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NHSCA Dual

Coaches Conner and Crawford are departing Friday morning, headed to fort Whaley Campground. The campground is located at 11224 Dale Road Rt. 610 in Whaleyville, Maryland. The campground telephone number is 1-410-641-9785.

If you are not traveling with Coaches Conner or Crawford you need to rendzvous with them Friday evening. Please meet to the right of the main doors of the Wimico Center promptly at 7:00 pm Friday.

We must weigh in as a team. Look for yellow Plowboyz t-shirts or blue and gold Fluvanna t-shirts.

Contact phone numbers

Coach Chirico 1-434-962-6238

Coach Crawford 1-434-531-6789

Roster addition and change see below

We still have a hole at 189

140 filled

NHSCA Dual Practice Session I Recap

Good practice and great intensity from Coach Harshaw. I particularly liked the grind and the steering wheel. I have watched Cody Allala (Hanover) AAA State Champ use the grind to perfection.

Coach Conner and Chirico were very happy to see the number of participants that made the trip. Mothers Day practice should be another high intensity session and we hope you can attend. If not we have two more sessions planned and we hope you can attend one of the two.

Our objective when assembling this team was to attract athletes of high moral character who will serve as positive role models in our communities in the future. We have either spoken with your Coaches or we have had the opportunity to have coached you in the past; and we beleive we have acheived our goal. Our expectations of you on and off the mat are high. We are headed into the Lions Den and we need to be prepared mentally and physically.

The true measure of our success will not be ascertained on Memorial Day weekend, this will just be one of the tests along the way. "Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts." John Wooden

NHSCA Dual Team Roster

We are beginning to assemble our team for Memorial Day Weekend. There are still openings in the lineup but so far this is what we have. If you are interested contact Coach Conner @ 1-434-591-1150

103 Trey Gregory (New Kent) confirmed 4th AA State

112 Tanner Conkwright (Appomattox) confirmed 5th A State

119 Joseph Girgente (Powhattan) confirmed Regional Qualifier

125 Mikey Emana (New Kent) confirmed AA State Qualifier

130 Jeremy Hurley (Grundy) confirmed 3rd AA State

135 Taylor Reuss (Orange) confirmed 7th AA State

140 Munkush Jargalsaikhan confirmed 5th Region IV

145 Zach Morris (Albemarle) confirmed Regional Qualifier

152 Christain Chirico (Fluvanna) confirmed Regional Qualifier

160 Willie Driscoll (New Kent) confirmed 8th AA State

171 David Williams (Hidden Valley) confirmed 3rd AA State

189

215 Evan Canady (New Kent) confirmed Regional Qualifier

285 Jermey Diley (Rhappahanock)confirmed A State Runnerup

NHSCA Dual Practice Session I

Through the generosity of one individual and the cooperation of the Charlottesvile Wrestling Club and The University of Virginia we will be having our first practice Sunday May 3rd from 4pm-6pm in The U.Va. wrestling room in Onesty Hall.

We have secured four dates and each session will be an intense and spirited workout run by either Coach Steve Garland, Scott Moore or Jim Harshaw.

We hope that everyone can attend at least one session if not more as we begin to prepare for The NHSCA Duals.

To make each session more productive I am asking each wrestler to email me with a specific move that you are having difficulty with either executing, perfecting, finishing or defending.

Please email me at paul_chirico@yahoo.com

The U.Va. wrestling room is located in Onesty Hall which is directly behind Universty Hall where the Cavaliers use to play their home basketball games. University Hall is directly across the road from The (new) John Paul Jones Arena.

The John Paul Jone Arena is located at the corner of Massie Road and Route 29 (Emmet St.) in Charlottesville. I will be posting a link with more specific directions in the future.

My Apologies

Coach Conners mailing address is 2731 Ruritan Lake Road, Scottsville,Va 24590. I reported the wrong zip code.

NHSCA Dual Team Solidifies

We have ten confirmed roster spots and we are reday to begin coordinating the cost and logisitical aspects of our venture.

Our plan is to eliminate the need and cost of singlets by having each member wear a personal singlet of their own. In the future we may be able to secure 14 singlets of the same color for the event; however at this point this is not a priority.

To reduce lodging costs we plan to camp out in tents at a nearby campground. This is not mandatory if you and your parents choose to lodge in a hotel that is fine. If you and your parent, parents or guardian do plan on camping with us we will need to know as soon as posiible to secure enough campsite space by April 21st.

The campsite we are utilizing allows six campers per site. Food will be an individual item in terms of cost.

To cover the cost of the entry fee into the tournament and lodging we have determine that each wrestler will be responsible for a $60.00 entry fee. A camping fee of $40.00 per person will apply to anyone who chooses to camp.

