Smith-Cotton Varsity Wrestling
Bill Skillman Memorial Tournament Saturday 1-23-2016
The Smith-Cotton Tigers had a great weekend of wrestling as both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams wrestled in the
Bill Skillman Memorial Tournament, which is a team dual tournament held in Kearney, MO.
The varsity grapplers finished the day with a 3-1 dual record to finish second to the home team. Matchups included
wins against the Rockwood Summit Falcons (48-27), Harrisonville Wildcats (41-28), and the Liberty North Eagles (42-33),
and a loss to the Kearney Bulldogs (20-46). The Tigers have an outstanding Varsity Dual record of 11-4 for the season.
The Tigers were led by undefeated performances from Blake Pomajzl, Justin Osburn, and Jake McFail. Pomajzl, a
sophomore, earned two pins, one technical fall, and a decision. Osburn, freshman, won by forfeit and two decisions
before wrestling while injured in his final match, pinning his opponent. McFail, a senior, wrestled his way to two pins, a
technical fall, and a forfeit.
There were many other great matches throughout the day. Izaiah Snyder wrestled three very tough matches that all
went the distance and ended in decisions, with him winning two and losing one. Snyder, Connor Siron, and Michael
Laster all finished the day 3-1. Noah Aziere, who finished 2-2 on the day, wrestled two of the top-rated 182lb wrestlers
in the state and wrestled both of them to the very end, giving them a tough match and getting a good look at the
competition for the state tournament.
“We started out slow today. As coaches, we could have done more to get the kids ready to wrestle the early morning
matches, but we regrouped and the kids took care of business for the remainder of the day. There were some very good
matches today and our wrestlers helped themselves out by beating some district opponents, which will help them in
getting to the State tournament.” Smith-Cotton Coach Charlie McFail.
Bill Skillman Memorial Tournament Results
Weight
Class
Wrestler
106 Younger Layton
113
Connor Siron
120
Kris Houk
126
Open
132 Blake Pomajzl
138 Justin Osburn
145
Jake McFail
152 Josh Hartman
160 Gauge Younger
170 Brandon Neale
182
Noah Aziere
195 Izaiah Snyder
220
Open
285 Michael Laster
Record
Place
Kearney
Harrisonville
Loss-Pin
Rockwood
Summit
Loss-Pin
Loss-Pin
Liberty
North
Loss-Pin
0-4
3-1
2-2
5th
2nd
3rd
Loss-Pin
Win-Forfeit
Win-Forfeit
Win-Fall
Loss-Pin
Loss-Pin
Win-Forfeit
Win-Dec
Loss-Forfeit
4-0
4-0
4-0
1-3
1-3
2-2
2-2
3-1
1st
1st
1st
4th
4th
3rd
3rd
2nd
2nd
Loss-Forfeit
Win-Tech Fall
Win-Dec
Win-Fall
Win-Fall
Win-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Win-Dec
Win-Fall
Win-Forfeit
Win-Fall
Win-Tech Fall
Win-Fall
Loss-Pin
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Pin
Loss-Pin
Loss-Dec
Win-Dec
Loss-Pin
Loss-Dec
Loss-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Maj Dec
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Dec
Loss-Dec
Win-Fall
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Win-Dec
Win-Dec
Loss-Forfeit
3-1
Loss-Forfeit Loss-Forfeit
Win-Pin
Loss-Forfeit Loss-Forfeit
Win-Pin
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Pin
The Junior Varsity team won duals against the Kearney Bulldogs (19-7) and Harrisonville Wildcats (16-9), and came up
short against the Rockwood Summit Falcons (12-21) and the Staley Falcons (20-21). The JV Tigers were led by
undefeated performances from Nate McFail, freshman, and Jared Brown, sophomore. McFail, who remains undefeated
on the season with 26 earned wins, achieved his victories with two major decisions and two falls. Brown received a
forfeit and wrestled his way to three pins. Brody Kindle also performed well on the day, having one forfeit and wrestling
his other matches for the full time, winning two of three by major decision. Trent Johnson and Jayden Uptegrove also
won three of their four matches.
“There was some great wrestling on the JV side. Our kids were getting after it. We had some non-stop, action-filled
matches where our kids showed some great physical and mental toughness. These young kids are nearing the end of
their season, and they are taking advantage of every opportunity to get better.” Smith-Cotton Assistant Coach Tommy
Kindle.
Bill Skillman Memorial JV Tournament Results
Weight
Class
Wrestler
106
113
120
126
132
138
145
152
160
170
182
195
220
285
EX
Open
Open
Open
Cody Collins
Open
Brody Kindle
Nate McFail
Jayden Uptegrove
Colin Polley
Open
Jared Brown
Open
Trent Johnson
Bryce Johnson
Jonzel Washington
Record
2-2
3-1
4-0
3-1
0-4
4-0
3-1
2-2
0-2
Place
3rd
2nd
1st
2nd
5th
1st
2nd
3rd
Kearney
Harrisonville
Staley
Loss-Forfeit
Rockwood
Summit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Fall
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Fall
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Win-Maj Dec
Loss-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Win-Maj Dec
Win-Fall
Win-Fall
Win-Maj Dec
Win-Maj Dec
Loss-Maj Dec
Win-Forfeit
Win-Forfeit
Win-Fall
Loss-Dec
Loss-Dec
Loss-Dec
Loss-Dec
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Win-Forfeit
Win-Fall
Win-Fall
Win-Fall
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Loss-Forfeit
Win-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Win-Fall
Loss-Fall
Win-Fall
Loss-Dec
Win-Forfeit
Loss-Fall
Loss-Fall
Loss-Fall