CHESAPEAKE – It was strength in size and numbers.

Saturday, December 23, 2000

CHESAPEAKE – It was strength in size and numbers.

The Chesapeake Panthers beat the Meigs Marauders at their own game as they posted a 49-30 wrestling win Thursday.

"I thought Meigs was real strong in the upper weight classes, but we did well against them. I thought our guys wrestled real well," Chesapeake coach Phil Davis said.

Two of the tougher wins for the Panthers were Chester Collins 14-4 decision of Johnny Krawsczyni in the 130-pound division and Steve Smith’s pin of Donny Barnett at 135.

"Collins and Smith wrestled pretty well. And (Eddie) Neel wrestled a couple of exhibition with some bigger kids and did real well," said Davis.

Chesapeake is at Gallipolis Saturday, Dec. 30.

Here are the results:

103 – Bill Jenkins (Ch) by forfeit; 112 – Caleb Robbins (Ch) by forfeit; 119- Buddy Hardy (Ch) by forfeit: 125 Chad Pennington (Ch) by forfeit; 130 – Chester Collins (Ch) decisioned Johnny Krawsczyni (M) 14-4; 135 – Steven Smith (Ch) pinned Donny Barnett (M); 140 – Eddie Neel (Ch) by forfeit; 145 – Matt Mullins (M) by forfeit; 152 – Matt O’Brien (M) by forfeit; 160 – Jimmy Kinder (Ch) decisioned Nick McLaughlin (M) 12-8; 171 – Joe Rupe (M) pinned Larry McDonald (Ch); 189 – Jeremy Roush (M) pinned Dale Ferguson (Ch); 215 – Zach Davis (M) pinned Brian Marshall (Ch); 275 – Josh McDonald (Ch) pinned Nate Grant (M).