Michael Smith
Something was off with the Pleasant Hill wrestling team on Day 1 of the Class 2 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships.
The Roosters trailed both Mid-Buchanan and Odessa going into Day 2 on Thursday at Mizzou Arena at the University of Missouri. Jeff Wyatt put the reason for the slow start on himself.
“Yesterday I got caught up in the schedule and we didn’t do the things that we normally do,” Wyatt said. “We got out of our routine a big and ran the boys and girls on the same day. We really didn’t focus on what was important, but we did that today. The boys led the charge.”
Wrestler Interviews:
- Class 2 Boys, Team Champs: Pleasant Hill head coach Jeff Wyatt
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Jacob Hanes, Pleasant Hill
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Kale Weber, Harrisonville
- Class 2 Boys, Undefeated Sophomore State Champ (2x Champ): Sampson Stillwell, St. Michael
- Class 2 Boys, Undefeated Senior State Champ (2x Champ): Jay Greiner, St. Joseph Lafayette
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Chase Short, Cameron
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Gavyn Carpenter, Hallsville
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Garrett Lyons, Pleasant Hill
- Class 2 Boys, Undefeated Senior State Champ (3x Champ): Brady Roark, Seneca
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ: Caleb Husch, Cameron
- Class 2 Boys, Senior State Champ (2x Champ): Ryan Meek, St. Clair
- Class 2 Boys, Undefeated Sophomore State Champ: Cole Blattner, Fulton
- Class 2 Boys, Freshman State Champ: Cooper Collins, Excelsior Springs
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Gable Gross, Odessa
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Hunter Jennings, Southern Boone
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Ethan Phillips, Oak Grove
- Class 2 Boys, 5th place: Colton Roark, Cassville
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Ryder Coons, Mid-Buchanan
- Class 2 Boys, 5th place: Lucas Barry, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Parker Lutz, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic
- Class 2 Boys, 3rd place: Spencer Cunningham, Mid-Buchanan
Pleasant Hill bounced back in a big way, however, and won its third straight state team title with 145.5 points. Mid-Buch took second with 135.5, Odessa was third with 113 and St. Genevieve was fourth with 93. Cameron was just on the outside looking in with 92.
Pleasant Hill had three champions, including Garrett Lyons (150), Jacob Hanes (215) and Brayden Bush (190), all of whom won the first state championships in their careers. Others on the team to earn state medals were Sam Ewing (144, third), Lane Snyder (150, second) and Sam Mcdowell-Driskell (285).
“Garrett is the hardest working kid in the room,” Wyatt said. “You can always count on him. Brayden and Jacob are phenomenal athletes and they do a great job today….
