CENTREVILLE WRESTLING

Wildcat Weightlifting Starts March 5th

Coach — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:02:30 +0000

All Rasslers,
Weightlifting will begin Monday March 5th at 2:30 pm in the weight room. ALL wrestlers not participating in a spring sport are EXPECTED to be at ALL weight training sessions
(Monday – Thursday). The Wildcat Wrestling Program is a proven program and all wrestlers are expected to follow that program . All sessions will begin at 2:30 pm and end at 4:00 pm. Coach Andersen will be in the weight room on Thursday March 1st to go over technique and expectations. You should attend.

Sepulveda and Chenevey Earn Spot on Podium

Coach — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:37:25 +0000

The 2012 wrestling season came to an exciting climax for two Wildcat wrestlers this past weekend. For Co-Captains Ryan Sepulveda and David Chenevey their high school wrestling careers ended on the podium among Virginia’s best. Centreville sent three grapplers to Robinson Secondary School for the VHSL State Championships, and all started off slowly. Ryan, David, and 220 pounder Joey Steinbach all lost their opening round bouts putting them in a do-or-die scenario. For the 3 Wildcats, their next loss could be their last.
Sepulveda opened up his consolation bout with a win over Steven Wittenberg of Osbourn Park. Chenevey too continued his senior season with a consolation win over Darrian McAllister of J.R. Tucker High School. Joe Steinbach ended his season with a second round loss to Eric Hess from Deep Run. Steinbach had a great season and only being a junior, has another chance to earn All-State honors next year.
Both Sepulveda and Chenevey went on a 3 match streak on their way to the 5th and 6th place bout. Ryan defeated Wittenberg, Randy Loving from Lee Davis, and Tyler Morson of Westfield before losing his battle with Cox’s Gunter Dicks dropping Sepulveda in the 5th and 6th place final. Dicks went on to take 3rd at 170 pounds. Ryan’s final HS match turned out to be a rematch of last weekend’s Regional Final bout with Dusty Floyd from Mount Vernon. Sepulveda avenged last weekend’s loss to Floyd by riding the Major senior out in the final overtime period ending his career with the fifth place medal.
For David Chenevey he too had a long second day of the state tournament, wrestling 4 matches. Chenevey defeated McAllister, 2012 Northern Region Champion Patrick O’Connor from Jefferson, and Patrick Sorey of Hanover. His match with Sorey came right down to the buzzer as David secured a takedown just seconds before the clock hit zeros. With the win, Chenevey found himself in the consolation semi final match against Omar Howar of Midlothian. Chenevey came up a little short in that bout dropping him into the 5th and 6th place match. The battle for fifth place pitted David with Salem’s Jefferey Stephen. Stephen won the bout handing Chenevey his sixth place finish and spot on the podium.
It was a fantastic ending to two wrestling careers. The Wildcat’s last state placer was Ricky Williams back in 2010 who placed 8th. Centreville’s co-captains got used to winning all season together and it was only fitting that they both secured All-State status.

Three Wildcats Earn Trip To State Tournament

Coach — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:54:19 +0000

Centreville placed 11th at this past weekend’s Regional Wrestling Tournament held at Hayfield Secondary School. The Wildcats put 1 wrestler in the finals and had two in the consolation finals on their way to their 11th place finish. Senior Ryan Sepulveda cruised into the finals of the 170 pound weight class before running into Mount Vernon’s Dusty Floyd. The much anticipated match did not disappoint as the two battled back and forth for 6 minutes. Sepulveda got in deep and looked to score on two separate occasions only to have Floyd scramble out of bounds keeping the match scoreless. Sepulveda seemed to dictate the action during the first period, but was unable to score. The second period found the Wildcat in the bottom position following the coin flip rolling in his favor. Sepulveda worked feverishly to escape and was rewarded with an escape 50 seconds into the period to take a 1-0 lead. With neither wrestler willing to gamble or chance making a mistake, the two remained on their feet for the remainder of the second period. Floyd chose the bottom position in the third period, and he too escaped about half way through to tie the match at 1. The chess match continued on their feet until Floyd took an explosive shot (his only shot of the night) and found got in deep on Sepulveda’s right leg. Sepulveda quickly countered and looked as though he was going to elude the takedown, but Floyds grasp was too tight, and the Wildcat succumbed to a late match takedown by the Major from Mount Vernon, dropping the tough bout and the Regional Title.

