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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 3, 2011
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Antonio Longino, first year wrestler from East Cleveland Shaw, a Kansas football recruit, will take on Nick Tavanello (Wadsworth) at 215 pounds in the quarter finals.
Longino must be an absolute stud of an athlete to have a 27-2 record as a first year wrestler. I'm looking for him to shock the Schott tomorrow by pinning returning state champ Tavanello in the first period. I don't expect it to be conventional. He'll likely be losing when it happens. But this tournament needs an amazing upset as it has been almost ho-hum in it's predictability thus far.
So, I'm picking Longino to get the job done.
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Chris Thomas added to this discussion on March 4, 2011
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Hank a very good observation i work with Antonio everyday, but couldn't make it to the state tournament this weekend. True he is a first year wrestler, and a freak athlete. If Nick overlooks him he could get pinned. Antonio is a very strong athlete. he came into this wrestling season at 194 pounds with only 3% body fat so the coaching staff added 10 pounds of muscule because he wasn't allowed to cut to 189 pounds. Longino doesn't even understand what he has accomplished thus far. He feels he should pin everyone. this year he lost to lorain( who's in the quarters) Willis because he was dq for not shaving good enough. He led that match 7-1 before being dq. Then his second defeat was to ransom who he would pin 9/10 times. He has beat patrick twice once by fall and once by dec. He pinned a pretty good kid from barberton, he has pinned 6 kids from off the brakeman report to date. He has a punchers chance that's for sure. I hope your right.
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 4, 2011
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Chris: I'm from the Heights area so I feel a kinship to Shaw from years of competing against them. Longino is a great story. The only negative is that if Longino gets it done, John Gramuglia might have a stroke. That guy gets a bit too intense for his own good.
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Chris Thomas added to this discussion on March 4, 2011
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lol I might have a stroke too. Thanks hank for being so informed. the only people that won't be shock is the coaching staff and I. and o'course Longino! what years did you compete against shaw?
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 4, 2011
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Listening to the match on-line. Longino down 7-2. Sounds like Tavanello is wrestling a smart match...
Josh just mentioned my name. Thanks for the shout out.
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Chris Thomas added to this discussion on March 4, 2011
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we picked the wrong upset, borroughs over ty davis was big. Longino has rakim johnson next round let's see what happens.
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Discussion Topic: Tomorrow's Upset Special
Steve Lester added to this discussion on March 6, 2011
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I remember picking Collinwood's David Armstrong to win state in 2004 (contest on Yappi). Alas it was not to be, though I still think he was the best Senate wrestler of the past decade. He AND Jay Hunt were district champs that year at Mass Perry.
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