Spartans Start Off Season on the Right Track

Broad Run Posts a 4-1 Record on the Day

  The Spartans started the season on a solid note this weekend posting 4 wins; 3 of them in their pool and a quality win over crosstown rival Potomac Falls.  Broad Run entered Tuscarora with a team that has a mixture of young and old on its roster, but also a team with a definite lack of Varsity level mat time.  Of the 18 members traveling to the event, only 4 had seen more than 50 Varsity matches.  Even with the level of inexperience, the coaching staff was setting high expectations and hoping on a perfect record on the day.

  And that plan started on the right track as Broad Run dismantled the 3rd year program of Tuscarora by a score of 57-17.  Not only did the Spartans win 10 of the 14 matches, the recorded 9 pins, and rolled off 8 in a row at one point!  Recording the fastest pin of the round was Senior Logan Shain in only :23.

  Up next for the Spartans was another former Dulles District rival; Dominion High School.  Again, Broad Run was able to easily handle the Titans, defeating them by a score of 60-23.  Much like the first match, the Spartans went pin crazy, linking 7 straight pins together to start the match, going ahead 42-0 before giving up even a single match point to an opponent.  Shain once again went to work quickly, recording his 2nd of 4 total pins on the day, but missing his fastest pin time by :11, pinning his second opponent in 34 seconds.

  Warren County ended the short undefeated streak for the Spartans as they brought BR back to earth with a disappointing 50-16 loss.  While the Wildcats are a tough, physical team, the Spartans were only able to find 4 wins and only a single pin against their opponent.  Logan Shain, Phillip James and Zach Fossett all were able to stay undefeated on the day, and Shain was able to record a 3rd pin, to lead the team overall.

  The Spartans would come back strong in the final round of pool matches against the Knights of John Champe, a new Loudoun County school splitting off from Freedom.  Champe held 5 forfeits in their lineup, making for a relatively easy 67-12 victory for the Spartans.

  Finally, in the most exciting and intriguing match of the night, the Spartans faced off against long time rival Potomac Falls.  Coached by former BR alum Rob Puterio, the Panthers finished 3-1 in their pool, as did the Spartans.  As they started at the 220 weight class, the Spartans jumped out to an early lead pinning their first 3 opponents.  The match tightened as Broad Run lost 3 of the next 4 but they were able to come back strong winning 5 of the last 7 to solidify a 4-1 record for the day with a 42-27 win.

  Winning Most Valuable Wrestler for Broad Run on the weekend was Tyler Corbo who went 3-2 with some key victories for the team.  The Spartans travel to the NOVA Classic next Friday for an individual tournament over 2 days.  Be sure to check into Facebook and Twitter for updates and results.