Defending champs open prep wrestling season with title at Houston tourney

PALMER — The Colony Knights started the 2017 season just how they ended 2016 by winning a team title.

The defending state champs opened the new season with a first-place finish in the Houston Altercation Saturday at Houston High School.

A trio of Knights won their weight classes as the Knights amassed 224.5 points in the team standings. Runner-up South Anchorage finished with 171.5. Aiden Ehmann (113), Vincent Cramer (120), and Sam Sisco (132 pounds) each finished firs for Colony. TJ Clapp (98), Marcus Riedlinger (113), Rush Fannon (126), Trace Severson (145), Gerritt Schaafsma (152), Simon Ganchenko (195).

Wasilla finished third with 133.5 points. Christion Alexander led the Warriors with a first-place finish in the 138-pound class. Alexander Logsdon (120), Hunter Hayes (132), Sterling Uhlenhake (138), Jeffrey Palmer (220) and Amos Bartlett (285) placed second.

Palmer placed fourth with 101 points. Christian Kurka finished first at 195 to lead the Moose. Jason Watkins (160) and Jackson Acree (170) were second for the Moose.

Dylan Jackson led sixth-place Houston with a first-place finish in the 285-pound class.

Houston Altercation

Friday-Saturday, Houston

Team scores:

1. Colony 224.5; 2. South Anchorage 171.5; 3. Wasilla 133.5 4. Palmer 101; 5. Grace Christian 91.5; 6. Houston 77.5 7. Glennallen 56.5 8. Anchorage Christian 54; 9. Dimond 42; 10. Chugiak 39.5; 11. Redington 34; 12. Holy Rosary 30; 13. Bartlett 26; 14. Dela 22; 15. Cordova 20; 16. Valdez 9.

Championship final:

106 pounds — Ae. Concepcion, Sou m.d. C. O’Hara, ACS 14-1; 113 — A. Ehmann, Col d. M. Riedinger, Col 7-4; 120 — V. Cramer, Col p. A. Logsdon, Was 4:54; 126 — J. Shack, Sou d. R. Fannon, Col 2-1; 132 — S. Sisco, Col d. H. Hayes, Was 5-2; 138 — C. Alexander, Was d. S. Uhlenhake, Was 7-4; 145 — S. Martin, Sou d. T. Severson, Col 5-0; 152 — R. Randolph-Oxholm, Dim d. G. Schaafsma, Col 9-4; 160 — M. Lucas, HR d. J. Watkins, Pal 5-1; 170 — D. Niebles, Chu p. J. Acree, Pal 3:49; 285 — D. Jackson, Hou p. A. Bartlett, Was 0:39.

Third-place match:

106 pounds — J. Hopkins, Col d. R. Gallagher, Col 7-2; 113 — D. Chavis, Bar p. O. Ford, Gra 1:30; 120 —N. Mayo. Sou p. W. Fraker, Was 2:27; 126 — A. Jewell, Cor p. C. Dow, Gra 1:41; 132 — T. Cha, Sou d. O. Manley, Pal 8-1; 138 — D. Colley, Was p. D. Jessup, Hou 4:53; 145 — G. Jones, Chu p. G. Dean, Was 4:40; 152 — M. Kuentzel, Gra p. L. Ewin, Col 1:36; 160 — H. Bleakney, Pal m.d. G. Martin, Gra 15-6; 170 — E. Meriner, Gra p. T. Keene, Red 0:57; 285 — H. Saafi, Sou p. J. Nelson, Col 4:26.

Round robin:

98 pounds — 1. A. Concepcion, Sou; 2. T. Clapp, Col; 3. J. Fuller, Was; 4. T. Gundmunson, Col; 182 — 1. E. Bockman, Gra; 2. C. Gerlach, Glen; 3. A. Vreeland, Dim; 4. C. Gamble, Col; 195 — 1. C. Kurka, Pal; 2. S. Ganchenko, Col; 3. J. Gericke, Hou; 4. B. Tomlinson, Pal; 220 — 1. T. Cross, Sou; 2. J. Palmer, Was; 3. E. Suarez, ACS.