Capital City cruised.
The Cavaliers won both their duals by 18 points or more during triangular wrestling action Wednesday at Capital City High School.
Capital City started its night with a 63-18 win against the Southern Boone Eagles, then beat the Fulton Hornets 45-27 to close the triangular.
Capital City’s girls lost 30-24 to Southern Boone and 42-12 to Fulton.
“They’re starting to do moves and series like we’ve been practicing,” Capital City coach Mitch Werdehausen said. “They’re being more aggressive, like we’ve been teaching, a little less defensive. I’m proud of their effort today.”
Eight Cavaliers went 2-0 during the triangular.
Demarkus Lyddon-Allen opened the dual with Southern Boone at 113 pounds, pinning Zach Poole in 1:30, then closed the dual against Fulton with a 6-4 sudden-victory decision. Lyddon-Allen held off Makoa Castillo’s final attack for more than five seconds to force overtime, then took Castillo to the mat with 34 seconds left in the one-minute period to take the win.
“He stepped in for one of our seniors and did a great job,” Werdehausen said. “… He’s only a freshman and we’re looking for good things from him in the future.”
AJ Kempker compiled a 2-0 record with a forfeit win against Southern Boone at 120 pounds, then opened the Fulton dual with a 6-2 decision against Kai Foster.
Bishop Boyd collected a forfeit win against Southern Boone and pinned Gunner Holt of Fulton in 2:30 to claim two wins at 126 pounds.
Levi Casey worked to a 5-3 decision against Cole Eppy of Southern Boone at 138 pounds, then claimed a forfeit against Fulton, while Ethyn Otto took a forfeit against the Eagles and worked to a pin of Fulton’s Jacob Barnes in 2:26 to claim two wins at 152.
“Ethyn Otto wrestled one of his best matches of the year,” Werdehausen said. “He’s really coming along. He’s a senior, he knows what he’s got to do.”
Jabari Hubbard took a forfeit against Southern Boone and needed only 36 seconds to pin Fulton’s Aaron Corey for two wins at 170 pounds.
Landon McNeil spent a combined 67 seconds on the mat to earn two pins at 182 pounds. McNeil shoved Southern Boone’s Aiden McDaniel’s shoulders to the mat in 57 seconds, then came back with a 10-second pin of the Hornets’ Colin Humphrey.
“Landon is only a sophomore, he’s stepping in for us,” Werdehausen said. “He did a great job for us tonight.”
Hurley Jacobs added two wins for Capital City at 220 pounds. Jacobs pinned Southern Boone’s Haden Bilbro in 42 seconds, then worked to a sudden-victory 3-1 decision against Josh Dunmire, taking Dunmire to the mat at the 18-second mark of the overtime period.
“Hurley and Josh (Dunmire) have wrestled a few times before,” Werdehausen said. “… They always have close matches.”
Heavyweight Reyce Turner was the final Cavalier with a 2-0 record, taking a forfeit against Southern Boone and pinning Justin Dillon in 55 seconds.
Eric Mejia won once and lost once for the Cavaliers at 132, taking a forfeit against Southern Boone and falling against Kaden Barnes in 3:53.
Eli Jenkins also went 1-1 for Capital City, forcing Anin McLeod’s shoulders to the mat in 42 seconds against Southern Boone at 160 pounds, then dropping a 10-6 decision against Elijah Brocksmith of Fulton.
Jeremiah Austin lost twice by fall for Capital City at 145 pounds, as did Kaleob Latham at 195.
Jacinda Espinosa took two wins for the Lady Cavaliers at 130 pounds, both by fall. She earned a slap of the mat in 1:26 against Southern Boone’s Hope Schweitzer and another in 2:35 against Fulton’s Rylee Caswell.
Rebecca Porting won by fall in 33 seconds against Southern Boone’s Natalie Bennett and won by forfeit at 194.
Izzy Eitel took a forfeit against Southern Boone and lost by fall against Fulton’s Olivia Weaver in 3:49 at 105, while Abbi Witt took a forfeit against the Lady Eagles and lost by fall in 16 seconds to the Lady Hornets’ Savanna Leeper at 110.
Aarynn Meyer lost by fall twice for Capital City.
Capital City’s girls hit the mats again at 4:30 p.m. Friday for an individual tournament at Capital City High School.
The Cavaliers boys wait until 9 a.m. Saturday to host a dual tournament.