Versailles earns fourth-place state wrestling trophy

Results for Versailles, Eldon, Osage, Fatima and Tipton

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Versailles Tigers won a state wrestling trophy Saturday night, ending a lengthy quest.

How long? Try about a decade and a half.

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"I was talking about this with my athletic director (Friday) and I said, "This is about a 15-year work in progress,'" Versailles head coach Shawn Brantley said. "There's been some guys who have come up that were good on their own, but we haven't had a good group to put together all at once.

"So it has been a process. We've had to take some lumps here and there and learn from them. And we have, and we've improved. That's what we have to keep doing to be that top-level program and stay there."

With trophies being awarded to the top four teams in each class, Versailles came into the Class 1 championships knowing they had a shot at one of them.

Seneca ended up leading the way with 160 points, followed by Whitfield (154.5) and Marceline (109.5). Versailles' 81.5 points were good enough to beat out Lawson by 3.5 points for the final piece of hardware.

Brantley said Saturday was the culmination of series of steps.

"We got over the hump of not being able to get to state, then we got here that first year and didn't perform well," he said. "Last year we got here and we had a good tournament, but we didn't do what it takes to get to that upper level.

"We've kept learning from it and now we're closer to where we want to be, but we're not there yet."

For the second straight year, the Tigers had four wrestlers earn medals - Dylan Ballew (182) was second, Adam Guinn (160) was third, Willie Schotte (170) was fourth and Dalton Schmidt (152) was fifth.

"We've got six returning state qualifiers, and one medalist (Schotte), coming back next year, so there's no reason we can't be right back here in the same spot," Brantley said.

But the Tigers will lose three important seniors in Schmidt, Guinn and Ballew.

"Last year at the banquet we talked about how that group of seniors was the first one that got everything going," Brantley said. "They were a very good group, but this one was the talented team. (This year's seniors) were the ones who we were pinpointing, knowing they could do some good things, and they have."

Ballew (52-3) was the lone Tiger to advance to a championship match Saturday, where he lost by fall to South Harrison's Austin Ward (45-0).

"He made one mistake, the one mistake he couldn't make, and he got pinned," Brantley said.

Guinn (52-7) started the day winning by medical forfeit against Lathrop's Dawson Beane in the fourth round of wrestlebacks. He then won 4-3 against Hallsville's Jacob Wilhoite in the third-place match.

Schotte (43-7) opened Saturday with a win by fall against Hallsville's Hunter Tessman in the fourth-round wrestlebacks before losing 10-3 to Carrollton's Josh Frank.

Schmidt (45-13) lost 2-0 in the fourth round of wrestlebacks to Marceline's Andrew Edgar before topping Wentworth Military Academy's Jarek Brown in the fifth-place match.

"Willie had a wonderful state tournament - he and Dalton probably had the best tournament, all in all," Brantley said. "Adam had a good tournament, got banged-up here and there, but Willie in particular was very impressive."

Brantley said the Tigers, and their Tri-County Conference mates, are seeing success together.

"It's wonderful - the more of them wrestling, the better," he said. "Eldon had three state qualifiers for the first time, Osage had a really good tournament here, Blair Oaks had a good tournament. It helps - we push each other and we get better from it."

See additional results below.

III

Three other area competitors were in action Saturday in Class 1.

Tipton's Robert Gutierrez ended up with a fourth-place finish at 120 pounds.

He started the day with a win by fall against Gage Rush of Plattsburg in the fourth round of wrestlebacks before losing 4-0 in the third-place match to Tyler Hachman of Lawson.

Gutierrez's finish helped the Cardinals finish in 32nd place with 15.5 points.

The Fatima Comets had two competitors on Saturday, as Caleb Schroeder was fourth at 152 and Cody Huhn took fifth at 138.

Schroeder faced the same two opponents Schroeder did, just in the opposite order. He opened with a 2-0 win against Brown in the fourth-round wrestlebacks, then lost 3-1 to Edgar in the third-place match.

Huhn started out with a 5-0 loss to Maysville's Kaleb Popplewell in the fourth-round wrestlebacks and then lost 9-0 to Hunter Dalinghaus of Lathrop.

Fatima ended up in 19th place with 34 team points.

See additional results below.

