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WRESTLING: Neosho strong in sweeping Webb City, McDonald County

By:
Brock Sisney

NEOSHO, Mo. — The Neosho Wildcats accumulated 129 points, highlighted by 17 wins by pin, during their varsity boys sweep Thursday night of their rival to the north Webb City and their rival to the south McDonald County.

Neosho defeated Webb City 72-9 behind eight pins and wins by forfeit at 120, 126, 175, and 215 pounds.

In the nightcap, Neosho won 57-22 over McDonald County with nine pins and one decision.

McDonald County prevailed 54-27 over Webb City in the first dual of the evening.

“The thing I’m most pleased about is we’ve lacked doing some little things right and gaining the momentum I feel like we need in the second half of the season,” Neosho coach Jeremy Phillips said. “I feel like, as a team, we have turned the corner a little bit and maybe gained some slight momentum and demonstrated that progress is being made.

“It’s not about being perfect. We’re far from perfect, but I don’t expect us to be perfect, I expect us to progress, move forward, get better, listen, and be coachable. Some of our losses and shortcomings tonight could lead to the growth we need, and it could lead to a win in the postseason because of the learning that takes place from a loss now.

“That’s what I try to get them to understand: Don’t be satisfied and use our opportunities to grow. I felt like we did that tonight. Hopefully, this slight bit of momentum that we gained is used to keep moving forward. I always talk about how the second half of the season is like going down a hill. We don’t want to be coasting down the hill. We want to be peddling down the hill for that climb we’re trying to make of that peak performance at the end.”

In the closer dual against McDonald County, Brody Mitchell (120), Fisher Butler (126), Chase Kivett (150), Collyn Kivett (157), Eli Zar (165), Ulysses DeLeon (190), Everson Tomlinson (215), Connor Reiboldt (106), and Sam Fryer (113) each won by pin and Hunter Butler (132) won a 12-9 decision against Ayden Ball.

McDonald County’s Blaine Ortiz (138) won by a 14-6 major decision against Josh Scheuerman, Levi Smith (144) and Colter Vick (175) each won by pin, and Samuel Murphy (285) won by forfeit.

Against Webb City, Fryer (113), Scheuerman (138), River Feagans (144), Chase Kivett (150), Collyn Kivett (157), Zar (165), DeLeon (190), and Olivares (285) each won by pin, while Mitchell (120), Fisher Butler (126), Gabriel Busteed (175), and Tomlinson (215) won by forfeit.

Webb City’s Colt Taylor (132) pinned Hunter Butler and Tyler Pearish (106) won a 6-3 decision from Reiboldt.

McDonald County’s Eberson Perez (106), Ortiz (138), Smith (144), Malosi Sosef (190), and Murphy (285) each won by pin and Paden Vance (120), Micheal Owens (126), Vick (175), and Cole Thomas (215) each won by forfeit in their dual against Webb City.

Webb City’s Grant Humphrey (113), Taylor (132), Aidan Rose (150), and Dominic Boles (157) each won by pin and Bronson Collard (165) won a 7-6 decision against McDonald County’s Huxley Wardlaw in one of a select number of varsity matches Thursday that lasted all three periods.

Neosho and McDonald County both return to action Saturday in the Branson Tournament, and Webb City travels to St. Louis for competition Friday and Saturday in the Rockwood Summit Tournament.

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