Hillsboro wrestling sweeps SCOL dual with Chillicothe, East Clinton
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The Hillsboro Indians swept their South Central Ohio League dual Thursday night, hosting both the Chillicothe Cavaliers and the East Clinton Astros. None of the three teams were able to have a full roster compete, as the Indians defeated the Cavs, 48-15 and the Astros, 42-19.
“We got two wins, which is important,” Hillsboro head coach James Jones said. “It’s the first two wins in the league as far as dual meets go, so that was good for the kids to get some wins in the league.
“I thought overall, we were OK. We weren’t at our best this evening, but we’ve got a lot of work we need to do. It’s all about peaking at the right time. It’s midway through the season, so we’ve still got a lot of wrestling left to do. I think the young men are going to keep working hard.”
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The Indians against Chillicothe had forfeit wins for Dawson Carter (126), Tyler Rumpke (132), Chad Bieler (138) and Wyatt Wilkin (145). With the two forfeit wins, Carter, a junior, earned his 100th career win Thursday.
In the matches themselves, Cordell Covault easily won his match with a first-round pin fall at 1:10. At the time of the pin fall, he had a 2-0 lead.
At the 182 pound weight class, the lone HHS senior, Austin Miller, who was honored before the match on senior night, won by a second-round pin fall at 3:27. Miller also had a 2-0 lead in the second round before scoring the pin fall victory.
“With senior night, we’re happy that Austin Miller, our only senior on the team, had two wins tonight,” Jones said. “I’m really happy for him. When he graduates, we’ll definitely miss Austin.”
Deegan Boris won his 195 pound match against the Cavaliers by a 5-2 decision. Boris won his match by scoring two points with seconds remaining in the match.
The 220-pound match saw Hillsboro Jared Conn won by a 9-5 score, leading 5-0 after the first round and then scoring four more points against his CHS opponent to secure the win.
Lane Cluff at 285 pounds won with a first-round pin fall at 1:03.
Hillsboro’s Mason Stanley at 152 pounds wrestled strongly in his match against Chillicothe, holding the lead after two rounds at 5-4. CHS was able to score two points in the final round to overcome Stanley at 7-5.
The Indians wrestled East Clinton in their second match of the evening at HHS.
Against ECHS, the Indians gained wins via forfeit from Carter (126), Bieler (138), Wilkin (145), Miller (182), Conn (220) and Cluff (285).
Rumpke, Stanley and Covault lost their respective matches. HHS did gain one win on the mat against the Astros, with Boris winning by pin fall in the third round at 3:13.
“I think all year long, we’ve been a competitive team,” Jones said. “We’ve been right there in the middle. The kids are working really hard every day, and I’m proud of them. We’ve just got to clean up. We’re a little sloppy right now.”
In the East Clinton match against Chillicothe, the Cavaliers won 36-24.
“We got two wins, which is important,” Hillsboro head coach James Jones said. “It’s the first two wins in the league as far as dual meets go, so that was good for the kids to get some wins in the league.
“I thought overall, we were OK. We weren’t at our best this evening, but we’ve got a lot of work we need to do. It’s all about peaking at the right time. It’s midway through the season, so we’ve still got a lot of wrestling left to do. I think the young men are going to keep working hard.”
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The Indians against Chillicothe had forfeit wins for Dawson Carter (126), Tyler Rumpke (132), Chad Bieler (138) and Wyatt Wilkin (145). With the two forfeit wins, Carter, a junior, earned his 100th career win Thursday.
In the matches themselves, Cordell Covault easily won his match with a first-round pin fall at 1:10. At the time of the pin fall, he had a 2-0 lead.
At the 182 pound weight class, the lone HHS senior, Austin Miller, who was honored before the match on senior night, won by a second-round pin fall at 3:27. Miller also had a 2-0 lead in the second round before scoring the pin fall victory.
“With senior night, we’re happy that Austin Miller, our only senior on the team, had two wins tonight,” Jones said. “I’m really happy for him. When he graduates, we’ll definitely miss Austin.”
Deegan Boris won his 195 pound match against the Cavaliers by a 5-2 decision. Boris won his match by scoring two points with seconds remaining in the match.
The 220-pound match saw Hillsboro Jared Conn won by a 9-5 score, leading 5-0 after the first round and then scoring four more points against his CHS opponent to secure the win.
Lane Cluff at 285 pounds won with a first-round pin fall at 1:03.
Hillsboro’s Mason Stanley at 152 pounds wrestled strongly in his match against Chillicothe, holding the lead after two rounds at 5-4. CHS was able to score two points in the final round to overcome Stanley at 7-5.
The Indians wrestled East Clinton in their second match of the evening at HHS.
Against ECHS, the Indians gained wins via forfeit from Carter (126), Bieler (138), Wilkin (145), Miller (182), Conn (220) and Cluff (285).
Rumpke, Stanley and Covault lost their respective matches. HHS did gain one win on the mat against the Astros, with Boris winning by pin fall in the third round at 3:13.
“I think all year long, we’ve been a competitive team,” Jones said. “We’ve been right there in the middle. The kids are working really hard every day, and I’m proud of them. We’ve just got to clean up. We’re a little sloppy right now.”
In the East Clinton match against Chillicothe, the Cavaliers won 36-24.