Two South Coast wrestlers won their weight classes in the Coquille Holiday Tournament on Friday and Marshfield was second in the team race. Marshfield’s Charlie Morton won at 120 pounds, beating Michael Christie of Springfield 12-6 in the championship bout. Coquille’s Camaron Houston was champion at 175 pounds, winning all four of his matches by either pin or technical fall (he beat Kevin McAvoy of Riddle 17-2 in the title bout).
Gold Beach’s Nolan Timeus was second at 165 pounds and Myrtle Point’s Chase Hawley was runner-up at 285. Marshfield’s Fernando Santana was third at 126 pounds, beating Gold Beach’s Braiden PItchford in the placing bout. Marshfield teammate Mason Tice finished third at 150 pounds, when his opponent in the consolation final couldn’t wrestle because of the six-match limit.
Myrtle Point’s Ryder Blanton also was third at 165 pounds in impressive fashion, losing his first match and then winning five in a row, four by pin and then by technical fall in the placing match over the wrestler who beat him in the first round. Michael Varitek of Brookings-Harbor was third at 175 and Myrtle Point’s Jonathan Padgett had the same place at 285. Gold Beach’s Chris Salcedo was fourth at 190 and Marshfield’s Rodney Epperson fourth at 215.
South Coast wrestlers who were eliminated one round from placing (only the top four placed) included Coquille’s Tristan Henry (106 pounds), Brody Sherritt (120), Paisley Morrison (138), Jacob Kingery (150), Clyde .
