The North Butler-Clarksville boys wrestling team went 2-1 at season opening Top of Iowa Conference quad at Osage on Thursday, as aired on 99 The Wave. The Wolves won 65-18 over North Union, won 60-18 over Northwood-Kensett and fell 65-16 to Osage.
In their first dual against North Union, six bouts were decided by open weight forfeit. Maddox Morrison at 138, Jack Bartels at 144, Evan McCormick at 150 and McCabe Gansen at 190 all won by fall. Brekken Schlader won by technical fall at 215. The Warriors won three matches by fall.
In their second dual against Northwood-Kensett, five bouts were decided by open weight forfeit. Jaxon Shew at 113, Weston Miller at 132, Morrison at 138, Bartels at 144, McCormick at 150, Ryland Pitzenberger at 190 and Schlader at 215 all won by fall. The Vikings won two matches by fall and one by forfeit.
In their final dual against Osage, the Wolves won one match by open weight forfeit, Schalder had a fall at 215 and Brayden Harms at 285 won by an 11-0 major decision. The Green Devils won eight matches by fall, one by technical fall and one by forfeit. Head Coach Adam Holm shares his thoughts on the team’s overall performance and an undefeated night for Brekken Schlader.
“Coming in with Northwood and North Union, they’re missing people, but we knew we’d have some good competition. I think the kids fought hard and we’re really pleased with that. Osage is Osage. We had some good matches, and we’re really pleased with that. They have really tough kids. As long as we competed, we’re happy with that one,” says Holm. “We’re really pleased with the way Brekken’s coming along. He was debating on going 190 or 215. He’s a strong kid and we want to keep him up there. We’re going to keep him at 215. He performed what we thought he could do. A few things we’ve got to tweak with him, just getting ready for the rest of season.”
Schlader went 3-0 with two falls and a technical fall. Morrison went 2-1 with two falls. Bartels went 2-1 with two falls. McCormick went 2-1 with two falls to lead the Wolves.
North Butler-Clarksville will return to action at Chris Davis Invite hosted by Wapsie Valley on Saturday.
