For the fourth time in five years, Apollo wrestling was victorious at City County, finishing 3-0. They took down Daviess County 44-30, Owensboro Catholic 60-22, and Owensboro 47-30. Seventh grader Jaxton Howard, sophomore Kevin Lopez, junior Colton Hardy, and seniors Patrick Glenn and Tavius Walker were City County champions for their weight classes.
Owensboro finished second, narrowly taking down Owensboro Catholic 42-41 and Daviess County 38-35. Senior Juan David Quintana was named the most outstanding wrestler. Quintana (132) and Kameryis Rodriquez Cline (144) were both City County champions after finishing undefeated in their respective weight classes. Issac Mattingly (215) and Tristan Kirkman (285) tied for first in their respective weight classes.
“Overall, I couldn’t be prouder of how the group performed tonight,” Owensboro head coach Griffen Kelley said. We have a lot of youth on the team and several first-year guys. We have had some ups and downs this season, but tonight everyone showed up and competed to the absolute best of their ability. It was our highest team finish at City County over the past few years. We are celebrating tonight, but tonight we have to get back to work.”
Owensboro Catholic finished third while Daviess County finished fourth. Sam Brauer (138), Teddy Bauer (150), and Tristan French (285) all went undefeated on the night for the Aces.
