Raiders beat Bedford at East Union Duals
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Mount Ayr’s Brock Shaha goes for a takedown during dual meet action last week. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
The Mount Ayr Raider wrestling team had their last meet before this week’s state qualifying meet last Saturday at East Union High School. The Raiders were in six duals and won one of those, a 36-30 win over Bedford.
The Raiders also wrestled Central Decatur, East Union, Chariton, Lenox, and SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas.
Mount Ayr will wrestle at the District 8 state qualifying meet in Oakland on Saturday. The district tournament begins at 10 a.m. with a ticket cost of $8 via HomeTown Ticketing. The top-2 place winners in each weight class advance to the 2025 IAHSAA State traditional Tournament next week in Des Moines.
The Raiders will be one of five Pride of Iowa Conference teams at the meet. Joining the Raiders will be Bedford, East Union, Essex, Lenox, Nodaway Valley, Riverside, Shenandoah, SW Iowa, Southwest Valley, and Treynor.
The Raider’s win came against former POI foe Bedford.
The Bulldogs are in their first school year in the Corner Conference. Three weights were open in the dual at 113, 120, and 190. Mount Ayr won six matches, five by pin. Weston Adams won by pin at 106 in 1:14, Brock Shaha won by pin at 126 in 1:31, Bryson Martin won by forfeit at 132. Nathan Roemer won by pin in 3:40 at 138 while Bracken Collier won by pin at 175 in 34 seconds and Cordell Clemens won by pin at 215 in 1:25.
In their first match, the Raiders fell to Central Decatur 38-34. The Raiders got forfeit wins from Weston Adams at 106, Nathan Roemer at 132, and Cordell Clemens at 215. Two Raiders won by pin with Brock Shaha winning in 1:22 at 120 and Bracken Collier winning in 57 seconds at 190. The other win came from a major decision win by Bryson Martin at 126.
Against East Union, Mount Ayr got all of their wins in a 40-30 loss by forfeit. Winning matches were Brock Shaha at 120, Bryson Martin at 132, Bracken Collier at 190, Cordell Clemens at 215, and Jonathan Morales at 285.
The Raiders lost to Chariton by criteria after tying the Chargers at 42. The criteria went to who had the most forfeits in the match with Chariton having 4 to the Raiders 1. Weston Adams, Shaha, Martin, Roemer, Tegan Hill, Collier, and Clemens all won matches in the dual.
The Raiders fell to Lenox 45-30. Brock Shaha won by pin in 1:38 at 120 and Bryson Martin won by pin at 126 in 2:45. The other Raider wins came from Cordell Clemens at 215, Jonathan Morales at 285, and Weston Adams at 106 each by forfeit.
The last dual saw SE Warren/Melcher-Dallas beat Mount Ayr, 44-28. The Warhawks won the first seven weight classes in the dual. Morales got the first win, a forfeit, at 285. Adams would win a 22-13 major decision over Trace Mann at 106 while the last three weights were won by pins from Shaha at 120, Martin at 126, and Roemer at 132, all in the first period of their matches.
East Union Duals
Saturday, February 8 at Afton
Mount Ayr Results:
Match #1 – Central Decatur defeated Mount Ayr 38-34
106 – Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 113 – Braeden Thomas (Central Decatur) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 120 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Krey Hunt (Central Decatur) Fall 1:22; 126 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Grant Oesch (Central Decatur) Maj 14-1; 132 – Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 138 – Kacyn Watson (Central Decatur) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 144 – Beau Waugh (Central Decatur) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 150 – Cord Hamilton (Central Decatur) over Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) TF 15-0; 157 – Quinten Furman (Central Decatur) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) Dec 12-11; 165 – Mason Allen (Central Decatur) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 175 – OPEN; 190 – Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) over Eian Furman (Central Decatur) Fall 0:57; 215 – Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 285 – Cutter Frisbie (Central Decatur) over Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:26;
Match #2 – Mount Ayr defeated Bedford 36-30
106 – Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) over Grant Gould (Bedford) Fall 1:14; 113 – OPEN; 120 – OPEN; 126 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Dayne Matheny (Bedford) Fall 1:31; 132 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 138 – Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) over Tucker Supinger (Bedford) Fall 3:40; 144 – Barrick Gladman (Bedford) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 150 – Dalton Swartz (Bedford) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 157 – Graham Godsey (Bedford) over Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:46; 165 – Caden Mann (Bedford) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:40; 175 – Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) over Calvin Kinghorn (Bedford) Fall 0:34; 190 – OPEN; 215 – Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) over Quentin Cavin (Bedford) Fall 1:25; 285 – Gabe Gray (Bedford) over Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:42.
