Cassville team 2nd in Big 8

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BY KYLE TROUTMAN ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com

The Cassville boys wrestling team turned in a 12-medal performance at the Big 8 Tournament on Friday, with four Wildcats standing atop the podium in first place.

As a team, Cassville finished in second place behind Seneca, with 250 points to the Indians’ 292.5. McDonald County, Monett, Aurora and Nevada rounded out the six-team competition.

Gold medals went to Boni Lopez at 106 pounds, Tristan Thompson at 157 pounds, Riley James at 165 pounds and Colton Roark at 175 pounds.

Lopez was victorious in both his matches, earning a technical fall, 16-0, in his opening match and pinning his second opponent in under 30 seconds. Thompson also had two matches, getting first-round pins in both bouts.

James wrestled five matches undefeated, getting pins in all but one, which was an 18-0 technical fall in his favor. Roark had a similar performance, pinning three opponents in the first round and earning a 17-0 technical fall in his only other match.

Beyond the champions, four Wildcats finished second and four more took third. Runners-up included: Bradley Stumpff at 120 pounds, Rylen Holman at 126 pounds, Jaret Hinson at 138 pounds and Ethan Sizemore at 285 pounds. Those finishing in third included: Kole Fry at 132 pounds, Braydyn Sizemore at 144 pounds, Zach Myers at 190 pounds and Jesse James at 215 pounds.

“I thought the boys wrestled well at conference,” said Nathan Fortner, Cassville boys wrestling coach. “We’ve still got things to work on going into postseason, but I like the way the team bounced back after not wrestling to our full potential the night before against McDonald County.”

In a dual against the Mustangs, the Wildcats won only three contested matches and in the dual, 43-26.

The Wildcats had a dual against Seneca on Tuesday and have another against Monett on Thursday. The final regular-season action is the 62nd People’s Bank of Seneca tournament on Saturday.

The Class 2, District 3 Tournament will be Feb. 21-22 in Seneca.

Full results from the Big 8 Tournament include:

106: Boni Lopez (26-14) placed 1st and scored 23.5 team points.

• Round 3 – Boni Lopez (Cassville) 26-14 won by tech fall over Jaxson Garcia (Seneca) 14-14 (TF-1.5 2:00 (16-0))

• Round 5 – Boni Lopez (Cassville) 26-14 won by fall over Dyson Cutbirth (Monett) 12-9 (Fall 0:28)

113: Mike Yang (16-21) placed 5th and scored 2.0 team points.

• Round 2 – Jaxson Rhoades (Seneca) 22-8 won by medical forfeit over Mike Yang (Cassville) 16-21 (M. For.)

• Round 3 – Grant Price (Aurora) 5-9 won by medical forfeit over Mike Yang (Cassville) 16-21 (M. For.)

• Round 4 – Eberson Perez (McDonald County) 17-7 won by medical forfeit over Mike Yang (Cassville) 16-21 (M. For.)

• Round 5 – Aiden Seay (Nevada) 6-10 won by forfeit over Mike Yang (Cassville) 16-21 (For.)

120: Bradley Stumpff (32-11) placed 2nd and scored 22.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Bradley Stumpff (Cassville) 32-11 won by fall over Kayden Shepherd (Nevada) 16-8 (Fall 1:31)

• Round 2 – Bradley Stumpff (Cassville) 32-11 won by fall over Bryan Davis (Aurora) 2-10 (Fall 1:22)

• Round 3 – Bradley Stumpff (Cassville) 32-11 won by tech fall over Dante Ungeni (Monett) 1-4 (TF-1.5 4:49 (17-1))

• Round 4 – Bradley Stumpff (Cassville) 32-11 won by fall over Christian Benhumea (McDonald County) 11-15 (Fall 0:48)

• Round 5 – Paxton Bruegal (Seneca) 22-7 won by fall over Bradley Stumpff (Cassville) 32-11 (Fall 2:00)

126: Rylen Holman (27-15) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Rylen Holman (Cassville) 27-15 won by fall over Jaxon Stout (Monett) 3-2 (Fall 4:54)

• Round 2 – Rylen Holman (Cassville) 27-15 won by fall over Jake Swinehart (Nevada) 12-13 (Fall 1:36)

• Round 3 – Rylen Holman (Cassville) 27-15 won by decision over Adam Bogart (McDonald County) 12-11 (Dec 4-3)

• Round 5 – Caden Thompson (Seneca) 30-5 won by fall over Rylen Holman (Cassville) 27-15 (Fall 0:39)

132: Kole Fry (27-17) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Eli Manley (Seneca) 29-5 won by fall over Kole Fry (Cassville) 27-17 (Fall 1:14)

• Round 2 – Robinson Yoshino (McDonald County) 18-11 won by fall over Kole Fry (Cassville) 27-17 (Fall 3:01)

• Round 3 – Kole Fry (Cassville) 27-17 won by fall over Sam Klumpp (Nevada) 9-6 (Fall 1:02)

• Round 4 – Kole Fry (Cassville) 27-17 won by fall over Axel Lopez (Monett) 7-17 (Fall 1:02)

138: Jaret Hinson (17-5) placed 2nd and scored 18.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Jaret Hinson (Cassville) 17-5 won by fall over Corbin Neil (Nevada) 4-13 (Fall 1:04)

• Round 2 – Jaret Hinson (Cassville) 17-5 won by fall over Cameron Clevenger (Aurora) 0-11 (Fall 0:22)

• Round 3 – Jaret Hinson (Cassville) 17-5 won by tech fall over Landon Vick (McDonald County) 5-11 (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-3))

• Round 4 – Kade Adams (Monett) 18-10 won by decision over Jaret Hinson (Cassville) 17-5 (Dec 10-3)

