Ephrata's Caleb Schooler wrestles an Othello opponent earlier this season. Schooler rallied from a 5-2 first-period deficit to pin Quincy's Kevin Morales with four seconds left in the second period Thursday in the Tigers' 37-28 Battle of the Basin win. Photo by Rylee Holt
QUINCY — Five pins powered Ephrata past Quincy 37-28 Thursday night in the Battle of the Basin. Both teams wrapped up Central Washington Athletic Conference dual-meet season ahead of this week's district tournament.
The Tigers and Jackrabbits split the 14 varsity bouts 7-7, but Ephrata's six-point wins made the difference. The Tigers earned five falls, a major decision and a decision.
Louden Leenhouts (106) and Colt Staples (165), both unbeaten in CWAC league duals this season, kept their streaks alive with first-period pins. Caleb Schooler (113) delivered a dramatic finish, falling behind 5-2 after the first period then rallying to tie Kevin Morales at 8-8 and pinning him with just four seconds left in the second. Kylan Lus (132) and Carter Garcia (150) added pins of their own.
Nathan Sandoval (120) rolled to a 9-0 major decision over Johnny Blancas. Danny Wurl gutted out a 4-3 decision over Anthony Averill at 190.
Quincy got pins from Jace Reyes (138), who bested Isaac Barajas after building a 7-0 lead, and Jayden Ortiz over Daron Hernandez at 285. Lucas Martinez (126) earned a 10-5 decision over Mike Ramirez, Jody Gardner (144) edged Riley Richards with an 11-7 decision and Enrique Rebollo (157) posted a 16-8 major decision over Adrian Negrete.
Also for the hosts, Angel Farias gave the Jackrabbits a 9-7 decision over Austin Smith at 175 while Alejandro Barajas won a tight 4-2 decision over the Tigers' Payton Woods at 215.
Thursday was the fourth meeting this season between Woods and Barajas. The Quincy wrestler has won all four, but Thursday's two-point margin was the closest yet after decisions of 10-5, 10-3 and 10-5 earlier in the season. Woods' only other CWAC dual loss came on a 2-2 ultimate tiebreaker against Othello's Miguel Zuniga, putting him squarely in the mix for the district title match.
Ephrata heads to the CWAC District Tournament Feb. 13-14 at Toppenish. The top five wrestlers in each weight class punch their tickets to Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome.
Boys Wrestling
Ephrata 37, Quincy 28
At Quincy
106 — Louden Leenhouts (E) fall Jacinto Camacho (Q)
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Ephrata boys pin Quincy 37-28 in league finale
QUINCY — Five pins powered Ephrata past Quincy 37-28 Thursday night in the Battle of the Basin. Both teams wrapped up Central Washington Athletic Conference dual-meet season ahead of this week's district tournament.
The Tigers and Jackrabbits split the 14 varsity bouts 7-7, but Ephrata's six-point wins made the difference. The Tigers earned five falls, a major decision and a decision.
Louden Leenhouts (106) and Colt Staples (165), both unbeaten in CWAC league duals this season, kept their streaks alive with first-period pins. Caleb Schooler (113) delivered a dramatic finish, falling behind 5-2 after the first period then rallying to tie Kevin Morales at 8-8 and pinning him with just four seconds left in the second. Kylan Lus (132) and Carter Garcia (150) added pins of their own.
Nathan Sandoval (120) rolled to a 9-0 major decision over Johnny Blancas. Danny Wurl gutted out a 4-3 decision over Anthony Averill at 190.
Quincy got pins from Jace Reyes (138), who bested Isaac Barajas after building a 7-0 lead, and Jayden Ortiz over Daron Hernandez at 285. Lucas Martinez (126) earned a 10-5 decision over Mike Ramirez, Jody Gardner (144) edged Riley Richards with an 11-7 decision and Enrique Rebollo (157) posted a 16-8 major decision over Adrian Negrete.
Also for the hosts, Angel Farias gave the Jackrabbits a 9-7 decision over Austin Smith at 175 while Alejandro Barajas won a tight 4-2 decision over the Tigers' Payton Woods at 215.
Thursday was the fourth meeting this season between Woods and Barajas. The Quincy wrestler has won all four, but Thursday's two-point margin was the closest yet after decisions of 10-5, 10-3 and 10-5 earlier in the season. Woods' only other CWAC dual loss came on a 2-2 ultimate tiebreaker against Othello's Miguel Zuniga, putting him squarely in the mix for the district title match.
Ephrata heads to the CWAC District Tournament Feb. 13-14 at Toppenish. The top five wrestlers in each weight class punch their tickets to Mat Classic XXXVII at the Tacoma Dome.
Boys Wrestling
Ephrata 37, Quincy 28
At Quincy
106 — Louden Leenhouts (E) fall Jacinto Camacho (Q)
113 — Caleb Schooler (E) fall Kevin Morales (Q)
120 — Nathan Sandoval (E) maj. dec. Johnny Blancas (Q), 9-0
126 — Lucas Martinez (Q) dec. Mike Ramirez (E), 10-5
132 — Kylan Lus (E) fall Izyk Vasquez (Q)
138 — Jace Reyes (Q) fall Isaac Barajas (E)
144 — Jody Gardner (Q) dec. Riley Richards (E), 11-7
150 — Carter Garcia (E) fall Diego Diaz (Q)
157 — Enrique Rebollo (Q) maj. dec. Adrian Negrete (E), 16-8
165 — Colt Staples (E) fall Jose Medina (Q)
175 — Angel Farias (Q) dec. Austin Smith (E), 9-7
190 — Danny Wurl (E) dec. Anthony Averill (Q), 4-3
215 — Alejandro Barajas (Q) dec. Payton Woods (E), 4-2
285 — Jayden Ortiz (Q) fall Daron Hernandez (E)