By Staff
NILES - Niles' wrestlers continued their early season dominance Saturday at the Niles Invitational. The Vikings went 4-0, winning each dual meet convincingly. Niles remains undefeated at 6-0.
Buchanan went 3-1, its only loss coming to Niles, 57-21. The Bucks are now 5-1 on the season.
The 21 points Buchanan earned against Niles were the most by any of the Vikings' opponents. Niles opened the invitational by shutting out Centreville, 76-0, followed by a 72-10 victory over Benton Harbor. The Vikings also beat Sturgis 63-17.
Buchanan started by beating Benton Harbor 63-15. The Bucks lost to Niles in round two, but beat Centreville 66-12 and Sturgis 49-28.
Six Vikings went a perfect 4-0 on the day, led by Josh Henry who, at 189 pounds, had three pins. Jake Glueckert at 103, Bryce Flannery at 112, Matt Poehlman at 119, Rodney Leneway at 135 and Todd Scansen at 140 were the others to go undefeated. Ben Brandstatter went 3-0 at 152 pounds.
Three Bucks went 4-0 - Travis Reith at 125, David Medlin at 145 and Ryan Carrigan at 275.
Niles Invitational
Round one
Niles………..76
Centreville….0
103 - Jake Glueckert (N) pinned T.C. Smith, 2:10. 112 - Bryce Flannery (N) won by forfeit. 119 - Matt Poehlman (N) won by forfeit. 125 - Mason Stephenson (N) pinned John Carney, 0:19. 130 - Derek Purcell (N) pinned Dave Schragg, 0:46. 135 - Rodney Leneway (N) d. D.J. Lemley, 11-5. 140 - Todd Scansen (N) won by forfeit. 145 - Robert Cinninger (N) won by forfeit. 152 - Jesse Sallak (N) pinned Shawn McAlpine, 0:59. 160 - Dan Lawson (N) d. Josh Minger, 7-2. 171 - Jake Groves (N) d. Tyler Wood, 12-2. 189 - Josh Henry (N) pinned Brian Wiggins, 0:25. 215 - Joel Ealy (N) won by forfeit. 275 - Chad Nichols (N) won by forfeit..
Buchanan…………63
Benton Harbor….15
103 - David Knisley (BU) won by forfeit. 112 - Todd Taylor (BU) pinned George Piggee, 3:12. 119 - Jon Beechler (BU) won by forfeit. 125 - Nick Wheetley (BU) pinned Larry Calahan, 5:26. 130 - Travis Reith (BU) won by forfeit. 135 - Dan Simpson (BU) pinned Cameron Smith, 4:52. 140 - Darik Smith (BH) won by forfeit. 145 - David Medlin (BU) won by forfeit. 152 - Dan Toth (BU) won by forfeit. 160 - Auston Ferris (BU) won by forfeit. 171 - Anthony Williams (BH) pinned Shane Collins, 3:05. 189 - Jim Connors (BU) d. Arion Jenkins, 8-5. 215 - Monteeze Johnson (BH) d. Ryan Harrington, 5-3. 275 - Ryan Carrigan (BU) pinned Rodney Driver, 2:24.
Round two
Niles……………….72
Benton Harbor….10
103 - Jake Glueckert (N) won by forfeit. 112 - Bryce Flannery (N) pinned George Piggee, 3:28. 119 - Matt Poehlman (N) won by forfeit. 125 - Mason Stephenson (N) pinned Larry Calahan, 4:55. 130 - Derek Purcell (N) pinned Cameron Smith, 0:30. 135 - Rodney Leneway (N) won by forfeit. 140 - Todd Scansen (N) pinned Darik Smith, 0:29. 145 - John Wregglesworth (N) won by forfeit. 152 - Ben Brandstatter (N) won by forfeit. 160 - Dan Lawson (N) won by forfeit. 171 - Anthony Williams (BH) d. Jake Groves, 8-0. 189 - Josh Henry (N) pinned James Fryson, 1:21. 215 - Micah Barrett (N) pinned Justin Davis, 4:23. 275 - Rodney Driver (BH) pinned Jerrid Mance, 0:40.
