(Atlantic, IA)- The Trojan wrestling team would dominate on senior night with two dual victories over Denison-Schleswig and Harlan. The first dual of the night would be a strong showing for the Cyclones of Harlan over the Monarchs of Denison-Schleswig as a lot of tough competition between the two squads, even if scores didn’t show it, would lead to a close finish with the Cylones and head coach Adam Bendorf pick up the 46-33 dual victory. It would’ve come down to the final matchup if not for the Harlan 132-pounder Adam Ehlert who picked up a pin with just under a minute left in a two-point match for a three-point team score swing.
Then came the Trojans. After the dance squad cleared the mats following their performance, Atlantic imposed their will on senior night notching five pins in the first seven matches of the dual against Denison-Schleswig. The only two ending without a pin? A forfeit and a tech fall both in favor of the Trojans. The seven-match win streak would be snapped by the Monarchs’ James Lemon at 150 pounds as he picks up a pin over Dreven Smith. Only two more matches would be wrestled as others were forfeited, but Atlantic controls those too on their way to a 56-18 dual win featuring seven pins.
It didn’t stop there, as after seniors Taye Jordan and Cohen Bruce were honored before the tough dual, they looked to go undefeated in duals on the night. Harlan looked to be tough competition for Atlantic as Jesse Jens stole a close one from Taye Jordan to start the dual but then came the pins. Three straight for Atlantic including an upset from Braxton Hass of the Trojans over Spencer Fink of the Cyclones at 120 pounds. All of the next nine weight classes either ended in a forfeit or a pin for either side to round out the dual, but it would be the Trojans weathering the storm as they defeated Harlan 54-26. Atlantic would notch 13 total pins through two duals of their 15 won matches.
Atlantic wrestling returns this weekend to their home gym to host the Rollin Dyer Invitational Tournament starting at 10 am on Saturday, January 6th. Here are your full results:
Harlan 46 – Denison-Schleswig 33
215: Luis Chan (DESC) over (HARL) (For.)
285: Garret Plagge (DESC) over Austin Spray (HARL) (Dec 3-0)
106: Nathan Sandquist (HARL) over (DESC) (For.)
113: Jesse Jens (HARL) over Trae Hartwig (DESC) (Fall 2:43)
120: Spencer Fink (HARL) over Jayden Bradley (DESC) (MD 14-6)
126: Jackson Graeve (DESC) over Aidan Ransom (HARL) (Fall 1:56)
132: Adam Ehlert (HARL) over Aden Esquerra (DESC) (Fall 5:08)
138: Chase Williams (DESC) over (HARL) (For.)
144: Brody McKinley (HARL) over Fransisco Escalante (DESC) (Fall 0:00)
150: James Lemon (DESC) over Brayton Cooper (HARL) (Fall 1:23)
157: Brody Bendorf (HARL) over Javier Medina (DESC) (Fall 4:57)
165: Jaden Stephens (HARL) over (DESC) (For.)
175: Tyrel Jacobsen (HARL) over Ismael Alfaro (DESC) (Fall 1:38)
190: Joel Murrillo (DESC) over (HARL) (For.)
Atlantic 56 – Denison-Schleswig 18
285: Evan Sorensen (ATLA) over Garret Plagge (DESC) (Fall 0:21)
106: Collin Harris (ATLA) over (DESC) (For.)
113: Taye Jordan (ATLA) over Trae Hartwig (DESC) (Fall 1:41)
120: Braxton Hass (ATLA) over Jayden Bradley (DESC) (Fall 1:01)
126: Aiden Smith (ATLA) over Jackson Graeve (DESC) (TF 16-1 4:00)
132: Jayden Harter (ATLA) over Aden Esquerra (DESC) (Fall 1:44)
138: Carter Hadley (ATLA) over Chase Williams (DESC) (Fall 3:47)
144: Kalvin Hayes (ATLA) over Fransisco Escalante (DESC) (Fall 1:26)
150: James Lemon (DESC) over Dreven Smith (ATLA) (Fall 5:53)
157: Javier Medina (DESC) over (ATLA) (For.) 165: Double Forfeit
175: Donovan Hedrington (ATLA) over Ismael Alfaro (DESC) (Fall 5:19)
190: Joel Murrillo (DESC) over (ATLA) (For.)
215: Cohen Bruce (ATLA) over Luis Chan (DESC) (Dec 7-0)
Atlantic 54 – Harlan 26
106: Collin Harris (ATLA) won by (FALL)
113: Jesse Jens (HARL) over Taye Jordan (ATLA) (Dec 10-7)
120: Braxton Hass (ATLA) over Spencer Fink (HARL) (Fall 5:00)
126: Aiden Smith (ATLA) over Aidan Ransom (HARL) (Fall 1:18)
132: Jayden Harter (ATLA) over Adam Ehlert (HARL) (Fall 0:43)
138: Carter Hadley (ATLA) over (HARL) (For.)
144: Brody McKinley (HARL) over Dreven Smith (ATLA) (Fall 1:27)
150: Kalvin Hayes (ATLA) over Brayton Cooper (HARL) (Fall 0:56)
157: Brody Bendorf (HARL) over (ATLA) (For.)
165: Jaden Stephens (HARL) over (ATLA) (For.)
175: Tyrel Jacobsen (HARL) over Donovan Hedrington (ATLA) (Fall 2:52)
190: Cohen Bruce (ATLA) over (HARL) (For.)
215: Zayden Parker (ATLA) over Keagan Madden (HARL) (Fall 0:49)
285: Evan Sorensen (ATLA) over Austin Spray (HARL) (Fall 0:29) (HARL wrestler punched mat x3 – Austin Spray -1.0)