We have not addressed the issue of transportation yet because we do not know what each individual wrestling family plans on doing ( accompany there son, staying nearby or staying at home ). We anticipate having the ability to carpool some wrestlers if there is a need. As we move closer we will ascertain that need.

We are attempting to coordinate some kind of a practice-get to know each other prior to the event at a centrally located facility. It will not be mandatory.

I will continue to post as I gather more information. If you are truly committed you can determine your needs (camping, no camping)and forward you payment to Coach Conner. Coach Conner can be reached either at 1-434-591-1150 or cconner@mail.fluco.org or by post at 2731 Ruritan Lake Road, Scottsville, Virginia 24590

NHSCA National Duals Team

Coaches Conner, Crawford and Chirico are putting a regional team together to compete at The National High School Coaches Association Dual Team Tournament. The event will be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 22nd - 25th in Salisbury, Maryland. The plan is to tent camp and compete. There will be a fee to particiapte in the event and you will be required to bring money or food to eat.

This event is demandinng and attracts good quality teams from surrounding states. It is our objective to first offer positions on this team to our own Fluco wrestlers. We have already put the word out to other Jefferson District wrestlers and even some wrestlers from over in the Valley District.

We are confident we can field a full lineup and we are eager to get that lineup solidified. You have to let us know now if you wish to attend so we may offer this to ohers.

Call Coach Conner 591-1150 if you are interested and serious about participating in this event.

9,9,09

In their thrid season The Flying Flucos advanced nine wrestlers to the Region II Tournament at Park View High School and finished ninth out of the 23 teams participating. The only Jefferson District participants finishing ahead of Fluvanna were the Lions of Louisa County.

Fluvannas wrestlers amassed a total of 63 points as they advanced through the brackets on Friday evening and throughout the day Saturday. In the end region placewinners included Senior Charlie Valentine who finished 5th in the 135 lb. weight class. Junior Jonathan Wharton finished 4th in the 125 lb. weight class while junior Willy Crawford was the Flucos lone Regional Champion. A finish of fourth or better qualify's a contestant to participate in the AA State Tournament being held in Salem, Virginia.

Other Flucos who wrestled and contributed to the 63 points were Trevor Reilly, David Holding, Christian Chirico, Nick Greco and David Harlow.

The Same But Not The Same

The Flying Flucos repeated their performance from last year by advancing nine wrestlers to the Regional Tournament. Last season the Flucos sent one wrestler to the district finals (Trevor Reilly) and came away with a 2nd place finisher. The other eight candidates finished either third or fourth.

At this years Jefferson District Tournament the Flucos sent five wrestlers to the finals and captured three firsts and two seconds.

In a sparse 112 pound weight class Trevor Reilly advanced to the finals with a perfect 6-0 district record and awaited the outcome of a bout between Jacob Harlow of Louisa and Perrin Mills of William Monroe. In the finals Reilly (F) pinned Harlow (L) at the 2:27 mark of the match. A milestone in the program Trevor Reilly is the first Jefferson District Champion from Fluvanna County. At 125 Jonathan Wharton defeated Shane O'Hara fo Monticello for the second time this season and while O'Hara has worked hard and has improved tremendously Wharton disposed of O'Hara with a pin at the 1:40 mark of the match.

Charlie Valentine avenged an earlier season loss to Jordan Breeding of Monticello in a highly contested bout in the semi finals (12-10) and advanced to the finals to meet Randy Fisher. Valentine had lost a tough bout to Fisher earlier in the season and was looking for revenge number two in the same day. Valentine a senior bound for The United States Marine Corp gave it all he had and came up short (12-7 ) to finish second.

Bumping up to 152 from his regular season spot at 145 sophomore Christian Chirico advanced to the finals with two first period pins of Ben Stone of Louisa and Doug Sizemore of William Monroe. In the finals he met senior Travis Tucker of Orange. Two five point moves; a defensive takedown and a near fall and a reversal and a near fall put the match out of reach as Chirico battled back only to lose 12-6.

A highly anticipated rematch at 171 pitted Willy Crawford of Fluvanna against Logan McNutt of Louisa. Earlier in the season McNutt pinned Crawford in front of the home fans at Louisa. With the district tournament being held at Louisa the crowd was anticipating another victory and championship for McNutt. After a 0-0 first period McNutt had choice and chose the down position. Crawford rode McNutt the entire period and chose the down position to start the third period . An early period escape gave Crawford a 1-0 advantage and put McNutt in a position of needing to press for takedown. McNutt began his assault and Crawford caught him offgaurd at the line with a well executed ankle pick and increased hid lead to 3-0. Crawford then elected to to surrender a point to McNutt and continue in the bout on their feet. McNutt pressing and Crawford defending the match ended 3-1 in favor of Crawford.

