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JCC Brings Home the Hardware

Mon 3-6-2023

A team State Championship, 3 individual champions, one second place, two third place and one 6th place finisher make for a pretty successful weekend of wrestling for the Huskies. Nolan Ambrose, Thomas Freking, and Caleb Vancura all placed first while Cam Scholten placed 2nd. Logan Butzon and Matt Haley both placed 3rd while Isiah Rodriguez placed 6th. For Ambrose the win was his third straight championship title. 

The team title made the Huskies back-to-back champions in Class A. Jackson County Central defeated West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 48-17 then Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 54-18 and in the championship match the Huskies defeated Caledonia-Houston 43-19.

JCC results

106 pounds – Kayden Eller (41-14)
First round: Loss by decision (11-5) to No. 7 Beau Hudoba (Ogilvie)
No wrestle back match

126 pounds – Ben Dahlin
First round: Loss by injury default

132 pounds – No. 4 Nolan Ambrose (40-3)
First round: Win by major (12-2) over Ayden Hauck (Barnesville)
Quarterfinals: Win by technical fall (15-0) over No. 5 Bolton Thesing of (Dover-Eyota)
Semifinals: Win by decision (1-0) over No. 3 Owen Denstad (Caledonia/Houston)
Finals: Win by decision (3-0) over No. 1 Alex Diederich (Royalton/Upsala)

138 pounds – No. 3 Thomas Freking (52-7)
First round: Win by major (12-2) over No. 10 Bailey Peichel (Frazee)
Quarterfinals: Win by decision (9-2) over Ryan Palmer (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial)
Semifinals: Win by major (11-0) over No. 4 Zach Thompson (Fosston/Bagley)
Finals: Win by decision (4-3) over No. 2 Colbe Tappe (Staples-Motley)

145 pounds – No. 3 Logan Butzon (44-4)
First round: Win by major (15-7) over Jett Olson (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg)
Quarterfinals: Win by major (11-0) over No. 5 William Pilarski (Holdingford)
Semifinals: Loss by decision (6-4) to No. 2 Tucker Ginther (Caledonia/Houston)
Consolation semifinals: Win by decision (6-5) over No. 9 Ethan Bowman (Crookston)
Third place: Win by decision (11-4) over Lincoln Fink (Canby)

152 pounds – Isaiah Rodriguez (33-20)
First round: Win by major (20-9) over Reese Routh (NRHEG)
Quarterfinals: Loss by decision (7-2) to No. 4 John Paul Fitzpatrick (Crosby-Ironton)
Wrestle back Round 1: Won by decision (7-3) over Patrick Forcier (Crosby-Ironton)
Wrestle back Round 2: Won by decision (5-4) over No. 3 Isaac Blocker (Caledonia/Houston)
Consolation semifinals: Loss by decision (8-2) to No. 2 Zach Fier (Minneota)
Fifth place: Loss by decision (12-8) to No. 10 Sawyer Simmons (Royalton/Upsala)

160 pounds – Trey Rossow (26-19)
First round: Loss by decision (3-2) to Byron Getchell (Maple River/USC)
No wrestle back match

170 pounds – No. 5 Dylan Withers
First round: Loss by injury default

195 pounds – No. 5 Matt Haley (27-5)
First round: Win by fall (1:47) over Jonny Robideau (Burnsville)
Quarterfinals: Loss by fall (4:55) to Tytan Small (St. Charles)
Wrestle back Round 1: Win by decision (5-2) over Eli Gruenes (Minneota)
Wrestle back Round 2: Win by decision (8-2) over Beau Robinson (West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville)
Consolation semifinals: Win by decision (2-1) over No. 3 Vander Mathiowetz (Red Rock Central)
Third place: Win by decision (7-6) over Tytan Small (St. Charles)

220 pounds – No. 2 Caleb Vancura (47-3)
First round: Win by decision (6-0) over Will VanEpps (Kenyon-Wanamingo)
Quarterfinals: Win by fall (:46) over Will Rustan (West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville)
Semifinals: Win by decision (7-5) over No. 3 Ethan Spanier (Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa)
Finals: Win by decision (11-4) over No. 1 Ethan Boll (Crookston)

285 pounds – No. 5 Cameron Scholten (44-16)
First round: Win by decision (5-4) over No. 10 Lamarcus Osborne (Minneapolis North)
Quarterfinals: Win by decision (4-3) over No. 9 Hudson Scholten (Minneota)
Semifinals: Win by decision (7-6) over No. 7 Cameron Wieneke (Adrian)
Finals: Loss by decision (9-4) to Keegan Kuball (WEM/JWP)