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By JONATHAN DUNCAN
After the disappointment of five secondplace
finishes in district tournaments in
nine years, Francis Howell coach Kevin
Stroh and the Vikings wrestling team
finally got to enjoy the euphoria of a district
championship on Saturday, Feb. 10.
The Vikings came from behind to defeat
Holt and win the Class 4, District 2 championship
at Francis Howell. It was the
Vikings first title under Stroh in his nine
seasons as head coach.
“It’s finally good to get over that hump
a little bit,” Stroh said. “It’s a good district
and usually there’s a team or two that gets
a state trophy out of it, so hopefully we can,
or Holt or Howell Central can, go there and
make St. Charles and the GAC proud.”
Howell won the tournament with 175
points, Holt was second with 150.5 points.
Francis Howell Central finished third with
144 points.
Fort Zumwalt North, Timberland, Fort
Zumwalt West, De Smet Jesuit, Troy
Buchanan, Francis Howell North and
Chaminade rounded out the top 10 finishers
in the 15-team field.
Howell had three individual champions
in the tournament as sophomore Josh
Kyle won 113-pound championship, senior
Peter Enos won the 152-pound division
and senior Jack Flynn won the 195-pound
class.
Kyle’s match against Sam Schultz, of
Chaminade, was a big win for the Vikings
as it helped them roll with a big surge to
dominate in the final round of matches.
“I think we were up maybe three points
over Holt going into the final, so [Josh’s
win] kind of gave us a lot of momentum
and we won 7 of the 9 matches in that final
round.”
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The Francis Howell wrestling team claimed the Class 4, District 2 championship on Feb. 10.
Francis Howell wrestling prevails to
claim elusive district championship
Kyle felt little pressure going into the 113
final against Schultz but he knew he would
have to battle to knock off the Chaminade
standout.
“I knew he had some close matches with
top competitors for the state tournament
but really I just had my mind focused on
doing my own technique and really just
having fun with it,” Kyle said. “That was
all I really thought about.”
Kyle defeated Schultz by pin in the
second period to win the match and claim
his first district individual title.
“Last year, I was in the finals as a freshman
and the mindset this time was let’s get
the job done,” Kyle said.
Enos ran his record to 45-2 with his
championship and Flynn extended his perfect
season to 43-0 with his title.
Other top finishers for the Vikings
included Nathan O’Donohue placing
second at 220, JT Roberts third at 106
pounds, Robert Saunders third at 138
pounds, and Ryan Skillington third at 285
pounds.
“We’re really big on trying to fill up the
lineup and all 13 guys scored points in the
match so it was a real team effort and it’s
been that way the whole year,” Stroh said.
Howell qualified nine wrestlers for the
Class 4 state meet that took place last
weekend in Columbia. The Vikings finished
fifth in the team competition last year
and believed they could finish higher this
time around.
Going into the tournament, Kyle said,
“We have come through a lot and have
had some tough losses but I think this year
we’re looking to place higher in the team
standings and this year we believe we can
do better.”
[Editor’s note: To learn how Howell finished,
visit midriversnewsmagazine.com]