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64TH ANNUAL MURDALE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

Thirty-one teams entered and one team from Murphysboro walked away as team champion of this year’s 64th Murdale Tournament, hosted by Carbondale.

Coach Shea Baker’s No. 4-ranked team in 1A outpointed second-place No. 17 2A Mascoutah 266-220.5, followed by third-place No. 13 1A Althoff Catholic (173.5), No. 25 1A Benton (167) and No. 17 1A Freeburg (151) in the top five.

Baker got an individual title from the winner of the tournament’s outstanding wrestler award, No. 6 state qualifier Paxton Pyatt (31-3 at 120), plus titles from Sergio Garcia (28-6 at 126) and No. 2 state qualifier Julien Tanner (30-2 at 285) to lead a pack of 10 wrestlers finishing in the top six of their weight classes.
Murphysboro led all teams with 16 tech falls and 586 total match points, and the Red Devils finished third in pins with 28.

“We had a great tournament and I’m incredibly proud of the guys,” Baker said. “There is no doubt that the depth of our team helped contribute to this win. Every single wrestler competed and contributed points towards this win. “

1st- Murphysboro (266)
Adding to titles from Pyatt, Garcia and Tanner were tournament runners-up Griffin Diehl (21-7 at 106), No. 9 Drevan Bramlett (25-5 at 113) and state qualifier Maxon Stearns (25-4 at 165). Baker also got thirds from Lemar Treshansky (22-9 at 144), Logan Tanner (19-7 at 190) and Caybren Hubbard (27-6 at 215), and a fifth from Jackson Graff (132).
Also scoring team points for the Red Devils were Jeret Edwards (138), Jace Witzman (150), Haegan Hughes (157), and Nick Christopher (175).

2nd- Mascoutah (220.5)
Mascoutah led the field with 30 pins, finished third in tech falls with seven, and was third in total match points with 449. Coach Cole Witzig got a trio of individual titles from Desi Wade (24-3 at 138), No. 5 state medalist Brock Ross (23-0 at 157) and state qualifier Jordan Sonon-Hale (24-3 at 175), thirds from Braxton McCall (17-5 at 106), state qualifier Xavier Sonon-Hale (19-9 at 126), Macguire Leck (17-8 at 132) and Nygel Bowers (14-9 at 285), fifths from state qualifier Sean Murphy (4-1 at 165) and Harrison Redenius (20-10 at 190), and a sixth from Adrian Nastas (9-7 at 150).
Also scoring team points for Mascoutah were Logan Lott (113), Jacob Martell (120) and Abel Faircloth (215).

3rd- Althoff Catholic (173.5)
Althoff finished second in tech falls with nine for coach Emmanuel Brooks, who got individual titles from No. 7 state qualifier Jacobi Cobb (23-1 at 113), No. 3 state medalist Dawson Hawthorne (132) and No. 1 returning state champion Pierre Walton (23-0 at 165), a second from No. 9 Landon Weidler (21-1 at 157), and a fourth from Jaxon Lynn (20-3 at 120). Also scoring team points were Karson Fowler (106), Nathan Fisher (126), Robbie Schallert (138), Aidan Delisle (175), Austin Wilkinson (190), Stephen Ache (215), Braden Busch (215) and Collin Carter (285).

Additional champions
106 state qualifier Braxton Tittle (35-1), Benton
144 state qualifier Kaden Blades (32-4), Benton
150 Matthew Walsh (20-3), Breese Central
190 No. 2  state runner-up Danny Jackson (22-1), Red Bud
215 Dane Olmstead (19-3), Freeburg

Additional runners-up

120 Max Wade (22-4), Marion
126 Bradley O’Dell (19-8), Carbondale
132 Benjamin Kale (14-4), McCracken County
138 Adrian Mendez (17-9), Granite City
144 Lukas Quartz (144), Freeburg
150 Michael Minor (10-3), Frankfort
175 Lonnez Smith (23-6), East St. Louis
190 Evan Francis (27-2), Marion
215 Wade Rees (20-5), Pinckneyville
285 No. 10 Jack Amaan (26-3), Freeburg

