T-Wolves win 5th title in 6 years

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

By Scott Nuzum, Tribune Sports Editor

Fort Scott High School head wrestling coach Alvin Metcalf, Jr.'s debut did not go as planned Saturday as injuries to at least four wrestlers prevented him from putting out his best lineup.

Alex Gorman, Tyler Gorman, Keshon Adams and defending Class 4A State runner-up Derek Bollinger all missed the Fort Scott Dual Tournament with injuries. Missing all that experience on the mat played a role in the Tigers' fifth-place finish in the six-team tournament.

Blue Valley Southwest, ranked No. 7 in Class 5A in the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association pre-season poll, won its third consecutive title and its fifth in the last six years. Louisburg, ranked No. 9 in Class 4A, went 4-1 on the day losing only to the Timberwolves in finishing second. Paola took third and Anderson County fourth. Shawnee Mission West, which did not have a full lineup, finished 0-5.

Fort Scott, in order, lost to Anderson County 43-36, to Louisburg 60-24, and to Paola 54-27, beat Shawnee Mission West 51-21, then fell to Blue Valley Southwest 51-21.

The injuries forced Metcalf to field a younger, inexperienced lineup. He came out of it, though, with the mindset that this tournament gave those wrestlers valuable experience and that they gave him the kind of effort that he can work with to make them better.

"I anticipated some of the situations because we didn't have the people," Metcalf said. "We had too many opens. We lost our first dual even though they won just three matches. But that was our biggest thing and that's what I told them, especially because we had a lot of inexperienced kids in there.

"Win, lose or draw, I just want effort. I can teach everything else as the year goes along. This is a training session, pretty much, for the end of the year. Obviously, nobody likes to lose but as long as you give effort, I can work with that. I loved their effort more than anything."

Five Tigers finished the day with more wins than losses. Zarek Fewell, who is ranked No. 5 at 152 pounds in Class 4A, was 5-0 with four pins. Chris Stell was 4-1 at 138 pounds with three pins. Kyle Montojo, at 120 pounds, and Greg Lorenz, who wrestled 126 and 132, were each 3-2 with one pin. Mannie Gonzalez finished 2-1 with a pin at 126.

The day was notable for the appearance of Kalsey Reyes in two matches at 160. Although she lost both, she became the first Fort Scott High School girl to wrestle in a varsity match.

Corbin Shelden (103), Antwan Martinez (145) and Ben Daniels (220/285) all went 2-3 on the day. Cole Hall (113) was 1-4. Kadem Primm (182) went 1-3. Silas Taylor (132) 0-2 and Jayden Franklin (170) 0-5.

"We had a lot of freshmen in the lineup, a lot of inexperienced kids," Metcalf said. "Our kids who we rely on for points, they performed well whether it was Kyle or Zarek or Chris or Ben Daniels.

"Ben wrestled his butt off today, holy cow. I think all but one of his matches went into the third period or overtime and that's unusual for heavier-weight kids. He brought the energy at the end and we left with a decent feeling, whether we won or lost that all this training and hard work is for a reason and it's for matches like that."

Fort Scott wrestles at Eudora Friday and Saturday.

DUAL SCORES

First Round

Anderson County 43, Fort Scott 36

Blue Valley Southwest 46, Louisburg 21

Paola 59, Shawnee Mission West 16

Second Round

Blue Valley Southwest 49, Shawnee Mission West 18

Louisburg 60, Fort Scott 24

Paola 39, Anderson County 36

Third Round

Blue Valley Southwest 38, Anderson County 18

Louisburg 69, Shawnee Mission West 9

Paola 54, Fort Scott 27

Fourth Round

Blue Valley Southwest 54, Paola 18

Fort Scott 51, Shawnee Mission West 21

Louisburg 51, Anderson County 26

Fifth Round

Anderson County 60, Shawnee Mission West 15

Blue Valley Southwest 56, Fort Scott 15

Louisburg 63, Paola 18

ANDERSON COUNTY 43,

FORT SCOTT 36

106: Corbin Shelden (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 6-0.

113: Ryland Wright (AC) pinned Cole Hall, :42. Tied, 6-6.

120: Kyle Montojo (FS) pinned Tyler Secrest, 4:29. FS, 12-6.

126: Mannie Gonzalez (FS) pinned Zach Barnes, 1:10. FS, 18-6.

132: Gavin Wolken (AC) maj. dec. over Greg Lorenz, 16-7. FS, 18-10.

138: Chris Stell (FS) pinned Austin Conner, 1:40. FS, 24-10.

145: Antwaun Martinez (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 30-10.

152: Zarek Fewell (FS) pinned Dalton Drake, 3:13. FS, 36-10.

160: Logan Allen (AC) won by forfeit. FS, 36-16.

170: Preston Allen (AC) pinned Jayden Franklin, 1:00. FS, 36-22.