Losing a tough match in the quarter finals, David Chenevey dominated hs way back through the consolations to earn himself his first trip to the VHSL Championships. Chenevey squared off against Annandale’s John McCollom who also lost an early quarter final matchup and faught his way back to the consolation finals. Chenevey got the match started with an early takedown and never looked back. An escape and another takedown secured the 3rd place victory for Chenevey bringing an exciting end to his final Northern Region Tournament.

Disappointed from his semi final showing, Joey Steinbach bounced back with an impressive 8-4 demolition of Robinson’s Andre Kendall to earn his State birth. Steinbach’s tournament began with with a decision over Lake Braddock’s Cody Montemayor, and a convincing win over long time nemesis tate Dulany of Langley. Dulany has had Steinbach’s number for the past two seasons defeating the Wildcat on three previous meetings. Steinbach turned things around via two huge takedowns during their contest. Steinbach almost handed delivered Dulany his fourth win as the referee awarded Dulany two stalling points tying up the match. With 15 seconds remaining in the bout, Steinbach dug down and managed to wiggle away for the escape and the one point lead. With time winding down, Steinbach squashed two late period shots by Dulany and found his hand raised in victory. Steinbach’s consolation final match found him standing across from Westfield’s Mitch Polizzi. Polizzi decisioned Steinbach on two earlier match ups this season and continued his winning ways against the Wildcat again, walking away with a 3-1 decision.

For two of the Three Wildcats this will be their final high school competition. Co-Captains Ryan Sepulveda and Davd Chenevey hope to end their high school wrestling careers atop the VHSL podium. For Junior Joey Steinbach he too hopes to earn some hardware, but is feeling far less HEAT than his two teammates. The State Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday at Robinson Secondary School. Wrestling will begin at 10:00 AM Friday and conclude Saturday evening.

Sepulveda crowned and 11 other Wildcats Advance to Region

Coach — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:05 +0000

It was an up and down weekend for the Wildcats at Chantilly HS for the 2012 Concorde District Championships. The CATS came out flat in the first two rounds only winning 5 bouts.
Centreville rebounded in the next round and went on quite a run, putting three wrestlers in the finals and nine in the consolation finals. The Wildcats, along with Westfield, qualified the most wrestlers for the Region tournament each with 12. Westfield ran away with the team title with Robinson placing second, Oakton finishing third, and Centreville coming in 4th. Rounding out the District was Chantilly placing 5th and Herndon finishing 6th.
Ryan Sepulveda was crowned the 170 pound Champion in dominating fashion. Sepulveda manhandled his Robinson opponent in the finals on his way to his first District Title. Ryan came out extremely conservative in the first period, but began to open it up some in the second, before cruising to a dominant finish to his tournament. Things didn’t go so well for Centreville’s other two finalists. David Chenevey finished second behind Oakton’s Austin Murga. Murga came out and attacked Chenevey from the opening whistle until the final buzzer rang. Chenevey found himself on the defensive for the entire six minutes, unable to really generate any offense. A disappointing loss for the senior who dismantled Murga just two weeks ago.
At 220 pounds, Joe Steinbach fell victim to Westfield’s Mitch Polizzi for the second time this season, losing by decision. Steinbach never really got going in his match. The first period ended
0-0, with Polizzi choosing the bottom in the second period. 21 seconds into the period Polizzi escaped and the two 220 pounders took very few chances ending the period at 1-0. Feeling pretty good about tying the match at 1, Stenbach chose the bottom position to start the third. Polizzi proved to be too strong for Steinbach as he rode the Wildcat for the entire two minutes securing the 220 pound crown.
Going into the final rounds trailing Oakton by 14 points, the Wildcat light weights shook things up and made a race of it for the third place team finish. 106 pounder Chung Do Kim crushed his Herndon opponent on his way to a third place finish. Michael Vu followed with a pin of his own placing third. The two freshmen capped off their District competition and tournament in impressive fashion. At 120 pounds Joe Nowak finished 4th and Jerry Cowman placed 3rd at 126 pounds. Cowman faced Westfield’s Artie Pickett twice in the tournament and came away with victories in both matches. At 132 pounds Connor Mitchell avenged an earlier season loss to Herndon’s Sean Pike and defeated the Hornet earning himself a third place finish. Will fulton finished 4th along with teammate Tyler Love who suffered a serious injury just two days before the tournament. Love forfeited his consolation final match in hopes of healing in time for next weeks Regional Tournament at Hayfield HS. At 182 pounds Junior Connor Howell, seeded 6th in his bracket came out of the tournament placing 4th and earning a trip to Regions as well. Jason Park, Centreville’s light heavyweight finished 4th and he too will join the rest of the Wildcats at Friday’s Region tournament. Wrestling begins on Friday February 10th at noon.

