Buckaroos finish third in silver bracket at Manti Holiday Classic

by Anna Fredericks
Contributing Writer
The Monticello Buckaroo wrestlers have entered their midseason break following a good weekend at the Manti Holiday Classic duals tournament December 15-16.
The Buckaroos wrestled nine duels at the 18-team tournament, finishing fourth in their pool and third in the silver bracket. The Buckaroos won duals against Piute, Wayne, North Sanpete and Ben Lomond.
Senior Chandler Henderson led the way for MHS with a 7-2 record on the weekend. He collected four wins by fall and one by 3-0 decision.
Senior Zach Thayn went 6-2 at the tournament at 150 pounds. Thayn had five wins by fall and a big 12-1 major decision win. Senior Chandler Henderson, at 157 pounds, was 5-2 with four wins by fall and an exciting 3-0 win. Junior Tavon Black was 5-1 at 175 pounds, winning all five matches by fall. 
Freshman John Leber finished the weekend 6-2 at 120 pounds, winning all six matches by fall. Ronnie Harris went 6-3 at 138 pounds winning all six matches by fall.
London Shumway at 126 pounds and Jarum Robinson at 215 pounds each had a win by fall. Evan Carpenter earned a win by fall in a 106 pound exhibition match. 
Also wrestling hard for the Buckaroos this weekend were Arturo Gutierrez at 113 pounds, Anson Kendrick at 132 pounds, and Cruise Shumway at 165 pounds.
The Buckaroos wrestled Kayenta at home on Tuesday, December 19. Look for results in the December 27 issue of the paper.
The team will be back in action January 5-6 when they travel to the Dolores Quad on Friday and the Pagosa Springs Tournament Saturday.