182: Kyle Lamb (AC) won by forfeit. FS, 36-28.

195: Dominic Sutton (AC) won by forfeit. FS, 36-34.

220: Dallas Higginbotham (AC) def. Ben Daniels, 3-2. AC, 37-36.

285: Preston Cornett (AC) won by forfeit. AC, 43-36.

LOUISBURG 60,

FORT SCOTT 24

106: Thad Hendrix (L) pinned Shelden, :42. L, 6-0.

113: Harrison Laney (AC) pinned Hall, 1:34. L, 12-0.

120: Montojo (FS) won by forfeit. L, 12-6.

126: Mannie Gonzalez (FS) pinned Kyle Allen, 4:45. Tied, 12-12.

132: Tucker Batten (AC) pinned Lorenz, 1:10. L. 18-12.

138: Stell (FS) pinned Tanner Belcher, 2:58. Tied, 18-18.

145: Ryan Adams (L) pinned Martinez, :28. L, 24-18.

152: Fewell (FS) pinned Dylan Myer, :38. Tied, 24-24.

160: Blue Caplinger, (L) pinned Kalsey Reyes, :20. L, 30-24.

170: Austin Moore (L) pinned Franklin, :13. L. 36-24.

182: Ben Hupp (L) pinned Kaden Primm, :21. L, 42-24.

195: Austin Raetzel (L) won by forfeit. L, 48-24.

220: Terry Allen (L) pinned Daniels, 5:18. L, 54-24.

285: Mason Koechner (L) won by forfeit. L. 60-24.

PAOLA 54, FORT SCOTT 24

106: Preston Martin (P) pinned Shelden, :24. P, 6-0.

113: Micheal Searcy (P) pinned Hall, 1:01. P, 12-0.

120: Montojo (FS) def. Noah Bowden, 9-4. P, 12-3.

126: Caleb Cline (P) pinned Gonzalez, 4:00. P, 18-3.

132: Lorenz (FS) won by forfeit. P, 18-9.

138: Stell (FS) pinned Riley Razo, 2:46. P, 18-15.

145: Brendan Ohlmeier (P) pinned Martinez, 1:03. P, 24-15.

152: Fewell (FS) pinned Gavin Stark, 5:07. P, 24-21.

160: Andrew Bevis (P) pinned Kalsey Reyes, :27. P, 30-21.

170: Jaden Knecht (P) pinned Franklin, :35. P, 36-21.

182: Mikey Stribling (P) pinned Primm, :19. P, 42-21.

195: Blake Batchelder (P) won by forfeit. P, 48-21

220: Daniels (FS) pinned Jeffery Schartz, 3:04. P, 48-27.

285: Nate Walonia (P) won by forfeit. P. 54-27.

FORT SCOTT 51,

SHAWNEE MISSION WEST 21

106: Shelden (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 6-0.

113: Hall (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 12-0.

120: Victor Cuevas (SMW) dec. Montojo, 5-1. FS, 12-3.

126: Lorenz (FS) pinned Scott Austin-Riffel, 2:17. FS, 18-3.

132: Silas Taylor (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 24-3.

138: Stell (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 30-3.

145: Martinez (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 36-3.

152: Fewell (FS) pinned Richard Waelterman, 3:25. FS, 42-3.

160: Juan Arambula (SMW) won by forfeit. FS, 42-9.

170: Mason Wyatt (SMW) pinned Franklin, 1:10. FS, 42-15.

182: Primm (FS) won by forfeit. FS, 48-15.

195: Zayvion Ray (SMW) won by forfeit. FS, 48-21

220: Both teams open. FS, 48-21.

285: Daniels (FS) dec. Byron Sherman, 4-2. FS, 51-21.

BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST 56, FORT SCOTT 15

106: Brandon Madden (SW) pinned Shelden, :30. BV, 6-0.

113: Jeremy Boone (SW) pinned Hall, 1:01. BV, 12-0.

120: Justin Williams (SW) tech fall over Montojo, 15-0. BV, 17-0.

126: Lorenz (FS) dec. Jacob Boone, 14-9. BV, 17-3.

132: Taylor (FS) won by forfeit. BV, 17-9.

138: Riley McCall (SW) dec. Stell, 5-1. BV, 20-9.

145: Broc Putman (SW) pinned Martinez, :36. BV, 26-9

152: Fewell (FS) won by forfeit. BV, 26-15.

160: Drew Hill (SW) won by forfeit. BV, 32-15.

170: Mitchell Conner (SW) pinned Franklin, :26. SW, 38-15.

182: Nick Arend (SW) pinned Primm, :15. SW, 44-15.

195: Jaren Williams (SW) won by forfeit. SW, 50-15.

220: Cordel Duhart (SW) pinned Daniels, 1:55. SW, 56-15.

285: Both teams open. SW, 56-15.