SECTION 5A

TOURNAMENT

No. 2 Canby 65,

No. 7 BBE 10

CANBY — The second-seeded Canby boys wrestling team cruised through the Section 5A quarterfinals with a 65-10 defeat over No. 7 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Thursday night, punching its ticket back into the semifinals with hopes to make it to the section championship for a second straight season.

The Lancers won five of their matches by fall, and wrapped up the night with winning by forfeit in the final five consecutive matches.

Maddox Kockelman, Ben Drietz, Jaxson Ramberg and Daven VanEngen each won their matches by fall consecutively between the 121 and 139-pound matches, putting Canby ahead 29-6 before BBE resorted to the forfeits.

Noah Jensen and Jace Mueller earned the points for BBE in the 114 and 145 matchups, winning by fall and a 14-4 major decision, respectively.

Canby now advances to the semifinals to take on No. 3 Paynesville Area on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Ortonville High School. The winner of that match will play in the section championship for a state tournament berth afterwards at 2:30 p.m., and will take on the winner of No. 1 Minneota and No. 4 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Paynesville defeated No. 6 Benson 39-24 in Thursday’s quarterfinals.

RESULTS

107: Logan Stoks (CAN) def. Bryce Borgerding (BBE) TF 16-1 4:07. 114: Noah Jensen (BBE) def. Cash Antony (CAN) Fall 2:56. 121: Maddox Kockelman (CAN) def. Landon Deters (BBE) Fall 3:46. 127: Ben Drietz (CAN) def. Elizabeth Rademacher (BBE) Fall 0:41. 133: Jaxson Ramberg (CAN) def. Jaxxon Koetter (BBE) Fall 1:11. 139: Daven VanEngen (CAN) def. Noah DeRoo (BBE) Fall 5:16. 145: Jace Mueller (BBE) def. Brett Stoks (CAN) MD 14-4. 152: Taten Hoffman (CAN) def. McCoy Detloff (BBE) Fall 2:43. 160: Lane Citrowske (CAN) win by forfeit. 172: Brennan Giese (CAN) win by forfeit. 189: Quinton Mclain (CAN) win by forfeit. 215: Wesley Verhelst (CAN) win by forfeit. 285: Jordan DePestel (CAN) win by forfeit.

SECTION 3AA

TOURNAMENT

No. 2 United 31,

No. 3 NLS 30

DAWSON — The No. 2 Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo United wrestling team eked out a win over No. 3 New London-Spicer in the Section 3AA North quarterfinals on Thursday. Every point counted in the match, as the Blackjacks hung on by a point for a 31-30 win to advance to the section semifinals on Saturday.

Griffin Johnson, Gavin Mortenson and Holland Schacherer each earned wins by fall for the Blackjacks in the quarterfinal dual.

United held a 31-15 lead heading into the final three matches of the day. Caleb Nelson earned a pin over Josh Kranz in 189, keeping the door open for an NLS comeback, but Bryan Rhode was able to limit Matthew Gehrke to 3 points in 215 as Gehrke earned a 3-1 decision. Despite being a win for NLS, the decision clinched the match for United and the Blackjacks held on despite Garret Leenstra’s pin of Gabe Lowry in the heavyweight match.

United now advances to the section semifinals in Fairmont on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Blackjacks will take on the South’s top-seeded New Ulm in the semifinals, and the winner will face off against either Marshall or Windom/Mountain Lake Area in the championship match immediately after.

RESULTS

107: Collin Rosendahl (DBU) def. Jesus Riza (NLS) Dec. 10-5. 114: Griffin Johnson (DBU) def. Jack Tuschen (NLS) Fall 5:41. 121: Kellon Hanson (NLS) def. Eli Olson (DBU) ID 2:15. 127: Andrew Sandau (NLS) def. Brayden Tjaden (DBU) ID 0:53. 133: Gavin Mortenson (DBU) def. Connor Hauptli Pomplun (NLS) Fall 0:46. 139: Holland Schacherer (DBU) def. Joshua Lucas (NLS) Fall 1:02. 145: Benjamin Gunlogson (DBU) def. Jeremiah Nelson (NLS) MD 10-1. 152: Alexander Meis (NLS) def. Lincoln Santjer (DBU) Dec. 9-3. 160: Kameron Sather (DBU) def. Holton Hanson (NLS) Dec. 4-2. 172: Bentleigh Bothun (DBU) def. Rylan Plumley Champagne (NLS) Dec. 3-1. 189: Caleb Nelson (NLS) def. Josh Kranz (DBU) Fall 0:51. 215: Matthew Gehrke (NLS) def. Bryan Rhode (DBU) Dec. 3-1. 285: Garret Leenstra (NLS) def. Gabe Lowry (DBU) Fall 1:08.

