Morgan beats Shockley in state finals

COLUMBIA – The rematch didn’t go Rolla’s way.

For the second time in as many years Blayne Shockley of the Rolla High School wrestling team and Aaron Morgan of Waynesville met for a state championship.

Unfortunately for Shockley, the results were reversed this year.

Morgan completed a three-match seasonal sweep of Shockley on Saturday, Feb. 16, winning 9-4 in the 112-pound state championship match at the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament at the Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri.

In 2007, in the 103-pound weight division, it was Shockley who defeated Morgan three times – including the state-championship match.

This year Shockley, 37-4, got to the championship match by beating Brock Harrison of North County 7-1 in the first round Thursday and then knocking off Blake Wenzel of Jefferson City Helias 4-3 and Patrick Grigsby of Webb City 8-2 on Friday.

Two other RHS wrestlers competed in the state tourney.

At 189 senior Kevin Phelps lost to Steve Dopp of St. Charles West 12-4 Thursday before beating Johnny Thomas of Raytown by pin in wrestle-backs on Thursday night. On Friday Phelps lost to Waynesville’s Andre Taylor 6-4.

At 125 the Bulldogs’ Chris Sanders dropped two straight on Thursday, falling to Daniel Allnutt of Warrensburg 11-6 and to Dan Hanify of Washington 19-10.

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Two Bulldog wrestlers survive first day at state

COLUMBIA – Two of the three Rolla High School state qualifiers were still alive after the first day of competition in the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Mizzou Arena on the campus of the University of Missouri.

In the team standings Rolla was tied for 31^st after the first day with five points. Defending champion Holt was in first place with 34 points followed by Kearney second with 29 and Farmington third with 27.

For the Bulldogs sophomore Blayne Shockley won his opening match in the 112-pound weight division. Shockley, last year’s state champion at 103, defeated Brock Harrison of North County 7-1 in Thursday’s first round match to improve to 35-3.

Also for the Bulldogs senior Kevin Phelps was still alive at 189. Phelps lost to Steve Dopp from St. Charles West 12-4 in the first round. However, in wrestle-backs Phelps pinned Johnny Thomas of Raytown to improve to 19-8 on the season.

Both Shockley and Phelps were scheduled to continue competition on Friday, Feb. 15.

Rolla’s Chris Sanders was eliminated at 125, losing to Daniel Allnutt of Warrensburg 11-6 in the first round and to Dan Hanify of Washington 19-10 in wrestle-backs. Sanders, a junior, ends the season with a 23-10 record.

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3 Bulldog wrestlers head to state meet

WILLARD – Three members of the Rolla High School wrestling team have advanced to the Missouri Class 3 State Tournament through their respective finishes in last weekend’s Willard Class 3 District 3 Tournament.

Favorite Neosho won the District 3 team title with 232.5 points followed by Ozark second with 147.5, Nixa third with 108, Carthage fourth with 106, Waynesville fifth with 105, Willard sixth with 99, McDonald County seventh with 92, Lebanon eighth with 83.5, Camdenton ninth with 71.5, Branson 10th with 63, Rolla 11th with 62, Webb City 12th with 58, Springfield Hillcrest 13th with 25 and Springfield Central 14th with 5.

The top four finishers in each weight class advance from the district competition to the Missouri Class 3 State Championships, to be held Thursday through Saturday at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.

Rolla state qualifiers include sophomore Blayne Shockley in the 112-pound weight class, sophomore Chris Sanders at 125 and senior Kevin Phelps at 189.

Shockley, the defending Missouri Class 3 state champion at 103, won the district championship at 112 on Saturday, beating Neosho’s Trevor Hughes 4-0 in the title match.

Hughes, ranked No. 7 in the missouriwrestling.com Class 3 state 112-pound poll, upset the state’s top-ranked 112-pounder, Waynesville’s Aaron Morgan in the semifinals. Morgan had a 3-1 lead with less than a minute left in the match when Hughes turned him for a pin.

Morgan has beaten Shockley, ranked No. 2 in the state poll, twice this season. It was Morgan who Shockley defeated in the state championship match at 103 last year. They are on opposite sides of the bracket for the state meet this weekend.

