Chieftain wrestlers win home invitational
Benton Smith
Steve Davis, 189-pound Tonganoxie High senior wrestler, holds his opponent, Jacob Erdman of Rock Port (Mo.), to the mat before scoring a pinfall victory in the championship round of the Randy Starcher Memorial Invitational on Saturday at THS.
The Tonganoxie High wrestling team won its home invitational for the third year in a row on Saturday.
Four Chieftains won gold in their respective weight classes at the 2008 Randy Starcher Memorial Invitational : senior Matt Brock (140), junior Jeremy Elliott (160), junior Jeremie Maus (171) and senior Steve Davis (189).
Davis was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the tournament.
For more on the invitational, pick up the Dec. 23 print edition of The Mirror.
Team standings
1. Tonganoxie, 296
2. Rock Port (Mo.), 258.5
3. Perry-Lecompton, 228
4. Piper, 219
5. Louisburg, 209.5
6. Blue Valley West (JV), 135.5
7. Jayhawk Linn, 42.5
8. Bishop Ward, 38.5
9. Atchison, 37.5
10. Immaculata, 30.5
11. Oskaloosa, 27.
Individual champions
103 — Austin Hood, Louisburg
112 — C. Sloop, Rockport
119 — Nick Coffman, Piper
125 — Derrick Weller, Piper
130 — Jacob Callahan, Perry-Lecompton
135 — D. Maddan, Perry-Lecompton
140 — Matt Brock, Tonganoxie
145 — Trenton Robb, Perry-Lecompton
152 — A. Meyer, Blue Valley West
160 — Jeremy Elliott, Tonganoxie
171 — Jeremie Maus, Tonganoxie
189 — Steve Davis, Tonganoxie
215 — Alan Johnson, Jayhawk Linn
285 — T. Ewy, Louisburg
Tonganoxie individual results
103 — 2. Adam Thomas
112 — 3. Hunter Lohr
119 — 3. Caleb Himpel
125 — 4. Justin Crotty
130 — 3. Tyler Hand
135 — 3. Jon Harris
145 — 2. Kevin Hamm
152 — 6. Joao Martins
215 — 5. Austen Holloway
285 — 5. Hank Somers
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- Steve Davis, 189-pound Tonganoxie High senior wrestler, holds his opponent, Jacob Erdman of Rock Port (Mo.), to the mat before scoring a pinfall victory in the championship round of the Randy Starcher Memorial Invitational on Saturday at THS.