Oracles to compete Saturday in sectional

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Oracles to compete Saturday in sectional

Everett, Atwood remain undefeated

 

Wesley Everett                                         

Braden Atwood

 

 

The Oracles hosted five other teams for a duals tournament last Saturday. Portage (ranked #10) came out on top 5-0. Delphi was second at 4-1. With Calumet and Twin Lakes 2-3, and Frankfort and Lawrence Central 1-4.

 

Delphi Athletic Director Dan Dawson put the "Bad Weather Duals" together in a week.

 

Individual champions for the Oracles were: 103 - Austin Jones, 145 - Aaron Back, 171 - Daniel Clawson, 189 - Braden Atwood, and 285 - Wesley Everett.

 

Individually for the Oracles winning one match each were: 112 - Raul Flores, 130 - Nathan McTigue and 285 - Casey Penn. Winning three matches for the Oracles were 112/119 - Bob Floyd, 125 - Cody Alderman, 135 - Cory Smith, 152 - Dayton Rummell, and 215 - Travis Yoakum. Winning four matches for the Oracles were 103 - Austin Jones, who won on a tie breaker, 140 - Tanner Lynde, 160 - Brandon Delaney, and 285 - Wes Everett.

 

Winning all five matches were Back, Clawson and Atwood.

 

Also competing for Delphi were Kyle Lashley at 152 and Ken Myers at 215.

 

Everett allowed his practice partner, Casey Penn to wrestle one of his matches. Penn dominated the match with two takedowns and a quick pin. He has wrestled for the Oracles for four years but has always been behind Everett.

 

Everett for the season is 33- 0. He has pinned all of his opponents; all in the first period. He also set the school record this year for career pins with 86 and counting.

 

Team scores were: Delphi 55, Frankfort 15; Delphi 60, Calumet 15; Delphi 27, Portage 49; Delphi 55, Lawrence Central 9; and Delphi 70, Twin Lakes 12.

 

Last week the Oracle wrestling squad traveled to Lewis Cass. The Oracles prevailed 67-12. Winning for the Delphi team were: 103 - Austin Jones, 112 - Cesar Cervantes, 125 - Floyd, 130 - Alderman, 135 - Smith, 140 - Lynde, 145 -Back, 152 - Rummell, 160 - Lashley, 171 - Clawson, 189 -Atwood, and 285 - Everett.

 

Everett and Atwood remain undefeated on the season.

 

The Oracles head into the Lafayette Sectional this weekend with a 21-10 dual meet record. Of the ten losses seven have been to top 20 teams.