Six Wrestlers Combine For 21-9 Record
Photo Courtesy of Cody Thorn
Allison Yoder attempts a takedown during the Mid-Buchanan Tournament on Friday. Yoder was 1-3 on the day, picking up her win with a pin of a Lawson opponent.
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A 1-4 record on the day verified those suspicions.
But a look below the surface of what looked like a tough day revealed that Trenton’s forray into the Cameron Tournament wasn’t all that bad.
With a focus on winning as many individual matches as possible, Trenton’s six wrestlers ran a combined record of 21-9 at the event. Trenton had two wrestlers finish the day undefeated and another two go 4-1 as the Bulldogs controlled what action they could.
Kaden Owen, wrestling at 170, ran a 5-0 record at Cameron, winning all but one match by fall. His lone victory that didn’t come via pinfall was equally as dominant, however, as he scored an 18-4 major decision victory.
“Kaden had one of the best days of his high school career today,” Trenton coach Charlie Bacon said. “He was sharp on his feet and had some great competition.”
Sam Gibson was undefeated as well, going 5-0 at 182 pounds. Gibson won four of his matches by fall and took the fifth via forfeit.
“Sam was dominant in every position,” Bacon said. “He transitioned really well from his takedowns to his pins. I am really happy with the way these two (Owen and Gibson) went out and competed. Both of them are going to be a force to be reckoned with in Class 1.”
Hunter McAtee (113) was one of Trenton’s two wrestlers finishing with a 4-1 record at the tournament. McAtee dealt with leg cramps throughout the day and wrestled some tough competition on the way to his 4-1 mark. He scored a narrow 8-7 decision win in his first match of the day before getting two wins by fall. McAtee fell 5-0 to Cameron’s Caleb Husch for his first loss of the season in the Bulldogs’ fourth dual before closing the day with a win by forfeit.
“Hunter had three really competitive matches against some good kids,” Bacon said. “He hit a couple of new takedowns that looked really good and I think that will help him in the future.”
Coleman Griffin (152) was also 4-1 overall. He got a 10-0 major decision win, a 13-0 major decision win and a 7-0 decision win along with a win by forfeit to make him 4-0 entering the final dual of the day. He wound up being pinned against Clinton’s Matt Balke for the lone blemish on his record Saturday.
“Coleman had a really good day and beat some good kids all the way up to that last match,” Bacon said.
Nate Burkeybile, who was 2-3 overall at 195 pounds, and Gaven Kelsall, who was 1-4 at 160, rounded out the Trenton showing for the event.
As a team, Trenton fell 54-19 to Chillicothe despite taking four of six matches wrestled on the mat. The Bulldogs lost 58-22 to Savannah but won four of six matches on the mat in that dual as well. Trenton did defeat Plattsburg 36-18, winning the only two matches contested on the mat, before falling 63-13 to Cameron. The Bulldogs split the six matches on the mat, 3-3, with Cameron. The final dual of the day saw Trenton lose 36-24 to Clinton, winning two out of four matches on the mat.
“I’m looking forward to getting the full team back in action,” Bacon said. “We showed a lot of improvement in our wrestling today.”
Trenton’s wrestling team will be at home on Thursday, hosting Polo and Marceline in a triangular. The first matches are scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
TRENTON GIRLS
Trenton’s girls wrestling team was in action at Mid-Buchanan on Friday.
Trenton had three wrestlers in action at the event. Mercy Schweizer won the 117-pound C bracket, going 2-0. Schweizer pinned a Hamilton junior varsity wrestler for her first win and pinned a foe from Sherwood for the second.
At the A level, Allison Yoder was 1-3 overall at 151 pounds, getting her lone win by fall over an opponent from Lawson. Makayla Hamilton wrestled her first varsity matches of the season for Trenton, going 0-2 at 195 pounds.
Trenton’s girls will wrestle at home with Polo and Marceline on Thursday as well.