July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Lightweights rally Jay County (11/30/06)
JCHS wrestling
Lightweights rally Jay County (11/30/06)
By By RAY COONEY-
MUNCIE - Add their weights together and Casey Kenney and Cameron Pfeifer would still be smaller than some of their teammates. But the pair turned in two big efforts for the Jay County wrestling team Wednesday night.
Kenney (103) and Pfeifer (112) turned in back-to-back wins in the final two matches against Muncie Southside, lifting the Patriots from an eight-point deficit to a 37-36 victory over the host Rebels.
"The little fellas came through for us, thank God," said JCHS coach James Myers. "We knew Casey just had to win and then we had a chance with Cameron ..."
Pfeifer delivered with the match on the line, scoring two points with a quick takedown in the first 30 seconds of his match against Garth McCreery. He added a couple of points for a near-fall with 45 seconds to go in the opening period, and never let McCreery off his back.
The Southside freshman fought off the pin for a while, but did not survive the first period as Pfeifer finished the match with a pin in 1-minute, 51 seconds to give the Patriots the victory.
Myers said Pfeifer did well "just getting the guy to his back. He knew the team score, he knew what needed to be done. So, he did what he does best. He worked chicken wings, tilted him, finished him."
Kenney put Pfeifer in a position to put the Patriots on top against another Rebel freshman, Jacob Armantrout, in a match which could have easily gone either way.
Neither wrestler was able to gain the upper hand in a scoreless first round, and the match remained a deadlock at zero halfway through the second. Armantrout finally broke the tie with an escape at the 38-second mark, but most of the scoring occurred in a flurry in the final seven seconds before the second-period buzzer.
With time winding down, Kenney caught Armantrout with a single-leg takedown and picked up two more points for a near fall and a 4-1 lead. Before the buzzer sounded, Armantrout responded with an escape to cut the deficit to 4-2.
But, starting the third period from the neutral position, Kenney fought off all of Armantrout's efforts in the third period and went on to a 5-2 victory.
Myers also praised the efforts from Caleb Culy (125) and Aaron Miller (140), who turned in the other two pins for the Patriots.
After taking a slim 4-3 lead in the opening period against Dane Johnson, Culy grabbed control with a pair of takedowns and a near fall in the second. With his lead out to 11-5, he finished off Johnson with a pin in 3:40.
Miller, wrestling his first match for Jay County, wasted no time after scoring the first and only takedown of the match at the 1:03 mark. The match was over 13 seconds later with Miller pinning Casey Bigtree in 1:10.
"He's been itching to get after it," said Myers of Miller, who was unable to wrestle in the team's season-opening action at the New Castle Invitational. "He came out really aggressive."
The Patriots (5-3) finished with the three pins and five victories overall while Southside had four pins and seven wins. But, after leading 24-12, the Rebels were hurt by back-to-back forfeits at 160 and 171 pounds and fell behind when Sha White (189) scored a 13-4 major decision over Mark Clement.
Southside pushed back ahead with victories at the upper two weight classes - Jimmie King pinned Tom Smith in 1:04 and Winford Cantrell pinned Baxter Holdcroft in 1:47 - only to have Kenney and Pfeifer lift Jay County to the team win.
"I told the kids before we started that it was going to be won or lost by who gives up the falls," said Rebel coach Tony Abbott. "We gave up some falls I thought we shouldn't have and Jay County won.
"We've got a lot of new faces in there so we've got a lot of work to do."
In Southside's other wins: Bryant Whitaker (119) topped Josh Lochtefeld 6-2; Tanner Armantrout (130) pinned Jerod Conatser in 4:42; Storm Smith (135) pinned Tony McCowan in 4:37; Josh Mains (145) defeated Aaron Brenner 11-4; and Justin Combs (152) pinned Alan Brown in 1:27. Whitaker and Combs were both ranked among the top five in the state in their weight class to start the season.
"We got pinned in some spots I didn't think we'd get pinned. We won some matches we knew were going to be really tight," said Myers. "Overall, it's not bad. We came out with a W. I'm happy."
Junior varsity
Jay County won four out of five matches, including a pair by pin.
Seth Drumm (125) opened the night's action with a pin, defeating Ricky Lamb in 1:24. Frank Sammons (160) scored his pin over Nate Ward in 29 seconds.
Other wins came from Skyler Finnerty (140) by a 10-4 decision over Jeff Pormed and Jake Boyer (215) by a 5-0 score over Cory Johnson.