Both Sanders and Phelps placed fourth in their respective weight classes at the district meet – both just missing a third-place finish. Phelps was beaten in overtime by Waynesville’s Andre Taylor in the 189 third-place match. And Sanders was clipped by McDonald County’s Daniel Duckett 8-7 in the 125 third-place match.

In the first round on Thursday Shockley (34-3) will take on junior Brock Harrison (18-13) of North County while Sanders (23-8) meets Warrensburg senior Daniel Allnutt (28-3) and Phelps (18-7) faces St. Charles West senior Steve Dopp (41-3).

Here are the Class 3 District 3 state qualifiers and their results in the championship and third-place matches:

103 – Championship: Carter Boatright, Neosho beat Andy Cauble, Nixa, 3-1. 3rd-Place Nate Kelly, Carthage, beat Jake Cyr, Waynesville, 7-4.

112 – Championship: Blayne Shockley, Rolla, beat Trevor Hughes, Neosho, 4-0. 3rd-place: Aaron Morgan, Waynesville, beat Patrick Grigsby, Webb City, 3-0.

119 – Championship: Justin Hutchins, Neosho, beat Josh Mason, Carthage, 11-8. 3rd-place: Matt Robbins, Ozark, beat Sam Evans, Nixa, 5-4.

125 – Championship: Clint Spencer, Carthage, beat Tyler Zimmerman, Lebanon, 5-4. 3rd-place: Daniel Duckett, McDonald County, beat Chris Sanders, Rolla, 8-7.

130 – Championship: Ty Loethen, Ozark, beat John Dodson, Nixa, 12-3. 3rd-place: Dallas Smith, Neosho, pinned Eric Clutter, Willard.

135 – Championship: Arik Coffel, Ozark, pinned Cody Baird, Camdenton. 3rd-place: Taylor Maus, Neosho, beat Keith Smith, Branson, 7-0.

140 – Championship: Blake Stauffer, Neosho, beat Andrew Miller, Branson, 4-0. 3rd-place: Kolby Rapp, Nixa, beat Isaac Lowden, Lebanon, 4-1.

145 – Championship: Brandon Russow, Neosho, beat Kyle Larson, Camdenton, 15-0. 3rd-place: Josh Cyr, Waynesville, beat Tommy Pickens, McDonald County, 8-3.

152 – Championship: Kyle Dickens, Neosho, beat Aaron Ward, Nixa, 4-2. 3rd-place: Garrett Mayfield, Willard, beat Yoni Herrera, Carthage, 4-0.

160 – Championship: Adam Johnston, Branson, beat Shane Hardman, Camdenton, 9-1. 3rd-place: Jason Ruzic, Neosho, beat Ryan Teuscher, Willard, 9-4.

171 – Championship: Devian Golden, Ozark, won by injury default over Brandon Crandall, Neosho. 3rd-place: Chase Chavers, Waynesville, beat Jonathan Dahlman, Webb City, 11-5.

189 – Championship: Austen Heidlage, Carthage, beat Joel Wyman, Willard, 6-0. 3rd-place: Andre Taylor, Waynesville, beat Kevin Phelps, Rolla 3-1 (OT).

215 – Championship: Kord Stancell, McDonald County, beat Chase Philpot, Webb City, 10-6. 3rd-place: Jake Medford, Nixa, beat James Rabe, Lebanon, 7-5.

Heavyweight – Championship: Justin Britt, Lebanon, beat Chris McMullin, Willard, 5-4. 3rd-place: Drake Holland, Ozark, beat George McKinney, Neosho, 8-2.

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RHS wrestlers 6^th in conference meet

WAYNESVILLE – The Rolla High School wrestling team placed sixth in the Ozark Conference Meet, held Saturday, Feb. 2 at Waynesville High School.

Host Waynesville easily captured the league title with 331 points while Camdenton was second with 256.5 points, Lebanon third with 224.5, Springfield Kickapoo fourth with 211, Springfield Hillcrest fifth with 199, Rolla sixth with 196.5, Joplin seventh with 193, Springfield Parkview eighth with 85 and Springfield Glendale ninth with 34.

The RHS Bulldogs had one conference champion, as Chris Sanders captured the 125-pound weight class. Sanders topped Lebanon’s Tyler Zimmerman 9-4 in the 125 finals.

