Clinton wresting started the season at home on Wednesday, Dec. 6th.  Clinton competed against Napoleon to open the season and came away with a 65-15 win.  Senior Connor Younts got the Redwolves rolling with a 17-2 technical fall at 138 pounds.  He picked up four takedowns and three sets of nearfall back points during the match.  Senior Maurice Ames grabbed the first pin of the night for the Redwolves at 144 pounds after picking up a takedown and a couple set of nearfall points.  Senior Dylan Badge competed at 150 pounds and picked up a pin of his own.  Sophomore Cliff Jones competed at 157 pounds and grabbed a second period takedown before earning the pin.  At 165 pounds sophomore Bryce Randolph earned three takedowns before picking up the pin.  Landon Lakatos picked up the opening takedown and another one late in the match to almost pull it off, but fell 4-6 at 175 pounds.  Freshman Will Hawkins dropped his opening match at 190 pounds.  Senior Wyatt Hicks picked up the pin at 215 pounds to get the Redwolves rolling again.  Heavyweight Hamza Rafferty picked up the takedown, followed by the pin.  Others with wins on the night were Freshman Joe Hodges, Junior Braylon Long, and Freshman Hudson Miller.  Freshman Zach Taylor finished the night at 113 pounds with a pin of his own to finish the scoring and bring the final score to Clinton 65 Napoleon 15.

In the second match of the night Clinton competed against Tecumseh and came away with a 69-3 win to finish the night 2-0.  The match started at 126 pounds and Freshman Joe Hodges picked up the win by pin for the Redwolves.  Junior Braylon Long competed at 132 pounds and earned the first takedown and the pin.  At 138 pounds Connor Younts grabbed another pin on the night.  Maurice Ames stepped in at 144 pounds against Tecumseh's Max Marten and earned a hard fought 6-2 win.  Dylan Badge competed at 150 pounds and earned a tough 4-1 win for the Redwolves.  Cliff Jones picked up two takedowns and an escape point to finish his match winning 5-0 at 157 pounds.  Bryce Randolph picked up his second pin of the night at 165 pounds after picking up two takedowns.  At 175 pounds Landon Lakatos picked up two more takedowns, but fell just short 4-6.  Freshman Will Hawkins got his first high school pin at 190 pounds after a takedown and some nearfall points. Wyatt Hicks picked up the fall over state ranked Max Bledsoe after a huge takedown.  Hamza Rafferty battle through a tough first period and earned the fall in the second period.  Hudson Miller grabbed another win for the Redwolves at 106 pounds.  Senior Nate Arntz earned the first period pin after collecting a takedown and some nearfall points.  Freshman Zach Taylor earned another pin on the night, this time up at 120 pounds over Wyatt Andrews to make the final score Clinton 69 Tecumseh 3.  

Clinton Red Team or Varsity B team competed against Sand Creek and Michigan Center on the night.  The Red Team lost to Sand Creek 24-48 and lost to Michigan Center 18-47.  But gained valuable mat experience as many were competing at the varsity level for the first time.  Raven Aldridge picked up two pins on the night wrestling with the boys.  AJ Johnson picked up a win at 157 pounds for the Redwolves, as he kept battling and came from behind to earn the pin.  Both Shane Cook and Owen Wright earned wins against Sand Creek.  Against Michigan Center Freshman Lucas Coughlin picked up a pin with several reversals, escapes and a takedown right before he earned the pin.  Owen Wright won his second match of the night with a pin in the second period at 175 pounds after two reversals and a set of back points.  I am proud of our competitive spirit and the way we battled tonight.  Even in matches where the score was not in our favor we showed promise for the future.  Next up both the Varsity Boys and JV Boys travel to Westland John Glenn High School on Saturday, Dec. 9th for a varsity team tournament and a JV individual tournament.  Our girls team heads to East Jackson on Friday, Dec. 8th for an individual tournament.  Thank you for the support tonight, the gym was packed and the atmosphere was electric.  Music was blaring and the Redwolves were responding with some exciting matches.