STATE WRESTLING: Huskies advance to state finals, Adrian bows out

ST. PAUL – With a pair of convincing wins, the Jackson County Central Huskies advanced to the finals of the Class A state wrestling tournament Thursday, while Adrian was defeated twice in Class AA, ending their tournament.

The top-seeded Huskies defeated Barnesville 43-19 Thursday morning in the Class A quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, the Huskies used a string of pins in the middle weights to defeat fifth-seeded Chatfield 39-25.

JCC will wrestle second-seeded Frazee, which won 40-16 over Sibley East, in the state championship. Those two teams met in the 2011 championship match, which ended in a 28-28 tie.

The finals begin at 7 p.m.

The winner advances to the state finals at 7 p.m. tonight.

In Class AA, fifth-seeded Adrian fell to fourth-seeded New Prague 32-19.

In the consolation round, the Dragons lost 33-25 to Perham.

MSHSL TEAM WRESTLING

STATE TOURNAMENT

Thursday

At Xcel Energy Arena, St. Paul

Class A

Semifinal Round

JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL 39, CHATFIELD 25

106: Goldsmith (C) decision VanderWoude, 5-0. 113: Edlin (JCC) pin VanSickel, 1:34. 120: Han. Friedrichs (C) decision Biehn, 6-4, OT. 126: Riley (JCC) decision Henning, 7-6. 132: Jurries (JCC) decision Har. Friedrichs, 5-1. 138: Haffner (C) decision Riggle, 6-4. 145: P. Moore (JCC) pin Bentz, 3:19. 152: Norland (JCC) pin Meeker, 1:00. 160: K. Moore (JCC) pin Wright, 1:39. 170: Beeck (JCC) won by forfeit against Dahl. 182: Vancura (JCC) pin Fryer, 1:35. 195: Bly (C) pin Guggisberg, 0:25. 220: Viss (C) major decision Menke, 11-0. 285: Bleess (C) decision Ziemer, 20-19.

Quarterfinal Round

JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL 43, BARNESVILLE 19

106: VanderWoude (JCC) decision Tweeton, 3-2. 113: Edlin (JCC) pin Z. Anderson, 3:19. 120: Biehn (JCC) decision Brandt, 6-2. 126: Votava (B) decision Henning, 11-7, OT. 132: Jurries (JCC) pin Meyer, 3:16. 138: Riggle (JCC) decision R. Anderson, 4-0. 145: P. Moore (JCC) pin Trowbridge, 4:47. 152: Norland (JCC) major decision Nosal, 10-1. K. Moore (JCC) major decision Olson, 11-3. 170: Vancura (JCC) major decision Goedtke, 13-5. 182: Berg (B) pin Guggisberg, 5:09. 195: Menke (JCC) major decision Brady, 10-0. 220: Wheelwright (B) pin Marker, 5:41. 285: Johnson (B) major decision Horn, 9-1.

Class AA

Consolation Semifinals

PERHAM 33, ADRIAN AREA 25

106: Hieronimus (AA) pin Paurus, 0:52; Hieronimus sets Adrian Area record for pins in a season (28). 113: Pirotta (P) decision R. Elias, 7-3. 120: Bullerman (AA) pin Curtis, 0:07. 126: Guehma (P) decision Pruess, 8-6, OT. 132: Lynn (AA) decision Werner, 6-4. 138: Sailer (P) decision Heitkamp, 7-1. 145: Rogers (AA) decision Nietzke, 8-3. 152: Sazama (P) pin J. Elias, 4:21. 160: M. Slater (AA) decision Monson, 9-3. 170: J. Slater (AA) major decision Schmitz, 16-8. 182: Parks (P) pin McCann, 3:16. 195: Klatt (P) decision Engelkes, 9-7. 220: Nylander (P) decision Garms, 10-4. 285: Bucholz (P) pin Sieve, 1:41.

Quarterfinals

NEW PRAGUE 32, ADRIAN AREA 19

106: Kern (AA) decision Reyant, 8-2. 113: Knutson (NP) decision Hieronimus, 6-2. 120: G. Parriot (NP) major decision R. Elias, 13-4. 126: Bullerman (AA) major decision Nelson, 11-3. 132: Berg (NP) decision Pruess, 9-3. 138: Lynn (AA) decision Kvam, 10-3. 145: M. Parriott (NP) major decision Heitkamp, 10-2. 152: Reinartz (NP) decision Rogers, 8-2. 160: Heinz (NP) decision M. Slater. 170: Maruska (NP) decision Gyberg, 7-2. 182: J. Slater(AA) decision Giles, 2-1. 195: Garms (AA) pin Sirek, 2:54. 220: Preston (NP) pin Cleveland, 0:35. 285: LaFavor (NP) decision Sieve, 3-0.

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