Broad Run

Notes: Team went 8-2 with 6 pins.

Cons. Round 1
106 AJ Prudham vs. Bye
113 Alex Bautista won 2-0 over Connor Flynn - Culpeper
120 Joe DelGallo won by pin over Jake Nuckols - Liberty Christian 182 Rob Patchett won 7-2 over Nate Neverson - Brooke Point

Notes: Team went 3-0 with 1 pin and 1 Bye

Champ. Round 1
106 AJ Prudham lost 7-0 to Robert Frye - Woodbridge
113 Kyle Budd - Bye
113 Alex Bautista lost by pin to Trent Carr - Orange County
120 Joe DelGallo lost 7-2 to Nate Gaines - Woodbridge
120 Ethan Jordan won 7-2 over Nicky Benner - Orange County
126 Ty Foster won by pin over Levi Smith - Fishburne
132 Camden Franklin won by pin over Dylan Hale - Orange County
138 Kyle Roche won by pin over Charlie Bertrand - Woodbridge
145 Caleb Strum - Bye
152 Franco Camarca won by pin over Liam Jackson - Broad Run
160 Garrett Tingen won by pin over Amer Bawezir - Woodbridge
170 Clifford Harrison won by pin over Alex Hess - Chancellor
182 Rob Patchett lost by pin to Donnie Warter -Robinson
220 Thomas Palmer - Bye

Notes: Fauquier went 7-4 with 6 pins and 3 byes

Individual Results
106 AJ Prudham 1-3
113 Kyle Budd 3-0 - 1st Place
113 Alex Bautista 1-2
120 Joe DelGallo 1-2
120 Ethan Jordan 2-2 - 4th Place
126 Ty Foster 3-1- 3rd Place
132 Camden Franklin 4-1 - 5th Place
138 Kyle Roche 3-1- 2nd Place
145 Caleb Strum 3-1- 2nd Place
152 Franco Camarca 4-0 - 1st Place
160 Garrett Tingen 4-0 - 1st Place
170 Clifford Harrison 3-1 - 2nd Place
182 Rob Patchett 1-2
220 Thomas Palmer 1-2 - 6th Place