Trio of area teams tangle at SW Quad
BARTLEY, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans conquered two of three foes to finish second at Thursday’s season-opening Southwest wrestling quadrangular.
Only the Wolfkings from Loomis-Bertrand were stronger with four consecutive dual wins.
The Trojans conquered tough duals over host Southwest, 47-33, and a solid Arapahoe squad, 46-36.
Most of the teams featured multiple open weights while getting their season started.
Against Southwest, the big Trojan wins were Julian Grindle’s 1:37 pin of 195-pound foe Kadyn Ramsey and Shane Horwart’s 17-1 tech fall of Tyler Ellis at 138.
The Roughriders earned more actual mat wins as Garrett Latimer earned a great 11-4 win over fellow returning state qualifier John tenBensel of Cambridge at 138.
Southwest’s Cole Downey (220) scored a 63-second pin of Keithen Huntley at 220 while heavyweight Bryson Shoemaker finished Trojan Taylor Donohue in 1:13.
Matt VanPelt also earned a 2:49 pin for Southwest of Gabe Huntley at 160.
Against Arapahoe, Keithen Huntley conquered 220-pounder Derek Sander and delivered a crucial 1:18 pin.
Horwart continued his strong debut at 120 when he pinned Dawson Meyers from Arapahoe in 1:22.
Christian Thompson matched Horwart’s time at 170 as he finished Warrior Jordan Smith in 1:22.
tenBensel was also triumphant with a dominating 17-5 victory over Ashton Downey.
The Warriors did score some strong wins like heavyweight Levi Kerner’s 31-second victory over Donohue.
Bryan Conn (113) was a 57-second pinner of Cambridge’s Aidan Gunderson.
The Warriors’ other two wins featured a Wyatt Jenkins 27-second pin of Gabe Huntley at 160 and Skyler Warburton winning in 1:46 over Grindle at 195.
Arapahoe outlasted Southwest, 48-30, in Thursday’s other dual matching Gazette-area teams.
Jenkins added another win, battling through an entertaining match and pinning Brett Tryon at the 5:56 mark.
Warburton pinned Cole Downey 40 seconds into their second period at 195.
Kerner looked strong as a returning heavyweight with his 1:02 pin of Shoemaker.
Southwest certainly held its ground, though, thanks to wins from Garrett Latimer in 1:38 over Zurab Gugenia at 1:37.
Jacob Kerns conquered Arapahoe’s Dominik Roberts as only five seconds remained in their 145-pound match.
All three teams couldn’t quite the better of a lively Loomis-Bertrand Wolfkings squad.
Loomis-Bertrand bested Southwest, 40-24, despite a Tryon 35-second pin of James Pazernik at 152.
The Wolfkings edged Cambridge, 42-36, though tenBensel and Gabe Huntley both scored pins.
Loomis-Bertrand topped Arapahoe, 42-30. A Warrior highlight was definitely Kerner’s 18-second pin of heavyweight foe Alex Booe. Jenkins and Smith also scored early pins.