Carthage wrestling closes out season with double dual, conference tournament

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Senior Blane Steffen gets patched up while conversing with Coach Spencer. Crystal Brown / Carthage News Online

The Carthage Tigers ended their regular season with two wins over district rivals Ray-Pec and Waynesville and a fifth-place finish in the Central Ozark Conference Tournament.  While sickness and injury have plagued the Tigers the second half of the season, key victories over last year’s Class 4 District 4 champions (Ray-Pec) and perpetual powerhouse Waynesville helped boost the confidence of the somewhat beleaguered team. Bonus points were a major factor in both Tiger wins, as many matches were won by fall. 

“I was pleased with the kids’ ability to rally around the adversity they faced. We had a ton of kids out sick, crazy injuries and it affects morale in a big way. The fact that they were able to rise above it speaks volumes about the team makeup,” said Carthage Wrestling Coach Kenny Brown. 

Unfortunately, not having a full lineup worked against the Tigers at Saturday’s COC Tournament in Joplin, where Carthage was missing four key members of the varsity squad. 

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“It’s great to have the depth that we have as a team when we get into situations like we are now, dealing with sickness and injury. The downside is that you can’t throw a newbie into the deep end of the pool and expect the same results as someone who has been wrestling against these tough guys all year. Sometimes the better decision is to leave an open weight class for this type of tournament and focus on getting everyone healthy before districts, where it really counts,” Coach Brown stated. “The reality of the situation is that, first and foremost, health is a priority. It’s great to have a phenomenal team, but not when it puts my guys at risk.”

Carthage heads to Jefferson City Friday and Saturday, Febr. 14 and 15 for the Class 4 District 4 Tournament. The state tournament follows Feb. 20, 21 and 22 at Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Here are the results from our double dual with Waynesville and Ray-Pec on 01/30/20 at Carthage.  Carthage finishes 10-1 on the season.

The Carthage Team, including seniors Tanner Russow, Anderson Ixcol and Levi White congratulate their teammates at the conclusion of the Waynesville matches. Crystal Brown / Carthage News Online

Carthage—63

Waynesville—12

 

Carthage—48

Ray-Pec—27

 

Individual Results (Waynesville listed first)

Weight—Name—Grade—Season Record—State Ranking

106—Kip Castor—9— (20-8)

Won by decision 4-0 over Johnathan McDaniel

Won by fall in 2:57 over Zayne Parvin

 

113—Carlos Reyes—11— (28-5)

Won by fall in 1:28 over Xander Finn

Won by fall in 2:43 over Isaac Scott

 

120—Tanner Russow—12— (25-6)

Won by decision 4-0 over Dustin Green

Won by fall in 0:50 over Brayden Welcher

 

126—Selvin Estrada—12— (24-9)

Won by fall in 2:58 over Kennon Redinger

Won by fall in 2:42 over Eli Van Trump

 

132—Dagan Sappington—11— (22-9)—ranked 5th

Won by fall in 2:51 over Kevin Cruz

Won by forfeit

 

138—Davion King—9— (21-10)

Won by forfeit

Won by forfeit

 

145—Anderson Ixcol—12— (18-5)

Won by fall in 3:50 over Isaac Peterson

Lost by decision 1-7 to Jacob Quest

 

152—Eli Sneed—10— (7-10)

Lost by fall in 1:14 to Gaven Sax—ranked 1st

Lost by fall in 3:59 to Kanen Huff

 

160—Kelten Campbell—12— (28-3)

Won by forfeit

Won by decision 6-4 over Charles Adams

 

170—Levi White—12— (0-3)

 

182—Obed Gonzalez—11

 

195—Kanen Vogt—10— (21-11)

Won by forfeit

Lost by fall in 5:53 to Tyler Redfern

 

220—Kale Schrader—12— (24-1)—ranked 1st

Won by fall in 0:41 over Davon Smith

Won by decision 4-1 over Major Loftin

 

285—Alexis Vasquez—11— (9-8)

Won by decision 4-2 over Jacob Forshey

Lost by fall in 0:31 to Tyson King

 

Junior Varsity Results (All JV matches were with Ray-Pec)

113—Christian Brown—10— (11-3)

Won by fall in 1:42 over Zaden Horn

 

120—Walter Reyes-Mojica—10— (2-12)

Lost by decision 3-4 to Jayce Fox

 

120—Jose Gomez—9— (6-9)

Lost by fall in 5:35 to Remington Adams

 

126—Braxdon Tate—10— (3-0)

Won by fall in 1:05 over Vincent Strange

 

126—Santos Guzman Gomez—9— (4-10)

Lost by fall in 0:19 to Vincent Strange

 

145—Grey Petticrew—9— (14-1)

Won by fall in 0:59 over Aidan Starforth

 

145—D.J. Witt—11— (10-3)

Won by fall in 2:33 over Aidan Starforth

 

160—Wessly Estes—11— (10-0)

Won by fall in 0:45 over Jaiven Kelly

 

160—Lucas Lund—9— (10-7)

Won by fall in 1:01 over Jaiven Kelly

 

182—Cristian Orellana—11— (11-2)

Won by fall in 1:55 over Joey Redfern

 

182—Blane Steffen—12— (4-5)

Lost by fall in 5:03 to Joey Redfern

 

182—James Chuta—11— (5-7)

Lost by fall in 0:45 to Thomas Fager

 

195—Brian Zuniga—9— (11-2)

Won by major decision 13-2 over Jacob Edmonson

 

195—Isaac Saba—10— (5-5)

Lost by decision 3-6 to Jacob Edmondson

 

220—Chastin Utter—11— (6-8)

Lost by fall in 1:04 to Zach Mitchell

 

220—Rafael Lopez—10— (8-6)

Lost by fall in 1:18 to Tyler Shuey

 

220—Antony DeLeon—9— (5-4)

Lost by fall in 1:36 to Tyler Shuey

 

Here are the Carthage Wrestling results from the COC tournament held in Joplin on 02/01/20.  Carthage was without Dagan Sappington (sick 2-time state qualifier), Luke Gall (injured 21-3), Brener Ocana (injured state medalist), and Kale Schrader (sick state champion).  

