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Phoenix finishes second at tourney PHOENIX � The top-ranked Class 3A Phoenix Pirates won four individual championships and finished runner-up to No. 2-ranked Class 4A wrestling power Crook County at the six-team Phoenix Invitational Friday. Crook County, coach by former South Medford mentor Pete Lucas, had seven individual winners the dual-format tournament. The Cowboys went undefeated in duals, including a 53-10 win over the Pirates. "Score-wise they gave us a thrashing," Phoenix coach Harry Mondale said. "It really wasn�t as bad as it sounds. Crook County has been a very solid wrestling team over the years." The Pirates received victories from Brandon Sousa (145), Kyle Kauffman (152), Forest Jacobs (160) and Keanon Ferguson (215). And Phoenix picked up seven seconds. Mondale was most pleased with one of those second-place finishers. "The one that impressed me the most was my 189-pounder Brian Murphy," said Mondale. "He showed signs of learning and doing the things we have asked of him. He was very aggressive." Sousa, a senior who was second at state last season, also caught Mondale�s attention with his win. "He looked absolutely awesome," said Mondale. "He was very on top of it the whole night." Jacobs defeated two Class 4A state placers en route to his victory and Ferguson demonstrated some outstanding technique and athletic ability, according to Mondale. Third-place Grants Pass picked up a win from Tony Delack (275), while fourth-place South Medford received a winning performance from Ian Rasmussen (119) and a second from junior Ben Vandagrift (125). The Panthers also had third-place efforts from Evan Norris (103), Matt McCoy (135), Ken Myers (145) and Kevin O�Shea (171). TEAM SCORES Crook County 76, Phoenix 65, Grants Pass 50, South Medford 34, Douglas 21, Ashland 16 DUAL SCORES Phoenix 70, Ashland 6; Grants Pass 55, Douglas 15; Crook County 56, South Medford 16; Crook County 53, Phoenix 10; Grants Pass 56, Ashland 21; South Medford 41, Douglas 24; Phoenix 59, South Medford 12; Douglas 54, Ashland 24; Crook County 62, Grants Pass 12; Phoenix 69, Douglas 7; Crook County 76, Ashland 0; Grants Pass 39, South Medford 27; Phoenix 54, Grants Pass 9; South Medford 51, Ashland 18; Crook County 70, Douglas 9. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 103 � 1, Luke Waetjen, CC; 2, Kevin Cowley, Pho; 3, Evan Norris, SM; 4, Brandon Driessen, Dou; 5, Nathan Probost, GP. 112 � 1, Wes York, CC; 2, Justin Fleming, Pho; 3, Josh Smith, Ash; 4, Kyle Hood, GP. 119 � 1, Ian Rasmussen, SM; 2, J.P. Marsh, CC; 3, Aaron Batchino, Ash; 4, Joel Hood, GP; 5, Jeremy Mahone, Pho.; 6, Hope Torgweeson, Dou. 125 � 1, Matt Huff, CC; 2, Ben Workman, Pho; 3, Zack Steddeum, GP; 4, Jesse Sulfrider, Doug. 130 � 1, Brandon Young, Dou; 2, Cvettis Peebles, CC; 3, Jesse Clark, Pho; 4, Nathan Marshall, Ash. 135 � 1, Matt Wood, CC; 2, Mike Watts, GP; 3, Matt McCoy, SM; 4, Keith Gibson, Pho; 5, Jake Ledbetter, Dou. 140 � 1, Hayden Reece, CC; 2, Tyler McCarty, Pho; 3, Evan Williams, GP; 4, Nathan Young, Dou.; 5, Ryan Norris, SM. 145 � 1, Brandon Sousa, Pho; 2, Mason Stafford, CC; 3, Ken Myers, SM; 4, Brandon Fisher, GP; 5, Chris Schultz, Dou. 152 � 1, Kyle Kauffman, Pho; 2, Rollin Ervin, CC; 3, Elijah Blessing, Ash; 4, Jerrod Miller, GP; 5, Trevor Case, Dou. 160 � 1, Forest Jacobs, Pho; 2, Tom Martin, GP; 3, Irvin Hendrix, CC. 171 � 1, Jeff Lowen, CC; 2, Shawn Farrell, Pho; 3, Kevin O�Shea, SM; 4, Ryan Reese, GP; 5, Ryan Osborne, Dou 189 � 1, Bolt Sheffield, CC; 2, Brian Murphy, Pho; 3, Robbie Kories, GP; 4, Robert Swanson, SM; 5, James McCormick, Ash; 6, Ricky Thompson, Dou. 215 � 1, Keanon Ferguson, Pho; 2, Ben Vandagrift, SM; 3, Jason Wilkinson, CC; 4, Terry Beoau, GP; 5, Tyler Love, Dou. 275 � 1, Tony Delack, GP; 2, Ryan Lowen, CC; 3, Todd Morano, Pho; 4, Rivera Caballero, SM; 5, Dave Albertus, Dou. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.