Montgomery County 2005-2006 All-Gazette: Wrestling

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Wrestler of the Year

Brad Katzenberger

Damascus, Sr., 160 pounds (36-0)

Overcame rough junior campaign to capture county, region and state titles and finished with a perfect record.

Coach of the Year

Dave Hopkins

Damascus, 20th year

Guided Swarmin’ Hornets (17-1) to 4A-3A West Region dual-meet crown and to the county and regional tournament titles.

Will SharbaughWhitman, Jr., 103 pounds (37-0)

Won county and regional championships, and then won his first state title.

Sean McCartyNorthwest, Soph., 112 pounds (37-1)

Followed stellar freshman campaign by winning county and regional titles while placing second at the 4A-3A state meet.

Andy LowySherwood, Jr., 119 pounds (34-0)

Lowy capped an undefeated season by capturing his second consecutive state championship.

Zach TolbertMagruder, Sr., 125 pounds (26-2)

Recovered from off-season surgery on both knees to return to form, winning the regional title, and placing second in the state.

Rheatt BeattieSherwood, Jr., 125 pounds (31-1)

Sidelined for the regional and state tournaments due to illness, but went undefeated against county competition, winning the county title.

Steven GambleSherwood, Fr., 130 pounds (34-4)

Showed steady improvement over the season, avenging early setbacks to win county, region, and ultimately a state title.

Steven MillerPaint Branch, Soph., 135 pounds (36-4)

Best county wrestler in the weight class helped Paint Branch to qualify for 4A-3A West Region duals, and won county and regional titles.

Josh RosenthalR. Montgomery, Sr., 140 pounds (40-5)

Season-long upswing culminated in county and regional titles. Placed sixth at the state tournament.

Roger TorresPoolesville, Sr., 145 pounds (38-3)

Finished solid career by winning first county title, while also placing second at regionals and fifth at the 2A-1A state meet.

Eren CivanWhitman, Jr., 152 pounds (38-0)

Maybe the most dominant wrestler in the county. Won third straight county, regional and state titles. Owns a career record of 118-0.

Brent StewartPaint Branch, Sr., 171 pounds (38-1)

Became the Panthers’ first state champion since 2002, capping a season in which he also won county and regional titles.

Aaron FinkhousenNorthwest, Sr., 189 pounds (34-3)

Walter Johnson transfer pounded competition en route to county and regional titles. Finished career by taking fifth at the state meet.

John HollowayMagruder, Sr., 215 pounds (31-0)

Enjoyed an undefeated senior season and won every major title, including a second consecutive state championship.

Jim PopeGeorgetown Prep, Sr., 215 pounds (35-4)

Placed first at IAC, Maryland Private School and St. Albans tournaments and took second at National Preps in breakout year.

Mark WilsonWatkins Mill, Sr., 275 pounds (40-2)

Proved to be best wrestler in loaded weight class, placing first at regionals, third at states and second at the county tournament.

Honorable mention

Eddie Obendorfer, Damascus, Soph. (103)

Danny Lethbridge, Paint Branch, Soph. (112)

Vince Chirichella, Paint Branch, Jr. (119)

Dan Hawvermale, Good Counsel, Sr. (125)

Brian Flores ,Whitman, Sr. (130)

Blair Barnhard, Damascus, Jr. (135)

Robert Dudley, Quince Orchard, Jr. (135)

Sergey Golosinskiy, Springbrook, Sr. (140)

Thad Stephens, Magruder, Sr. (145)

Mike Mascio, Quince Orchard, Jr. (152)

Jorge Bazan, Richard Montgomery, Sr. (160)

Daniel Heiney-Gonzalez, Rockville, Sr. (171)

Phil Menapace, Blake, Sr. (189)

Pat Lazear, Whitman, Jr. (215)

Tyler Barberi, Damascus, Sr. (275)

Tony Ayigah, Paint Branch, Sr. (275)