RHS had two second-place finishers in Blayne Shockley at 112 and Kevin Phelps at 189.

In a matchup of the state’s top two ranked 112 pounders in Class 3, No. 2-ranked Shockley lost to No. 1-ranked Aaron Morgan of Waynesville 11-4. It was the second time that Morgan has defeated Shockley at 112 this year. Shockley had beaten Morgan in the 103 state finals last year.

At 189 on Saturday Phelps lost to Waynesville’s Andre Taylor 5-2.

Placing third for the Bulldogs was Jesse Conaway at 119. In the third-place match Conaway defeated Lebanon’s Kyle Hansen 8-6.

Waynesville placed in the top four in 13 of the 14 weight classes. Waynesville conference champions included Jake Cyr at 103, Morgan at 112, Chase Chavers at 171 and Taylor at 189.

The championship matches:

103 – Jake Cyr, Waynesville beat James McNeely, Kickapoo by technical fall, 15-0.

119 – Caleb Friend, Joplin beat Russell Flores, Waynesville by major decision, 15-2.

125 – Chris Sanders, Rolla, beat Tyler Zimmerman, Lebanon, 9-4.

130 – Bradley Boyd, Camdenton, pinned Austin Karnes, Joplin.

135 – Cody Bair, Camdenton, beat Julian Hutchings, Waynesville, 8-4.

140 – Ian White, Camdenton, beat Josh Hutchings, Joplin, 8-4.

145 – Kyle Larson, Camdenton, beat Josh Cyr, Waynesville, 9-5.

152 – Casey Allan, Kickapoo, beat Alex Hempstead, Waynesville, 9-7.

160 – Shane Hardmon, Camdenton, beat Miles Copple, Joplin, 6-4.

171 – Chase Chavers, Waynesville, beat Trent Freeman, Kickapoo, 6-4.

189 – Andre Taylor, Waynesville, beat Kevin Phelps, Rolla, 5-2.

215 – James Rabe, Lebanon, beat Travis Allison, Kickapoo, 3-2 in 3 OTs.

Heavyweight – Justin Britt, Lebanon, pinned Jason Ostrowski, Waynesville.

The third-place matches

103 – T.J. McGuire, Camdenton beat Tyler Haymes, Hillcrest, by technical fall, 19-2.

112 – Zack Straugh, Kickapoo, beat Justin Mehalic, Joplin, 6-2.

119 – Jesse Conaway, Rolla, beat Kyle Hansen, Lebanon, 8-6.

125 – Eric Mateo, Waynesville pinned Seth Steele, Kickapoo.

130 – Aaron Starnes, Lebanon, beat Jake Main, Waynesville, 6-4.

135 – Kameron Long, Parkview, beat Spencer Pittman, Joplin, 13-7.

140 – Sam Dowling, Waynesville, beat Isaac Lowden, Lebanon, 10-5.

145 – Christian Lamp, Kickapoo, beat Keenan Berry, Hillcrest, 12-8.

152 – Jesse Loyd, Glendale, beat Justin Franklin, Camdenton, 13-8.

160 – Jason Spaw, Waynesville, beat Kollin Laursen, Hillcrest, 5-0.

171 – Corey Brown, Hillcrest, pinned Steven Griggs, Lebanon.

189 – Nick Dotson, Hillcrest, pinned Clifton Luber, Camdenton.

Heavyweight – Mark Wilson, Hillcrest, beat Tyler Smalley, Kickapoo, 4-2.

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RHS wrestlers top Lakers on Senior Night

ROLLA – The Rolla High School wrestling team celebrated its Senior Night in fine fashion on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

The Bulldog wrestlers tuned up for the upcoming Ozark Conference Meet by stopping league rival Camdenton 42-39 in a dual meet Tuesday at the RHS practice gym.

The event began with the 189-pound weight class and the Bulldogs started fast, posting victories by pin in the meet’s first six contested matches. RHS won a seventh straight on an injury default.

"I was very pleased, especially with those guys coming out of the chute like that; starting out with six pins and the injury default," said RHS head coach Jeremy Jamison. "They came out aggressive, and that’s what I needed to see.

