LJ wrestling: Meet story #2

By Ed Piper

Continuing La Jolla's string of successes on both the girls' and boys' sides at the City Conference Championships Sat., Jan. 24, 146-pounder Liam Kressin--who reached the CIF Masters meet last season--came up through the consolation bracket to secure third place in the relatively large weight division.

The long, lanky-ish 12th-grader--having just celebrated Senior Night Wed., Jan. 21--got pinned in his opening bout. He came back to win four consecutive matches to take third-place honors. In the finals, he pinned Ryan Vavrunek of Scripps Ranch in 3:00 (one minute into the second round).

Making a sportswriter's task a hard one with all these runs deep into their brackets, fellow senior Dylan Haugum also took third place in his 217-pound bracket, winning a match by pin in the penultimate bout in 2:46 over Oswaldo Lagunas of Point Loma.

The 12th-grader, who came back to the wrestling team this year after competing as a freshman, recorded a pin over Wesley Stinson of Madison in the third-place match in 2:22.

Teammate Ori Mor (167) took fourth place in his weight class, reaching the third-place bout through the consolation bracket. The junior recorded a fall of Kilian Strachota of SDHS, his foe in their dual meet match only three days ago, in 4:03. Mor succumbed to a pin in the final.

LJ wrestling: Meet story 1/24

Beckler Durst pins Dijonai Bradford (left)

of Crawford in 3:30 in her first of three falls (pins)

on the way to the 137-pound title at the

City Conference Championships Sat., Jan. 24.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

La Jolla senior Beckler Durst, who moved before her sophomore year from the South in the U.S., conquered the 137-pound bracket at the City Conference Championships Sat., Jan. 24, by pinning Aaliyah Martinez of Point Loma in 56 seconds.

The third-year Viking wrestler's semifinal performance was even briefer. Becca pinned Zoe Diaz Hay of Patrick Henry in a mere 22 seconds, as she continued her recent pattern of aggressiveness starting at the opening whistle. The competition was held at Canyon Hills High.

Durst moved from Georgia two and a half years ago and soon became part of the La Jolla wrestling "family", making quick friends, including with classmate Maddie Quach. The two are a constant presence at meets when they compete and even when they don't compete.

Becca tore her left ear lobe, requiring seven stitches, three weeks ago competing at the "Warriors of the West" girls meet at Clairemont High Jan. 3. Her headgear caused the injury. But that didn't slow her recent momentum.

Fellow senior Noah Pace, in his final City Conference Championships of his high school career, reached the title bout in his 122-pound weight division.

The annual tournament, dedicated to the memory of Lincoln wrestler Willie James Jones, Jr., a standout wrestler/valedictorian cut down by random gang violence years ago, comes at the height of the season--just before La Jolla's trip to the Holtville Tournament Jan. 30-31 and the CIF Section championships a week later.

Everything came together for Pace, the slim, blond veteran who takes his glasses off right before each bout. "I saw that he (second round opponent Angel Sardina of Hoover) was front-heavy, because he was putting his hands on the mat. So I knew that I could snap him really easily," the 12th-grader said after his 10-second pin, the fastest this reporter has ever seen.

Back on the girls' side, Quach reached the finals at 107 pounds. Her second fall was the quickest--59 seconds. Of her first-round pin in 1:25, she said, "Choose violence, but legally, obviously. Go hard, go strong, get it done." Quach is so good-natured, she has been coached by Kellen Delaney and others to do what is counter to her "kind" personality off the mat.

LJ wrestling @ City Conference Championships @ Canyon Hills HS - 1/24

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ senior Noah Pace (122)

(behind) has the fastest

pin one reporter has seen:

10 seconds over Angel

Sardina (Hoover).

LJ b basketball @ Point Loma - 1/23

Photos by Ed Piper

Injured Cole Hein (far left) (concussion protocol)

 does homework during Coach Paul Baranowski's

halftime talk with the team to stay up with his studies.

"Pink Out" PLHS students go crazy after

the last reserve being inserted into the game

with 3:20 left.

LJ wrestling: Mor in feature match

Ori Mor (top) grabs the right wrist of Kilian

Strachota of SDHS to begin the second period

of their 165-pound match Wed., Jan. 21.

