The Sailor wrestlers traveled to Nashua for a weekend tournament that has seen the field of teams expand to 16 teams. Varsity and JV would both be in action in split tournaments, 5 JV wrestlers would start the day, and 6 varsity competitors would wrap of a long day in Nashua.
On the mat at 170 pounds, Max Magayna bulldozed his way through the competition to earn his third consecutive Nashua-Plainfield title. He finished all of his matches with first period falls of 38, 51, and 47 seconds. He was simply too much for the competition on this day.
Two other Sailors also reached the finals. Gavin Reed survived an opening match scare, securing a third period takedown to win the match 3-2. In the finals Gavin had a rematch from the state tournament last year as he faced off with Jordan Dusenberry from Wilton. Gavin would drop this match 3-1 and would finish the day taking home second place.
Mason Knipp also reached the finals, entering the day as the 7 seed in a tough bracket. After a razor thin 1-0 victory over the two seed in his opening match, Mason would meet up with a state place winner from last year, Henry Christensen from Ballard. A third period reversal proved to be the difference in this match as the Ballard wrestler was able to take the lead with 15 seconds remaining in the match and was able to hang on for a 4-3 victory. Mason would end the day in second place.
Sailors will next be in action on Thursday, Dec 15 as they travel to Wapsi Valley to take on Wapsi Valley and LaPorte City Union.
Varsity Tournament
126- Mason Burr
L-Fall 1:50 to Teague Smith
W- Maj 18-5 over Rylee Kugal
L- Fall 1:48 to Jacob Harrison
W- Fall 1:22 over Ryder Larson
5th place
132- Gavin Reed
W- Dec 3-2 over Tucker Vitzthum
W- Dec 5-1 over Holden Mathis
L- Dec 3-1 to Jordan Dusenberry
2nd place
145- John Hackett
L-Tech 16-0 to Hayden hill
W- Fall 1:36 over Ryan Busch
L- Fall 4:54 to Jake Hiland
L- Fall 1:22 to Hayden Hill
6th place
170- Max Magayna
W- Fall 0:38 over Westin Schmid
W- Fall 0:51 over Alex Paxson
W- Fall 0:47 over Luke Hartsook
1st place
182- Henry Erie
L- Fall 4:48 to Creighton Kelly
W- Fall 1:04 over Austin Schaller
L- Dec 5-3 to Tate White
W- Fall 3:07 over Grant Henderson
5th place
220- Mason Knipp
W- Dec 1-0 over David Smith
W- Fall 1:05 over Jackson Zwanziger
L- Dec 4-3 to Henry Christensen
2nd place
JV tournament
CJ Schuman
L- Fall 3:35 to David Martinez
W- Dec 11-4 over Athan Soash
L- Fall 1:18 to Davon Griffin
3rd place
Calvin Smith
L- Fall 0:09 to Tyler Zimmer
L- Fall 2:53 to Jayden Leland
L- Fall 2:35 to Zach Zwanziger
4th place
Gage Gelner
L- Fall 1:27 to Seth Smith
L- Fall 1:10 to Wyatt Guile’s
L- Dec 5-0 to Jackson Redig
4th place
Jamari Kruse
L- Fall 0:46 to Brandon Nieto
L- Fall 0:07 to Patrick Boyle
L- Fall 0:09 to Jaxon Shafer
4th place
Ethan Harper
L- Maj 13-0 to Gustavo Moncada
L- Fall 0:13 to Kyler Eskildsen
L- Fall 0:36 to Jacob Cool
4th place
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