MONTEZUMA – Having more wrestlers working in the room makes a difference when it’s time to wrestle in front of the public.
The Braves learned that Thursday night, Dec. 4, when they opened at home in the Montezuma Duals – and won all three meets!
Even though a team has more men out for the sport, they still have to make weight before the meet, then run out in uniform to have their hands raised in victory.
That might not sound hard, but consider that you might not have a match coming up in a meet, but you’ve still got to make weight.
It can be difficult!
The Braves beat Baxter 60-18 and Cardinal 52-18.
But the match against Sigourney-Keota – a 37-36 Braves win – was different.
Sigourney-Keota did have any wrestlers below 144 pounds. This was a 36-all tie at the end of regulation, but criteria on this evening was most wins via forfeit. The team point went to the Braves, who won seven matches that way.
Against Baxter, Braves scoring falls were Wesley Ross at 126 pounds, Braxton Plants at 215, and Isaac Wedgewood at 285. Again, seven Braves won via the forfeit route.
Against Cardinal, scoring pins were Wesley Ross at 126, Wylie Walters at 132, Rett Pargeon at 144, Owen DesRochers at 157 and Karson Ross at 106.
Kaden Baetsle won a major decision (14-5) at 150 pounds.
The Braves were headed to the Bill Rex Invitational at Pekin on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Montezuma 60, Baxter 18
113 – Kinnick Poage, B, pinned Jaxson Young, 1:05
120 – Double forfeit
126 – Wesley Ross, M, pinned Lincoln Russell, 0:23
132 – Wylie Walters, M, won by forfeit
138 – Ethan DesRochers, M, won by forfeit
144 – Rett Pargeon, M, won by forfeit
150 – Kaden Baetsle, M, won by forfeit
157 – Owen DesRochers, M, won by forfeit
165 – Connor Hervey, M, won by forfeit
175 – Maddox Peters, B, won by forfeit
190 – Miles McCord, B, won by forfeit
215 – Braxton Plants, M, pinned Samuel Wilhelm, :42
285 – Isaac Wedgewood, M, pinned Nyle Brown, 2:41
106 – Karson Ross, M, bon by forfeit
Montezuma 52, Cardinal 18
126 – Wesley Ross, M, pinned Dayton Wood, :30
132 – Wylie Walters, M, pinned Kinnick Griffiths, 1:54
138 – Zach Luedtke, C, pinned Ethan DesRochers, 2:10
144 – Rett Pargeon, M, pinned Tyler Keasling, :33
150 – Kaden Baetsle, M, beat Athen Zimmerman, 14-5.
157 – Owen DesRochers, M, pinned Julian Link, :35
165 – Connor Hervey, M, won by forfeit
175 – Blaise Hicks, C, pinned Yudiel Gonzalez, 3:03
190 – Double forfeit
215 – Braxton Plants, M, won by forfeit
285 – Isaac Wedgewood, M, won by forfeit
106 – Karson Ross, M, pinned Quentin Bruett, :14
113 – Cole Peters, C, pinned Jaxson Young, :56
Montezuma 37, Sigourney-Keota 36
106 – Karson Ross, M, won by forfeit
113 – Jaxson Young, M, won by forfeit
120 – Double forfeit
126 – Wesley Ross, M, won by forfeit
132 – Wylie Walters, M, won by forfeit
138 – Ethan DesRochers, M, won by forfeit
144 – Ryker Van den Huevel, SK, pinned Rett Pargeon, 3:15.
150 – Luke Flynn, SK, pinned Kaden Baetsle, 2:22.
157 – Dillon Menke, SK, pinned Owen DesRochers, 4:56
165 – Max Peterson, SK, pinned Connor Hervey, :12
175 – Ayden Parker, SK, pinned Yudiel Gonzalez, 2:32
190 – Double forfeit
215 – Braxton Plants won by forfeit
285 – Owen Menke, SK, pinned Isaac Wedgewood, :47.
# Montezuma won by criteria (more wins via forfeit – 7).