The Clarkston Varsity Wrestling team had three place during the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational on Saturday.
Nathaniel Carter finished in second place in the 138-pound weight class, going 2-1 for the day. He had falls over Hartland’s Michael Cappellano, 39 seconds; and Grandville’s Xavier Carpentier, 1:05.
Archer Anderson finished in fourth place in the 120-pound weight class, going 3-2 for the day. He won by technical fall over Fenton’s Jamal Horne, 15-0; by decision over DCC Blue’s Mack Moscovic, 9-2; and by decision over Dundee’s Mason Haines, 8-7.
Camden Neumann (285) finished in sixth place with a 3-0 win over Lapeer’s Jase Fuller. He lost the semifinal round and had medical forfeits for the next two rounds.
Gavin Culloty (106) went 2-2 win a 9-7 win over Lapeer’s Connor Haslett; and a fall over Fenton’s Aiden Velzy, 2:51.
Tyler Le (113) went 1-2, winning a tie breaker over Grandville’s Justin Hoezee.
Preston Lefevre (126) went 1-2 with a 10-2 major decision over DCC White’s Nico Pasienza.
Anthony Cach (190) went 1-2 with a 6-2 win over Warren Mott’s Ethan Drozdowski.
The Wolves finished 2023 taking sixth place in the Medina Invitational tournament in Ohio, Dec. 28-29. Clarkston had three wrestlers out of nine finish in the top four with Preston Lefevre finishing in second place; Carter in third; and Anderson in fourth.
Lefevre finished in second place and went 5-1 in the 126-pound weight class. He had falls over Nate Marzec, 27 seconds; Isaac Bulugaris, 4:44; and Anthony Mrosko, 2:56. He won be technical fall over Nate Hodge, 15-0; and won by decision over Wyatt Nemitz, 6-4.
Carter finished in third place and went 8-1 in the 138-pound weight class. Carter had seven wins by falls which were over Collin Calderon, 2:41; Isaak Wickham, 3:52; John Foye, 1:32; Santino Duniec, 2:54; Nick Piontkowski, 2:18; Tyson Spicer, 2:04; and Austin McKee, 41 seconds. Carter won by major decision over Piontkowski in a second match, 12-4.
Anderson finished in fourth place in the 120-pound weight class going 4-2 during the two days. He won by falls over Tyler Della Rocco, 1:28; Skye Jones, 2:38; and Kurt Mokros, 3:45. He won with a 8-3 decision over Bodee Miller.
Ayden Mutter (132) went 3-2 with falls over Josh Chung, 20 seconds; Justin Muzzy, 2:49; and Memphis Hughes, 4:10.
Culloty (106) went 2-2 with a fall over Christopher Foraker and a 7-0 decision over Kobe Huston. Neumann (285) went 2-2 with falls over Caleb Hennen, 2:34; and Kevin Ludwig, 2:04. Marco Marino (144) went 1-2 with a fall over Kane Sparks, 2:23. Matteo Marino (165) went 1-2 with a 6-1 win over Brayden Shuster.
Cach (190) went 1-2 with a fall over Hunter Brooks.
The Wolves are at home on Wednesday with Rochester Adams and Lake Orion, 5:30 p.m. They host the Clarkston Duals on Saturday, 10 a.m. — Wendi Price