• Round 5 – Brant Laughlin (Seneca) 35-0 won by fall over Jaret Hinson (Cassville) 17-5 (Fall 1:00)

144: Braydyn Sizemore (12-8) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Cody Parnell (Aurora) 9-2 won by decision over Braydyn Sizemore (Cassville) 12-8 (Dec 10-6)

• Round 2 – Braydyn Sizemore (Cassville) 12-8 won by fall over Chris Spears (Monett) 11-16 (Fall 4:25)

• Round 3 – Dawson Manley (Seneca) 24-8 won by major decision over Braydyn Sizemore (Cassville) 12-8 (MD 19-6)

• Round 4 – Braydyn Sizemore (Cassville) 12-8 won by fall over Lane Rogers (Nevada) 7-8 (Fall 5:47)

• Round 5 – Braydyn Sizemore (Cassville) 12-8 won by fall over Roland Wardlaw (McDonald County) 3-11 (Fall 0:39)

150: Mason Rillstone (14-17) placed 4th and scored 5.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Caymen Cornelison (Aurora) 13-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Mason Rillstone (Cassville) 14-17 (SV-1 10-7)

• Round 2 – Mason Rillstone (Cassville) 14-17 won by decision over Brayden Morgan (Nevada) 7-13 (Dec 4-0)

• Round 3 – Mason Rillstone (Cassville) 14-17 won by major decision over Ben Tate (Monett) 6-19 (MD 16-3)

• Round 4 – Blaine Fritchey (Seneca) 31-5 won by fall over Mason Rillstone (Cassville) 14-17 (Fall 1:28)

• Round 5 – Christopher Ramirez (McDonald County) 14-14 won by tech fall over Mason Rillstone (Cassville) 14-17 (TF-1.5 2:27 (15-0))

157: Tristan Thompson (24-6) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

• Round 4 – Tristan Thompson (Cassville) 24-6 won by fall over Wyatt Reed (Monett) 7-10 (Fall 0:26)

• Round 5 – Tristan Thompson (Cassville) 24-6 won by fall over Aiden Kitch (Seneca) 14-17 (Fall 1:44)

165: Riley James (29-3) placed 1st and scored 29.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Riley James (Cassville) 29-3 won by fall over Ryan Hardin (Nevada) 4-12 (Fall 1:11)

• Round 2 – Riley James (Cassville) 29-3 won by fall over Luke Miller (Aurora) 12-8 (Fall 3:22)

• Round 3 – Riley James (Cassville) 29-3 won by fall over Leo Soas (McDonald County) 5-14 (Fall 1:44)

• Round 4 – Riley James (Cassville) 29-3 won by fall over Journey Williams (Seneca) 3-7 (Fall 4:00)

• Round 5 – Riley James (Cassville) 29-3 won by tech fall over Henry Reed (Monett) 19-7 (TF-1.5 5:11 (18-0))

175: Colton Roark (34-4) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Colton Roark (Cassville) 34-4 won by tech fall over Logan Cole (Monett) 14-14 (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-0))

• Round 2 – Colton Roark (Cassville) 34-4 won by fall over Kason Clark (Nevada) 8-5 (Fall 1:20)

• Round 3 – Colton Roark (Cassville) 34-4 won by fall over Kesty Tihpen (McDonald County) 8-15 (Fall 0:15)

• Round 5 – Colton Roark (Cassville) 34-4 won by fall over Sawyer Cornell (Seneca) 11-6 (Fall 1:27)

190: Zachary Myers (37-6) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Zachary Myers (Cassville) 37-6 won by fall over Alex Bogart (McDonald County) 24-11 (Fall 1:23)

• Round 2 – Zachary Myers (Cassville) 37-6 won by fall over Cohen Longobardi (Nevada) 7-7 (Fall 0:52)

• Round 4 – Kaleb Farris (Monett) 15-5 won by fall over Zachary Myers (Cassville) 37-6 (Fall 1:09)

• Round 5 – Jace Renfro (Seneca) 32-2 won by fall over Zachary Myers (Cassville) 37-6 (Fall 0:00)

215: Jesse James (12-6) placed 3rd and scored 12.0 team points.

• Round 1 – Jesse James (Cassville) 12-6 won by fall over Aidan McCall-Thomas (Monett) 13-10 (Fall 1:53)

• Round 2 – Nolan Napier (Seneca) 28-4 won by major decision over Jesse James (Cassville) 12-6 (MD 15-4)

• Round 4 – Stevan Benhumea (McDonald County) 16-6 won by fall over Jesse James (Cassville) 12-6 (Fall 1:11)

• Round 5 – Jesse James (Cassville) 12-6 won by decision over Isaac Campbell (Nevada) 12-15 (Dec 14-12)

285: Ethan Sizemore (22-9) placed 2nd and scored 22.5 team points.

• Round 1 – Ethan Sizemore (Cassville) 22-9 won by tech fall over Brayden Penniston (Nevada) 6-9 (TF1.5 5:31 (19-4))

• Round 2 – Ethan Sizemore (Cassville) 22-9 won by fall over Carlos Torres (Aurora) 5-11 (Fall 1:10)

• Round 3 – Ethan Sizemore (Cassville) 22-9 won by fall over Hrodgar Wetzel (Monett) 13-3 (Fall 1:41)

• Round 4 – Ethan Sizemore (Cassville) 22-9 won by fall over Landen Hughes (Seneca) 5-16 (Fall 2:57)

• Round 5 – Miguel Melendez (McDonald County) 18-12 won by decision over Ethan Sizemore (Cassville) 22-9 (Dec 4-1)