Ty Fullenkamp (130) suffered the Patriots lone JV defeat of the evening falling by pin to Zach Douthitt in 1:45.[[In-content Ad]]
Kenney (103) and Pfeifer (112) turned in back-to-back wins in the final two matches against Muncie Southside, lifting the Patriots from an eight-point deficit to a 37-36 victory over the host Rebels.
"The little fellas came through for us, thank God," said JCHS coach James Myers. "We knew Casey just had to win and then we had a chance with Cameron ..."
Pfeifer delivered with the match on the line, scoring two points with a quick takedown in the first 30 seconds of his match against Garth McCreery. He added a couple of points for a near-fall with 45 seconds to go in the opening period, and never let McCreery off his back.
The Southside freshman fought off the pin for a while, but did not survive the first period as Pfeifer finished the match with a pin in 1-minute, 51 seconds to give the Patriots the victory.
Myers said Pfeifer did well "just getting the guy to his back. He knew the team score, he knew what needed to be done. So, he did what he does best. He worked chicken wings, tilted him, finished him."
Kenney put Pfeifer in a position to put the Patriots on top against another Rebel freshman, Jacob Armantrout, in a match which could have easily gone either way.
Neither wrestler was able to gain the upper hand in a scoreless first round, and the match remained a deadlock at zero halfway through the second. Armantrout finally broke the tie with an escape at the 38-second mark, but most of the scoring occurred in a flurry in the final seven seconds before the second-period buzzer.
With time winding down, Kenney caught Armantrout with a single-leg takedown and picked up two more points for a near fall and a 4-1 lead. Before the buzzer sounded, Armantrout responded with an escape to cut the deficit to 4-2.
But, starting the third period from the neutral position, Kenney fought off all of Armantrout's efforts in the third period and went on to a 5-2 victory.
Myers also praised the efforts from Caleb Culy (125) and Aaron Miller (140), who turned in the other two pins for the Patriots.
After taking a slim 4-3 lead in the opening period against Dane Johnson, Culy grabbed control with a pair of takedowns and a near fall in the second. With his lead out to 11-5, he finished off Johnson with a pin in 3:40.
Miller, wrestling his first match for Jay County, wasted no time after scoring the first and only takedown of the match at the 1:03 mark. The match was over 13 seconds later with Miller pinning Casey Bigtree in 1:10.
"He's been itching to get after it," said Myers of Miller, who was unable to wrestle in the team's season-opening action at the New Castle Invitational. "He came out really aggressive."
The Patriots (5-3) finished with the three pins and five victories overall while Southside had four pins and seven wins. But, after leading 24-12, the Rebels were hurt by back-to-back forfeits at 160 and 171 pounds and fell behind when Sha White (189) scored a 13-4 major decision over Mark Clement.
Southside pushed back ahead with victories at the upper two weight classes - Jimmie King pinned Tom Smith in 1:04 and Winford Cantrell pinned Baxter Holdcroft in 1:47 - only to have Kenney and Pfeifer lift Jay County to the team win.
"I told the kids before we started that it was going to be won or lost by who gives up the falls," said Rebel coach Tony Abbott. "We gave up some falls I thought we shouldn't have and Jay County won.
"We've got a lot of new faces in there so we've got a lot of work to do."
In Southside's other wins: Bryant Whitaker (119) topped Josh Lochtefeld 6-2; Tanner Armantrout (130) pinned Jerod Conatser in 4:42; Storm Smith (135) pinned Tony McCowan in 4:37; Josh Mains (145) defeated Aaron Brenner 11-4; and Justin Combs (152) pinned Alan Brown in 1:27. Whitaker and Combs were both ranked among the top five in the state in their weight class to start the season.
"We got pinned in some spots I didn't think we'd get pinned. We won some matches we knew were going to be really tight," said Myers. "Overall, it's not bad. We came out with a W. I'm happy."
Junior varsity
Jay County won four out of five matches, including a pair by pin.
Seth Drumm (125) opened the night's action with a pin, defeating Ricky Lamb in 1:24. Frank Sammons (160) scored his pin over Nate Ward in 29 seconds.
Other wins came from Skyler Finnerty (140) by a 10-4 decision over Jeff Pormed and Jake Boyer (215) by a 5-0 score over Cory Johnson.
Ty Fullenkamp (130) suffered the Patriots lone JV defeat of the evening falling by pin to Zach Douthitt in 1:45.[[In-content Ad]]
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