West runner-up at regional
Published Sunday, February 17, 2008
PERRY — Jefferson West's banner year now has its biggest trophy yet.
The Tigers, who had never finished higher than eighth in a regional, brought home a runner-up finish from Saturday's Class 4A wrestling regional at Perry-Lecompton. West scored 159.5 points and picked up a program-best seven state qualifiers, including a trio of champions.
Dylan Mumaw continued his undefeated season, earning a bit of revenge in the process. In the 135-pound finals the Tiger senior defeated Clay Center's Chris Bowser 11-6 after Bowser had beaten him in the regional finals a year ago. Mumaw was named co-wrestler of the meet with KC Piper's Derrick Weller.
Also claiming titles for West were freshman 103-pounder Cass Steele, who beat Marysville's Skyler Goepfert 8-2, and senior 152-pounder Austin Lee, who took a 3-1 decision.
Zach Reeb saw his undefeated season come to an end in a dandy of a 130-pound final, falling 8-6 to Concordia's Levi Whitley. The match was tied with 30 seconds left before Whitley came up with the winning takedown.
Royal Valley had two champions at the regional — Alex Rupnick at 189 and Woody Roberts at heavyweight. The Panthers finished with five qualifiers.
Perry-Lecompton qualified four, Holton three and Wamego four.
Team scores
Clay Center 220, Jefferson West 159.5, Tonganoxie 131.5, Concordia 125.5, Royal Valley 96, Perry-Lecompton 76.5, Wamego 72, Holton 66, Marysville 63.5, KC Piper 55, Basehor-Linwood 45, Hiawatha 44, Atchison 43, Hayden 10.
Championship finals
103 — Steele, JW, dec. Goepfert, Marys., 8-2; 112 — Seaton, BL, dec. Singular, CC, 4-3; 119 — Weller, KCP, dec. Anderson, CC, 8-5; 125 — Huffman, CC, pinned Miller, PL, 1:19; 130 — Brock, Tonga., dec. Kolterman, CC, 7-2; 135 — Mumaw, JW, dec. Bowser, CC, 11-6; 140 — Whitley, Conc., dec. Reeb, JW, 8-6; 145 — Wallace, CC, dec. Fazel, Conc., 7-6; 152 — A. Lee, JW, dec. Quisenberry, BW, 3-1; 160 — Davis, CC, dec. Carlson, Hiaw., 7-6; 171 — Willmann, CC, pinned Geison, Holt., 3:31; 189 — Rupnick, RV, dec. Marrs, CC, 3-2; 215 — Newson, Atch., dec. Patenaude, CC, 6-5; 285 — Roberts, RV, dec. Adcox, Tonga., 8-5.
Consolation finals
103 — Torrez, BL, dec. Scott, Wam., 7-1; 112 — Lovvorn, Holt., maj. dec. Mehl, PL, 12-2; 119 — Ribelin, RV, pinned Hamm, Tonga., 2:10; 125 — C. Lee, JW, dec. Champlin, Conc., 5-1; 130 — Atwood, Wam., maj. dec. Callahan, PL, 10-2; 135 — Creek, Marys., maj. dec. Gibbens, RV, 14-4; 140 — Adcox, Tonga., pinned Davis, CC, 1:41; 145 — Orel, BW, dec. Langston, JW, 4-2; 152 — Tholstrup, Conc., dec. Coffin, Tonga., 3-2; 160 — Lowell, Conc., dec. Mumaw, JW, 12-5; 171 — Hasenbank, Conc., pinned Davis, Tonga., 0:09; 189 — Rivard, Wam., dec. Kindel, Conc., 4-1; 215 — Bauswell, KCP, pinned Snyder, Wam., 2:04; 285 — Hackathorn, PL, won by default.