Four Rural wrestlers advance
The Capital-Journal

Published Sunday, February 17, 2008

JUNCTION CITY — Washburn Rural qualified four wrestlers, and Topeka qualified three to the Class 6A state meet next weekend at Koch Arena in Wichita.

Keigan Stanley, at 160 pounds, and Gage Deere, at 189, each placed second in the regional for Rural, which also had Travis Tuiloma place third in the heavyweight division and Dalton Stanley placed fourth at 152.

Clayton Durkes was second in the heavyweight division for Topeka High. Riley Williams was third at 171, and Kalem Bennett was fourth at 125.

Derby won the regional, 224-176, over second-place Manhattan, which will send 11 to state including regional champions Jeff Vesta at 103 and Steve Miller at 145.

Derby had six regional champions and qualified all 14 of its wrestlers to state. Junction City was third with 121 points and qualified 10 to state.

Keigan Stanley (29-7) fell 4-1 in the 160 final to Derby's Coty Reinhart. Deere (34-11) was pinned in 2 minutes, 54 seconds by Derby's Blake Long at 189 and Durkes (14-5) was pinned by Derby's Kyle Westmoreland at heavyweight.

CLASS 6A AT JUNCTION CITY

TEAM SCORES

1. Derby 224
2. Manhattan 176
3. Junction City 121
4. Wichita Heights 120
5. Wichita East 71
6. Washburn Rural 64
7. Wichita Southeast 48 1/2
8. Topeka High 47.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

103-Vesta, Man, def. Ruiz, JC, 8-2
112-DeShazer, WH, pinned Norris, Man, 0:12
119-Davis, WH, def. Maldonado, JC, 5-1
125-Shavlik, Der, def. Armstrong, WE, 8-2
130-Maple, WH, pinned Henderson, Man, 0:40
135-Nelson, WH, def. Wagner, Man, by injury default
140-Maley, WE, def. Adams, Man, 5-3
145-Miller, Man, def. Charland, JC, 11-4
152-Snook, Der, pinned Sicard, Man, 1:01
160-Reinhart, Der, def. Stanley, WR, 4-1
171-Feldkamp, Der, pinned West, Man, 3:56
189-Long, Der, pinned Deere, WR, 2:54
215-Goens, WSE, Rowlands, Man, 10-6
285-Westmoreland, Der, pinned Durkes, TH, 2:40.

CONSOLATION FINALS

103-Windham, Der, pinned Davis, WH, 2:41
112-Reinhart, Der, pinned Bennett, WSE, 2:42
119-Frazier, Man, def. McCombs, Der, 4-0
125-Wagner, Man, def. Bennett, TH, by injury default
130-Kozlowski, JC, def. Marlatt, Der, 3-2, 2OT
135-Jiminez, JC, def. Little, Der, 12-4
140-Prewitt, Der, def. Miller, JC, 11-0
145-Linder, WE, def. Kuipers, Der, 4-3
152-Royal, JC, def. Stanley, WR, 11-8
160-Wilson, WE, def. Childs, JC, 11-6
171-Williams, TH, pinned Haskins, WH, 2:10
189-Alexander, WSE, def. Knudson, JC, 19-4
215-Downs, Der, pinned Acosta, JC, 1:18
285-Tuiloma, WR, def. Nelson, WE, 7-5, OT




Richard D. Salyer