Vandals finish 6-3 in busy week of quadrangulars

The Vandalia wrestling team had a busy seven days dating back to last Thursday, wrestling nine teams and going 6-3.

Dalton Blankenship, a sophomore, and senior Zach Jackson each went 9-0. They lead the team in wins, with 28 and 27, respectively.

On Saturday, the Vandals host their third quadrangular of the season with PORTA, Beardston and Clinton coming to town, and they travel to O’Fallon next Thursday.

But on a downside, Vandalia will be without Blake Cripe for the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury.

This is the second season in a row his year has been cut short. He broke a finger as a freshman.

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On Monday, the Vandals traveled to Roxana for a quad meet, and emerged with a 2-1 record.
Vandalia defeated Belleville East, 37-32, and Mascoutah, 45-30, but lost a narrow match with Roxana, 37-36.

Junior Tyler Dagen and senior Sean Newcomb each recorded three pins on the night, which saw the Vandals improve their season record to 17-9.

Monday, Jan. 14
Vandalia 37
Belleville East 32
•106 – Chaston Womack won, 10-4
•113 – Ryne Lipsey won, 10-7
•120 – Luke Tessman won, 15-0
•126 – Adam Palmer lost, 11-0
•132 – Rodney Tedrick won by fall at 3:01
•138 – Dalton Blankenship won by fall at 5:01
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 4:45
•152 – Todd Ashdown won by forfeit
•160 – Jake Stewart lost, 13-1
•170 – Bobby Bradley lost, 18-2
•182 – Zach Jackson won, 10-0
•195 – Newcomb won by fall at 3:19
•220 – Kolton Etcheson lost by fall at 2:27
•285 – Kendrick Woolsey lost by fall at 0:47

Roxana 37
Vandalia 36
•106 – Womack won by fall at 3:35
•113 – Lipsey lost by fall at 0:27
•120 – Tessman lost by fall at 1:09
•126 – Palmer lost by fall at 2:40
•132 – Tedrick lost by fall at 2:36
•138 – Blankenship won, 8-2
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 2:40
•152 – Stewart lost, 6-2
•160 – Bradley lost, 18-7
•170 – Jackson won, 6-4
•182 – Nathan Lutz lost by fall at 0:27
•195 – Newcomb won by fall at 1:16
•220 – Etcheson won by forfeit
•285 – Woolsey won by fall at 4:35

Vandalia 45
Mascoutah 30
•106 – Womack won by fall at 3:39
•113 – Tessman lost, 5-3
•120 – Lipsey lost by fall at 4:43
•126 – Palmer won by forfeit
•132 – Tedrick lost, 5-1
•138 – Blankenship won by forfeit
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 0:51
•152 – Stewart won by forfeit
•160 – Bradley won by fall at 0:25
•170 – Jackson won, 9-3
•182 – Mascoutah won by forfeit
•195 – Newcomb won by fall at 3:54
•220 – Dylan Sapp lost by fall at 2:46
•285 – Woolsey won by forfeit

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VANDALIA – A comeback win against Robinson highlighted an otherwise dull Saturday for the Vandals at a home quad.

Vandalia pinned the last three wrestlers in that match to win 42-38, while also beating Murphysboro, 44-28, and losing to Monticello, 42-33.

The Vandals trailed Robinson, 39-24, going into the 138-pound bout, which saw sophomore Dalton Blankenship pin his opponent in 16 seconds.

He was followed by junior Tyler Dagen’s pin in 1:00, and sophomore Jake Stewart’s pin in 3:00. Robinson was assessed a technical violation and lost a team point in that bout.

The Vandals had previously beaten Robinson, 52-21, during the St. Thomas More New Year Challenge, so coach Jason Clay had confidence his wrestlers would make up the deficit.

“All of those kids won the last time, so we were expecting them to win today,” Clay said. “It was exciting to watch them come through for us.”

Otherwise, the team showed its youth, getting pinned 14 times on the afternoon.

After the upper weights against Murphysboro, the Vandals trailed 21-18, but at 106 pounds, freshman Chaston Womack engaged his opponent in a near-fall with 14 seconds left in his bout and pinned him with just six seconds left on the clock.

That started a streak of wins for the Vandals, who would lose just one of the remaining six bouts.

Senior Zach Jackson opened the Monticello match with a pin, but it was one of just six wins for Vandalia, two of which were forfeits.

He and sophomore Dalton Blankenship were the only two wrestlers to get three wins in the quad.

“We’re still a young team,” Clay said. “We’ll move forward, learn from this and stay positive.”

