Junior High Wrestlers Compete At Norton
On Thursday, February 9, the junior high wrestling team traveled to Norton for competition. The team competed against wrestlers from Norton, Ellis, Smith Center, and Stockton. The young wrestlers competed well on the evening, gaining head-to-head wins against Ellis (8-2) and Stockton (4-2). St. Francis won 5 of the 16 matches wrestled against Norton and 3 of 8 versus Smith Center.
Individual results for the evening are listed below.
Phillip White: Lost by decision to J. Green of Stockton (3-2); Lost by fall to D. Hileman of Smith Center (3rd period); Lost by decision to D. Hileman of Smith Center (5-0)
Zach White: Won by fall over K. Augustine of Ellis (2nd period); Won by decision over K. Augustine of Ellis (4-0); Won by fall over R. Hager of Norton (2nd period)
Clay Cassaw: Lost by fall to C. Rogers of Smith Center (2nd period); Won by decision over T. Wright of Norton (2-0)
Taylor Rogers: Won by fall over M. Engel of Norton (2nd period); Won by decision over R. Hager of Norton (7-5); Lost by fall to K. Meitler of Smith Center (3rd period)
Travis Rogers: Won by fall over K. Coffey of Stockton (1st period); Lost by decision to T. Wright of Norton (3-2)
J.R. Landenberger: Lost by fall to K. Meitler of Smith Center (3rd period); Lost by fall to W. Erbert of Norton (1st period); Lost by decision to M. Kasson of Norton (6-1)
Jesse Jenkins (exhibition): Lost by decision to M. Engel of Norton (14-10); Lost by decision to K. Coffey of Stockton (6-4)
Joel Hill: Lost by fall to M. Kesson of Norton (1st period); Lost by fall to W. Erbert of Norton (1st period)
Garrett Brunk: Lost by decision to G. Lively of Norton (9-2); Won by fall over L. Miller of Norton (1st period)
Jeremiah Neitzel: Won by fall over Z Ramos of Ellis (1st period); Won by fall over L. Miller of Norton (2nd period)
Justin Pacheco: Won by fall over E. Hamel of Stockton (2nd period); Won by fall over A. Hawkins of Smith Center (1st period); Won by fall over A. Hawkins of Smith Center (1st period)
Lane Hobrock: Won by fall over T. Morris of Stockton (1st period); Won by fall over L. Becker of Stockton (1st period); Won by fall over J. Smith of Ellis (1st period)
Austin Patton: Won by fall over J. Moser of Smith Center (1st period); Won by fall over B. Keithly of Ellis (2nd period); Won by fall over D. Lepper of Ellis (2nd period)
Jude Faulkender: Won by fall over B Wallace of Ellis (2nd period); Won by fall over B. Wallace of Ellis (1st period); Lost by fall to J. Green of Norton (2nd period)
Blake Meyer: Lost by fall to D. Haas of Ellis (1st period); Lost by fall to J. Taylor of Ellis (2nd period)
Ryan Grover: Won by fall over C Davis of Norton (1st period); Won by fall over C Davis of Norton (3rd period); Lost by fall to C. Sumner of Norton (2nd period)
A couple of the wrestlers had comments on the day.....
"I've enjoyed the competition this year and I think this has been a really good season for everyone." Austin Patton
"I won my first match of the season, in fact two, and was I excited." Ryan Grover
"I went wrestling today and had a lot of fun." Jesse Jenkins
The junior high wrestler will wrestle in the Junior Panther Classic in Phillipsburg on Saturday, February 11th.
