Wrestling: Four Pats advance to semi-state
February 9, 2022 at 9:48 p.m.
Wrestling: Four Pats advance to semi-state
By Vivian Risch-
“Last year we had three going to semi-state,” UC coach AJ Bryson said. “This year we’ve got four kids going and third overall as a team!”
Champions Carson Whitley (113 lbs.), and Jesus Aquino-Morales (120 lbs.), and 3rd placers Evan Wolf (145 lbs.) and Jordan Takara (152 lbs.) round out Union County’s semi-state foursome.
•Whitley advanced through the 113 lb. bracket with a first round forfeit, a quick pin (:48) of Franklin County’s Cole Freese to reach the championship match where Whitley won a 10-7 decision over Greensburg junior Bryant Merritt.
•Morales began with a first round pin of Northeastern’s Wesley Beckman and followed up with a 3:36 pin of Rushville junior Tuff Tackett to advance to the 120 lb. championship match against Alex Murphy. Morales out-pointed the Batesville senior, 7-1, to win.
“Chewy and Carson repeat champs, Wolf and Takara take third and third overall as a team,” Bryson said.
Wolf began with a pin (1:49) over Northeastern’s Thane Berger before losing a 9-2 decision to Centerville senior Devin Frazier, advancing to wrestle for third place. The UC junior earned a pin win (2:54) over New Castle’s Joey Hannon to place third in the bracket.
Takara worked quickly to pin (:44) Hagerstown’s Owen Mitchell before falling to New Castle’s Jon Eberhart by a 3-2 decision. That sent Takara up against senior Luke Thomas of Knightstown in the third-place match. Takara pinned Thomas in 4:14 to finish third in the 152 lb. bracket.
UC’s Cal Rudnick (106 lbs.) and Tanner Burns (132 lbs.) lost in the opening round.
Rudnick was pinned by the eventual 106 lb. champion, Heather Crull of Northeastern. Burns was pinned by New Castle junior Brevan Thrine.
Bryson said regional turned out about how he thought it would with one exception...heavyweight Nate Reffitt advanced to regional but did not compete due to a back injury.
The New Castle Semi-state is Saturday, Feb. 12 at Chrysler Field House.
“Gotta win two matches at semi-state and the second round match will be against tough opponents. At this stage of the game, it all gets tougher. We’ll see.”
Regional team scores...
East Central 175, Centerville 112, UNION COUNTY 70, Lawrenceburg 67, New Castle 54, Connersville 49.5, Batesville 49, Greensburg 44, Northeastern 43, South Dearborn 38, Franklin County 31, Shenandoah 26, Richmond 15, Rushville 14, Lincoln 13, Hagerstown 8, Knightstown 6, Milan 0, Tri 0.
2022 Union County results at Richmond Regional:
106 - Cal Rudnick pinned by Crull (NE)
113 - Carson Whitley bye, pinned Freese (FC) (1:46), 10-7 decision over Merritt (GB). FIRST PLACE.
120 - Jesus Aquino-Morales pinned (:58) Beckman (NE), pinned (3:36) Tackett (Ru), won 7-1 decision over Murphy (Ba). FIRST PLACE.
132 - Tanner Burns pinned :29) by Thrine (NC).
145 - Evan Wolf pinned Berger (NE) 1:49, lost 9-2 decision to Frazier (Ce), pinned (2:54) Hannon (NC). THIRD PLACE.
152 - Jordan Takara pinned (:44) Mitchell (Hag), fell 3-2 decision to Eberhart (NC), pinned (4:14) Thomas (Kn). THIRD PLACE.
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“Last year we had three going to semi-state,” UC coach AJ Bryson said. “This year we’ve got four kids going and third overall as a team!”
Champions Carson Whitley (113 lbs.), and Jesus Aquino-Morales (120 lbs.), and 3rd placers Evan Wolf (145 lbs.) and Jordan Takara (152 lbs.) round out Union County’s semi-state foursome.
•Whitley advanced through the 113 lb. bracket with a first round forfeit, a quick pin (:48) of Franklin County’s Cole Freese to reach the championship match where Whitley won a 10-7 decision over Greensburg junior Bryant Merritt.
•Morales began with a first round pin of Northeastern’s Wesley Beckman and followed up with a 3:36 pin of Rushville junior Tuff Tackett to advance to the 120 lb. championship match against Alex Murphy. Morales out-pointed the Batesville senior, 7-1, to win.
“Chewy and Carson repeat champs, Wolf and Takara take third and third overall as a team,” Bryson said.
Wolf began with a pin (1:49) over Northeastern’s Thane Berger before losing a 9-2 decision to Centerville senior Devin Frazier, advancing to wrestle for third place. The UC junior earned a pin win (2:54) over New Castle’s Joey Hannon to place third in the bracket.
Takara worked quickly to pin (:44) Hagerstown’s Owen Mitchell before falling to New Castle’s Jon Eberhart by a 3-2 decision. That sent Takara up against senior Luke Thomas of Knightstown in the third-place match. Takara pinned Thomas in 4:14 to finish third in the 152 lb. bracket.
UC’s Cal Rudnick (106 lbs.) and Tanner Burns (132 lbs.) lost in the opening round.
Rudnick was pinned by the eventual 106 lb. champion, Heather Crull of Northeastern. Burns was pinned by New Castle junior Brevan Thrine.
Bryson said regional turned out about how he thought it would with one exception...heavyweight Nate Reffitt advanced to regional but did not compete due to a back injury.
The New Castle Semi-state is Saturday, Feb. 12 at Chrysler Field House.
“Gotta win two matches at semi-state and the second round match will be against tough opponents. At this stage of the game, it all gets tougher. We’ll see.”
Regional team scores...
East Central 175, Centerville 112, UNION COUNTY 70, Lawrenceburg 67, New Castle 54, Connersville 49.5, Batesville 49, Greensburg 44, Northeastern 43, South Dearborn 38, Franklin County 31, Shenandoah 26, Richmond 15, Rushville 14, Lincoln 13, Hagerstown 8, Knightstown 6, Milan 0, Tri 0.
2022 Union County results at Richmond Regional:
106 - Cal Rudnick pinned by Crull (NE)
113 - Carson Whitley bye, pinned Freese (FC) (1:46), 10-7 decision over Merritt (GB). FIRST PLACE.
120 - Jesus Aquino-Morales pinned (:58) Beckman (NE), pinned (3:36) Tackett (Ru), won 7-1 decision over Murphy (Ba). FIRST PLACE.
132 - Tanner Burns pinned :29) by Thrine (NC).
145 - Evan Wolf pinned Berger (NE) 1:49, lost 9-2 decision to Frazier (Ce), pinned (2:54) Hannon (NC). THIRD PLACE.
152 - Jordan Takara pinned (:44) Mitchell (Hag), fell 3-2 decision to Eberhart (NC), pinned (4:14) Thomas (Kn). THIRD PLACE.
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