Three local wrestlers are still in contention for a title, and four others are still competing for a place in the top eight at the 2019 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships sponsored by Army ROTC.
Apollo’s Preston Mattingly (120), Jake Insko (138) and Jack Fuller (170) all won their first three matches Friday to lock up a spot in the semifinals, guaranteeing themselves at least a Top 6 finish. Mattingly remains perfect on the season at 49-0.
Three other Eagles are through to the third round of the consolation bracket. Joseph Morgan (113), Samuel Ramirez (126) and Cameron Baker (152) all won their opening match and then fell in the second round. They each picked up wins in the consolation bracket to keep hopes alive of finishing as high as third place.
Similarly, Trinity’s Briar Roberts (285) is still competing in the consolation bracket. Morris lost by disqualification in the first round but won his next two matches.
Local wrestlers whose state tournament run ended in the second round of consolation were Apollo’s Travis Roby (145), Trinity’s Blaise Morris (160) and Owensboro’s Jordan Neal (195).
Those who were put out in the first consolation round were Apollo’s Cade Crume (220) and Trinity’s Caleb Mills (195), as well as Daviess County’s Landen Boone (138), Conner Tolson (160) and Say Moe (285).
Wrestling will resume Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. EST. The consolation bracket finals — determining 3rd-8th place — will begin at approximately 3 p.m., with the championship finals closing out the day.
RESULTS BY SCHOOL
APOLLO
113 – Joseph Morgan
Championship Round 1 – Morgan won by fall (0:21) over Emmanuel Smith (Franklin County)
Championship Round 2 – Isham Peace (Walton-Verona) won by decision (6-1) over Morgan
Consolation Round 2 – Morgan won by fall (2:39) over Gage Hill (Western Hills)
120 – Preston Mattingly
Championship Round 1 – Mattingly won by fall (0:40) over Brasley Lewis (Perry County Central)
Championship Round 2 – Mattingly won by fall (1:54) over Augustus Roberts (Scott County)
Quarterfinal – Mattingly won by decision (8-1) over Trevor Frietsch (Simon Kenton)
126 – Samuel Ramirez
Championship Round 1 – Ramirez won by fall (3:59) over Andrew Rutledge (Montgomery County)
Championship Round 2 – Seth Lutes (Scott) won by major decision (17-6) over Ramirez
Consolation Round 2 – Ramirez won by fall (2:10) over Trevor McWilliams (Doss)
138 – Jake Insko
Championship Round 1 – Insko won by fall (1:33) over Shane Gray (Ohio County)
Championship Round 2 – Insko won by decision (9-2) over Dylan Preston (Woodford County)
Quarterfinal – Insko won by decision (7-4) over Ty Lehman (Trinity Louisville)
145 – Travis Roby
Championship Round 1 – Justin Smith (Bullitt East) won by fall (5:49) over Roby
Consolation Round 1 – Roby won by fall (2:58) over Carter Akers (Prestonsburg)
Consolation Round 2 – Clay Karsner (Boyle County) won by decision (10-8) over Roby
152 – Cameron Baker
Championship Round 1 – Baker won by fall (3:46) over Matthew Spradlin (Johnson Central)
Championship Round 2 – Dalton Russelburg (Union County) won by fall (1:49) over Baker
Consolation Round 2 – Baker won by decision (12-5) over Brendan Corley (Trinity Louisville)
170 – Jack Fuller
Championship Round 1 – Fuller won by fall (0:54) over Kentrell Tidwell (Central)
Championship Round 2 – Fuller won by tech fall (17-2) over Klemmer Nicodemus (Ohio County)
Quarterfinal – Fuller won by fall (1:27) over Andrew Sanders (Wayne County)
220 – Cade Crume
Championship Round 1 – Wyatt Jones (Male) won by decision (7-3) over Crume
Consolation Round 1 – Jeremiah Shulze (Woodford County) won by decision (5-1) over Crume
TRINITY
160 – Blaise Morris
Championship Round 1 – Nick Stapleton (Johnson Central) won by tech fall (16-1) over Morris
Consolation Round 1 – Morris won by fall (15-5) over Zach Harper (DeSales)
Consolation Round 2 – Will Baber (Bourbon County) won by major decision (15-5) over Morris
195 – Caleb Mills
Championship Round 1 – Ben Bush (Central) won by tech fall (17-2) over Mills
Consolation Round 1 – Dakota Brooksbank (Simon Kenton) won by fall (1:50) over Mills
285 – Briar Roberts
Championship Round 1 – Blake Young (Oldham County) disqualification over Roberts
Consolation Round 1 – Roberts won by fall (2:27) over Raice Hunter
Consolation Round 2 – Roberts won by fall (2:29) over Davis Pike
DAVIESS COUNTY
138 – Landen Boone
Championship Round 1 – Dakota Starcher (Pike County Central) won by fall (0:51) over Boone
Consolation Round 1 – Jadavin Bradly (Valley) won by fall (4:06) over Boone
160 – Conner Tolson
Championship Round 1 – Zane Brown (Male) won by fall (0:36) over Tolson
Consolation Round 1 – Jarred Phillips (Wayne County)won by decision (11-9) over Tolson
285 – Say Moe
Championship Round 1 – Jalin Benson (Franklin County) won by fall (0:29) over Moe
Consolation Round 1 – Brandon Pruitt (Pikeville ) won by fall (4:08) over Moe
Owensboro
195 – Jordan Neal
Championship Round 1 – Tyler Norton (Fairdale) won by fall (1:27) over Neal
Consolation Round 1 – Neal won by decision (3-0) over Larry Ritchie (Harrison County)
Consolation Round 2 – Tony Ornelas (Woodford County) won by fall (3:34) over Neal
