Wildcats down Cedarcrest
In one of the toughest matches of the season, the Mount Si Wildcat wrestling team defeated the Cedarcrest Red Wolves 35-34 last week. The Red Wolves were ahead by 18 points with only three matches left for the night. It came down to Seth Merritt, Dex Moetului and Jeff Chapman to get the tie and the eventual win. All three would have to get a pin to tie the Red Wolves and force the tie-breaker decision. Merritt pinned a formidable opponent in Chris Cole with 40 seconds left in the match. Moetului then went on to pin his opponent at 215 pounds and Chapman won by forfeit to tie the match. From there, criteria are used to determine the winner and since Mount Si had won more matches than Cedarcrest, they were the meet winners.
“That was awesome; that was one of the best matches I have ever coached,” said head coach Jeff Newcomer. “It was amazing how the kids rose to the occasion and wanted the win. We were physically in shape and ready to go but we pulled out some incredible matches. I mean Kyle Heath beating Ty Howard for the first time was amazing. We had to have a pin from Seth to have a chance to win and then from Dex.
“I have head coached about 58 matches and that was by far at the top of the list as most memorable. Cedarcrest is a great program, and we got a lot of respect I think last night,” he said.
Other winners included Ryan Makala with a 7-5 decision, Kyle Heath with an 11-9 overtime decision over Ty Howard, Jacob Lund with a 5-2 decision, Jordan Sypher with a 9-1 major decision and Mac Donnell with an 8-6 decision over his opponent.
‘Cats fall to Islanders
The Mount Si gymnastics team traveled to Mercer Island last week for the last match of the season.
Brittany Cragin had a great meet, finishing fifth on the vault, sixth on the bars, eighth on beam and sixth on floor, good enough for fifth all-around.
Sarah Lewis placed eighth on vault, seventh on bars, seventh on floor, 12th on beam and sixth in all-around. Jill Buck placed eighth in all-around, 12th on floor, ninth on beam, 10th on vault and ninth on bars.
Alisha Fischer placed eighth in all-around, 11th on vault, eighth on bars, 10th on beam and 11th on floor. Erika Jensen placed ninth in all-around, 14th on vault, 10th on bars, 15th on beam and ninth on floor. Other placers were Julie Carroll, who placed 15th on vault, 13th on floor and 15th on bars. Jessi Zavar placed 16th on vault, 20th on beam and 15th on floor. Tiera Welsh placed 18th on vault and 18th on bars. Tiffany Kinsman placed 13th on beam and 16th on floor. Stephanie King placed 14th on beam and 13th on bars. Pauline Monet placed 17th on beam and 14th on floor. Cassie Irwin placed 18th on beam and 16th on bars. Finally, Ayana Hara placed 17th on the bars. Mount Si hosts the league meet on Saturday with competition starting about 4:45 p.m.
‘Cats blast Interlake
The Mount Si JV boys’ basketball team defeated Interlake last week 74-43. Curis Beach and Blake Hepner led the scoring with 15 each followed by Sam Hunston with 13. Other scorers were Frank McLaughlin with six, Jake Handy with six, Jacob Twete with eight, David Wink with eight and Ben Emerson with three. McLaughlin also led rebounding with nine followed by Wink with eight.
Wildcats fall to Islanders
It was a tough day for the boys’ JV basketball team last Friday as they fell to the Mercer Island Islanders 56-33. Jake Handy led the scoring with nine points, followed by David Wink with eight, Sam Hunston with five, Blake Hepner with five, Curtis Beach with two, Baker Borgen with two and Brian Dec with two. Wink also led rebounding efforts with seven, followed by Hepner with five.
