Though Sweet Home’s opening wrestling match of the season was lacking some of the big-gun teams it has had in the past, the Huskies still got a good workout Friday with a 63-12 win over Rainier, one of the better 3A programs in the state, and 37-35 over Lebanon, one of the top 5A teams last year.
They also wrestled a few matches with Junction City, a team with a new coach.
“I was happy with what we accomplished this weekend,” Coach Steve Thorpe said. “There are things we have to get better at. We have some new guys in the line-up.”
He said freshman Tyrel Miller “competed hard” in his two losses to open his high school career, and several other wrestlers – Tyler Schilling, Dylan Elder, Trever Olson and David Skeen – also had a good night, even if they didn’t win all their matches.
“We just need to keep competing,” Thorpe said ”That’s all that matters right now.”
The Huskies will be back in action Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Perry Burlison Invitational tournament hosted by defending 4A champion Cascade.
Sweet Home 63, Rainier 12
106 – Emmett Earlywine (R) dec. Tyrel Miller (SH) 6-4; 113 – Tyler Schilling (SH) pinned J. Larson (R) 3:56; 120 – Justin Nicholson (SH) dec. T. Lefebre (R) 7-1; 126 – Anthony Hardee (SH) pinned Harrel (R) 2:39; 132 – Dylan Elder (SH) won by forfeit; 138 – Colton Schilling (SH) won by forfeit; 145 – T Coulter (R) pinned Bob Malloy (SH) 3:37; 152 – Tyler Cowger (SH) pinned Ty Slohmunk (R) :45; 160 – Trever Olson (SH) won by forfeit; 170 – Cole Ashcraft (SH) won by forfeit; 182 – Ben Terry (SH) pinned D. Graff (R) 1:38; 195 – Wade Paulus (SH) pinned Garrett Dees (R) :30; 220 – Troy Hazelton (SH) won by forfeit; 285 – J. Hutchins (R) dec. David Skeen (SH) 9-8.
Sweet Home 37, Lebanon 35
106 – JT Lacy (L) won by technical fall, 17-5, over Tyrel Miller (SH); 113 – Tyler Schilling (SH) won by forfeit; 120 – Andrew Nelson (L) dec. Justin Nicholson (SH) 9-8; 125 – Charley Vandetta (L) pinned Anthony Hardee (SH) 3:26; 132 – Dylan Elder (SH) pinned Garrett Solis (L) 1:20; 138 – Colton Schilling (SH) pinned Blake Newport (L) 1:16; 145 – Brian Malloy (SH) dec. Steven Lacy (L) 15-3; 152 – Tyler Cowger (SH) dec. Austin Klient (L) 6-1; 160 – Tamen Trivatskey (L) dec. Trever Olson (SH) 6-1; 170 – Kiante Davis (L) pinned Cole Ashcraft (SH) 1:16; 182 – Michael Flowers (L) pinned Ben Terry (SH) 5:04; 195 – Wade Paulus (SH) pinned Jordan Casterline (L) 1:21; 220 – Timmy Farrell (L) pinned Troy Hazelton (SH) 1:02; 285 – David Skeen (SH) pinned Dakota Barns (L) :38.
Sweet Home 72, Junction City 12
Sweet Home won all weight divisions by forfeit except for the following: 138 – Colton Schilling (SH) pinned Jeremy Goodwin (JC) :35; 145 – Bobby Malloy (SH) pinned Conner Hoag (JC) 1:34; 220 – David Skeen (SH) lost by fall to Bret Morris (JC) 1:13; 285 – Stephen Foley (JC) won by forfeit. Colton Schilling also pinned Junction City’s Tony Zeke of in :51 in a 138-pound exhibition.