ST. PAUL – After a tough loss in the quarterfinals, Martin County bounced back for a win in the consolation bracket in the first session of the Class 2A state team wrestling tournament Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
The fifth-seeded Red Bulls lost a 31-30 match to fourth-seeded Watertown-Mayer in the opening round.
The match came down to criteria as the score was tied 30-30 and it went to Criteria G, which is most technical falls. The Royals had the only technical fall of the dual.
Martin County won 51-23 over Totino-Grace in the consolation semifinals.
The Red Bulls, 24-2, meet Thief River Falls (21-6) in the consolation championship match at 5 p.m.
Watertown-Mayer 31, Martin County 30
106 - Titan Friederichs (WM) pinned Torrey Paplow (MC) 0:28
113 - Parker Jackson (WM) dec. Berent Kosbab (MC) 6-4
120 - Rylan Cutler (MC) maj. dec. Aaron Bury (WM) 11-3
126 - Jesse Potts (MC) pinned Eli Hamberger (WM) 1:18
132 - Jonah Hamberger (WM) dec. Cooper Steuber (MC) 6-0
138 - Taylor Austin (MC) maj. dec. Jack Entinger (WM) 13-2
145 - Kain Sanders (MC) pinned Steven Duske (WM) 3:35
152 - Patrick Duske (WM) dec. Aden Welcome (MC) SV-1 4-3
160 - Bryce Burkett (WM) tech fall Gage Cyphers (MC) 16-1
170 - Carver Rohman (MC) dec. Tanner Burmeister (WM) 6-4
182 - Jackson Drahos (WM) maj. dec. Riley Allen (MC) 12-2
195 - Wyatt Williamson (MC) dec. Kyler Burmeister (WM) 8-2
220 - Ashton Congdon (WM) pinned Alec Thompson (MC) 4:54
285 - Max Olson (MC) maj. dec. Hunter Stein (WM) 20-9
Martin County 51, Totino-Grace 23
106 - Austin Herbst (TG) pinned Torrey Paplow (MC) 0:50
113 - Jackson Refsnider (TG) maj, dec. Berent Kosbab (MC) 16-5
120 - Rylan Cutler (MC) maj. dec. Sean O`Brien (TG) 15-6
126 - Jesse Potts (MC) pinned Parker Lang (TG) 2:53
132 - Ethan Sylvester (TG) maj. dec. Cooper Steuber (MC) 13-3
138 - Taylor Austin (MC) tech fall Johnathan Weikel (TG) 22-7
145 - Kain Sanders (MC) pinned Gabe Cran (TG) 0:51
152 - Aden Welcome (MC) pinned Alex Temple (TG) 1:38
160 - Carver Rohman (MC) pinned Gherig Burnes (TG) 0:30
170 - Michael Loger (TG) dec. Gage Cyphers (MC) 5-2
182 - Wyatt Williamson (MC) pinned Mac Bouwman (TG) 3:19
195 - Charles Baker (TG) pinned Riley Allen (MC) 0:56
220 - Alec Thompson (MC) pinned Rafael Montejo-Cortez (TG) 2:42
285 - Max Olson (MC) pinned Owen Swedberg (TG) 0:46
Class 2A team tournament
Quarterfinals
Kasson-Mantorville 49, Mora 13
Becker 42, Thief River Falls 24
Simley 64, Totino-Grace 12
Watertown-Mayer 31, Martin County 30
Semifinals
Kasson-Mantorville 31, Becker 24
Simley 51, Watertown-Mayer 10
Consolation semifinals
Thief River Falls 44, Mora 26
Martin County 51, Totino-Grace 23
Championship
Kasson-Mantorville (28-1) vs. Simley (27-1), 7 p.m.
Third place
Becker (19-1) vs. Watertown-Mayer (23-4), 5 p.m.
Consolation championship
Thief River Falls (21-6) vs. Martin County (24-2), 5 p.m.