Martin to compete in finals; Tonganoxie High boys wrestling in sixth place after Day 1

Jeremy Martin points to the Tonganoxie crowd Friday after the THS junior clinched a berth in the state finals in the 157-pound division. Martin defeated Pratt senior Blake Winsor (37-8) in the semifinals by a 4-1 decision. Martin is now 39-7 with one match to go.
Tonganoxie High boys wrestling will have a participant in the finals Saturday at the Class 4A state championships in Salina.
THS junior Brady Martin (39-7) will compete for a state title in the 157-pound division.
Overall, Tonganoxie is sitting in sixth place Friday night heading into Day 2 at Tony’s Pizza Events Center.
Tonganoxie still has nine of its 10 state qualifiers with a shot at medals, with three of those guaranteed. In addition to Martin, Rowdey Starcher and Dax Duffett are guaranteed medals. Both will finish anywhere from third to sixth place.
Below is a rundown of team scores and how each wrestler fared Friday:
TEAM SCORES
1. Rose Hill, 172; 2. Andale, 91; 3. Paola, 77; 4. Fort Scott, 65; 5. Abilene, 64.5; 6. Tonganoxie, 58.5; 7. Colby, 38; 8. Augusta, 36.5; 9. Holton, 35; 10. Winfield, 30
INDIVIDUAL TONGANOXIE RESULTS
106
5.) Rowdey Starcher, fr., THS, 23-12, def. 12.) Ryan Nickell, fr., Prairie View, 20-12, by technical fall (16-0 at 3:58)
Rowdey Starcher, fr., THS, 24-12, def. Tommy Proctor, soph., Winfield, 21-17, by dec. (12-8)
Samson Whitted, sr., Rose Hill, 37-5, def. Rowdey Starcher, fr., THS, 24-13, by fall (1:46)
Rowdey Starcher, fr., THS, 24-13, vs. TBD (Starcher will finish no lower than sixth place, will be guaranteed a medal)
113
4.) Brodie Starcher, jr., THS, 30-12, def. 13.) Kasey Rohrbough, fr., Scott City, 8-18 by fall (2:18)
Luke Seiler, fr., Andale, 32-14, def. Brodie Starcher, jr., THS, 30-13, by fall (4:54)
Brodie Starcher, fr., THS, 30-13, vs. Dominic Sanchez, fr., Ulysses, 21-20
120
9.) Tyler Chrisp, soph., THS, 35-12, def. 8.) Logan Axelson, 11, Chanute, 18-24, by fall (0:56)
Judd Eck, fr., Andale, 37-9, def. Tyler Chrisp, soph., THS, 35-13, THS, by technical fall (18-3 at 4:17)
Tyler Chrisp, soph., 35-13, THS, vs. Levi Willmann, jr., Chapman, 23-8
126
6.) Storm Rieck, soph., Girard, 11-1 def. 11.) Beau Underwood, jr., THS, 25-21, by fall (1:59)
Beau Underwood, jr., THS, 26-21, def. Roman Romero, sr., Ulysses, 26-24, by fall (4:15)
Beau Underwood, jr., THS, 26-21, vs. Jax Cornejo, soph., 8-3
132
3.) Silas McCloy, fr., THS, 39-6, def. 14.) Gage Short, sr., Girard, 21-21, by technical fall (15-0 at 1:49)
Sammy Hershberger, jr., Burlington, 32-7, def. Silas McCloy, fr., THS, 39-7, by major decision (11-3)
Silas McCloy, fr., THS, 39-7, vs. Chase Pelt, fr., Colby, 25-10
138
4.) Dax Duffett, jr., THS, 26-10, def. 13.) Gavin Miles, jr., Fort Scott, 18-13, by technical fall (18-0 at 2:22)
Dax Duffett, jr., THS, 27-10, def. Sebastian Heredia, sr., Ulysses by dec. (11-9)
Brock Johnson, jr., Paola, 43-0, def. Dax Duffett, jr., THS, 27-10, by technical fall (15-0 at 3:25)
Dax Duffett, jr. THS, 27-11, vs. TBD (Duffett will finish no lower than sixth, is guaranteed a medal)
144
4.) Blake Riedel, soph., THS, 33-13, def. 13.) Quaid Gilliland, soph., Winfield, 25-15, by dec. (14-7)
Drew Sterrett, sr., Concordia, 38-4, def. Blake Riedel, soph., THS, 33-14, by fall (0:48)
Blake Riedel, soph., THS, 33-13, vs. Tyler Roberts, sr., 37-16, Scott City
150
4.) Clayton Crookham, jr., THS, 32-13, def. 13.) Javid Corral, jr., Holcomb, 22-18, by fall (3:02)
Knox Karnowski, jr., Wamego, 115-2, def. Clayton Crookham, jr., THS, 32-14, by major dec. (15-3)
Clayton Crookham, jr., THS, 32-13, vs. Eric Schroeder, jr., Colby, 29-13
157
1.) Brady Martin, jr., THS, 37-7, def. 16.) Beau Hall, soph., El Dorado, 28-11, by fall (1:09)
Brady Martin, jr., THS, 38-7, def. Drake Blochlinger, soph., 37-6, by major dec. (13-0)
Brady Martin, jr., THS, 39-7, def. Blake Winsor, sr., Pratt, 37-8, by dec. (4-1)
Brady Martin, jr., THS, 39-7 vs. Thunder Page, fr., 29-3 (state finals)
165
6.) Tyren Emberson, sr., Rose Hill, 34-13, def. 11.) Emmett Crookham, sr., THS, 15-21, by fall (0:46)
Landon Taplin, sr., Abilene, 31-11, def. Emmett Crookham, sr., THS, 15-22, by major decision (13-1) (Crookham eliminated)