Yellowjackets finish with sixth place at state
ST. PAUL -- The Class 2A Consolation Final nearly had the same ending as Perham's victory in the semis, but the Yellowjackets came out on the short end of a 33-30 defeat to Chisago Lakes Area.
The No. 10-ranked Yellowjackets finished in sixth place.
There were five lead changes, four after Chisago Lakes jumped out to a 12-0 lead.
Perham tied the match thanks to pins from Jacob Guehna at 126 pounds and Dylan Perrine at 132 pounds. Both pins came in the first period to tie the score at 12.
Luke Sailer pinned Kyle Merry at 1:01 to bump Perham's lead to 18-15. Colin Neitzke produced a late flurry of points after trailing for two periods to defeat Carson Velaski 7-5 and the lead grew to 21-15.
Brady Sazama's match at 160 was all over the mat. Sazama led 5-0 after one period. Mark Sontag scored five of his own to tie the match after two. Both wrestlers had time on their backs in the third, including a ferocious slam by Sazama which the referee ruled out of bounds. Sontag stormed back late for a 10-7 win cutting the Perham lead to 21-18.
Joe Virga tweaked a knee early in the 170 pound match with Perham's Cole Schmitz. Virga was attended to and returned to pin Schmitz at 3:08 to give the lead back to Chisago Lakes 24-21.
William Parks may have been Perham's most valuable wrestler on the day going 3-0 and giving Perham the lead right back with a 3:12 pin of Mike Sampson. Perham led 27-24.
Jesse Klatt lost a tough match at 195 and with Cody Nylander and Jesse Bucholz to go the match was tied at 27.
Nylander joined Parks with an undefeated day taking a hard-fought 6-1 decision over Daniel Sargeant. Nylander scored four of the six points in the third period. He led 2-0 after one and 2-1 after four minutes.
Sophomore Jesse Bucholz sent Perham to the consolation finals with a must-win in the semis and was called upon to hold Perham's 30-27 lead against Jonah Westbury, a senior, and the No. 4 ranked heavyweight in Class 2A. Westbury pinned Bucholz at 1:15 to give Chisago Lakes Area the three-point victory.
Kasson-Mantorville defeated Simley 30-27 to capture the Class 2A wrestling team title. Foley defeated New Prague 33-24 for third place.
According to the Minnesota State High School League's John Millea, 14 Kasson wrestlers were stuck in an elevator for more than an hour prior to state title match.
2013 Class AA All-Tournament Team
Following is the 2013 Class AA Minnesota State Wrestling All-Tournament team, presented by Wells Fargo and the Minnesota State High School League. The team was selected by a panel of coaches attending the tournament.
NAME - SCHOOL
Gabe Shea - Kasson-Mantorville
Nate Thomas - Kasson-Mantorville
Broc Berge - Kasson-Mantorville
Colton Laganiere - Kasson-Mantorville
Sam Stoll - Kasson-Mantorville
Kyle Glira - Simley
Mack Short - Simley
Jake Short - Simley
Wayne Voss - Simley
Nick Wanzek - Simley
Griffin Parriott - New Prague
Nathan Preston - New Prague
Joe Virga - Chisago Lakes Area
Kyle Schoenecker - Chisago Lakes Area
The League re-introduced all-tournament teams in 1990.
Bucholz pin sends Perham to Consolation Finals
With Perham's season on the line, sophomore heavyweight Jesse Bucholz took to the mat against fellow sophomore Tony Sieve, of Adrian, with Perham clinging to a 27-25 lead.
Bucholz pinned Sieve at 1:41 to assure Perham of advancing to the State 2A Consolation Finals, which will take place at 5 p.m. against Chisago Lakes Area.
Perham trailed the entire match until Cody Nylander won a 10-4 decision over Adam Garms to give the two-point advantage to Bucholz.
"As Cody's match progressed, I just tried to put some more confidence in my head and give it all I got," Bucholz said.
Bucholz was visibly nervous at the start of the 225-pound match but had calmed before taking the mat with the season on the line.
"I thought it was going to come down to heavyweight - pin or be pinned," Perham Head Coach Robb Moser said. "You just can't count on a heavyweight match going six minutes."
Other Yellowjackets getting wins in the match were:
Sam Pirrotta 7-3 over Ryan Elias.
Jacob Guehna 8-6 in overtime over Michael Pruess.
Luke Sailer 7-1 over Hunter Heitkamp.
Brady Sazama won by fall at 4:21 over Justin Elias.
William Parks won by fall at 3:16 over Andy McCann.
Perham won the final four matches to advance. Sazama, Parks and Nylander are all undefeated (2-0) on the day.
In the Class 2A Championship Semifinals Simley defeated Foley 42-23. Kasson-Mantorville beat New Prague 37-18.
In Class A, Jackson County Central moves to the championship match with a 39-25 win over Chatfield. JCC will face Frazee, which beat Sibley East 40-16. The Championship matches will begin at 7 p.m.