Match #3 – East Union defeated Mount Ayr 40-30
120 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 126 – OPEN; 132 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 138 – Joseph Hayes (East Union) over Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) Fall 2:37; 144 – Quinten Albrechtsen (East Union) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 150 – Noah Driskill (East Union) over Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:53; 157 – Fischer Buffington (East Union) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) TF 17-2; 165 – OPEN; 175 – Terrian Islas (East Union) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 190 – Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 215 – Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 285 – Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 106 – Justice Norman (East Union) over Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) TF 19-4; 113 – Ty Tallmon (East Union) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf;
Match #4 – Chariton defeated Mount Ayr 42-42 (Tie Breaker: forfeits: 1.0 vs. 4.0)
106 – Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 113 – Lucas Anderson (Chariton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 120 – Titan Reed (Chariton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 126 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Jacobie Garland (Chariton) Fall 2:41; 132 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Damon Aduddell (Chariton) Fall 4:39; 138 – Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) over nduwamungu Bosco (Chariton) Fall 3:25; 144 – Dylan Chandler (Chariton) over Tate Schaefer (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:52; 150 – Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) over Drew Chandler (Chariton) Fall 2:49; 157 – Jaydon Narber (Chariton) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:20; 165 – Kenton Jensen (Chariton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 175 – Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) over Levi Johnston (Chariton) Fall 2:38; 190 – Kaiden Anderson (Chariton) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 215 – Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) over Bo Pierschbacher (Chariton) Fall 4:34; 285 – Ian Wilson (Chariton) over Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:14.
Match #5 – Lenox defeated Mount Ayr 45-30
132 – Chase ORiley (Lenox) over Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) Dec 15-13; 138 – Daysen Gregg (Lenox) over Tate Schaefer (Mount Ayr) Fall 3:27; 144 – Dylan Stein (Lenox) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 150 – Wylie Brokaw (Lenox) over Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:54; 157 – Chase England (Lenox) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:49; 165 – Jayden Arnold (Lenox) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 175 – Caden Kaufman (Lenox) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 190 – Jordan Martin-England (Lenox) over Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:52; 215 – Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 285 – Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 106 – Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 113 – OPEN; 120 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Laine Brown (Lenox) Fall 1:38; 126 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Levi Fitzgerald (Lenox) Fall 2:45.
Match #6 – Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas defeated Mount Ayr 44-28
138 – Tucker Branson (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 144 – Conlan Miller (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Tate Schaefer (Mount Ayr) Fall 1:23; 150 – Drake Steil (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Tegan Hill (Mount Ayr) TF 15-0; 157 – Brody Crow (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 165 – Caden Crow (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Austin Briner (Mount Ayr) Fall 0:44; 175 – OPEN; 190 – Tucker Dierking (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Bracken Collier (Mount Ayr) TF 21-6; 215 – Taren Dierking (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Cordell Clemens (Mount Ayr) Maj 12-1; 285 – Jonathan Morales (Mount Ayr) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 106 – Weston Adams (Mount Ayr) over Trace Mann (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) Maj 22-13; 113 – Sawyer Lovell (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf; 120 – Brock Shaha (Mount Ayr) over Waylon Logue (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) Fall 1:53; 126 – Bryson Martin (Mount Ayr) over Spencer Lovell (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) Fall 1:21; 132 – Nathan Roemer (Mount Ayr) over sam leibach (Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas) Fall 1:12.