"The first seven weight classes really stepped up and made the difference. If I see that kind of effort out of them on a consistent basis it could take them deep into the postseason."

Rolla improved to 3-5 in dual-meet competition.

Gaining victory by fall for RHS were senior Kevin Phelps in the 189-pound weight class, senior Ben Buchka at 215, junior Marcus Hibbard at heavyweight, sophomore Blayne Shockley at 112, freshman Jesse Conaway at 119 and sophomore Joel Laney at 125.

Rolla also won the junior varsity match with east, 51-27.

Now the Bulldogs prepare for the conference meet, to be held Saturday, Feb. 2 at Waynesville. Wrestling is to begin at 10 a.m.

Here are Rolla’s varsity results from Tuesday:

189 – Kevin Phelps won by pin.

215 – Ben Buchka won by pin.

Heavyweight – Marcus Hibbard won by pin.

103 – Rolla was open

112 – Blayne Shockley won by pin.

119 – Jesse Conaway won by pin.

125 – Joel Laney won by pin.

130 – Chris Sanders won by injury default.

135 – Donald McDonough was pinned.

140 – Ryan Heflin lost by major decision, 14-2.

145 – Nolan Chavez lost by technical fall.

152 – Ethan Dobkins was pinned.

160 – Slater Yoakum was pinned.

171 – John Hofheins was pinned.

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RHS wrestlers 4^th at Francis Howell

ST. LOUIS – The Rolla High School wrestling team placed fourth in the Blue Division of the Kyle Thrasher Memorial Tournament, held Saturday, Jan. 19 at Francis Howell High School.

Belleville West won the Blue Division team title while Francis Howell won the Gold Division.

Winning the 112-pound weight class was Rolla sophomore Blayne Shockley, finishing with a 5-0 record.

The Bulldogs’ Kevin Phelps was second at 189 and finished 3-2 overall.

Taking third places for RHS were Jesse Conaway (4-1) at 119 and Chris Sanders (3-1) at 125.

Bulldog fourth places came from Wes Settles (3-2) at 1-3 and Tyler Edwards (3-2) at 152.

Ryan Heflin (2-2) was fifth at 140 while Joel Laney (2-3) was seventh at 130.

Also competing for Rolla were Slater Yoakum, who was an injury default at 160, John Hofheins at 171, Ben Buchka at 215 and Marcus Hibbard at heavyweight.

On Thursday, Jan. 17 the Bulldogs dropped a hard-fought, 35-28 home dual meet decision to Ozark Conference rival Lebanon. The Yellow Jackets won the final two matches of the meet by pin to clinch the tight win.

RHS winners included Settles at 103, Shockley at 112, Conaway at 119, Sanders at 125, Edwards at 152, Phelps at 189 and Buchka at 215.

The loss dropped RHS to 2-4 in dual-meet competition.

Rolla is slated to hold its final home dual meet of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 29, hosting Camdenton, with action starting at 6 p.m.

On Feb. 2 Rolla competes in Waynesville in the Ozark Conference Meet.

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RHS wrestlers place second in Republic Tournament

REPUBLIC – On the strength of four wrestlers reaching the finals of their respective weight classes – with two of them earning individual championships – the Rolla High School wrestling team placed second overall in the 10-team Republic Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 12.

Bolivar won the team title with 244 points followed by Rolla with 234.5 points, Springfield Hillcrest third with 200.5 points, Republic fourth with 190.5, Nixa fifth with 176, Reeds Spring sixth with 150, Logan-Rogersville seventh with 49, Buffalo eighth with 48, Christian Prep Academy ninth with 43 and Springfield Central 10th with 38.

Placing first for the Bulldog wrestlers were sophomore Blayne Shockley in the 112-pound weight class and senior Kevin Phelps at 189. In their respective championship matches Shockley pinned Nixa’s Andy Caudal while Phelps beat Reeds Spring’s Chris Youngblood 11-4.

Earning second places for the RHS wrestlers were sophomore Chris Sanders at 125 and senior Ben Buchka at 215.

Third places for the Bulldogs came from freshman Jesse Conaway at 119, sophomore Joel Laney at 130, sophomore Ryan Heflin at 140, junior Tyler Edwards at 152 and freshman Zak Maedgen at 160.