TOURNAMENT

No. 4 F/MCC 49,

No. 5 TMB/WWG 20

SLAYTON — The fourth-seeded Fulda/Murray County Central boys wrestling team rallied for seven pins to secure a 49-20 win over No. 5 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Thursday night in the Section 3A quarterfinals, and now advance to the section semifinals.

F/MCC started the dual out strong with back-to-back pins from Luke Sweetman and Brodik Clarke, both coming in the third round.

TMB/WWG chipped away over the next few rounds including technical fall wins from Taylor Squires, Weston Marten, David Schuh and Nolan Verlinde, to cut into a 22-20 deficit.

Yet, F/MCC took off from there and shutout TMB/WWG through the final five matches including four pins.

Quintin Lewis, Jaxon Wendorff, Luke Iverson and Colby Kesteloot accounted for the final pins.

With the win, F/MCC will next play top-seeded Jackson County Central in the semifinals on Friday at Wabasso High School. The winner from there will play in the section championship at 2:30 for a spot in the state tournament.

The winner of JCC and F/MCC will take on the winner of No. 3 Pipestone Area and No. 2 Adrian/Ellsworth.

TMB/WWG graduates seniors Logan Petersen, Damion Crooks, David Schuh, Mua Vang, Tyler Arnold, Nevin, Marten, Adam Hippe and Lawton Verlinde.

RESULTS

107: Luke Sweetman (FMCC) def. Ethan Johnson (TMBW) Fall 4:59. 114: Brodik Clarke (FMCC) def. Owen Beier (TMBW) Fall 3:12. 121: Taylor Squires (TMBW) def. Thomas Pruitt (FMCC) TF 16-0 2:00. 127: Kaston Clarke (FMCC) def. Logan Petersen (TMBW) MD 13-2. 133: Weston Marten (TMBW) def. Dane Hanson (FMCC) TF 18-1. 139: Brayden Gilb (FMCC) def. Oakley Bornitz (TMBW) Fall 3:28. 145: David Schuh (TMBW) def. Teague Meyer (FMCC) TF 19-1 5:11. 152: Nolan Verlinde (TMBW) def. Lucas Kuball (FMCC) TF 16-0 5:06. 160: Quintin Lewis (FMCC) def. Tyler Arnold (TMBW) Fall 2:00. 172: Jaxon Wendorff (FMCC) def. Mavrick Snyder (TMBW) Fall 3:49. 189: Luke Iverson (FMCC) def. Nevin Marten (TMBW) Fall 1:10. 215: Vincent Bray (FMCC) def. Lawton Verlinde (TMBW) Dec. 8-7. 285: Colby Kesteloot (FMCC) def. Jack Willhtie (TMBW) Fall 4:18.

No. 3 Pipestone Area 35,

No. 6 Wabasso 28

PIPESTONE — A strong showing from the sixth-seeded Wabasso wrestling team wasn’t enough to pull off the road upset against No. 3 Pipestone Area in the Section 3A tournament on Thursday. Wabasso closed the match with back-to-back pins, but were in too deep of a hole prior as they fell 35-28.

Despite the loss, Mason Kampsen and Brillin Wagner closed the Rabbits’ team season on a high note with pins in 215 and 285, respectively. Paxton Huhnerkoch also earned a pin in 160.

Pipestone Area now advances to take on No. 2 Adrian/Ellsworth in the section semifinals on Saturday at Wabasso at 12:30 p.m. For the Rabbits, they’ll now prepare for the individual section tournament, which will be held in Springfield on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10 a.m.

