Philomath High freshman Makinzey Harrington punched her ticket to the state wrestling tournament with a runner-up finish at 135 pounds in the 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 Championships Friday and Saturday at Molalla.
The top four finishers in each weight class qualified for state, scheduled for Feb. 26-27 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Harrington dominated her way to the championship match with three consecutive pins. She pinned Sheridan’s Kessandra Ewry-Tate in 49 seconds, followed by a 1:09 fall over Rainier’s Laila Hernandez in the quarterfinals and a 3:10 pin of Molalla’s Alvina Ruiz in the semifinals.
In the title bout, Harrington fell to Colton’s Samantha Starr by pin at the 4:36 mark.
Three other Warriors placed fifth in their respective weight classes but fell one spot short of qualifying for state.
Junior Alexis Pettit, who went 3-3 at 100 pounds, dropped her opening match to Rainier’s Tessa Newberry but battled through the consolation bracket with a 13-3 major decision over Tillamook’s Nya Yates and a 56-second pin of St. Helens’ Eva Bott. She suffered a loss to Tillamook’s Sadie Reynolds before rebounding with a 1:09 pin of Estacada’s Riley Svela in the fifth-place match. Pettit still had a shot at state but lost to Amity’s Cristal Martinez in the fourth-place match.
Freshman Carsyn Pettit-Juvenal also placed fifth, compiling a 4-3 record at 115 pounds. She opened with a 14-12 decision over St. Helens’ Natahlya Beranek, then recorded consecutive pins over Taft’s Ariandne Diaz Velazquez (0:51) and Banks’ Tianna Ramirez (1:02). After a semifinal loss to Toledo’s Zoey Welch, Pettit-Juvenal pinned Yamhill-Carlton’s Autumn Thompson in 2:54 in the consolation semifinals. She dropped a 15-13 decision to Beranek in a rematch for third place before losing to Tillamook’s Ainslee Hurliman in the fourth-place match.
Sophomore Sarah Robertson finished fifth at 125 pounds with a 4-2 record. She opened with a 12-4 major decision over Regis’ Mary Lynn McSorley before falling to Cascade’s Nevaeh Hampton. Robertson advanced through the consolation bracket with a 2:27 pin of Toledo’s Aushay Lucas, then lost to Rainier’s Rylee Hill. She secured fifth place with a 1:14 pin of Molalla’s Macy Hayes. Robertson did not advance to the fourth-place match as that would have been a rematch against Hill, an opponent she lost to in the consolation semis.
Freshman Rielly Ellingsen went 1-2 at 115 pounds with the win coming by pin in 3:00 over St. Helens’ Khloe Anderson. Sophomore Addison Liddell went 0-2 at 140 pounds.
Philomath placed 10th in the team standings with 80 points. St. Helens won the district title with 225 points.
4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 Championships
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 20-21, at Molalla HS
Team scoring — 1, St. Helens 225; 2, Scappoose 152; 3, Tillamook 133.5; 4, Banks 125.5; 5, Estacada 118.5; 6, Rainier 109.5; 7, Newport 104.5; 8, Yamhill-Carlton 91.5; 9, Toledo 84; 10, Philomath 80; 11, Dayton 70; 12, Molalla 63.5; 13, Willamina 58.5; 14, Regis 55; 15, Amity 41.5; 16, Colton 36; 16, Jefferson 36; 18, Cascade 32; 19, Taft 31; 20, North Marion 26; 21, Riverside (WLWV) 25; 22, Scio 24; 23, Waldport 23; 23, Warrenton 23; 25, Sheridan 22.5; 26, Knappa 22; 27, Astoria 20; 28, Vernonia 16; 29, Gladstone 15; 30, Corbett 6; 31, Jewell 4; 32, Clatskanie 0; 32, Gervais/St. Paul 0; 32, Kennedy 0; 32, Monroe 0; 32, Neah-Kah-Nie 0; 32, Nestucca 0; 32, Santiam 0.
PHS Results
100 — Alexis Pettit (3-3, 5th): Pinned by Tessa Newberry, Rainier, 1:33; maj. dec. Nya Yates, Tillamook, 13-3; pinned Eva Bott, St. Helens, 0:56; pinned by Sadie Reynolds, Tillamook, 2:00; pinned Riley Svela, Estacada, 1:09; pinned by Cristal Martinez, Amity, 5:36.
115 — Carsyn Pettit-Juvenal (4-3, 5th): Dec. Natahlya Beranek, St. Helens, 14-12; pinned Ariandne Diaz Velazquez, Taft, 0:51; pinned Tianna Ramirez, Banks, 1:02; pinned by Zoey Welch, Toledo, 5:32; pinned Autumn Thompson, Yamhill-Carlton, 2:54; dec. loss to Natahlya Beranek, St. Helens, 15-13; pinned by Ainslee Hurliman, Tillamook, 0:47.
115 — Rielly Ellingsen (1-2): Pinned Khloe Anderson, St. Helens, 3:00; pinned by Hattie Blackwood, Rainier, 0:53; pinned by Erin Ware, Jefferson, 3:28.
125 — Sarah Robertson (4-2, 5th): Maj. dec. Mary Lynn McSorley, Regis, 12-4; pinned by Nevaeh Hampton, Cascade, 1:55; pinned Aushay Lucas, Toledo, 2:27; pinned by Rylee Hill, Rainier, 0:30; pinned Macy Hayes, Molalla, 1:14.
135 — Makinzey Harrington (3-1, 2nd): Pinned Kessandra Ewry-Tate, Sheridan, 0:49; pinned Laila Hernandez, Rainier, 1:09; pinned Alvina Ruiz, Molalla, 3:10; pinned by Samantha Starr, Colton, 4:36.
140 — Addison Liddell (0-2): Pinned by Addison Simdorn, St. Helens, 0:23; pinned by Zoe Haney, Banks, 1:46.