Senior Nolan Chavez was fourth at 145 while junior Wes Settles was fifth at 1-3. Sixth places for RHS came from senior Justin Clinton at 171 and junior Marcus Hibbard at heavyweight.

"It probably wasn’t the hardest tournament we could have been at – the Branson Tournament was a really tough tournament," said RHS head coach Jeremy Jamison. "But Bolivar was a really tough team, we saw them at the (Columbia) Rock Bridge Tournament too."

"Our guys wrestled well. Maedgen, for being a first-year freshman at a varsity tournament…I was real happy with him. And Phelps is a pretty steady guy. He is really strong and that make shim a force to be reckoned with."

The Bulldogs are scheduled to host Lebanon on Thursday, Jan. 17 in a dual meet, with junior varsity action starting at 6 p.m. and the varsity contest to follow. On Saturday, Jan. 19 RHS is slated to compete in the Francis Howell Tournament.

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Rolla’s Shockley falls in No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle

WAYNESVILLE – It was No. 1 vs. No. 2 during the high school wrestling dual meet between high school rivals Rolla and Waynesville Tuesday night, Jan. 8.

And, unfortunately for Rolla and Blayne Shockley, No. 2 won out this time.

In a classic regular-season dual meet match pitting the top two wrestlers in the Missouri Class 3 112-pound weight division at Waynesville, Waynesville sophomore Aaron Morgan scored a pair of points with :19 remaining to come from behind and beat defending 103-pound state champion Shockley of Rolla 4-3.

Waynesville went on to easily win the dual meet 55-15.

The coaches from each team agreed to make the 112-pound match the final of the night, building the excitement.

It was Morgan who Shockley defeated in the state finals last year when both were freshmen. The two standouts moved up a weight class to 112 this season. And in the current Missouri Class 3 state rankings Shockley is ranked No. 1 at 112 while Morgan is No. 2.

After a tentative first period where neither wrestler could score a point, Shockley and Morgan each scored a pair of points in the second period to leave the score tied 2-2 entering the final period.

Shockley scored a single point early in the third period to take a 3-2 edge.

That stayed the score until Morgan scored a two-point takedown with :19 remaining. Morgan was able to ride out the rest of the time for the 4-3 victory, as the large Waynesville Tiger crowd erupted with joy as the final buzzer sounded.

Shockley was the one wrestler Morgan could not crack last season. The two met three times – once in a dual meet, once in the Ozark Conference Meet and then in the state finals. Shockley won fairly handily each time, including a 10-3 win in the 103 state tourney match.

"Both didn’t want to shoot in that first period," said RHS wrestling head coach Jeremy Jamison. "Both were tentative on their feet early.

"They were in the state finals last year and we hope to see them there again this year."

Waynesville also won the junior varsity meet 54-21.

"We’re not in the physical condition we ought to be in," Jamison said. "By the same token, you don’t want to peak too soon."

The Bulldog varsity wrestlers, 2-3 in dual-meet competition, are scheduled to compete in the Republic Tournament on Saturday.

Here are the results, with the Rolla wrestlers listed first:

119 – Jesse Conaway lost to Russell Flores, 11-0.

125 – Chris Sanders pinned Eric Mateo.

130 – Joel Laney lost to Jake Main, 8-4.

135 – Waynesville won by forfeit.

140 – Ryan Heflin lost to Sam Dowling, 16-3.

145 – Jamie Phelps was pinned by Josh Cyr.

152 – Tyler Edwards was pinned by Alex Hempstead.

160 – Slater Yoakum was pinned by Jason Spaw.

171 – John Hofheins was pinned by Chase Chavers.

189 – Kevin Phelps beat Andre Taylor, 5-2.

215 – Ben Buchka pinned Anthony Carter.

Heavyweight – Marcus Hibbard was pinned by Jason Ostrowski.

103 – Wes Settles lost to Jake Cyr, 20-5.

112 – Blayne Shockley lost to Aaron Morgan, 4-3.

119 – Trevor Lauer pinned Sean Magoon.

125 – Wes Crutcher beat Mark Walker, 11-3.

130 – Michael Herbst was pinned by Nick Thomas.

