ST. PAUL – Jackson County Central will have 13 wrestlers competing in the individual portion of the state Class 1A wrestling tournament at Xcel Energy Center.
Two Huskies will have a rematch with wrestlers they faced Thursday during the team tournament.
At 152 pounds, junior Isaiah Rodriguez matches up with third-ranked Jacob Leibold of Royalton/Upsala after losing by fall on Thursday. Back on Dec. 11, Leibold won the Pizza Ranch tournament in Jackson, beating JCC’s Dylan Withers in the finals.
At 182, junior Caleb Vancura takes on RU’s Hunter Novitzki for the second straight day, having won by fall Thursday night.
Following are the first-round pairings for Jackson County Central wrestlers:
106 - Isaac Rodriguez (8th, 24-15) vs. No. 4 Reggie George (Osakis, fr., 7-8)
113 - No. 1 Nolan Ambrose (soph., 45-0) vs. Dominick Nelson (Mahnomen/Waubun, soph., 24-6)
120 - No. 2 Kie Anderson (sr., 39-7) vs. Gavyn Hlucny (Crookston, 8th, 24-10)
126 - Landon Andrews (jr., 21-14) vs. No. 1 Brandon Ross (Chatfield, sr., 17-1)
132 - No. 3 Logan Butzon (jr., 40-7) vs. Deagen Captain (Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale/Parkers Prairie, jr. 24-14)
138 - No. 5 Thomas Freking (jr., 38-9) vs. Patrick Forcier (Border West, jr., 30-13)
145 - Dylan Withers (jr., 34-14) vs. No. 3 Brodie Kellen (Dover-Eyota, jr., 33-5)
152 - Isaiah Rodriguez (jr., 27-18) vs. No. 3 Jacob Leibold (Royalton/Upsala, sr., 44-2)
160 - No. 1 Payton Handevidt (sr., 44-3) vs. Tucker Wigan (Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville, soph., 23-21)
170 - No. 8 Matthew Haley (jr., 39-8) vs. No. 1 Ashton Hanan (Kimball Area, sr., 28-3)
182 - No. 3 Caleb Vancura (jr., 44-4) vs. Hunter Novitzki (Royalton/Upsala, sr., 26-17)
195 - No. 4 Will Freking (sr., 38-10) vs. Cory Kitchel (Blue Earth Area, soph., 19-13)
285 - No. 8 Cameron Scholten (jr., 32-14) vs. No. 2 Makota Misgen (New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, jr., 39-6)