KANSAS CITY, KAN. ? It’s amazing what 10 days of not wrestling did to Aaron Madill’s conditioning.

The senior, who set Lawrence High records for wins in one season (41), takedowns in a season (203) and career takedowns (349), found himself gassed by the third period in his match against John Jarred of Park Hill, Mo., in Tuesday’s Metro Classic at Kansas City Community College.

Madill placed third at 160 pounds in the Class 6A wrestling meet March 1 in Wichita, but his aggressive, shooting style was his downfall against Jarred in an 8-4 loss.

Madill continually notched single-leg shots, but couldn’t garner points on most of them.

“I got in good shots, but he was strong,” Madill said. “I heard he was pretty good with his hips, and he was strong enough to keep me from finishing them.”

Madill finished a shot late in the third period, cutting Jarred’s lead to 5-4, but Madill had to cut the Park Hill wrestler loose for a better shot at winning.

Madill shot, but Jarred, Missouri’s Class 3 state champ in 2002 and 2003, fought him off and ended up turning Madill around for the final two points.

Considering the competition, the loss didn’t sting Madill too much. The annual event features the best seniors in the KC area, ranging from Wellsville, Fort Scott and Atchison, to Oak Grove, Platte County and Lee’s Summit in Missouri. Madill is just the second LHS wrestler to compete in the 11-year-old event, following 2001 graduate Sean Patton.

Lawrence high's Aaron Madill, right, tries to escape from John Jarred of Park Hill, Mo. Jarred won the match in the Metro Classic Tuesday at Kansas City Community College.

Wellsville’s Kyle Patton, who opened the dual with a pin of Grain Valley’s Chase Cookston, said he has been to the first 10 Metro Classics, making his selection this year a dream come true. Patton, a two-time 3-2-1A state champ, was third at 119 pounds this year.

“This is awesome,” he said. “It’s just the best kids from Kansas and Missouri fighting for the state.”

Mill Valley’s Eric Pingleton, who was the 4A runner-up at 189 pounds, lost a 9-6 decision to Oak Grove’s Mark Wall.