These situations fuel Patrick Mahoney.

After watching Lalito Travino and Ron Vaughters put North County in a deep hole, Mahoney scored a decision over Joey Gebrosky to guarantee Old Mill's 39-30 victory yesterday and earn the last spot in the Class 4A/3A East Region duals tournament.

"I feed off it," Mahoney said. "It's just second nature to me."

Mahoney used a takedown and a reversal in the second period to edge Gebrosky, 6-2, in a matchup of defending county champions.

A state-qualifier at 145 last year, Mahoney closed the Patriots' 24-0 run to make it 39-6 before North...