Five Trenton High School wrestlers have qualified for the Class 1 boys state tournament at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. Hunter McAtee and Brice Gibler both won sectional championships on Saturday afternoon at Mid-Buchanan High School (Faucett, MO), with Caleb Johnson finishing second, while Coleman Griffin and Sam Gibson both advanced to state with third place finishes. The state tournament will be held on Wednesday, March 10th.
Here is Trenton head coach Charlie Bacon:
There are several changes this year in the state wrestling tournaments to deal with COVID-19 and other restrictions. Among them, there will be five separate state tournaments at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, with each tournament held on a separate day. The girls state tournament is March 9th, boys Class 1 on March 10th, Class 2 on March 11th, Class 3 on March 12th, and Class 4 on March 13th.
There will be 12 wrestlers per weight class instead of the traditional 16. That is to comply with National High School Federation rules limiting the number of matches for an individual to five per day.
First place finishers at sectionals have a first-round bye at state. There are no first-round wrestlebacks.
Here is how area wrestlers placed Saturday at the sectional wrestling tournament at Mid-Buchanan, with top three finishers in each weight division qualifying for the Class 1 boys state tournament.
106 Pounds : Tennison Nixdorf of Penney second and Luke Johnson of Gallatin third
113 Pounds : Hunter McAtee of Trenton first and Gavin Shoush of Albany third
120 Pounds : Canaan Wright of Marceline second
126 Pounds : Conner Quinn of Marceline first and Gambal Staddie of Brookfield third
132 Pounds : Brice Gibler of Trenton first, Colton Parn of Brookfield second, and Brendan Barton of Maysville third
138 Pounds : Donavan Parn of Brookfield first and Ryder Gooch of Marceline second
145 Pounds : Jaden Abongo of Brookfield first and Draven Wright of Gallatin third
152 Pounds : Rodell Sperry of Gallatin first and Coleman Griffin of Trenton third
160 Pounds : Anthony Prater of Penney second and Logan Bottcher of Gallatin third
170 Pounds : Hunter Nelson of Marceline second and Trent Polley of Brookfield third
182 Pounds : Dawson Baker of Brookfield second and Sam Gibson of Trenton third
195 Pounds : Blayke Kolb of Maysville second
220 Pounds : Fisher Nixdorf of Penney first, Caleb Johnson of Trenton second, and Trace Alexander of Brookfield third
Heavyweight : Cole Gripka of Maysville first and Peyton Armstrong of Brookfield second
Cameron High School and Chillicothe High School had wrestlers in Class 2 sectional competition on Saturday at Excelsior Springs High School, with top three finishers in each class advancing to the Class 2 state tournament on March 11th. Here are the area top 3 finishers in each category.
106 Pounds : Lane McCoy of Chillicothe third
113 Pounds : Caleb Husch of Cameron first and Sheldon Rader of Chillicothe second
120 Pounds : Ryker Smith of Cameron first
126 Pounds : Tanner Riley of Cameron second
132 Pounds : Chase Short of Cameron second
138 Pounds : Brecken Gates of Cameron third
152 Pounds : Brody Carins of Chillicothe third
182 Pounds : Brock Miller of Chillicothe second
195 Pounds : Keegan Reynolds of Cameron third
Heavyweight : Camren Hedgpeth of Cameron third