Saturday, Jan. 12
Vandalia 44
Murphysboro 28
•106 – Womack won by fall at 5:54
•113 – Luke Tessman won, 8-0
•120 – Ryne Lipsey won, 10-0
•126 – Adam Palmer lost, 12-0
•132 – Rodney Tedrick won by fall at 0:56
•138 – Blankenship won by fall at 3:27
•145 – Dagen lost, 6-4 (OT)
•152 – Jake Stewart lost, 6-5
•160 – Bobby Bradley won by fall at 5:05
•170 – Jackson won by fall at 1:17
•182 – Nathan Lutz lost by fall at 1:23
•195 – Kolton Etcheson lost by fall at 1:15
•220 – Sean Newcomb won by fall at 1:22
•285 – Kendrick Woolsey lost by fall at 0:44

Vandalia 42
Robinson 38
•106 – Womack won by fall at 1:01
•113 – Tessman won by forfeit
•120 – Lipsey lost by fall at 2:38
•126 – Palmer lost by fall at 2:52
•132 – Tedrick lost by fall at 1:46
•138 – Blankenship won by fall at 0:16
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 1:00
•152 – Stewart won by fall at 3:00
•160 – Bradley won by fall at 1:47
•170 – Jackson won by fall at 3:04
•182 – Lutz lost by fall at 1:56
•195 – Newcomb lost, 3-0
•220 – Dylan Sapp lost by fall at 0:43
•285 – Woolsey lost  by fall at 2:30

Monticello 42
Vandalia 33
•106 – Womack lost by fall at 2:42
•113 – Lipsey lost by fall at 1:03
•120 – Tessman lost by fall at 5:17
•126 – Palmer lost, 15-0
•132 – Tedrick lost by fall at 2:49
•138 – Blankenship won, 11-8
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 1:06
•152 – Todd Ashdown won by forfeit
•160 – Stewart lost, 9-1
•170 – Jackson won by fall at 3:16
•182 – Lutz lost by fall at 1:20
•195 – Etcheson lost by fall at 1:17
•220 – Newcomb lost, 5-2
•285 – Woolsey won by forfeit

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The Vandals went 2-1 at a quad meet in Highland, beating the hosts and Marquette Catholic, but falling to Litchfield.

Against Marquette, Vandalia had only five non-forfeit decisions in a 78-0 rout.

Six Vandals had a pin against Highland in a 49-24 win, but Litchfield was able to take a 39-21 win that saw the Vandals win just four bouts.

Senior Zach Jackson, sophomores Dalton Blankenship and Ryne Lipsey, and freshman Luke Tessman were each 3-0 at the event.

Both Blankenship and Jackson picked up their 20th win of the season for the Vandals (13-7).

Thursday, Jan. 10
Vandalia 78
Marquette 0
•106 – Chaston Womack won by forfeit
•113 – Tessman won by forfeit
•120 – Lipsey won, 8-3
•126 – Adam Palmer won by forfeit
•132 – Rodney Tedrick won by fall at 0:33
•138 – Blankenship won by forfeit
•145 – Tyler Dagen won by forfeit
•152 – Todd Ashdown won, 12-7
•160 – Jake Stewart won by fall at 1:46
•170 – Jackson won by forfeit
•182 – Blake Cripe won by forfeit
•195 – Sean Newcomb won by fall at 3:06
•220 – Kolton Etcheson won by forfeit
•285 – Kendrick Woolsey won by forfeit

Litchfield 39
Vandalia 21
•106 – Womack lost, 7-3
•113 – Lipsey won by fall at 1:37
•120 – Tessman won by fall at 2:45
•126 – Palmer lost, 14-2
•132 – Tedrick lost, 7-3
•138 – Blankenship won, 3-1
•145 – Dagen lost, 11-5
•152 – Ashdown lost, 8-0
•160 – Stewart lost, 8-2
•170 – Bobby Bradley lost, 7-3
•182 – Jackson won by fall at 1:55
•195 – Newcomb lost, 7-6
•220 – Dylan Sapp lost by fall at 1:52
•285 – Woolsey lost by fall at 0:53

Vandalia 49
Highland 24
•106 – Womack won by fall at 5:28
•113 – Lipsey won by fall at 1:38
•120 – Tessman won, 7-4
•126 – Palmer lost, 7-4
•132 – Tedrick lost by fall at 2:37
•138 – Blankenship won by fall at 2:55
•145 – Dagen won by fall at 1:34
•152 – Ashdown lost, 12-0
•160 – Stewart won by fall at 4:30
•170 – Bradley won, 10-0
•182 – Jackson won by fall at 5:27
•195 – Newcomb lost, 6-3
•220 – Etcheson won by forfeit
•285 – Highland won by forfeit