Morgan Sallee most outstanding for Ads at Whitley

Published 6:16 pm Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Morgan Sallee was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at Whitley County’s “Battle of the Burg” on Dec. 29.

Sallee, wrestling at 113 pounds, placed first in his weight class to lead the Admirals to a second-place finish as a team.

Teammate Caleb Campbell placed first at 132 pounds; Micah Chappell placed second at 120 pounds; Christian Poynter (138) and Spencer Updike (220) each placed third; Kaden McWilliams (170) and Pierce Haines (285) each placed fourth; Tayshawn Lyttle placed fifth at 126 pounds and Colby Stevenson placed sixth at 182 pounds.

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“Overall, a pretty good weekend for us,” head coach Joey Sallee said. “Everyone is finally healthy, and we seem to be settling into the weight classes we need to be in. I told them to enjoy the moment, and then we get back to work on Monday. We will head to the Tates Creek Invitational next Saturday.”

Full match results:

106- Championship Round One- Charlie Blevins lost by fall to Hayden Canady of Perry Central

106- Consolation Round One- Blevins lost by fall to Lilly KInsel of Perry Central

113- Championship Round One- Alicia Campbell won by fall over Whitney Owens of Whitley County

113- Championship Round One- Sallee received a bye

113- Quarterfinals- Sallee won by forfeit over Campbell

113- Consolation Round Two- Campbell lost by fall to Matt Morris of Letcher Central

113 Semifinals- Sallee won by fall over Dakota Karr of Wayne County

113 Championship- Sallee won by fall over Brandon Bruner of Bryan Station

120 Championship Round One- Chappell received a bye

120 Quarterfinals- Chappell won by fall over Brasley Lewis of Perry Central

120 Semifinals- Chappell lost by fall to Tony Gerling of East Jessamine

120 Championship- Chappell lost by fall to Nathan Ainslie of Henry Clay

126 Championship Round One- Lyttle received a by

126 Quarterfinals- Lyttle lost by fall to Hayden Sheroan of Henry Clay

126 Consolation Round Two- Lyttle won by fall over Alex Haddix of Whitley County

126 Consolation Quarterfinals- Lyttle won by fall over Roy Fields of Letcher Central

126 Consolation Semifinal- Lyttle lost by fall to William Beckley of Wayne County

5th Place Match- Lyttle won by major decision, 10-2, over Zeke Slusher of East Jessamine

132 Championship Round One- Campbell received a bye

132 Quarterfinals- Campbell won by fall over Landon Crafton of Madison Central

132 Semifinals- Campbell won by fall over Davis Tursany of West Jessamine

132 Championship- Campbell won by injury default over Zac Pigg of East Jessamine

138 Championship Round One- Poynter received a bye

138 Quarterfinals- Poynter won by fall over Austin Richie of Madison Central

138 Semifinals- Poynter lost to Gentry Deck of Madison Central by technical fall, 18-2

138 Consolation Semifinals- Poynter won by fall over Carson Blackburn of Prestonsburg

3rd Place Match- Poynter won by decision, 8-5, over Cade Price of East Jessamine

160 Championship Round One- James Perry received a bye

160 Quarterfinals- Perry lost by fall to Sam Kelly of Prestonsburg

160 Consolation Round Two- Perry lost by fall to Paul Lang of Whitley County

170 Championship Round One- McWilliams received a bye

170 Quarterfinals- McWilliams lost by decision, 12-8, to Kodi Reeder of East Jessamine

170 Consolation Round Two- McWilliams received a bye

170 Consolation Quarterfinals- McWilliams won by fall over Troy Mullins of Madison Central

170 Consolation Semifinals- McWilliams won by fall over Ethan Renfro of Whitley County

3rd Place Match- McWilliams lost by fall to Reeder of East Jessamine

182 Championship Round One- Stevenson received a bye

182 Quarterfinals- Stevenson won by fall over Dylan Hurd of Perry Central

182 Semifinals- Stevenson lost by fall to Trevoer Reynolds of Madison Central

Consolation Semifinals- Stevenson lost by fall to Steve Whitehead of Madison Southern

5 Place Match-Stevenson lost by fall to Damiyan Ramirez of Bryan Station

220 Championship Round One- Updike received a bye

220 Quarterfinals- Updike won by fall over Tyler Boots of Madison Southern

220 Semifinals- Updike lost by decision, 8-4, to Bryson Fields of Bryan Station

Consolation Semifinals- Updike won by decision, 5-4, over Joe Fisher of Letcher Central

3rd Place Match- Updike won by major decision, 8-0, over Lane Ezel of Madison Southern

285 Championship Round One- Haines received a bye

285 Quarterfinals- Haines won by fall over Grant Lawson of Whitley County

285 Semifinals- Haines lost by fall to Derek Hager of Madison Central

Consolation Semifinals- Haines won by fall over Wilson Chen of Paul Dunbar

3rd Place Match- Haines lost by fall to Gio Watson of Bryan Station