BROOKINGS – The Bobcats won all 12 contested matches, including 10 by fall, but dropped a pair of 42-39 duals to West Central and Madison in home-opening wrestling action Monday evening at the BHS Auxiliary Gymnasium.
“Yeah we wrestled really well, all because of coach (Ken) Vigdal, of course,” BHS coach Scott Miller said. “This weekend, we wrestled really well. We were ready to wrestle (Monday), but we lost a kid today because of the flu and have a couple other kids that are still coming back from injuries from football – a concussion and a shoulder, things like that. If we get a couple more kids back in the lineup, then we win both those duals.”
Jason Nixon, Nolan Archer, Logan Bowes and Tucker Christie each went 2-0 with a pair of pins.
Jaxon Bowes earned two decisions.
Jacob Schoon, the defending Class A state champion at 170 pounds, and Gus Miller both ended up with a pin and a win via forfeit.
Brookings had seven open weight classes.
The Trojans took advantage of three forfeits to open up an 18-0 advantage.
Nixon pinned Carter Heumiller in 2:45 and 126 pounds and Archer put Damon Crane on his back in just 26 seconds in the 132-pound bout. Jaxon Bowes’ 3-1 sudden-victory against Landry Knight at 138 cut the deficit to 18-15.
Brookings was open at 145 and 152.
At 160, Logan Bowes came through with a pin in 2:55 versus Mitchell Edberg.
The Bobcats were open at 170 and 195. Schoon (182 pounds) and Miller (220) both won via forfeit.
Christie closed things out with a lightning fast pin, turning an early takedown into a 9-second win by fall over Josh Livermore.
WEST CENTRAL 42, BROOKINGS 39
106 – Connor Siemonsma, WC, forfeit [6-0]
113 – Brayden Siemonsma, WC, forfeit [12-0]
120 – Flanagan Fischer, WC, forfeit [18-0]
126 – Jason Nixon, B, wbf Carter Heumiller, 2:45 [18-6]
132 – Nolan Archer, B, wbf Damon Crane, :26 [18-12]
138 – Jaxon Bowes, B, dec. Landry Knight, 3-1 (SV-1) [18-15]
145 – Caden Ideker, WC, forfeit [24-15]
152 – Justin Zirpel, WC, forfeit [30-15]
160 – Logan Bowes, B, wbf Mitchell Edberg, 2:55 [30-21]
170 – Clay Farmer, WC, forfeit [36-21]
182 – Jacob Schoon, B, forfeit [36-27]
195 – Aaron Foote, WC, forfeit [42-27]
220 – Gus Miller, B, forfeit [42-33]
285 – Tucker Christie, B, wbf Josh Livermore, :09 [42-39]
The Bobcats’ pin parade continued in the second dual of the night; however, the seven forfeits were enough to lift the Bulldogs to the victory.
Brookings won all seven contested bouts, including six by fall.
The ‘Cats were again open at 106, 113 and 120.
Nixon put Jess Englert on his back in 49 seconds at 126 and Archer grinded out a win by fall in 5:15 over AJ Peters at 132. At 138, Bowes was a 5-0 victor versus Sutton Bern.
Logan Bowes also had a third-period pin, finishing off Jason Peterson in 4:14 in the 160-pound matchup.
Schoon built a big lead in the 182-pound match and pinned Nathan Mapp near the end of the opening period.
Miller dropped Alex Williams in 2:54 at 220 and, at 285, Christie pinned Brandon Shaw in 3:12.
Brookings was also open at 145, 152, 170 and 195.
MADISON 42, BROOKINGS 39
106 – Isaac Henry, M, forfeit [6-0]
113 – Truman Stoller, M, forfeit [12-0]
120 – Sam Olson, M, forfeit [18-0]
126 – Jason Nixon, B, wbf Jess Englert, :49 [18-6]
132 – Nolan Archer, B, wbf AJ Peters, 5:15 [18-12]
138 – Jaxon Bowes, B, dec. Sutton Bern, 5-0 [18-15]
145 – Colby Mennis, M, forfeit [24-15]
152 – Nolan Johnson, M, forfeit [30-15]
160 – Logan Bowes, B, wbf Jason Peterson, 4:14 [30-21]
170 – Spencer Monroe, M, forfeit [36-21]
182 – Jacob Schoon, B, wbf Nathan Mapp, 1:57 [36-27]
195 – Daniel Swenson, M, forfeit [42-27]
220 – Gus Miller, B, wbf Alex Williams, 2:54 [42-33]
285 – Tucker Christie, B, wbf Brandon Shaw, 3:12 [42-39]
