By Eric Eaton
Staff Writer
Crawfordsville – It was quite a night for the Southmont Wrestling team on January 30th at the North Montgomery Team Regional as it defeated two schools with substantially larger enrollments to win the championship.
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For starters the Mounties knocked off 11th-ranked Carmel in the semifinals 30-28, ending the Greyhounds run of five straight regional championships. Carmel is the state’s second largest school with an enrollment of roughly 4000 students. The student enrollment at Southmont on the other hand is approximately 625, which ranks 183rd in the state.
Then in the championship match, the Mounties edged another team from Hamilton County in Westfield, 35-33, giving Southmont its first regional championship in wrestling since 2001. Westfield is the 70th largest school in the state with an enrollment of just over 1400 students.
Championship match recap: Southmont 35, Westfield 33
The competition began at 112 lbs. and Westfield recorded both a pin and a tech fall in two of the first three bouts to grab an early 11-4 lead.
However, Southmont caught-fire beginning with the 130 lb. weight class. Travis Haslam scored a 2-1 decision at 130 lbs, to trigger a stretch of five straight wins for the Mounties. Jake Moore recorded the fifth consecutive win by major decision at 152 lbs., giving Southmont a 28-11 lead.
Westfield’s 7th ranked 160-pounder in R.V. Peter, put a brief halt to the Southmont surge with a major decision victory, making the score 28-15 in favor of the Mounties.
Southmont though would start another two bout winning streak at 171 lbs. to close out the Shamrocks.
Derrek Day’s 4-2 decision at 171 lbs. gave the Mounties a 31-15 advantage. Then, Nick Hodges scored a major decision victory at 189 lbs. to clinch the championship for Southmont.
There were still three matches remaining, but not enough points remained for Westfield to overcome its 20-point deficit, 35-15. The Shamrocks got pins in all three of those bouts, to make the final score 35-33.
“We won every match that we thought we could win,” said Westfield coach Terry O’Neill. “Then there were what I would consider three or four swing weight classes. You know we lose by a point at 130, two to one, and then when we get pinned at 35, teched at 40 and pinned at 145. Those bonus points were what the difference was, simple as that. It’s heartbreaking, we were right there.”
With the win Southmont advances to the Lawrence North Semistate on February 6th to wrestle the host Wildcats, who are the 10th ranked team in the state.
Southmont/Westfield Individual Results (the competition began at 112 lbs.)
Wt Class Wrestler School Wrestler School Match Result
112 lbs. Brady White WF Def. Steven Simpson SM Fall 3:28
6-0 WF
119 lbs. Nathaniel Borden SM Def. Will Mueller WF Maj. Dec. 10-2
6-4 WF
125 lbs. John Floor WF Def. Jeremiah Anderson NM Tech-Fall 4:30
11-4 WF
130 lbs. Travis Haslam SM Def. Tyler Smith WF Decision 2-1
11-7 WF
135 lbs. Nathan Whitlow SM Def. Ben Cole WF Fall 1:14
13-11 SM
140 lbs. Chris VanCleave SM Def. Andy McColgin WF Tech-Fall 4:00
18-11 SM
145 lbs. Ryan Chism SM Def. Cameron Witt WF Fall 4:20
24-11 SM
152 lbs. Jake Moore SM Def. Austin Kane WF Maj. Dec. 12-2
28-11 SM
160 lbs. RV Peter WF Def. Aaron Cravens SM Maj. Dec. 14-5
28-15 SM
171 lbs. Derrek Day SM Def. JD Purdie WF Decision 4-2
31-15 SM
189 lbs. Nick Hodges SM Def. Robert Melby WF Maj. Dec. 11-2
35-15 SM
215 lbs. Paul Parsley WF Def. Jesse Martin SM Fall 3:52
35-21 SM
285 lbs. Josh Hale WF Def. Tyler Bridge SM Fall 4:52
35-27 SM
103 lbs. Parker Bankert WF Def. Bryce Allgood SM Fall 3:28
35-33 SM
Semifinal match #1 recap: Southmont 30, #11 Carmel 28
Southmont overcame a 15-3 deficit after five bouts by winning 6 out of 8 matches between 135 lbs. and 189 lbs. to defeat 11th-ranked Carmel 30-28.
