Last weekend's BCAA Wrestling Tournament at the Coral Springs Gymnasium produced some impressive moments. Some were expected, and obviously, some were not.

One thing that has been right at the top of the expected list in 10 of the past 11 years is that coach Frank Pettineo and his Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs will either win or be in the top two for the team championship.

The perennial 1A state powerhouse did not disappoint as they rolled to yet another team title as Domingo Simmons (119), C.J. Burke (135) and Frank Pettineo Jr. (145) all rolled to individual championships as the Chiefs piled up 250 points.

The Chiefs are in a rebuilding year for the most part. While they are strong in the lower middle weights with Simmons, Paul Marcelo (125), Chris Andrade (130), Burke and Pettineo, they are also stacked with sophomore David Walters (103), freshman Owen Bailey (112), seniors Jovan Condrey (140), Gerald Permenter (152) and Louis Walsh (160), juniors Elliot Brady (171) and Phillip Whittaker and sophomores Robert Whittaker (215) and heavyweight Bobby Hart.

"This is a team that is still growing and maturing," said Pettineo. "We hope to peak at the regional and state tournaments next month. We know that we have three kids who will definitely score points and three or four others who have a chance to do well."

As impressive as the Chiefs are, you have to give it to Western and coach Charlie Morgan, who surprised everyone last year with a district and regional win, and then this year, finished second in the BCAA event.

Morgan's Wildcats boasted and individual with senior Zack Parker at 140, but also had some key performances with freshman Cody Szeto (112), sophomores Ari Malca (103) and Tim Morgan (119), juniors Dennis Waters (145) and Justin Wilson (215), and seniors Chris Torres (135), Ben Williams (152), Spencer Wichner (160), Justin Schoeff (171), Ryan Conley (189) and heavyweight Sigmund Wilson. 

HALL OF FAME
Each year, the Broward County Wrestling Hall of Fame honors wrestlers, contributors and referees that have helped to elevate the sport. This year, the Broward County Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted six members to its 2009 class before the finals: Three wrestlers—Barry Klein (Plantation 1987), Eric Albarracin (Coral Springs 1991) and Steve Williams (Nova 1988); two contributors—Chris O'Bryne and Dave Ironman; and one referee—Ken Varonee.

Team Scores: 1. Cardinal Gibbons 250.5; 2. Western 229; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 227.5; 4. Cooper City 167; 5. Cypress Bay 165; 5. Douglas 165; 7. Coral Springs 146; 8. South Broward 131; 9. Coral Glades 128; 10. Miramar 112.5; 11. Stranahan 94.5; 12. Monarch 89; 13. Nova 87.5; 14. Boyd Anderson 87; 15. Everglades 81.5; 16. Ft. Lauderdale 77; 17. Flanagan 75; 18. Taravella 72; 19. Coconut Creek 65.5; 20. Dillard 64; 21. Northeast 58.5; 22. Deerfield Beach 48.5; 23. Plantation 46; 24. Hollywood Hills 45; 25. Coral Springs Charter 38 26. McArthur 37.5; 27. West Broward 30.5; 28. Ely 28; 29. South Plantation 22.5; 30. Hallandale 20; 31. Piper 14.

Championship:
103: Marcus Gomes (Douglas) p. Ari Malca (Western) 2:47; 112: Alex Chiricosta (Douglas) d. Sean Donnelly (STA) 10-5; 119: Domingo Simmons (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Zach Lebovic (Nova), 16-1, 5:14; 125: Alex Abramat (Cypress Bay) d. Paul Marcelo (Cardinal Gibbons) 4-3; 130: Gunner Magliocca (STA) d. Chris Andrade (Cardinal Gibbons) 7-3. 135: Christopher Burke (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Santiago Martinez (Coral Glades); 140: Zack Parker (Western) d. Vinnie Jiovenetta (Douglas) 21-11; 145: Frank Pettineo (Cardinal Gibbons) p. Alex Dahl (Cypress Bay) 3:03; 152: Austin Glassman (Nova) d. Ronnie Talledo (Taravella) 3-2; 160: Luke Weiss (STA) d. Victor Boyd (Stranahan) 10-3; 171: Paul Weiss (STA) p. Sean Donovan (Cooper City) 3:41; 189: Mike DiPierra (Cooper City) p. Ryan Conley (Western) 2:47; 215: Ariel Klein (Cooper City) p Justin Wilson (Western) 1:57; 285: Steven Jacques (South Broward) d. Joe McNamara (Cypress Bay) 5-4.

Consolation:
103: Andy Ball (STA) d, Kenneth Sabino (HH) 5-3 OT: 112: Lucas Gama (Monarch) d. Nahom Oghbazghi (Dillard), 7-0; 119: Daniel Dantinor (Coconut Creek) d. Jermaine Vessel (Ft. Lauderdale, 8-0; 125: Joey Eterno (STA) d. Kester Mark (South Broward), 4-0; 130: Alex Perez (Everglades) d. Antoine Philistine (Coral Springs) 4-3; 135: Chris Torres (Western) d. Brandon Pellecer (STA) 6-4 OT; 140: Jovan Condrey (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Glen Carlo Pattani (Deerfield Beach) 13-3; 145: Dennis Waters (Western) p. Adam Ramos (Stranahan) 4:44; 152: Nick Lagniola (Douglas) d. Mike Doleman Cypress Bay) 8-3; 160: J.C. Velasco (Coral Springs) d. Walid Boggio (Cypress Bay) 9-7; 171: Justin Nuby (South Broward) d. Richard Englar (Flanagan) 10-2; 189: Rudolph Hylton (Boyd Anderson) d. Derion Pittman (Miramar) 11-4; 215: Jefson Nelson (Boyd Anderson) p. John Harris (Coral Springs) 0:25; 285: Booger Stevens (Coral Springs) p. Kevin Williams (Flanagan) 0:46.

You can reach Larry Blustein via e-mail at FloridaKids1@hotmail.com. He can also be heard every Thursday night (9-10) on the Miami Dolphins High School Gridiron Report on WQAM (560 AM).