RESULTS

107: Oscar Ramirez (PIPE) def. KJ Beermann (WAB) Fall 3:41. 114: Carloseriel Perez-Garcia (PIPE) def. Spencer Salfer (WAB) Fall 1:29. 121: Kullen Steen (WAB) def. Jibril Razzaq (PIPE) Dec. 7-5. 127: Ayden Koprek (PIPE) def. Braeden Ricketts (WAB) Fall 3:07. 133: Mason Fruechte (PIPE) def. Zach Skoblik (WAB) Dec. 6-4. 139: Lane Taylor (WAB) def. William Perez-Garcia (PIPE) Dec. 5-3. 145: Miklo Hernandez (PIPE) def. Camryn Irlbeck (WAB) Fall 0:46. 152: Nathan Riley (WAB) def. Troy Chaulsett (PIPE) MD 12-1. 160: Paxton Huhnerkoch (WAB) def. Carlos Saenlouangraj (PIPE) Fall 3:07. 172: Haden Mulvihill (PIPE) def. Gavin Marotzke (WAB) TF 20-3 3:49. 189: Oliver Sterud (PIPE) def. Zeke Olson (WAB) Dec. 10-6. 215: Mason Kampsen (WAB) def. Diego Zepeda (PIPE) Fall 0:29. 285: Brillin Wagner (WAB) def. Carlos Zepeda (PIPE) Fall 5:33.

No. 9 RRC vs.

No. 8 Luverne, No. 1 JCC

JACKSON — A minor upset victory in the first round of the Section 3A tournament wasn’t enough to keep the Red Rock Central wrestling team’s season alive on Thursday. The ninth-seeded Falcons took down No. 8 Luverne 41-36 in their postseason opener, but fell 69-6 to top-seeded Jackson County Central later in the night.

RRC had six wins via forfeit in its win over Luverne, with Jackson Radmaker’s 16-0 technical fall in 121 being the Falcons’ lone other points. Luverne, meanwhile, also won four matches via forfeit.

After advancing past Luverne, the Falcons took on the hosting top seed, JCC. Braxton Weber started the dual strong, pinning Payten Sorbel in 1:20 in the 107-pound weight class, but JCC swept the remainder of the dual.

RRC now prepares for next week’s section tournament, which will be held on Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. at Springfield High School.

RESULTS

No. 9 RRC 41, No. 8 Luverne 36

107: Mason Weber (RRC) win by forfeit. 114: Braxton Weber (RRC) win by forfeit. 121: Jackson Radmaker (RRC) def. Ridha Kadhim (LUV) TF 16-0 2:55. 127: Joss Johnson (LUV) def. Izzy Chmelar (RRC) Fall 1:47. 133: Ty Kopp (LUV) win by forfeit. 139: Aaron Kindt (LUV) def. Bryson Marsh (RRC) Fall 0:39. 145: Marshal Willhite (RRC) win by forfeit. 152: Noah Schunk (RRC) win by forfeit. 160: Hudson Hough (LUV) win by forfeit. 172: Otto Lund (LUV) win by forfeit. 189: Matthew Gangestad (LUV) win by forfeit. 215: Jonah Skarupa (RRC) win by forfeit. 285: Dawson Mariner (RRC) win by forfeit.

QUARTERFINALS

No. 1 JCC 69, No. 9 RRC 6

107: Braxton Weber (RRC) def. Payten Sorbel (JCC) Fall 1:20. 114: Colten Gossen (JCC) def. Mason Weber (RRC) TF 21-5 5:29. 121: Ever Mazariegos (JCC) def. Jackson Radmaker (RRC) Fall 1:26. 127: Mathias Liepold (JCC) win by forfeit. 133: Dezmynd Tupper (JCC) def. Bryson Marsh (RRC) Fall 1:25. 139: Isaac Rodriguez (JCC) def. Marshal Willhite (RRC) Fall 1:21. 145: Geovany Munoz (JCC) win by forfeit. 152: Kyler Thier (JCC) def. Noah Schunk (RRC) Fall 0:18. 160: Dallas Gossen (JCC) win by forfeit. 172: Evan Bartholomaus (JCC) win by forfeit. 189: Carson Kolander (JCC) def. Jonah Skarupa (RRC) MD 10-2. 215: Cael Entriken (JCC) win by forfeit. 285: Karsin Janssen (JCC) def. Dawson Mariner (RRC) Fall 5:12.