OZARK, Mo. — The Carthage Wrestling team qualified four wrestlers to this year’s Class Four State Tournament in Columbia, MO on February 24th and 25th. Seniors Grey Petticrew at 150 lbs. and Davion King at 165 lbs. lead the group that includes junior Bradyn Tate at 132 lbs. and first-time state qualifier, sophomore Tanner Putt at 106 lbs. The team travels to Mid-Missouri this Thursday for the two-day competition that begins Friday at 6pm.
This year’s district competition at Ozark proved to every bit as tough as the brackets indicated, with Ozark High School the clear front runner throughout the weekend. For Carthage, Putt was the first to qualify at 106 lbs. by finishing 2nd overall, with a close overtime loss in the finals to Raymore-Peculiar’s Kanden Von Holton. Petticrew and King followed with 2nd place finishes, as well. Petticrew pinned his way through the tournament, but lost by fall to Ozark’s state champion Braxdon Strick. King won by fall his first two matches and decisioned Lee’s Summit’s Jackson Jones in overtime to make it to the finals. King faced Eli Zar of Neosho, and ultimately lost the decision to become this year’s district runner-up.
Seniors Kip Castor (144 lbs.), Trey Nye (157 lbs.) and Gabe Lambeth (175 lbs.) finished their seasons with records of 21-12, 27-16 and 25-14 respectively. Carthage has wrestlers Alberto Sales (113 lbs.), Grady Huntley (120 lbs.), Israel Perez (126 lbs.), Alexander Salas-Marquez (215 lbs.) and David Recinos (Heavyweight) returning to join Putt and Tate in next year’s lineup.
Carthage News Online wishes our wrestler success in this weekend’s state competition.
Here are the results from the Class 4 District 3 wrestling tournament held in Ozark on 02/17-18/23. The top four placers in each weight class qualify for the State tournament. The Class 4 State Wrestling Tournament starts on Friday at 5:45PM in Columbia on 02/24 and will finish up on Saturday.
Team Scores
1—Ozark—191
2—Neosho—146
3—Lebanon—143
4—Nixa—136
5—Lee’s Summit North—126.5
6—Lee’s Summit—120
7—Carthage—102
8—Ray-Pec—75.5
9—Republic—62
10—Waynesville—54
11—Joplin—47
12—Lee’s Summit West—45
13—Smith-Cotton—44
14—Kickapoo—37
15—Central(Springfield)—36.5
Individual Results
Weight—Name—Grade—Tournament Record—Season Record—Placement
106—Tanner Putt—10—(2-1)—(30-13)—2nd
Won by fall in 1:53 over Cesar Trujillo—Waynesville
Won by decision 3-2 over Kallen Koelzer—Lee’s Summit West
Lost by overtime decision 0-1 to Kamdon VonHolten—Ray-Pec
113—Alberto Sales—11—(0-2)—(17-14)—DNP
Lost by fall in 0:27 to Damien Moseley—Ozark
Lost by fall in 0:31 to Brice Helmig—Lebanon
120—Grady Huntley—9—(2-2)—(28-16)—DNP
Lost by technical fall 0-16 to Fisher Butler—Neosho
Won by fall in 1:44 over Sean Creason—Lee’s Summit
Won by fall in 3:41 over Brian Hill—Kickapoo
Lost by fall in 4:57 to Keaton Overcast—Republic
126—Israel Perez—10—(0-2)—(3-13)—DNP
Lost by fall in 1:49 to Davis Joiner—Lebanon
Lost by decision 4-11 to Toryn Jones—Joplin
132—Bradyn Tate—11—(4-1)—(45-5)—3rd
Won by fall in 1:43 over Jonathan Chapman—Ozark
Won by fall in 3:18 over Jalen Ndongi—Central(Springfield)
Lost by decision 2-3 to Canon Roark—Lebanon
Won by fall in 2:42 over Connor Gatlin—Ray-Pec
***Ray-Pec match was Bradyn Tate’s 100th career victory***He becomes the 34th Carthage wrestler with 100 career victories or more
Won by fall in 4:23 over Tobias Collins—Kickapoo
***Bradyn also set a new Carthage weight class(132) record for most team points in a season with 300.5. The previous record of 286 was set by Trevor Feagans in 2012***
138 OPEN
144—Kip Castor—12—(1-2)—(21-12)—DNP
Won by fall in 0:40 over Lincoln Keele—Smith-Cotton
Lost by fall in 1:57 to Daniel Laney—Ozark
Lost by decision 5-7 to Johnathon Burke—Joplin
150—Grey Petticrew—12—(2-1)—(29-9)—2nd
Won by fall in 4:56 over Taichi Hogg—Lee’s Summit West
Won by fall in 3:58 over Avery Starnes—Lebanon
Lost by fall in 0:18 to Braxton Strick—Ozark
157—Trey Nye—12—(3-2)—(27-16)—DNP
Won by decision 11-8 over Juan Morales—Joplin
Lost by major decision 3-15 to Brock Sundlie—Ozark
Won by injury default over Fisher Thomas—Lee’s Summit
Won by fall in 2:08 over George Long—Lee’s Summit West
Lost by major decision 2-12 to Collyn Kivett—Neosho
165—Davion King—12—(3-1)—(26-2)—2nd
Won by fall in 0:44 over Ethan Bentz—Joplin
Won by fall in 0:54 over Kaiden Cruz—Waynesville
Won by overtime decision 3-1 over Jackson Jones—Lee’s Summit
Lost by decision 1-5 to Eli Zar—Neosho
175—Gabe Lambeth—12—(1-2)—(25-14)—DNP
Lost by decision 4-9 to Zachary Coetzee—Lee’s Summit North
Won by decision 3-2 over Aiden Stearns—Waynesville
Lost by fall in 4:19 to Roan McCarthy—Lee’s Summit
190—OPEN
215—Alexander Salas-Marquez—11—(1-2)—(6-4)—DNP
Lost by fall in 1:43 to Draven VanGilder—Joplin
Won by fall in 2:25 over Paxton Wehner—Kickapoo
Lost by decision 5-6 to Aidean Gutierrez—Lee’s Summit
285—David Recinos—10—(1-2)—(27-12)—DNP
Won by overtime decision 2-1 over Brennan Washington—Joplin
Lost by decision 1-4 to Jacob Forshey—Waynesville
Lost by fall in 4:23 to Charles Speake–Nixa
