Plymouth wrestlers continue pursuit with Regional titles
MISHAWAKA — Plymouth wrestled at the Penn Regional Saturday qualifying eight wrestlers for the East Chicago Semi-
State.
Plymouth finished with a team score of 101, good enough for a fifth place finish.
Rockie Graham Calhoun extended his undefeated record with a fall over Josh Hicks from SB Riley.
Plymouth got a win from Max Howard in the 120-pound weight class. Howard earned a fall over Maxx Szucs form SB Clay. Dominic Smith kept things rolling with a fall over Malque Hobbs from South Bend Washington.
At 138 pounds, Jordan Howard won by fall over Miguel Penaloza from South Bend Clay. Tyler Richey continued the Rockie’s run with a fall over Austin Wills from SB Clay.
Bradey Pittman contributed with a 9-4 win over Amarion Parker from South Bend Saint Joseph. Diego Garcia added a win with a fall over Elijah Reynolds from SB Washington.
Andrew Himes finished the round with a fall over Garrett Sandefur from Mishawaka.
Coach Rust was pleased with how the Plymouth wrestlers did on the day, “All in all I thought we wrestled a great first round setting us up to qualify eight wrestlers for next week’s Semi-State,” he said.
Plymouth Results:
120 — Max Howard 4th
126 — Dominic Smith 3rd
132 — Nate Derifield NP
138 — Jordan Howard 3rd
145 — Tyler Richey 3rd
152 — Bradey Pittman 3rd
160 — Zach Truitt NP
170 — Graham Calhoun 1st Graham is 39-0 on the season
220 — Diego Garcia 4th
285 — Andrew Himes 2nd
Team Scores:
1. Mishawaka 186
2. Penn 127
3. SB Riley 117.5
3. Wawasee 117.5
5. Plymouth 101.0
6. Warsaw 59.5
7. Culver Academies 29.5
8. Tippecanoe Valley 29.0
9. SB Washington 14.0
10. SB Adams 9.0
