Vandalia girls wrestling took 14th as a team at Wednesday’s 618 Scramble hosted by Edwardsville High School and Lady Vandals sophomore Brylee Walton took fourth individually. In the 170lb weight class, Walton got a first round BYE before getting a win by fall in 1:12 over Skylee Howell of Jerseyville in the Championship Quarterfinals to move to the Semifinals where she suffered a loss by fall in 52 seconds. Walton dropped to the Consolation Semifinals where she beat Aubrey Bethel of Waterloo by Major Decision, 8-0, to get into the Third Place bout but suffered a loss by fall in 49 seconds to finish in fourth and go 2-2 on the day.
At 190lbs, sophomore Marlee Carroll went 2-2 on the day kicking things off with a Round 1 win over Lilian Minton of Belleville Althoff by Decision, 11-5, but then suffered a loss by fall in 1:45 to Izabell McBride of Waterloo in the Quarterfinal to drop into Consolation Round 3. Carroll beat Delanie Mesa of Waterloo by fall in 1:32 to get to the Consolation Semifinals but suffered a loss by fall in 1:25.
At 145lbs, freshman Emma Wall made her high school debut and finished the day 1-2 after getting a Round 1 BYE but suffering a loss by fall in the Quarterfinals to get sent to Consolation Round 2 where she beat Zahrya Stringer of East St. Louis by Decision, 19-16, to advance to Consolation Round 3. Wall suffered a loss by fall to Chloe Winkler of Salem to finish the day at 1-2.
The Lady Vandals will return to action on Saturday as they compete in the AJ Girls Tournament at Anna-Jonesboro High School.
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