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Eagles roll to crown in RV meet The Eagle Point wrestling team continued to make its run as the top program in the Rogue Valley. The Eagles used four first-place efforts to push aside Crater and win the team title of the 11-school Rogue Valley Championships at North Medford High on Saturday. Eagle Point won with 365 points to runner-up Crater's 337.5. Phoenix placed third, while Grants Pass and Illinois Valley rounded out the top five at fourth and fifth, respectively. North Medford finished sixth and South Medford seventh. "By no means did we dominate," said Eagle Point coach Brad McBee. "We've got a lot of work to do. It's (Southern Oregon Conference) going to be very competitive this year." It wasn't just the individual titles that helped push Eagle Point over the top. The Eagles used their depth to place 22 wrestlers in the top six and 19 in the top four. "The main thing that really helped us this year is our second men that stepped in for us," said McBee. "When you start talking tournaments such as this or the districts, it's not just the champions that make the difference, it's everyone doing their part." Crater took home five individual titles but couldn't catch the Eagles. At 112 pounds, Eagle Point's J.P. Sheile pinned teammate Farley Holden for the title, while Joe Lewis (119) and Jason Adams (152) also won their weight brackets. At 125, Eagle Point's Andrew Larsen won all four of his matches by pin en route to the title. For Crater, Bryson Gutches (103), Nate Gipson (130), Jeremy McLaughlin (135), Rudy Ramirez (145) and Chris Dearmon (275) grabbed individual titles. Nick Acord (160) and Brian Murphy (171) were winners for Phoenix. Jimmy Ulrey and Rob Folsom were the highest finishers for North Medford, each taking second at 145 and 160, respectively. TEAM SCORES - Eagle Point 365, Crater 337.5, Phoenix 179.5, Grants Pass 137.5, Illinois Valley 86, North Medford 75.5, South Medford 53.5, North Valley 47, Hidden Valley 34, Ashland 27, Rogue River 23. 103 - 1, Bryson Gutches, Cra; 2, Nick Alexander, EP; 3, Tyler Baker, GP; 4, Jon Zimmerman, HV; 5, Chris Hotch, GP; 6, Davy May, Pho. 112 - 1, J.P. Sheile, EP; 2, Farley Holden, EP; 3, Jesse Mitchell, Pho; 4, Anthony Browsky, Pho; 5, Jeremy Firestone, Cra; 6, Tyler Stewart, GP. 119 - 1, Joe Lewis, EP; 2, Cody Ponder, Cra; 3, Ian Rasmussen, SM; 4, Matt Leonard, EP; 5, Kevin Cowley, Pho; 6, Josh Smith, Ash. 125 - 1, Andrew Larsen, EP; 2, Keith Pedrick, HV; 3, Zack Steddum, GP; 4, Clancy Finchum, Cra; 5, Steve Hammond, EP; 6, Jerimiah Lewman, NV. 130 - 1, Nate Gipson, Cra; 2, Chase Maloney, Cra; 3, Steven Price, EP; 4, Brock Olsen, EP; 5, Ben Workman, Pho; 6, Jeremy Marhenke, IV. 135 - 1, Jeremy McLaughlin, Cra; 2, Jason Licato, Cra; 3, Jacob Leonard, EP; 4, Shane Kell, EP; 5, Brad Jones, IV; 6, Phil Gibson, Pho. 140 - 1, Joey Rossknecht, GP; 2, Matt Britt, IV; 3, George Pearce, Pho; 4, Josh King, Cra; 5, Josh Wilder, Cra; 6, Dan Rullamas, EP. 145 - 1, Rudy Ramirez, Cra; 2, Jimmy Ulrey, NM; 3, Morgan Edenstrom, EP; 4, Robbie Johnston, EP; 5, Kyle Wells, NM; 6, Jordan Godley, Cra. 152 - 1, Jason Adams, EP; 2, Ron Lee, Cra; 3, Clayton Tankersley, Cra; 4, Josh Meyer, EP; 5, Greg O'Neal, Pho; 6, L.J. King, Pho. 160 - 1, Nick Acord, Pho; 2, Rob Folsom, NM; 3, Tom Martin, GP; 4, Vic Shelton, EP; 5, Christian Mannenbach, EP; 6, Corey Oxford, Cra. 171 - 1, Brian Murphy, Pho; 2, Tyson Nelson, EP; 3, Kevin O'Shea, SM; 4, Brian Alves, GP; 5, Brandon Gunder, GP; 6, Kevin Miers, EP. 189 - 1, Brenden McLean, NV; 2, Jake Phillips, EP; 3, Greg Brown, Pho; 4, Matt Fredericks, RR; 5, Andrew Ditty, GP; 6, Sam Meyer, Pho. 215 - 1, Jon Pope, IV; 2, James MacCormack, Ash; 3, Ben Vandagrift, SM; 4, Brandon Rauls, Cra; 5, Jacob Cole, Cra; 6, Justin Gray, Pho. 275 - 1, Chris Dearmon, Cra; 2, Nick Smith, EP; 3, Chris Strand, IV; 4, Joe Ramirez, SM; 5, Taylor Wilkerson, Cra; 6, Levi Johnson, IV. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.