By John Goralski Sports Writer Zac Murillo attacked his opponent’s leg in the national freestyle semifinals like a hungry crocodile attacking his prey. Murrillo latched onto his foe and began to spin him across the mat in a dizzying death roll. His all-American opponent was helpless against Murillo’s grip, and officials counted out the score in a flurry of points. Murillo trailed, 4-0, at the start of the opening round but battled back to tie it before the first break. That was his first and only setback on his journey to the championship round at the 2014 ASICS/Vaughan Junior Nationals. Murillo was out for blood. “It was pretty awesome. As soon as he was able to get to that move, we all knew that he had the match,” said fellow Southington High School wrestler Zach Bylykbashi. “He was down early, but he came back and caught the kid in that move that he’s always so good at hitting, but it was a close match up until that point. He really had an easy ride up until that semifinal match, but he still took care of business to get into the finals.” Murillo and Bylykbashi were among a small contingent of [...]
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