The Crawfordsville wrestling team flipped the script on Saturday to finish strong at the Lafayette Jeff Duals. After a 1-4 effort on Friday, the Athenians responded with a 4-1 day on Saturday, including four-straight wins to end the day.
“Both days the competition was tough, I just thought the kids were flat on Friday,” Crawfordsville coach Chris Ervin said. “Saturday I challenged them a little bit, and I was really proud of them. They wrestled hard all day. The kids stepped up and got on a roll.”
Following a 45-28 loss to New Prairie, the Athenians won four-straight. They beat Rossville 64-18, Lafayette Jeff 36-36 (Criteria win), Clinton Central 60-15, and Lafayette Central Catholic 45-20.
Ethan Conkright led the Athenians with an 8-2 record at 120 pounds, while Isaac Rogers went 8-2 at 132. Kalob Brown was 6-2 at 285, and Moises Mora was 6-3 at 195, while Alex Brown (126) and Ethan Patton (182) were all 6-4. Richard Pan (138), Clayton Owens (145), and Collin Rusk (160) all went 5-5 for the tournament.
Crawfordsville is now 14-10 on the season.
McCloud, Webster win individual titles
North Montgomery wrestlers Dawson McCloud and Drew Webster remained undefeated on the season by winning the individual portion of the North Montgomery Holiday Duals on Saturday.
At 182, McCloud picked up pins over Heritage Hills’ Brody Ford and Hamilton Southeastern’s Max Broom, before defeating Warren Central’s Keon Sullivan 9-4 in the finals.
At 220, Webster pinned his way to the title. The senior won by fall over West Vigo’s Peyton Bell, Pendleton Height’s Justin Stephens, and Warren Central’s Alex Hernandez.
Senior Baydin Hall placed fifth at 120.