CLASS 1

Teams

  • 1. Seneca 160; 2. Whitfield 154.5; 3. Marceline 109.5; 4. Versailles 81.5; 5. Lawson 78; 6. (tie) Brookfield and Lafayette County 62; 8. Maplewood-Richmond Heights 57.5; 9. (tie) Carrollton and Plattsburg 56.
  • 11. Centralia 52.5; 12. (tie) Blair Oaks and South Harrison 50.5; 14. Holden 50; 15. Lexington 44; 16. Hallsville 43.5; 17. Maysville 40; 18. Father Tolton 37; 19. Fatima 34; 20. Lathrop 32.
  • 21. Gallatin 30.5; 22. Mid-Buchanan 28; 23. Butler 26; 24. Rock Port 25; 25. West Platte 24; 26. Adrian 23; 27. Polo 22; 28. Principia 21; 29. Lutheran: St. Charles 18; 30. Summit Christian Academy 17.5.
  • 31. New Madrid County Central 17; 32. Tipton 15.5; 33. Trenton 15; 34. (tie) North Andrew and Warsaw 14; 36. (tie) Lift For Life Academy, Sherwood and Stanberry 11; 39. (tie) Maryville and Wentworth Military Academy 10.
  • 41. Penney 9; 42. Diamond 7; 43. Knob Noster 6; 44. Lone Jack 5; 45. (tie) Herculaneum and Valle Catholic 4; 47. (tie) El Dorado Springs, Lutheran North and Missouri Military Academy 3; 50. Albany 1.

Fatima

First Round

106 - Kagan Froning, soph. (16-10) LBF to Ty Jones, sr., Rock Port (51-3).

113 - Clayton Haslag, soph. (27-11) WBF against Dylan Wahn, sr., Lafayette County (27-14).

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (31-4) WBF against Narvell Jordan, jr., Brentwood (19-15).

152 - Caleb Schroeder, sr. (40-4) lost 6-3 to Luke Staton, jr., Carrollton (36-15).

First-Round Wrestlebacks

106 - Kagan Froning, soph. (17-10) won 11-8 against Tyree Burrange, fr., Lift for Life Academy (10-13).

152 - Caleb Schroeder, sr. (41-4) won 8-0 against Barrett Pierce, jr., Principia (24-17).

Quarterfinals

113 - Clayton Haslag, soph. (27-12) LBF to Caleb Kelly, jr., Principia (34-2).

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (32-5) lost 2-0 to Dalton Fisher, sr., Marceline (51-1).

Second-Round Wrestlebacks

106 - Kagan Froning, soph. (17-11) LBF to Cooper Fisher, fr., Marceline (47-6).

113 - Clayton Haslag, soph. (27-13) lost 8-1 to Andrew Newbrough, jr., Centralia (43-9).

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (33-5) WBF against Osson Cox, jr., Centralia (22-18).

152 - Caleb Schroeder, sr. (42-4) WBF against Mason Doll, jr., South Harrison (47-9).

Third-Round Wrestlebacks

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (34-4) won 12-4 against Tyson Thomas, soph., Carrollton (37-17).

152 - Caleb Schroeder, sr. (43-4) WBF against Zac Russell, fr., Whitfield (39-18).

Fourth-Round Wrestlebacks

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (34-6) lost 5-0 to Kaleb Popplewell, jr., Maysville (53-7).

152 - Caleb Schroeder, sr. (44-4) won 2-0 against Jarek Brown, sr., Wentworth (41-11).

Fifth-Place Match

138 - Cody Huhn, sr. (35-6) won 9-0 against Hunter Dalinghaus, sr., Lathrop, (46-10).

Third-Place Match

152 - Caleb Schroeder (44-5) lost 3-1 to Andrew Edgar, jr., Marceline (52-5).

Tipton

First Round

120 - Robert Gutierrez, jr. (43-3) WBTF against Gage Rush, soph., Plattsburg (37-15).

Quarterfinals

120 - Robert Gutierrez, jr. (44-3) won 9-8 against James Todaro, soph., Herculaneum (32-7).

Semifinals

120 - Robert Gutierrez, jr. (44-4) lost 15-3 to Dylan Wheeler, jr., Marceline (49-1).

Fourth-Round Wrestlebacks

120 - Robert Gutierrez, jr. (45-4) WBF against Gage Rush, soph., Plattsburg (40-15)

Third-Place Match

120 - Robert Gutierrez, jr. (45-5) lost 4-0 to Tyler Hachman, jr., Lawson (40-3).

