Three EHS Wrestlers Place At Murdale Invitational

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Published on January 8 2024 7:45 am
Last Updated on January 8 2024 7:50 am
Written by Millie Lange

CARBONDALE -- Three Effingham High School wrestlers placed in the top 10 at the Murdale Invitational during the weekend.

The Hearts competed Friday and Saturday.

Saul Ellis captured seventh place in the 150 pound division. He won over Cooper Lobeck of Salem with a pin in 3:45. He downed Russell Tate of Centralia 8-7. He fell in two matches before finishing out with a victory over Matthew Walsh of Breese Central, 13-8.

Kaiden Stewart and Baker Moon both captured eighth place finishes.

Stewart won over Benjamin Kale of McCracken County with a pin in 5:30. He then fell in the next three matches and finished eighth.

Moon took two opening round victories. He downed Anthony Miller of Carbondale with a pin in 1:24. He then won a 13-2 decision over Kadyn Cummins of Harrisburg.

The Hearts competed in nine divisions. All brackets were either 24-man or 32-man brackets.

Murdale Invitational

120 -- Mason Bushue

Lost to Rocko Neal (Harrisburg), pin 1:08

Lost to Cameron Haake (Centralia), pin 1:20

Lost to Jedd Wellenof (Fairfield), pin 1:47

126 -- Kaiden Stewart (eighth place)

Won over Benjamin Kale (McCracken Co.), pin 5:03

Lost to Tony Keene (Harrisburg), pin 1:13

Lost to Nate LeCrone (Centralia), pin 1:46

Lost to  Daylon McNelly (Anna-Jonesboro), 17-13

138 -- Baker Moon (eighth place)

Won over Anthony Miller (Carbondale), pin 1:24

Won over Kadyn Cummins (Harrisburg), 13-2

Lost to Dillon White (Mount Vernon), 17-0

Lost to Daniel Dower (Anna-Jonsboro), 17-2

Lost to Hunter Gibb (Marion), 20-6

150 -- Saul Ellis (seventh place)

Won over Cooper Lobek (Salem), pin 3:45

Won over Russell Tate (Centralia), 8-7

Lost to Tyson Rakers (Highland), pin 3:42

Lost to Gage Boucher (Murphysboro), 3-1

Won over Matthew Walh (Breese Central), 13-8

157 -- Trent Reardon

Lost to Briar Butler (Harrisburg), pin 1:54

Lost to Jullian Rammelkamp (Glenwood), pin 1:17

Lost to Russell Shepard (Carlyle), pin 3:39

Won over Dominic Khoshaba (Herrin), pin 4:03

Lost to Brandon Wegner (Olney), pin :52

165 -- Gage Emmerich

Lost to Corey Robinson (East St. Louis), pin 5:00

Lost to Zeaden Butte (Harrisburg), pin 2:30

Won over Connor Bumann (Red Bud), pin :26

Won over Jakobi Tow (Belleville Althoff), pin 1:24

175 -- Clinton Metcalf

Lost to Aaron Ragsdale (Herrin), pin 1:16

Won over Hunter Nichols (Centralia), pin :55

Won over Liam Baker (Pinckneyville), pin 4:10

Lost to Peyton Robinson (Benton), pin 1:12

215 -- Jeremiah Lorton

Lost to Logan Dirden (Herrin), 9-5

Lost to Quinterrous Jones (Cahokia), 4-3

Won over Jashaun McKinley (Olney), pin 3:32

285 -- Trenton Patterson

Lost to Bentley Rogers (Fairfield), pin 1:46

Won over Marcus Smith (Johnston City), pin 3:23

Won over Jonathon Inskeep (Olney), pin 1:24

Won over Kevin Howard (Cahokia), pin 2:36