Junior Caleb Phillips looks for the call from the official in his win by fall over his heavyweight opponent from Ft. Gibson.
The referee watches closely as Coweta’s Brock Hickman picks up a quick win at 106 pounds in Coweta’s dual with Fort Gibson last Tuesday.
Rusty Treat handles his Ft. Gibson opponent with ease before winning by fall at 170 pounds
Bronson Burcham, right, battles with his 145-pound Fort Gibson opponent before winning a thrilling 4-3 decision at Coweta’s home dual on Jan. 5, 2021.
Cole Stevens competes well with his Ft. Gibson opponent before losing by fall in his 160 pound match.
It took overtime to do it, but Elijah Fadeyev picked up a big 4-1 win over his Ft. Gibson opponent in home dual action last week.
At 196 pounds, Gage Hamm works his way toward a major decision over his Ft. Gibson opponent during a home dual on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Five senior athletes with the Coweta Wrestling program will be recognized during Senior Night celebrations Tuesday, Jan. 19. Honorees will be, from left, CJ Clifton, Cole Stevens, Elijah Fadayev, Rusty Treat and Bronson Burcham.
Coweta Tiger wrestlers won their home opener with a 45-28 dual win over Fort Gibson on Thursday, Jan. 7. The evening included an overtime win, two major decisions and a thrilling 4-3 decision that had the crowd fully engaged in the action.
The following results have been posted from the dual:
At 106, Brock Hickman was quick to pick up a win.
At 113, Tucker Collinsworth recorded a win by fall in 0:37.
At 120, Pilcher lost by fall in the first period.
At 126, B. Roberts won with a quick stick.
At 126, Ballard lost by fall.
At 132, Mason Kidd lost by fall.
At 145, Bronson Burcham won a thrilling 4-3 decision to give the Tigers a 21-18 lead over Fort Gibson.
At 152, C.J. Clifton lost by major decision, 9-1.
At 160, Cole Stevens lost by fall.
At 170, Rusty Treat won by fall.
At 182, Hudson Moudy received a forfeit.
At 196, Gage Hamm won a major decision.
At 220, Elijah Fadeyev won 4-1 in overtime to extend Coweta’s lead to 39-28.
At heavyweight, Caleb Phillips won with a fast fall.
Coweta competed in the Larry Wilkey Invitational in Jenks over the weekend and came home with a seventh place finish among 24 scoring teams.
At 182, Gage Hamm squared off with Brayden Bowman of Edmond North in the finals and lost a 6-3 decision. He advanced to the finals with a 10-5 decision over Ramses Soto of Broken Arrow.
At heavyweight, Caleb Phillips competed for a third place finish against Tyler Rich of Owasso. He lost a 1-0 decision to finish fourth.
In the fifth place match at 145, Bronson Burcham pinned Jonathan Kelvington of Jenks in 4:48.
Also for fifth place, Eli Fadeyev at 220 decisioned Jaylen Pounds of More, 4-3.
No other tournament information has been made available.
To open the 2020-2021 season, the Coweta Tigers competed in the Jay Border Wars Dual Tournament and finished with runner-up honors.
At the tournament posted wins over Jay (43-36), Rogers, Ark. (72-12), Inola (48-34) and Stilwell (58-24). Their only loss on the mats came to Bridge Creek (30-50).
Wagoner County Editor Christy Wheeland
Christy has been covering news and sports in Wagoner County since 1988. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in Public Relations/Journalism. christy.wheeland@wagonercountyat.com
