Ram grapplers open 2024 with 12th place in Atlantic tourney

~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal

The Greene County boys wrestling team started the new year off with a Jan. 2 wrestling meet at Nodaway Valley and a Jan. 6 tournament at Atlantic High School.

The team was scheduled to wrestle on Thursday, Jan. 11 at South Hamilton. Up next is a home quad on Jan. 16 and the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at PCM High School on Jan. 19. The team will wrestle at Urbandale High School on Saturday, Jan. 20. 

On Tuesday at Nodaway Valley, Gavin Scheuermann and Brent Dennhardt each went 3-0, with Jaron Jacobs credited with three wins as well, two being forfeits by the other teams. Gavyn Winters, Crew Conner and Zeke Binkley went 2-1 in the night.

Greene Co. 57 – Lenox 15

106 – Jaron Jacobs; 113 – Brennan Jacobs; 126 – Jacob Harmeyer; 132 – Roman Sebourn; 165 – Brent Dennhardt won by forfeit.

120 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Levi Fitzgerald 0:32; 138 – Crew Conner lost by decision to Dylan Stein 11-6; 144 – Binkley won by fall over Daysen Gregg 3:05; 150 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Caden Kaufman 2:47; 157 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Chase England 2:45; 215 – Marcus Ball won by decision over Eli Ortega 10-4.

Martensdale-St. Marys 40 – Greene Co. 33

106 – Jaron Jacobs won by decision over Devin Webb 11-5; 113 – Gavyn Winters lost by fall to Jensen Dyer 5:19; 132 – Roman Sebourn lost by fall to Reese Nichols 2:54; 138 – Crew Conner won by fall over Ben Brenizer 3:14; 144 – Zeke Binkley won by fall over Levi Minella 1:28; 150 – Jackson Turner lost by major decision to Sampson Henson 11-0; 157 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Conor Cassady 5:10; 165 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Riley Nichols 1:06;  215 – Colton Crouse won by fall over Noah Sheridan 0:47.

Nodaway Valley 48 – Greene Co. 31

106 – Jaron Jacobs won by forfeit; 113 – Gavyn Winters won by major decision over Ty Strode 21-8; 138 – Crew Conner won by decision over Kasen Hansen 5-3;144 – Zeke Binkley lost by fall  to Carmine Shaw 1:26; 150 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Eli Harris 1:52; 157 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Derek Raasch 1:07; 165 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Dylan Bartles 1:42; 215 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Ashton Honnold 3:42; Extra: 165 – Nehemiah Hoyt lost by fall to Erik Jensen 1:27; Extra: 165 – Matthew Rank won by fall over Remington Woosley 3:21; Extra: 165 – Nehemiah Hoyt won by fall over Remington Woosley 2:50; Extra: 132 – Roman Sebourn lost by fall to Bram Dahl 1:56.

Atlantic tournament

The Rams took 12th on Saturday at Atlantic High School. Dennhardt placed fourth at 165 with Jackson Turner at 157 and Degan Miller at 175 each placing fifth. Winters took sixth place in the 113 class.

106 – Jaron Jacobs won by fall over Avery Vacek 0:46; lost by fall to Taye Jordan 1:37; lost by fall to Drake Howard 5:30; lost by fall to Cale Johnson 4:30.113 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Ethan West 0:29; won by tech fall over Jaxson Page 21-5, 4:40; lost by medical forfeit for three rounds. 138 – Crew Conner lost by fall to Dalton VanWyhe 1:39; won by decision over Carter Hadley 5-1; won by fall over Brice Johnson 4:16; lost by fall to Colton Carpenter 5:20. 144 – Zeke Binkley lost by decision to Evan Lang 6-3; lost by fall to Connor Wear 5:22. 150 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Wyatt Snyder 4:19; lost by fall to Nolan Fellers 1:08; won by major decision over Tate Jarvis 16-5; lost by fall to Atticus Dick 3:12; won by fall over Jaxon Terry 1:26. 165 – Brent Dennhardt won by tech fall over Baz Clear 19-4, 2:47; won by fall over Jordan Rial 5:33; lost by sudden victory to Riley Johnson 9-7; won in sudden victory over Broedy Hendricks 3-1; lost by decision to Maddox Nelson 7-5. 175 – Degan Miller won by fall over Grady Joens 0:32; lost by fall to Dyllon Carpenter 1:38; won by major decision over Kaleb Pendergast 9-0; lost by fall to Kieran Polking 1:39; won by major decision over Chase Rial 4-0. 215 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Gavin Holt 3:47; lost by fall to Thomas Chikos 0:52.

Team scores: Bondurant-Farrar 214; Omaha Skutt Catholic 212.5; Sergeant Bluff-Luton 169.5; Blair 144; Humboldt 134.5; Humboldt 134.5; Atlantic 126.5; Underwood 105.5; Carroll 105; Central DeWitt 99.5; Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 74.5; Alta-Aurelia 72; Greene County 58; Interstate 35 57.5; Denison-Schleswig 50; Glenwood 49; Red Oak 44; AHSTW 36; Audubon 17

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