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Boys Wrestling State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Mt. Zion High School 
City: Mt. Zion 
City Population: Mt. Zion 4,500 
County: Macon 
Enrollment: 739 
Nickname: Braves 
Colors: Red/White 
Conference: Apollo 
Superintendent: Kenneth C. Hendriksen 
Principal: Gregory Bradley 
Athletic Director: Mike Scholz 
Head Coach: Grant Eckenrod 
Assistant Coach: Kevin Fritzsche 
Captains: Brad Owens, Brian Cravens, Shane Mendenhall 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Moline, 43-17, in Sectional Semifinal 
 
 
Wt.  Name                     Ht.    Age  Yr.
103  Matt Sayers              5-3     15  Fr.
112  Mark Highcock            5-7     16  Jr.
112  Brandon Wharton          5-3     16  Jr.
119  Brad Cravens             5-10    14  Fr.
119  Chad Watson              5-3     15  Fr.
125  Quinton Bradley          5-6     15  Fr.
125  Brian Cravens            5-6     17  Sr.
125  Dustin Webb              5-7     15  So.
130  Max Chapman              5-5     17  Jr.
130  Jason Pullen             5-3     15  Fr.
135  Brad Owens               5-4     18  Sr.
140  Shane Mendenhall         5-4     18  Sr.
140  Jim Pettyjohn            5-7     15  So.
145  Brian Hawxhurst          5-8     15  So.
152  John Highcock            5-9     16  So.
152  Nathan McMillin          5-3     14  Fr.
152  Todd Vettel              5-11    16  So.
160  Brandon Waddell          5-10    16  Jr.
171  Dreu Larson              5-11    17  Sr.
189  Winston Taylor           6-3     16  Jr.
215  Shannon Acklin           6-3     16  So.
275  Jake Jost                6-4     15  So.
275  Curt Marley              6-3     16  Jr.
 
Name                           W-L   TD   PF-PA
Matt Sayers (103)            33-13   63    14-3
Mark Highcock (112)            0-0    0     0-0
Brandon Wharton (112)        29-13   37    13-6
Brad Cravens (119)           29-13   76     6-7
Chad Watson (119)              0-0    0     0-0
Quinton Bradley (125)          0-0    0     0-0
Brian Cravens (125)           44-3  107    18-0
Dustin Webb (125)              0-0    0     0-0
Max Chapman (130)              4-0    0     0-0
Jason Pullen (130)           25-11   44     8-4
Brad Owens (135)              46-1  327    15-0
Shane Mendenhall (140)        38-6  153     5-0
Jim Pettyjohn (140)            5-1    6     1-0
Brian Hawxhurst (145)         36-9  135     7-0
John Highcock (152)            3-1    3     1-0
Nathan McMillin (152)        27-18   71     6-1
Todd Vettel (152)              0-0    0     0-0
Brandon Waddell (160)         20-9   28     7-0
Dreu Larson (171)            26-18   36    16-0
Winston Taylor (189)          40-8  107    18-1
Shannon Acklin (215)          8-18   19     6-6
Jake Jost (275)               3-19    5    0-18
Curt Marley (275)             7-14   13     3-7
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp
11/27  Springfield (H.S.)             W  49  22
11/27  Cahokia                        W  57  16
12/2   Warrensburg (W.-Latham)        W  48  27
12/2   Monticello                     W  45  25
12/10  Decatur (Eisenhower)           W  70  12
12/10  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)      W  67  15
12/13  Bethalto (Civic Memorial)      W  41  30
12/13  Carbondale                     W  70  16
12/13  Edwardsville (H.S.)            W  41  21
12/17  Decatur (MacArthur)            W  61   6
1/6    Vandalia                       W  45  24
1/8    Lincoln                        W  52  18
1/8    Springfield (Southeast)        W  63  22
1/15   Mattoon                        W  43  25
1/21   Champaign (Centennial)         W  62  15
Mt. Zion Regional
*1/21  Chatham (Glenwood)             T  32  32
1/23   Urbana (H.S.)                  W  60  15
1/27   Clinton                        W  57   9
1/29   Mahomet (M.-Seymour)           L  29  35
1/31   Robinson                       W  76   6
1/31   Charleston                     W  66   9
1/31   Stanford (Olympia)             W  50  20
Mt. Zion Regional
*2/7   Monticello                     W  39  18
2/24   Pittsfield                     W  52  15
TYPED WON-LOST RECORD DOES NOT MATCH COMPUTED WON-LOST RECORD (22-1-1)
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 Head Coach Grant Eckenrod
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Year   W-L       
1989   10-11     
1990   5-14      
1991   13-9      
1992   11-11     
1993   14-9      
1994   14-7-1    
1995   22-1      
1996   16-6      
1997   18-5      
1998   23-1-1    
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Mt. Zion                        1988-1998 10      146-74-2  
Total                                        10      146-74-2  
 
For Mt. Zion's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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