Wrestling

Well ladies, this is what you've been looking for ;-).  Pictures of me in tight and skimpy spandex!
Or pictures of me beating the shit out of people... however you want to look at it
Oh, and by the way, you don't need to tell me that I get even redder when I wrestle... it's been said plenty of times.

1997-1998  Weight Class: 189  Record: 13-10 (10-5, regular season)
Team Stats: 2nd in team points, wins, and takedowns; 1st in concussions
Honors: North Jersey Parochial B Champions, Honorable Mention All-Conference, 4th place District 18
Injuries: Concussion - inflicted by teammate in practice 

Our 1997-1998 Wrestling Team "fun" picture 
Funpic - notice the injured wrestlers grabbing their injuries!
Chatham (Win, 6-1)

Ride - me riding on top, having broken down the man
 
Verona (Win, pin 0:36)
Effort - trying to turn my opponent to his back
Fury - pissing me off is a bad idea...
Top - broke him down, now the fun begins
Pre-cradle - "Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake." - Napoleon
Cradle - how to put away a fish

 

Bayley-Ellard (Loss, pin 1:01)

Spandex - me getting raped by Carl Betz, who placed in States that year at 189

Glen Ridge (Win, pin 0:43)
Uh-oh - does it look like I'm in trouble?
Haha - the shoe is on the other foot
Pin - What? Me Worry? 

Cedar Grove (Win, pin 4:43)

Flat - A really bad match where i was bumped up to 215 (ugh) and I wrestled like crap.

 

1998-1999  Weight Class: 171  Record: 20-6 (10-0, regular season at 171)
Team Stats: Team MVP, 1st in pins, wins, team points, 2nd in takedowns
Honors: 1st Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-County, Honorable Mention All-Area, Regional Qualifier
Tournaments: 3rd place Hillsborough Invitational, 3rd place District 18, 4th place Somerset County Tournament
Injuries: 3 cracked and bruised ribs, 3 bruised ribs, punched in the head during the first round of Districts 
 
Chatham - a 3-0 win for me... I hate wrestling tall lanky kids, especially when they punch you in the nuts
Tie-up - didn't quite take advantage of this
Balance - good balance is crucial
Standup - his hands were locked from the second I started to stand... Of course, the ref didn't notice
Stalemate - the most frustrating position in wrestling, next to being on your back
Positioning - trying to get around behind
Near Ankle - progress
Near Ankle2 - almost there
No Breakdown - I'm in horrible position here
Stay Behind - trying to keep good positioning
Punched in the Nuts - as you can tell by the expression on my face, this hurt. a lot.
Turn2Back - so close...

 

Delbarton - A 4:11 pin win for me.  I was down 4-1 to a kid I was better than, so I hit a switch right off the 3rd period whistle.
Doubleleg - going for the takedown
Legs - he can run out of bounds... but he can't hide
Last Laugh - Got him with the switch right off the whistle... I love the expression on his face

 

Middlesex - The only regular season match I lost, a 3-2 loss at the 189 weight class.
Needless to say, I wrestled like shit, and was not pleased with my performance
BadRide - I'm on my knees, which is why I had trouble breaking him down
MSmatch - A picture from the Pingry Record's Wrestling Team article. And no, I wasn't feeling agony. 
Cedar Grove - a 5-0 Win for me at 189.  I wrestled really well, but couldn't quite get him over...
Sprawl - Ahhhh, the sprawl :-)
Trying for a half - couldn't quite get it 
Other
WarmupsPose - posing in my warmups before a match when we took our pictures
Talking to Ramirez - advising my teammate, Brian Ramirez
Courier - an article from the Courier-News about the first round of districts (my excerpt)
Wrestling Dinner - getting my awards at the end of season awards dinner