The Hillsboro wrestling team placed 12th Friday in the 16-team field at the Marion County Winter Duals co-hosted by Hillsboro and Marion.
The format assigned the teams to four three-team pools; two of the pools played at Hillsboro, the other two at Marion. The pools were then assigned to a bracket according to their records to determine placement.
Chanute defeated Clay Center in the championship dual. Following them, in order of finish, were Minne?apolis, Marion, Douglass, Fredonia, Republic County, Wellington, Burlington, Rock Creek, Clearwater, Hillsboro, Blue?stem, Wabaunsee, Riley County and West Elk.
In pool play, Hillsboro lost to Fredonia 41-7, lost to Chanute 66-12 and defeated West Elk 66-0. The Trojans, with a 1-3 record, were then assigned to the four-team bracket to determine team finishes nine through 12. There, Hillsboro lost 51-27 to Rock Creek and 35-30 to Clearwater.
?Overall, this was a frustrating afternoon and evening for us,? coach Scott O?Hare said. ?However, we learned a number of things we need to work on, and this is a good time for those things to get exposed.
?As coaches, most everything we saw as problems are not with effort but with technique, fundamentals and toughness. We can work to correct the technique and fundamentals, and hopefully they will continue to get tougher in some areas.
?We will spend a better part of the practices over the holiday break to correct some of these mistakes and hopefully come back as a better team.?
HILLSBORO RESULTS
Fredonia 41, HHS 27. 106: Open. 113: Ryan Bradford lost by fall. 120: Forfeit. 126: Travis King lost 17-2. 132: Jon Carey won 8-5. 138: Ian Almbaugh lost by fall. 145: Tyson Reimer won by fall. 152: Austin Morgan lost by fall. 160: Open. 170: Jesse Meier won by fall. 182: Levi Mendoza won by fall. 195: Nathan Simhiser lost by fall. 220: Franklin Jost won by fall. 185: Austin Welch lost by fall.
Clay Center 66, HHS 12. 106: Forfeit. 113: Ryan Bradford lost by fall. 120: Forfeit. 126: Travis King lost by fall. 132: Jon Carey won by fall. 138: Ian Almbaugh won by fall. 145: Tyson Reimer lost by fall. 152: Austin Morgan lost by fall. 160: Forfeit. 170: Jesse Meier lost 5-0. 182: Levi Mendoza lost by decision. 195: Nathan Simhiser lost by fall. 220: Franklin Jost won by fall. 185: Austin Welch lost by fall.
HHS 66, West Elk 0: Open. 113: Ryan Bradford won by forfeit. 120: Open. 126: Travis King won by fall. 132: Jon Carey won by fall. 138: Ian Almbaugh won by forfeit. 145: Tyson Reimer won by forfeit. 152: Austin Morgan won by fall. 160: Open. 170: Jesse Meier won by forfeit. 182: Levi Mendoza won by fall. 195: Nathan Simhiser won by forfeit. 220: Franklin Jost won by fall. 185: Austin Welch won by forfeit.
Rock Creek 51, HHS 27. 106: Forfeit. 113: Forfeit. 120: Forfeit. 126: Travis King won by fall. 132: Jon Carey lost by fall. 138: Ian Almbaugh won by fall. 145: Tyson Reimer lost by fall. 152: Austin Morgan lost 7-2. 160: Forfeit. 170: Jesse Meier won by fall. 182: Levi Mendoza won by decision. 195: Nathan Simhiser won by fall. 220: Franklin Jost won by fall. 185: Austin Welch lost by fall.
Clearwater 35, HHS 30. 106: Forfeit. 113: Open. 120: Forfeit. 126: Travis King lost 20-19. 132: Jon Carey won by fall. 138: Ian Almbaugh won by forfeit. 145: Tyson Reimer lost by decision. 152: Forfeit. 160: Open. 170: Jesse Meier lost by decision. 182: Levi Men?doza won by fall. 195: Nathan Simhiser won by fall. 220: Franklin Jost won by fall. 185: Austin Welch lost by fall.
