Farmington wrestlers place second in SEMO Tournament

By DONN ADAMSON\Daily Journal Sports Editor

BONNE TERRE - The Farmington led the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament after the first round, but trailed the Class 4 Jackson Indians after that until the finish with Jackson winning the tournament with 410 points to Farmington's 355.

The Knights won four first-place medals, four second-place medals, and one third place and one fourth place in the 14 weight classes.

The Knights started out the finals round with three straight wins over Jackson wrestlers. Dustin King (103) who entered the tournament with a 0-0 record won every one of his matches and won the championship match by fall in 3:00. Joey Newland (112) kept his undefeated season intact (38-0) with a 21-6 tech fall in his championship match, and Craig Wilson (119) improved his record to 36-2 with an 18-7 major decision.

Farmington's other first-place finish came from Kevin King's (145) 9-2 decision over Ste. Genevieve's Zach Bader. Nicholas Hoehn (125), Justin Hill (135), Michael Zaricor (140), and Jacob Hise (215) all placed second. Tyler Epstein won his third-place match by a 7-3 decision, and Max Robinson placed fourth.

North County placed sixth as a team. Raider fans had their moment of cheer when Jesse Coale (140) won his first-place match with an 11-5 decision over Zaricor. Jason Winckel (152) placed second losing only by a 10-4 decision to Jackson's Cody Rouse, who is 40-0 on the year and was named the tournament's MVP.

Central had three wrestlers make it to the medal round. Brandon Lindsey (125) won third place with fall in 2:50, and Bo Beckett (171) and Jeff Bolin (215) both placed fourth.

Ste. Genevieve took third place in the tournament. The Dragons had 10 wrestlers advance into the medal round. 2004 state champion Tanner Wolk (171) placed first with a 12-2 major decision. Zach Bader (145) and Taylor Huck (160) took second place. Curt Gegg (112) won third place with a 5-1 decision, Zach Harman (119) did the same with a 6-5 win, and Randy Lurk (152) won by a fall in 2:53. Aaron Wehner (103), Adam Johnson (135), and Mike Prahl (275 all took fourth place.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Jackson (J) 410, 2. Farmington (F) 355, 3. Ste. Genevieve (SG) 289, 4. Cape Central (CC) 218, 5. Herculaneum (H) 214, 6. North County (NC) 144.5, 7. Park Hills Central (PHC) 125, 8. Dexter (D) 120, 9. Poplar Bluff (PB) 114.5, Sikeston (S) 112, New Madrid Central (NMC) 70

FINALS RESULTS

103 1st- Dustin King (F) fall 3:00 Luke Rayburn (J), 3rd - Dee Bizzell (S) tech fall Aaron Wehner (SG)

112 1st - Joey Newland (F) tech fall Jamie Schumacher (J), 3rd - Curt Gegg (SG) 5-1 dec. Chris Griffith (CC)

119 1st - Craig Wilson (F) 18-7 maj. dec. Justin Miller (J), 3rd - Zack Harman (Ste. G) 5-1 dec. Matt Lathum (CC)

125 1st - Josh Schumacher (J) 9-3 dec. Nicholas Hoehn (F), 3rd - Brandon Lindsey (PHC) fall 2:50 Cole Burch (NMC)

130 1st - Ben McMillian (J) fall 3:08 Tyler Yeargain (CC), 3rd - Jordan Sielert (D) 16-7 maj. dec. Max Robinson (F)

135 1st - Sean Gant (J) 6-2 dec. Justin Hill (F), 3rd - D.J. Waites (H) fall 1:46 Adam Johnson (SG)

140 1st - Jesse Coale (NC) 11-5 dec. Michael Zaricor (F), 3rd - Josh Smoot (CC) fall 3:53 Tyler Thomure (SG)

145 1st - Kevin King (F) 9-2 dec. Zach Bader (SG), 3rd - Jon McWade (H) 3-2 dec. Jordan Barnhart (J)

152 1st - Cosy Rouse (J) 10-4 dec. Jason Winckel (N C), 3rd - Randy Lurk (SG) fall 2:53 Eric Grimes (D)

160 1st - Cory Huskey (CC) 3-1 dec. Taylor Huck (S G), 3rd - Garrett Huck (J) 8-7 dec. Jesse Rogers (PB)

171 1st - Tanner Wolk (SG) 12-2 maj. dec. Blake Ulrich (J), 3rd - Steve Harris (H) 7-0 dec. Bo Beckett (PHC)

189 1st - Kamden Rampley (J) 3-2 dec. Mike Sobol (H), 3rd - Tyler Epstein (F) 7-3 dec. Ryan Davis (CC)

215 1st - Andy Glass (J) fall 1:53 Jacob Hise (F), 3rd - Chris Northern (S) fall 4:13 Jeff Bolin (PHC)

275 1st - Dustin Fluegge (J) 7-1 dec. Joe Jackson (S), 3rd - Will Freeman (H) fall 2:35 Mike Prahl (SG)