Bradford wrestling held their senior night for the 2023-24 season, honoring their lone senior, Tyson Ray, before their 42-16 win over Coudersport Wednesday night.
Due to the Falcons only bringing three wrestlers to compete with the Owls, only the 152, 172 and 285 pound classes got a chance to compete. Ray competes in the 133-pound class, giving him a forfeit win for his senior night.
“He was one of three guys on the team last year,” Said Bradford head coach Stefan Chaussard. ”Now we have about 15 guys. He knows and does a good job of setting a good example, drilling right and showing up on time. He is a good role model of what we are looking for in the future of Bradford wrestling.”
The first matchup was the 152 bout between the Owls Jordan Thompson against the Falcons Owen Deutschlander. After a close first round of Thompson keeping Deutschlander on the mat, Thompson finished the job in the second round by pinning Deutschlander.
“Thompson is 14-1 on the season. His goal is to go to state and we are going to work and help him with reaching his goal.” said Chaussard
Following the 152 class was the 172-pound class with the matchup of the Owls Tommy Langdon against the Falcons’ John Wright. With the first round going Langdon’s way, Wright would come out in the second round with aggression the whole three minutes and force the third and final round.
Both the Owls and Falcons clashed with aggression, by the time the final buzzer sounded the ref held up Wright’s arm declaring him the winner of the match.
The third and final match of the night consisted of the Owls’ Blake Callahan against Coudy’s Lucas Risser for the 285-pound class. This would be the shortest match of the night, only needing 1:38 for Risser to pin Callahan to the mat and securing the 285-pound win for Coudy. Despite winning two out of the three matchups, Bradford would go on to win 42-16 from receiving the forfeited points from the Falcons.
“We are pretty young with one senior and one junior. The main focus is to get the kids as much mat time as possible. Keep learning and building for the future.” Chaussard said.
