Martin loses to Isenberg

Maybe it was the atmosphere. Maybe it was the aura and history of the Class 5A state tournament. Or perhaps it was his competition. Arkansas City junior Michael Martin paced with top-ranked and undefeated Aldon Isenberg of Gardner-Edgerton for the last two-plus periods. The problem was that Isenberg, who entered with a 28-0 record, scored and kept scoring points. Martin could only match that with three escapes. Isenberg scored seven of the last eight points in the period for an 11-3 lead en route to a 13-5 major decision over Martin.