The Lowry High School wrestling team began its postseason run last weekend in Elko with the Northern 3A Duals.
The Buckaroos went 7-2 over the two days, with the two defeats coming to Spring Creek and Fernley.
The duals are used for seeding purposes for the Northern 3A Regional Championships.
Lowry cruises
past Dayton
Lowry opened the duals on Friday, Jan. 31, with a 66-12 win over Dayton. The Dust Devils won just one match on the mat over the Buckaroos at 160 pounds, while the other came by forfeit at 182 pounds.
There were just three other matches in the dual with Angel Huerta (113 pounds), Anthony Peterson (170) and Kole Mattson (285) winning by pin.
Coda Nichols (106), Wade Mori (120), Isaac Mori (126), Taylor Corak (132), Caden Ricci (138), Jesse Hawkins (145), Cade Bell (152) and Juan Lopez (195) all won by forfeit.
Spartans beat
Buckaroos
Lowry took on the two-time reigning 3A state champion in the next dual and lost 66-3. The lone Buckaroo victory was Peterson at 182 pounds, as the junior beat Shawn Lortie 5-3.
Corak lost a close 2-0 decision to Riley Fuchs at 132 pounds and Mattson lost 7-5 to Nichols Ortega, in two of the tighter matches that went the distance.
“Spring Creek has the ability to jump on you and make it tough and they did that to us,” said LHS coach John Brooks. “Taylor had a pretty good match with Riley and is getting there with him. Hopefully, he can get that win when it means the most. Kole had a tough weekend with a couple of losses. He is going to have to come back and rebound this weekend.”
Wade Mori and Ricci saw both of their matches go the distance but lost 8-1 and 7-1, respectively.
Lowry holds on
to beat Elko
Lowry was back on the mat to take on Elko, a team that beat them last year in the duals. The Buckaroos built up a large lead and held on for a 46-33 win.
The Indians won the first match, but the Buckaroos bounced back with pins by Isaac Mori, Corak and Ricci to lead 18-6.
Hawkins added to the win total at 145 pounds, defeating Matt Hughes 12-0 and Bell, Damon Fetty and Peterson notched wins to increase the lead to 40-6. Bell and Peterson won by pin and Fetty by forfeit. However, aided by two forfeits, Elko won the next five matches to close the gap to 40-33. But, Huerta secured the win in the final match at 113 pounds, pinning Titan Kennedy in 32 seconds.
“They got us last year,” Brooks said. “It was good to get a win over them.”
Fernley rallies to
beat Lowry
Lowry jumped out to a 19-6 lead against Fernley, but the Vaqueros battled back for 43-29 win. Lowry scored the first 12 points of the dual, as Issac Mori started with a 9-6 win over Lucas Jurich. Corak followed with a pin and Ricci picked up a 3-1 victory over Kyle Jones.
Fernley scored its first points at 145 pounds, when Bell answered back with a pin over Kennith Nystrom to make the score 19-6. The Vaqueros claimed the next two matched at 160 and 170 pounds, cutting the deficit to 19-8, when Peterson pinned Nathan Glass in 63 seconds to push the margin back to seven points at 25-18.
Fernley won the next match at 195 pounds and extended its lead to 30-24 after winning by forfeit at 220 pounds. The Vaqueros moved its usual 220-pounder Setriano Piroddi to 285 pounds, where he best Mattson 4-2. Lowry won just one of the final six matches and that was a pin by Huerta at 113 pounds.
“I have to give it to Fernley, they are getting better and better,” Brooks said. “They got a young coach and made the right moves. He made the right moves and it paid off for them.”
Lowry knocks off South Tahoe
Lowry got back on the winning track, beating South Tahoe 48-30. Peterson, Huerta, Corak and Bell picked up wins by pin for the Buckaroos. Lopez, Mattson and Isaac Mori won by forfeit. The Buckaroos won four of the final five matches to secure the win.
Lowry takes down North Valleys
North Valleys held an early 12-6 advantage over Lowry, winning matches by forfeit at 182 and 220 pounds, but Lowry bounced back for the 60-20 win over the Panthers.
Mattson, Nichols and Huerta won the next three matches to put Lowry in front, when the best match of the dual took place at 120 pounds. Wade Mori went to overtime against Andrew McLung, with McLung getting a takedown in overtime to win 7-5. The Buckaroos answered with wins by Issac Mori, Corak, Ricci, Hawkins, Bell and Peterson.
Lowry blanks Truckee
Lowry was suppose to take on Truckee in its next dual, however the Wolverines did not come to the Elko for the duals and Lowry won 78-0.
Buckaroos beat
Greenwave
Lowry cruised to a 66-12 win over Churchill County, as the Greenwave won both its matches by forfeit. Huerta, Isaac Mori, Corak, Ricci, Hawkins and Bell won their matches by pin. Mattson, Nichols, Wade Mori, Peterson and Lopez won by forfeit for the Buckaroos.
Lowry knocks
off Sparks
Lowry closed out the dual, beating Sparks 60-12, as the Railroaders won just one match on the mat. There were just two matches in the dual, with Issac Mori pinning Jorge Aparicio at 61 seconds in the first period. Sparks won its match at 195 pounds.
Lowry is in Sparks this weekend for the Northern 3A Regional Championships. The top four finishers in each weight class qualify for the NIAA State Championships at Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite on Feb. 14-15.
