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Vandals Wrestlers Take 5th on Saturday at the Steve Bradley Invitational in Bethalto, McKinney takes 1st

Vandalia, IL, USA / Vandalia Radio
Todd Stapleton
Dec 5, 2022 | 6:08 AM
Vandals Wrestlers Take 5th on Saturday at the Steve Bradley Invitational in Bethalto, McKinney takes 1st


The Vandals wrestling team opened their tournament season at the Steve Bradley Invitational in Bethalto over the weekend. The Vandals placed 5th as a team as 3 wrestlers made the finals and Eric McKinney took first at 160. Owen Miller (138) and Wyatt Dothager (195) placed 2nd. Both Pierson Wilkerson (120) and Dillon Hinton finished 3rd, Justin Proctor placed 4th. Deon Moore (126) placed 6th and both Wade Thompson (106) and Logan Nance (170) finished 7th. The Vandals will be back in action on Thursday night in a conference dual at Hillsboro

106

Wade Thompson (2-2) placed 7th and scored 4.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal – Jackson Graff (Murphysboro) 4-1 won by fall over Wade Thompson (Vandalia) 2-2 (Fall 0:48)
  • Cons. Semi – Konnor Stephens (Waterloo) 5-1 won by fall over Wade Thompson (Vandalia) 2-2 (Fall 1:28)
  • 7th Place Match – Wade Thompson (Vandalia) 2-2 won by fall over Brylan Guthrie (Centralia) 5-4 (Fall 1:44)

120

Pierson Wilkerson (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Pierson Wilkerson (Vandalia) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Pierson Wilkerson (Vandalia) 3-1 won by fall over Cainen Buechel (Waterloo) 2-5 (Fall 0:17)
  • Semifinal – Deshawn Armstrong (Jacksonville) 7-0 won by decision over Pierson Wilkerson (Vandalia) 3-1 (Dec 7-3)
  • 3rd Place Match – Pierson Wilkerson (Vandalia) 3-1 won by fall over Aslan Merioles (Alton) 6-2 (Fall 1:40)

126

Deon Moore (4-2) placed 6th and scored 13.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Deon Moore (Vandalia) 4-2 won by fall over Jack Rutleged (Standford Olympia) 1-2 (Fall 1:51)
  • Quarterfinal – Lane Griffin (Centralia) 4-3 won by fall over Deon Moore (Vandalia) 4-2 (Fall 2:39)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Deon Moore (Vandalia) 4-2 won by fall over mia balata (Benton) 1-2 (Fall 1:30)
  • Cons. Semi – Deon Moore (Vandalia) 4-2 won by fall over Cannon Suter (Jacksonville) 6-4 (Fall 1:11)
  • 5th Place Match – Kaden Rios (Springfield High School) 4-1 won by decision over Deon Moore (Vandalia) 4-2 (Dec 9-4)

132

Parker Ray (2-2) did not place

  • Champ. Round 1 – Marshall Skelton (Alton) 5-3 won by fall over Parker Ray (Vandalia) 2-2 (Fall 0:33)
  • Cons. Round 1 – Parker Ray (Vandalia) 2-2 won by fall over Jaden Barnett (East St. Louis) 0-2 (Fall 2:55)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Ronald Baker (Champaign Central) 4-1 won by tech fall over Parker Ray (Vandalia) 2-2 (TF-1.5 3:51 (18-3))

132

Dillon Hinton (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 14.5 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 4-1 won by tech fall over Cooper Phillips (Standford Olympia) 7-4 (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-4))
  • Quarterfinal – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 4-1 won by decision over Ronald Baker (Champaign Central) 4-1 (Dec 9-4)
  • Semifinal – Korbin Bateman (Mattoon) 7-0 won by decision over Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 4-1 (Dec 7-4)
  • 3rd Place Match – Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) 4-1 won by decision over Tyson Rakers (Highland) 7-2 (Dec 2-1)

