Floyd Five members of the Delphi Varsity Wrestling Team will be competing this weekend in the individual state tournament in Indianapolis. They are senior Bobby Floyd, wrestling at 112 pounds; junior Nathan McTigue at 130, freshman Tanner Lynde at 140, junior Braden Atwood at 171, and senior Wes Everett at 285.

Thirteen of 14 wrestlers from the Oracle team competed in the Logansport Regional, the highest number ever competing at that level for a Delphi team. Nine of those wrestlers advanced to semi-state competition, again the highest number ever competing at that level for DCHS.

Floyd in round one pinned his opponent in 1:01. In round two, he won by decision 10-7. He lost to the runner up 0-8 in round three. In the consolation round he won with a pin in 3:29 for third place. His record is 19-4.

McTigue wrestled well in rounds one and two, pinning his first opponent and then winning by an 11-6 decision. He ran into a couple of buzz saws the next two rounds, losing to a three-time state champ by fall and a state placer from last year by a fall. He finished fourth and his record is 30-7.

McIntire Lynde won his first match by decision, 9-2. In the second round he defeated his opponent 10-7. In the semi finals he wrestled a threetime state placer and defeated him 5-3 with a powerful takedown in overtime. In the championship match he faced last year's state champ and lost a 3-6 decision. He placed second, running his season record to 39-7.

Atwood was Delphi's lone champion. He won three of his matches by pins and one in the semi finals by a score of 9-5. He was the only wrestler to have a pin in the finals matches. He has kept his undefeated season on his quest to a state title. He also has verbally committed to the Purdue University and Coach Scott Hinkle to continue his wrestling in college.

Everett pinned his first three opponents on his way to the finals. He and his opponent were both undefeated on the season. Everett lost a close match by a 4-5 decision for runner-up honors. His season record is 44-1.

Freshman Stephen Back ran into the eventual 119 runner up in the first round. His record is 24-13. Sophomore Aaron Back lost a heartbreaker, getting caught in a scramble. His record is 28-9. Senior Daniel Clawson was down 5-0 after the first period and tilted his opponent for 6 points in period two then gave up a takedown in the third to fall just short. His record is 27-14. Travis Yoakum, a senior, lost his first round match by decision 2-14. His record is 27-7.

Lynde The Delphi Five will wrestle this weekend at Conseco Fieldhouse, starting at 6 p.m. The rest of the Delphi squad will be competing in the Team State the following weekend in Greenwood at Center Grove High School. This is the first team to advance to a state tournament for Delphi.

State Finals

Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday (Quarterfinals at 9:30 a.m. with semifinals to follow; Consolations at 5 p.m.; Finals at 7:30 p.m.)

Admission: $8 per session or $20 both days.

Atwood Everett