By John Rittenhouse
The Adrian wrestling team went 1-1 during the Section 4A Team Tournament staged at different sites Thursday and Saturday.
The fourth-seeded Dragons beat No. 5 Wabasso by 13 points during a quarterfinal-round match in Adrian Thursday. Adrian took on No. 1 BOLD during Saturday’s semifinals in Dawson, losing a 32-point decision to end a 17-12 team season.
Adrian competes at the Section 4A Individual Tournament staged at Southwest State University in Marshall Friday and Saturday. Wrestling begins at 4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
BOLD 47, Adrian 15
The Dragons were overmatched when they took on a BOLD squad that features 10 senior team members Saturday in Dawson.
BOLD won the first 11 matches in the semifinal-round match and coasted to a 32-point win.
All 47 of BOLD’s points came between 103 and 171 pounds.
The 47-0 run featured pins from Nathan Kubesh (3:17 over Brandon Bullerman at 119), Shawn Plumley (2:44 over Nate Engelkes at 145) and Tom Elfering (1:50 over Tony Sauer at 152).
BOLD’s Ross Jahnke (15-1 over Joey Bullerman at 103), Brenden Schmoll (12-4 over Brandon Croat at 112), Bryan Pietig (13-4 over Pete Jensen at 125), Clay Olson (14-5 over Cody Reverts at 140) and Matt Zupke (19-7 over Tyler Wolf at 160) added major decision victories to the surge.
BOLD’s Matt Jahnke (6-0 over Dusty Bullerman at 130), Kyle Olson (8-6 over Adam Voss at 135) and Dan Elfering (10-5 over Trent Bullerman at 171) added decision wins to the rally.
Adrian won the last three matches to account for its 15 points.
Brandon Schettler pinned Mike Benson in 2:58 at 189, and Josh Winselman stuck Ryan Erickson in 4:54 at heavyweight. Dragon Levi Bullerman nipped Jordan Keltjen 2-1 in overtime at 215 pounds.
Match wrap-up
103 (B) Jahnke m.d. J.Bullerman.
112 (B) Schmoll m.d. B.Croat.
119 (B) Kubesh pins B.Bullerman.
125 (B) Pietig m.d. Jensen.
130 (B) Jahnke dec. D.Bullerman.
135 (B) Olson dec. Voss.
140 (B) Olson m.d. Reverts.
145 (B) Plumley pins Engelkes.
152 (B) Elfering pins Sauer.
160 (B) Zupke m.d. Wolf.
171 (B) Elfering dec. T.Bullerman.
189 (A) Schettler pins Benson.
215 (A) L.Bullerman dec. Keltgen.
275 (A) Winselman pins Erickson.
Adrian 36, Wabasso 23
The Dragons advanced to the semifinal-round of section team competition by besting the Rabbits by 13 points in Adrian Thursday.
Fifth-seeded Wabasso took a 23-15 lead when Corey Schunk topped Tony Sauer 5-1 at 145, Darrick Jenniges blanked Tyler Wolf 3-0 at 152 and John Frericks nipped Trent Bullerman 5-3 at 160, but No. 4 Adrian won the final four matches to win the battle.
Adrian’s four-match winning streak featured pins from Levi Bullerman (1:49 over Dan Mathiowetz at 171), Brandon Schettler (1:17 over Brian Frank at 189) and Josh Winselman (4:22 over Clayton Radenick at heavyweight). Dragon Cody Lutmer contributed three points to the rally with a 6-5 win over Tyler Maertens at 215.
The teams alternated wins during the first eight weight classes.
Joey Bullerman (8-2 over A.J. Jenniges at 103), Brandon Bullerman (pin at 1:23 over Dan Hatch at 119), Dusty Bullerman (12-7 over Chad Altermatt at 130) and Cody Reverts (6-5 over Jesse Schroepfer at 140) picked up early wins for AHS.
Wabasso’s Brandon Schunk (pin at 3:29 over Brandon Croat at 112), Justin Irlbeck (10-1 major decision over Pete Jensen at 125) and Cole Altermatt (21-7 major decision over Adam Voss at 145) posted early victories for the visitors.
Match wrap-up
103 (A) J.Bullerman dec. Jenniges.
112 (W) Schunk pins Croat.
119 (A) B.Bullerman pins Hatch.
125 (W) Irlbeck m.d. Jensen.
130 (A) D.Bullerman dec. Altermatt.
135 (W) Altermatt m.d. Voss.
140 (A) Reverts dec. Schroepfer.
145 (W) Schunk dec. Sauer.
152 (W) Jenniges dec. Wolf.
160 (W) Frericks dec. T.Bullerman.
171 (A) L.Bullerman pins
Mathiowetz.
189 (A) Schettler pins Frank.
215 (A) Lutmer dec. Maertens.
275 (A) Winselman pins Radenick.
