St. Joseph-Ogden’s A.J. Wagner won all three of his matches on Saturday to win the 113-pound weight class in the Rex Avery Porta Invitational in Petersburg.

Wagner is 7-1 for the season and had one pin. He was top-seeded in his weight class.

Wagner was among eight Spartans who participated in the tournament.

Brodie Sullivan placed fourth at 195 pounds. He had one pin for the day.

Securing fifth-place finishes for SJ-O were Isaiah Moore (126 pounds) and Trevon Carr (170 pounds). Moore was 2-1 for the day with two pins. Carr was 3-1 and posted one pin.

Joe Gherna (285 pounds) won the consolation bracket.

Overall, SJ-O wrestlers were 12-11 for the tournament.

The team’s other competitors were Matthew Falls (138 pounds), Conrad Miller (145 pounds) and Max Shonkwiler  (220 pounds).

As a team, SJ-O scored 60 points at Porta and placed 18th in the 25-school event.

Wagner, Chase Chapman and Shonkwiler each have two pins for the Spartans through the first five dual meets.

Austin Kofoot, Moore and A.J. Wells all have one pin apiece in the dual meets.

Wagner’s fastest fall was in 48 seconds and accounted for the only SJ-O points in a 61-6 loss to LeRoy/Tri-Valley.

Shonkwiler’s quickest pin was in 16 seconds and was one of six matches the Spartans won in a 47-33 loss to Clifton Central.

Chapman’s 11-second pin, also against Clifton Central, was the team’s fastest in the first five meets.

Wells produced a 19-second pin in a 48-12 loss to Danville.

Kofoot registered a 16-second fall against Clifton Central. Moore’s pin came in 2 minutes, 11 seconds, also against Clifton.

Wagner and Shonkwiler each earned wins by decision in a 51-6 loss to Oakwood/Salt Fork.

Carr scored a technical fall win in a 35-5 SJ-O win over Urbana.

SJ-O returns to action on Tuesday at Gibson City in a meet that also includes Heyworth.

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The Comets (4-0) opened their season on Saturday at the Pirate Duals in Cumberland by winning all four of their meets.

Oakwood/Salt Fork dispatched Shelbyville 60-6, Quincy Notre Dame 52-15, Cumberland 61-15 and Effingham 68-12.

For the day, Oakwood wrestlers compiled a cumulative 47-9 record. Fifteen squad members registered wins.

Eight Comets were 4-0 for the day: Reef Pacot (106 pounds), Gage Reed (113pounds), Blake Barney (120 pounds), Joe Lashuay (132 pounds), Connor Hutson (145 pounds), Jack Carey (152 pounds), Colby Smiley (182 pounds) and Caide Borden (285 pounds).

Smiley posted four pins. Borden and Carey each collected three pins. Reed had two pins.

Ben Jessup (132 pounds) went 3-0 with two pins. At 160 pounds, Tate Johnson was 3-1 with one pin. Caleb Lashuay was 2-1 with one pin at 152 pounds.

Ending the day with 2-2 records for Oakwood/Salt Fork were Case Kopacz (126 pounds), Thomas Lay (195 pounds) and Josh Miller (220 pounds).

Jacob Paris (132 pounds) was 1-0 and Doug Myers (170 pounds) was 0-1.

Five O/SF freshmen earned their first varsity victories: Barney, Jessup, Kopacz, Lay and Pacot.

The Comets return to action on Tuesday at Salt Fork South against Clifton Central and St. Joseph-Ogden.

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