Cherokee’s Jaylynne Esquivel (top) wrestles Noah Rowe, Swain Co., in the semifinals of the 113lb. weight division at the Smoky Mountain Conference championship held at Robbinsville High School on Thursday, June 10. Esquivel pinned Rowe and ended up taking second place in her division. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P.
One Feather Staff
ROBBINSVILLE – Three Cherokee High School varsity wrestlers made the finals at the 2021 Smoky Mountain Conference championship meet held at Robbinsville High School on Thursday, June 10. Jaylynne Esqvuiel (113), Braden Taylor (160), and Ian Crowe (182) came in second place in the conference in their respective divisions.
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Robbinsville ran away with the team title with 230.5 points followed by Swain Co. 153 and Rosman at 95.5. Cherokee, hindered by several wrestlers out due to injury, came in fourth overall with 59 points.
Esquivel started her day by pinning Noah Rowe, of Swain Co. She met Luke Wilson, Robbinsville, in the finals at 113lb. and lost by pin. Taylor won by decision (14-8) over Damian Lossiah, Swain Co., in the semifinals and lost by fall to Wade Hamilton, Robbinsville, in the finals. Crowe pinned Jayden Sheffield, Rosman, in the semifinals and then was pinned by Kage Williams, Robbinsville, in the finals.
Cherokee had two other wrestlers place at the tournament including Kaden Trantham who placed third at 152lb. and Lloyd Teesateskie who took fourth place at 285. All five Cherokee wrestlers will be in action at the 1A West Regional Tournament at Robbinsville High School on the morning of Tuesday, June 15.
Results by weight bracket, per trackwrestling.com, are as follows:
106
1 – Aynsley Fink, Robbinsville
2 – Elvin Trigueros, Andrews
3 – Abhi Patel, Swain Co.
113
1 – Luke Wilson, Robbinsville
2 – Jaylynne Esquivel, Cherokee
3 – Noah Rowe, Swain Co.
120
1 – Brandon Ropp, Rosman
2 – Case Beasley, Robbinsville
3 – Logan Hyde, Murphy
4 – Owen Craig, Swain Co.
126
1 – Jayden Nowell, Robbinsville
2 – John Parton, Swain Co.
3 – Marcus Kephart, Murphy
4 – Malachai Haines, Andrews
132
1 – Adam Cotterman, Swain Co.
2 – Will Cole, Rosman
3 – Cable Krieger, Hayesville
4 – Sylas Abernethy, Andrews
138
1 – Cole Combs, Rosman
2 – Dhruv Senghani, Swain Co.
3 – Zane Lucksavage, Hayesville
145
1 – Mason Cook, Hayesville
2 – Willie Riddle, Robbinsville
3 – Israel Ferguson, Swain Co.
152
1 – Jaret Panama, Robbinsville
2 – Lawson Woodard, Swain Co.
3 – Kaden Trantham, Cherokee
4 – Gage Michael, Hayesville
160
1 – Wade Hamilton, Robbinsville
2 – Braden Taylor, Cherokee
3 – Damian Lossiah, Swain Co.
170
1 – Nicolas Mariani, Rosman
2 – Gabriel Lillard, Swain Co.
3 – Jacob Hall, Robbinsville
182
1 – Kage Williams, Robbinsville
2 – Ian Crowe, Cherokee
3 – Lucas Sutton, Swain Co.
4 – Jayden Sheffield, Rosman
195
1 – Kyle Fink, Robbinsville
2 – Jeshua Whited, Rosman
3 – Blake Sain, Swain Co.
4 – Nathaniel Diaz, Andrews
220
1 – Ben Wachacha, Robbinsville
2 – Kohlton Neadeau, Swain Co.
3 – Ethan Taylor, Hayesville
4 – Samuel Wood, Andrews
285
1 – Carlos Wesley, Robbinsville
2 – Hunter McGaha, Andrews
3 – Conner Driver, Swain Co.
4 – Lloyd Teesateskie, Cherokee