“We were o-fer against Carmel until tonight,” said Southmont coach Jamie Welliever. “It didn’t look real good for a while but we got it going there. That’s extra special when you can go through a little adversity during a dual meet and hang in there, stick with it, and come back and win.”
The Greyhounds trailed 30-18 with two bouts remaining. However, Eric Courter was unable to secure enough points at 215 lbs. to keep the competition alive for Carmel. Courter recorded a 4-point major decision win over his Mountie opponent, but he needed a 6-point pin to make the 285 lb. bout meaningful.
Southmont/Carmel Individual Results (the competition began at 103 lbs.)
Wt Class Wrestler School Wrestler School Match Result
103 lbs. J.B. Cremer CA Def. Bryce Allgood SM Decision 8-3
3-0 CA
112 lbs. Evan Ackerman CA Def. Steven Simpson SM Decision 6-4
6-0 CA
119 lbs. Nathaniel Borden SM Def. Christian Morris CA Decision 4-1
6-3 CA
125 lbs. Nick Settineri CA Def. Jeremiah Anderson SM Decision 4-0
9-3 CA
130 lbs. Will Mascaro CA Def. Travis Haslam SM Fall 3:28
15-3 CA
135 lbs. Nathan Whitlow SM Def. Dan Frascella CA Fall 2:50
15-9 CA
140 lbs. Chris VanCleave SM Def. Chris Mascaro CA Decision 9-2
15-12 CA
145 lbs. Ryan Chism SM Def. Nathan Ziems CA Fall 0:36
18-15 SM
152 lbs. Brandon Krieger CA Def. Jake Moore SM Decision 7-5
18-18
160 lbs. Aaron Cravens SM Def. Nolan Pachciarz CA Decision 7-3
21-18 SM
171 lbs. Derrek Day SM Def. Andrew Molin CA Decision 6-2
24-18 SM
189 lbs. Nick Hodges SM Def. Josh Yoder CA Fall 3:57
30-18 SM
215 lbs. Eric Courter CA Def. Tyler Bridge SM Maj. Dec. 10-1
30-22 SM
285 lbs. Jessie Hollander CA Def. Wade Dove SM Injury Default
30-28 SM
Semifinal match #2 recap: Westfield 37, North Montgomery 22
The tournament host North Montgomery Chargers won 4 of the first 6 matches and led 16-9 after Carter Wilson’s 3-2 decision victory at 135 lbs.
However, Westfield won 6 of the final 8 bouts to advance to the final. North Montgomery trailed 33-16 with three matches remaining and needed pins in all three to steal the win. They failed to do so, as Westfield clinched the victory following a 1-0 decision win by North Montgomery’s Sam Myers at 189 lbs.
Westfield/North Montgomery Individual Results (the competition began at 103 lbs.)
Wt Class Wrestler School Wrestler School Match Result
103 lbs. Jacob Addler NM Def. Parker Bankert WF Decision 9-7
3-0 NM
112 lbs. Brady White WF Def. Caleb Dale NM Fall 2:24
6-3 WF
119 lbs. Will Mueller WF Def. Ryan Carpenter NM Decision 7-5
9-3 WF
125 lbs. Brock Sempsrott NM Def. John Floor WF Fall 5:20
9-9
130 lbs. Tyler Haslam NM Def. Drew Billman WF Maj. Dec. 15-1
13-9 NM
135 lbs. Carter Wilson NM Def. Ben Cole WF Decision 3-2
16-9 NM
140 lbs. Andy McColgin WF Def. Isaac Myers NM Maj. Dec. 14-2
16-13 NM
145 lbs. Cameron Witt WF Def. Kelby Haslam NM Decision 8-2
16-16
152 lbs. Mark Beer WF Def. Alex Hall NM Tech-Fall 5:53
21-16 WF
160 lbs. Brock Robinson WF Def. Jacob Walsh NM Fall 3:11
27-16 WF
171 lbs. JD Purdie WF Def. Zach Stewart NM Fall 3:51
33-16 WF
189 lbs. Sam Myers NM Def. Robert Melby WF Decision 1-0
33-19 WF
215 lbs. Casey Bushong NM Def. Paul Parsley WF Decision 5-3
33-22 WF
285 lbs. Josh Hale WF Def. Nathan Dale NM Maj. Dec. 11-2
37-22 WF
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