 

Team Scores

1—Neosho—310—ranked 1st in Class 3

2—Willard—213—ranked 7th in Class 3

3—Nixa—205

4—Ozark—198

5—Carthage—182—ranked 10th in Class 4

6—Carl Junction—175—ranked 8th in Class 3

7—Branson—159

8—Webb City—154.5

9—Republic—108.5

10—Joplin—93

 

Individual Results

Weight—Name—Grade—Tournament Record—Season Record—Placement—Ranking

106—Kip Castor—9— (2-3)— (22-11)—DNP

Lost by fall in 1:48 to Noah Agcaoili—Willard

Lost by fall in 1:54 to Wyatt George—Republic

Won by fall in 2:42 over Alex Short—Joplin

Won by fall in 1:38 over Bobby Pearish—Webb City

Lost by decision 0-2 to Lukas Walker—Carl Junction

 

113—Carlos Reyes—11— (1-3)— (29-8)—4th

Won by fall in 1:57 over Will Holdren—Willard

Lost by fall in 1:19 to Peyton Moore—Nixa—ranked 4th in Class 4

Lost by fall in 1:37 to Kyshin Isringhausen—Branson—ranked 2nd in Class 3

Lost by decision 3-4 to Landon Kivett—Neosho

 

120—Tanner Russow—12— (3-2)— (28-8)—3rd

Won by fall in 0:57 over Rocky Walker—Joplin

Won by fall in 1:42 over Jaxton Berry—Willard

Lost by decision 4-10 to Deagan Fugitt—Nixa

Lost by fall in 3:37 to Kyler Carter—Webb City—ranked 4th in Class 3

Won by decision 7-3 over Hayden Crane—Neosho

 

126—Selvin Estrada—12— (2-3)— (26-12)—4th

Won by fall in 3:53 over Cole Crahan—Nixa

Won by fall in 2:23 over Dawson Helms—Branson

Lost by fall in 0:50 to Braxton Strick—Ozark—ranked 3rd in Class 4

Lost by major decision 5-14 to Eli Zar—Neosho

Lost by decision 3-8 to Josh Copher—Webb City—ranked 5th in Class 3

 

132—OPEN

 

138—Davion King—9— (4-1)— (25-11)—3rd

Won by fall in 0:48 over Jack Stanley—Joplin

Won by fall in 5:46 over Ethan Shepherd—Nixa

Won by fall in 1:54 over Isaiah Madson—Republic

Lost by fall in 0:30 to Clayton Moison—Ozark

Won by medical forfeit over Neosho

 

145—Anderson Ixcol—12— (3-1)— (21-6)—3rd

Won by fall in 3:06 over Jackson Taylor—Webb City

Won by overtime decision 6-1 over Ethan Walker—Carl Junction

Lost by fall in 5:31 to Ryder Heimbach—Willard

Won by fall in 3:59 over Noah Reiboldt—Neosho

 

152—Eli Sneed—10— (2-2)— (9-12)—DNP

Lost by major decision 6-15 to Riley Sundlie—Ozark

Lost by fall in 1:20 to Cade Grimm—Branson

Won by fall in 2:47 over Guage Duncan—Willard

Won by major decision 11-3 over Jackson Ward—Webb City

 

160—Kelten Campbell—12— (3-1)— (31-4)—2nd

Won by fall in 2:35 over Gavin Wallace—Willard

Won by fall in 1:52 over Colton Gordon—Webb City

Won by fall in 2:27 over Caden Lorenz—Branson—ranked 5th in Class 3

Lost by fall in 1:14 to Connor Sandridge—Republic

 

170—OPEN

 

182—Obed Gonzalez—11— (2-3)— (12-10)—4th

Won by decision 9-8 over Colby Allen—Ozark

Won by fall in 2:30 over Avry Rutherford—Nixa

Lost by fall in 3:20 to Jeremiah Larson—Neosho—ranked 2nd in Class 3

Lost by fall in 0:53 to Jackson White—Carl Junction—ranked 1st in Class 3

Lost by major decision 1-13 to Brayden Thomas—Joplin

 

195—Kanen Vogt—10— (2-3)— (23-14)—DNP

Lost by fall in 3:02 to Caleb Elliot—Neosho

Lost by fall in 2:44 to Jesse Cassatt—Carl Junction—ranked 2nd in Class 3

Lost by fall in 3:31 to Braegan Patman—Ozark

Won by fall in 1:50 over Garrett Davidson—Nixa

Won by fall in 1:16 over Braegan Patman—Ozark

 

220—Alexis Vasquez—11— (2-3)— (11-11)—DNP

Lost by fall in 1:51 to Drayke Perry—Neosho—ranked 1st in Class 3

Lost by fall in 1:15 to Christian Berumen—Branson

Won by decision 7-3 over Marcus Orellana—Ozark

Won by fall in 2:40 over Buddy Belcher—Webb City

Lost by fall in 5:34 to Keegan Bennett—Carl Junction

 

285–OPEN

 

 

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