In the first 30 seconds of the 3rd period, Thompson inadvertently kicked Schulman in the mouth while trying to escape Schulman. An injury timeout was needed in order for Schulman to get treatment for his bloody lip.

Schulman returned and quickly scored on a take down, increasing his lead to three points, 9-6. Thompson scored another point on a foul by Schulman, but the point wouldn’t make a difference in the final outcome. Schulman tacked on a few more points to secure the upset win over the state ranked Thompson, 12-7.

Another notable performance of the day came from the state's #1 wrestler in the 160 lb. weight class, Isaac Grieder. Grieder continued his amazing season by easily winning yet another district championship.

As the #1 seed, Grieder was given a bye in the 1st round. His second round opponent, Warez Rashid of Berkner, was no match. It took Grieder 1:42 to get his first pin on the day.

Matt Supan of JJ Pearce was Grieder’s opponent in the finals, but he didn’t last long either. Grieder pinned Supan in 3:12 to repeat as the district champ in the 160 lb. weight class. The two wins pushed Grieder’s overall season record to an amazing 51-0.

District 18 Tournament team results:

1. Lake Highlands – 254.0 points
2. Wylie – 160.0 points
3. JJ Pearce – 109 points
4. Highland Park – 89.5 points
5. Richardson Berkner – 87.6 points
6. Jesuit – 82.0
7. Richardson HS – 65.0

Individual results for the Wildcats:

1st place finishers:

D.D. Fields – 125 lbs
Nathan Schulman – 130 lbs
Isaac Kinsella – 135 lbs
Robby Penny – 140 lbs
Colman Vigil – 152 lbs
Isaac Grieder – 160 lbs
Alfred Ngang – 171 lbs
Reid Zambardino – 180 lbs
Brent Bono – 189 lbs
Ebrima Njie – 215 lbs

2nd place finishers:

Trevon Starks – Heavyweight

3rd place finishers:

Bubba Smitham – 103 lbs
John Powers – 145 lbs

4th place finishers:

Duncan McAuley – 119 lbs


The Wildcats advanced 11 wrestlers to the Regional tournament, which will be held this weekend in Allen. Action begins on Friday, February 12th at 9:00 a.m. and will continue on Saturday.

GO 'CATS!