THREE SPRINGS — The Clearfield Lady Bison wrestling team, despite only competing with six girls, took second place at the Southern Huntingdon tournament on Saturday, February 7.
Going 18-5 combined overall, their 158.5 team points was second only to Juniata’s 177 points in the 16 team field.
Earning first place were Makayla Taylor at 155 and Jocelyn Nixon at 190. Silver medalists were Ivy Sanders at 124, Angela Rougeux at 130, and Alara Quickel at 148. In fifth place was Margaret Duke at 136.
Taylor (16-5), currently ranked fourth in the state, went 3-0 with three pins. Below she gets her hand raised after pinning Southern Huntingdon’s Chloe Holloway (13-5).
Nixon (14-6) had two first period falls to claim her title.
Sanders (18-10) had three falls before pinned by United’s Chloe Stiles (28-4).
Rougeux (21-8) had four first period falls and a major decision before being pinned near the end of the second period against Juniata’s Brea Howard (21-7) while going 5-1 for the day.
Quickel (14-8) had three first period falls, her lone loss being a third period pin by Philipsburg-Osceola’s Kendyl Meersand (14-5).
Duke (6-11) went 2-2 on the day, getting a pin and a tech fall for her two wins.
Next up for the Lady Bison will be the District 5, 6, and 9 Championships at Altoona on February 21.
The Clearfield Junior High team also took second place at Southern Huntingdon. Next up for the is the PJW Area 5 state qualifying tournament in Clearfield on Sunday February 15.
Complete tournament results can be found HERE.
Clearfield results:
Team Standings
(1) Juniata 177.0, (2) Clearfield 158.5, (3) Towanda 121.5, (4) Greencastle-Antrim 119.0, (5) Southern Huntingdon 116.0, (6) Danville 113.0, (7) Philipsburg-Osceola 112.0, (8) State College 83.0, (9) United 79.5, (10) Hempfield Area 78.0, (11) Bellwood-Antis 68.0, (12) Conrad Weiser 66.0, (13) Altoona 62.0, (14) Bellefonte 44.0, (15) James Buchanan 34.0, (16) North Star 23.0
Round Robin Round 1
124 – Ivy Sanders pinned Cayce Davidson (Philipsburg-Osceola), 1:54
130 – Angela Rougeaux pinned Rilie Bush (Philipsburg-Osceola), 0:45
136 – Brandy Trail (Greencastle-Antrim) pinned Margaret Duke, 4:27
148 – Alara Quickel pinned Hannah Simcoe (State College), 1:30
155 – Makayla Taylor pinned Bailee Scott (Bellefonte), 1:23
190 – Jocelyn Nixon pinned Brianna Gordon (Southern Huntingdon), 0:57
Round Robin Round 2
124 – Ivy Sanders pinned Carly Bair (Bellefonte), 2:32
130 – Angela Rougeaux pinned Sophie Long (United), 0:46
136 – Jordana Steffen (Juniata) pinned Margaret Duke, 1:00
148 – Kendyl Meersand (Philipsburg-Osceola) pinned Alara Quickel, 5:18
155 – Makayla Taylor pinned Chloe Holloway (Southern Huntingdon), 3:11
190 – Jocelyn Nixon pinned Brianna Gordon (Southern Huntingdon), 1:10
Round Robin Round 3
124 – Ivy Sanders pinned Kathryn Bream (Greencastle-Antrim), 0:28
130 – Angela Rougeaux pinned Serenity Dunkle (Southern Huntingdon), 0:45
136 – Margaret Duke pinned Emalyn Rickabaugh (Altoona), 0:55
155 – Makayla Taylor pinned Elizabeth Naughton (Towanda), 1:41
Round Robin Round 4
130 – Angela Rougeaux pinned Marley Griffith (North Star), 0:55
148 – Alara Quickel pinned Jadelyn Sarviss (Danville), 0:54
Round Robin Round 5
130 – Angela Rougeaux dec. Samara Larson (Hempfield Area), 13-6
148 – Alara Quickel pinned Kendal Cook (Towanda), 1:10
Fifth Place
136 – Margaret Duke won by tech. fall over Liberty Lane (Southern Huntingdon), 15-0 3:49
Championship Finals
124 – Chloe Stiles (United) pinned Ivy Sanders, 1:35
130 – Brea Beward (Juniata) pinned Angela Rougeaux, 3:53
Clearfield wrestlers in bold.
