Source: KC Star
http://www.kansascity.com/187/story/1081297.htmlKansas wins Metro Classic Wrestling Dual
By JEFF GELSKI
Special to The Star
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Woten won 3-2 against Excelsior Springs’ Aaron Sinclair in the 285-pound class. His victory gave Kansas a 27-23 team victory over Missouri.
The event featured top high school seniors, nine of whom recently won state championships and others who also hope to wrestle in college.
Woten will play football at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan.
“Talk about a way to go out,” Woten said. “The stands were wild. That was probably the greatest sports feeling I’ve ever had.”
Woten placed sixth in the 215-pound class at the Kansas 6A state meet this year.
Jacob Nowak of St. Thomas Aquinas, however, got the nod to wrestle at 215 pounds Wednesday.
Nowak won 7-1 against Oak Park’s Austin Baske, who subbed for injured Center senior Zack Williams, a Missouri state champion.
Nowak’s victory gave Kansas a 24-23 lead entering the final match.
Woten, wrestling at 210 pounds, took a 1-0 lead over the heavier Sinclair after two periods. Sinclair got an escape to tie the score early in the third period.
With a little more than a minute left, Woten brought the Kansas fans to their feet with a two-point takedown.
“I just heard it when I got that takedown,” Woten said. “I was just, ‘Yes.’ ”
Sinclair came up with a one-point escape in the final minute, but Woten hung on for the victory.
Two Kansas wrestlers upended Missouri state champions. At 119 pounds, Washington’s James Wauer took a 6-3 decision against Clinton’s Andy Skaggs, who went 47-1 and won a Missouri Class 2 state title.
At 152 pounds, Olathe East’s David Lalo won 9-6 against Platte County’s Colin Wittmeyer, a two-time Missouri Class 2 champ.
The 125-pound match featured two state champions in Olathe South’s Chaz Lawrence and Blue Springs’ Luke Greco. A one-point escape early in the second period gave Greco a 1-0 victory.
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Posted on Wed, Mar. 11, 2009 10:15 PM
