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Grapplers rout Mountain View
Cowboys win nine of 12 contested matches in rout
Grayson Munn works to get a takedown on Mountain View’s Tracy Pitcher Thursday night as the Cowboys defeated the Cougars 50-12 in Intermountain Hybrid wrestling action. Munn went on to win his match 7-3.
The Crook County Cowboys continue to roll.
On Thursday, Crook County ran out to an early 21-0 lead, en route to an easy 50-12 Intermountain Hybrid dual meet victory over the Mountain View Cougars.
“They are an improved team,” said Crook County head coach Jake Huffman. “They have some good young kids and they competed tonight and gave us a good fight.”
Although the Cowboys won nine of the 12 matches that were contested, there is no doubt that the Cougars competed. The Cougars gave up two forfeits on the evening, but of the 12 matches that were contested, eight ended in
Dawson Barber works to control his opponent during the Cowboys match with the Mountain View Cougars last Thursday. Barber won his match by major decision, 9-0
Brendan Harkey started things off for the Cowboys with a hard fought, 2-1, victory over Forrest Samples in their 145-pound match. Then Alex Urrea received a forfeit at 152-pounds, before Tyler Rockwood (160), and Dean Smith (170) won their matches by pin to give the Cowboys a 21-0 lead.
Austin Beebe earned the first win of the evening for the Cougars with a 3-2 victory over Gunner Robirts in their 182-pound match.
Rhett Smith put the Cowboys back on track with a 5-0 victory over Trevor Roberts at 195-pounds. Trevor Rasmussen won his 220-pound match by forfeit, putting the Cowboys ahead 30-3.
Then came perhaps the most exciting match of the evening. Mountain View’s Dylan Johnson earned a quick takedown on Crook County’s Jason Williams in their heavyweight match. Late in the first round, Johnson had Williams on his back in serious trouble. However, Williams was able to survive the round, then pinned Johnson just 12 seconds into the second round.
Trayton Libolt kept things rolling for the Cowboys with a 4-2 victory over Wyatt Slaght in their 106-pound match, giving Crook County an insurmountable 39-3 lead.
Mountain View earned their second win of the evening, and only pin, as J.T. Ayers defeated Johnny Avina at 113-pounds.
Grayson Munn put the Cowboys back in the win column with a 7-3 victory over Tracy Pitcher in their 120-pound match. Then McKennan Buckner took a major decision over Jake McDonald at 126-pounds to run the Cowboys lead to 46-9.
Mountain View took their final victory of the evening when Kyler Ayers held on to defeat Cole McCarty 8-5 in their 132-pound match. Then Dawson Barber closed the evening out for the Cowboys with a 9-0 major decision over Tanner combs at 138-pounds.
“We held some kids out for match counts and got some guys in there that don’t usually get a lot of experience,” Huffman said. “Our lineup was changed, but we were confident with the guys that we had in there and I thought we did a good job. Mountain View is an up and coming program. So it was a good win for us, and I was happy with the way that we wrestled.
The Cowboys do not wrestle again until Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, when they travel to Hillsboro to compete in the Reser Tournament of Champions. The two-day tournament is considered the toughest tournament in Oregon as teams most of the top teams in the state, at all classifications, will be there.
Thursday, January 19
Crook County 50, Mountain View 12
at Mountain View
106 — Libolt, CC, def. Slaght, MV, 4-2. 113 — J.T. Ayers, MV, pins Avina, CC, 3:14. 120 — Munn, CC, def. Pitcher, MV, 7-3. 126 — Buckner, CC, def. McDonald, MV, 12-0. 132 — K. Ayers, MV, def. McCarty, CC, 8-6. 138 — Barber, CC, def. Combs, MV, 9-0. 145 — Harkey, CC, def. Samples, MV, 2-1. 152 — Crook County wins by forfeit. 160 — Rockwood, CC, pins Bright, MV, 5:21. 170 — D. Smith, CC, pins Miller, MV, 2:12. 182 — Beebe, MV, def. Robirts, CC, 3-2. 195 — R. Smith, CC, def. Roberts, MV, 5-0. 220 — Crook County wins by forfeit. 285 — Williams, CC, pins Johnson, MV, 2:12.
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