Cougar gym was rocking last week with a nice size crowd that came out to support the Connally wrestlers as they took on PISD opponents Pflugerville and Hendrickson. At the end of the night it was the Cougars who proved they were the best team in the city as they beat the Panthers 66-17 and the Hawks 60-22. Pflugerville scored a team win over Hendrickson 44-36.

“It’s great to win and end on a positive note as well as build school spirit,” Cougar coach Bill Robertson said. Robertson also noted that he was happy with the improvement of his squad and said he felt their hard work was building toward a good district showing.

The first part of the meet saw the Panthers and the Cougars face off with the 119-pound class starting things off as Pflugerville’s Calib Tanner took on Connally’s Damon Anderson. Tanner scored two points in the first period and Anderson picked up one. Tanner kept the heat on scoring several more times and getting the win by technical fall (18-1).

Next up was the 125 class which pitted Panther Darius Sterhling against Connally’s Cedric Robertson. The Cougars gained momentum with Robertson scoring two points in the first and ending the second with a near pin. Robertson smelled the win and took control, scoring four points before pinning Sterhling with 59.8 seconds left.

Robertson’s win via pin started a string of Cougar pinfall victories. Connally’s Davonte Lyons pinned Panther John McLoed to win the 135 class. Cougar Jealious Ordillano (140 pounds) followed Lyons’ win with a pin of Panther Greg Lemieux. Bryan Chang pinned Kevin Cassanda to win the 145 class with 53 seconds left in the first round.

The Cougar pin parade briefly stopped as Pflugerville got forfeit wins at 152 and 160 pounds. But it started again at 171 pounds as Connally’s Greg Foster took on Pflugerville’s Charlie Morgan. In the first round Foster scored several points and Morgan countered with five points on three moves. Foster scored on six moves for a total of nine points. The second round would see Foster take command and pin his Panther opponent with 1:02 left.

Connally’s Kenneth Defee scored a win by pin over Lorenzo Williams at 189 pounds. Cougar Jacob Wertz followed with a win by pin, besting Panther Deondre Barrs at 215 pounds. Connally’s James Revada (285 pounds) wrapped things up, pinning Panther Ty Turner with 15.2 seconds remaining in the first round.

The Panthers and Hawks would face off next. The two teams traded forfeit wins to start the match. McLoed put Pflugerville on the board by picking up a 20-17 win over Hendrickson’s Royzell Gothright at 135 pounds.

The 140-pound class brought Panther Lemieux and Hendrickson’s Lance Parker to the mat. Parker dominated the points total before getting a pin in the third with 1:24 left.

Panther Daniel Ochoa faced off with Hawk Nic Garza at 152 pounds. Garza prevailed with a pin with 1:07 left in the second for the Hawk win.

Pflugerville got a win from Cedric Goldwire at 160, Ty Turner (285) and Calib Turner (119). Hendrickson got a win from Chris Cook (189).

The Cougars stepped up to face the Hawks to conclude the night.

Connally’s Maurice Billingsley opened things with a pin of Michael Chapman at 130 pounds with 42.6 seconds left in the first.

The 135 class saw Connally’s Lyons and Hendricksons’ Gothright face off. Lyons grabbed control and scored 12 points on his way to a pin in the third with 1:24 left.

The Cougars got wins from Ordillano (140) and Defee (189). Hendrickson’s Omar Contreras bested Cedric Haley 13-3 at 152 pounds. The Hawks’ J.T. Kay pinned Darrell Nix to win the 285-pound matchup.

The fastest pin of the night saw Connally’s fiery Cesar Flores take out his 103-pound opponent Hawk Chad Googe in the first 15 seconds for the pin.

The 119 class concluded the match with Cougar Damon Anderson pinning Grayson Sims with 53.9 seconds left in the first. Wpin. Robertson smelled the win and took control, scoring four points before pinning Sterhling with 59.8 seconds left.

Robertson’s win via pin started a string of Cougar pinfall victories. Connally’s Davonte Lyons pinned Panther John McLoed to win the 135 class. Cougar Jealious Ordillano (140 pounds) followed Lyons’ win with a pin of Panther Greg Lemieux. Bryan Chang pinned Kevin Cassanda to win the 145 class with 53 seconds left in the first round.

The Cougar pin parade briefly stopped as Pflugerville got forfeit wins at 152 and 160 pounds. But it started again at 171 pounds as Connally’s Greg Foster took on Pflugerville’s Charlie Morgan. In the first round Foster scored several points and Morgan countered with five points on three moves. Foster scored on six moves for a total of nine points. The second round would see Foster take command and pin his Panther opponent with 1:02 left.

Connally’s Kenneth Defee scored a win by pin over Lorenzo Williams at 189 pounds. Cougar Jacob Wertz followed with a win by pin, besting Panther Deondre Barrs at 215 pounds. Connally’s James Revada (285 pounds) wrapped things up, pinning Panther Ty Turner with 15.2 seconds remaining in the first round.

The Panthers and Hawks would face off next. The two teams traded forfeit wins to start the match. McLoed put Pflugerville on the board by picking up a 20-17 win over Hendrickson’s Royzell Gothright at 135 pounds.

The 140-pound class brought Panther Lemieux and Hendrickson’s Lance Parker to the mat. Parker dominated the points total before getting a pin in the third with 1:24 left.

Panther Daniel Ochoa faced off with Hawk Nic Garza at 152 pounds. Garza prevailed with a pin with 1:07 left in the second for the Hawk win.

Pflugerville got a win from Cedric Goldwire at 160, Ty Turner (285) and Calib Turner (119). Hendrickson got a win from Chris Cook (189).

The Cougars stepped up to face the Hawks to conclude the night.

Connally’s Maurice Billingsley opened things with a pin of Michael Chapman at 130 pounds with 42.6 seconds left in the first.

The 135 class saw Connally’s Lyons and Hendricksons’ Gothright face off. Lyons grabbed control and scored 12 points on his way to a pin in the third with 1:24 left.

The Cougars got wins from Ordillano (140) and Defee (189). Hendrickson’s Omar Contreras bested Cedric Haley 13-3 at 152 pounds. The Hawks’ J.T. Kay pinned Darrell Nix to win the 285-pound matchup.

The fastest pin of the night saw Connally’s fiery Cesar Flores take out his 103-pound opponent Hawk Chad Googe in the first 15 seconds for the pin.

The 119 class concluded the match with Cougar Damon Anderson pinning Grayson Sims with 53.9 seconds left in the first.