CATS Stir Up The Hornets Nest and Crush Herndon in District Dual

Coach — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:57:12 +0000

Stirring up a hornets nest usually isn’t a good thing, but the Wildcats of Centreville didn’t seem to to bothered as they crushed the hornets throughout their Concorde Districtd dual meet.
The night began well for the Herndon as they stung the Wildcats at 126 and 132. Senior Gabe Pike decisioned Jerry Cowman who was making his season debut as 126 pounds. Jerry had been wrestling at 138, but made the cut to 126, trading places with his brother Josh. At 132, Herndon picked up another decision as Sean Pike beat Connor Mitchell in a back and forth struggle from start to finish. For the next several matches, the Hornets found themselves buzzing around aimlessly having no effect on the CATS of Centreville. The Wildcats squashed the helpless Hornets over the next 5 matches running the score to 27-6. Josh Cowman picked up a decision as did Dillon Dull. At 152 pounds, Will Fulton decisioned Bassamm Estwani giving the Wildcats their first lead of the night. Tyler Love decked Steven Milazzo at 160 pounds, and Ryan Sepulveda took a forfeit at 170 pounds. The last win of the night for Herndon came at 182 pounds where Nick Lomidize stung Connor Howell with a close decision. The Wildcats exterminated what was left of the Hornets nest over the next 6 matches. Senior David Chenevey brought the hammer down on his Hornet fresh out of the nest pinning him early in the first. HWT Jason Park picked up a forfeit, but not before Joey Steinbach flattened his Hornet opponent at 220 pounds. At 106 pounds freshman Chung Do Kim won by injury default and Michael Vu picked up another Herndon forfeit. Junior Joey Nowak, anxious to step on his Hornet opponent, also received a forfeit, running the final score to 57-9.
Centreville will next host The Wildcat Duals this Saturday with action starting at 9:00 AM.

JV District Tournament at Oakton is CANCELED

Coach — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:41:09 +0000

The JV tournament at Oakton has been canceled. Enjoy your day off.

