Jackson County Central is headed to a fourth consecutive Class 1A state team wrestling tournament after winning a pair of matches and the Section 3A title Saturday at Tracy Veterans Memorial Center.
The Huskies were 43-21 winners over Fulda/Murray County Central in the semifinal round and then defeated Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut-Grove 42-28 in the championship match.
JCC won the first five matches in the dual with the Warriors for a 22-0 lead. After FMCC ended the string with a win at 139 pounds, the Huskies won two more matches by fall for a 34-6 advantage.
In the finals, Jackson County Central started with three wins as sixth-ranked Kyler Their won a decision at 107 pounds, No. 3 Kayden Eller won by fall at 114 and No. 9 Isaac Rodriguez was a winner by fall at 121 for a 15-0 lead.
The Panthers won by falls at 127 and 133 to close the gap to 15-12, but JCC answered with two falls of its own to push the lead back up to 15 points at 27-12.
Benjamin Dahlin provided the Huskies with a big win in the 139-pound match as he pinned 133 No. 9 David Schuh in 2:28. Nolan Ambrose, rated No. 1 at 139, then won by a fall in the 145-pound match to put JCC up 27-12.
TMBWWG again cut into the margin with a major decision at 152 and a fall at 160 to make the score 27-21.
Seth Stai won by fall at 172 and then Ryan Haley sealed the win for the Huskies with a 7-1 win at 189 that gave Jackson County Central a 36-21 lead with two matches remaining.
The Panthers won the 215-pound match by a fall before Michael Hansen closed out the match with a fall at heavyweight for JCC.
The Huskies will enter the state team tournament on Thursday, Feb. 29 with a 21-3 record.
Class 1A teams will wrestle at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day. Third- and fifth-place matches are at 5 p.m., with the championship match at 7 p.m.
Prior to that, they’ll be at the Section 3A individual tournament in Pipestone next Saturday.
More information on the section and state tournaments will appear in a future newsletter.
Jackson County Central 43, Fulda/Murray County Central 21
107: No. 6 Kyler Thier (JCC) dec. Kaston Clarke (Fulda/MCC) 3-0
114: Ever Munoz Mazariegos (JCC) dec. Mason Kirchner (Fulda/MCC) 3-0
121: No. 3 (114) Kayden Eller (JCC) pinned Truman Olsem (Fulda/MCC) :39
127: No. 9 (121) Isaac Rodriguez (JCC) pinned Brayden Gilb (Fulda/MCC) 1:08
133: Benjamin Dahlin (JCC) maj. dec. Teague Meyer (Fulda/MCC) 12-2
139: Aiden Lorenzen (Fulda/MCC) pinned Ulises Bouakham (JCC) 3:41
145: No. 1 (139) Nolan Ambrose (JCC) pinned Denver Ash (Fulda/MCC) 1:49
152: Trey Rossow (JCC) pinned Lucas Kuball (Fulda/MCC) 3:26
160: Quintin Lewis (Fulda/MCC) pinned Braeden Tufvesson (JCC) 2:42
172: Seth Stai (JCC) pinned Carson Lewis (Fulda/MCC) :13
189: Ryan Haley (JCC) dec. Luke Iverson (Fulda/MCC) 3-0
215: Carson Klein (Fulda/MCC) pinned Jack Mix (JCC) 1:23
285: Colby Kesteloot (Fulda/MCC) dec. Michael Hansen (JCC) 9-7
Jackson County Central 42, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut-Grove 28
107: No. 6 Kyler Thier (JCC) dec. Logan Petersen (TMBWWG) 11-5
114: No. 3 Kayden Eller (JCC) pinned Weston Marten (TMBWWG) 1:45
121: No. 9 Isaac Rodriguez (JCC) pinned Nolan Verlinde (TMBWWG) 1:38
127: Troy Gillette (TMBWWG) pinned Brock Berkner (JCC) :43
133: No. 2 (127) Devin Carter (TMBWWG) pinned Geovany Munoz Mazarieuos (JCC) :49
139: Benjamin Dahlin (JCC) pinned No. 9 (133) David Schuh (TMBWWG) 2:28
145: No. 1 (139) Nolan Ambrose (JCC) pinned Tyler Arnold (TMBWWG) :54
152: No. 8 (145) Alexander Schuh (TMBWWG) maj. dec. Trey Rossow (JCC) 16-7
160: Jacob Meyer (TMBWWG) pinned Braeden Tufvesson (JCC) 3:33
172: Seth Stai (JCC) pinned Ashton Squires (TMBWWG) 1:40
189: Ryan Haley (JCC) dec. Gage Struchen (TMBWWG) 7-1
215: No. 8 (285) Eathan Martinez (TMBWWG) pinned Jack Mix (JCC) :26
285: Michael Hansen (JCC) pinned Isaiah Wolske (TMBWWG) 3:48
SECTION 3A WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 15
First round
Redwood Valley 49, Red Rock Central 14
Springfield 36, Wabasso 36 (Springfield wins on criteria, 7-6 in matches)
Quarterfinals
Jackson County Central 70, Redwood Valley 3
Fulda/Murray County Central 40, Pipestone 26
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 66, Springfield 6
Adrian Area 45, St. James Area 22
Saturday, Feb. 17
At Tracy
Semifinals
Jackson County Central 43, Fulda/Murray County Central 21
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 31, Adrian Area 24
Championship
Jackson County Central 42, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 28
Other Class 1A section tournaments
Section 1A
At Rochester
Saturday
Semifinals
Chatfield 47, Goodhue 19
Kenyon-Wanamingo 54, Dover-Eyota 15
Championship
Chatfield 36, Kenyon-Wanamingo 20
Section 2A
At Lake Crystal
Saturday
Semifinals
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 45, Medford 16
Westfield 43, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 27
Championship
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 63, Westfield 2
Section 4A
At Eden Valley
Friday
Semifinals
Norwood Young America 49, Kimball Area 19
LeSueur-Henderson 39, Eden Valley-Watkins 31
Championship
LeSueur-Henderson 35, Norwood Young America 27
Section 5A
At Minneota
Saturday
Semifinals
Canby 34, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 27
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 47, Paynesville 21
Championship
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 39, Canby 21
Section 6A
At Wadena
Friday
Semifinals
Osakis 35, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville 24
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 34, West Central Area/Brandon-Evansville 31
Championship
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 33, Osakis 28
Section 7A
At Walker
Friday
Semifinals
Holdingford 52, Mille Lacs 13
Staples-Motley 45, Royalton/Upsala 15
Championship
Staples-Motley 32, Holdingford 25
Section 8A
At Fertile
Friday
Semifinals
United North Central 64, Barnesville 4
Frazee 35, Fosson/Bagley 21
Championship
United North Central 27, Frazee 23