Mor held on one more period to pin Strachota

with 1.8 seconds left. (Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

In a match that went virtually the entire six minutes (three two-minute periods), La Jolla's Ori Mor came out in a test of endurance to best Kilian Strachota of San Diego High at 165 pounds at the two teams' dual meet Wed., Jan. 21.

The bout matched two behemoths--Mor, especially, shows rippling shoulder muscles on his frame--in an exciting contest of wills.

Obviously, both were adept at countering the shots and other maneuvers of their opponent, with a standoff of 0-0 through the first period.

In the second, Mor, who has been out for a couple of weeks and tuned up by competing in last Saturday's Monte Vista Invitational, took Strachota down and held him for a multiple count on the mat, but was unable to pin him.

Kilian pulled a reverse after the count, ending the period trailing 4-2.

In the third and deciding period, the two gulping big breaths as they lined up repeatedly for resets, Ori was down at the outset of the period and escaped. That put him up, 5-2.

A takedown led him to 8-2.

Finally, with the Senior Night crowd cheering and exhorting, the Viking wrestler got a pin just before the final buzzer--1.8 left on the clock. So his time of fall was rounded off to 5:58 (actually 5:58.2).

The hosts now led, 32-19, with the six team points for the fall. La Jolla held on to win, 38-37, after three more matches and forfeiting the heavyweight bout.

LJ b wrestling 38, SDHS 37 - Senior Night 1/21

Photos by Ed Piper

Dylan Haugum, on his own Senior Night,

faces the crowd as he is declared the winner

at 215 pounds over Ernesto Rodriguez
(right, behind referee Terrence Dugay).

Haugum had a fall (pin) in 34 seconds.

LJ g water polo: Further refining

Mackenzie Adams (top) was setting up so far

from the goal on the 1-2 side Tues., Jan. 20

at Bishop's because the Knights' physical play

was forcing them outside. #8 red cap is

Aileen Shin. (Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

I came up with a new term overnight: "boys' water polo", to describe the way the La Jolla boys team had to play Cathedral Catholic and Bishop's last fall--after being treated rudely by JSerra in San Juan Capistrano, and a year ago, Oaks Christian.

In both latter games, Coach Tom Atwell's male squad traveled up north and faced nationally-ranked teams who battered, bruised, and otherwise stepped on their opponents.

The Viking girls absorbed the same brusque treatment in early December, as JSerra's team came to Coggan and dealt them a sizeable loss--all with the kind of jarring play that makes you pull back in mini-shock and see they're playing a different game.

Don't get me wrong, La Jolla has two extremely talented teams, both at the elite level and playing far above the level of 90 percent of the other teams in San Diego County. I recognize that.

But there is another level, and only Bishop's on the girls' side plays "boys' water polo" (as I defined it) in the area.

In this super-elite atmosphere--Ian Davidson and Doug Peabody's Knights are ranked second in the U.S., behind Mater Dei Santa Ana--there's no consideration of playing "nice" or "playing like a girl", which isn't even a term anymore, with the quality competition girls and women (defined by under-18 and over-18) are putting forth these days.

In the Knights' 18-8 win over visiting La Jolla last night (Jan. 20), I again saw a kind of play that was in-your-face, foul if you need to, pushing on the waterline and kicking underneath the waterline to establish position, knock the player you're defending off-balance, don't let them set up where they want to in the offense they're running.

There's no room for allowing the other side to dictate to you, on either offense or defense.

Atwell is working on it, but that it where he has to get his girls--accustomed to bumping and bruising from the start, and not apologizing for it, in my humble opinion. It has to happen the minute the ball comes out after the opening sprint, until the point where the game is decided. No other team in San Diego can afford the Viking girls the testing they need in preparation to compete with cross-town Bishop's.

The long-time (25 years) coach has been wise to expose his team to top (read "rough" as far as this discussion) teams in Orange County and elsewhere. That's where he's going to have to go to submerge them in this foreign culture of physicality.

LJ g water polo 8, Bishop's 18 - 1/20

Attacker Cora Pfau (4), far left, of La Jolla

is blinded by water splashed by Knight

defenders, including Farren Moss (9,

far right). (Photos by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Reigning CIF Player of the Year Aileen Shin scored eight goals, as she and her Bishop's teammates showed why they are the number-two water polo team in the nation, downing La Jolla 18-8 Tues., Jan. 20.

