Houston Academy wrestler Andrew Gil finished as the 170-weight class runner-up at Beauregard’s Hornet Slam 8 Tournament on Saturday.
The Raider wrestler trailed Tallassee’s Joseph Hooks 10-7 late in the match before earning an escape with 21 seconds to pull within two points. He then earned a takedown to tie it with 14 seconds left and added a pin four seconds later with the match tied at 10-10 with 10 seconds left in regulation.
Gil, though, lost in the finals to Stanhope Elmore’s unbeaten Connor Russo in the championship match on a second-period pin . It was the second loss to Russo for Gil, who is 27-4 on the season. Gil opened with a first-period pin over Valley’s Dallas Arnett and a second-period pin over Tallassee’s Marques Freeman .
People are also reading… Seven other HA wrestlers competed at the meet with five earning a win. Jonah Beaver , David Sack , Miller Rane , Jack Jones and Hughes Williams all went 1-2. All the wins were by pinfalls.Tags Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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