Martin County won 11 of the 14 matches in rolling to a 53-18 win over New Ulm in a quarterfinal match in the Section 3AA team wrestling tournament Thursday in Sherburn.
Pierce Rohman won a 5-4 decision at 106 pounds and Maddex Faber won a 16-5 major decision at 113 to stake the Red Bulls to a 7-0 lead. The Eagles got on the board with a fall at 120 to make it 7-6.
Martin County then won eight straight matches with the breakdown evenly split with four falls and four major decisions for a 47-6 advantage.
Rylan Cutler started the run at 126 pounds as he wrestled for the first time since suffering a concussion on Jan. 6 and won a 15-4 major decision.
Berent Kosbab (132) won by fall, Riley Cole (138) won a major decision, followed by falls from Aden Welcome (145) and Taylor Austin (152).
Cooper Steuber (160) won a 10-2 major decision as he recorded his 75th career victory. Rounding out the remarkable run for the Red Bulls were Gage Cyphers (170) with a major decision and 160-pound fifth-ranked Carver Rohman winning by fall at 182.
The final win for Martin County came from No. 5 Max Olson, who needed only nine seconds to win by fall at 220.
The Red Bulls, 14-2, will wrestle United (24-1) in the section semifinals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Worthington.
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (16-4) faces Marshall (15-4) in the other semifinal at 12:30. The winners meet in the championship match at about 2:30 p.m.
Martin County 53, New Ulm 18
106: Pierce Rohman (MC) dec. Kane Johnson (NU) 5-4
113: Maddex Faber (MC) maj. dec. Alex Portner (NU) 16-5
120: Braxton Kiecker (NU) pinned Kaedin Lange (MC) 3:13
126: Rylan Cutler (MC) maj. dec. Elijah Rieser (NU) 15-4
132: Berent Kosbab (MC) pinned Jeffrey Kral (NU) 3:00
138: Riley Cole (MC) maj. dec. Dirk Haynes (NU) 17-4
145: Aden Welcome (MC) pinned Spencer Drill (NU) 1:01
152: Taylor Austin (MC) pinned Jamisen Frederickson (NU) 0:52
160: Cooper Steuber (MC) maj. dec. Lane Ruch (NU) 10-2
170: Gage Cyphers (MC) maj. dec. Wyatt Pollard (NU) 9-1
182: No. 5 (160) Carver Rohman (MC) pinned Tilken Fruhwirth (NU) 1:10
195: Ty Frederick (NU) pinned Josiah Brakenhoff (MC) 3:46
220: No. 5 Max Olson (MC) pinned Henry Waloch (NU) 0:09
285: No. 9 Evan Thompson (NU) pinned Colby Schwichtenberg (MC) 1:23
SECTION 3AA WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 16
First round
Windom/Mountain Lake 36, Worthington 35
New Ulm 42, Redwood Valley 25
MAHACA 42, Quad County 28
Quarterfinals
Marshall 66, Windom/Mountain Lake 12
Martin County 53, New Ulm 18
United 57, MAHACA 20
Hutchinson/BLHS 32, New London-Spicer 22
Saturday, Feb. 18
At Worthington
Semifinals
Martin County (13-2) vs. United (24-1), 12:30 p.m.
Hutchinson/BLHS (16-4) vs. Marshall (15-4), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.