Rock Port Blue Jay Colten Stevens placed third in the Sam Martin Invitational Saturday, January 16.

The Rock Port High School Wrestling Team traveled to West Platte Saturday, January 16, 2021, to compete in the Sam Martin Invitational. Thirty-one teams competed in the event. Colten Stevens placed 3rd in the 195 pound weight class. Individual statistics for the Rock Port wrestlers follow:

113 lbs. – Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) over Tristan Flynn (Lafayette, St. Joseph) (Fall 1:42); Quarterfinals – Caleb Husch (Cameron) over Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) (TF 16-0 3:12); Cons. Round 1 – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) received a bye; Cons. Semis – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) over Trevor McCrary (Lawson) (Fall 1:33); 5th Place Match – Caleb Lucas (Rock Port) over Kyler Simon (Lathrop) (Fall 1:02)

138 lbs. – Champ. Round 1 – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) received a bye; Champ. Round 2 – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) over Elijah LaFleur (Lawson) (Fall 0:55); Quarterfinals – Kaleb Jestes (Maysville) over Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) (Fall 4:57); Cons. Round 3 – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) over Christopher Arias (Lafayette, St. Joseph) (Fall 0:49); 5th Place Match – Gabe Abbott (Rock Port) over Preston Drager (Cameron) (Fall 1:37)

152 lbs. – Champ. Round 1 – Norman “Kyle” Sizemore (Lawson) over Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) (Fall 0:13); Cons. Round 1 – Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) over Korbin Dow (Plattsburg) (Fall 1:22); Cons. Round 2 – Jayson Baker (South Harrison) over Trulin Pankau (Rock Port) (Fall 2:20)

195 lbs. – Champ. Round 1 – Colten Stevens (Rock Port) received a bye; Quarterfinals – Colten Stevens (Rock Port) over Benton Crabtree (South Harrison) (TF 23-6 4:00); Semifinals – Keiren Watkins (Maryville) over Colten Stevens (Rock Port) (Fall 3:03); and 3rd Place Match – Colten Stevens (Rock Port) over Lane Scott (West Platte) (Dec. 7-4)