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Prep Wrestling: Everett 48, Oak Harbor 25

OAK HARBOR — Everett won nine of 14 matches in besting Oak Harbor 47-25 in their Wesco 3A wrestling meet Thursday.

The two schools entered the meet tied atop the Wesco 3A standings with identical 3-0 league records.

Everett 119-pound wrestler Jessie Lopez defeated Oak Harbor’s Cody Fakkema 21-7 for a major decision.

Hunter Vail pinned Everett’s Lane Gandrud in 1 minute, 14 seconds to win the 215-pound bout for the Wildcats.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

103—Corey Trimbur (OH) by forfeit; 112—Jahleel Vester (OH) maj. dec. Justine Palabrica 15-3; 119—Jessie Lopez (E) maj. dec. Cody Fakkema 21-7; 125—Ben Pralle (OH) dec. Leo Norton 4-0; 130—Dominic Simonelli (E) pinned Athan Taisague 3:57; 135—Zane Crook (E) pinned Ryuta Meany 1:32; 140—Garrett Wise (E) maj. dec. David Payne 12-5; 145—Brandon Stratton (OH) pinned Tyler Dutton 0:41; 152—Joel Palabrica (E) pinned Josh Crebbin 5:48; 160—Zach Skorka (E) maj. dec. Justin Everett 10-0; 171—Connor Broyce (E) pinned Josh Oritt 1:00; 189—Braydon Jacobson (E) pinned Jeremy Alonzo 3:41; 215—Hunter Vail (OH) pinned Lane Gandrud 1:14; 285—Levi Carroll (E) pinned Kyle Mellow 1:29. Records—Everett 4-0 league, 6-2 overall. Oak Harbor 3-1, 3-4.

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