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Mora holds on to help Brentwood prevail

Brentwood's Alexis Blanco (top) goes for the pin

Photo credit: George A. Faella | Brentwood's Alexis Blanco (top) goes for the pin against Longwood's Malik Rasheed in the 138-pound weight class. (Feb. 1, 2012)

Brentwood's Calvin Mora took a deep breath or two, waved on the crowd for encouragement and went about the task of holding on for dear life. The 220-pound junior had a 1-0 lead and top position with 31 seconds left against Longwood's Brian Gutierrez.

When the match resumed, Mora put a vise grip on Gutierrez, preserving the victory that gave the Indians an eight-point lead with three matches...

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