As the winter break continues, the Carthage Tiger JV Wrestling Team continued to demonstrate that they have been doing anything but taking a break over the holidays. With 37 competitors, 29 of which medaled, Carthage continued to show their dominance and depth at the MacDonald County tournament.
While the varsity team traveled north to Harrisonville, Assistant Coach and Carthage Wrestling Alum, John Petticrew, talked with us about the JV team, his role as a coach and what it means to be part of the wrestling family:
Press: Carthage took 37 wrestlers to the Mac County Tournament last weekend – what do you think makes the kids continue to go out for the team, year after year?
Petticrew: “I think first and foremost the kids (all kids) just want to be a part and belong to something. Wrestling is a sport that you are going to get out of it what you put into it. That means that as long as you are willing to work you will see some sort of success. So you won’t get buried on a depth chart, if you aren’t varsity you will get to climb up through JV and see varying levels of success until hopefully one day you secure a varsity spot.”
Press: What’s your favorite part of coaching for this team?
Petticrew: “I love the relationships. The relationships with my fellow coaches as well as the relationships built with the athletes. One of the greatest compliments is for someone to call you coach and trust you.”
Press: Who stood out to you this weekend as having improved?
Petticrew: “It’s gonna sound cliché but I truly saw improvement from everyone and with the way the boys have been working we are going to see more improvement when we hit the mats at Seneca on Jan 11th.”
Press: What does it mean to you to be able to coach your own son in a sport that has had such a significant impact on your life?
Petticrew: “I have always said that wrestling was a major influence on me and has had a lot to do with who I am as a person. I’ve credited my coaches second only to my dad as far as mentoring me, so the thought that I get to wear both hats with my son Grey is pretty cool. The biggest thing for me is at the end of the day I’m his dad and that role is more important to me, so I want to continue to enjoy this sport with my son and not ride him too hard which tends to be the norm with fathers and sons in sports together. We have a very talented coaching staff and he is in great hands with any of the other guys. He is off to a great start this season, so I’ll sit back and be dad and try not to screw that up.”
Some rapid-fire questions:
Favorite moment from the tournament?
“Watching James Chuta, Blaine Steffen, Chastin Utter medal. They have all put in a lot of work so it was great to see them win their first medals.”
Funniest wrestling moment this weekend?
“One of the boys forgot 1 shoe so had to rely on the kindness of his teammates to share their shoes so that he could compete.”
Best moment so far in your coaching career?
“Being on the mat with my son when he got his first high school win.”
Best perk of being a coach?
“Oh it’s gotta be that I have a closet full of Carthage Wrestling gear now.”
Worst thing about wrestling?
“It’s a great sport. Even the hard parts teach you life lessons. You win some, you learn some. So, can’t really say a worse thing.”
Goals for the rest of the season?
“I want us to when a district championship! I want these boys to experience that feeling. Now I also have a selfish reason for this goal as well…. Two district championship banners in our room have my name as a wrestler on them. Now I want one as a coach.”
Here are the Carthage JV Wrestling results from the McDonald County JV Tournament on 12/21/19. Carthage brought 37 wrestlers and left with 28 medals. 9 firsts, 14 seconds, and 5 thirds. Carthage next wrestles in a double dual on 01/07/20 against Ozark and Reeds Spring starting at 5:00PM at Reeds Spring.
Individual Results
Weight–Name–Grade–Tournament Record–Season Record–Placement
113–Christian Brown–10–(2-1)–(6-1)–2nd
won by decision 5-0 over Edgar Perez–Cassville
lost by major decision 3-12 to Jesse Bantock–Seneca
won by fall in 0:23 over Kenneth Hanafin–Glendale
113–Lucas Jones–9–(3-0)–(5-1)–1st