Concorde Catfight Ends In Win For Centreville

Coach — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:17:04 +0000

The battle of the cats ended on the side of Centreville as the Cougars of Oakton and our own wildcats got mixed up in a Concorde District catfight Wednesday night. There were a few brawls in some weight classes for District supremacy. Freshman phenom Tyler Love made his weight class interesting defeating Matthew Notarangelo by decision. The 160 pound weight class, in the Concorde District, is loaded with Northern Region and VHSL ranked wrestlers, and now Tyler is deep in the mix. Avenging two losses to Cougar senior Austin Murga last season, David Chenevey put a whoopin’ on Murga early and never looked back. Although getting a little conservative in the third period and allowing Murga to make it a match, Chenevey escaped from a last second takedown to take the 10-9 victory securing his top seed in Concorde District.
The night began in exciting fashion as Oakton celebrated senior night and the hostile crowed got into the action early. HWT Spencer Conley took a decision from Wildcat Jason Park with several defensive takedowns giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead in ther match. That was the only time Oakton enjoyed a team lead as the Wildcats slapped the Cougars around the rest of the night. At 106 pounds Freshman Chung Do Kim received a forfeit putting Centreville up 6-3. Then it was VUdoo time as young Michael Vu dug his claws into Cougar Alex Schylegel sticking the sophomore to the mat and giving the Wildcats a 12-3 advantage. At 120 pounds Joey Nowak continued his winning ways defeating Matthew Upright. Nowak was up big early and on his way to a major decision, but some late match heroics from Upright tightened the score and put a scare into the Wildcat team. Nowak walked off the mat with a decision and helped Centreville distance themselves from Oakton for good. Now up 15-3 it was brothers Josh and Jerry Cowman’s turn to join in on the fracas. Josh ran into regionally ranked Eddie Gerow and lost a scrappy match with the Cougar junior. Josh came out aggressive, but came up a little short in the match and was eventually pinned by Gerow. After a forfeit for Centreville 132 pounder Connor Mitchell, Jerry Cowman squeezed Oakton’s Thomas Price tight to the mat for the fall, but not after the two tussled around scoring on each other throughout the tight match. Cowman defended a deep shot from Price and put the Cougar on his back for good getting the fall.
The Senior night crowed was beginning quiet down as their Cougars were taking a beating. Down 27-12 Oakton went on a short run, winning the next two bouts. Luis Rivera decisioned Dillon Dull, who couldn’t seem to generate any offense during his six minute scrap. At 152 pounds, junior Will Fulton seemed a little rusty after nursing a two week injury and he too came up a little short on points. Now only down 9 with two of their big cats left, Oakton seemed a little optomistic in defeating their rival Wildcats, but Tyler Love soon ended any hopes of a Cougar victory as he ambushed junior Matthew Notarangelo. Love and Notarangelo got tangled up in a fierce battle for much of the first period and part of the second until Love took a deep shot on Notarangelo and finished the takedown with a peterson picking up three nearfall points along the way. The melee continued in the third until the final buzzer blew. Love took a convincing victory and padded the Wildcat lead. At 170 pounds Co-Captain Ryan Sepulveda didn’t waste much time as he hammered Mattheew Moskowitz into submission mid way through the first period secureing the catfight for his Wildcats.
With only three matches left Will Johnson came out anxious to rip into Cougar Josh Newman, but got all balled up and found himself unable to fight off his back.
The match of the night was next uniting Wildcat C0-Captain David Chenevey and Austin Murga for the third time in two years. Suffering losses in the previous two bouts, Chenevey was relentless in his persuit of Murga. The two grappled feverishly for six long minutes with Chenevey capturing the one point decision seconds before the final buzzer rang. With thirteen matches down there was but one left. Joey Steinbach bulldozed Maxwell Dollard around for most of the first period getting a takedown and added some back points in the second period. Steinbach added another takedown and back points on his way to a major decision, putting the Wildcats up for good 43-21.
The Concorde Catfight went as most cat fights do, it was noisy, exciting, and someone always gets hurt. Wednesday nights rumble would prove to be no different as the Cougars were sent back to their den, ears pinned back licking their wounds. It was an exciting win for the Wildcats as they look forward to wrapping up their Concorde District Duals at Herndon next week.

