Perry Hall Wrestling Rumbling Through Season

Assistant coach Dustin Renner has one word to describe this season's : "Solid."

Under the direction of coach Jake Roche, the boys have won 10 out of 12 matches, including first-place in an Overlea tournament last week.

"The hardest part was bouncing back after those tough losses against Hereford and North Carroll. But we came back and we're feeling steady," Renner told Patch during the Gators' winning home match against on Tuesday.

"We're going to take this to the county and hopefully state," he said.

Perry Hall honored seniors on Tuesday, including two of the team's standout wrestlers, Shaun Murphy (126) and Patrick Clemons (170).

At 106 pounds, sophomore Zeke Salvo, also garnered attention during the Dulaney match. While Salvo is still ranked No. 2 for his weight group by the Maryland State Wrestling Association, he recently defeated No. 1 ranking Oakland Mills junior, Zach Hensley. 

Salvo told Patch his secret to wins is good old-fashioned practice.

"I've just been wrestling a long time," he said.