Two Wright City girls wrestlers kept their season alive with a strong performance at Saturday’s Class 1, District 3 Tournament.
Junior Samantha Byerley and freshman Elizabeth Riggs both …
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Two Wright City girls wrestlers kept their season alive with a strong performance at Saturday’s Class 1, District 3 Tournament.
Junior Samantha Byerley and freshman Elizabeth Riggs both qualified for the sectional round with third-place finishes.
Byerley won two of her three matches, wrapping up the tournament with a pinfall over Palmyra’s Anna Ragar in the third-place match at 117 pounds. She was pinned by Ragar for her lone loss in the tourney.
At 122 pounds, Riggs went 2-2 at districts. She was pinned by Dyoni Mundy of Palmyra in the third-place match.
The sectional round will be held Feb. 20. The top four finishers in each weight class will advance to the state championships scheduled for March 9 in Independence.
Wright City had one other wrestler who competed at districts. Freshman Samantha Yates had one win in her three matches at 107, finishing just shy of the third-place contest.
In the team standings, Holt earned 203 points to finish first, easily ahead of runner-up St. Charles with 139 points. Francis Howell Central (108), Fort Zumwalt North (108) and Timberland (103) rounded out the top five. Wright City placed 11th out of 17 schools with 34 points.
St. Pius snaps Eagles eight-game win streak: One night after recording its 20th win of the season, Liberty Christian had its eight-game winning streak snapped in a 51-34 road loss at St. Pius X.
The Eagles (20-6) were held to single digits in each of the first three quarters as St. Pius led 13-6 in the first quarter and 28-12 at halftime. Alli Meyer was the lone Liberty Christian player to reach double figures with 17 points. Kylee Ball followed with six.
The night before, the Eagles won 55-39 over Eagle Ridge Christian behind 17 points from Sophie Mueller. Anna Meyer and Addison Roden followed with 14 and 11 points, respectively. They outscored Eagle Ridge 39-18 in the middle two quarters.
Wright City pounds Principia: The Wildcats had three players reach double figures in Saturday’s 54-31 triumph at home.
Daetyn Gurley led the way with a team-best 18 points. Abby Raines followed with 14 points and Jasmin Simpson followed with 11. Wright City jumped out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter and 29-11 at intermission.
Moberly 48, Warrenton 35: The Spartans topped the Warriors in a rescheduled game held Feb. 3 to complete the Warrior Winter Shootout.
Liberty Christian splits past two: The Eagles have split their past two games, beating Eagle Ridge Christian 54-39 on Feb. 2 and losing 67-5 to St. Pius X the next night.
Liberty Christian (13-8) used a 15-7 third quarter to overcome a three-point halftime deficit against Eagle Ridge. Josh Dames had a game-high 22 points and 17 rebounds and Cole Christian followed with 18 points.
The following night, Dames had 19 points, but it was not rough as Liberty Christian fell behind 29-8 in the first quarter.
Southern Boone Tournament: Warrenton dropped both games at last week’s tourney, falling 63-43 to the host school on Feb. 1 and losing 68-44 to Boonville the next night.
Against Southern Boone, Joe Goldsmith and Troy Anderson led the way with 14 and 11 points, respectively. The Warriors led 17-9 after the opening quarter, but were outscored 42-14 in the second half.
Goldsmith poured in a team-high 14 points the following night against Boonville, which went on a 21-6 run in the third quarter to extend a six-point halftime lead. Kolby Meine also reached double figures with 10 points.
Wright City picks up two wins: The Wildcats grabbed two EMO victories last week with a 44-27 rout over Silex on Feb. 5 and a 57-46 victory over Mark Twain Feb. 2.
