By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
Losses in dual meets have not come very often for the Caribou varsity wrestling team, but the squad tasted a rare defeat Saturday in a match against Ellsworth held in Bangor.
The Vikings lost the match, 40-33, and are now 17-2 on the season.
“We didn’t have as good of a performance against Ellsworth,” said Caribou coach Todd Albert, “but hopefully it will help to refocus to improve.”
Caribou did win its other two matches – at Fort Kent last Tuesday and over John Bapst Saturday.
Deion Caudill, Lance Jandreau and Jason Case all went a perfect 4-0 on the week, which includes individual victories over Orono opponents Saturday afternoon. Brendon Wood and Jandreau were credited by their coach with having strong performances in the match at Fort Kent.
Caribou 43, Fort Kent 28
103 lbs., Amber Kelley (Car) by forfeit; 112, Megan Pelletier (FK) by forfeit; 119, Case (Car) by forfeit; 125, Cameron Hill (Car) by forfeit; 130, Wood (Car) by major decision over Cody Lozier, 15-7; 135, Jandreau (Car ) by decision over Spencer Levesque, 9-8; 140, Jeremy Voisine (FK) pinned Dustin Green, 1:43; 145, Joshua Pelletier (FK) by decision over Jake Michaud, 5-0; 152, Colby Conroy (Car) pinned Jacob Tardiff, :39; 160, Brandon Hartt (FK) by decision over Levi Bither, 7-3; 171, Austin Theriault (FK) pinned Jake Maher, 5:04; 189, Caudill (Car) pinned Jeremy Theriault, 1:15; 215, Nick Michaud (Car) by forfeit; 285, Brenton Levesque (FK) by major decision over Levi Swan (Car), 15-6
Ellsworth 40, Caribou 33
103, Kelley (Car) by forfeit; 112, Case (Car) pinned Terry Southerland, 1:34; 119- Zach Harris (Ells) by decision over Michael Selander, 5-0; 125, Brandon Goncalves (Ells) pinned Cameron Hill, 1:12; 130, Wood (Car) pinned Dustin Smelly, 5:44; 135, Steven Grant (Ells) by decision over Green, 7-6; 140, Jandreau (Car) pinned Beau Wilber, 1:52; 145, Sam Lounder (Ells) pinned Jacob Bither, :39; 152, Ben Wildes (Ells) by major decision over Conroy, 11-3; 160, L. Bither (Car) pinned Harry Whitmore, 4:24; 171, Michael Philippon (Ells) pinned Maher, 1:25; 189, Patrick Kidder (Ells) pinned Michaud, 1:06; 215, Caudill (Car) by decision over Josh Fowler, 6-0; 285, Mike Garland (Ells) pinned Levi Swan, 1:59.
Caribou 78, John Bapst 6
103, Kelley (Car) by forfeit; 112, Case (Car) by forfeit; 119, Selander (Car) by forfeit; 125, Wood (Car) by forfeit; 130, Green (Car) by forfeit; 135, Jandreau (Car) by forfeit; 140, Lucas Kinney (Car) by forfeit; 145, Brendan Hall (John Bapst) pinned J. Bither, 1:57; 152, Conroy (Car) by forfeit; 160- L. Bither (Car) by forfeit; 171, Maher (Car) by forfeit; 189, Caudill (Car) by forfeit; 215, Michaud (Car) by forfeit; 285, Swan (Car) by forfeit
Matches against Orono individuals: 112, Case (Car) pinned Christopher Introre, 1:09; 140, Jandreau (Car) pinned Isaac Arabadjis, 1:40; 145, Dominic Mower (Orono) pinned J. Bither, 1:48; 189, Caudill (Car) pinned Andrew Kelley, 1:31.
The Vikings have just three more regular season matches scheduled, to be held Saturday at Mount Desert Island with PCHS and Mattanawcook the other opponents on the afternoon. After that is the championship portion of the schedule, beginning with the Jan. 29 Penobscot Valley Conference Championships at Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln.
“We now just have meets on Saturdays, so the focus each week is to be prepared and wrestle well each Saturday,” Albert said.
