The Super Bowl wasn’t the only sporting event those around the Kansas City area were interested in over the weekend.

Warrenton had five wrestlers compete at the Lydia Lights/Blue Springs South Wrestling Tournament.

With only one remaining meet in the regular season – Warrenton hosted Fort Zumwalt East and Westminster on Wednesday -- Warrenton Head Coach Ryan Cross only brought five wrestlers on the trip, due to some injuries and departures from the team.

“Our varsity team was small as far as numbers at Blue Springs South,” Cross said. “Overall, we performed well against some larger schools.”

Blue Springs South High School hosted nine schools. Warrenton and Platte County were the only schools that were not in Class 4, as they are one class smaller. Warrenton was the unfamiliar foe as all the other schools were from around the Kansas City area.

“Some Springfield schools usually participate in this tournament too,” said Cross. “However, they had to fit in their conference tournament this weekend instead.”

The five wrestlers for Warrenton were Bryce Edison, Colten Rice, Josh Napier, Colten Dyche, and John Starkey.

Edison had the best finish for the Warriors on the weekend with a silver medal. The senior lost in the championship match 5-2 in the 106-pound weight class.

“He made a few small mistakes in his finals match that cost him a couple points and at this time of year, those small mistakes must be minimal,” Cross said. “He has improved his movement on bottom and has learned to scramble better.”

Warrenton had two other wrestlers to come home with hardware. One of them was sophomore John Starkey, who finished in third place at 195 pounds.

“This is the highest finish for John in a varsity tournament,” Cross said. “He was in complete control in his final match until his opponent could not continue due to injury.”

The other medalist for Warrenton was junior Colten Dyche, who finished fourth at 220 pounds.

“Colten had some ups and downs over the weekend,” said Cross. “The good thing about Colton is he typically knows where he made his mistakes in his matches, so he is working on the things he excels at.”

Junior Josh Napier just missed a medal with a fifth-place finish at 285 pounds, while senior Colten Rice finished seventh at 170 pounds.

“We have senior night on Wednesday against Fort Zumwalt East and Westminster and both are district opponents,” said Cross. “So we will see where we stand as a team against them and then prepare for districts.”

The Warriors will compete in the district tournament on Feb. 15 at St. Charles High School.