GHS wrestlers go 3-7 at Scottsburg

Friday, December 29, 2006

SCOTTSBURG - The Greencastle varsity wrestling team competed in the fourth annual Warrior Classic in Scottsburg Wednesday and Thursday at Scottsburg High School, walking away with a 3-7 record.

The Tiger Cubs produced two champions for the tournament coming at the 160 weight class with Chris Pingleton and at 171 with Robert Bittles.

Pingleton and Bittles ended the tournament with perfect 10-0 records to gain the championships.

Nate Kelly finished the Classic with an 8-2 record, going a perfect 5-0 on day two.

Ryan Gillespie tallied a record of 3-7 in the 119 class as did Tommy Downing at 125.

Kyle Johnson and Kyle Sheldon recorded 2-8 records in the 130 and 135 weight class, respectively.

At 140, Logan Campbell notched a 5-5 recorded for the two days and Jesse Ford had a record of 4-6 at 152.

Ty Buchanan wrestled strong and came away 7-3 at 145.

Kyle Buchanan scored a record of 3-7 at 189, while Mike Rumley leveled with a 5-5 record at 215 and Robert Perretti had a record of 1-1.

In heavy weight action Andy Harrison had a two day total of a 2-6.

In junior varsity action, Josh Guffey recorded an 0-4 record at the 171 while Blake Vermillion was 0-3 at 189. Perretti tallied an 0-3 at the 215 level.

At the 112 weight class, Greencastle went 0-10 due to forfeits.

Greencastle's three victories came against Danville, Mitchell, and Bedford North Lawrence while their defeats came at the hands of Jeffersonville, Edgewood, Southwestern, Bishop Chatard, Fort Wayne Concordia, Columbus North, and Jeffersonville.

The Tiger Cubs are now 13-14 on the season.

At Scottsburg

103 - Nate Kelly 8-2

112 - Forfeit 0-10

119 - Ryan Gillespie 3-7

125 - Tommy Downing 3-7

130 - Kyle Johnson 2-8

135 - Kyle Sheldon 2-8

140 - Logan Campbell 5-5

145 - Ty Buchanan 7-3

152 - Jesse Ford 4-6

160 - Chris Pingleton 10-0

171 - Robert Bittles 10-0

189 - Kyle Buchanan 3-7

215 - Mike Rumley 5-5

215 - Robert Perretti 1-1

Heavy Weight - Andy Harrison 2-6

JV Results

171 - Josh Guffey 0-4

189 - Blake Vermillion 0-3

215 - Robert Perretti 0-3

Compiled by Caine Gardner

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