In a week plagued with injuries and skin conditions, Coach Kenny Brown was very pleased with his wrestlers’ performance at last weekend’s Platte County Invitational. “With three open weight classes for Carthage, I was very content to finish in the top half of the competition. The last thing I want to do this late in the season is bring a kid back before they are ready or throw a newbie to the wolves. Platte is always a tough tournament and is good practice for the level of competition we will see at State,“ Brown stated.
The competitive atmosphere only served to fuel juniors, Brandon Crow and Kale Schrader, as they both made their way to first place matches. Crow finished second overall with a close loss to Platte County’s Jayden Walls, while Schrader’s undefeated record remained intact with a championship win over St, James Academy’s Cade Lautt, earning him Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Both heading into the first place match with identical, undefeated records, Schrader and Lautt battled back and forth, with Schrader ultimately coming out the victor. Lautt, who is ranked number two in Kansas Class 5 rankings, is also ranked number sixteen nationally by Intermat. Schrader’s win and undefeated record has now elevated him to a national ranking, as well, coming in at number fifteen, according to Intermat.
Coach Brown could not be more pleased with his progress. “Kale’s a great kid who works hard. As a returning state placer, he has helped motivate kids during practice, especially with senior, Dalen Moore, out with an injury. I think he has definitely added an element of humor to the team – especially on the bus rides. Wrestling is tough and Kale does a great job balancing fun and hard work.”
Here are the Carthage Wrestling results from the Platte County Invitational on 01/18-19/19. Wrestlers were divided into two pools of six, and then cross-bracketed after Round 5 with the top two wrestlers from each pool being placed into a 4-man bracket. Kale Schrader was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament after defeating two previously unbeaten top two-ranked wrestlers.
Team Scores
1–Smithville–286.5–ranked 4th in Class 3
2–Platte County–255
3–Kirksville–238.5–ranked 7th in Class 2
4–Helias–231–ranked 3rd in Class 3
5–Rolla–221
6–Carthage–211
7–Rockwood Summit–195
8–Warrensburg–141
9–St. James Academy, KS–137
10–Oak Grove–118
11–William Chrisman–69
12–Platte County JV–26
Individual Results
Weight–Name–Grade–Tournament Record–Season Record–Placement–Ranking
106–Braxdon Tate–9–(4-2)–(28-12)–3rd–Honorable Mention Class 4
won by fall in 5:37 over Max Schemmel–St. James Academy
won by major decision 12-0 over Chance McKim–Kirksville
lost by major decision 0-10 to Gavin Adams–Helias–ranked 5th
won by fall in 5:40 over Daeton Bone–Smithville
lost by decision 0-7 to Hunter Hoffman–Rolla
won by major decision 11-3 over Vincent Cesaro–Platte County
113–Carlos Reyes–10–(3-2)–(23-14)–DNP
won by fall in 1:31 over Matt Wood–St. James Academy
lost by fall in 4:59 to J.T. O’Rourke–Smithville
lost by decision 0-5 to Hunter Tarr–Kirksville
won by forfeit over Keagen Johnson–Rolla
won by fall in 2:25 over Grant Stathopoulos–Platte County
120–Tanner Russow–11–(1-3)–(24-12)–4th
won by fall in 1:32 over Joel Murphy–Smithville
lost by fall in 1:30 to Alexander Sederburg–Rolla–ranked 2nd in Class 3
lost by technical fall 3-19 to Eli Rocha–Platte County
lost by decision 1-2 to Logan Blickan–Kirksville–ranked 6th in Class 2
126–OPEN
Dalen Moore is out with an injury
132–OPEN
Dagan Sappington is out with an injury
138–Anderson Ixcol–11–(1-3)–(17-14)–DNP
lost by fall in 3:26 to Nick Filger–Platte County–ranked 1st in Class 3
lost by fall in 2:38 to Randall Salaz–Helias–ranked 3rd in Class 3
lost by decision 2-6 to Carson Smith–Oak Grove
won by overtime decision 9-7 over Luca Tornatore–Kirksville
145–Victor Salazar–12–(1-5)–(16-19)–DNP
lost by fall in 1:28 to Blake Howard–Kirksville–ranked 5th in Class 2
lost by decision 3-4 to Ty Brunk–Rockwood Summit
lost by major decision 0-9 to Anthony Erickson–Oak Grove–Honorable Mention in Class 2
lost by decision 0-3 to Nikolai Careaga–Helias
won by major decision 12-3 over Gabe Davis–Platte County
lost by fall in 4:37 to Justin McEnaney–Rolla
152–Kelten Campbell–11–(4-3)–(16-10)–4th
won by fall in 0:40 over Joseph Plunkett–St. James Academy
won by fall in 2:57 over Randall Young–Warrensburg
lost by fall in 0:25 to Sam Frankowski–Rockwood Summit–ranked 1st in Class 3
won by fal in 3:27 over Brody Armstrong–Oak Grove
lost by fall in 1:43 to Jackson Careaga–Helias–ranked 5th in Class 3
lost by fall in 0:57 to Blake Ackerman–Smithville
160–Trulyn Kendrick–11–(1-4)–(23-15)–4th
lost by fall in 3:48 to Adrian Whitehead–Oak Grove
won by fall in 5:08 over Aidan Quinn–St. James Academy
lost by fall in 3:50 to Dustin Luebbert–Helias
lost by fall in 3:45 to Nolan Saale–Platte County
lost by fall in 2:09 to Hayden Fane–Rolla
170–Brandon Crow–11–(5-1)–(32-6)–2nd
won by fall in 1:29 over Logan Pieper–Smithville
won by fall in 2:52 over Titus Taylor–Rolla
won by decision 5-2 over Jayden Walls–Platte County
won by fall in 1:02 over Andrew Burgess–Warrensburg
won by fall in 3:32 over Mason Walters–William Chrisman
lost by decision 0-1 to Jayden Walls–Platte County
182–Caleb Triplett–11–(3-3)–(14-13)–DNP
won by fall in 2:47 over Andru Campos–William Chrisman
won by fall in 1:15 over Drake Lacina–Platte County
lost by decision 2-5 to Colton Franks–Rolla
lost by overtime decision 10-12 to Corbin Cowick–Warrensburg
won by fall in 1:20 over Andru Campos–William Chrisman
lost by decision 6-7 to Drake Lacina–Platte County
195–OPEN
Colton Winder is out with a skin condition
220–Kale Schrader–11–(5-0)–(38-0)–1st–ranked 2nd in Class 4
won by decision 5-2 over Colton Gillespie–Kirksville–ranked 1st in Class 2
won by fall in 0:57 over Jarin Nitsche–Smithville
won by fall in 0:54 over Luke Beaugard–Rolla
won by fall in 2:18 over DeSean Preyer–Rockwood Summit
won by decision 8-5 over Cade Lautt–St. James Academy–ranked 2nd in Class 5 KS
Colton Gillespie and Cade Lautt were both undefeated coming into this tournament
285–Brener Ocana–11–(3-3)–(31-9)–3rd–Honorable Mention in Class 4
won by fall in 4:47 over Michael Franz–Rockwood Summit
lost by decision 3-5 to Keith Davis–Kirksville
lost by fall in 0:25 to Tyler Curd–Oak Grove–Honorable Mention at 220 in Class 2
won by fall in 1:39 over Terrance Horton–Rolla
lost by decision 3-7 to Tanner Karnes–Warrensburg–ranked 3rd in Class 3
won by medical forfeit over Keith Davis–Kirksville
