By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The FHSU wrestling team opened up their season on Saturday (Nov. 6) at the Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open in St. Louis, Mo. Four Tigers found themselves in the championship match at their respective weights and Marty Verhaeghe was able to come out a champion in the Elite 184 bracket.
Verhaeghe won his first two matches by decision 6-1 and 4-1 before reaching the semifinals where his opponent was medically unable to compete. After advancing to the finals, Verhaeghe finished the day with a 7-4 decision over Gleason Mappes from Indianapolis.
Broderick Green (125), Devon Weber (133), and Tereus Henry (197) also reached the finals but fell just short of taking first place. Green received a bye in the first round before winning his first match by decision 17-10 and his semifinal match by major decision 12-2. Green fell just short in the finals by major decision 15-4 to Cameron Fusco of McKendree. Weber had a close call in the first round, but was able to pull out a sudden victory 5-3. He then won by fall in 2:38 and decision 4-2 to make it to the finals, but fell to Eric Lovelace from Missouri by decision 12-6. Henry blazed through the first two rounds picking up a pin in 4:33 and an 18-1 technical fall. He won his semifinal match by decision 3-2, but was unable to win out as he fell by 8-0 major decision to Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis.
The
Tigers also had two wrestlers win third place on the consolation side of their
brackets, Cody
Hicks (157) and Anthony Caldwell (285). After receiving a
first round bye, Hicks fell in the quarterfinal by sudden victory 12-11.
Despite the loss, Hicks worked his way all the way up the consolation side with
wins by fall in 2:39 and decision 4-1 before cruising to the third place match
due to a medical forfeit where he pulled out a 6-3 decision over Anthony
Michaels from Lindenwood. Caldwell had a similar path to placing as he received
a first round bye. He then won by decision 11-4 to advance to the semifinals
where he lost by fall in 4:03. Caldwell won the consolation semifinal match by
7-2 decision and then finished off with a major decision 12-2 over Kevin Zange
of McKendree.
The final placers of the day were Gunnar
Smith (133), who placed fifth, and Cole
Zebley (141) and Cason
Lindsey (149) finished sixth. Smith started off strong making
it to the championship semifinals with wins by 16-0 technical fall and 4-1
decision, but then fell by 12-8 decision in his semifinal match. Smith would
then lose by fall in 52 seconds in the consolation semifinals, but finished
fifth by medical forfeit. Zebley received a first round bye and then lost by
5-0 decision in the quarterfinals. He would then claw his way to the
consolation semifinals with another bye and then a 9-4 decision. Zebley would
then forfeit his last two matches and end in sixth place. Lindsey lost his
first round match by 7-1 decision and had to fight all the way through the back
side to make it to the consolation semifinals with wins by fall in 4:49, 13-3
major decision, and another fall in 2:38. Lindsey then lost in the consolation
semifinals by sudden victory 9-7 and then finished in sixth after losing to
Noah Villareal from McKendree in a 6-2 decision.
The Tiger wrestling team will be back in action next week as they travel to
Mitchell, S.D. for the Dakota Wesleyan Open. The first round begins at 9 a.m.
Elite 125
Broderick Green’s place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Broderick Green () received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Broderick Green () won by decision over Austin Wadlow (Maryville University) (Dec 17-10)
- Semifinal – Broderick Green () won by major decision over Nick Lindley (Lindenwood) (Maj 12-2)
- 1st Place Match – Cameron Fusco (McKendree) won by major decision over Broderick Green () (Maj 15-4)
Elite 125
Rhett Koppes’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Noah Cantu (Indianapolis ) won by major decision over Rhett Koppes () (Maj 13-4)
- Cons. Round 1 – Rhett Koppes () received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Brock Davis (Westminster) won by fall over Rhett Koppes () (Fall 2:00)
Elite 133
Gunnar Smith’s place is 5th and has scored 11.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Gunnar Smith () won by tech fall over Dalton Landreth (Westminster) (TF 16-0)
- Quarterfinal – Gunnar Smith () won by decision over Brody Norman (McKendree) (Dec 4-1)
- Semifinal – Eric Lovelace (Missouri) won by decision over Gunnar Smith () (Dec 12-8)
- Cons. Semi – Ryan Ripplinger (McKendree) won by fall over Gunnar Smith () (Fall 0:52)
- 5th Place Match – Gunnar Smith () won by forfeit over Ethan Turner (Missouri) (FF)
Elite 133
Devon Weber’s place is 2nd and has scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Devon Weber () won in sudden victory – 1 over Chase Wilkerson (Indianapolis ) (SV-1 5-3)
- Quarterfinal – Devon Weber () won by fall over Tyler Delaware (McKendree) (Fall 2:38)
- Semifinal – Devon Weber () won by decision over Ethan Turner (Missouri) (Dec 4-2)
- 1st Place Match – Eric Lovelace (Missouri) won by decision over Devon Weber () (Dec 12-6)
Elite 141
