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Wrestlers Place Third at Abe’s Rumble

Vandalia took third place at the prestigious Abe’s Rumble in Springfield over the weekend.

The Vandals were 8-1 at the tournament, the only loss coming to Lena-Winslow in the championship semifinals.

Defending state champ Coal City won the tournament, with Lena-Winslow taking second place.

Vandalia’s team results from the tournament were:

• Vandalia 56, Mt. Zion 23

• Vandalia 78, Quincy Notre Dame 0

• Vandalia 60, Morrison 18

• Vandalia 83, Illini Bluffs 0

• Vandalia 75, Tremont 6

• Vandalia 58, Canton 16

• Vandalia 56, Porta 14

• Lena-Winslow 37, Vandalia 30

• Vandalia 46, Murphysboro 31

Match #1 Round 1

Vandalia defeated Mt. Zion 56-23

106 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Kole Roberts (Mt. Zion) Fall 1:35

113 – Braden Vannier (Mt. Zion) over Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) Fall 2:47

120 – Aiden Evans (Vandalia) over Braylon Damery (Mt. Zion) TF 17-0

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Maison Chandler (Mt. Zion) Fall 3:32

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Alex Reynolds (Mt. Zion) Fall 1:01

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Vincent Baker (Mt. Zion) Maj 19-5

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Travon Street (Mt. Zion) Fall 1:05

150 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Connor Misner (Mt. Zion) TF 19-3

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Rylyn Owens (Mt. Zion) Fall 3:24

165 – Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

175 – Carson Thornton (Mt. Zion) over Noah Langston (Vandalia) TF 20-4

190 – Jordan Abreu (Mt. Zion) over Zayvion Stout (Vandalia) Fall 2:34

215 – Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion) over Ross Miller (Vandalia) Fall 1:48

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #2 Round 2

Vandalia received a Bye

Match #3 Round 3

Vandalia defeated Quincy Notre Dame 78-0

120 – Aiden Evans (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Samuel Moore (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 1:53

138 – Dylan Blain (Vandalia) over Lucas Ludwig (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 0:42

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Austin Shull (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 0:49

150 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Cale Hilbing (Quincy Notre Dame) Dec 5-3

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Bradi Lahr (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 4:24

165 – Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) over Abram Zanger (Quincy Notre Dame) Dec 6-1

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

215 – Jeffrey Smith (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Caleb Zook (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 1:22

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) over Ethan McEntee (Quincy Notre Dame) Fall 1:23

113 – Richard McCoy (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #4 Round 4

Vandalia defeated Morrison 60-18

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Eli Modglin (Morrison) TF 17-2

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Jaken Updike (Morrison) Fall 1:32

138 – Dylan Blain (Vandalia) over Patrick Schaefer (Morrison) Fall 0:21

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Mason Grismore (Morrison) Fall 1:15

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over Caleb Modglin (Morrison) Dec 14-12

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Conrad Eichman (Morrison) Fall 1:49

165 – Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) over Ethan Bush (Morrison) Fall 2:28

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Noah Stout (Morrison) Maj 10-0

215 – Caleb Carroll (Morrison) over Jeffrey Smith (Vandalia) Fall 0:57

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Trevor Tipton (Morrison) Fall 1:16

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Landon Rubright (Morrison) over Richard McCoy (Vandalia) Fall 2:50

120 – Cael Wright (Morrison) over Aiden Evans (Vandalia) Fall 3:04

Match #5 Round 5

Vandalia defeated Illini Bluffs 83-0

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Barret Speck (Illini Bluffs) Fall 4:59

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Ogdan Parker (Illini Bluffs) TF 16-1

144 – Dylan Blain (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over David Wallinger (Illini Bluffs) Fall 0:32

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Landon Biga (Illini Bluffs) Fall 1:05

165 – Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 – Zayvion Stout (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

215 – Skylar Brummer (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Maddox McKinney (Illini Bluffs) Fall 1:11

120 – Riley Hinton (Vandalia) over Liam Major (Illini Bluffs) Fall 5:59

126 – Robert McCoy (Vandalia) over Nathan Owens (Illini Bluffs) Inj 2:18

32 Team Championship Winner to Gold loser to Silver – Vandalia

Match #1 Champ. Round 1

Vandalia defeated Tremont 75-6

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Gavin Stoecker (Tremont) Fall 1:45

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Trip Pitts (Tremont) Fall 1:39

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over Brendan Young (Tremont) Fall 1:50

157 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

165 – Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) over Gaige Hunt (Tremont) SV-1 20-17

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Aaron Young (Tremont) Fall 0:55

215 – Jeffrey Smith (Vandalia) over Paxton Parkin (Tremont) Fall 3:34

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

106 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Luke McAllister (Tremont) Fall 0:43

113 – Zaxamus Pitts (Tremont) over Richard McCoy (Vandalia) Fall 4:00

120 – Riley Hinton (Vandalia) over Regan Fults (Tremont) Fall 1:12

126 – Aiden Evans (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Nicky Weber (Tremont) Fall 1:21

