Warrior wrestlers end season at Clark Invitational
The Tonganoxie Middle School wrestling team sent 18 athletes to Saturday’s Clark Middle School Invitational in Bonner Springs. TMS took third out of 12 teams with a score of 225.5. Basehor-Linwood (237) won the tournament, while Topeka-Seamen (235) took second.
Twelve Warriors earned top-four finishes in their respective classes. Justin Hand (4-0) was the school’s only individual champion. Patterson Starcher, Gad Huseman and Connor Brown each went 2-1 and wrestled their way to second place. TMS also had five third-place performances and three fourth-place finishes.
The tournament marked the end of the Warriors’ 2012 season. Dylan Kroll led the team with 16 wins this season, while rrett Sloan recorded a team-best 14 pins.
Overall team results
- Basehor-Linwood, 237
- Topeka-Seamen, 235
- Tonganoxie, 225.5
- Clark, 196.5
- Lansing, 169
- Topeka-Washburn Rural, 152
- Monticello Trails, 144.5
- Turner, 142
- Lexington Trails, 93.5
- Atchison, 91
- Mill Creek, 80.5
- Leavenworth, N/A
TMS individual results
Name, Tourney record, Overall record (Tourney finish)
Justin Hand, 4-0, 14-6 (First)
Patterson Starcher, 2-1, 14-4 (Second)
Gad Huseman, 2-1, 14-1 (Second)
Connor Brown, 2-1, 11-5 (Second)
Caden Searcy, 3-1, 13-8 (Third)
Devin Duncan, 3-1, 14-6 (Third)
Garrett Sloan, 3-1, 15-5 (Third)
Dylan Kroll, 2-1, 16-4 (Third)
Cody Parker, 2-1, 10-2 (Third)
Zac Morgan, 3-2, 15-6 (Fourth)
Cody Knight, 3-2, 14-6 (Fourth)
Zeb Huseman, 2-2, 9-6 (Fourth)
Holden DeGraff, 1-2, 14-6 (N/A)
Aiden McClellan, 1-2, 10-9 (N/A)
Jay Willcutt, 1-2, 11-7 (N/A)
Dalton Hull, 1-2, 13-7 (N/A)
Cameron Cash, 0-2, 8-10 (N/A)
Andrew Dent, 0-2, 5-13 (N/A)
Other final records
Tyler Waters 13-3, Cole Waters 12-3, George Lang 11-1, Colton Pope-Pierce 11-1, Brayden Woods 11-2, Matt Johnson 10-4, Sam Coffin 9-4, Cody Smith 5-8, Jake Lux 4-11, Jon Derzinski 2-9, Dylan Galvin 2-9, Joe Derzinski 2-12, Alex Brazelle 1-3, Emmanuel Flemming 0-2, Cody Clemans 0-7, Grant Fosdick 0-16