Team scores
Murphysboro 266, Mascoutah 220.5, Althoff Catholic 173.5, Benton 167, Freeburg 151, Granite City 134, Marion 115.5, Carbondale 101, Richland County 99.5, East St. Louis 96, Salem 85.5, Effingham 80.5, Pinckneyville 79, Mt. Vernon 77.5, Red Bud 71.5, Breese Central 68.5, Herrin 65, Anna-Jonesboro 60.5, Johnston City 60, Carterville 59.5, Frankfort 49.5, Cahokia 44, Fairfield 44, McCracken County KY 43.5, Centralia 37, Harrisburg 27.5, Goreville 26, East Alton-Wood River 23, Paducah Tilghman KY 14, Highland 13, Trico 0


Statistics
TEAM: Mascoutah led all teams with 30 pins, followed by Benton with 28 and Murphysboro with 26, and Murphysboro posted the most tech falls with 16, followed by Althoff Catholic with 9 and Mascoutah with 7. Murphysboro also led the field with 586 total match points, followed by Granite City with 502 and Mascoutah with 449.

INDIVIDUAL: Paducah Tilgham’s Titan Henderson posted the most pins in the least time with four in 2:31, followed by Mascoutah’s Jordan Sonon-Hale with four pins in 3:05 and Benton’s Braxton Tittle with four in 5:47.

Althoff’s Pierre Walton had the most tech falls in the least time with four in 16:52, followed by Murphysboro’s Sergio Garcia with three tech falls in 4:35 and Althoff’s Dawson Hawthorne with three techs in 6:36. Garcia also had the fastest tech fall in 46 seconds, followed by Centralia’s Lucas Ashlock with a tech in 50 seconds and Marion’s Max Wade with a tech fall in 55 seconds.

Mascoutah’s Brock Ross posted the most team points with 32, followed by Benton’s Kaden Blades with 31.5 and Red Bud’s Daniel Jackson with 30.5.

Cahokia’s Hartles Holman scored the most single-match points with 27, followed by Murphysboro’s Nick Christopher with 26 and teammate Caybren Hubbard with 25.

Althoff’s Hawthorne and Cahokia’s Holman posted the most total match points with 79 apiece, followed by Althoff’s Walton with 71 and Murphysboro’s Garcia with 70.

Two wrestlers tied for the largest seed-place difference in the tournament, at 19 places: Herrin’s Gabe Eldridge was seeded 22nd and placed third at 138 pounds, and Mascoutah’s Sean Murphy was seeded 24th and placed fifth at 165 pounds.

Championship matches
106 Braxton Tittle (Benton) F 3:11 Griffin Diehl (Murphysboro)
113 Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff) MD 14-0 Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro)
120 Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) F 2:51 Max Wade (Marion)
126 Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) TF 2:37 Bradley O’Dell (Carbondale)
132 Dawson Hawthorne (Althoff) TF 2:07 Benjamin Kale (McCracken Co)
138 Desi Wade (Mascoutah) F 5:59 Adrian Mendez (Granite City)
144 Kaden Blades (Benton) F 1:08 Lukas Quartz (Freeburg)
150 Matthew Walsh (Breese Central) MD 16-7 Michael Minor (Frankfort)
157 Brock Ross (Mascoutah) F 3:43 Landon Weidler (Althoff)
165 Pierre Walton (Althoff) TF 5:46 Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro)
175 Jordan Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) F 0:53 Lonnez Smith (E St. Louis)
190 Daniel Jackson (Red Bud) MD 14-5 Evan Francis (Marion)
215 Dane Olmstead (Freeburg) TF 5:34 Wade Rees (Pinckneyville)
285 Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) D 8-3 Jack Amann (Freeburg)

Third-place matches
106 Braxton McCall (Mascoutah) TF 2:44 Eli Schaefer (Freeburg)

