W Mooresville Holiday Classic: #11 Yorktown upsets #5 Castle

No. 11 Yorktown only had four individual champions compared with five for fifth-ranked Castle, but the Tigers used better depth in springing the upset Dec. 29-30 at the 16-team annual Mooresville Holiday Classic.

Yorktown totaled 288.5 points – 45 better than runner-up Castle – in continuing a banner season for coach Trent McCormick, who was named the 2009 USA Wrestling’s Kids Person of the Year. Host Mooresville (156) finished third, while Jennings County (146) nosed out Homestead by a point for fourth.

Three of Yorktown’s four champs won by fall, which also helped the Tigers catapult to the team title. That, in addition to second-ranked heavyweight Ross Janney’s 5-3 decision over No. 11 Tyler Daugherty of Castle in one of the day’s three finals that featured ranked wrestlers.

At 125, third-ranked Derek Bevans pinned Castle’s Michael Brown. At 130, No. 10 Devon Jackson upset No. 9 Shawn Miracle of Bloomington North by fall. And at 135, No. 3 Andrew Heistand stuck Chris Oaks of Brownsburg. The Tigers also scored three runner-up finishes to just two for Castle.

Three Welches were winners for Castle as Luke decisioned Mooresville’s Jake Swigert 1-0 at 112, second-ranked Doug scored an 8-1 decision over Yorktown’s Cody Harper at 145, and No. 3 Chad pinned Plainfield’s Dustin Parrish at 152. Chad Welch was named the meet’s most outstanding wrestler after teching Jennings County’s Brock Wathen, pinning Yorktown’s Caleb Smith, and then sticking Parrish.

The Knights also had champions at 160 (No. 11 Cory Weikel, a 4-2 decision winner over Mooresville’s Andrew Gibson), and 189 (No. 6 Alex Rosebrock, an 11-5 decision winner over No. 7 Todd Hacker of Mooresville).

Beech Grove was the day’s other multiple champion as No. 11 Clint Schmith decisioned Brock Bevans of Yorktown, 3-2, at 103 and No. 6 Seve Duncan decisioned Andy Franklin of Homestead, 5-3, at 119.

1. #11 Yorktown 288.5

2. #5 Castle 243.5

3. Mooresville 156

4. Jennings County 146

5. Homestead 145

6. Brownsburg 122

7. Beech Grove 118

8. Northview 91

9. Madison 83

10. Bloomington North n/a

11. Evansville Central n/a

12. Charlestown 74

13. Plainfield 73.5

14. Whiteland 63

15. Monrovia 40

16. Seymour 32

Results from the championship round, courtesy of IndianaMat.com:

103: #11 Clint Schmith (Beech Grove) dec. Brock Bevans (Yorktown), 3-2

112: Luke Welch (Castle) dec. Jake Swigert (Mooresville), 1-0

119: #6 Seve Duncan (Beech Grove) dec. Andy Franklin (Homestead), 5-3

125: #3 Derek Bevans (Yorktown) pin Michael Brown (Castle)

130: #10 Devon Jackson (Yorktown) pin #9 Shawn Miracle (Bloomington North)

135: #3 Andrew Heistand (Yorktown) pin Chris Oaks (Brownsburg)

140: Zach Adams (Madison) dec. Austin Chamberlain (Evansville Central), 6-3

145: #2 Doug Welch (Castle) dec. Cody Harper (Yorktown), 8-1

152: #3 Chad Welch (Castle) pin Dustin Parrish (Plainfield)

160: #11 Cory Weikel (Castle) dec. Andrew Gibson (Mooresville), 4-2

171: Garrett Goldman (Bloomington North) dec. Trent Castner (Yorktown), 8-3

189: #6 Alex Rosebrock (Castle) dec. #7 Todd Hacker (Mooresville), 11-5

215: #16 Evan Wooding (Mooresville) dec. Brad Mills (Homestead), 4-2

Hwt: #2 Ross Janney (Yorktown) dec. #11 Tyler Daugherty (Castle), 5-3