Wrestling: Little Falls upper weights slam door on Sauk Rapids-Rice

By PATRICK SLACK
Sports Editor
patrick.slack@mcrecord.com

Little Falls opened the dual with three narrow decisions, then closed with three pins to defeat host Sauk Rapids-Rice (SRR) 44-22, Thursday.

Seventh-grader Leo Wilczek and senior Gregory Ross started the dual with back-to-back 5-4 decisions, then freshman Justin Jenks prevailed 11-9 in overtime.

A pin by eighth-grader Josh Beack made it 21-0 before the Storm got on the board, then junior Austin Olson received a forfeit and senior Connor Scherping earned a 15-0 technical fall to make it 26-3.

The Storm took the next four bouts to close the deficit to 26-22 after the 182-pound bout, but junior Trysten Ross and seniors David Copa and Conor Swanson answered with consecutive falls to clinch the dual for the Flyers.

 

Little Falls 44, Sauk Rapids-Rice 22

106: Leo Wilczek (LF) 5-4, (LF, 3-0)

113: Gregory Ross (LF) 5-4, (LF, 6-0)

120: Justin Jenks (LF) 11-9 OT, (LF, 9-0)

126: Josh Beack (LF) F 2:19, (LF, 15-0)

132: Walz (SRR) 7-6, (LF, 15-3)

138: Austin Olson (LF) Forfeit, (LF, 21-3)

145: Connor Scherping (LF) 15-0, (LF, 26-3)

152: Keske (SRR) 6-4, (LF, 26-6)

160: Carriveau (SRR) F 1:19, (LF, 26-12)

170: Lain (SRR) 9-0, (LF, 26-16)

182: Vait (SRR) F 3:32, (LF, 26-22)

195: Trysten Ross (LF) F 2:16, (LF, 32-22)

220: David Copa (LF) F 3:04, (LF, 38-22)

285: Conor Swanson (LF) F 0:31, (LF, 44-22)