So Cpher has returned to wrestling since his time in 8th grade. He was convinced/cajoled into this - I’m kind of surprised (but happy) that we ended up here.
1) His friend Sean has been working on and trying to get Cpher to return to wrestling since 8th grade.
2) I think, sadly, his lacrosse days are over. More on this later as we move into spring. But since he might not be doing that Mom and Dad have strongly suggested he continue to do a sport (or two) to help with fitness and weight control.
Cpher is 3-5 so far this season. His wins, for the most part, happen because he can bring his size and strength into play and the other kid, who is invariably smaller and lighter, can’t handle it. His losses are almost all the same - he runs up against someone who is a better ‘wrestler’ and he gets Cpher into a bad position and Cpher can’t escape and gets pinned.
The last ‘meet’, two matches on a Wednesday night, are probably worth describing as a good summary of where we are at. Cpher thought he’d lose both of these league matches and turned out going 1-1. I’m ecstatic that he got the win but disappointed in how the loss came about.
The first match, the win, was the first time I’ve seen Cpher get out of bad spots. He was down 4-0 in the match; the kid from Jackson had taken him down twice and usually once Cpher is down with the kid above him it’s a very bad thing. But he battled and got to the edge of the mat twice and that got him back to a ‘neutral’ position (although still ‘down’ - better than a position where he could immediately get pinned) and then eventually escaped (earning a point, losing 4-1 now). And then he got the kid in a hold, took him down to the mat and 20 seconds later Cpher wins.
The second match was against the guy he is going to have to beat at some point this year to have any ‘success’ this season (in league, in districts, etc.). And for about a minute Cpher was having quite a battle with him - the kid can’t get Cpher down and Cpher can’t get him down either. Finally the kid does get Cpher on the mat and the pin happens quickly after that. I’m disappointed that Cpher, to me, didn’t try harder to escape - it was pretty clear that Cpher was happy enough just winning once on the evening and he even admits he didn’t try very hard (like he did in the first match) to escape.
