Musselman goes 5-2 at Andrew Kenney Memorial Classic at Sherando

Musselman started the season off with a 5-2 mark in dual meets at the Andrew Kenney Memorial Classic at Sherando.  Musselman assistant coach Kyle Symons was a teammate of Kenney's in high school.  Here are the dual meet results from this past weekend.

Win over St. Mary's Ryken, MD (48-33)
Win over Amherst, VA (42-33)
Loss to Clarke County, VA (39-31)
Win over Kettle Run, VA (59-15)
Loss to Warren County, VA (46-29)
Win over Oakton, VA (48-27)
Win over John Champe, VA (49-29)

Musselman to open season this weekend

The Musselman wrestling team will open their 2014-2015 campaign this coming weekend at Sherando High School in Stephens City, Virginia in the Andrew Kenney Memorial Classic.  Friday will begin with pool action.  In the pool, Musselman will wrestle St. Mary's Ryken out of Maryland, and Amherst (VA).

Preseason WV Mat Team Rankings

Musselman wrestling is receiving votes this week for the initial top 10 team poll.  The WV Mat poll serves as the official rankings for the state of West Virginia.  The preseason poll looks like this.

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg
3. Parkersburg South
4. George Washington
5. Point Pleasant
6. Wheeling Park
7. Cabell Midland
8. Lewis County
9. Ripley
10. Washington

Other teams receiving votes: University, Musselman, Greenbrier East

Spirit Packs

Wrestlers will be receiving order forms for their spirit packs today.  This year's gear will be designed by Compound Team Wear.  They do great work and design for many of the top programs in the country.  These logos will be on the team wear this season.  I will post pictures of the gear after the artwork is finished.

2014-2015 Musselman Wrestling Schedule

December 12-13 - Andrew Kenney Memorial Tournament at Sherando (VA)

December 19-20 - Musselman Duals

December 29-30 - Wheeling Park Duals

January 3 - Quad at University (Point Pleasant/Preston)

January 9-10 - Hub Cup at North Hagerstown (MD)
January 17-18 - Escape the Rock Tournament - Council Rock South (PA)

January 23-24 - WSAZ Tournament at Huntington

January 31 - Pin Down Cancer Tournament at John Champe (VA)

February 6 - EPAC Tournament at TBA

February 21 - Region II Tournament at TBA

February 26-28 - WVSSAC AAA State Tournament at Big Sandy Superstore Arena - Huntington

Region II Tournament Tomorrow

The Region II tournament is tomorrow at Martinsburg High School.  The tournament begins at 9:30 and the sixth ranked Musselman Applemen will be shooting for their first regional championship in school history.  Also in the tournament will be eighth ranked Buckhannon-Upshur, just outside the top ten Washington, Elkins, Lewis County, Jefferson, Martinsburg, Hedgesville, Hampshire, and Spring Mills.  Come out and support the Applemen as they attempt to do something that has never been done before in Musselman history.

Final Regular Season Rankings Update - February 19th

Musselman comes in at number 6 in the final team poll from WV Mat.  Regionals are this weekend at Martinsburg High School.

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg
3. Parkersburg South
4. Wheeling Park
5. Point Pleasant
6. Musselman
7. George Washington
8. Buckhannon-Upshur
9. Cabell Midland
10. Ripley

Also receiving votes - Washington

106 - Camerin Rawlings - 7th
113 - PJ Dolan - 6th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 3rd
126 - Tyler Thomas - 8th
132 - Todd Williams - 6th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 5th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 4th

Applemen Are EPAC Champions

The Musselman Applemen finished off a strong regular season last Wednesday night with a sweep of a tri-meet at Hedgesville High School.  Musselman opened up the night with a win over Spring Mills.  They then finished off the night with a 51-30 victory over Hedgesville.  The win put the Applemen at 23-1 to finish the regular season, and they also went undefeated within the conference to become the first Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference champions.  The Applemen look forward to this coming Saturday at Martinsburg High School in the Region II tournament.

Rankings Update - February 12th

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg South
3. Parkersburg
4. Wheeling Park
5. Point Pleasant
6. Musselman
7. George Washington
8. Buckhannon Upshur
9. Ripley
10. Cabell Midland

106 - Camerin Rawlings - 8th
113 - PJ Dolan - 7th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 3rd
126 - Tyler Thomas - 8th
132 - Todd Williams - 6th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 5th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 4th

Applemen To End Regular Season Wednesday Night At Hedgesville

Musselman is preparing for the home stretch with it's final regular season matches of the season.  The Applemen (21-1) will head to Hedgesville High School for a tri-meet with both Hedgesville and Spring Mills.  If the Applemen win both of those duals they will be crowned the Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference champions.

Kernan Takes Title, Short-Handed Applemen Take 6th at John Champe Tourney

Kody Kernan paced the Musselman Applemen as they took 6th at the Takedown Cancer tournament at John Champe High School in Aldie, Virginia with only nine wrestlers in the lineup.  Kernan tech falled Briar Woods' Mick Zahora in the finals.  PJ Dolan took third, Derek Estep took third, Todd Williams took third, and Bradley DeRito took fourth.

Kernan Break All-Time Win Mark at Musselman

2013 WV state champion Kody Kernan became Musselman High School's all-time wins leader last night with his final victory.  Kernan finished 3-0 on the night and his final match was a 4-0 decision win over #2 ranked 145 pounder Jarod Jones of Washington.  The win was Kernan's 169th career victory.  Congratuations to Kody on this amazing achievement.

Applemen Sweep Quad

The Musselman Applemen swept a quad last night against all Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference opponents.  The Applemen shut out Jefferson 76-0 in the first dual, then beat Martinsburg 66-9 in the secod dual.  In the final dual the Applemen took on defending 2x regional champion Washington.  Musselman came out with a 42-30 win in that dual.  The Applemen move on to wrestle in a tournament at John Champe High School in Aldie, Virginia this Saturday.  Musselman improves to 21-1 with the sweep last night.

