The Trenton High School wrestling team took second in the Butler Invitational on Saturday.
The Bulldogs finished with 261 points. Knob Noster finished first with 307 points. Carrollton was third with 196.5, Butler was fourth with 160 points and Sherwood took fifth with 153 points.
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“Adrian, Sherwood and Butler each have a few state-ranked kids while Knob Noster has several,” Head Coach Bill Hill said. “This tournament gave us the opportunity to go head-to-head with those kids who we will probably not see again until the state tournament.”
THS had six wrestlers reach the finals and three of them earned first place. The Bulldogs also earned a third place, a fourth place and five fifth places.
“We hadn’t had a contest for nearly a month and most of our kids got five matches,” Hill said. “It was almost like starting the season again. We saw room for improvement at times but, overall, we wrestled pretty well.”
Finals
Skyler Barron rolled through his three pool matches on his way to the finals at 125 pounds. The finals match was a replay of last season’s state finals at 119 pounds, a match that Barron won.
Barron was able to get a victory again in the championship match, this time beating Hawkins of Knob Noster by regular decision, 7-2. In pool wrestling, Barron pinned Stevens of Butler, 1:24; pinned A. Talley of Adrian, 0:46; and pinned E. Edwards of Sherwood, 1:27. In the semifinals, Barron pinned E. Cutolo of St. Pius, 2:15.
Kody Hill won the 145-pound weight class, going 5-0. Hill had a pair of pins, a major decision win and a win by technical fall on his way to the finals, where he defeated J. Vinson of Adrian by regular decision, 4-0. Hill beat Vinson twice on Saturday, once in the finals and once in pool competition. In pool wrestling, Hill pinned C. Coon of Sherwood, 3:40; pinned T. Martin of Holden, 3:25; and defeated J. Vinson by major decision, 14-4. In his semifinals, Hill beat Mercer of Carrollton by technical fall in the second period, 17-0.
Zach Kinnison, at 285 pounds, was Trenton’s third champion. He pinned his way through his pool matches and then won by major decision in the semifinals. Kinnison pinned Z. Stern of Knob Noster in the finals, 5:26, it was Kinnison second win over Stern in the tournament.
In pool play, Kinnison pinned Stern of Knob Noster at 4:58; pinned J. Moran of Adrian at 1:58; pinned S. Hammond of Sherwood at 2:25; and won by regular decision over C. Crawford of St. Pius, 4-2.
“I had hoped we could stay with Knob Noster as a team, but we did not come up with as many top four finishers as we needed,” Hill said. “Not having a 103-pounder while Knob Noster’s 103 scored about 20 points also resulted in about half the team point spread.”
Kyle Harkins, at 112 pounds, had a pin in pool action and win by fall in the semifinals. Harkins ran into defending state champion K. Luzano of Knob Noster in the finals. Luzano scored a two-point takedown in all three periods and won by regular decision, 6-0.
In pool action, Harkins beat S. Thorsen of Knob Noster (JV); bye; and pinned McDowell of Carrollton, 1:00. Harkins pinned Diehl of Butler in the semifinals, 1:22.
Miles Moore, at 130 pounds, had a win by fall and a win by technical fall in his pool matches. Moore pinned Watson of Sherwood in the semifinals, 1:38. He was pinned in the finals by Demma of Knob Noster, 5:57. In pool wrestling, Moore had a bye; beat Coyazo of Carrollton by technical fall, 15-0; and pinned Bennett of Butler, 1:09.
Ethan Tabbert, at 215 pounds, recorded three pins and a major decision victory on his way to the finals, where he lost to Jackson of Adrian by fall, 2:31. He won in the semifinals over Tabbert Morgan of Knob Noster by major decision, 17-4.
In his pool, Tabbert pinned Ford of Sherwood, 0:51; pinned Hardie of Butler, 0:18; and pinned Thompson of Holden, 0:33.
“Harkins finished second to Luzano from Knob Noster who was a state champion last season,” Hill said. “Moore and Tabbert were each disappointed with their finals matches. I feel confident that we will see different results next time we see those opponents.”
Third & Fourth Place
Daniel Stokes, at 171 pounds, lost to a pair of the state’s best. He lost his third pool match by regular decision, 1-0, to Simms of Butler. Stokes then lost in the semifinals to Miller of Knob Noster by regular decision, 8-1.
“Daniel finished third behind the first- and second-ranked kids in the state, losing only 1-0 to the second-ranked kid in our class,” Hill noted.
Stokes beat Lawrence of Sherwood for third place by regular decision, 7-4. In other pool matches, Stokes pinned Caylor of Holden, 0:43; and pinned Ray of Adrian, 0:40.
Corey Holloway, at 119 pounds, went 2-3 and placed fourth. Holloway lost to Chavez of Carrollton in the third-place match by regular decision, 9-4.
In the semifinals, Holloway lost to K. Luzano of Knob Noster by fall, 2:28. In his pool matches, Holloway went 2-1. He pinned Keating of Adrian, 0:59 and had a bye. He lost to Granger of Butler by technical fall, 15-0.
Other Results
Mitchell Bailey, 135 pounds, 3-2, fifth place – pool: lost by technical fall to Kopriva of Sherwood, 16-0; lost by technical fall to Oneal of Carrollton, 17-1; bye; semifinals: bye; fifth place: won by regular decision over Clark of Butler, 15-12.
Kody Hicks, 140 pounds, 3-2, fifth place – pool: lost by major decision to Tallant of Knob Noster, 20-8; lost by fall to Connor of Sherwood, 1:45; bye; semifinals: pinned McCarty of Holden’s JV; fifth place: won by default over Johnson of Holden.
Kade Kinney, 152 pounds, 3-2, fifth place – pool: lost by major decision to Hough of Adrian, 12-0; lost by technical fall to Jones of Carrollton, 23-10; won by regular decision over Thorsen of Knob Noster, 11-8; semifinals: bye; fifth place: pinned Thorsen of Knob Noster, 4:21.
Zach Peoples, 160 pounds, 3-2, fifth place – pool: pinned Peterman of Butler, 2:45; lost by fall to Bise of Adrian, 0:45; lost by regular decision to Wise of St. Pius, 5-2; semifinals: pinned Eddleman of Sherwood, 1:27; fifth place: pinned Peterman of Butler, 2:44.
Manuel Quintana, 189 pounds, 3-2, fifth place – pool: lost by fall to Minor of Carrollton, 1:08; lost by fall to Trujillo of St. Pius, 1:19l; bye; semifinals, win by default; fifth place, win by default.
The wrestling team travels to Smithville on Thursday for a dual match.