PEKIN – Kennen Roadcap won first place, Marty Knox was second, and Braxton Plants took a third for the Montezuma wrestlers at the Bill Rex Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 3.
The meet, at Pekin, replaced the Montezuma Invitational on the Braves’ schedule.
Roadcap pinned all three of his opponents on his way to the 220-pound championship. In so doing, the senior ran his season record to 8-1.
Knox pinned two opponents to make it to the championship match at 195, then fell via a pin in the championship match. Knox’ record stood at 7-2 after this tournament.
Meanwhile, freshman Braxton Plants continued his good work at 182 pounds with a third-place finish. He went 3-1 on the day and pinned his final three opponents. He stands at 9-2 on the season.
Brett Plants had a busy day at 170, competing in five matches and winning four on pins on his way to a fifth-place finish in a crowded weight class. He took his season’s record out to 8-4.
Also taking a fifth for the Braves was Owen Desrochers at 145 pounds.
Bill Rex Invitational
at Pekin
Team Points – 1, Albia 222. 2, North Mahaska 163. 3, Moravia 93. 4, Van Buren Co., 92. 5, Pekin, 88. 6, Chariton 86. 7, Davis Co., 85. 8, Montezuma, 81. 9, Cardinal, 63.
Montezuma wrestlers
145 – Owen DeRoschers, 5th place
Gage Ries, North Mahaska, pinned Desrochers, 4:31. Desrochers pinned Logan Berends, Moravia, 2:32.
160 – Damien Knox, did not place
No match involving Knox was iisted in the bout results.
170 – Brett Plants, 5th place
Plants pinned Ayden Rebenack, Moravia, :24. Wyatt VanWeelden, North Mahaska, pinned Plants, 3:02. Plants pinned Kaiden Anderson, Chariton, :38. Plants pinned Luke Farley, Davis County, 1:17. Plants pinned Darrin Coffman, Davis County, 1:24.
182 – Braxton Plants, 3rd place
Devin Kimball, Albia, pinned Plants, 3:28. Plants pinned Aries Derby, Davis County, 1:05. Plants beat Cam Nicoletto, Moravia, 12-2. Plants pinned Max Reed, North Mahaska, 1:04.
195 – Marty Knox, 2nd place
Knox pinned Caden Spring, Moravia, :24. Knox pinned Ian Wilson, Chariton, 2:54. Jayden Allen, Chariton, pinned Knox, 3:40.
195 – Landen Morrison, did not place
Carter Kamerick, Albia, pinned Morrison, 3:09. Caden Spring, Moravia, pinned Morrison, 1:51.
220 – Isaac Wedgewood, 7th place
Adam Essary, Moravia, pinned Wedgewood, 0:23.
220 – Kennen Roadcap, first place
Roadcap pinned Noah Cochran, Van Buren Co., 2:10. Roadcap pinned Adam Essary, Moravia, 1:12. Roadcap pinned Dane Dyer, Chariton, 2:27.