Matt Vines

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – North DeSoto sophomore Jacob Kershaw took home a national championship at the Adidas Nationals wrestling meet in Independence, Mo., this past weekend.

Kershaw won the tournament among 132-pound sophomores.

Each classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior) competed against wrestlers in their weight class as athletes from across the nation flocked to Missouri for the event.

Four other North DeSoto high school wrestlers were named All-Americans by finishing in the top eight of their respective classification and weight class.

Kyan Jackson (senior, 218 pounds. fourth), Kade Tinsely (sophomore, 163 pounds, fourth), Jeremiah Yearby (fourth), and Michael Washington (junior, 132 pounds, fifth) earned All-American status.

At the middle school level, Coleman Morgan (second place), Sy Soute (third place) and Eli Brogden (fourth place) earned All-America status in their respective grades and weight classes.

The little ones got in on the action as well with four All-Americans at the elementary level.

Nolan Gray (third place), Brynn Brogden (fourth placer), Bruce Vanderhoeven (fourth place) and Colt Eizel (sixth place) received those honors.

Two Griffins compete at NHSCA Nationals

North DeSoto’s Dalton Compton and Chase Smart each competed at the National High School Coaches Association Nationals held in Virginia Beach earlier this month.

Compton wrestled in the sophomore 132-pound class while Smart competed in the junior 138-pound class.