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The F/MCC Warriors had a very busy week, traveling to Redwood Falls for a triangular on Tuesday, then home in Fulda for a dual against the Adrian Dragons and finally to Harrisburg, South Dakota for a team dual tournament.
First up on Tuesday were the Minneota Vikings and Kaston Clarke and Vincent Bray were the only Warriors to put points up on the board. Kaston Clarke, Brayden Gilb, Lucas Kuball, Quintin Lewis and Colby Kesteloot all went the distance of 3 periods with their opponents. There is a lot of talent and experience on the Minneota team this year and it hit the Warriors like a brick wall.
Next up were the Redwood Valley Cardinals and the Warriors needed to find a way to overcome them to make a playoff berth.
At 107 the Warriors are open, giving the Cardinals an early lead. Luke Sweetman at 114 fell to Nolan Ourada, leaving the score Cardinals 12, Warriors 0. At 121, Kaston Clarke made short work of Adryan Simmonson, scoring the fall in the first period. Cardinals 12, Warriors 6. Thomas Pruitt at 127 received a forfeit. Warriors 12, Cardinals 12.
At 133, Curtis Johnson went the distance against Henry Bentson and held the score to an 11-4 decision for the Cardinals. Cardinals 15, Warriors 12. At 139, Brayden Gilb scored a 20-2 tech fall against Jordan Schnebrick. Cardinals 15, Warriors 17. Adam Iverson at 145 drew Casen Meyers and fell in the first period. Cardinals 21, Warriors 17.
At 152, Lucas Kuball pinned Max Dillion in 45 seconds in the first period, putting the Warriors up by 2. Cardinals 21, Warriors 23. Quintin Lewis at 160 scored another technical fall for the Warriors against Isaiah Nelson 20-5 and the Warriors extended their lead to 21-28.
At 172, Jaxon Wendorff couldn’t hold Lucas Fuhr back and received a tech fall in the second period, giving 5 points back to the Cardinals, with the score 26-28. At 189, Luke Iverson fell to Viktor Ortega in the first period and the Warriors fell behind 32-28.
Vincent Bray at 215 put up a great fight against Jax Hennen, going three periods and holding him to an 11-5 decision. This extended the lead for the Cardinals 35-28, which was unreachable by the Warriors. With a 7 point lead, the 285 match was forfeited to Colby Kesteloot and the final score was 35-34 Cardinals.
There are a lot of holes here that can be fixed. Luke Sweetman is now wrestling at 107, and if the Warriors change technical falls to pins they will walk away with a large margin for the win. We’ll see in the coming weeks how this plays out.
Against the Adrian Dragons, a similar story played out for the Warriors.
New at 107 was Luke Sweetman. His match score and demeanor in the match showed it was a little tough making the weight. Sweetman went the distance with Will Jenniges, scoring the first takedown and holding a lead for the first period. The second and third period went to Will, who scored a 14-3-4 team point major decision. In the tournament Saturday, Sweetman looked much better, and as the season progresses, the weight will make him a much more productive wrestler for the team.
Brodik Clarke came in at 114 and started off well against Riley Harberts but eventually fell in the third period, making the score Dragons 10, Warriors 0. Thomas Pruitt made it into the third period with Rayden Boyenga before suffering a fall. Dragons 16, Warriors 0. Kaston Clarke put the Warriors on the board at 127 with a fall against Jackson Penning. Dragons 16, Warriors 6.
At 133, Brantley Klein fell to Travis Weiss in the first period, and at 139, Brayden Gilb scored a fall against Aiden Timmer, leaving the score 22 Dragons, 12 Warriors.
Adam Iverson at 145 fell to Cael Schettler in the second period, but at 152, Lucas Kuball went the distance against Carter Erlandson. Unable to score, Lucas gave a major decision to the Dragons. Dragons 32, Warriors 12. At 160, Quintin Lewis made short work of Cole Erlandson, scoring the pinfall 35 seconds into the first period and moving the score to Dragons 32, Warriors 18.
Jaxon Wendorff at 172 fell to Jackson Jenniges, who is usually an opponent for Quintin Lewis at 160. The Dragons made the decision to avoid the matchup against Lewis. Dragand ons 38, Warriors 18.
At 189, Luke Iverson couldn’t cut the corner on Jesse Bullerman, even though he led for the first period. Bullerman scored with a penalty point and an escape in the second period and a 3-point nearfall in the third, giving the Dragons an untouchable 41-18 point lead.
Vincent Bray at 215 went the distance with Garrett Penning, scoring a 6-1 decision. At 285, Colby Kesteloot pinned Cody Graff in 20 seconds making the final score 27-41 Dragons.
Again there are holes that can be filled, potentially giving the Warriors the victory. Hopefully we’ll get to see it later in the season.
In Harrisburg the boys did very well, even though losing to a very good Aberdeen team 55-12.
Colby Kesteloot, Brayden Gilb, and Quintin Lewis all picked up wins for the Warriors against Aberdeen. The Harrisburg team was a good test for the Warriors as Luke Sweetman, Kaston Clarke, Lucas Kuball, Quintin Lewis, Luke Iverson and Colby Kesteloot all scored team points for the Warriors, but came up just short in a 38-30 loss.
Against Sioux Falls/Washington, the Warriors won by a landslide as Colby Kesteloot, Luke Sweetman, Brodik Clarke, Kaston Clarke, Ivan Olsem, Brayden Gilb, Eli Baumgartner, Lucas Kuball, Quintin Lewis, Jaxson Wendorff, and Luke Iverson all provided points in the 71-17 Warrior winning Dual.
Against O’Gorman, the Warriors’ Vincent Bray, Colby Kesteloot, Adam Iverson, Quintin Lewis, and Luke Iverson all provided wins but fell short to the 45 points O’Gorman put up.
