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.
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