Varsity Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted these results from four December 2015 dual meets.
“The Morrison High School Mustang Wrestling team is off to a 3-1 start this season,” Wright reported.
Tuesday, December 1, they opened the season at home against Oregon, and Dixon, IL. The men came out strong against Oregon on their way to a 47-33 victory. The Mustangs closed the evening with a back-and-forth dual against Dixon. The meet came down to the final match at 138 lbs., where Senior Eric Mulnix, who hasn’t wrestled since youth club, earned a pin and cinched the victory for the team. Other top performers on the evening included Cody Vanderlaan, Joe Eads, Reilly Dolan, and Dylan Keller. Vanderlaan earned a hard fought victory against the #10 ranked wrestler in 2A, Mason Rhodenbaugh.
On Thursday, December 3, the Mustangs opened their Conference schedule with Princeton, and Erie/Prophetstown, IL, at Erie. The wrestlers came out strong and dominated the Princeton Tigers, 60-23. Anthony McCartney, Cody Vanderlaan, Joe Eads, Brandon Zigler, Reilly Dolan, Dylan Keller, and Thomas Dykema all recorded pins for the team. The stand-out performance of the meet belonged to Reilly Dolan who had a back-and-forth match with returning State qualifier, Austin Wetsell. It was a hard fought match, with several injury timeouts. Dolan was slammed hard in the second period and received a penalty point. Dolan responded by coming out hard, breaking his opponent’s will, and pinning him.
The wrestlers faced rival Erie/Prophetstown next in a matchup of two top-25 teams (Morrison #23, E-P #15) in the State. The Mustangs, having won the previous two meetings, started strong, jumping out to a 15-point lead after Joe Eads pinned his opponent. Erie/Prophetstown then recorded three pins and a forfeit, giving them a 15-24 lead heading into the 160 lb. weight class. The match between Dylan Keller and Garret Passmore turned into the feature bout of the evening. Fighting back from a 9-4 deficit Keller, climbed within two points of Passmore before scrambling and recording a fall with seconds left on the clock. The Mustangs would lose a challenging 182 lb. match, that all but cinched the dual for the Panthers. The Mustangs forfeited the next two weights due to injury, before Brandon Meier scored a fall at heavyweight. Erie/Prophetstown claimed the dual 42-39.
Coach Wright was disappointed in the loss but overall satisfied with the young men’s efforts. “It’s a tough loss to a quality team. Overall we wrestled hard, but we missed some real opportunities to score and capitalize. We will get better,” stated Wright.
MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS OREGON, December 1
106 TYLER ELIFRITZ (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (ORE)
113 AUGUSTUS LINKE (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (ORE)
120 CLEMENS OBERWEGER (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (ORE)
126 CODY VANDERLAAN (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (ORE)
132 JOE EADS (MORRIS)–TF 21-3 CARLSON (ORE)
138 CLARK (ORE)–F 1:55 BRANDON ZIGLER (MORRIS)
145 MENNEN (ORE)–F 2:59 ERIC MULNIX (MORRIS)
152 REILLY DOLAN (MORRIS)–F 1:25 WILSON (ORE)
160 DYLAN KELLER (MORRIS)–F 3:27 HOBKINS (ORE)
170 SCHAEFFER (ORE)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
182 THOMAS DYKEMA (MORRIS)–DEF 3:27 GHIBELLINI (ORE)
195 BURKE (ORE)–F 3:25 THOMAS OTTENS (MORRIS)
220 BURKE (ORE)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
285 MARCHETTI (ORE)–DEC 3-8 BRANDON MEIER (MORRIS)
FINAL SCORE: MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL 47, OREGON 33
MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS DIXON, December 1
106 TYLER ELIFRITZ (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (DIX)
113 BISHOP (DIX)–DEC 0-4 AUGUSTUS LINKE (MORRIS)
120 CODY VANDERLAAN (MORRIS)–DEC 3-0 RHODENBAUGH (DIX)
126 JOE EADS (MORRIS)–F 0:34 CHRISTIANSEN (DIX)
132 BRANDON ZIGLER (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (DIX)
138 HEY (DIX)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
145 ERIC MULNIX (MORRIS)–F 2:38 GEORG (DIX)
152 REILLY DOLAN (MORRIS)– F 0:34 MEYES (DIX)
160 DYLAN KELLER (MORRIS)–DEC 8-2 SCHIELEIN (DIX)
170 FFT (DIX)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
182 WOLBER (DIX)–MD 4-13 THOMAS DYKEMA (MORRIS)
195 THOMAS OTTENS (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (DIX)
220 SPERLING (DIX)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
285 TROUTMAN (DIX)–F 0:17 BRANDON MEIER (MORRIS)
FINAL SCORE: MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL 42, DIXON 31
MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS PRINCETON, December 3
106 TYLER ELIFRITZ (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (PRI)
113 WOOD (PRI)– TF 3:55 AUGUSTUS LINKE (MORRIS)
120 ANTHONY MACCARTNEY (MORRIS)–F 2:39 HARTMANN (PRI)
126 CODY VANDERLAAN (MORRIS)–F 1:11 THOMPSON (PRI)
132 JOE EADS (MORRIS)–F 0:47 SAN JUAN (PRI)
138 BRANDON ZIGLER (MORRIS)–F 2-0 EBNER (PRI)
145 ERIC MULNIX (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (PRI)
152 REILLY DOLAN (MORRIS)–F 3:41 WETSELL (PRI)
160 DYLAN KELLER (MORRIS)–F 3:38 HAMMERICH (PRI)
170 HILL (PRI)–F 5:24 JOHN ANDERSON (MORRIS)
182 THOMAS DYKEMA (MORRIS)–F 3:25 SPENCER (PRI)
195 TATUM (PRI)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
220 WILLIAMS (PRI)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
285 BRANDON MEIER (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (PRI)
FINAL SCORE: MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL 60, PRINCETON 23
MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL VERSUS ERIE/PROPHETSTOWN, December 3
106 TYLER ELIFRITZ (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (EP)
113 ANTHONY MACCARTNEY (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (EP)
120 CLEMENS OBERWEGER (MORRIS)–FFT 0-0 FFT (EP)
126 CODY VANDERLAAN (MORRIS)–DEC 12-5 HORN (EP)
132 JOE EADS (MORRIS)–F 1:26 NAFTGER (EP)
138 CAMERON (EP)–F 1:17 BRANDON ZIGLER (MORRIS)
145 FERGUSON (EP)–F 1:17 ERIC MULNIX (MORRIS)
152 TODD (EP)–F 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
160 WHEELER (EP)–F 0 :37 JOHN ANDERSON (MORRIS)
170 DYLAN KELLER (MORRIS)– F 5:51 PASSMORE (EP)
182 PIERSCEN (EP)–F 3:10 THOMAS DYKEMA (MORRIS)
195 GREER (EP)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
220 EADS (EP)–FFT 0-0 FORFEIT FFT (MORRIS)
285 BRANDON MEIER (MORRIS)–F 1:09 BIBA (EP)
FINAL SCORE: MORRISON HIGH SCHOOL 39, ERIE/PROPHETSTOWN 42