Wildcats Shock Visiting Chargers

Coach — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:55:35 +0000

Senior Night in the Centreville HS gym turned out to be a wild place last evening as the Wildcats went on the attack early and finished strong upsetting cross town rival Chantilly. The excitement started with the introduction of Seniors and the recognition of their parents, but the fun didn’t stop there. After the match introductions were made, Chung Do Kim came out like a predator as he dismantled his Charger opponent right out of his cage. Kim dazzled the crowd with a spectacular ankle pick that put his Chantilly foe onto the mat early, then finished the bout with a punishing half nelson to get the early fall and the early lead for his team. The Chargers tied the score with a pin of their own as Michael Vu ran into a buzz saw in his Chantilly Senior Ali Nadri. Nadri was just too much for Vu to handle. Vu was not intimidated by the senior and went after it early. Vu got in deep on some shots, but the strength and experience of Nadri was too much for Vu as he succombed to a third period pin. Next up was junior Joey Nowak. Nowak has had an up and down season and last night’s match was definately on the up side. Nowak got down early and appeared to be handing the Chargers their first lead of the night, but Joey had more fight in him than his opponent Joe Rivetti accounted for. Nowak took advantage of a late match scramble and stuck Rivetti firm to the mat putting the Wildcats back on top 12-6. Nowak ran off the mat and threw his ceremonial T-shirt into the stands exciting the more than 300 fans in attendance. This was certainly a career win for Nowak. Centreville’s lead vanished quickly after the huge Nowak win as Chantilly recorded 21 straight points. The Chargers took it to the Cowman twins, but not before the brothers put some scares into their opponents. Josh and Jerry got in on some deep shots and even had their opponents on their backs, but couldn’t seal the deal. Walter Carson, the Chantilly 132 pounder, proved to be more than Wildcat Connor Mitchell could handle as the Charger walked off the mat with a 6-0 decision. Mitchell did fight off a late match tilt attempt by Carson to keep the match a decision rather than giving Chantilly any bonus points. Centreville then forfeited to 145 pounder, Sam Cronin. When the smoke cleared, things looked bleak for Centreville as the scoreboard was tilted heavily to one side, and it was not on the side of the Wildcats. Down 27-12 with half the match left Dillon Dull stepped on the mat and took care of business defeating Lucas Kinsey 7-1. Dull who normally wrestles 145 was bumped into the 152 pound weight class for Will Fulton who is still nursing an injury. Fulton is expected back in action this weekend at the Rumble In The Pit Tournament at Annandale HS. Still down by 12 points, Freshman Tyler Love cranked things up for his team and the crowed as he crushed Chantilly’s Cameron Rhodes 12-2. Love was like a surgeon as he disected Rhodes’ defense throughout the match. He was relentless in his attacks and provided his team the spark they needed. With the heat of the Wildcat lineup still to come, the once unlikely comeback didn’t seem so far away. Only down 8, Senior Captain Ryan Sepulveda was not to be outdone by his Freshman teammate as he rattled Barr, from Chantilly, with an explosion of takedowns and backpoints. Before Barr knew what hit him he was down 8-2 and fighting off his back, again! Sepulveda didn’t let up as he battered the Charger into submission with a late match fall closing the team score to 27-25. With the comeback almost complete, Junior Connor Howell sealed Chantilly’s fate with a pin over Hank Pitts. Howell kept putting it to Pitts but let several scoring opportunities slip away, before crunching a devistating half and squeezing Pitts for the fall. Belyea, the Wildcat coach, now knew how the dual was going to end and his excitement was evident as he sent David Chenevey into battle confident his 195 pounder would continue his dominating season and secure a team victory. The Wildcat Senior stood in the center of the mat hungry for his Charger foe, when to everyone’s surprise, the visiting coach threw him a forfeit rather than an opponent. Disgusted with what happened, Chenevey glared at the opposing bench, then lumbered off the mat disappointed and dejected. Puzzled by Chantilly’s decision to forfeit and admit defeat, the Wildcat staff welcomed the 6 points and admired their now 37-27 lead. It was Joey Steinbach’s turn to contribute and that he did. Steinbach opened the bout with a quick takedown off a poor shot by Sam Little. Steinbach rode Little for some time with many attempts to turn him, but during the exchange, Little escaped and the two ended the period on their feet. The match continued to be a battle for positioning, neither willing to commit to any real offense. Steinbach gave up a takedown late that tied the match, but later got a takedown of his own to take the win. With the team win going to Centreville, the heavy weights were yet to wrestle. Once again Wildcat Jason Park was giving up substantual weight to Chantilly’s Ian Shircliff. Park came out clawin’ and scratchin’ but Shircliff was just too big to over power. Park was eventually put onto his back and held for the pin ending the match. The two teams met in the center of the mat for the customary hand shakes and the night belonged to the Wildcats, their Seniors, and their fans.

