Gatewood freshmen Luca Ciaccio (left) and Hunter Pierce (right) pose for a photo with their medals at a tournament earlier this season. CONTRIBUTED
The Gatewood wrestling team has had a successful season so far despite a depleted roster.
The Mat Gators have only three grapplers this year — Luca Ciaccio, Hunter Pierce, and Bo Wooten — but head coach Tyler VanDusen thinks highly of this group after seeing them grow and improve together.
“We’ve had some struggles early,” VanDusen said earlier this week. “We’re a small team with just two fres…