Wrestling

SHERBURNE – Before its home crowd, Sherburne-Earlville won its first sectional class tournament in 26 years, and did so in an underdog role Saturday night.

The Marauders overcame state-ranked General Brown, Adirondack, and Mohawk to place first in the Section III, Class C tourney scoring 180.5 points, six better than pre-tournament favorite General Brown.

S-E was also the fourth Chenango County team to win a sectional class tournament this past weekend. “It was just unbelievable for us to win, and just a great team effort,” said S-E assistant coach, Brian Hicks. “Not just the wrestling, with the parents and everyone that helped out, it allowed us to focus on the kids wrestling.”

Tyi Franklin (26-3) gave S-E one of its two titles winning at 103 pounds with a 14-6 decision win over Tim Fargo of Lowville. Greg DuVall (29-0) stayed unbeaten winning the 135-pound title by third-period pinfall. Overall, S-E had nine wrestlers place in the top four, all of whom earned trips to the Section III small school sectional championships.

Spencer Franklin (112) and Derrick Nelson (285) were second, Dustin Mosely (96), Danny Cleveland (145), and Justin Coye (189) were third, while Calvin Minkler (96) and Alec Sheddon (119) took fourth.

“We had three guys wrestle back to take third, and right there that helped,” Hicks said. “The five that made it back to the consolation finals was the difference.”

Section III Class C