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.