Newcomer Peter Brennan was a surprise to the squad this year and through sheer effort and a desire to win placed third. Earlier in the day Chris McCann of William Monroe tech falled Peter. Brennan and McCann both dropped into the consolation round and met in the 3-4 match. Brennan caught McCann in a headlock and pinned him to secure third place.

At 130 pounds David Holding had a tough first round draw and wrestled Taylor Reuss of Orange County who went on to win the ditrict title. Holding wrestled a magnificent match but could not muster a point and succumbed 4-0. David then wrestled a consolation match against Garrett Brown of Monticello to secure third place.

Nick Greco recorded a consolation round pin of Mike Collier of William Monroe to advance to the 3-4 match only to lose to Chris Grant of Charlottesville. A very competitive 285 pound weight class with only four participants allowed David Harlow to advance despite two loses.

Battling back spasms and injuries senior Mike Hager was unable to continue to compete and dropped out of the tournament. Freshman Alex Williams dropped his first two matches and was eliminated as did Codi Weirsma.

Twelve participants and nine wrestlers advancing made Coach Conner pleased about his teams effort. "The boys have worked hard all year long anticipating this event. Five wrestlers in the finals with four of the five returning next season along with three of the four placewinners returning is a good base for next season. I was proud of their effort and how they conducted themselves on and off the mat."

The Flucos will travel to Sterling, Va. for the regional tournament held at Park View High School where they will square off against their counterparts from the Dulles and Northwest Districts. The top four finishers will advance to the state tournament in Salem, Va. the following weekend. Good Luck to all the Flucos.

1/21/2009

Not Yet

In a bid to go undefeated in the Jefferson District The Flying Flucos fell short at the hands of powerhouse Louisa 57-21.

In their third season on the mat the Flucos have made tremendous strides and are closing the gap against their archrival Louisa Lions. With forfeits at 103 and 140 and with a starter out of the lineup at 160 the flucos knew that their chances for success were limited.The score remained close through the first nine bouts. A decision at 145 by Christian Chirco and a pin by first year wrestler Peter Brennan at 152 pulled the Fluoc's within six points 27-21. Going foward the Flucos could not muster another victory as they encountered Louisa's talented upper weight wrestlers. The Lions went on a run and recorded five straight pins fom Logan Walls, Logan McNutt, Kevin Whitmer, Charlie Elkins and Nate Whitmer adding 30 additional points for the Lions.

Earlier in the evening the Fluco's battled The Mustangs of Monticello and recorded their fifth Jefferson District victory of the year. Monticello forfeited a number of weight classes and battled valiantly but ultimately succumbed 37-33.

Notable matches of the evening pitted Jacob Marshall of Monticello against Ethan Faulls of Louisa. Marshall wrestled tough and was leading most of the way. A late period reversal by Faulls elevated him to a one point victory. In the Fluvanna/Louisa match Willie Crawford led most of the way but a late third period manuever by Logan McNutt caught Crawford off guard and McNutt pinned Crawford. A highly anticipated bout between two ranked wrestlers in the state at 171 pounds will probably occur again in the Jefferson District finals and may possibly occur in the Region II finals. The fans and the wrestlers are looking foward to the possible rematch.

1/14/2009

Fluco's Improve District Record to 4-0

With previous victories over The Orange Hornets and Charlottesville Black Knights, the Fluvanna Wrestling Team improved their district record to 4-0 with victories over the William Monroe Green Dragons and the Western Albemarle Warriors.

In the first match of the evening, the Flucos faced off against William Monroe. After trading forfeits and pins, the score was tied 12-12 after the first 4 bouts. Once ahead, Fluvanna never looked back and ended the match with a 50 -28 victory.

Congratulations to Coach Sizemore, his staff, and his wrestlers. This is William Monroe's second season, their returning wrestlers showed tremendous improvement and they were able to fill 12 of the 14 weight classes. With a keen interest in competition and a committment to sportsmanship, the Green Dragons are an assett to the Jefferson District.

The second match of the evening pitted the Warriors against the Flucos. In a see-saw battle, the score remained 33-30 through the first eleven bouts in favor of Fluvanna. Wins by Weirsma, Greco and Harlow sealed the deal and the Flucos prevailed with a 48-30 victory.

The Flucos' two final district matches will be at Louisa High School on Wednesday the 21st. Victories over the Monticello Mustangs and Louisa Lions would give the Flucos a perfect district record. The key to achieving this goal will be forfeits and matchups, and the Flucos will have to have outstanding performances at all weight classes. For quite some time, Louisa has been (and is) the strongest team in the district. The Mustangs always have a respectable team and will be a formidable foe. Coach Conner and Coach Chirico are pleased to be in this position in their third season and attribute their success to the hard work and committment put forth by all the members of the team.