Round three
Niles………..57
Buchanan….21
103 - Jake Glueckert (N) d. Todd Taylor, 18-2. 112 - Bryce Flannery (N) pinned David Knisley, 0:19. 119 - Matt Poehlman (N) pinned Jon Beechler, 3:05. 125 - Nick Wheetley (B) pinned Mason Stephenson, 2:30. 130 - Travis Reith (B) d. Derek Purcell, 6-2. 135 - Rodney Leneway (N) pinned Dan Simpson, 0:11. 140 - Todd Scansen (N) won by forfeit. 145 - David Medlin (B) pinned Robert Cinninger, 5:54. 152 - Ben Brandstatter (N) pinned Dan Toth, 2:53. 160 - Dan Lawson (N) pinned A.J. Long, 4:53. 171 - Jake Groves (N) pinned Shane Collins, 4:15. 189 - Josh Henry (N) d. Jim Connors, 16-7. 215 - Joel Ealy (N) pinned Josh Denney, 3:00. 275 - Ryan Carrigan (B) pinned Chad Nichols, 2:45.
Round four
Niles…….63
Sturgis….17
103 - Jake Glueckert (N) won by forfeit. 112 - Bryce Flannery (N) pinned Mitch Schrock, 0:20. 119 - Matt Poehlman (N) d. Max Smith, 13-2. 125 - Mason Stephenson (N) pinned Cody Render, 0:44. 130 - Derek Purcell (N) pinned Aaron Brew, 0:07. 135 - Rodney Leneway (N) won by forfeit. 140 - Todd Scansen (N) pinned Brett Herman, 1:55. 145 - Robert Cinninger (N) pinned Dan Cottin, 1:06. 152 - Ben Brandstatter (N) pinned Damien Clark, 2:35. 160 - Justin Perry (S) pinned Dan Lawson, 1:43. 171 - Brandon Zickafoose (S) d. Jake Groves, 15-0. 189 - Josh Henry (N) pinned Sean Schemmel, 2:22. 215 - Matt Martin (S) pinned Joel Ealy, 1:33. 275 - Chad Nichols (N) pinned Mike Cox, 1:36.
Buchanan…..66
Centreville…12
103 - David Knisley (BU) pinned T.C. Smith, 0:44. 112 - Todd Taylor (BU) won by forfeit. 119 - Jon Beechler (BU) won by forfeit. 125 - Nick Wheetley (BU) pinned John Carney, 0:49. 130 - Travis Reith (BU) pinned Dave Schragg, 0:53. 135 - D.J. Lemley (C) pinned Dan Simpson, 0:48. 140 - Void. 145 - Tyler Mitchell (BU) won by forfeit. 152 - David Medlin (BU) pinned Shane McAlpine, 0:45. 160 - Josh Minger (C) pinned A.J. Long, 1:21. 171 - Shane Collins (BU) pinned Tyler Wood, 1:50. 189 - Jim Connors (BU) pinned Brian Wiggins, 0:56. 215 - Ryan Harrington (BU) won by forfeit. 275 - Ryan Carrigan (BU) won by forfeit.
Round five
Buchanan….49
Sturgis……..28
103 - David Knisley (BU) won by forfeit. 112 - Todd Taylor (BU) won by forfeit. 119 - Max Smith (S) pinned Jon Beechler, 2:41. 125 - Aaron Brew (S) pinned Nick Wheetley, 3:09. 130 - Travis Reith (BU) d. Cody Render, 15-0. 135 - Dan Simpson (BU) won by forfeit. 140 - Bret Herman (S) won by forfeit. 145 - Tyler Mitchell (BU) pinned Dan Cottin, 1:29. 152 - David Medlin (BU) pinned Damien Clark, 1:04. 160 - Justin Perry (S) pinned A.J. Long, 1:53. 171 - Brandon Zickafoose (S) pinned Shane Collins, 2:30. 189 - Jim Connors (BU) d. Sean Schemmel, 8-6. 215 - Matt Martin (S) d. John Gardner, 13-5. 275 - Ryan Carrigan (BU) pinned Mike Cox, 0:54.