By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The FHSU wrestling team kicked off the 2021-22 season with the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage on Saturday night (Oct. 23) with 19 matches. The scrimmage was constructed of two rounds, where the second round consisted of matchups between the winners and losers of the previous round and matches against pre-determined opponents. The Gold team held on to its lead from the very beginning, ending in a narrow one-point margin of 41-40.
Five Tigers won both of their matches during this scrimmage. Broderick Green won each of his matches at 125 pounds by fall, the first in 1:09 over Rhett Kobbes and then 1:39 over Tom VanValkenburg.
Cason Lindsey won his first match at 141/149 pounds in a 4-3 decision over Rhett Edmonson and then scored a 6-0 decision over Cole Zebley, even with Zebley not wrestling in the first round.
Two upperclassmen dominated their weight classes as Anthony Scantlin (157) and Marty Verhaeghe (174/184) each won both of their matches. Scantlin won his first by fall in 57 seconds over Justus Hulse and then won by decision 8-3 over Cody Hicks. Verhaeghe followed in a similar pattern as he won his first match with a fall in 2:48 over Blayze Standley and finished up with a 10-2 major decision over Nick Lucas.
The final Tiger to win both matches was Juan Urbina. He won his first match by technical fall 15-0 over Cody Lambert and wrapped up his night by pinning Clint Herrick in 3:13.
The Tigers will face their first outside competition on Novermber 6th when they travel to St. Louis, Missouri for the Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open.
Below are the results from the 2021 Black and Gold Scrimmage.
| Round 1 | ||||
| Weight | Black | Gold | Result | Team Score |
| 125 | Rhett Koppes | Broderick Green | Fall 1:09 | Gold 6-0 |
| 125 | Tom VanValkenburg | Colin Cole | Dec. 6-5 | Gold 6-3 |
| 133 | Devon Weber | Gunnar Smith | Dec. 9-3 | Gold 9-3 |
| 141/149 | Rhett Edmonson | Cason Lindsey | Dec. 4-3 | Gold 12-3 |
| 157 | Anthony Scantlin | Justus Hulse | Fall 0:57 | Gold 12-9 |
| 157 | Blaise Ronnau | Cody Hicks | Dec. 8-4 | Gold 15-9 |
| 157/165 | Cody Lambert | Juan Urbina | TF 15-0 | Gold 20-9 |
| 174/184 | Nick Lucas | Aidan Johnson | Dec. 5-4 | Gold 20-12 |
| 174/184 | Marty Verhaeghe | Blayze Standley | Fall 2:48 | Gold 20-18 |
| 285 | Dillon Dunn | Tony Caldwell | Dec. 8-3 | Gold 23-18 |
| Round 2 | ||||
| Weight | Black | Gold | Result | Team Score |
| 125 | Tom VanValkenburg | Broderick Green | Fall 1:39 | Gold 29-18 |
| 125 | Rhett Koppes | Colin Cole | Dec. 6-4 | Gold 29-21 |
| 141/149 | Cole Zebley | Cason Lindsey | Dec. 6-0 | Gold 32-21 |
| 157 | Anthony Scantlin | Cody Hicks | Dec. 8-3 | Gold 32-24 |
| 157 | Blaise Ronnau | Justus Hulse | Fall 0:37 | Gold 32-30 |
| 157/165 | Clint Herrick | Juan Urbina | Fall 3:13 | Gold 38-30 |
| 174/184 | Marty Verhaeghe | Nick Lucas | Maj. 10-2 | Gold 38-34 |
| 174/184 | Blayze Standley | Aidan Johnson | Dec. 9-3 | Gold 41-34 |
| 197/285 | Tereus Henry | Tony Caldwell | Fall 1:32 | Gold 41-40 |