135 – Russell Saunders was pinned by Colten Carmack.

140 – Jacob Sells was pinned by Sam Bertz.

145 – Nathan Ely was pinned by Gabe Asano.

152 – Juan Martinez was pinned by Chris Spaw.

160 – Zak Maedgen was pinned by Kyle Varner.

171 – Justin Clinton was pinned by Joey Maxwell.

189 – Trent Boyer pinned Jon Serrano.

215 – Denver Sells won by forfeit.

Heavyweight – Waynesville won by forfeit.

103 – Waynesville won by forfeit.

112 – Rolla won by forfeit.

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Sinnott helps give RHS boys TKO win

UNION – Tyler Sinnott looked more like a boxer than a basketball player afterward.

But on Friday, Jan. 4 the 5-11 junior guard of the Rolla High School boys’ basketball team displayed the spunk of a boxer and the shooting touch of a basketball player.

Sinnott, despite suffering a possible broken nose in the first half, got off the mat and fired in a game-high 31 points – including eight in a game-changing third quarter -- to power the RHS Bulldogs to a 78-43 non-conference victory for the Union Wildcats.

Rolla improves to 6-6 while Union falls to 4-7.

Sinnott caught an elbow to the nose in the second period. The bloody nose forced him out of the game…only briefly.

The Bulldogs had a solid start to the game, outscoring Union 15-8 in the first period. However, Union outscored RHS 22-18 in the second period to trim its halftime deficit to three, 33-30.

Sinnott returned for the second half and helped spark a big Bulldog run.

Turning up the pressure on defense, the Bulldogs began to force turnovers more frequently, with Sinnott being on the back end of many of

those transition plays for layups.

The Bulldogs ended up outscoring the Wildcats 25-5 in the third period to blow the game open.

Twenty more points in the fourth period made sure there would be no comeback, although Union managed just eight points in that final quarter.

"I thought we were okay the first couple of quarters," said RHS head coach Kent Thomas. "Then we kind of intensified things. One of the big things we do is kind of wear some teams down.

"Sinnott got clocked in the nose, but he showed some grit in coming back. When we’re getting those steals and turnovers, he gets in front of everybody with his speed and puts them in. He’s a tough nut."

Thomas added he feels Sinnott may have broken the nose. "I think he might have; I’ve been there, done that," Thomas said.

Seth Thomas, a 6-3 junior, backed Sinnott’s scoring output with 12 points while 5-9 sophomore Gavin Otte added 10.

Senior Kyle Kohler had 12 points for Union.

Rolla’s junior varsity team improved to 6-2 by beating Union 47-31. Union’s jayvee team took a 9-4 lead after the first period and was up 19-16 at halftime. Just like the varsity Bulldogs the RHS jayvee team rallied in the second half, outscoring Union 18-7 in the third period and 13-5 in the fourth quarter.

Brendon Dowdy led the Rolla jayvee squad with 15 points.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to resume Ozark Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 8, traveling to Springfield to meet Hillcrest High School. The jayvee game is to begin at 6 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow.

The individual scoring:

Rolla (78) – Sinnott 13-4-31, Chism 1-1-3, Otte 2-4-10, Hall 3-0-6, Stickler 2-0-4, Friend 3-0-8, Bowe 1-0-2, Fore 0-2-2, Thomas 4-1-12, Totals 29-12-78.

Union (43) – Tanner 1-1-3, Stanley 2-0-4, Zimmer 1-2-4, Kohler 5-0-12,

Cahill 3-4-10, Bassett 2-0-4, Mitchell 2-0-4, Mercer 1-0-2, Totals 17-7-43.

Rolla (47) – Dinsdale 2-0-5, Brown 0-2-2, Willett 2-0-4, Dowdy 6-3-15, Giger 1-1-5, Dillon 1-0-2, Standifer 2-2-6, Barnes 3-0-6, Brady 1-0-2, Totals 18-8-47.

Union (31) – Cervantes 0-2-2, Beck 3-0-6, Mercer 2-1-6, Strubberg 0-1-1, Hert 1-0-2, Glenbille 4-0-9, Rowling 2-0-4, Johnson 0-1-1, Totals 12-5-31.