16 Gold – Vandalia

Guaranteed 3rd place

Match #1 Champ. Round 1

Vandalia defeated Canton 58-16

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Ayden Stewart (Canton) Fall 0:53

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over Grady Smith (Canton) Fall 0:28

157 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Alex Carrier (Canton) Fall 1:16

165 – Daniel Kees (Canton) over Corbin Meyers (Vandalia) Dec 5-4

175 – Noah Langston (Vandalia) over Eli Piper (Canton) Fall 0:43

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Alex Webster (Canton) Fall 0:54

215 – Ryland Russell (Canton) over Skylar Brummer (Vandalia) Maj 12-0

285 – Connor Williams (Canton) over Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) Fall 1:55

106 – Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Dean Bruketta (Canton) Fall 1:16

120 – Dyllan Steele (Canton) over Aiden Evans (Vandalia) Dec 8-2

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Maddux Steele (Canton) TF 20-1

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Jacob Hardesty (Canton) TF 18-1

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Jireh Hedges (Canton) Fall 2:42

Match #2 Quarterfinal

Vandalia defeated Petersburg PORTA 56-14

150 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over Hunter King (Petersburg PORTA) TF 17-1

157 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Jamarion Thomas (Petersburg PORTA) TF 21-6

165 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Logan Baker (Petersburg PORTA) TF 20-4

175 – Justin Zimmerman (Petersburg PORTA) over Noah Langston (Vandalia) TF 15-0

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Dylan Yocum (Petersburg PORTA) Fall 0:29

215 – Jeffrey Smith (Vandalia) over Carter Gibson (Petersburg PORTA) UTB 6-5

285 – Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) over Jayden Minor (Petersburg PORTA) Fall 0:57

106 – Coyt Radamaker (Petersburg PORTA) over Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) Fall 1:13

113 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Jon Blankenship (Petersburg PORTA) Fall 1:08

120 – Kainin Fillbright (Petersburg PORTA) over Riley Hinton (Vandalia) Dec 6-1

126 – Robert McCoy (Vandalia) over Laikyn Scheland (Petersburg PORTA) Fall 1:31

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Max King (Petersburg PORTA) Fall 0:54

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Jaxen Feagans (Petersburg PORTA) TF 20-5

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Zach Bryant (Petersburg PORTA) UTB 8-5

Match #3 Semifinal

Lena-Winslow defeated Vandalia 37-30

157 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Sam Sikora (Lena-Winslow) Maj 12-3

165 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Mark Detwiler (Lena-Winslow) Maj 14-5

175 – John Mensendike (Lena-Winslow) over Noah Langston (Vandalia) Fall 0:57

190 – Eli Larson (Lena-Winslow) over Zayvion Stout (Vandalia) Fall 0:29

215 – Oliver McPeek (Lena-Winslow) over Ross Miller (Vandalia) Dec 4-0

285 – Jeremiah Luke (Lena-Winslow) over Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) Dec 1-0

106 – Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) over Reece Hartzell (Lena-Winslow) Fall 0:26

113 – Carson Hill (Lena-Winslow) over Cooper Galoway (Vandalia) Fall 0:38

120 – Aiden Evans (Vandalia) over Keller Otto (Lena-Winslow) TF 18-1

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Brandon White (Lena-Winslow) TF 16-1

132 – Huntlee Burris (Lena-Winslow) over Robert McCoy (Vandalia) Maj 17-6

138 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

144 – Mauricio Glass (Lena-Winslow) over Brody Matthews (Vandalia) Dec 5-3

150 – Arrison Bauer (Lena-Winslow) over Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) Fall 1:50

Match #4 3rd Place Match

Vandalia defeated Murphysboro 46-31

165 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) over Patrick Dover (Murphysboro) Fall 3:28

175 – Maxon Stearns (Murphysboro) over Noah Langston (Vandalia) TF 21-5

190 – Ross Miller (Vandalia) over Logan Tanner (Murphysboro) TF 23-2

215 – Caybren Hubbard (Murphysboro) over Jeffrey Smith (Vandalia) Fall 0:38

285 – Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) over Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) Fall 3:04

106 – Griffin Diehl (Murphysboro) over Kaden Daughtery (Vandalia) Maj 14-5

113 – Drevan Bramlett (Murphysboro) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

120 – Paxton Pyatt (Murphysboro) over Aiden Evans (Vandalia) Maj 19-6

126 – Preston Waughtel (Vandalia) over Sergio Garcia (Murphysboro) TF 17-1

132 – Max Philpot (Vandalia) over Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) Fall 2:26

138 – Brody Matthews (Vandalia) over Jeret Edwards (Murphysboro) Fall 4:14

144 – Elijah Mabry (Vandalia) over Lemar Treshansky (Murphysboro) Fall 0:49

150 – Zayne Zinkgraf (Vandalia) over Jace Witzman (Murphysboro) Fall 1:51

157 – Dade Kleinik (Vandalia) over Haegan Hughes (Murphysboro) Fall 1:13

Wrestlers Place Third at Abe’s Rumble