Shin, who sat out much of the third and fourth quarters, still led the Knights in scoring as they charged out to a 5-0 lead after one quarter and 8-2 midway through the second period.

The day before, Ian Davidson and Doug Peabody's squad had played national number-one-ranked Mater Dei Santa Ana closely in a 14-10 loss, trailing only 9-8 late in the game.

They brought the same physicality against the Vikings, intruding on space and aggressively denying positioning as they disrupted La Jolla's ability to set up offensive patterns early and dominate on the scoring end.

La Jolla is ranked sixth nationally.

Knight Fiona Salatka (5), guarded by

La Jolla's Stella Tezcan (7), looks for a pass

on the 4-5 side in the first quarter.

Coach Tom Atwell's team regrouped a little to close the gap to 8-3 and 9-4. But Davidson began substituting freely from his stocked roster, still in the first half.

Atwell complained to the referees that Bishop's players were "slapping the water"--apparently to distract or cut visibility across the pool. He was answered by his counterpart, which the near-side official pointed out.

Shin, the First Team All-CIF standout, was inserted for one offensive play in the middle of the third quarter, and seemingly scored a goal at will, sailing a shot over LJ goalie Lucia Vega's head into the corner of the goal, for an 11-5 lead. Davidson and Peabody immediately substituted her out.

Bishop's goalkeeper Edie Nordan was tough in the cage. Lefty Fiona Salatka, starting on the 4-5 side (right side of the imaginary rectangle in front of the goal), and Ava Grandinetti supplied plenty of firepower for the Knights.

LJ g soccer: What a difference a year makes

Photo by Ed Piper

By Ed Piper

"Strengths? We're getting more connected as a team, which is good," La Jolla girls coach Austin Mobley said before league play started. "We have a good amount of ability. We just need to put it all together.

"There have been really good moments. It just hasn't been consistent enough."

The conversation turned to last year's team, which the present squad is performing far superior to--1-0 in City League at this writing (Jan. 20), 6-4 overall.

"You guys were missing some people last year," suggested an interviewer.

Mobley: "We had some injuries. We were in a league in which opponents were just better than us." (Division 1)

Speaking carefully, he said, "It was not as successful as we would have liked it to be." (1-15 on the season) "But I think it is going to help us this year, because we dealt with all that adversity last year."

What are you going to work on in the next month? "We've gotta get sharper attacking and defending set pieces. That cannot be a weakness."

"We're going to go home if we give up goals in set pieces," Mobley explained, "if that's the difference in us winning a playoff game or losing a playoff game."

LJ g wrestling @ Monte Vista Invitational - 1/19

Becca Durst, at 137 pounds, holds down the

shoulders of West Hills' Gabriella Valentin

for a three count in her first match.

(Photos by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Beckler Durst, idled after her headgear pulling on her left ear caused seven stitches two weeks ago, came barging across the mat against her opponent like "Raging Bull".

"She didn't know what hit her," commented an observer to Durst, a senior wrestling her final year at La Jolla, afterwards. "Thanks," Becca said as she exchanged fist bumps.

Gabriella Valentin of West Hills was the object of the137-pounder's aggressiveness. Durst rapidly took her down, then held her shoulders to the mat for a three count to record a fall in 15 seconds. It was muy rapido.

Later in the morning, after the long wait for the first bout with Valentin, Becca pinned Daniela Martinez of Santana in 3:45.

The La Jolla senior is rewarded

for her aggressiveness with a

hand raised, signifying a triumph

over Gabriella Valentin (near camera)

of West Hills.

LJ JV wrestling @ Monte Vista Invitational - 1/17

Colton Warren (left) of La Jolla throws Elijah

Gonzalez of Helix with nine seconds left

(see scoreboard), but only gains one point

and succumbs, 8-6, in a 159-pound bout.

Warren, a freshman, wrestled five more matches

to finish third in his weight class.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Ori Mor of La Jolla, at 167 pounds, reached the championship bout of the Monte Vista JV Tournament Sat., Jan. 17, before succumbing 12-3 to Eduard Shirakuni of Westview.

