It was a perfect start to the Class 2 girls state wrestling tournament for Capital City’s Jacinda Espinosa. The 140-pounder opened her second state tournament with a matchup against Parkway South’s Taya Stanford, using five takedowns, a three-point near fall, a two-point near fall and three escapes to build an 18-6 major decision and move on to the quarterfinals at Mizzou Arena.
Capital City’s middle weights built a lead the Cavaliers wouldn’t give up. After the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers went up 18-12 after three weights, with one forfeit each way, the Cavaliers strung together four pins and a forfeit win to help build a 54-28 Central Missouri Activities Conference win Tuesday night at Capital City High School.
It was a tough draw for the Capital City Cavaliers, facing the defending Missouri Duals champions in pool play Friday night. “Neosho’s been good for the last few years,” Capital City coach Mitch Werdehausen said following the Cavaliers’ 70-3 dual loss to the Wildcats at Helias Gym. “We had some good matches out there and we wrestled hard all day.” Capital City opened with a 48-24 win against North Point to finish 1-1 in pool play.
The numbers just didn’t add up for the Helias Crusaders. “We just gave up too many bonus points, that was a big factor,” Helias coach Weston Keleher said after the Crusaders dropped a 51-19 decision to the Neosho Tigers in the final match Saturday afternoon in the Missouri Duals at Rackers Fieldhouse. “When you give up six falls, that’s an extra 18 points there.
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