Six Brainerd Warriors and 12 from Little Falls survived Friday’s opening round of the Section 8-3A individual tournament at Brainerd High School
Brainerd’s Bryton Mutz, Dan Babineau, Tommy Schlosser, Luke Boran, Jeff Flickinger and James Weiss all won matches to advance to the semifinal round.
The Flyers’ Justin Jenks decisioned Jake Zelinske in the only head-to-head matchup between Brainerd and Little Falls. Other Flyers advancing to the semifinals were Logan Kappahan, Josh Beak, Axel Lange, Connor Scherping, Derek McMahan, Jordan Petrone, Tyler Gastecki, Joe Reis, Trysten Ross, David Copa and Connor Swanson.
Quarterfinals
106: Logan Kappahan (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Bryton Mutz (Brd) 1-0 semifinals
113: A.J. Jenks (LF) 0-1 wrestlebacks; Andy Schlosser (Brd) 0-1 wrestlebacks
120: Josh Beack (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Drew Breun (Brd) 1-1 wrestlebacks
126: Justin Jenks (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Jake Zelinske (Brd) 0-1 wrestlebacks
132: Axel Lange (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Dan Babineau 1-0 semifinals
138: Connor Scherping (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Tommy Schlosser (Brd) 1-0 semifinals
145: Derek McMahan (LF) 2-0 semifinals; Dillon Solid (Brd) 0-1 wrestlebacks
152: Jordan Petrone (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Luke Boran (Brd) 1-0 semifinals
160: Keith Yorek (LF) 1-1 wrestlebacks; Jeff Flickinger (Brd) 1-0 semifinals
170: Tyler Gastecki (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Jace Engleman (Brd) 1-1 wrestlebacks
182: Joe Reis (LF) 1-0 semifinals;
195: Trysten Ross (LF) bye semifinals; Chris Laber (Brd) 0-1 wrestlebacks
220: David Copa (LF) 1-0 semifinals; Sam Adams (Brd) 0-1 wrestlebacks
285: Connor Swanson (LF) 1-0 semifinals; James Weiss (Brd) 1-0 semifinals
Next: Brainerd, Little Falls in final rounds of Section 8-3A individual tournament at Brainerd 11 a.m. Saturday.