won by technical fall 18-2 over Orion Norris–Joplin
won by fall in 1:23 over William Holdren–Willard
won by decision 5-0 over Corbin Houseman–Grove
120–Devon Paxtor–10–(1-3)–(1-6)–DNP
lost by major decision 0-8 to Ryan Donica–McDonald County
lost by fall in 2:50 to Akhilleus Arguelles–Cassville
won by decision 8-6 over Jonathonn Havelka–Grove
lost by fall in 2:44 to Dylan Billingsley–Ozark
120–Walter Reyes-Mojica–10–(0-4)–(0-6)–DNP
lost by major decision 2-11 to Canon Railey–Glendale
lost by fall in 1:54 to Parker Jones–Har-Ber
lost by fall in 0:39 to Dylan Frazier–Carl Junction
lost by fall in 2:28 to Lucas Campbell–Ozark
126–Jose Gomez–9–(0-4)–(2-5)–DNP
lost by major decision 1-10 to Jacob Owens–McDonald County
lost by fall in 3:54 to Levi Maskrod–Ozark
lost by decision 5-6 to Rhyn Withnell–Monett
lost by fall in 0:20 to Lane Parrish–Har-Ber
126–Landyn Midcap–10–(4-0)–(5-1)–1st
won by fall in 2:01 over Trace Sargent–Joplin
won by fall in 0:46 over Justin McHenry–Willard
won by fall in 2:34 over Tyler Helton–Grove
won by fall in 3:12 over Chris Zbranek–Carl Junction
126–Santos Guzman Gomez–9–(1-3)–(2-5)–DNP
lost by fall in 1:37 to Dallas Johnson–Cassville
lost by fall in 1:45 to Mason Highley–Ozark
lost by fall in 1:35 to Landon Stephens–Neosho
won by forfeit over Grove
132–Brayden Benefiel–11–(2-3)–(3-3)–DNP
lost by decision 0-4 to Brock Sundlie–Ozark
lost by decision 2-5 to Nolan Moeller–Ozark
lost by decision 2-6 to Jake Anthonysz–Cassville
won by decision 6-0 over Mekhi McGarry–Carl Junction
won by fall in 4:18 over Sam Ellis–Grove
132–Trey Nye–9–(3-2)–(4-3)–2nd
lost by decision 5-9 to Cody Reeves–Carthage
won by fall in 2:56 over Preston Wilson–Ozark
lost by decision 7-9 to Jeremy Williams–Seneca
won by fall in 2:07 over Jeramiah Kincaid–Neosho
won by fall in 1:55 over Malachi Samuel–Har-Ber
132–Cody Reeves–10–(5-0)–(6-3)–1st
won by decision 9-5 over Trey Nye–Carthage
won by fall in 2:13 over Jeramiah Kincaid–Neosho
won by fall in 2:53 over Preston Wilson–Ozark
won by fall in 3:42 over Malachi Samuel–Har-Ber
won by forfeit over Seneca
132–Esvin Gonzalez–9–(1-4)–(1-6)–DNP
lost by fall in 1:59 to Colton Burr–Neosho
lost by fall in 2:17 to Kody Shephard–Ozark
won by decision 11-4 over Grant Geter–Carthage
lost by major decision 0-8 to Jackson Capps–Har-Ber
lost by fall in 2:26 to Wyatt Alexander–Cassville
132–Grant Geter–11–(0-5)–(0-5)–DNP
lost by fall in 2:13 to Jackson Capps–Har-Ber
lost by decision 4-7 to Wyatt Alexander–Cassville
lost by decision 4-11 to Esvin Gonzalez–Carthage
lost by fall in 1:47 to Kody Shephard–Ozark
lost by fall in 4:14 to Colton Burr–Neosho
138–Selvin Garcia–9–(0-4)–(0-8)–DNP
lost by fall in 2:01 to Jaron Coatney–Willard
lost by decision 3-9 to Logan Barwick–Seneca
lost by decisoin 2-7 to Remminton Kennon–Branson
lost by decision 1-3 to Brian Cresswell–Ozark
138–Byron Lopez–10–(1-3)–(4-4)–DNP
won by overtime decision 9-7 over Kendyn Bennett–Carl Junction
lost by fall in 3:25 to Sean Evans–Ozark
lost by decision 8-9 to David Howser–Ozark
lost by fall in 2:36 to Paedon Cosey–Willard
138–Emanuel Chavez–12–(2-1)–(3-3)–2nd
won by fall in 0:34 over Zane Brown–Willard
won by forfeit over Har-Ber
lost by fall in 2:17 to Eric Shephard–Ozark
145–D.J. Witt–11–(2-2)–(3-2)–3rd
won by major decision 10-2 over Brandon Calentine–Diamond
won by fall in 1:25 over Jackson Speed–Ozark
lost by overtime decision 1-3 to Grafton Miller–Glendale
lost by major decision 1-12 to Dustin Macy–Grove
145–Grey Petticrew–9–(4-0)–(7-0)–1st
won by fall in 4:22 over William Collier–Willard
won by fall in 4:06 over Sam Holloway–Branson
won by fall in 3:13 over Konner Poynter–Monett
won by fall in 1:19 over Coty Dumond–McDonald County
145–Kanon Williams–9–(4-1)–(5-1)–2nd
won by decision 6-3 over Jeremiah West–Glendale
won by fall in 3:55 over Malachi Porter–Joplin
won by fall in 1:48 over Jacob Westhoff–Ozark
won by technical fall 17-0 over Sebastian Devries–Branson
lost by decision 0-5 to Lizandro Villa–Monett
145–Gabe Lambeth–9–(4-0)–(6-1)–1st
won by fall in 2:22 over Gaven Mendoza–Grove
won by fall in 0:15 over Devin Lawson–Joplin
won by decision 7-6 over Noah Quillman–Neosho
