2009 Bay County wrestling preview capsules

The 2009-10 Bay County wrestling preview capsules:

ARNOLD

• Coach: Jeff Skipper, third year at Arnold, 11th overall
• 2008-2009: County and district champion.
• Leading Returners: Cullen Thompson (sr.), Zane Turnipseed  (jr.), Joel Ensminger (jr.), Keenam McAdams (jr.), Will Kenny (jr.), Joe Kibbie (jr.)
• Biggest Loss: Nick Moore
• Notable: The Marlins compete in District 1-1A … assistant coaches are Germell Jackson and David Patterson … Thompson and Turnipseed were state qualifiers.
• Quote: “Hard work in the offseason should lead to success during this season.” Jeff Skipper.

BOZEMAN

• Head coach: J.D. Raybourne, first year
• 2008-09: Last year Bozeman had its first state qualifier.
• Leading returners: Brandon Reyes (so. 103), Colton Mewbourne (jr. 130), Devin Peacock (so. 152), Charles Vincent (so. 160), Jared Gray (sr. 171), Doug Marshall (jr. 189), Chase Bullock (so. hwt.).
• Others to watch: Jonah Savage (8ttth, 103), Terrence Ruddy (fr. 112), Javier Harris (fr. 112), Xavier Harris (so. 215), Johnathon Kenney (fr. 103), Kris Kenney (so. 145), Cody Slaughter (so. 145).
• Biggest losses: State qualifier Jordan Pappa.
• Notable: Bozeman competes in District 2-1A. … assistant coaches are Shawn Campbell and volunteer Scott Geradine. … Gray is the lone senior on the squad.
• Quotable: “We are a young program, and we have a young team, but we will train hard and wrestle hard. We are excited about this season and the future of Bozeman wrestling.” J.D. Raybourne.

MOSLEY

• Head coach: Ryan Dufrain, third year.
• 2008-2009: The Dolphins advanced Dustin Paridon, Jeff Pitts, Jimmy Kahle and Ryan Newsome to state, where Paridon placed second.
• Leading returners: Cameron Clanton (103), Kyle Angove (119), Pitts (130), Newsome (135), Kahle (140), Michael Cannizzo (145).
• Others to watch: Michael Rodriguez (152).
• Biggest losses: Dustin Paridon
• Notable: This year will be the return of Michael Rodriguez, who was in a horrific accident his freshman year which left him in a coma for several days. … the Dolphins currently are ranked eighth in the state in Class 2A, and have several wrestlers individually ranked, including Pitts, third at 130, Kahle, fifth at 140 and Newsome, sixth at 135.
• Quotables: ""It’s nice to be ranked, you always like the exposure of having your team’s name in the rankings. However, the guys are not satisfied with a preseason ranking; they are preparing to improve on that ranking, and also as individuals they are working hard to get better. We didn’t finish strong last season and we want to change that. We are pretty solid in the lower weights. It’s my hopes that once football gets over, we can get some bigger guys to step up and join this already solid lineup.” — Ryan Dufrain.

RUTHERFORD

• Head coach:  Anthony Collier
• 2008-09: Advanced two wrestlers to state, 171 Derek Allen and 215 Jared Daniels.
• Leading returners: Beau Boggess (103), Cody Jateff (119), Ian Patterson (130), Chris Searles (135), Sean Miles (145), Andrew McCabe (152), Mark Jones (160), Marcus Roberts (215).
• Others to watch: Zach DeGraff (171), Nick Smith (189).
• Biggest losses: Jared Daniels, Derek Allen, Logan Linton
• Notable: The Rams are wrestling in a new district and classification. … the coaching staff includes Marcelo Polomo, Jared Daniels, and Steve Burns.
• Quotable: “We have a good mix of upper and lower classmen and will rely on our seniors to provide leadership.  Rutherford looks to be competitive in our district and region.”  — Anthony Collier.