Versailles

First Round

106 - Clayton Coleman, fr. (15-20) LBF to James Jury, soph., Brookfield (34-15).

120 - Kooper Wilson, soph. (14-7) LBF to Tyler Hachman, jr., Lawson (37-2).

126 - Konnor Shewmaker, jr. (34-13) lost 6-4 to Dylan Wade, soph., Maysville (49-10).

138 - Jacob Vogt, jr. (35-17) won by forfeit against Jacob Keene, soph., New Madrid County Central (14-23).

152 - Dalton Schmidt, sr. (43-11) won 7-4 against Caleb Michael, jr., Gallatin (42-13).

160 - Adam Guinn, sr. (49-6) WBF against Hunter Goring, sr., Lafayette County (33-16).

170 - Willie Schotte, jr. (41-5) WBF against Tubias Johnson, sr., Lift for Life Academy (15-6).

182 - Dylan Ballew, sr. (50-2) WBF against Chance Gaston, soph., Cleveland NJROTC (7-7).

195 - Jacob Aeschbacher, jr. (41-9) WBF against Johnathan Chittum, jr., North Andrew (30-12).

First-Round Wrestlebacks

106 - Clayton Coleman, fr. (15-20) bye.

120 - Kooper Wilson, soph. (14-8) LBF to Jacob Roberts, jr., Penney (34-9).

126 - Konnor Shewmaker, jr. (35-13) won 6-1 against Hunter Hummell, jr., Principia (25-23).

Quarterfinals

138 - Jacob Vogt, jr. (35-18) lost 6-4 in OT to Hunter Dalinghaus, sr., Lathrop (46-7).

152 - Dalton Schmidt, sr. (44-11) won 6-2 against Zac Russell, fr., Whitfield (38-17).

160 - Adam Guinn, sr. (50-6) won 7-4 against Dylan Sheets, sr., Principia (44-6).

170 - Willie Schotte, jr. (42-5) WBF against Josh Frank, sr., Carrollton (39-3).

182 - Dylan Ballew, sr. (51-2) WBF against Blake McClain, soph., Plattsburg (36-18).

195 - Jacob Aeschbacher, jr. (41-10) lost 12-4 to Mason Hunt, sr., Holden (44-6).

Second-Round Wrestlebacks

106 - Clayton Coleman, fr. (15-21) LBF to Dalton Bush, sr., Sherwood (38-11).

126 - Konnor Shewmaker, jr. (35-14) lost 7-3 to Steven Elwell, fr., Knob Noster (42-9).

138 - Jacob Vogt, jr. (35-19) LBF to Tyson Thomas, soph., Carrollton (37-16).

195 - Jacob Aeschbacher, jr. (42-10) WBF against Scott Farley, jr., Blair Oaks (17-9).

Third-Round Wrestlebacks

195 - Jacob Aeschbacher, jr. (42-11) lost 9-5 to Adrean Fisher, jr., Lawson (45-7).

Semifinals

152 - Dalton Schmidt, sr. (44-12) lost 6-4 in OT to Justin Rhodes, sr., West Platte (50-1).

160 - Adam Guinn, sr. (50-7) lost 10-3 to Corbin Menke, jr., Lawson (52-0).

170 - Willie Schotte, jr. (42-6) lost 11-4 to John Anderson, sr., Mid-Buchanan (49-0).

182 - Dylan Ballew, sr. (52-2) won 12-0 against Warren Sheppard, jr., Lexington (43-7).

Fourth-Round Wrestlebacks

152 - Dalton Schmidt, sr. (44-13) lost 2-0 to Andrew Edgar, jr., Marceline (51-5).

160 - Adam Guinn, sr. (51-7) won by medical forfeit against Dawson Beane, sr., Lathrop (49-9).

170 - Willie Schotte, jr. (43-6) WBF against Hunter Tessman, jr., Hallsville (48-6).

Fifth-Place Match

152 - Dalton Schmidt, sr. (45-13) WBF against Jarek Brown, sr., Wentworth (41-12).

Third-Place Matches

160 - Adam Guinn (52-7) won 4-2 against Jacob Wilhoite, sr., Hallsville (39-11).

170 - Willie Schotte, jr. (43-7) lost 10-3 to Josh Frank, sr., Carrolton (43-3),

Championship

182 - Dylan Ballew, sr. (52-3) LBF to Austin Ward, sr., South Harrison (45-0).