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Jays too much for Bulldog wrestlers

JEFFERSON CITY – The Rolla High School wrestling team opened the 2008 portion of its schedule by falling to the strong Jefferson City Jays 54-16 on Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Rolla’s wins came from Blayne Shockley in the 112-pound weight class, Jacob Sells at 140 and Ben Buchka at 215.

Shockley, the defending Class 3 103-pound state champion, continues to be ranked No. 1 in the state this season at 112.

The injury-riddled Bulldogs fall to 2-2 in dual-meet competition.

"They’re so deep in their weight classes," RHS head coach Jeremy Jamison said of the Jays. "They were missing three varsity kids and still had good guys to replace them.

"We have a good group of kids numbers-wise and talent-wise. We’re doing better. But you’ve got to stay healthy. Wrestling after Christmas is always hard; you’ve got kids out of town and they’re flat."

Jefferson City also won the junior varsity meet 57-6. RHS winners included Trever Laurer at 119 and Robert Gipperich at 130.

Rolla is to compete in the Jefferson City Jayvee Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldog varsity wrestlers are scheduled to compete again on Tuesday, Jan. 8 in a dual meet at Waynesville, starting at 6 p.m.

Here are the varsity results, with the RHS wrestlers listed first:

103 – Wesley Settles won by forfeit.

112 – Blayne Shockley beat Grant Glover, 14-6.

119 – Jesse Conaway lost to Kevin Hooshwood, 18-6.

125 – Chris Sanders was pinned by Frank Hickman.

130 – Joel Laney lost to Peter Terpsten, 9-1.

135 – Don McDonough was pinned by Derek Berkis.

140 – Jacob Sells won by injury default over Christian Cummings.

145 – Ryan Heflin was pinned by Dillon Tolbert.

152 – Tyler Edwards was pinned by Mike Martin.

160 – Slater Yoakum was pinned by Chastian Wyatt.

171 – John Hofheins was pinned by Trevor Isringhausen.

189 – Kevin Phelps lost to James Stuckley, 9-7.

215 – Ben Buchka beat Kyle Thayer, 18-6.

Heavyweight – Marcus Hubbard lost to Wesley Cotten, 8-4.

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Injury-riddled RHS wrestlers 11^th in Springfield Tourney

SPRINGFIELD – The injury-riddled Rolla High School wrestling team placed 11^th overall in the 20-team Springfield Holiday Tournament, held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 21-22, at Springfield Parkview High School.

Monett won the event with 396 points while Willard was second with 349, LaBette County, Kan. third with 340, Marshall fourth with 335 and Springfield Kickapoo fifth with 334.5. Rolla finished with 214.

Due to injuries Rolla took just 10 wrestlers to the event. And during the Holiday Tourney two more Bulldogs suffered injuries.

Leading the way for RHS was sophomore Blayne Shockley,

Shockley, the defending Class 3 state champion in the 103-pound weight division and currently ranked No. 1 in Class 3 at 112, finished second over the weekend. He lost to Taylor Dwyer of LaBette County, Kan. 12-3 in the 112-pound championship match.

Other placers for RHS included junior Wes Settles was fourth at 103 while freshman Jesse Conoway was sixth at 119.

Also for Rolla was Joel Laney, seventh at 125; Ethan Dobkins, seventh at 140, and Kevin Phelps, eighth at 189.

The Bulldogs are scheduled to compete again on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in a dual meet at Jefferson City.

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RHS wrestlers fall to Blue Jays

WASHINGTON – The Rolla High School wrestling team suffered its first dual-meet setback of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 11, falling to Washington 45-27.

Bulldog winners included Blayne Shockley in the 112-pound weight class, Joel Laney at 130, Tyler Edwards at 152, John Hofheins at 171, Trent Boyer at 189 and Marcus Hibbard at heavyweight.

Shockley, Hofheins and Boyer all won by pin.

RHS won the junior varsity meet 36-27. Rolla contested wins came from Justin Bassett at 125, Robert Gipperich at 135 and Kevin Phelps at 215.

Rolla, 2-1 in dual-meet action, is to compete in the Columbia Rock Bridge Tournament of Champions on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15. The Rolla jayvee squad will compete in a tournament at Lebanon on Saturday.

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