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North Mason senior Jon Day arches his Saunders on Friday at Mat Classic XXV. back to avoid a pin at 132 pounds during his first-round bout against Journal photos by Emily Hanson Grandview junior Joesiah BULLDOGS Continued from page B-1 Chase's arm got caught a bit right in the spot he's had trouble." After the loss, McCarty said Davis's arm was taped up and iced. Davis came back in the consolation bracket to win his second match by fall against Ellensburg junior Jason Glenn in 3:37. Davis lost his final match to Steila- coom senior Jordan Leech by pin in 3:47. "In his third match, his shoulder started hurting again, then he got put in a cradle and down to his back," McCarty said. Junior Tommy Marsh, at 182 pounds, also ended the tournament with a 1-2 re- cord. "In his first match, Tommy went out there like gangbusters and was dominat- ing (Steilacoom senior Jackson Leech)," McCarty said. "Then, (Leech) got an es- cape and Tommy sagged. The wind went out of his sails and (Leech) got him on his back and pinned him." Marsh lost to Leech by pin at 3:20. He came back to win his second match by pin at 2:30 against Anacortes sophomore Aron Tisinger. "Being in the dome is a whole dif- ferent place to wrestle and Tommy got overwhelmed," McCarty said. "He came back and wrestled fantastic in his second round." North Mason assistant wrestling coach Shawn Varick, left, and head coach Bill McCarty, right, give advice to sophomore Tyler Grewell after his first-round loss at 160 pounds Friday at Mat Classic XXV. Marsh's final match was a double and then gave up a foolish hand-locking overtime 9-7 decision loss to Centralia penalty and an escape to tie." sophomore Kyzer Bailey. McCarty said Marsh was devastated "They just battled the whole time,"by the loss. McCarty said. "In the third period, Tom- "But at the same time, he went toe- my had (Bailey) with a few seconds left to-toe with (Bailey), who took second at state last year," McCarty said. "This will really improve Tommy's confidence." Finally, at 132 pounds, senior Jon Day ended his wrestling career with a 0-2 record at state. "Jon's a senior and this is only his third year wrestling," McCarty said. "He's worked really hard, he's one of the hardest workers in our program. ! wish I'd had him for another year." Day lost by major decision 11-0 to Grandview junior Joseiah Saunders in his first round. His second round was a 3:30 pin loss to Burlington-Edison senior Tanner Zavala. "He just came up against a couple of kids and he was outmatched," McCarty said. Despite the losses the Bulldogs suf- fered, McCarty said Mat Classic was a great tournament with fantastic out- comes. The tournament will also give the Bulldogs three state-participant return- ers next year and two state alternate re- turners. "I think we'll be really strong next year," McCarty said. He described his first year as head coach as a "mixed bag." "I'm still learning how to be in charge of everything," McCarty said. "I've seen some things I can incorporate into our team." He said that, like the Bulldog wres- tlers, he has some work to do in the off- season. North Mason junior Chase Davis, at left, takes a breather during an injury timeout in his first-round bout against W.F. West Chehalis junior Nick Lund. Davis injured his shoulder during the match, resulting in an injury default loss for the Bulldog at 195 pounds. North Mason junior Tommy Marsh, at right, faces off against Steilacoom senior Jackson Leech during their first-round bout at 182 pounds. Mason County Journal -Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013- Page B-15