Many Firsts For Mat Cats

Coach — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:38:45 +0000

The Mat Cats of Centreville had a few firsts this weekend at the Mayhem at Millbrook Tournament. Ryan Sepulveda was the lone champion, but there was much to be proud of. For the first time this season, the Wildcats crowned a champion and put a wrestler, two in fact, in the finals of a tournament. For Connor Mitchell (132) and Will Fulton (152), it was their first tournament placing as high school wrestlers. Mitchell finished 5th and had a strong showing as did Will Fulton who finished 6th. Will had to forfeit his 5th – 6th place match due to an injury. The Wildcat junior wanted to compete, but the coaching staff yanked him from the match in an attempt to limit further damage as District matches are slated for the upcoming week. Mitchell wrestled a solid tournament keeping the score in his favor and dominating his 5th place match for his first ever HS medal.
Also placing for Centreville were David Chenevey, Joey Steinbach, and Tyler Love. Co-Captain David Chenevey demonstrated some of his best wrestling of his career commented head coach John Belyea. Chenevey has really turned a corner and shown the athleticism that he will need to make a run at a Northern Region Title and place in the State Tournament. Chenevey’s biggest test was one he had to overcome himself. In a battle with the second seed from St. Christopher’s Chenevey dug deep to ride the Saint star in the final period of over time to earn the win. The win set David up for a fairly easy trip to the finals where he ran into Nationally Ranked Joseph Jessen. Jessen took the match bringing a disappointing finish to Chenevey’s great tournament.
220 pounder Joey Steinbach wrestled a competitive tournament, shaking off a semi final loss to fight back for a third place medal. Coming in fifth for the Wildcats was freshman Tyler Love. Love lost a quarter final bout dropping him into the consolation bracket where he faught back to the consi-semis. Getting behind early, Love made a late run in his consolation semi final match, but simply ran out of time, knocking him into the 5th and 6th place bout where Tyler prevailed giving him 5th place honors.
Micheal Vu, came up one match short of placing, and if not for some late match mistakes, he was well on his way to the podium. Also picking up wins for the Wildcats were Chung Do Kim, Dillon Dull, Will Johnson, and Jason Park.
As a team the Mat cats finished 6th in the 17 tean field. Next up for Centreville is a dual meet with Chantilly at home on Wednesday January 11th. The evening will begin with youth wrestling, a JV dual, and finally the varsity match.

CATS Get Whiskers Clipped

Coach — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:49 +0000

Wednesday night was a rough night for the Wildcat wrestlers as they began their Concorde District dual meet schedule against James W. Robinson Secondary School and Westfield High School. The CATS began the night mixing it up with 2011 VHSL State Champions Robinson Secondary. Michael Vu began the night for Centreville with a forfeit, giving the Wildcats an early 6-0 lead. Picking up decisions at 120 lbs and 126 lbs, the Rams of Robinson tied the dual score at 6. Sophomore Connor Mitchell put the CATS back in front 9-6 with an 8-2 decision over Avery James. That lead soon vanished as the Rams went on a 4 match run rolling up a 24-9 score over the Wildcats. Ryan Sepulveda, currently ranked 4th in the state added to the Wildcat score with an 11-0 major decision over Josh Trowell. The only other win for Centreville came from 220 pounder Joey Steinbach, who pinned Zach Outzen at the 3:38 mark of his match bringing an end to the Wildcat scoring. When the final whistle blew, the scoreboard showed a disappointing 44-19 score.
The CATS didn’t have much time to feel sorry for themselves as the Bulldogs of Westfield quickly took to the mat anxious to kick the CATS while they were down. Along with coach Belyea, Senior Captains David Chenevey and Ryan Sepulveda attempted to rally their Wildcats for a stronger showing. Chenevey, Centreville’s 195 pounder, fresh of an impressive 6-2 outing at last weeks Knightdale Duals was disappointed to find out he was unable to compete due to a minor medical mishap. David redirected his efforts to rooting on his team along side the coaching staff.
As most know, dogs and cats do not get along, and it was the Bulldogs of Westfield who came out barkin’. Connor Mitchell picked up his second win of the night with an exciting 5-4 win over Ben Cameron. The two battled back and forth before late in the third period when Mitchell took the lead for good and giving Centreville their first points of the dual. The CATS couldn’t keep the Bulldogs off of them as Westfield went on a four match win streak until Sepulveda put an end to it with a closely contested decision over Tyler Morson. Sepulveda’s 3-1 decision was the last match the Wildcats would win although HWT Jason Park picked up a forfeit padding the Centreville final score. Westfield ended the night with another 4 match rumpus and enjoyed a 54-18 victory over the visiting Wildcats.
The CATS will next be in action and welcoming the return of Captain David Chenevey this Friday and Saturday at the Mayhem at Milbrook tournament in Winchester VA. Wrestling begins Friday at 6:00 pm and runs through the evening. Matches will resume Saturday morning at 10:00 am with the finals set for 5:45 pm.

GO GET EM CATS!