FRANKLIN The Beech High wrestling team suffered a 35-33 loss to Gibbs in the quarterfinal round of the consolation bracket at the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TSSAA) State Dual Wrestling Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo Center.
Beech High junior Kyle Smith won his match in the 170-pound weight class in the Buccaneers’ 35-33 victory over Independence on Saturday.
Buccaneer senior Peyton Reinert suffered a 3-2 loss in the next-to-last match in the 220-pound weight class, giving Gibbs a 35-27 lead with one match remaining (which Beech senior David Dowell won by forfeit).
Freshman Brayden Palmer (106), freshman Jeremiah Herron (126), sophomore Trevor Rippy (145) and senior Kaleb Rippy (195) were all victorious by pinfall for Beech.
Junior Jherian Maddox scored Beech’s other victory by a decision.
Kaleb Rippy
Beech captured a 38-30 win over Independence in the second round of the consolation bracket.
Reinert claimed a 3-1 victory in the final bout at 220 pounds to clinch the match for Beech.
Palmer (106), senior Wyatt Sipe (113), Trevor Rippy (145) and Kaleb Rippy (182) all won their respective matches by pinfall. Dowell (285) and junior Kyle Smith (170) won by major decision (consisting of a margin of victory of eight points or more), while junior Joseph Garrett (152) won by a 7-4 margin, earning three points for his victory.
The Buccaneers are slated to compete in the Region 7-AAA Individual Tournament on Thursday at Clarksville Northeast.
Trevor Rippy
Beech 38, Independence 30
285: David Dowell (B) d. Chris Keller by major decision (12-1); 106: Brayden Palmer (B) d. Gavin Schoeberl by pinfall (4:24); 113: Wyatt Sipe (B) d. Ezkiel Demello by pinfall (1:55); 120: Daniel Fowler (I) d. Heath Uhles by pinfall (5:05); 126: Owen Schnedler (I) d. Jeremiah Herron by technical fall (21-5); 132: Brady Ingram (I) d. William Downing by pinfall (1:07); 138: Steele Schoeberl (I) d. Dustin Drury by major decision (22-9); 145: Trevor Rippy (B) d. Collin Lynn by pinfall (1:51); 152: Joseph Garrett (B) d. Charles Savage by decision (7-4); 160: Austin Ryan (I) d. Jherian Maddox in sudden victory (6-4); 170: Kyle Smith (B) d. Brandon Sligh by major decision (14-6); 182: Kaleb Rippy (B) d. Andrew Cannon by pinfall (0:57); 195: Ian Grau (I) d. Cade Coley by pinfall (1:13); 220: Peyton Reinert (B) d. Isaiah Demello by decision (3-1).
Gibbs 35, Beech 33
106: Brayden Palmer (B) d. Cory Fouts by pinfall (1:21); 113: Phillip Maxwell (G) d. Wyatt Sipe by major decision (10-2); 120: Landon Adzima (G) d. Heath Uhles by major decision (8-0); 126: Jeremiah Herron (B) d. Tyler Ficken (G) by pinfall (2:46); 132: Matthew Maxwell (G) d. William Downing by pinfall (1:16); 138: Noel Leyva (G) d. Dustin Drury by pinfall (0:44); 145: Trevor Rippy (B) d. Christian Cook by pinfall (0:41); 152: Angel Leyva (G) d. Joseph Garrett by decision (9-6); 160: Jherian Maddox (B) d. Elijah Lawson (G) by decision (9-4); 170: Isaiah Brooks (G) d. Jacob Kinman by pinfall (5:47); 182: Hunter Fortner (G) d. Kyle Smith by decision (8-5); 195: Kaleb Rippy (B) d. Joel Griffin by pinfall (0:19); 220: John Lawson III (G) d. Peyton Reinert by decision (3-2); 285: David Dowell (B) won by forfeit.