Lowry wrestlers win four of five duals in Fallon
The Lowry High School wrestling steam started its season on a high note, winning four of its five duals at Churchill County in Fallon this past weekend.
The Buckaroos beat Fernley 48-30, Churchill County 64-12, Elko 78-6, Carson 54-30 and lost to Spanish Springs 48-36.
“We wrestled pretty good for the first time out,” said LHS coach John Brooks. “There were a lot of pins on the weekend and not a lot of the matches went all the way. We gave Spanish Springs a good battle but could not hang on at the end.”
Lowry 48,
Fernley 30
Fernley won two of the first three matches, with the Buckaroos’ Chris Gildone pinning Brody Jones at 138 pounds in the first period.
Trailing 12-6, Lowry won the next two matches by pin from Emilio Magana (150) and Damon Fetty (158) to go in front 18-12.
The Vaqueros returned the favors in the next two matches, including a 10-8 win by Brandon McCullar over Jhett Harber at 175 pounds.
Trailing 21-18, Lowry reeled off three straight wins by pin from Luke Fentress (190), Logan Jonas (215) and Gabe Lange (285) to put the Buckaroos in front 36-21.
Fernley won at 106 pounds, but pins by Coda Nichols at 113 pounds and Marcas Ricci (120) secured the win.
Lowry 64,
Churchill County 12
Brenton Baker at 126 pounds put the Buckaroos ahead 3-0, with a 13-7 win over Carson Melendy, only to see Churchill County win the next match by pin.
The Buckaroos won the next two matches by decision. As Gildone beat Jaiden McFadden 8-0 at 138 pounds and Gage Kinder pulled out a 5-2 win at 144 pounds against Jeramiah Prinz.
The Greenwave closed the gap to 22-12 at 165 pounds, but that was their last win.
Harber, Fentress, Jonas, Kruz Gomez, Nichols and Ricci won by pin. Lange won his match by forfeit.
Lowry 78,
Elko 6
Elko, the defending the 3A champion, did not have its full team at the dual tournament and Lowry routed them 78-6.
Magana, Harber, Jonas and Lange won by forfeit. Ricci, Baker, Gildone, Kinder, Fetty, Josh Burgos, Fentress, Gomez and Nichols won by pin as no match went the full distance.
Lowry 54,
Carson 30
Lowry jumped out to a quick lead on the Northern 5A school, as Gomez and Nichols opened with pins. Nichols won his match in just 13 seconds. Marcas Ricci and Logan Ricci made the score 24-0 after winning by forfeit.
The Senators earned wins in the next two matches to cut the deficit in half, but the Buckaroos got six points back ay 144 pounds, as Kinder won by forfeit. Magana followed with a pin in 20 seconds at 150 pounds and Fetty also won by pin to push the dual score 42-12.
Carson closed the gap to 42-24 with wins at 165 and 175 pounds but Lowry held on for the dual win, as Fentress won by pin in 57 seconds at 190 pounds and Lange won by forfeit at 215.
Spanish Springs 48, Lowry 30
Pins by Nichols at 113 pounds and Baker at 126 gave Lowry a 12-6 lead over the perennial Northern 5A power. The Cougars turned the tables on the Buckaroos, winning the next five matches by pin to go up 36-12.
Lowry closed the gap to 36-30 after Burgos (165), Harber (175) and Fentress (190) won by pin. However, Spanish Springs won two of the final three matches to win the dual.
“We were leading a couple matches and got caught and lost by pin,” Brooks. “That is a big shift in momentum and the points. Overall, we wrestled pretty good. There is still a lot to improve and get better at.”
The Lowry JV won three of its five duals on the day, beating Truckee, Elko and Churchill County. The Buckaroos lost to Carson and Spanish Springs.
Lowry is home this weekend and host South Tahoe in a dual on Thursday at the Winnemucca Event Center at 5 p.m. The Buckaroos host the Cody Louk Invitational this weekend, starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.