Varsity Wrestlers took first place Saturday at the Rocket Invitational at John Glenn High School.
The team won all of their dual meets, beating Brighton 47-12, Dearborn 61-14, Livonia-Franklin 46-17, Belleville 45-23 and John Glenn 41-31.
Six wrestlers won all five of their matches, Matt Deitz (125), Alex Popp (135), Erik Butterfield (!52), Adam Lauzun (171), Bryant Craft (189) and Sloan Hadsall (215).
Jeff Sloney (103), Zak Roberson (112), Ty Foltz (119) and Evan King (145) won four of their five matches.
‘It went okay,? said Coach Joe DeGain. ‘They wrestled well. We need to fix a few things technique wise, but they are coming along.?
The team has two meets coming up this week.
They will face rival Lake Orion in a Double Dual at Avondale High School on Wednesday.
‘It will be fun and interesting,? said DeGain. ‘If we can wrestle like we can, we will be just fine.?
The Varsity team will face Lake Orion and Troy Athens at Avondale located at 2800 Waukegan Street in Auburn Hills. The meet will begin at 5:00 pm.
On Saturday, they will go to Howell to compete in the Herman Wilkinson Classic. Howell High School is located at 1200 West Grand River and the competition begins at 9 am.