With postseason competition less than one month away, wrestlers from Montezuma-Cortez, Dove Creek, and Dolores high schools took to the mats at the Norwood Maverick Invitational Tournament Saturday and performed well.<\/p>\n
Among the most successful local wrestlers at the nine-team tournament was Montezuma-Cortez junior Austin Featherman, who pinned Montrose\u2019s Gracey Davis, won by injury default over Olathe\u2019s Miguel Rodriguez and pinned Mancos\u2019 Trevor Paquin en route to a top finish in the 126-pound division.<\/p>\n
Also finishing on the podium for M-CHS were Jayven Valdez, who finished second in the 120-pound division after winning two of his three matches, and Ethan Root, who won two of his matches at 152 pounds.<\/p>\n
Other competitors for M-CHS included Ryan Pipkin, who placed fifth in the 120-pound weight class after winning two of his four matches, Casen Allmon, who won one of his four matches while competing at 160 pounds, and Caden Cote, who finished 0-2 at 138 pounds.<\/p>\n
M-CHS finished fifth in the nine-team meet, which was won by Mancos High School.<\/p>\n
Of the six Dove Creek wrestlers who competed, none was more successful than Jayden Sanders, who scored pin victories over M-CHS\u2019 Jaquin Laner, Montrose\u2019s Kale Bradshaw and Montrose\u2019s Jake Green, and took home top honors in the 132-pound weight class.<\/p>\n
Also turning in an impressive performance for the Bulldogs was Quaden Huffaker, who won four of his five matches and finished third overall in the 106-pound weight class. Huffaker\u2019s only loss was to Hotchkiss\u2019 Anthony Scanlon.<\/p>\n
Other competitors for Dove Creek included Isiah Martinez, who finished 3-2 in the 106-pound weight class, Will McKellips, who finished 2-2 overall in a weight class that featured 170-pound and 182-pound wrestlers, and Jessy Gore and Jaqulyn Dennison, who both finished 1-2 at 106-pounds.<\/p>\n
Dove Creek finished seventh in the team standings ahead of Dolores and Nucla.<\/p>\n
Once again assuming his role as the leader of the Dolores wrestling team was senior Bryan Escarcega, who pinned three of his four opponents and finished second overall in a 195-pound and 220-pound combined weight class at the Norwood Maverick Invitational.<\/p>\n
Also finishing second for Dolores in a combined weight class was Gavin Baker, who pinned Mancos\u2019 William Small and Olathe\u2019s Norma Alejandro before losing to Montrose\u2019s Dontea Pearce in a class that featured 170-pound and 182-pound wrestlers.<\/p>\n
Other competitors for Dolores included Levi Fuller, who won one of his four matches in the 152-pound weight class, and Akima Edwards, who finished 0-2 in the 120-pound weight division.<\/p>\n
Dolores finished eighth overall in the team standings of the nine-team tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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