Exploding Whale Sports
December 2, 2017, 6:12am
Siuslaw sophomore Gavin Fletcher demolished the 120-pound class Friday with four wins, all pins, to lead the Vikings to a third-place finish in the 21-school Deven Dawson Memorial Tournament in Harrisburg.
Pleasant Hill won the team title with 135 points, host Harrisburg second with 131 and Siuslaw third with 130. Elmira was fourth with 125 and North Eugene fifth with 121.
Siuslaw senior Richard Huff (126) and junior Riley Jennings (170) posted second-place finishes, while senior Patrick Hill (132) had a third-place showing.
Huff, the defending 4A champion at 113 pounds, lost in the 126-pound finals to Harrisburg junior Chance Hendrickson, the defending 3A champion at 113 pounds. Hendrickson won by pin in 1:59.
Saturday, Huff was the top performer among five weary Vikings in the Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade, placing third at 126 with four consecutive wins following a first-round loss.
Siuslaw next competes in the Coast Classic this coming Friday and Saturday in North Bend.
Perry Burlison results:
120 — Gavin Fletcher was 0-2
126 — Richard Huff was 4-1, placed third with 17 team points
145 — Sal Sierra was 0-2
170 — Riley Jennings was 1-2 and scored 4 team points
285 — Matthew Horrillo was 1-2 and scored 3 team points
Devon Dawson results:
113 — Brady Libby was 0-2 with 7 team points
120 — Gavin Fletcher was 4-0, placed first with 30 team points
126 — Elijah LaCosse was 2-2
126 — Richard Huff was 3-1, placed second with 25 team points
132 — Patrick Hill was 2-1, placed third with 17 team points
145 — Ryan Jennings was 2-2
145 — Sal Sierra was 3-2, placed eighth with 9 team points
152 — Alexander Paasch was 2-2 with 6 team points
170 — Riley Jennings was 3-1, placed second with 23 team points
182 — Luiz Infante-Marquez was 0-2
195 — Christian Newlan was 0-2
285 —Matthew Horrillo was 3-1, placed fifth with 13 team points
2017-18 SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 1 — Deven Dawson Invitational at Harrisburg.
Saturday, Dec. 2 — Perry Burlison Invitational at Cascade.
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 8-9 — Coast Classic at North Bend.
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 15-16 — at Grants Pass Invitational.
Thursday, Jan. 4 — Far West League Dual at Douglas (Douglas, North Bend, Siuslaw)
Saturday, Jan. 6 — at Bend Invitational.
Saturday, Jan. 13 — Nick Lutz Invitational at Siuslaw (North Bend, Sheldon, Siuslaw, South Umpqua)
Friday, Jan. 19 — Siuslaw at South Umpqua dual meet
Saturday, Jan. 20 — at Sutherlin Classic.
Thursday, Jan. 25 — Philomath at Siuslaw dual meet
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 26-27 — at Cottage Grove Tournament.
Friday, Feb. 2 — Senior Night Duals (Siuslaw, North Bend, South Umpqua), 5:30 p.m.
VIKINGS ROSTER
Weight class — athlete, year in school
113/106 — Brady Libby, freshman
120 — Gavin Fletcher, sophomore
126/120 — Richard Huff, senior
126/120 — Elijah LaCosse, freshman
132 — Patrick Hill, senior
145/138 — Ryan Jennings, freshman
145/138 — Sal Sierra, senior
152/145/138 — Jay Golblatt, senior
152 — Alexander Paasch, junior
170/160 — Riley Jennings, junior
182/170/160 — Luiz Infante-Marquez, sophomore
195/182 — Christian Newlan, freshman
285/220 — Matthew Horrillo, sophomore