138

Owen Miller (4-1) placed 2nd and scored 24.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Owen Miller (Vandalia) 4-1 won by fall over Gage Boucher (Murphysboro) 2-4 (Fall 1:12)
  • Quarterfinal – Owen Miller (Vandalia) 4-1 won by fall over Ian Willner (Jacksonville) 7-3 (Fall 1:10)
  • Semifinal – Owen Miller (Vandalia) 4-1 won by fall over Chris Jones (Alton) 5-4 (Fall 3:08)
  • 1st Place Match – Mason Tieffel (Benton) 6-0 won by tech fall over Owen Miller (Vandalia) 4-1 (TF-1.5 5:28 (25-10))

145

Caden Duff (1-2) did not place and scored 3.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Aidan Blackburn (Mattoon) 6-1 won by tech fall over Caden Duff (Vandalia) 1-2 (TF-1.5 3:17 (16-0))
  • Cons. Round 1 – Caden Duff (Vandalia) 1-2 won by fall over Nick Hartley (Jerseyville Community) 5-4 (Fall 0:32)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Russell Tate (Centralia) 7-4 won by fall over Caden Duff (Vandalia) 1-2 (Fall 3:08)

152

Dexter Culpepper (1-2) did not place and scored 3.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Luke McCoy (Civic Memorial B) 5-2 won by tech fall over Dexter Culpepper (Vandalia) 1-2 (TF-1.5 4:17 (16-0))
  • Cons. Round 1 – Dexter Culpepper (Vandalia) 1-2 won by fall over Peyton Rose (Waterloo) 0-2 (Fall 0:35)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Miles Clapp (Mattoon) 3-3 won by fall over Dexter Culpepper (Vandalia) 1-2 (Fall 0:43)

160

Eric McKinney (5-0) placed 1st and scored 27.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Eric McKinney (Vandalia) 5-0 won by fall over Ryan Hingle (Springfield High School) 0-2 (Fall 1:15)
  • Quarterfinal – Eric McKinney (Vandalia) 5-0 won by major decision over Jason Skocy (Mattoon) 6-2 (MD 15-2)
  • Semifinal – Eric McKinney (Vandalia) 5-0 won by fall over Abram Davidson (Jacksonville) 8-2 (Fall 2:38)
  • 1st Place Match – Eric McKinney (Vandalia) 5-0 won by decision over Maddox Kirts (Bloomington HS) 6-2 (Dec 7-1)

170

Logan Nance (2-3) placed 7th and scored 7.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Logan Nance (Vandalia) 2-3 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Dayton Hoffman (Murphysboro) 6-0 won by decision over Logan Nance (Vandalia) 2-3 (Dec 8-1)
  • Cons. Round 2 – Logan Nance (Vandalia) 2-3 won by fall over Blaine Howell (Mattoon) 0-3 (Fall 1:18)
  • Cons. Semi – Connor Chin (Jerseyville Community) 4-2 won by fall over Logan Nance (Vandalia) 2-3 (Fall 2:52)
  • 7th Place Match – Logan Nance (Vandalia) 2-3 won by fall over Wyatt Hall (Civic Memorial B) 3-4 (Fall 2:57)

182

Justin Proctor (2-2) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Justin Proctor (Vandalia) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Justin Proctor (Vandalia) 2-2 won by fall over Seth Bowers (Champaign Central) 3-2 (Fall 5:21)
  • Semifinal – Luca Thies (Jacksonville) 7-2 won by fall over Justin Proctor (Vandalia) 2-2 (Fall 1:51)
  • 3rd Place Match – Gavin Hedger (Benton) 3-2 won by major decision over Justin Proctor (Vandalia) 2-2 (MD 13-4)

195

Wyatt Dothager (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 – Wyatt Dothager (Vandalia) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal – Wyatt Dothager (Vandalia) 3-1 won by fall over Izaiah Dalton (Benton) 3-4 (Fall 0:30)
  • Semifinal – Wyatt Dothager (Vandalia) 3-1 won by fall over Mason Meyer (Jacksonville) 7-2 (Fall 1:59)
  • 1st Place Match – LOGAN COOPER (Civic Memorial) 8-0 won by decision over Wyatt Dothager (Vandalia) 3-1 (Dec 6-5)