Tensions ran high and both sides of the gym were packed as the Carthage Tigers wrestled at Neosho for the annual Black and Blue Brawl. In a dual where every match affects the possible outcome, Neosho reigned victorious with a 39-24 win. “Our biggest competition has always been Neosho,” said Coach Kenny Brown. “This will be the first year we’re not in the same district or school classification, so we won’t be competing beyond conference. They always give us everything they’ve got, and we definitely use that to prepare us for matches at districts and state.”
This “Battle of the Undefeateds” was tooth and nail until Neosho managed to widen the gap about midway through the evening. “I couldn’t be prouder with the way my guys wrestled,” Coach Brown stated. “We never gave up, we were tough and we had them on the rails. Our team and our crowd went nuts and supported us and you can’t ask for anything more than that.”
Carthage, now 8-1, will next wrestle at Webb City on January 22nd and at home versus McDonald County and Marshfield for Senior Night on January 24th.
Results versus Neosho are as follows:
Carthage—24
Neosho—39—ranked #1 in Class 3
Individual Results
Weight—Name—Grade—Season Record—Ranking
106—Braxdon Tate—9—(24-10)—Honorable Mention
Lost by decision 5-6 to Landon Kivett—ranked 4th
113—Carlos Reyes—10—(20-12)
Won by fall in 1:37 over Hayden Crane
120—Tanner Russow—11—(23-9)
Lost by decision 9-14 to Gabriel Selby
126—Dalen Moore—12—(28-2)—Honorable Mention
Lost by decision 4-11 to Cayden Auch—ranked #1
132—Dagan Sappington—10—(19-12)
Lost by major decision 3-16 to Kolton Sanders—ranked 2nd
138—Anderson Ixcol—11—(16-11)
Lost by major decision 4-14 to Bret Camerer
145—Victor Salazar—12—(15-14)
Lost by fall in 2:35 to Braxton Barnes—ranked #1
152—Kelten Campbell—11—(12-7)
Lost by major decision 1-12 to Alec Rothman—ranked 6th
160—Trulyn Kendrick—11—(22-11)
Won by fall in 3:46 over Keaton Sanders
170—Brandon Crow—11—(27-5)
Won by decision 7-1 over Jeremiah Larson—ranked 3rd
182—Caleb Triplett—11—(11-10)
Lost by fall in 1:25 to Drayke Perry
195—Colton Winder—12—(9-7)
Lost by fall in 5:32 to Caleb Elliott
220—Kale Schrader—11—(33-0)—ranked 2nd
Won by decision 5-1 over Zane Persinger
285—Brener Ocana—11—(28-6)—Honorable Mention
Won by fall in 1:34 over Joe Armstrong
JV Results
106—Chris Lopez—9—(11-2)
Lost by fall in 0:54 to Nate Copeland
106—Clismer Lopez—9—(6-6)
Lost by fall in 0:54 to Nate Copeland
120—Selvin Estrada—11—(12-1)
Won by fall in 1:02 over Jeremiah Kincaid
120—Brayden Benefiel—10—(16-5)
Won by fall in 3:17 over Jeremiah Kincaid
126—Mateo Kaempfe—11—(15-6)
Lost by decision 2-9 to Cade Daniel
126—Cody Reeves—9—(10-5)
Lost by major decision 0-13 to Cade Daniel
132—Eli Sneed—9—(11-1)
Lost by decision 2-8 to Jacob Selby
132—Brett Rockers—9—(12-3)
Lost by fall in 4:34 to Jacob Selby
138—Mitchell Frisinger—11—(9-3)
Lost by fall in 1:43 to Noah Reiboldt
145—Creed Lambeth—10—(15-5)
Won by fall in 1:59 over Davencyl Alexander
152—Fernando Lopez—10—(12-5)
Lost by fall in 3:34 to Davencyl Alexander
152—Wessly Estes—10—(14-4)
Won by fall in 3:26 over RSJ Ifamilik
152—Levi White—11—(13-6)
Won by fall in 3:36 over RSJ Ifamilik
160—Andrew Holden—10—(13-3)
Won by fall in 1:22 over Jose Sanchez
160—Erik Alvarado—10—(4-13)
Lost by major decision 3-12 to Jose Sanchez
170—Obed Gonzalez—10—(6-0)
Won by overtime decision 9-8 over Jarrell Boettger
170—Jacob Wilkerson—11—(14-7)
Won by major decision 12-4 over Jarrell Boettger
