FAIRMONT – Martin County won 11 of 14 matches as the Red Bulls were 56-15 winners over Worthington in the quarterfinals of the Section 3AA wrestling tournament Thursday at Cardinal Gym.
The Red Bulls recorded six points in seven of those wins.
Four were by fall, Cooper Steuber (132), Kain Sanders (145), Gage Cyphers (170) and Wyatt Williamson (182).
Claiming wins by forfeit were Taylor Austin (138), Carver Rohman (160) and Max Olson (220).
Winning major decisions were Jesse Potts (126) and Aden Welcome (152). Decision winners were Torrey Paplow (106) and Rylan Cutler (120).
Martin County, now 22-1, wrestles MAHACA (18-7) in the semifinals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The Tigers defeated United 40-26 on Thursday.
The other semifinal has Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (15-5) facing New Ulm (11-10), also at 12:30 p.m. The winners meet in the championship match at about 2:30 p.m.
Martin County 56, Worthington 15
106 - Torrey Paplow (MC) dec. Alex Galvez (Worthington) 5-4
113 - Dalton Larson (Worthington) dec. Berent Kosbab (MC) 6-3
120 - Rylan Cutler (MC) dec. Ethan Meyer (Worthington) 5-1
126 - Jesse Potts (MC) maj. dec. Oscar Galvez (Worthington) 12-1
132 - Cooper Steuber (MC) pinned Vincent Vanderkooi (Worthington) 1:28
138 - Taylor Austin (MC) won by forfeit
145 - Kain Sanders (MC) pinned Moo Bleh (Worthington) 2:33
152 - Aden Welcome (MC) maj. dec. Chase Byrne (Worthington) 11-3
160 - Carver Rohman (MC) won by forfeit
170 - Gage Cyphers (MC) pinned Mason Schutz (Worthington) 0:25
182 - Wyatt Williamson (MC) pinned Kevin Galvez-Chavez (Worthington) 3:45
195 - Tanner Hennings (Worthington) pinned Riley Allen (MC) 2:54
220 - Max Olson (MC) won by forfeit
285 - Cole Hennings (Worthington) pinned Alec Thompson (MC) 1:17
SECTION 3AA WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 17
South Sub-Section
At Fairmont
First round
Worthington 39, Redwood Valley 37
New Ulm 53, Windom/Mountain Lake 24
Quarterfinals
Martin County 56, Worthington 15
New Ulm 32, Marshall 29
North Sub-Section
At Hutchinson
First round
New London-Spicer 55, Quad County 15
Quarterfinals
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 60, New London-Spicer 9
MAHACA 40, United 26
Saturday, Feb. 19
At Fairmont
Semifinals
Martin County (22-1) vs. MAHACA (18-7), 12:30 p.m.
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (15-5) vs. New Ulm (11-10), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.