The match of the night was the Bolivar Liberators versus the Ozark Tigers. When the scores were tallied, the teams were tied 36-36, but the tiebreaker rule would give Ozark the win because they had four pins to Bolivar’s three.
The Liberators got up early on the Tigers when their lightweight wrestlers won their weight classes 113 through 138 to give them a 24-0 lead.
“Our lightweights did really well for us tonight,” said Bolivar coach Mel Hughes. “We left some points on the board, we made some young mistakes, didn’t finish out periods. You get in the third period of a match and that last 8-10 seconds is ticking down and you’ve got to be wrestling the same way you did the first ten seconds of the period.”
The momentum would shift to Ozark’s side when Clint Godfrey would defeat Bolivar’s Derek Williams in the closest contest of the night, 7-6. Ozark would then go on a roll and win the next five matchups. The key for Ozark’s win was when Carson Altizer pinned his opponent to give Ozark a much needed six points in the 170 weight class.
Ozark Coach Jesse Zeugin said, “I’d call the turning point tonight Carson Altizer. Cody Lindsay, he’s supposed to pin his opponent in his weight class, but when Altizer does it, it’s huge. It’s not a surprise because we know he has the ability, but he hasn’t had a lot of varsity experience.”
Lindsay would pin his opponent to give Ozark a 30-26 lead, but that’s when things started to get interesting. Bolivar and Ozark would both get open wins to tie the score 36-36 and the tiebreaker took effect. The first tiebreaker was based on wins, but both teams had seven wins. After looking at other tiebreakers, it came down to the number of pin falls each team had, and Ozark would get the extra point.
“We hate letting a win like that get away from us,” Hughes said.
Ozark (OZ) 60.0, Parkview (PARK) 18.0
106: Gavin Dewitt, OZ, technical pin over Nate Rodriguez, PARK, 20-5.
113: Levi Castleberry, OZ, technical pin over Chase Foster, PARK, 18-3.
120: Tanner Bracken, OZ, OPEN
126: Alfred Henson, PARK, pinned Tucker Jennings, OZ, 0:46.
132: Michael Graves, OZ, defeated Ryan Carroll, PARK, 9-6.
138: Kyle Vanorsdel, OZ, pinned Christian Gonzalez, PARK, 3:22.
145: Clint Godfrey, OZ, pinned Drew Marks, PARK, 0:49.
152: Grayson Falkner, OZ, technical pin over Cole Oliver, PARK, 21-6.
160: Wyatt Porter, OZ, OPEN
170: John Oss, OZ, pinned Derante Garrison, PARK, 1:00.
182: Carson Altizer, OZ, OPEN
195: Cody Lindsey, OZ, pinned Joseph Woodiel, PARK, 3:32.
220: Sheldon Williams, PARK, OPEN
285: Brandon Dinwiddie, PARK, OPEN
Bolivar (BOL) 72.0, Parkview (PARK) 12.0
106: Nate Rodriguez, PARK, OPEN
113: Noah Ray, BOL, pinned Chase Foster, PARK, 0:50.
120: Logan Myers-Webb, BOL, OPEN
126: Jordan Ball, BOL, pinned Alfred Henson, PARK, 1:45.
132: Levi Hopkins, BOL, pinned Ryan Carroll, PARK, 3:16.
138: Jacob Miles, BOL, pinned Christian Gonzalez, PARK, 0:32.
145: Derek Williams, BOL, pinned Drew Marks, PARK, 0:33.
152: Shawn Mayberry, BOL, pinned Cole Oliver, PARK, 1:26.
160: Josiah Lentz, BOL, OPEN
170: Derante Garrison, PARK, pinned Blake Britain, BOL, 1:23.
182: Haryl Starkey, BOL, OPEN
195: TJ Ridge, BOL, pinned Joseph Woodiel, PARK, 2:47.
220: Nohea Creech, BOL, pinned Sheldon Williams, PARK, 3:15.
285: Shane Bauman, BOL, pinned Brandon Dinwiddie, PARK, 0:23.
Ozark (OZ) 37.0, Bolivar (BOL) 36.0
106: Gavin Dewitt, OZ, OPEN
113: Tanner Isenberger, BOL, defeated Levi Castleberry, OZ, 9-2.
120: Logan Myers-Webb, BOL, defeated Tucker Jennings, OZ, 9-7.
126: Jordan Ball, BOL, pinned Tanner Bracken, OZ, 3:32.
132: Levi Hopkins, BOL, pinned Michael Graves, OZ, 4:50.
138: Jacob Miles, BOL, pinned Kyle Vanorsdel, OZ, 3:02.
145: Clint Godfrey, OZ, defeated Derek Williams, BOL, 7-6.
152: Grayson Falkner, OZ, pinned Shawn Mayberry, BOL, 3:28.
160: Wyatt Porter, OZ, defeated Josiah Lentz, BOL, 5-1.
170: Carson Altizer, OZ, pinned Blake Britain, BOL, 1:54.
182: John Oss, OZ, pinned Haryl Starkey, BOL, 1:38.
195: Cody Lindsey, OZ, pinned TJ Ridge, BOL, 2:56.
220: Nohea Creech, BOL, OPEN
285: Shane Bauman, BOL, OPEN
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