Sikeston, Missouri – The Dexter varsity wrestling team finished fifth at the SEMO Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. Ethan Steven improved his record 26 – 0 with a victory over Collin Huitt of Farmington in the championship of the 170 lb weight class.
“Ethan Stevens won the 170-pound weight class by medical forfeit after the boy hurt his knee, but it counted as a win,” commented Dexter’s head wrestling coach Jason Sneed. “Ethan is perfect on the season with a record of 26-0."
Other top finishers for Dexter were Seth Rush who placed 2nd in the 145-pound weight class. Jackson Indian Michah Collier beat Rush by fall in the championship.
Storm Massey placed 3rd in the 152 lb weight class.
Dylan Bazarian placed 3rd in the 160 lb weight class and Seth Harris placed 4th in the 106 lb weight class.
“We wrestled pretty well,” stated Sneed. “It was a tough tournament and I felt like we competed up and down the line-up. Five of our eleven wrestlers earned medals in the top 4 and ten of eleven finished 6th or better.”
Dexter tallied 179 points with Jackson winning the championship with 332 points. Farmington finished second with 291 points and Ste. Genevieve placed third with 253.5 points. Sikeston came in just ahead of Dexter with 208 points.
SEMO CONFERENCE RESULTS:
106-Seth Harris (26-10) placed 4th and scored 19.00 team points.132-Brandon Twomey (22-16) placed 6th and scored 10.00 team points.
138-James Mullins (12-7) placed 6th and scored 10.00 team points.
145-Seth Rush (18-10) placed 2nd and scored 27.oo team points.
152-Storm Massey (29-7) placed 3rd and scored 19.00 team points.
160-Dylan Bazarian (22-4) placed 3rd and scored 19.00 team points.
170-Ethan Steven (26-0) placed 1st and scored 32.00 team points.
182-Michael Hurst (23-7) placed 6th and scored 10.00 team points.
195-Brandon Quertermous (15-11) placed 10th and scored 6.00 team points.
220-Jared Deal (27-9) placed 5th and scored 18.00 team points.
285-Brandon Wick (20-17) placed 5th and scored 10.00 team points.
“We will need to continue to get better as we prepare for Districts on February 13th and 14th,” continued Sneed.
Dexter will now compete on Thursday in Jackson against the Poplar Bluff Mules and the Jackson Indians with a 5:00 p.m. start time.