The junior, who has been out lately, came back from his absence to win his first three matches--two by decision, one by fall--to ascend to the top of the bracket.

Viking freshman Colton Warren took third place at 159, winning his sixth bout of the long day by decision over Logan Wells of West Hills, 2-1.

Fellow 9th-grader Alex Mourlas (140) achieved a fifth-place finish by defeating Simon Cornwell of Canyon Hills, 10-5, then after a loss by pin was awarded a medical forfeit in his scheduled sixth match to take fifth place. 

Also at 140, teammate Slater Olson pinned Alex Gonzalez of Steele Canyon in consolation, before coming up on the short end of a decision prior to the consolation quarterfinals.

La Jolla's Oliver Franklin (128) won a 13-11 decision over Aaron Balvaned of Olympian in the consolation bracket, before his participation ended.

Likewise, Axel Rivas (190 pounds) pinned Hisarus Barnes of High Tech North in one minute in the championship bracket, before losing in the consolation bracket.

Nine Viking wrestlers made the trip, including 98-pound Franky McCarroll, for whom a separate bracket had to be created to include his weight.

Head coach Joey Stofko said that Beaumont's has extended their fundraiser this week to include Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Jan. 18-19-20, from 4 to 7 p.m. each day. That's in addition to the all-day fundraiser at Beaumont's Wed., Jan. 21. One way to go is to order a rotisserie chicken for takeout.

Alex Mourlas (center) watches the video

of his first match with LJ head coach

Joey Stofko (far right) right after the bout.

Mourlas won three matches and finished

 in fifth place at 140 pounds. 

LJ g water polo 17, La Serna (Whittier) 8 - Beach Cities Invitational - Day 1 (of 2) 1/16

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ freshman Mackenzie Adams (14, black cap)

gets some varsity jostling by Ava Flores (17,

white cap) of La Serna near the end of the

Vikings' 17-8 scorching of the Lancers.

Lola Clayton (left, 10) of La Jolla applies some

tough defense to Ava Flores (17). Clayton is

a junior.

Jane Peay (18), a freshman, has an intense

expression as she secures a ball and poses

a threat to the Lancers' Abby Collado.

La Jolla's Stella Tezcan (near right, next

to cone) wins the opening sprint.

Vike Kate Morgan (12) takes a shot

handling Ava Flores (17), who scored

three goals for the underdog Lancers.

Marnix Kevorkian (17 black), up from the JV's,

gets into the crunch of action near the goal

of La Serna (with Lancer goalie Diana Ochoa,

red cap).

The line of La Jolla's defense presents a

formidable barrier early in the second quarter,

with black caps prominent--goalie Lucia

Vega (1, red-black cap, far right) behind.

Aviana Cavaiola's (3) arm creates a hurricane

effect in the water as her right arm goes into

shooting action.

Freshman starter Carys Villano (15, left)

fires a shot from the point.

LJ g soccer: Game story 1/15

SDHS goalie Althea Brigham grabs this Viking attempt

in front of Dara Berger (18), but she wasn't so lucky

11 minutes later. (Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

La Jolla's varsity scored two goals by the right foot of freshman Samantha Woolf, at the 12:50 mark left in the first half and eight minutes into the second half, to take a commanding 2-0 lead over visiting San Diego High, and held on for a 2-1 Eastern League victory Thurs., Jan. 15.

Woolf, the youngest of three Woolf sisters playing on Coach Austin Mobley's Vikings, has more than doubled the total of the next closest scorer for the team.

Defender/all-purpose Caroline Bruner, the squad's captain, had an assist on one of the goals.

Viking goalkeepers Sam Cousino (first half) and Zoey Hagan (start of second half) each had a save in goal.

LJ g soccer 2, SDHS 1 - 1/15

Photos by Ed Piper

Underlined by Sonia Wu's braid, Sophia O'Brien

moves ball forward in center of field.

Samantha Woolf (17) controls the ball adeptly

versus Pina Estes (12) of San Diego High.

Sam scored both of La Jolla's goals.

Captains meeting - Caroline Bruner in orange.

LJ's Norah Zadeyan (black jersey)

looks upfield.

5:45 p.m. A view west from Eads St.