Kasson-Mantorville defeats Perham 56-15
Top-ranked Kasson-Mantorville defeated Perham 56-15 in the Minnesota Class 2A championship wrestling quarterfinals Thursday morning at Xcel Energy Center.
Three Yellowjackets had wins in 14 matches against the heavily-favored KoMets.
Brady Sazama and No. 4-2A Cody Nylander won their respective matches by fall. William Parks won a 6-1 decision over Noah Ryan at 170 pounds.
Kasson-Mantorville built a 35-0 lead before Sazama got Perham on the board in the 152-pound match.
Perham will wrestle again this morning at 11 a.m. in the consolation semifinals.
Match results:
AA CONSOLATION
Winners are displayed on the top line.
33 Chisago Lakes Area
30 Perham
106 5 points TF 536
Aaron Sistrunk Chisago Lakes Area
Gage Paurus Perham
113 3 points 4-1
Kyle Schoenecker Chisago Lakes Area
Sam Pirrotta Perham
120 4 points 11-3
Dylan Connell Chisago Lakes Area
Chase Curtis Perham
126 6 points Fall 158
Jacob Guehna Perham
AJ Harrington Chisago Lakes Area
132 6 points Fall 137
Dylan Perrine Perham
Mike Bliskowski Chisago Lakes Area
138 3 points 7-3
Quade Zupko Chisago Lakes Area
Josh Werner Perham
145 6 points Fall 101
Luke Sailer Perham
Kyle Merry Chisago Lakes Area
152 3 points 10-5
Colin Neitzke Perham
Carson Velaski Chisago Lakes Area
160 3 points 10-7
Mark Sontag Chisago Lakes Area
Brady Sazama Perham
170 6 points Fall 308
Joe Virga Chisago Lakes Area
Cole Schmitz Perham
182 6 points Fall 312
William Parks Perham
Mike Sampson Chisago Lakes Area
195 3 points 7-3
Eric Brown Chisago Lakes Area
Jesse Klatt Perham
220 3 points 6-1
Cody Nylander Perham
Daniel Sargeant Chisago Lakes Area
285 6 points Fall 115
Jonah Westbury Chisago Lakes Area
Jesse Bucholz Perham
AA CONSOLATION SEMI-FINAL
Winners are displayed on the top line.
33 Perham
25 Adrian Area
106 6 points Fall 52
Skylar Hieronimus Adrian Area
Gage Paurus Perham
113 3 points 7-3
Sam Pirrotta Perham
Ryan Elias Adrian Area
120 6 points Fall 07
Jayden Bullerman Adrian Area
Chase Curtis Perham
126 3 points OT8-6
Jacob Guehma Perham
Michael Preuss Adrian Area
132 3 points 6-4
Tony Lynn Adrian Area
Josh Werner Perham
138 3 points 7-1
Luke Sailer Perham
Hunter Heitkamp Adrian Area
145 3 points 8-3
Logan Rogers Adrian Area
Colin Neitzke Perham
152 6 points Fall 421
Brady Sazama Perham
Justin Elias Adrian Area
160 3 points 9-3
Matthew Slater Adrian Area
Jacob Monson Perham
170 4 points 16-8
Jesse Slater Adrian Area
Cole Schmitz Perham
182 6 points Fall 316
William Parks Perham
Andy McCann Adrian Area
195 3 points 9-7
Jesse Klatt Perham
Gavin Engelkes Adrian Area
220 3 points 10-4
Cody Nylander Perham
Adam Garms Adrian Area
285 6 points Fall 141
Jesse Bucholz Perham
Tony Sieve Adrian Area
AA QUARTER FINAL
Winners are displayed on the top line.
56 Kasson-Mantorville
15 Perham
106 6 points Fall 150
Gabe Shea Kasson-Mantorville
Gage Paurus Perham
113 3 points 3-2
Jesse Johnson Kasson-Mantorville
Sam Pirrotta Perham
120 6 points Fall 559
Ryan Erdmann Kasson-Mantorville
Chase Curtis Perham
126 5 points TF 342 20-0
Nate Thomas Kasson-Mantorville
Evan Guck Perham
132 5 points TF455 20-5
Brady Berge Kasson-Mantorville
Dylan Perrine Perham
138 4 points 12-3
Coltan Laganiere Kasson-Mantorville
Luke Sailer Perham
145 6 points Fall 125
Branden Schorr Kasson-Mantorville
Colin Neitzke Perham
152 6 points Fall 524
Brady Sazama Perham
Aaron Berge Kasson-Mantorville
160 4 points 14-5
Andrew Bigelow Kasson-Mantorville
Jacob Monson Perham
170 3 points 6-1
William Parks Perham
Noah Ryan Kasson-Mantorville
182 5 points TF17-1
Corben Hansen Kasson-Mantorville
Jesse Klatt Perham
195 6 points Fall 46
Borc Berge Kasson-Mantorville
Trent Jahnke Perham
220 6 points Fall 118
Cody Nylander Perham
Bryce Seljan Kasson-Mantorville
285 6 points Fall 34
Sam Stoll Kasson-Mantorville
Jesse Bucholz Perham
