Gentry wins dual tournament Friday

Pioneers come from behind to beat Millington, stay on top for second victory against Har-Ber's junior-varsity team

Photo by Randy Moll 
Tyler Easter pins his opponent during wrestling on Friday in Gentry to seal Gentry's victory over Millington Central High School.
Photo by Randy Moll Tyler Easter pins his opponent during wrestling on Friday in Gentry to seal Gentry's victory over Millington Central High School.

— The Gentry Pioneers wrestling team was in action Friday night in a triple dual with Har-Ber High School and Millington Central High School, from Millington, Tenn., about 15 miles north of Memphis.

Gentry won its first dual of Friday night against Millington Central High School in a 36 to 34 contest that wasn't decided until the last match of the dual - the 126 pound weight class - when Gentry was behind 34 to 30. Tyler Easter’s pin gave Gentry the come-from-behind win.

Following are the individual results:

◊106 both teams were open;

◊113 both teams were open;

◊120 Scottie Thomas of MCHS pinned Jonathon Xiong of GHS;

◊126 Tyler Easter of GHS pinned Hunter Watts.

◊132 Matthew Easter ofGHS won by forfeit;

◊138 Lee Xiong of GHS won by forfeit;

◊145 Steven Thao of GHS pinned Mark Alip of MCHS;

◊152 Brandon Carmichael of MCHS pinned Kevin Easter of GHS;

◊160 Cody Watson of GHS won by forfeit.

◊170 DeVonte Robinson of MCHS won due to Gabe Israel of GHS sustaining an injury;

◊182 Craig Robinson of MCHS won by forfeit;

◊195 Ronald Dowell of MCHS pinned Ben Tuttle of GHS;

◊220 Jamario Erving of MCHS won by decision over Ricky Hernandez of GHS 9-5;

◊HWT Bryar Preuss of GHS pinned Alan Vazquez.

In the second dual of Friday night Gentry beat Har-Ber High School's JV team 45 to 30.

Following are the individual results:◊ 106 Jordy Villanueva of

HBHS won by forfeit;

◊113 Max Perez of HBHS

won by forfeit;

◊120 Jonathon Xiong of

GHS pinned Tanner Collins

of HBHS;

◊126 Tyler Easter of GHS

pinned Melton Ortiz of

HBHS;

◊132 Steven Thao of

GHS pinned Job Bautista of

HBHS;

◊138 Lee Xiong of GHS

won by decision over Robert

Brighton 14-10;

◊145 Aaron Featherstor of

HBHS pinned Kevin Easter

of GHS;

◊152 Jacob Garcia of

HBHS won by forfeit;

◊160 Cody Watson of

GHS pinned Grant Thorton

of HBHS;

◊170 Douglas Matthews

of HBHS pinned Gabe Israel

of GHS;

◊182 Both Teams were

open;

◊195 Ben Tuttle of GHS

pinned Huston Dederick of

HBHS;

◊ 220 Ricky Hernandez of GHS pinned Jonathon Sutton of HBHS;

◊HWT Bryar Preuss Pinned Eric Esep of HBHS.

The Pioneers also participated in the 5th Annual Bentonville Tiger Classic Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

The team had one member place. Bryar Preuss took fourth in the 285 pound weight class at the tournament.

Sports, Pages 9 on 01/25/2012