LJ boys wrestling 36, Point Loma 37 - 1/14

LJ's Patrick Fitzmaurice (front, head

chopped off in photo) struggles to free

himself from the grip of 150-pound

opponent Luca Bernal of Point Loma.

Fitzmaurice won by decision, 8-6,

to give the Vikings three points.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Alex Mourlas of La Jolla, at 138 pounds, began the third period of his match with Point Loma's Kris Williams down 4-1.

The dual meet was on the line, with the Vikings hosting their fourth of five dual meets in the Eastern League this season. Mourlas, a freshman, has performed well at the varsity level and carried a lot of responsibility in his first year in high school.

La Jolla led the visiting Pointers 36-34 on a big pin by Victor Franklin of Daniel Arrues at 132 pounds in 1:45. The Vikes needed a win to secure a dual-meet triumph.

First, Mourlas recorded a takedown of Williams to tie his bout 4-4. But then, the Pointer wrestler gained a reverse and two points for a 6-4 decision, eking out a one-point victory for Point Loma.

It was a night of thrills and chills, as Ori Mor (165) got a pin over opponent Joe Canepa in 5:45 (the meet began at 144 pounds by mutual agreement) and Dylan Haugum (Heavyweight), always good for a quick, exciting match, pinned Lee Jobes in 26 seconds.

La Jolla, under first-year head coach Joey Stofko, has fielded some of the strongest lineups through the dual meet season in recent memory, building on work done in the past decade.

At the top of the lineup, in the lower weight classes, freshman Nathan Kramer (106) and senior Noah Pace (120) recorded falls--in 52 seconds and 1:37, respectively.

Wednesday's was La Jolla's first loss in four league dual meets, after three consecutive victories over Lincoln, University City, and Christian.

Stofko's crew finishes the Eastern League schedule with a dual meet at home next Wed., Jan. 21, against SDHS.

MLB: Arm troubles

By Ed Piper

I worked with a former member of Jack McDowell's family the other day. "Black Jack" McDowell was a right-handed pitcher who was roughly on a Hall of Fame trajectory at mid-career when he suffered an arm injury and never was the same again.

I was aware of the hurler, who played for a long time with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians, but didn't know specifics about him. I read up on him, and saw that in the early 90's, he was very effective, taking the ball every fifth day and racking up some outstanding years.

In 1990 for the Pale Hose, he went 14-9 and topped 200 innings for the first of five of the next six seasons (the last after he was traded to the Yankees). "Black Jack" (I had not known him as such; his former relative brought up the moniker) recorded win-loss records of 20-10, 22-10 (his best), then 15-10 for los Yanquis two years later.

After he hurt his arm, he was bitter, as baseball pitching drove him and was the only thing that he was really good at. He ended up with a 127-87 record over 12 years, with a 3.85 ERA. Not bad, but Father Time limits careers in a young man's sport--unless you're ageless Satchel Paige, who pitched for the Indians at 57 years old--and McDowell had nothing to replace it during that time.

He later tried his hand at coaching. When he suffered the arm injury, he apparently tried different medications to try to treat the arm, and some of them helped turn him into a crazy man, doing things he had never done before. It is a sad story of woe and warning for others.

LJ g water polo 11, Torrey Pines 6 - 1/13

Aviana Cavaiola (black cap, 3, far left) scores

under heavy pressure from Torrey Pines

with 6:10 left in the game to give La Jolla

a 7-5 lead. The Vikings went on to an 11-6

win in the non-league contest.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

The Lancers of Torrey Pines, a moderately successful team (6-6), came into Coggan Aquatics Complex Tues., Jan. 13, and played one of their top games of the season.

Coach Alex Williams' unit was hanging with La Jolla, an elite team (13-3 against tougher competition), trailing narrowly, 6-5, beginning the fourth quarter.

But along with Torrey Pines' inspired performance, Coach Tom Atwell's hosts had another dynamic going on Tuesday. Some of his starters apparently had shown up late, and they had to sit out during the first quarter to serve their punishment.

Would Atwell have sat them out if it were a crucial Western League game, helping deciding playoff positions in the postseason bracket for the Open Division?

Apparently, so. "I lost a CIF quarterfinal (playoff) game" holding a star player out, Atwell responded, subsequent to when this post was published.

"That is something I will never compromise" (player accountability), the coach said.

