Three area wrestlers still alive at state

February 19, 2011 12:25 AM

NEWS HERALD STAFF

LAKELAND — The first day of the Class 1A and 2A state wrestling championships was not kind to Bay County wrestlers.

Mosley senior Ryan Newsome and Bozeman sophomore Kris Kenney were the only wrestlers from the 12 who qualified to win their first-round matches, and both were defeated in the quarterfinals.

After four rounds of wrestling, only Jimmy Kahle of Mosley and Joel Ensminger and Zane Turnipseed of Arnold were still in contention to wrestle Saturday and qualify for place matches.

Newsome, wrestling at 140 pounds in the Class 2A event where he placed fifth last year, decisioned Matthew Dixon of Osceola, then was defeated by Darius Paddyfote of Lake Gibson and elminated by Austin Prince in wrestlebacks.

Kenney pinned Robert Kratman of Chaminade in 41 seconds at 160 pounds in the 1A tournament. He then lost a 14-12 decision to Christian Padilla of Robinson and was eliminated the next round.

Six other wrestlers bounced back from losses in the prelims to stay alive with a victory in the first consolation round. They were Mosley’s Kahle at 145 pounds in 2A, Arnold’s Joel Ensminger (119), Doug Miner (125), Colby Baker (130) and Zane Turnipseed (145) in 1A, and Bay’s Tyrell Biggs at 285 in 1A.

After the second round of consolations, only Ensminger, Turnipseed and Kahle avoided elimination.

Four wrestlers were eliminated following consecutive losses Friday. They included Brady Smith and Forrest Lang of Mosley, Jayme Atkins of Arnold and Brandon Reyes of Bozeman.

The tournament continues this morning with the third round of wrestlebacks at 8 a.m. CST immediately followed by the semifinals. Then comes the fourth round of wrestlebacks succeeded by the fifth- and sixth-place finals, then the third- and fourth-place finals.

Championship matches in all classes begin Saturday evening.

Results Friday of area wrestlers competing in the Class 1A and Class 2A state wrestling championships at the Lakeland Center.

Class 2A

119: Brady Smith, Mosley, def. by Jared Browning, Jensen Beach. Consolation 1: Pinned by Chase Haley, Durant, 2:23. Finished 0-2.
135: Forrest Lang, Mosley, maj. dec. 11-1 by Jid Gutty, Olympic Heights. Consolation 1: Maj. dec. 11-2 by Nicholas McLean, Oviedo. Finished 0-2.
140: Ryan Newsome, Mosley, def. Matthew Dixon, Osceola 12-7. Quarterfinals: Dec. 8-3 by Darius Paddyfote, Lake Gibson, 8-3. Consolation 2: Dec. 8-6 by Austin Prince, Dunedin. Finished 1-2.
145: Jimmy Kahle, Mosley, dec. 6-5 by J.J. Francis, Celebration. Consolation 1: Maj. Dec. Jonathan Brown, Merritt Island 18-6. Consolation 2: Pinned Nisson Anderson, East Bay, 1:13.

Class 1A

112: Brandon Reyes, Bozeman tech. fall 20-5 by Jamal Morris, Cardinal Gibbons. Consolation 1: Dec. 7-6 by Jose Torres, Avon Park. Finished 0-2.
119: Joel Ensminger, Arnold, dec. 7-2 by Brendan Galloway, Rockledge. Consolation 1: Dec. Andrew Perea, St. Andrews, 8-7. Consolation 2: Dec. Joshua Key, Suwannee, 7-6.
125: Doug Miner, Arnold, dec. 7-2 by Brandon Conroy, Archbishop McCarthy. Consolation 1: Dec. Jerry Kennedy, Tenorac 10-9. Consolation 2: Pinned by Kyle Taylor, Clay, 0:55. Finished 1-2.
130: Colby Baker, Arnold, pinned by Anthony Ayers, Gulf, 4:40. Consolation 1: Pinned Andre Guieb, Key West, 2:56. Consolation 2: Dec. 6-1 by Dryden Dennis, Northside Christian. Finished 1-2.
135: Jayme Atkins, Arnold, dec. 9-2 by Guillermo Moreno, Lely. Consolation 1: Dec. 6-4 by Nicholas Queen, Coral Shore. Finished 0-2.
145: Zane Turnipseed, Arnold, dec. 6-4 by Dean Porecca, Satellite. Consolation 1: Pinned Marc-Edward Saint-Preux, Archbishop McCarthy, 2:14. Consolation 2: Dec. Carlos Rios, Florida Christian 5-1.
160: Kris Kenney, Bozeman, pinned Robert Kratman, Chaminade, 0:41. Quarterfinal: Dec. 14-12 by Christian Padilla, Robinson. Consolation 2: N/A
285: Tyrell Biggs, Bay, dec. 8-5 by Trevor Johnson, Archbishop McCarthy.Consolation 1: Defeated Jeff Kruse, Gulf by default. Consolation 2: N/A