By Staff
HILLSBORO – On Thursday, for the first time since the holiday break, the Smoky Valley wrestlers got back on the competitive mat in Hillsboro and took wins in the final three matches to pull out a come from behind 41-39 victory.
The Viking grapplers will be back on the competitive mats on Saturday at Augusta.
Smoky Valley gave up a pair of early empty weight divisions and then lost five of the next eight matches by four falls and one decision, giving Hillsboro a 39-23 lead with just three weight classes to hit the mat.
This worked to the Vikings advantage as both Richard Zeller at 190 and Connor Smith-Bolin at 285 won by forfeits leaving Justin Holt to getting a win by a fall at 215 to give the Vikings the team victory.
In the girls matches, only Echo Clark and Keira Mullen had matches and they won both by a fall.
SMOKY VALLEY VIKINGS at Hillsboro
SCORE > SMOKY VALLEY 41 Hillsboro 39
VIKING BOYS RESULTS:
106 > Deonte Crain won by technical fall (SV 5 – H 0)
113 > Empty (SV 5 – H 6)
120 > Empty (SV 5 – H 12)
126 > Connor Barns won by fall (SV 11 – H 12)
132 > Takota Hauck won by forfeit (SV 17 – H 12)
138 > Hayden Gehrke lost by fall (SV 17 – H 18)
144 > Andrew Young lost by 4-1 decision (SV 17 – H 21)
150 > Jakorian Crain won by fall (SV 23 – H 21)
157 > Gavin Stambaugh lost by fall (SV 23 – H 27)
165 > Geo Luis lost by fall (SV 23 – H 33)
175 > Sam Zeller lost by fall (SV 23 – H 39)
190 > Richard Zeller won by forfeit (SV 29 – H 39)
215 > Justin Hold won by fall (SV 35 – H 39)
285 > Connor Smith-Bolin won by forfeit (SV 41 – H 39)
LADY VIKING won 12-0
LADY VIKING INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
115 > Echo Clark won by a fall (SV 6 – H 0)
140 > Keira Mullen won by a fall (SV 12 – H 0)
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)