CLASS 2

Teams

  • 1. Smithville 198; 2. Oak Grove 164; 3. Fulton 124.5; 4. Cameron 122.5; 5. Mexico 108; 6. Pleasant Hill 103; 7. Savannah 63; 8. Odessa 60; 9. Monett 53; 10. St. Joseph Benton 52.
  • 11. Ste. Genevieve 46; 12. (tie) Clinton and Nevada 41.5; 14. Owensville 40.5; 15. Marshall 40; 16. Winfield 39; 17. Chillicothe 35; 18. (tie) Buffalo and Reeds Spring 31; 20. Richmond 30.
  • 21. Liberty: Wentzville 29; 22. Dexter 25; 23. St. Clair 24; 24. McCluer South-Berkeley 19.5; 25. School of the Osage 18; 26. Kirksville 17.5; 27. Potosi 15.0; 28. (tie) MICDS and Moberly 14; 30. John Burroughs 12.
  • 31. St. Charles West 11; 32. St. James 9; 33. University City 8; 34. St. Francis Borgia 7.5; 35. (tie) Eldon and Bolivar 7; 37. Lutheran South 6.0; 38. (tie) Miller Career Academy and Priory 5; 40. Boonville 4.
  • 41. (tie) Park Hills Central, O'Fallon Christian, Hollister and Logan-Rogersville 3; 45. (tie) Affton and Kennett 2; 47. Excelsior Springs 1.

Eldon

First Round

113 - Isaiah Simmons, fr. (31-7) LBTF to Tucker Caswell, soph., Fulton (34-4).

152 - Trenton Dillon, soph. (33-8) won 12-5 against Reno McDaniels, soph., Miller Career Academy (14-8).

182 - Bobby Harkness, jr. (30-16) LBF to Luke Sachs, sr., Smithville (44-4).

First-Round Wrestlebacks

113 - Isaiah Simmons, fr. (32-7) won by forfeit against Evan Dowdy, fr., Cape Girardeau Notre Dame (20-25).

182 - Bobby Harkness, jr. (30-17) lost 17-3 to to Robert Strong, jr., Miller Career Academy (28-10).

Quarterfinals

152 - Trenton Dillon, soph. (33-9) lost 3-1 to Trenton Clines, sr., Fulton (28-2).

Second-Round Wrestlebacks

113 - Isaiah Simmons, fr. (32-8) LBF to Mitchell Bohlken, fr., Smithville (34-18).

152 - Trenton Dillon, soph. (34-9) won 13-0 against J.W. Turner, sr., Mexico (35-17).

Third-Round Wrestlebacks

152 - Trenton Dillon, soph. (34-10) lost 3-0 to Floyd Miller, fr., Buffalo (49-2).

School of the Osage

First Round

120 - Hayden Carlson, jr. (23-7) WBF against Andre Somm, sr., Moberly (21-21).

145 - Austin Magnuson, soph. (29-5) lost 11-1 to Tyler Airrington, sr., Odessa (42-6).

160 - Michael Henley, sr. (17-11) LBF to Andy Baysinger, sr., Fulton (34-5).

220 - Chas Kempf, sr. (32-11) won 6-2 against Josh Richards, soph., St. Clair (33-17).

285 - Ian Schaumburg, jr. (30-8) lost 10-5 to Marcus Paddack, jr., St. Charles West (40-11).

First-Round Wrestlebacks

145 - Austin Magnuson, soph. (30-5) won 14-6 against Bruce Ha, jr., Cape Girardeau Notre Dame (27-11).

160 - Michael Henley, sr. (18-11) WBF against Dalton Ward, jr., Sullivan (39-20).

285 - Ian Schaumburg, jr. (30-9) lost 10-2 to Eric Kahle, sr., Affton (16-3).

Quarterfinals

120 - Hayden Carlson, jr. (23-8) LBF to Wes Dickens, sr., Ste. Genevieve (40-8).

220 - Chas Kempf, sr. (32-12) LBF to Tyler Curd, fr., Oak Grove (36-4).

Second-Round Wrestlebacks

120 - Hayden Carlson, jr. (23-9) LBF to Carl Paetow, jr., Lutheran South (28-17).

220 - Chas Kempf, sr. (32-13) lost 3-1 in OT to David Parker, sr., Richmond (46-12).