This was a non-league game, not as important by comparison. Much to the Lancers' credit, they actually led 1-0 as both teams started slowly and senior Finley McNamara finally scored with 1:51 left in the first quarter.

From there, it was center Ella Gataric scoring four goals, as Atwell's team struggled to settle into some kind of groove and on offense and defense.

Viking Avi Cavaiola scored her third goal to start the fourth period, putting La Jolla up 7-5. Avery Edstrom followed a minute later for an 8-5 lead.

Torrey Pines countered coming out of a timeout with a set play that had Gataric slam-dunking a pass from close range into the goal, as senior goalkeeper Lucia Vega was caught off-guard. 8-6.

As Atwell screamed at his defense, Avi, then Clara Siddons, deposited goals that put the game out of reach into the Vikings' hands.

The La Jolla coach said before the game that, to their credit, his players have distributed their scoring more in the last two weeks.

However, he noticed during the Troy Tournament in L.A. last weekend (Jan. 9-10) that his squad needs to work on "finishing" out games. Only the rest of the Western League schedule will answer that question.

Meanwhile, the Vikings play in their own Beaches Invitational this coming weekend, Fri.-Sat., Jan. 16-17. They face Del Norte at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon at Coggan. Cathedral Catholic opens against El Camino at 5 p.m. at Standley Aquatics Center.

LJ wrestling: Beaumont's fundraiser 1/21

Beaumont's images taken by photo from online.

LJHS head wrestling coach Joey Stofko said that Beaumont's will hold an all-day fundraiser Wed., Jan. 21, for the Viking wrestling program, with a portion of all proceeds going to benefit the wrestlers in the way of equipment and other needs.

One thing that people can do, Stofko said, is to purchase a rotisserie chicken for takeout and pick it up for a delicious family meal at home.

LJ varsity boys wrestling @ Monte Vista Invitational - 1/10

Photos by Ed Piper

Victor Franklin (134) (top, head down to mat while

he holds his opponent), nears fall of Orlando Barrera

(blue singlet) of Chula Vista. Action took place

just after 10:30 in the morning. Franklin reached

the third place match in his weight division.

Victor Franklin has his hand raised after

his pin in the morning match. The time

remaining in the first period is shown

on the video screen behind him.

His foe was Orlando Barrera.

(43 seconds the time of pin)

Noah Pace (122, right) wins by fall over

Brandon Bowers of Santana (left). Time

of pin: 1:59.

The referee watches as Noah Pace nears a three

count of shoulders to the mat for a pin.

As Noah Pace dominates his foe, LJ coaches

are in his corner: from left, Joey Stofko (white

hat), Scott Christy, with Jim Hanley (black

hat) filming.

Noah Pace, pre-bout before he takes his glasses

off.

Pace adjusts his headgear after taking

his glasses off. He reached the third place

bout in the early evening before falling

by decision, 10-5, to Noah Hernandez

of UCHS.

Dylan Haugum hydrates

in the Viking encampment

behind the gym

at Monte Vista.

Victor Franklin (seated, far right) and

Patrick Fitzmaurice (seated in middle,

checking phone) in Viking territory

outside the Monte Vista gym.

Dylan Haugum (top) manhandles his opponent,

Mahdi Gholami of Monte Vista, 16-1, for a tech fall

(a decision by 15 or more points).

Alex Mourlas (140) wins by pin over

Hunter Garret (back to camera) of

Palo Verde Valle. Mourlas gained

four points for the team.

Mourlas (right, facing camera), a freshman,

recorded his pin of Garret in 5:22

(middle of the third period).

Patrick Fitzmaurice (152 pounds, back) tries

to grip William French's (Mt. Carmel) hands

to make a move. Fitzmaurice lost the bout

and did not place.

During Fitzmaurice's match, which went most

of the three periods, coach Joey Stofko (far

left, seated) calls out instructions. Scott Christy

(seated, middle) sits next to him,

with wrestler Nathan Kramer filming

the bout on the floor, far right.

Colton Warren (right, 159) spars with Mattthieu

Reeves-Shoaf of Kearny.

With Soriano (rear middle) listening, Coach Stofko

lays out on the mat to demonstrate a move that

Cruz can use to prevent certain things by the

opponent. Cruz's family listens on the far right.