The Christmas vacation was not a vacation for the Loyola Wrestling team. The Dons competed in the tough McDonough duals and went 5-3 over the two days. Getting off to a bumpy start the Dons took on the Mcdonough Eagles and stumbled to a 18-49 defeat. After that rough start the Dons gathered themselves and ran off three more wins over McLean (VA) 60-19, Washington (WVa) 63-6, and finally topped the MD 3A/4A defending state champions Old Mill 46-30.
The next day of the tournament began with an even tougher schedule. First up was Kellam of Virginia. They quickly showed why they were #3 in Virginia AAA as they beat the Dons 54-15. Following that dual were the eventually champions Spring Grove of Pennsylvania. That dual found Loyola on the short end of a 51-15 score. The tough part of the tournament over, Loyola went ahead and crushed Susquehannock (PA) 69-10, Brentsville (VA) 40-30, and concluded with a victory over the Scorpions of Oakland Mills 42-26.
The tournament ended with Loyola in 4th place having gone 6-3 over the two days. Full details are at the Mcdonough site here