113 Hayden Hazel (Richland Co) D 8-2 Cameron Urbaniak (Herrin)
120 Dalton St. Angelo (Mt. Vernon) TF 5:15 Jaxon Lynn (Althoff)
126 Xavier Sonon-Hale (Mascoutah) F 5:32 Rylan Moore (Salem)
132 Macguire Leck (Mascoutah) F 1:40 Brendon Freyerabend (Granite City)
138 Gabe Eldridge (Herrin) DQ Rocko Neal (Harrisburg)
144 Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) F 1:41 Jase Holshouser (Anna-J)
150 Kade Orrell (Salem) F 3:54 Peyton Robinson (Benton)
157 Jonathan McCray (E St. Louis) D 7-3 Derek Wilkey (Benton)
165 Corey Robinson (E St. Louis) D 7-6 Trevor Fath (Pinckneyville)
175 Jonathan Ramaker (Pinckneyville) D 5-0 Kobe Cali (Benton)
190 Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) TB-1 3-2 Eli Miller (Granite City)
215 Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) F 5:28 Wade Rees (Pinckneyville)
285 Nygel Bowers (Mascoutah) D 5-3 Jeremiah Lorton (Effingham)

QUINCY NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL

Five individual champions led Lawrenceville to a team title at this year’s 13-team Notre Dame Invitational in Quincy for coach Cody Bobe. The Lawrence County co-op team that includes wrestlers from Red Hill and Lawrenceville got titles from Dalton Baker (19-7 at 106), Kyler Guercio (17-6 at 120), state qualifier Hudson Meek (23-6 at 144), Nick Morehead (20-7) and Jude DeCausey (17-7 at 215).

Lawrenceville won 219-162 over second-place Notre Dame, followed by Palmyra MO (148.5), Jacksonville (130) and Quincy (129.5) to round out the top five.

Lawrenceville led the tournament in tech falls with five and in total match points with 283.

1st- Lawrenceville (219)
In addition to its five champs, Lawrenceville got second-place finishes from Daniel Kiser (19-9 at 157) and Malikye Williams (19-7 at 190), thirds from Grayson Allender (17-7 at 113), Drew Seitzinger (17-10 at 126) and Cale Seitzinger (22-6 at 150), and fourths from Jude Shick (11-13 at 132) and Tucker Waldrop (10-15 at 165).

2nd- Notre Dame (162)
Raiders coach Adam Steinkamp got titles from Cale Hilbing (16-2 at 150), state qualifier Bradi Lahr (23-2 at 157) and Abram Zanger (16-8 at 165), plus thirds from Ethan McEntee (15-6 at 106) and Austin Shull (17-8), a fourth from Dawson Stafford (11-15 at 215), fifths from Carson Kerkoff (13-12 at 126) and Caleb Zook (17-9 at 285), and sixths from Samuel Moore (14-11 at 132) and Ryan Turnbaugh (3-6 at 175).

3rd- Palmyra, MO (148.5)
The team from Missouri got an individual title from Blake Rife (17-4 at 126), seconds from Behrett Lorenson (17-8 at 132), Emmett Lorenson (22-5 at 144), Michael Hines (11-6 at 150), Kale Weiman (17-8 at 215) and Ace Harper (18-7 at 285), a fourth from Parker Murphy (3-10 at 120), and a sixth from Joe Poor (10-14 at 157).

Additional champions
113 state qualifier Hunter Hayes (25-5), Jacksonville
132 state qualifier Dashawn Armstrong (17-3), Jacksonville
138 Harrison Lott (17-0), Riverton
190 Brock Meyer (20-7), Jacksonville
285 Eli Zanger (19-4), Quincy

Additional runners-up
106 Jordan Friday (18-5), Camp Point
113 Jack Welch (23-5), Camp Point
120 Greyson Steele (17-10), Camp Point
126 Josh Collins (8-5), Camp Point
138 Trotter Titus (15-3), Charleston
165 Mason Reynolds (21-8), Riverton
175 Kavuntae Lewiel (15-6), Jacksonville Co-op

Team scores
Lawrenceville 219, Notre Dame 162, Palmyra MO 148.5, Jacksonville 130, Quincy 129.5, Camp Point Central 123, Riverton 72, Warsaw-Hamilton 64, Monmouth United 57.5, Charleston 55, Jacksonville Co-op 39, Illini West 7, Seymour 0

Statistics
TEAM: Quincy finished with the most pins of any team in the tournament with 17, followed by 16 apiece from Lawrenceville and Notre Dame. Lawrenceville also posted the most tech falls with five, followed by three apiece from Palmyra, MO and Quincy. Lawrenceville also led the field in total match points with 283, followed by Quincy with 241 and Jacksonville with 230.

