Maryville goes 1-1 at first home triangular
By DAVID MERRILL/DAILY FORUM
Maryville’s Carter Reeves tangles with Penney’s Decker Raymond at the 126-pound spot during the Maryville wrestling triangular on Tuesday. Reeves got pinned, but Maryville won 38-30.
The Maryville wrestling team earned a 38-30 win over Penney in its first home meet of the season on Tuesday. It was part of a triangular with Gallatin. The Spoofhounds fell to the Bulldogs 54-21 to go 1-1 on the night.
Maryville vs. Penney
The Spoofhounds surrendered the first three weight classes before Jaxson Pettlon earned a 9-5 victory over Decker Raymond at 126 pounds to get Maryville on the board. The Spoofhounds trailed 12-3 going to the 132-pound bout.
Carter Reeves suffered a pin to Jacob Roberts at 132, but Drew Driskell countered with a pin of his own at 138 and Maryville cut the lead to 18-9.
Tierry Wilmes and Alex Thompson switched their 145 and 152-pound spots and Wilmes took Derek Aikin to overtime before getting the pin, which gave the Spoofhounds six more points and Penney led 18-15.
Thompson kept things going with a quick-first period pin over Danny Ragle to give Maryville a 21-18 lead.
The teams traded open weights at 160 and 170 pounds and Maryville led 27-24 heading into Matt Twaddle’s 182-pound match.
Twaddle dominated Hunter Blackburn from the start and earned a 16-1 tech fall victory to put Maryville up 32-24.
Jacob Search moved up from 195 to wrestle at the 220 spot. He took a pin, but the Hornets were open at 285, so Maryville picked up the 38-30 win.
Maryville head coach Connor Kellerstrass said he was proud of the way his team fought back against the Hornets.
“The guys knew what they were supposed to do and they got it done,” he said. “That’s something, we’re going to be doing a lot this year. With all the open weight spots we have, we’re going to make up those lost points in the middle.”
Maryville vs. Gallatin
Maryville seemed to run out of gas against Gallatin in a 54-21 loss. The Spoofhounds took open weight losses at 106 and 113 pounds. Maryville also had an open weight loss at 120 pounds before Jaxon Pettlon recorded an open weight win at 126.
Carter Reeves (132), Drew Driskell (138), Tierry Wilmes (145), and Thompson (152), all suffered pins.
Maryville had another open weight loss at 160 pounds before Jackson Sanders tacked three more points on with a 7-1 win at 170 pounds.
Twaddle earned a quick pin at 182 pounds and Maryville was open at 195 pounds. Gallatin was open at 220 pounds, which left heavyweight Ryan Owens against Michael McLey.
McLey earned a pin in the second round.
Kellerstrass said the team is going to have to work on not giving up so many pins going forward.
“We knew, at least team wise, we were going to struggle a little bit because of so many open weights,” he said. “We need to get people down to weight so we don’t give up so many open spots. We have a lot to take away from tonight, but the biggest thing is, we were pinned in every loss we took. That’s a mentality and something we have to work on. If we want to stand a chance in some of these duals, we have to show a little more fight.”
Twaddle was a bright spot for the Hounds as he picked up a tech fall and a pin victory.
He said he was pleased with the first dual of the season, but knows there is some rust.
“Some of the football guys haven’t had a lot of time to practice, but there was a lot of good things that came out of the dual,” he said. “There are also things we need to work on. Giving up so many pins really hurts the team score.”
Maryville will head to Stanberry on Thursday for a triangular with Albany and Stanberry. It is set to start at 6 p.m.
By DAVID MERRILL/DAILY FORUM
Maryville’s Drew Driskell pins Penney’s Kevin Cooley at 138 pounds on Tuesday. Driskell earned a pin and Maryville beat the Hornets 38-30.
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Maryville heavyweight Ryan Owens tries to escape the grip of Gallatin’s Michael McLey during the 285-pound match on Tuesday. Owens took a pin and Maryville lost 54-21.
