Being perfect in their dual-meets just wasn’t enough for the Owings Mills Eagles, and top wins at the Parkville Invitational and Bauerline Duals were just set-ups for the team’s most recent triumph over all competitors at the 2011 Franklin Invitational.

Winning by more than 60 team-points, the Eagles crowned six of their eight finalists, including Warren Mack (119), Adrian Hazel (130), Demetrius Johnson (135), Tarran Carr (152) and Muhammed Ali (171), and placed more five wrestlers to achieve their team win, out-scoring in-county foes Perry Hall and Hereford, who placed second and third, respectively.

Perry Hall had a total of three champions in Zeke Salvo (103), Shun Murphy (125) and Robin Paguia (140), with Murphy’s tournament performance earning him the tournament’s lightweight Outstanding Wrestler award.

Hereford was privileged to see Nathan Gregory top the podium at the 112-pound weightclass, Eastern Tech was represented by Ilya Usik (145), Overlea had Steven Barner at 215 and North Carroll with Alex Schuster at 189.

Towson’s champion, John Finnerty, topped the 285-pound weightclass, and Joppatowne’s David Volz earned top honors at 160, winning the Outstanding Wrestler award for the upperweights.

2011 Franklin Invitational Tournament

Final Results:

Team Scores:
1) Owings Mills HS (OWM) – 258.50
2) Perry Hall HS (PEH) – 195.50
3) Hereford HS (HER) – 169.00
4) North Carroll HS (NCA) – 155.50
5) Franklin HS (FRA) – 146.00
6) Towson HS (TOW) – 145.00
7) Eastern Technical HS (EVT) – 144.00
8) North Harford HS (NHF) – 85.50
9) Joppatowne HS (JOP) – 66.00
10) Glen Burnie HS (GBR) – 61.50
11) Randallstown HS (RAN) – 56.00
12) Northeast (Anne-Arundel) HS (NOR) – 46.00
13) Overlea HS (OVE) – 40.00
14) Western STES (WES) – 26.00
15) Northwestern HS (NWE) – 23.00
16) Mount Airy Christian (MAC) – 20.00
17) Baltimore City College HS (BCC) – 12.00

Outstanding Wrestlers:
Lightweight: Shaun Murphy (125 lbs.), Perry Hall HS
Heavyweight: David Volz (160 lbs.), Joppatowne HS

Championship Finals:
103:  Zeke Salvo (PEH) dec.  Holden Taylor (FRA); 7-3
112:  Nathan Gregory (HER) p.  Dylan Wiley (WES); 5:21
119:  Warren Mack (OWM) p. Dominick Sacco (PEH); 0:55
125:  Shaun Murphy (PEH) p.  Micah Haas (NCA); 2:58
130:  Adrian Hazel (OWM) dec.  Marcellus Fleming (NOR); 10-5
135:  Demetrius Johnson (OWM) dec.  Matt Swiger (HER); 6-4
140:  Robin Paguia (PEH) p.  Jesse Garrett (TOW); 5:55
145:  Ilya Usik (EVT) dec.  Zaza Taruashvili (OWM); 9-3
152:  Taran Carr (OWM) dec.  Gregg Dell (NCA); 9-4
160:  David Volz (JOP) dec.  Larry Johnson (OWM); 4-3
171:  Muhammad Ali (OWM) p.  James Prescott (GBR); 1:30
189:  Alex Schuster (NCA) p.  Mike Swiger (HER); 0:55
215:  Steven Barner (OVE) dec.  Andrew Huber (PEH); 10-5
285:  John Finnerty (TOW) p.  Tim Ball (HER); 3:47

Consolation Finals & Championship Semifinals:

103:
3rd Place: #4 Anthony Genco (HER) dec. #5 Sam Caravello (EVT); 4-3
5th Place: #3 Jason Escobar (OWM) p. #7 Gurdeep Singh (RAN); 1:32
Semis: Taylor (FRA) m-dec. Caravello (EVT); 18-10
Semis: Salvo (PEH) p. Escobar (OWM); 4:55

112:
3rd Place: #3 Nick Montanye (FRA) dec. #6 D.J. Grindle (PEH); 4-1
5th Place: #5 Jordan Phillips (EVT) wbd. over #4 Andrew Dardick (OWM)
Semis: Wiley (WES) p. Dardick (OWM); 5:58
Semis: Gregory (HER) dec. Grindle (PEH); 7-2