won by fall in 0:49 over Cutter Hicks–Cassville
152–Wessly Estes–11–(4-0)–(5-0)–1st
won by fall in 1:47 over Kai Andrews–Ozark
won by fall in 1:46 over Tanner Fick–Glendale
won by decision 8-4 over Jesus Barboza–Har-Ber
won by fall in 1:56 over Matt Bush–Grove
152–Andrew Holden–11–(4-0)–(4-0)–1st
won by major decision 13-3 over Creed Lambeth–Carthage
won by fall in 2:31 over Ulysses Deleon–Neosho
won by fall in 0:12 over Nathan Gray–Diamond
won by fall in 0:54 over Joshua Shockley–Glendale
152–Creed Lambeth–11–(3-1)–(3-1)–2nd
lost by major decision 3-13 to Andrew Holden–Carthage
won by fall in 0:17 over Nathan Gray–Diamond
won by fall in 0:41 over Joshua Shockley–Glendale
won by fall in 2:57 over Ulysses Deleon–Neosho
152–Fernando Lopez–11–(3-1)–(5-3)–2nd
won by fall in 4:28 over Dawson Humphrey–Grove
lost by fall in 3:49 to Bryan Lopez–Har-Ber
won by fall in 4:07 over Gabe Mabrey–Neosho
won by fall in 1:41 over Garret DeMasters–Carl Junction
152–Levi White–12–(3-1)–(4-2)–2nd
won by fall in 1:41 over Waylon Ridenger–Branson
won by fall in 0:39 over Brady Byerley–Glendale
won by fall in 0:28 over Nevan Challenger–Carl Junction
lost by fall in 3:53 to Drew VanGilder–Joplin
160–Lucas Lund–9–(4-1)–(6-3)–2nd
won by fall in 0:54 over Dillon DeMasters–Carl Junction
won by fall in 2:48 over Charles Williamson–Glendale
won by fall in 0:27 over Soloman Botta–Har-Ber
won by fall in 4:36 over Tanner Moulden–Willard
lost by decision 1-6 to Matt Bansemer–Grove
160–Gustavo Rodriguez–11–(1-3)–(2-7)–DNP
lost by fall in 0:44 to Lucas Beyer–Har-Ber
lost by fall in 0:23 to Rsj Ifamilik–Neosho
won by fall in 2:04 over Daniel Chavira–Branson
lost by fall in 0:20 to Shane Shaughnessy–Willard
182–Cristian Orellana–11–(3-2)–(6-2)–3rd
lost by decision 4-6 to Obed Gonzalez–Carthage
won by fall in 2:42 over Zack Dal Porto–Branson
won by fall in 1:59 over Jose Sanchez–Neosho
lost by decision 3-9 to Logan Tolbert–Cassville
won by fall in 3:42 over Daniel Jeik–Har-Ber
182–Obed Gonzalez–11–(4-1)–(4-1)–2nd
won by decision 6-4 over Cristian Orellana–Carthage
won by decision 10-3 over Daniel Jeik–Har-Ber
won by fall in 1:46 over Zack Dal Porto–Branson
won by fall in 2:36 over Jose Sanchez–Neosho
lost by fall in 2:51 to Logan Tolbert–Cassville
182–James Chuta–11–(2-2)–(3-4)–3rd
won by fall in 0:58 over Christian Bellville–Monett
won by fall in 4:11 over Micheal Legget–Branson
lost by fall in 2:47 to Blane Steffen–Carthage
lost by fall in 0:44 to Jonethan Miller–Cassville
182–Blane Steffen–12–(3-1)–(3-1)–2nd
won by fall in 0:33 over Micheal Legget–Branson
lost by fall in 1:55 to Jonethan Miller–Cassville
won by fall in 2:47 over James Chuta–Carthage
won by fall in 0:16 over Christian Bellville–Monett
195–Cristian Salas–10–(1-2)–(2-2)–3rd
lost by overtime decision 10-12 to Juan Moalez–McDonald County
lost by fall in 2:17 to Joshua Harvey–Monett
won by fall in 1:59 over Cameron Osborn–Grove
195–Brian Zuniga–9–(4-0)–(7-1)–1st
won by fall in 1:54 over Christopher Ada–Neosho
won by fall in 2:04 over Misael Villa–Monett
won by fall in 2:12 over Daniel Parsons–Monett
won by fall in 2:18 over Ben Davis–Glendale
195–Isaac Saba–10–(3-0)-(3-1)–1st
won by fall in 1:49 over Jordan Thompson–Monett
won by decision 7-4 over Gustavo Orellana–Carthage
won by fall in 2:53 over Willima Mitchell–McDonald County
195–Gustavo Orellana–9–(2-1)–(2-1)–2nd
won by fall in 2:52 over William Mitchell–McDonald County
lost by decision 4-7 to Isaac Saba–Carthage
won by fall in 1:00 over Jordan Thompson–Monett
220–Rafael Lopez–10–(2-2)–(6-2)–3rd
lost by fall in 1:41 to Alex Misener–Monett
lost by decision 2-3 to Cameron Bowlin–Har-Ber
won by fall in 0:51 over Nick Stephens–Seneca
won by fall in 1:38 over Seth Gonzalez–Glendale
220–Alexis Vasquez–11–(3-1)–(6-2)–2nd
lost by decision 2-7 to Jakob Tate–Seneca
won by decision 4-2 over Cole Keeton–Willard
won by fall in 1:56 over Kahman Isaia–Glendale
won by fall in 0:52 over Jonathan Pickle–Ozark
220–Chastin Utter–11–(3-1)–(4-4)–2nd
won by fall in 0:32 over Osiel Salas–Monett
won by fall in 2:06 over Elijah Valdez–Glendale
lost by fall in 2:15 to Derek Hicks–Willard
won by fall in 1:34 over Lalynd Stauber–McDonald County