All-Academic State Team, All-Academic Honor Roll

The following Musselman wrestlers were named to the All-Academic Honor Roll

Steven Deadwyler
Bradley DeRito

The following Musselman wrestlers/managers were named to the All-Academic State Team

Danny Arndt
Dylan Davis
Kyle DeGrave
John Grove
Kelcie Jenkins
Kody Kernan
Kole Kernan
Tristan Kimble
Britnee Porterfield
Anna Stas
David Stas
Tyler Thomas
Todd Williams

Rankings Update - January 29th

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg South
3. Parkersburg
4. Wheeling Park
5. Point Pleasant
6. George Washington
7. Musselman
8. Buckhannon Upshur
9. Ripley
10. Cabell Midland

106 - Camrin Rawlings - 8th
113 - PJ Dolan - 8th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 3rd
126 - Tyler Thomas - 8th
132 - Todd Williams - 6th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 6th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 4th

Applemen Take Championship at Woodgrove Tournament

The Musselman Applemen took the championship at the Get Your Bell Rung Invitational at Woodgrove, VA on Saturday.  In pool action Musselman beat St. Paul's (MD) 54-24, Riverbend (VA) 60-18, and Skyline (VA) 32-24.  Then in the 1st place pool Musselman beat Woodgrove (VA) 39-36, and then in the finals beat previously unbeaten Liberty Christian (VA) 39-36 to take home the first place team trophy.  The Applemen improved to (18-1) in dual matches.

Rankings Update - January 22

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg South
3. Parkersburg
4. Wheeling Park
5. Point Pleasant
6. Musselman
7. George Washington
8. Buckhannon Upshur
9. Ripley
10. Cabell Midland
10. Washington

106 - Camrin Rawlings - 8th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 3rd
126 - Tyler Thomas - 9th
132 - Todd Williams - 6th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 5th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 7th

Applemen take 3rd at Winners Choice

Musselman placed third in the prestigious Winners Choice Tournament in Fairmont this past weekend.  Parkersburg won the tournament, and Point Pleasant finished second.  Kody Kernan was the lone champion for the Applemen.  Bradley DeRito and David Stas took second, Derek Estep took fourth, Todd Williams placed fifth, Tyler Thomas placed sixth, and Camrin Rawlings took eighth.

Updated Rankings - January 15th

The Applemen are currently ranked fourth once again in this week's rankings.  Musselman will be in action at the Winners Choice Tournament this weekend at the Fairmont Armory.

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg South
3. Parkersburg
4. Musselman
5. Wheeling Park
6. Washington
7. Point Pleasant
8. George Washington
9. Buckhannon Upshur
10. Ripley

106 - Camrin Rawlings - 4th
113 - PJ Dolan - 4th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 4th
126 - Tyler Thomas - 8th
132 - Todd Williams - 7th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 5th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 7th

Applemen Take 3rd at Hub Cup

Musselman competed in the Hub Cup tournament at North Hagerstown High School this past weekend.  The Applemen ended up third in the 23 team field trailing champion Cape Henolopen, DE by 20 points. North Hagerstown took second in the tournament.  Champions for the Applemen were Kody Kernan who was also voted the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament, and Bradley DeRito.  Finishing runner-up for Musselman were Danny Arndt and David Stas.  Derek Estep took third, PJ Dolan took fourth, and Todd Williams placed 5th.  The Applemen will head to Fairmont this weekend for the Winners Choice tournament.

Rankings Update - January 8th

Musselman has moved up to fourth in the lastest WV Mat poll.  They also have 9 wrestlers currently ranked in their weight classes.

1. Huntington
2. Parkersburg
3. Parkersburg South
4. Musselman
5. Wheeling Park
6. Washington
7. Point Pleasant
8. George Washington
9. Buckhannon Upshur
10. Ripley

106 - Camrin Rawlings - 4th
113 - PJ Dolan - 4th
120 - Bradley DeRito - 4th
126 - Tyler Thomas - 8th
132 - Todd Williams - 7th
138 - Kody Kernan - 1st
160 - Danny Arndt - 4th
182 - David Stas - 1st
220 - Derek Estep - 7th

Applemen Take Two Wins In Tri-Meet

The Musselman Applemen wrestling team was very successful last night in a tri-meet against county opponents at Martinsburg High School.  The Applemen started off the night with a 76-6 win over short-handed Spring Mills.  The win included a win for Bradley DeRito who bumped up a weight class to take on ranked Demetreus Jalepes which he can out a 8-4 winner.  Then Musselman wrestled Martinsburg and took a 68-12 win.

This Week for the Applemen

This week is going to be a busy week for the Musselman Applemen wrestlers.  On Tuesday the JV squad will head to Sherando (VA), then on Thursday they will head to John Champe (VA).  The varsity squad will be in action Wednesday night in a tri at Martinsburg High School against Martinsburg and Spring Mills.  Then on Friday and Saturday the varsity team will be in the very tough Hub Cup tournament at North Hagerstown (MD) High School.

Applemen go 3-0 at University Quad

The fifth ranked Musselman Applemen took to Morgantown yesterday and came away with a huge win for the program.  Musselman started out the quad with a 60-15 victory over Preston.  Then they took on host University and walked away with a 45-28 victory.  Then in the final dual, Musselman took on seventh ranked Point Pleasant.  The Applemen walked away with a 42-31 victory there.  Undefeated for the Applemen were Camrin Rawlings, PJ Dolan, Bradley DeRito, Kody Kernan, David Stas, and Kyle DeGrave.  2-1 for the Applemen were Todd Williams and Danny Arndt.