Cassopolis’ Green, West win BCS wrestling titles
Published 9:00 am Sunday, February 7, 2016
Cassopolis had a pair of individual champions at the BCS Athletic Conference Wrestling Invitational hosted by Brandywine Saturday.
White Pigeon upset Bronson 169.5-158.5 to claim the tournament championship. The Vikings entered the tournament undefeated in the dual meet season, while the Chiefs were second.
The two will share the BCS conference crown.
A.J. Green defeated decisioned Berrien Springs’ Timmy Eising 5-2 to claim the 189-pound championship.
Reese West took home the 285-pound championship with a 5-4 win over Noah Fayling of Parchment.
The Rangers finished fourth with 125.5 points while host Brandywine was sixth with 89 points and Buchanan seventh with 82 points.
BCS WRESTLING INVITATIONAL
At Brandywine
Team Scores
1. White Pigeon 169.5; 2. Bronson 158.5; 3. Mendon 127; 4. Cassopolis 125.5; 5. Berrien Springs 101.5; 6. Brandywine 89; 7. Buchanan 82; 8. New Buffalo 42.5; 9. Comstock 38; 10. River Valley 26; 11. Parchment 20.
Championship Finals
103: Nik Andaverde (M) p. Brendon Withington (BR) 3:13; 112: Garrett Cleveland (BS) md Casey Nolan (CO) 11-2; 119: Kyle Black (WP) t.f. over Michael Kachur (BW) 17-0; 125: Ramiro Williams (BS) d. Colin Kelly (CA) 15-10; 130: Nate Weber (WP) d. Tanner Phares (CO) 9-6; 135: Jonah Grimm (M) t.f. over Jesse Lochmondy (BW) 19-4; 140: Brayden Steeb (WP) m.d. Kaden Frye (M) 10-0; 145: Wyatt Cool (M) m.d. River Fox 13-2; 152: Pedro Hernandez (NB) d. Gavin Alger (BR) 17-14; 160: Hunter Rummler (WP) p. Dan Huspen (BS) 5:21; 171: David Erwin (BR) d. Sam Burge (BW) 9-2; 189: AJ Green (CA) d. Timmy Eising (BS) 5-2; 215: Jared Mroz (WP) p. Alan Ferguson (BU) 1:16; 285: Reece West (CA) d. Noah Fayling (P) 5-4.
Consolation Finals
103: Luke Lambert (WP) m.d. Kalob Anderson (CA) 13-3; 112: Dakota Conley (WP) d. Eion Depaz (BR) 6-4; 119: Connor Vargo (BR) p. Justin Litaker (BS) 2:50; 125: Trent Hoffman (NB) d. Carlos Castro (WP) 9-8; 130: Kaci Lintz (BW) d. Jacob Butters (BR) 9-4; 135: Dillon Richey (CA) d. Jayson Strozewski (BU) 8-2; 140: Rugar Ranney (BR) p. Skyler Westphal (CA) 4:50; 145: Nick Baker (CA) d. Issac Robertson 9-5; 152: Ty Cool (M) d. Jacob Graham (BU) 8-3; 160: Cole Houtz (BR) t.f. over Daniel Deubner (CA) 16-0; 171: Austin Samson (M) d. Hunter Jourdon (WP) 5-0; 189: Wesley Grounds (BU) d. Eric Boswell (RV) 9-2; 215: Noah Colpitts (RV) p. Joshua Jones (BW) 3:58; 285: Joey Losinski (BR) p. Max Carrigan (BU) 2:31.