Monett Wrestlers Pounding Their Way To The Top

Last year seemed like a great year for the Monett High School wrestling team. They were Class 2 State Champions and had several wrestlers who did extremely well at state. Fast forward to a year later and the Monett Cubs wrestling team is doing even better than last year. Last weekend they qualified 10 wrestlers to the state tournament. Heading to the finals from Monett are:


Ethan Davis - 130 lbs (State Championship Round)
Michael Merrit - 135 lbs (3rd place Round)
Kellen Bounous - 145 lbs (State Championship Round)
Kyle Meyer - 152 lbs (State Championship Round)
Scotty Wilson - 160 lbs (3rd place Round)
Jantsen Boucher - 172 lbs (3rd place Round)

Other Southwest Missouri schools with wrestlers in the finals include:

Class 1
160 lbs - Dalton Cummings (Seneca)
149 lbs - Dillan Webb (Seneca)
135 lbs - Josh Mullin (Seneca)
130 lbs - Nathan Fortner (Seneca)
125 lbs - Colby Skaggs (Seneca)
119 lbs - Craig VanLue (Diamond)
112 lbs - Timothy Harnar (Seneca)
103 lbs - Tate Smith (Seneca)

Class 2
285 lbs - Kale Crosby (Reeds Spring)
215 lbs - Derek Lee (Bolivar)
171 lbs - Travis Green (Carl Junction)
160 lbs - Steven Whaley (Bolivar)
140 lbs - Dalton England (Carl Junction)
135 lbs - Steven Morey (Reeds Spring)
130 lbs - Lee White (Reeds Spring)
125 lbs - Sam Zimmer (Logan-Rogersville)
119 lbs - Eric Hughers (Bolivar)

Class 3
285 lbs - Chris McMullin (Willard), Drake Holland (Ozark)
189 lbs - Joel Wyman (Willard)
171 lbs - Garrett Buzzard (Carthage)
160 lbs - Garrett Mayfield (Willard), Curt Trimmell (Republic)
152 lbs - Zeb Spicer (Ozark), Keenan Berry (Hillcrest)
145 lbs - Taylor Ball (Willard)
140 lbs - Dallas Smith (Neosho)
130 lbs - Clint Spencer (Carthage), Jared Brock (Neosho)
125 lbs - Justin Huchins (Neosho), Josh Mason (Carthage)
119 lbs - Patrick Grigsby (Webb City), Carter Boatright (Neosho)
112 lbs - Nate Kelly (Carthage), Trevor Hughes (Neosho)
103 lbs - Joe Barnes (Neosho), Colton Howell (Ozark)

Class 4
285 lbs - Justin Britt (Lebanon), Casey Wiener (Kickapoo)
215 lbs - Trevor Byrd ( Lebanon)
171 lbs - Miles Copple (Joplin)
145 lbs - Austin Brawner (Lebanon)