MONTEZUMA – North Mahaska’s wrestling team defeated two more South Iowa Cedar League teams and beat Cardinal in a triangular at Montezuma Tuesday. Junior Ryan Groom earned his 100th career high school win as well.
North Mahaska defeated HLV 60-4 and Montezuma 60-22 in SICL action, then finished with a 47-18 win over Cardinal. Seven Warhawk wrestlers notched three wins and two others went 2-1.
Groom pinned HLV’s Landyn Ankrum in 1 minute 9 seconds at 144. He took 45 seconds to pin Montezuma’s Rett Paragon and took a forfeit against Cardinal.
At 113, Cooper Sampson pinned Remington Huber of HLV in 51 seconds and took forfeits in the other two matches. Logan Van Zee decisioned Allan Scott of HLV, 7-0 at 120 pounds and pinned Monte’s Cael Cheney in 37 seconds. Van Zee won a 11-5 decision over Cardinal’s Dayton Wood.
Aydan Groom pinned his two 132-pound SICL opponents beginning with Bryer Jack of HLV in 45 seconds and Ethan Desrochers of Montezuma, 4:00. Groom won by technical fall over Cardinal’s Zach Luedtke, 17-2.
Chris Long also defeated his SICL opponents at 157 pounds. Hunter Bazyn of HLV went down first on a 14-8 decision. Long pinned Evan Haughey of Monte in 1:47 and received a forfeit in his third match.
Gage Ries won by forfeit against HLV then pinned Yudiel Gonzalez of Monte in 59 seconds. Ethan Schultz of Cardinal lasted just 50 seconds against Ries in the 165-pound match. Max Reed earned three wins via forfeit.
At 138 pounds, senior Joel DeJong pinned HLV’s Tristan Prikl in 1:36 and took a forfeit against Monte. He lost a 13-12 decision to Cardinal’s Kyran Spees. Hunter Wernli at 150 lost to HLV’s Cael Weisskopf by major decision 12-4. He pinned Monte’s Owen Desrochers in 1:37 and took a forfeit against Cardinal.
Chance Angle also went 2-1 on the night at 215 pounds. He took 46 seconds to pin HLV’s Mason Westerdale lost a 15-5 major decision to Monte’s Braxton Plants. Angle won a 5-1 decision over Cardinal’s Blake Lamansky.
Nolan Schock had a pin of HLV’s Acen Buland in 1:57 at 190 pounds; Nolan Tum won by forfeit; Hunter Brisel pinned Isaac Wedgewood of Montezuma in 3:28; and in an extra match at 144, Luke Reed won over Larry Daniels 17-2.
