Minneota upends Luverne, Worthington in triangular
Following a couple of losses to highly-rated teams last week, Minneota regrouped and topped Luverne 78-6 and Worthington 39-24 in the Worthington Triangular last Thursday.
"Worthington has a nice team and they defeated us last year with pretty much the same team," said Minneota coach Matt Myrvik. "We had some big matches from our middle weights to lead the way."
Pins by Kade Lozinski at 138 pounds, Zack Fier at 152 and Alex DePestel at 170, along with a major decision by Jonah Gruenes at 160 pounds sparked the Vikings' win.
Also winning for Minneota against Worthington was Adam DeVlaeminck by decision at 106 pounds, Troy VanKeulen by decision at 126, Eric Carrasco by technical fall at 132, and Jayden Gamrak by fall at heavyweight.
Against a depleted Luverne team that had numerous out with injuries, the Vikings were credited with eight forfeit wins. DeVlaeminck got his second win of the night, earned a pin at 106 pounds for Minneota. Zack Fier won by fall at 152 pounds , and Brandon Johnson pinned his opponent at 182 to secure his first win of the season.
Minneota 78, Luverne 6
106 - Adam DeVlaeminck, Min, pin Uriel Hernandez*
113 - Chase Johnson, Min, won by forfeit
120 - Riley Cowell, Luv, pin Peyton Gillund*
126 - Troy Van Keulen, Min, won by forfeit
132 - Eric Carrasco, Min, won by forfeit
138 - Kade Lozinski, Min, won by forfeit
145 - Eli Gruenes, Min, won by forfeit
152 - Zack Fier, Min, pin Braydon Ripk*
160 - Alex DePestel, Min, pin Jaden Reisch*
170 - Jonah Gruenes, Min, won by forfeit
182 - Branden Johnson, Min, pin Ayden Bonnett*
195 - Hudson Scholten, Min, won by forfeit
220 - Jackson Esping, Min, won by forfeit
285 - Jayden Gamrak, Min, won by forfeit
(* - pin time not available)
Minneota 39, Worthington 24
106 - Adam DeVlaeminck, Min, dec Alex Galvez Mendoza 6-0
113 - Ethan Meyer, Wor, dec Destin Fier 5-1
120 - Oscar Galvez, Wor, dec Peyton Gillund 4-3
126 - Troy Van Keulen, Min, dec Oliver Ortiz Perez 12-10
132 - Eric Carrasco, Min, techfall Miat Htoo 15-0
138 - Kade Lozinski, Min, pin Zaydan Abdulrahman 1:47
145 - Chase Byrne, Wor, pin Eli Gruenes :36
152 - Zack Fier, Min, pin Damon Schutz 4:00
160 - Jonah Gruenes, Min, majdec Jaden Hennings 14-2
170 - Alex DePestel, Min, pin Evan Neuberger 3:46
182- Kent Lais, Wor, pin Branden Johnson 1:36
195 - Tanner Hennings, Wor, dec Hudson Scholten 7-5
220 - Cole Hennings, Wor, dec Jackson Esping 8-2
285 - Jayden Gamrak, Min, pin Kasey Gerhard 2:00