IAC WRESTLING: WAVERLY ADVANCES FOUR INTO SEMIFINALS; IN SEVENTH PLACE AT ONEONTA ROTARY TOURNAMENT (24 PHOTOS) (2020-01-03)
Valley Sports ReportONEONTA "” Waverly advanced four into the semifinals, and is in seventh place here at the Oneonta Rotary Ross Kordell Tournament after Day 1 action Friday.
Senior Ethan Stotler, and juniors Austin Kimble and Trevor Meyers each went 2-0 to advance to the semis, while sophomore Garrett Skeens was 1-0 on the evening.
Freshmen Connor Stotler, Mason Ham, and Gage Tedesco, senior Rylan Laforest, sophomores Cole Stanton and Andrew Kimble, and senior Trent Skeens all went 0-1 Friday, but are still alive in wrestlebacks.
At 106 pounds, Connor Stotler received a bye into the quarterfinals, where he was pinned in the second period by Division I's top-ranked 99-pounder Tyler Ferrara of Chenango Forks.
At 113 pounds, Ham was pinned in the first period by Athens standout Gavin Bradley.
At 126 pounds, Laforest lost via 20-5 technical fall to Walton-Delhi ace Cody Merwin.
At 132 pounds, Garrett Skeens received a bye into the quarterfinals, where he won a hard-fought, 6-4, decision over Walton-Delhi's Ty Robinson.
He will face Burnt Hills senior Sammy Lindberg in the semifinals.
At 138 pounds, Stanton lost via first-period fall to Cobleskill-Richmondville's Greg Hotaling.
At 152 pounds, Austin Kimble trailed early, but caught Athens junior Zach Stafursky in a headlock for a fall at 3:27.
In the quarterfinals, Austin Kimble got off his back in the first period to win again by fall, with another headlock, over Unadilla Valley-Unatego's Jacob Stevens in 2:36.
He will face Duanesburg-Schoharie junior Shayne Chiofalo.
At 160 pounds, Ethan Stotler pinned his way into the semifinals. He flattened Athens freshman Riley Hall in 32 seconds in the round-of-16.
In the quarterfinals, Stotler pinned Carthage's Alec Strife in 3:41.
He will face Unadilla Valley-Unatego's Jarrett Thayer in the semifinals.
Also at 160 pounds, sophomore Andrew Kimble received a bye into the quarterfinals, where he was pinned by Unadilla Valley-Unatego's Travis Knapp at 1:59.
At 170 pounds, Meyers scored a pair of second-period pins on his way to the semifinals.
He pinned Oneonta's Jaden Bellissimo in 3:27 in the opening round, then fought off his back to deck Saugerties' Cesar Nobles-Ramirez in 3:03 in the quarterfinals.
He will face Carthage senior Thomas Albright in the semifinals.
At 182 pounds, Tedesco lost via technical fall at 5:43 to Section IV's top-ranked 182-pounder, Mitchell Knapp of Susquehanna Valley.
At 285 pounds, Trent Skeens lost via first-period fall to BGAH's Timmy James.
Wrestlebacks begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, with the quarterfinals scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly junior Austin Kimble. ... PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY.
