Michael Smith
Marlow had a tough challenge ahead of it.
The team made the trek to Kansas City, Mo., to participate in the Warrior duals Saturday at St. Pius X High School.
The round-robin dual tournament featured the host team, St. Pius X, who is ranked No. 1 in Class 1 in Missouri; Fort Dodge (Iowa), a team that is an honorable mention in the Fab 50 on MatScouts; and Bentonville and Mexico (Mo.)
Interviews:
- Marlow head coach Andy Howington
- Marlow’s Cade Gilbert (165)
- Marlow’s Zach Dawson (157)
- Marlow’s Lawson Knox (175)
Despite facing stiff competition, Marlow, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the Owrestle.com poll, went 4-0 in the tournament to take first place. Marlow topped St. Pius 38-33, Fort Dodge 42-29, Bentonville 64-9 and Mexico 68-10.
The Outlaws had six wrestlers who finished the day unbeaten and five others who had a winning record. It helped their cause that they got back six wrestlers from playing for the football team just before the tournament.
“They wrestled really well,” Marlow head wrestling coach Andy Howington said of his team. “We still have two starters out and it’s still a work in progress.”
No. 2-ranked Cade Gilbert (165 pounds) was one of those who just came back from playing football for the Outlaws and he had an impressive showing on Saturday. He won two matches by fall, one by a 11-3 major decision and a 20-3 tech fall as he was one of five Outlaws to finish 4-0.
“It was fun to come up here and face some new competition,” GIlbert said. “These matches didn’t matter for rankings, it was just to get some mat time….
