Friday night marked the second day of competition at this year’s MSHSAA Wrestling Championships. Of the eight wrestlers that qualified for the Carthage Tigers, three remained in the hunt following quarterfinal and semifinal matches: Senior Dalen Moore, and juniors Brener Ocana and Kale Schrader. Pinning his way through the first round and quarterfinals, Schrader (220) finally met his match in semifinalist Matt Gentry from Eureka with a barn burner tiebreaker match. The 2-1 victory kept Schrader’s undefeated record intact, and he will represent the Tigers in this year’s state championship finals match at 220 lbs. His opponent, Park Hill junior Austin Sharp boasts a 17-2 record with wins over four ranked wrestlers on his side of the state bracket this weekend.
Senior Dalen Moore (126) continued his march to the podium as a three-time state placer with a win over Eureka’s Matt Lester in Friday’s quarterfinal match. The semifinal match, however, marked the end of Moore’s quest for a state championship when he was beaten by Park Hill’s Ethen Miller, 19-3. Proving to be his toughest match all year, Moore’s loss by technical fall came from the number three ranked wrestler in his weight class. Moore’s consolation semifinal round on Saturday proved to be difficult, as well, with a loss to Liberty freshman, Kyle Dutton, 8-6. With a fifth place win over Teddy Hickey of Fort Zumwalt North, though, Dalen Moore sealed his place in Carthage and Missouri wrestling history as a four-time state medalist and the number two most winning wrestler in the Carthage program.
Junior Brener Ocana (285) rounded up the lineup for the Tiger Wrestling Team with a quarterfinal pin over Marquette’s Isiah Bresseaux. The quarterfinals, consolation semifinals and fith place matches proved too tough to overcome, however, with losses by fall in each, respectively. Ocana ends the year with a sixth place finish, All-State and Academic All-State honors.
Individual results through the third and fifth place matches are as follows:
106 Class 4
Braxdon Tate (37-19) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Devin Haag (Seckman) 37-12 won by fall over Braxdon Tate (Carthage) 37-19 (Fall 5:07)
· Cons. Round 1 – Braxdon Tate (Carthage) 37-19 won by decision over Tyler Bierman (Holt) 17-10 (Dec 8-7)
· Cons. Round 2 – Braxdon Tate (Carthage) 37-19 won by decision over Orion Bowers (Lee`s Summit West) 33-10 (Dec 9-4)
· Cons. Round 3 – Riley Wiseman (Jackson) 38-9 won by decision over Braxdon Tate (Carthage) 37-19 (Dec 8-4)
120 Class 4
Tanner Russow (37-18) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Jayden Carson (Lafayette (Wildwood)) 42-5 won by fall over Tanner Russow (Carthage) 37-18 (Fall 2:37)
· Cons. Round 1 – Tanner Russow (Carthage) 37-18 won by decision over Brandon Khoury (Timberland) 29-11 (Dec 10-6)
· Cons. Round 2 – Tanner Russow (Carthage) 37-18 won by decision over Jackson Shea (Battle) 34-15 (Dec 4-2)
· Cons. Round 3 – Alec Bailey (Jackson) 38-9 won by major decision over Tanner Russow (Carthage) 37-18 (MD 15-2)
126 Class 4
Dalen Moore (36-4) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Dalen Moore (Carthage) 36-4 won by major decision over Jastin Robertson (Blue Springs) 17-10 (MD 15-6)
· Quarterfinal – Dalen Moore (Carthage) 36-4 won by decision over Ryan Lester (Eureka) 31-6 (Dec 3-1)
· Semifinal – Ethen Miller (Park Hill) 35-5 won by tech fall over Dalen Moore (Carthage) 36-4 (TF-1.5 5:24 (19-3))
· Cons. Semi – Kyle Dutton (Liberty) 42-9 won by decision over Dalen Moore (Carthage) 36-4 (Dec 8-6)
· 5th Place Match – Dalen Moore (Carthage) 36-4 won by decision over Teddy Hickey (Ft. Zumwalt North) 37-8 (Dec 7-0)
132 Class 4
Dagan Sappington (24-15) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Dagan Sappington (Carthage) 24-15 won by decision over Nathan Undertajlo (Holt) 25-8 (Dec 5-4)
· Quarterfinal – Vincent Zerban (Christian Brothers College) 42-3 won by fall over Dagan Sappington (Carthage) 24-15 (Fall 1:10)
· Cons. Round 2 – Jack Lenox (Marquette) 42-6 won by fall over Dagan Sappington (Carthage) 24-15 (Fall 4:15)
152 Class 4
Kelten Campbell (25-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Dawson Javier (Lindbergh) 39-9 won by fall over Kelten Campbell (Carthage) 25-16 (Fall 0:41)
· Cons. Round 1 – Josh Rieck (Fort Osage) 35-14 won by major decision over Kelten Campbell (Carthage) 25-16 (MD 8-0)
170 Class 4
Brandon Crow (38-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Blake Hopson (Park Hill) 22-7 won by fall over Brandon Crow (Carthage) 38-11 (Fall 0:33)
· Cons. Round 1 – Alex Hart (Chaminade) 35-16 won by decision over Brandon Crow (Carthage) 38-11 (Dec 3-1)
220 Class 4
Kale Schrader (53-0) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Kale Schrader (Carthage) 53-0 won by fall over Luke Joggerst (Fox) 26-11 (Fall 1:11)
· Quarterfinal – Kale Schrader (Carthage) 53-0 won by fall over Jared Neel (Staley) 38-11 (Fall 4:47)
· Semifinal – Kale Schrader (Carthage) 53-0 won in tie breaker – 1 over Matt Gentry (Eureka) 40-4 (TB-1 2-1)
285 Class 4
Brener Ocana (46-13) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
· Champ. Round 1 – Brener Ocana (Carthage) 46-13 won by decision over Simon Tesfamarian (Park Hill) 29-9 (Dec 7-6)
· Quarterfinal – Brener Ocana (Carthage) 46-13 won by fall over Isiah Brisseaux (Marquette) 36-13 (Fall 5:07)
· Semifinal – Jacobi Jackson (Desmet) 35-4 won by fall over Brener Ocana (Carthage) 46-13 (Fall 2:55)
· Cons. Semi – Preston Wiss (Staley) 30-6 won by fall over Brener Ocana (Carthage) 46-13 (Fall 4:00)
· 5th Place Match – Chase Mccoy (Timberland) 28-10 won by fall over Brener Ocana (Carthage) 46-13 (Fall 0:45)
