RUDE DROPS HEARTREAKER IN OPENING ROUND OF CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIPS
By: Tim Birney | AthensWildcats.com | March 10, 2022 | Photo courtesy Tim Birney
HERSHEY — Athens senior Karter Rude wrestled a strong four minutes, but
got caught in a scramble early in the third period, and dropped a 5-2
decision in the opening round of the PIAA, Class AA wrestling
championships here Thursday morning.
Rude, now 32-8, squared off
against West Perry junior Justice Hockenberry-Folk, and scored a
takedown with 24 seconds remaining in the first period.
Leading 2-0 in their 152-pound bout, Rude rode top for the entire second period, but wasn’t able to turn Hockenberry-Folk.
Early
in the third period, Hockenberry-Folk got in on a leg, and caught Rude
coming over the top, and turned him to his back. He held him there for
the final 1:44.
“He got caught in a scramble, and sometimes you
just come out on the bad end, and that’s what happened to him,” said
Athens assistant coach Jay White. “I feel really bad for him.
“(Hockenberry-Folk)
is really good on top, and Karter’s best on his feet, so we figured he
was going to win or lose it on his feet. It didn’t work out.
“He’s better than that kid,” he added. “He just got caught.”
Rude will face Mount Pleasant senior Conor Johnson (19-22) in the first round of wrestlebacks this afternoon.
“It’s
a hard one to swallow,” said White. “He was winning that bout, it was a
big one for him to get through. He would have been done for the day.
“Now, we’re going to have to come back and wrestle again (this afternoon,” he added. “It’s a long road from here.”
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