119:
3rd Place: #3 Matt Yankosky (FRA) p. #6 Alric Good (GBR); 2:10
5th Place: #5 Sahel Uddin (NCA) wbf. over #4 O Alo (BCC)
Semis: Mack (OWM) wbf. over Alo (BCC)
Semis: Sacco (PEH) m-dec. Yankosky (FRA); 13-5

125:
3rd Place: #3 Chuck Baugher (EVT) dec. #4 Eric Sanders (JOP); 5-0
5th Place: #4 Evan Gill (RAN) dec. #6 Ben Montanye (FRA); 10-6
Semis: Murphy (PEH) p. Sanders (JOP); 5-3
Semis: Haas (NCA) dec. Baugher (EVT); 8-1

130:
3rd Place: #1 Joe Ramsel (HER) p. #8 Logan Smith (NHF); 1:23
5th Place: #6 Tyree Gibson (JOP) dec. #3 Nathan Kahla (TOW); 10-5
Semis: Fleming (NOR) dec. Ramsel (HER); 9-7
Semis: Hazel (OWM) dec. Kahla (TOW); 8-1

135:
3rd Place: #5 Billy Fritz (NCA) dec. #4 Hassan James (TOW); 9-2
5th Place: #3 Stephen Beam (EVT) m-dec. #7 Jake Bruno (NHF); 12-3
Semis: Swiger (HER) dec. Fritz (NCA); 10-6
Semis: Johnson (OWM) dec. Beam (EVT); 3-0

140:
3rd Place: #2 Tom Carman (NHF) p. #4 Kyle Michael (NCA); 3:12
5th Place: #5 Brandon Hoffman (OWM) dec. #6 Dustin Shackelford (EVT); 11-6
Semis: Paguia (PEH) p. Michael (NCA); 2:12
Semis: Garrett (TOW) dec. Carman (NHF); 7-0

145:
3rd Place: #4 Ramonte Wright (TOW) dec. #5 Adam Taylor (HER); 3-1
5th Place: #3 Shane Blake (FRA) p. #6 Dillon VanHouten (MAC); 3:53
Semis: Usik (EVT) dec. Taylor (HER) 2-1
Semis: Taruashvili (OWM) p. Blake (FRA); 2:37

152:
3rd Place: #5 Kyle Howard (GBR) dec. #7 Matt Eicholtz (TOW); 9-6
5th Place: #6 Jesse Bradley (EVT) wbf. over #4 Cody Vaught (OVE)
Semis: Carr (OWM) tf. Vaught (OVE); 15-0
Semis: Dell (NCA) p. Bradley (EVT); 1:07

160:
3rd Place: #3 Jann Grovogui (TOW) dec. #5 Tucker Lutz (FRA); 6-0
5th Place: #4 Eddie Merrill (NCA) dec. #10 Phil Hemling (NHF); 5-1
Semis: Johnson (OWM) m-dec. Lutz (FRA); 12-3
Semis: Volz (JOP) p. Grovogui (TOW); 3:41

171:
3rd Place: #6 Jacob Gibson (FRA) dec. #8 Patrick Clemons (PEH); 13-10
5th Place: #3 Keegan Farley (NCA) wbf. over #5 Richard Lee (HER)
Semis: Ali (OWM) p. Lee (HER); 2:25
Semis: Prescott (GBR) dec. Farley (NCA); 10-5

189:
3rd Place: #2 Tyler Wilson (PEH) dec. #5 Mitchell Burns (EVT); 5-0
5th Place: #7 Nathan Brown (FRA) dec. #15 Kevin Doll (NHF); 7-3
Semis: Schuster (NCA); dec. Burns (EVT); 4-0
Semis: Swiger (HER) p. Wilson (PEH); 1:42

215:
3rd Place: #4 Russell Barnes (OWM) p. #6 Austin Meirick (NOR); 0:34
5th Place: #3 Donnelle Allen (NWE) p. #9 Robert Fiackos (NHF); 1:40
Semis: Barner (OVE) p. Barnes (OWM); 5:53
Semis: Huber (PEH) p. Meirick (NOR); 1:06

285:
3rd Place: #6 Quincy Wise (RAN) p. # 7 Darius Carroll (OWM); 3:29
5th Place: #9 Anthony Lazon (FRA) p. #4 Cameron Furlong (NCA); 4:59
Semis: Finnerty (TOW) p. Furlong (NCA); 2:14
Semis: Ball (HER) dec. Carroll (OWM); 2-0