Auburn Mountainview grapplers come up big at Mat Classic, Auburn finishes fifth in 4A team competition | Wrestling

February 21, 2010 10:08 pm
Auburn Mountainview's Tyler King manhandles Enumclaw's Josh Musick in the 152-pound 3A title match at Mat Classic XXII.
Auburn Mountainview's Tyler King manhandles Enumclaw's Josh Musick in the 152-pound 3A title match at Mat Classic XXII.

Tyler King may have been defeated three times this season by Enumclaw’s Josh Musick, but when push came to shove on the 152-pound championship mat at this weekend’s Mat Classic XXII Washington State Championship at the Tacoma Dome, it was all King.

King, who finished third at 135 at last year’s championships, defeated Musick 2-0 in the title match to give the Lions one of their three title winners at the tourney.

Also finishing first for Auburn Mountainview were senior TJ Peretti, who defeated James Bradley of Yelm 5-0 to win the title.

Peretti, who was third at 130 in 2009, swept through the competition in his matches, not giving up a single point in four matches, winning two by pin and one by a 9-0 margin.

Senior Lilia Gudyzuk also captured a title in the 152-pound girls division with a 4-1 decision over Seini Anau of Mount Tahoma High School.

Gudyzuk won two of her four matches by pin on the way to her first state title.

Also adding to Auburn Mountainview’s seventh-place 81-point team finish, were placings by Tyke Reid and Drew Dacey.

Dacey grapped fifth-place at 125 with a 1-minute, 22-second pin over Wyatt Maguire of Mount Spokane.

Reid, a 103-pound freshman, captured fifth in his division with a 9-2 win over Glacier Peak’s Joseph Bratz.

Yelm slipped by defending champs Enumclaw 148.5 to 142 in the team competition to claim this year’s 3A title.

ALSO: The Auburn Trojan wrestling squad captured fifth place in the 4A team competition with 87 points. Senior Dylan Rutledge grabbed the 171-pound title with a 5-2 decision over South Kitsap’s Conner Hartmann.

Nick Conlan was second at 285, losing 7-2 to Kabe Fluaitt of Moses Lake in the title match. Sophomore Danny Shelton also placed in the heavyweight class, grabbing sixth-place after forfeiting his final two matches with an injury. Senior Chris Young contributed with a fifth place finish at 215 pounds with a 10-2 decision over Lucas Sealby of Wenatchee.

Auburn earned two placers in the 130-pound division with senior Kelly Maughan capturing third with a 3-1 decision over Graham Kapowsin’s Travis Metcalf and junior Willie Pineda earning eighth place.

University topped Tahoma for the team title, with a 156.5 to 114.5 finish.

For more information and complete brackets visit the Mat Classic XXII Web site at www.wiaa.com.