Raiders Wrestlers Face Tough Competition In Armstrong

ROSEVILLE PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK

Wrestling
Roseville (3-3)

CHEAT SHEET
SITE: Robbinsdale Armstrong Quad
TIME: 5:00 p.m. Wednesday

ON THE LINE
The Raiders face a talented field of Robbinsdale Armstrong, South St. Paul and Shakopee. Roseville had four wrestlers listed in the preseason rankings and will face several other top performers. Joey Munos of South Saint Paul is ranked No. 1 in Class AA at 132 pounds after winning the state at 125 pounds last year. Corey Anderson from Shakopee is ranked second at 285 pounds (heavyweight) and junior teammate Patrick Casey is ninth at 138 pounds. Host Robbinsdale Armstrong’s Justin Wheaton is ranked third in 200 pounds. Roseville head coach thinks the Raiders’ strength as a team is their wrestlers from 152 pounds and above as they are loaded with juniors and seniors at those weight classes. The key to the team’s success will be the development at the lightweight classes, which are dominated by freshman.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Trae Story - Roseville (195 and 220)
The junior is technically sound and very aggressive and very confident, according to Raider head coach Mike Holmes. Story wrestles year-round at Pinnacle in Shore View since ninth grade and has Division I college potential  He is ranked fifth in the state in Class AAA.

Brandon Comiskey – Roseville (182)
The senior bas been very consistent this season. He is a very smart wrestler who knows strength, according to Holmes, and he a good match strategy.

RAIDERS WIN IF...
They can continue to get good efforts from their young lightweight wrestlers. They have plenty of experience at the upper weights, but need a good start to do well against three talented teams.