By JIM MUIR
The Benton Rangers wrestling team split a pair of early season matches losing to Sparta 39-36 and then rebounding with a big SIRR Ohio Division win over Herrin on Tuesday night.
Benton coach Duane Bean said his young team made great strides following the season-opening loss to Sparta.
“I think we might have taken Sparta lightly but they have 38 kids wrestling and a nice program,” Bean said. “We came back and had a good week of practice and did a much better job at Herrin.”
The Benton team has 19 wrestlers that includes seven freshmen and five sophomores.
“We’ve got two juniors and four seniors and only two of our seniors have any experience,” said Bean. “We are very young so I think we will get better as the season goes on.”
The Ranger grapplers will be at Carterville tonight for a SIRR inter-divisional match up before heading to Bethalto Civic Memorial on Saturday for a tournament that will draw some of the top schools from the region.
“It’s an excellent tournament, a really solid tournament with several Class AA schools in it,” said Bean. “It will be a good test for us.”
BENTON – 36
SPARTA – 39
- 106 – Jarred Burnett pinned Triston Loucks in :58.
- 113 – Nathan Flatt won by forfeit.
- 120 – Double Forfeit.
- 126 – Chris Worthey won by forfeit.
- 132 – Collin Donaldson won by forfeit.
- 138 – Peyton Smith pinned Anthony Carter in :58.
- 145 – Alex Yates lost by pin in 3:29 to Charles Rodgers.
- 152 – Daniel Krug lost 13-9 to Deon Baker.
- 160 – Jarron Bennett lost by pin to Shawn Rogers in 3:55.
- 170 – Benton Forfeited.
- 182 – Zach Mocoby won by pin in 3:00 over Jay Baue.
- 195 – Braxton Pullium lost by pin in :41 to Dillon Hatley.
- 220 – Devon Siveking lost by pin in 1:02 to Cedric Briscoe.
- HVY – Tyler Williams lost by pin in 1:15 to John Leuth
BENTON – 42
HERRIN – 35
- 106 – Jarred Burnett won by forfeit.
- 113 – Nathan Flatt lost by pin in 4:52 to Braden Whitecotton(H).
- 120 – Chase Worthey won by pin in :55 over Dustin Basler(H).
- 126 – Chris Worthey lost 4-1 to Eli Roberts(H).
- 132 – Peyton Smith won by pin in 2:24 over Jimmy Pearsley(H).
- 138 – Daniel Krug won by pin over Brian Burgess(H) in 1:00.
- 145 – Alex Yates won by disqualification over Pierce Martin(H) due to an illegal slam.
- 152 – Jarron Bennett lost 20-4 to Chris Ward(H).
- 160 – Luke Blackman lost by pin to Alec Smith(H) in 1:16.
- 170 – Benton forfeited to Alec Franklin(H).
- 182 – Zach Mocoby lost 10-3 to Tad Cravens(H).
- 195 – Braxton Pullium lost by pin in :47 to Nathan Vaughn(H).
- 220 – Devon Siveking won by pin in 1:37 over Dylan McRoy(H).
- HVY – Tyler Williams won by pin in 1:42 over Alex Stewart(H).
Benton is 2-1 and 1-0 in the Ohio division of the River to River conference. Next, at Carterville on Thursday, November 29 and at Bethalto Civic Memorial on Saturday, Dec. 1.
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