Warriors lead state wrestling tournament
Published 10:30 am Friday, February 17, 2012
Five other Jaguars won individual matches on the first day.
Marcus Jackson of Spain Park was pinned by David Baumohl of Grissom in 3:22 in his 145-pound preliminary match before pinning Nick Taylor of Smiths Station in 2:31 in his consolation round match.
Kevin McClure of Spain Park was pinned by Nick Weldon of Clay-Chalkville in 5:58 in his 160-pound preliminary match before earning a 8-0 major decision over David Clark of Gadsden City in his consolation round match.
Blake Daniel of Spain Park dropped a 8-0 major decision against Marcus Elkins of Hewitt-Trussville in his 170-pound preliminary match before earning a 3-1 decision over Connor McCall of Oxford in his consolation round match.
Kameron Ricks of Spain Park pinned Logan Skinner of Mountain Brook in 28 seconds in his 195-pound preliminary match before dropping a 11-7 decision to Rico Lewis of Opelika in his quarterfinal match.
Mo Mills of Spain Park dropped a 2-1 decision to T.J. Demos of Huntsville in his 220-pound preliminary match before pinning Braxton Busby of Hewitt-Trussville in 2:51 in his consolation round match.
Two Pelham wrestlers won individual matches on the opening day of the tournament.
Riley Pike of Pelham pinned Noah Jones of Clay-Chalkville in his 106-pound preliminary match before being pinned by John David Henderson of Grissom in his quarterfinal match.
Cody Wehunt of Pelham earned a 12-2 major decision over Kevin Elmore of Hewitt-Trussville in his 160-pound preliminary match before dropping a 4-3 decision to Killian Hoyt of Grissom in his quarterfinal match.