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Fairfield wrestling falls short in Fort Madison
Trojans win six in Southeast Conference dual with Bloodhounds
Hunter Moeller
Jan. 12, 2024 11:32 pm, Updated: Jan. 15, 2024 12:04 pm
Fairfield wrestling hit the road South on Thursday night to square off with the Bloodhounds of Fort Madison.
The Trojans did all they could against the Bloodhounds, which included grabbing six individual victories, but it was Fort Madison that defended its home turf 42-31.
Fairfield’s Cael McCabe (113), Aiden Westercamp (138), Elijah Simons (150) and Dre Smithburg (215) were all winners by fall.
Zandrik Allison won a hard-fought battle at 144, winning by decision, 9-7. Dain Burkhart was the final winner for the Trojans, winning by major decision at 175, 9-0.
In girls action, Fairfield went 2-1.Vianney Gonzalez (115) and Samantha Lyons (170) both won by pinfall, while Alejandra Carminhato fell.
Fort Madison vs. Fairfield
106: Cole Quittem (FOMA) over Noah Patel (FAIR) (Fall 4:27) 113: Cael McCabe (FAIR) over Brody Bolander (FOMA) (Fall 0:59) 120: Luke Vanderpool (FOMA) over Hayden Bowman (FAIR) (Fall 2:20) 126: Noah Swigart (FOMA) over Ajay Klett (FAIR) (Fall 1:10) 132: Logan Pennock (FOMA) over Julian Pumphrey (FAIR) (MD 12-0) 138: Aiden Westercamp (FAIR) over Tateum Schelich (FOMA) (Fall 0:56) 144: Zandrik Allison (FAIR) over Cade Goodrich (FOMA) (Dec 9-7) 150: Elijah Simons (FAIR) over Rainer Johnson (FOMA) (Fall 1:55) 157: Nolan Riddle (FOMA) over (FAIR) (For.) 165: Joe Hartman (FOMA) over Calvin McClain (FAIR) (Fall 4:31) 175: Dain Burkhart (FAIR) over Gavin Callahan (FOMA) (MD 9-0) 190: Isaac Thacher (FOMA) over Carter Moore (FAIR) (TF 16-0 5:59) 215: Dre Smithburg (FAIR) over Aaron Warner (FOMA) (Fall 2:00) 285: Cory Arnett (FOMA) over Logan Johnson (FAIR) (Dec 5-0)