Edmonds-Woodway Wrestlers in Seventh

Edmonds-Woodway had an up-and-down first day at the Mat Classic, ending it in seventh place overall (out of 59 teams).

The Warriors entered the day with seven wrestlers on their roster and had the mixed results that often come with bigger rosters.

Ryan DeWeese, after making a surprising run to the semifinals in 2010, looked more like he belonged to be among the top-four, using a hand-arm to complete a come-from-behind in the semifinals against the quick-handed Nick Garcia of Chiawana to advance.

“I’ve just got to make sure to stay in position [and I can keep winning],” DeWeese said.

Edmonds-Woodway also has Mac Hutchinson in the semifinals of the 140-pound division. Hutchinson won his first match 18-3 and scored a pin in his second to advance.

The Warriors also have Matt Cuzzetto still alive in the 135-pound division. He is vying for a third-place finish in the weight class.

It’s a slew of the usual suspects at the top of the 4A leaderboard. Lake Stevens is in the drivers seat with a score of 49.5, followed by Moses Lake with 41 points and Graham-Kapowsin with 40 points. Mead had the lead after the first-round, but has fallen back into fourth place with 38.5 points. Tahoma is fifth with 37 points.

It should come down to an interesting race between Lake Stevens and Moses Lake. Lake Stevens has five wrestlers in the semifinal round, while Moses Lakes has an astonishing six wrestlers left with a chance at the state title.

Remarkably the two teams have only one match in the semifinals between one another, which should make for an interesting championship round if the other wrestlers advance (the difference between first and second is four points which could be big in a close race).