Team Valley eased into the second
round with a 74-9 win over the River Parish Wrestling Club. Pittsburgh, Kansas gave
them a challenge in the quarterfinals but fell as everyone else before them,
this time 50-27. Their next stop: the semifinals against Brother Martin.
Aside from Yehia Riles at 182 lbs. the Crusaders' most experienced wrestlers
are found in the
first half of the weight classes. Steven Shields, Mason Mauro and Paul
Klein are defending state champions. Taylor Gambill and Mason Williams are
state runners-up and, after having what could be considered a "bad" state
tournament, Danny Evans still placed fourth. At 106, 113 and 120 though,
Team Valley had an Iowa state champion and two runners-up.
Danny Evans started the Crusaders of nicely enough with a pin for an early 6-0
advantage,
but that was the last lead they would see. Team Valley countered with a
major decision in between two falls, and then negated three point decisions by
Riles and Jacob Clapp with two pins to build a 28-12 lead after the 285 lbs.
match. Freshman Luke Cotton kept the Crusaders in the match with a fall at
98 lbs. to close the gap to 28-15, but that is when the Iowa lighter weights
showed their mettle. The Portillo brothers, Justin and Josh, took care of
Shields and the promising freshman Seth Gambill with decisions, and Ryan Leisure
did the same with Mason Mauro, giving Team Valley an insurmountable 23 point
lead with only three matches remaining. Taylor Gambill, Paul Klein and
Mason Williams closed as expected with wins, but it was too late. Team
Valley advanced to the finals with a 38-26 win.
| Match Score |
Team Score* |
|
145 lbs. - Danny Evans (TV) pinned Dakota
Henningar (Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 6 |
0 |
Back to Top
|
|
152 lbs. - Joel Haberman (TV) pinned Devyn
Manasco (Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 6 |
6 |
Back to Top
|
|
160 lbs. - Isaac Bartel (TV) defeated over
Anthony Schneider (Cr) by a major decision
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 6 |
10 |
Back to Top
|
|
170 lbs. - Logan Chipp (TV) pinned Travis Viener
(Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 6 |
16 |
Back to Top
|
|
182 lbs. - Yehia Riles (Cr) defeated Ryan
Anderson (TV)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 9 |
16 |
Back to Top
|
|
195 lbs. - Noah Broderson (TV) pinned Jordan
Tafaro (Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 9 |
22 |
Back to Top
|
|
220 lbs. - Jacob Clapp (Cr) defeated Elliott
Ahrens (TV)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 12 |
22 |
Back to Top
|
|
285 lbs. - Mario Pena (TV) pinned Matthew
Montalbano (Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 12 |
28 |
Back to Top
|
|
98 lbs. - Luke Cotton (Cr) defeated Connor
Johnson (TV)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 15 |
28 |
Back to Top
|
|
106 lbs. - Justin Portillo (TV) defeated Steven
Shields (Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 15 |
31 |
Back to Top
|
|
113 lbs. - Josh Potillo (TV) defeated Seth
Gambill by a major decision
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 15 |
35 |
Back to Top
|
|
120 lbs. - Ryan Leisure (TV) defeated Mason Mauro
(Cr)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 15 |
38 |
Back to Top
|
|
126 lbs. - Taylor Gambill (Cr) defeated Keenan
Cook (TV)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 18 |
38 |
Back to Top
|
|
132 lbs. - Paul Klein (Cr) defeated Carter
Barkema by a technical fall
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 23 |
38 |
Back to Top
|
|
138 lbs. - Mason Williams (Cr) defeated Tanner
Abbas (TV)
|
| Crusader "A" |
Team Valley |
| 26 |
38 |
Back to Top
|
* Team Valley coach Carl Valley verified only 26 points
for the Crusaders as opposed to the 28 points on the Website bracket.
