High School Wrestling:
Camden Catholic Holds Off Highland

Saturday, January 31, 1998

By Art Redd
SJSports Staff Writer

Whenever two good teams get together to compete against each other, usually the parking lot is a sign that a good sporting event is about to happen. Let's take the wrestling match where Highland traveled to Camden Catholic. The parking lot was packed from front to back. And if you showed up late, you had to struggle to get a seat in the house. Everyone in attendance had to remember last year's match against these two teams. That's when Highland's long winning streak came to an end by the Irish. Camden Catholic continued their winning streak against Highland and held off 31-29.

This tight match had first period pins by Camden Catholic's Jim Perry and Mike Bagocious. Those pins pushed Camden Catholic out to a 21-3 lead which Highland could not overcome. The key match of the night was the 215-pound weight class. With Highland down late in the match, Brent Tyson and Don Henley of Highland both needed pins to have any chance to pull out the victory. Mike Denin in the 215-weight class lost his match against Tyson, but was not pinned. That was enough to hold off Highland's charge. Highland had one team point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Here are the results from each weight class: