In the first wrestling match in the new Pirate Fieldhouse, Platte County swept Blue Springs on Jan. 5.
The Lady Pirates came out with a one-sided 54-9 victory after jumping out to an 18-3 lead. Hannah Mand and EmmaLyn Burnett had wins by fall early while Giada Cucchiara took a forfeit. There were a lot of weight classes that were left open with the opening four matches that actually happened being split as Haley Burge finished it off with a quick fall at 1:15.
Platte County’s Hannah Mand helped Platte County sweep Blue Springs in the first match in Prate Fieldhouse on Jan. 5.
On the boys’ side, Platte County scored the first nine points on a forfeit and a 10-4 decision by Caden Hulett in the 113-weight class. Alexander Escaping-Fillmer fell in 4:55 to give Blue Springs its first points of the match, closing the gap to 9-6.
The next three Pirates were victorious, starting with Grant Fadler pinning his opponent in 3:20 in the 126-weight class. Jackson Woolsey (132) pulled out a 4-3 decision before Grant Fadler (126) won by a 4-1 decision. Isaiah Seymour was pinned in 1:12 in the 144-weight class and David Olson lost on a 5-2 decision in the 150-weight class.
Platte County’s lead was cut down to 21-15 after that, but Darrell Smith pushed the lead up to 27-15 after a 22-10 major decision in the 157-weight class. Bryan Jennings (165) was pinned in 1:13 before Cole Johnson (175) won on a 7-2 decision and Quinn Lightle (190) won by fall in 1:47.
Jake Fernandez continued his strong start to the season with a 10-2 major decision triumph in the 215-weight class. Blue Springs came out on top in the 285-weight class when Mar’quese Brown fell in 4:38.
Fernandez has had an impressive winter thus far, coming out in fourth place in the Kansas City Stampede – one of the more competitive tournaments in the area that occurred on Dec. 17 – when he won seven of his nine matches. The match with Blue Springs was Platte County’s first one of the New Year as it will be back at it with a dual at Belton on Jan. 12.