RUGGED THRUST: Bartlesville High grappler Manley generates push to 5th place in SS tourney
Bartlesville High wrestler Carter Manley proved to be a jarring load as he rammed to fifth place in last weekend’s crowded Bobby Lyons tourney at Sand Springs High.
Manley was part of a 10-man Bruin contingent that help filled the ranks of a throng of chiseled, finely-tuned gladiators armed with determination.
Manley opened up by staggering his first opponent (Muskogee) in a major decision, 20-8.
Riding the momentum of that effort, Manley powered past his next rival (Owasso) by decision, 8-5, to propel into the quarterfinals.
Manley’s championship quest ended there as he lost by decision, 7-2, to a Bixby matter.
But, Manley’s day was far from done.
He opened in the consolation bracket by dropping a Cascia Hall challenger with a fall (2:22).
Manley forged another step forward by dominating his next opponent (Houston High) in a decision, 5-0.
That win elevated Manley into the consolation semifinals — and a second loss, this one to a Cascia Hall battler.
However, Manley regrouped in the fifth-place match. He thumped a Cushing foe by major decision, 10-2, for his fifth win.
Following is a look at how the Bruin grapplers fared at the tourney. (W-L record includes byes.)
106: Thatcher Parker (5-2) 9th place
120: Wyatt Lumbley (2-2)
126: Easton Olenberger (3-4) 12th place
132: Danny Blankenship (3-4) 12th place
138: Elijah Lunn (4-3) 6th place
152: David Cooper (1-2)
160: Mason Manley (2-2)
182: Carter Manley (5-2) 5th place
195: Casey Young (1-2)
195: J.D. Atterberry (2-2)
220: Adyn Peugh (5-2) 9th place
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Closer look
Lunn also made his bone-rattling presence felt on his way to sixth place at 138 pounds.
He started out with back-to-back wins — a decision against a Sand Springs rival, 4-1, and a fall against a Victory Christian matter (2:00).
But, Lunn suffered a loss by fall (3:31) in a valiant quarterfinal effort.
He bounced back to win twice in the consolation bracket — by an 11-6 decision against a Copperas Cove battler and by forfeit against a Southlake Carroll wrestler.
In the consolation semifinal, Lunn lost by fall to a Sperry opponent. Lunn also suffered a fall in the fifth-place match to an Adams City High rival.
Peugh won his final two matches by fall (1:32 and 3:00).
Parker also finished with back-to-back victories, winning by fall (2:21) and by decision (9-5).
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Pawhuska
The Huskies also participated in the tourney.
Anthony Avallone recorded the team’s top finish, coming in eighth place at 126 pounds.
Following is how the Huskies grapplers fared.
126: Anthony Avallone (4-3), 8th.
132: Maddox Standingbear (1-2).
132: Ryck Quillen (3-3), 11th.
145: Deacon Hendren (2-2).
160: Blaine Sweeden (4-3), 11th.
182: Stephen Choate (1-2).
220: Jaydin Shaw (1-2).
285: Kameron Long (4-3), 11th.
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Wrestling: Bartlesville matters fare well in tourney