Cole Zebley’s place is 6th and has scored 5.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Cole Zebley () received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Breyden Bailey (Indianapolis ) won by decision over Cole Zebley () (Dec 5-0)
- Cons. Round 2 – Cole Zebley () received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 – Cole Zebley () won by decision over Caleb Craig (Kentucky Wesleyan) (Dec 9-4)
- Cons. Semi – R.j. Marrero (Lincoln College) won by medical forfeit over Cole Zebley () (MFF)
- 5th Place Match – Joseph Semerad (McKendree) won by forfeit over Cole Zebley () (FF)
Elite 149
Cason Lindsey’s place is 6th and has scored 10.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Logan Gioffre (Missouri) won by decision over Cason Lindsey () (Dec 7-1)
- Cons. Round 1 – Cason Lindsey () won by fall over Alzarius Boykins (Williams Baptist) (Fall 4:49)
- Cons. Round 2 – Cason Lindsey () won by major decision over Ethan Ewing (University of Central Missouri) (Maj 13-3)
- Cons. Round 3 – Cason Lindsey () won by fall over Dominic Tenayuca (Lincoln College) (Fall 2:28)
- Cons. Semi – Jack Tangen (Lindenwood) won in sudden victory – 1 over Cason Lindsey () (SV-1 9-7)
- 5th Place Match – Noah Villarreal (McKendree) won by decision over Cason Lindsey () (Dec 6-2)
Elite 149
Rhett Edmonson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Logan Bailey (Indianapolis ) won by major decision over Rhett Edmonson () (Maj 11-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Joshua Ramos (McKendree) won by decision over Rhett Edmonson () (Dec 7-3)
Elite 157
Cody Hicks’s place is 3rd and has scored 14.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Cody Hicks () received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Jose Champagne (McKendree) won in sudden victory – 1 over Cody Hicks () (SV-1 12-11)
- Cons. Round 2 – Cody Hicks () won by fall over Chris Morales (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (Fall 2:39)
- Cons. Round 3 – Cody Hicks () won by decision over Michael Peters (Maryville University) (Dec 4-1)
- Cons. Semi – Cody Hicks () won by medical forfeit over John Burger (Limestone) (MFF)
- 3rd Place Match – Cody Hicks () won by decision over Anthony Michaels (Lindenwood) (Dec 6-3)
Elite 157
Anthony Scantlin’s place is unknown and has scored 1.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Scantlin () won by decision over Chris Morales (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (Dec 8-1)
- Quarterfinal – John Burger (Limestone) won by decision over Anthony Scantlin () (Dec 4-3)
- Cons. Round 2 – Anthony Scantlin () won in sudden victory – 1 over Wade Monebrake (Indianapolis ) (SV-1 8-0)
- Cons. Round 3 – Anthony Michaels (Lindenwood) won by medical forfeit over Anthony Scantlin () (MFF)
Elite 165
Clint Herrick’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Sims (Lincoln College) won by fall over Clint Herrick () (Fall 3:15)
- Cons. Round 1 – Raymond Williams (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by major decision over Clint Herrick () (Maj 14-4)
Elite 174
Nick Lucas’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Sams (Indianapolis ) won by decision over Nick Lucas () (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 1 – Isaiah Sellers (Williams Baptist) won by decision over Nick Lucas () (Dec 5-2)
Elite 184
Martin Verhaeghe’s place is 1st and has scored 17.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Martin Verhaeghe () won by decision over JaQuez Bostic (Limestone) (Dec 6-1)
- Quarterfinal – Martin Verhaeghe () won by decision over David Richardson (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (Dec 4-1)
- Semifinal – Martin Verhaeghe () won by medical forfeit over Cordel Duhart (Missouri) (MFF)
- 1st Place Match – Martin Verhaeghe () won by decision over Gleason Mappes (Indianapolis ) (Dec 7-4)
Elite 197
Tereus Henry’s place is 2nd and has scored 16.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Tereus Henry () won by fall over Vincenzo Scaletta (McKendree) (Fall 4:33)
- Quarterfinal – Tereus Henry () won by tech fall over Jaden Sonner (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (TF 18-1)
- Semifinal – Tereus Henry () won by decision over Logan Kvien (McKendree) (Dec 3-2)
- 1st Place Match – Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis ) won by major decision over Tereus Henry () (Maj 8-0)
Elite 285
Dillon Dunn’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Juan Holmes (Limestone) won by fall over Dillon Dunn () (Fall 1:28)
- Cons. Round 1 – Dillon Dunn () received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Brooks Baker (Missouri Valley) won by decision over Dillon Dunn () (Dec 4-2)
Elite 285
Anthony Caldwell’s place is 3rd and has scored 12.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Caldwell () received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Anthony Caldwell () won by decision over Griffin Stine (Indianapolis ) (Dec 11-4)
- Semifinal – Brenden Shelton (Central Methodist) won by fall over Anthony Caldwell () (Fall 4:03)
- Cons. Semi – Anthony Caldwell () won by decision over Juan Holmes (Limestone) (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match – Anthony Caldwell () won by major decision over Kevin Zange (McKendree) (Maj 12-2)