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Inaugural Public-Schools Wrestling Championships - 126 pounds

Krass wins first of six Spartan Titles

February 6th, 2023 | Written by: Staff writer


(1) Aiden Krass East Ascension	(6) Ephraim Craddock St. Amant	(7) Asher Wilson Fontainebleau	(3) Pollex Coleman Sam Houston	(4) Cayden Richard Acadiana	(5) Champ Hutchinson Dutchtown

Spartan sophomore Aiden Krass was 14-3 upon entering this tournament. Once might say his wins were not over the elite of the weight class, but he had a 12-9 win over a solid Jacob Britt of Destrehan. His other losses came from a Division III state champion and a Division I runner-up. But, save one in Bossier City, he faced some good public-school elite in this event. One is never safe with Acadiana's Cayden Richard, so it could be said he just slipped by the #3 Ram sophomore 14-5 MD in the semifinals. St. Amant's Ephraim Craddock had a tough road eased by Fontainebleau's Asher Wilson when Wilson upset the second-seeded Britt 13-4 MD. Craddock, seeded sixth, had a problem of his own in third-seeded Pollex Coleman of Sam Houston, but prevails 8-3 prior to winning his semifinal match against Wilson 6-2. Krass was a different story for the Gator senior. As often as he got them, and it was often in the first period, Craddock could not covert holding a high leg of Krass' into a takedown. Krass rode Craddock the entire second period, and the first points were not scored until the third, when Krass managed an escape. Craddock was awarded a penalty point, and he tied the match 2-2 with an escape with 37 seconds remaining, but it was Krass getting the winning takedown with six second remaining.

Wilson defeated #5 Chase Hutchinson of Dutchtown in 1:37 to make the consolation finals, where he defeated Coleman 10-6. Coleman reached that match with a fall in 2:33 over Richardson. Richardson won fifth via a forfeit by #5 Champ Hutchinson of Dutchtown, whom Richardson defeated in the quarterfinals via a fall in 5:23.

Preliminary Rounds