A young Enterprise boys wrestling team gave more experienced Smiths Station a battle on Tuesday night before falling short to the heavily favored Panthers 35-27 in the AHSAA Class 7A
The loss drops the Wildcats into the third-place consolation match Friday at 1 p.m. at Birmingham’s Bill Harris Arena against Thompson. The four-defending duals state champions were knocked off by Huntsville 39-22 on Tuesday. Huntsville and Smiths Station wrestle for the state title, also at 1 p.m.
People are also reading… Smiths Station dominated a five-match stretch from 184 to 287, amassing 26 team points which proved to be the difference. The Wildcats then captured three straight wins. Sophomore Cody Kirk stayed unbeaten, improving to 40-0 with a pin over Panther junior Al Williams and Kody Sigmon followed with a 10-2 major decision over Smiths Station’s Nathaniel Jarmon at 162. Sam Lynon, Enterprise’s lone senior competing on Tuesday, won by disqualification at 172 from Smiths Station junior Kylan Pace, who was also assessed a three-point flagrant misconduct penalty.
Panther junior Erik Short started the string of wins for Smiths Station with a pin over Wildcat eighth grader Brandon Bethea at 184. Robert Sanborn, a senior, took an 8-3 decision over EHS junior Xavier Henderson at 187. The Panthers’ Lance Peterson received a forfeit at 222 before senior Ken Felder pinned Enterprise sophomore Dezmon Thomas at 287.
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