INDIVIDUAL: Lawrenceville’s Drew Seitzinger posted the most pins in the least time with four falls in 3:28, followed by Quincy’s Caleb Nation with four falls in 8:52. Palmyra, Missouri’s Joe Poor posted the fastest fall in 13 seconds, followed by Lawrenceville’s Kyler Guercio with a fall in 14 seconds and Seitzinger with a fall in 15 seconds.

Charleston’s Trotter Titus had the most tech falls in the least time with two techs in 4:55, followed by Lawrenceville County’s Nick Morehead with two techs in 7:38. Camp Point Central’s Josh Collins posted the fastest tech fall in 1:56.

Palmyra’s Blake Rife scored the most team points with 30, followed by Riverton’s Harrison Lott with 28 and Notre Dame’s Abram Zanger and Bradi Lahr with 27 apiece. Jacksonville’s Dashawn Armstrong scored the most single-match points with 26, followed by Camp Point Central’s Paxton Buehler with 23 and Charleston’s Titus with 21. Quincy’s Ethan Wells scored the most total match points with 51, followed by teammate Carter Steinhauser and Lawrenceville County’s Tucker Waldrop with 48 apiece.

The largest seed-place difference came from Quincy’s Preston Sturhahn, as the No. 11 seed placed fourth at 138 pounds.

Championship match results
106 Dalton Baker (Lawrence Co) F 1:24 Jordan Friday (Camp Pt.)
113 Hunter Hayes (Jacksonville) MD 13-3 Jack Welch (Camp Pt.)
120 Kyler Guercio (Lawrence Co) MD 12-0 Greyson Steele (Camp Pt.)
126 Blake Rife (Palmyra MO) F 3:46 Josh Collins (Camp Pt.)
132 Dashawn Armstrong (Jacksonville) D 19-13 Behrett Lorenson (Palmyra MO)
138 Harrison Lott (Riverton) F 3:45 Trotter Titus (Charleston)
144 Hudson Meek (Lawrence Co) D 5-3 Emmett Lorenson (Palmyra MO)
150 Cale Hilbing (Notre Dame) MD 9-1 Michael Hines (Palmyra MO)
157 Bradi Lahr (Notre Dame) MD 16-2 Daniel Kiser (Lawrence Co)
165 Abram Zanger (Notre Dame) MD 12-1 Mason Reynolds (Riverton)
175 Nick Morehead (Lawrence Co) TF Kavuntae Lewiel (Jacksonville Co-op)
190 Brock Meyer (Jacksonville) F 1:19 Malikye Williams (Lawrence Co)
215 Jude DeCausey (Lawrenceville Co) D 7-1 Kale Weiman (Palmyra MO)
285 Eli Zanger (Quincy) F 1:45 Ace Harper (Palmyra MO)

Third-place results
100 Ethan McEntee (Notre Dame) BYE
113 Grayson Allender (Lawrence Co) F 0:52 Hunter Harley (Riverton)
120 Kaiden McGee (Jacksonville) F 0:46 Parker Murphy (Palmyra MO)
126 Drew Seitzinger (Lawrence Co) F 1:08 Colin Booker (Charleston)
132 Case Hughes (Camp Pt.) F 2:00 Jude Schick (Lawrence Co)
138 Austin Olps (Camp Pt.) D 8-4 Preston Sturhahn (Quincy)
144 Austin Shull (Notre Dame) F 2:56 Evan Smith (Warsaw)
150 Cale Seitzinger (Lawrenceville Co) TF 4:John Marshall (Jacksonville Co-op)
157 Bob Kendall (Monmouth U) F 2:00 Jordyn Phelps (Warsaw)
165 Carter Steinhauser (Quincy) MD 15-4 Tucker Waldrop (Lawrence Co)
175 Grant Hamilton (Camp Pt.) MD 16-7 Ethan Prim (Warsaw)
190 Eli Banks (Riverton) F 0:32 Harlen Derhake (Quincy)
215 Liam Weiman (Jacksonville) F 1:36 Dawson Stafford (Notre Dame)
285 Remi Bryant (Charleston) F 2:00 Brayden Hall (Warsaw)