GRAFTON – The Buckhannon-Upshur wrestling Bucs went 3-2 to wrap up the 2021 portion of their season in the Grafton Duals on Dec. 30.
The Bucs defeated host Grafton by a 42-19 score, Weir by a 46-16 count and Tyler Consolidated for a 42-30 win.
They dropped decisions to a pair of ranked Class AA teams in No. 3 Fairmont Senior (44-27) and No. 6 Braxton County (48-24).
The Bucs amassed their 3-2 record despite forfeiting four weight classes (120, 170, 182, and 195 pounds) due to injury or sickness.
The Bucs had three wrestlers post perfect 5-0 records – Liam Garcia (113 pounds), Nathan Cornett (145 pounds) and Alex Bennett (220-285 pounds).
Bennett had four falls while Garcia recorded three and Cornett two.
Brodee Kennedy (132 pounds) and Jeremiah Thompson (220-285 pounds) both earned 4-1 marks.
Kennedy had two falls while Thompson had one pin.
Also recording winning marks for the Bucs at 3-2 were Ian Cornett (106 pounds), Tucker Hurst (138 pounds) and Luke Bohnsack (152-160 pounds).
On the same day, three B-U junior varsity wrestlers competed at Gilmer County with Andrew McDowell (138 pounds) going 1-1 with a fall and Daniel Hedrick (132 pounds) and Landen Zirkle (145 pounds) both going 1-1.
The Bucs were slated to visit Brooke Saturday (Jan. 8) in a regional preview quad with Brooke, Preston and University.
They will be back in action this coming Friday and Saturday in the Winner’s Choice Tournament in Fairmont.
The results:
BUCCANEER SCORES
Buckhannon-Upshur 42; Grafton 19
Buckhannon-Upshur 46; Weir 16
Buckhannon-Upshur 42; Tyler Consolidated 30
Fairmont Senior 44; Buckhannon-Upshur 27
Braxton County 48; Buckhannon-Upshur 24
B-U INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
106 pounds – Ian Cornett (3-2)
113 pounds – Liam Garcia (5-0)
126 pounds – Colton Wendling (1-4)
132 pounds – Brodee Kennedy (4-1)
138 pounds – Tucker Hurst (3-2)
145 pounds – Nathan Cornett (5-0)
152-160 pounds – Luke Bohnsack (3-2)
160-170 pounds – Trevor Miller-Waycaster (0-5)
220-285 pounds – Alex Bennett (5-0)
220-285 pounds – Jeremiah Thompson (4-1)
