~by Taylor Teays for The Scranton Journal
Gavyn Winters, Gavin Scheuermann, Brent Dennhardt and Degan Miller advanced to the Class 2A state wrestling meet after the team took on districts last Saturday, placing third as a team. The Rams wrestled on Tuesday at Woodward-Granger ahead of the district meet.
Those advancing to state will compete in the tournament at Wells Far Feb. 14-17 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. 2A first round will start Feb. 14 at 9 am. Quarterfinals are set for Feb. 15 at 9 am, semifinals are Feb. 16 at 9 am, and semifinals and finals will happen Feb. 17 at 9 am.
Scheuermann, a senior, competes at 157 pounds while Dennhardt, a junior, is 165 pounds. They received a bye in the opening round based on their seeding. Scheuermann has achieved a 28-3 record on the mat this season. Dennhart has gone 39-3.
Winters, a junior with a 24-8 record, opens against Mack Morgan, Eagle Grove senior at 30-12. Miller is a freshman competing at 175 with a 31-15 record. He will take on Brock Voyna, Crestwood junior, at 15-4.
Four Greene County wrestlers will compete at the state tournament this weekend. Pictured (from left) are freshman Degan Miller, senior Gavin Scheuermann, junior Brent Dennhardt and junior Gavyn Winters. Scheuermann and Dennhardt were district champions while the other two were runners up. ~photo courtesy Greene County Wrestling
On Feb. 6, the Rams wrestled Webster City and Woodward-Granger, falling by just one point to Webster City and taking a near sweep against Woodward-Granger with only two Rams falling in the dual.
Webster City 36 – Greene Co. 35
106 – Jaron Jacobs won by fall over Angel Ramirez 3:17; 113 – Brennan Jacobs lost by fall to Linden Phetxoumphone 0:50; 120 – Gavyn Winters won by major decision over Ridge Berninghaus 18-6; 126 – Jacob Harmeyer lost by tech fall to Carson Doolittle 19-3, 2:34; 132 – Kolby Angell lost by fall to Dawson Bertran 4:30; 138 – Crew Conner won in sudden victory over Gavin Wynkoop 8-6; 144 – Zeke Binkley won by forfeit; 150 – Jackson Turner lost by decision to Tristan Mason 7-6;157 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Blake Berninghaus 1:35; 165 – Degan Miller won by major decision over Isaac Firsching 14-2; 175 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Luke Estlund 1:15; and 215 – Marcus Ball lost by decision to Eli Estlund 3-1.
Greene Co. 56 – Woodward-Granger 21
Won by forfeit: 106 – Jaron Jacobs; 113 – Brennan Jacobs; 215 – Marcus Ball.
120 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Tanner Paustian 4:55; 126 – Jacob Harmeyer lost by decision to Kinnick Grimm 7-4; 132 – Kolby Angell won by fall over Daryn Brown 0:40; 138 – Crew Conner won in sudden victory over Alex Saxton 8-6; 144 – Zeke Binkley lost by fall to Will Atkinson 3:49; 150 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Dax Frey 0:57; 157 – Gavin Scheuermann won by fall over Olivier Potter 4:31; 165 – Brent Dennhardt won by fall over Terrin Lawrenson 1:57; 175 – Degan Miller won by tech fall over Blake Tuel 17-1, 4:23; and Extra: 157 – Nehemiah Hoyt won by fall over Aidan Corning 1:57.
District meet – On Saturday, the Rams traveled to Atlantic for the district meet. To advance, wrestlers must place in the top two spots of their weight class. Scheuermann at 157 and Dennhardt at 165 each took first in their classes. Winters at 120 and Miller at 175 brought home second place finishes.
Placing but not advancing were Zeke Binkley, taking third at 144 and fourth place finishes from: Jaron Jacobs 106; Jacob Harmeyer 126; Crew Conner 138; Jackson Turner 150.
106 – Jaron Jacobs won by fall over Kyler Gifford 1:10; lost by fall to Taye Jordan 3:44; received a bye; lost by fall to Kylen Parsons 4:35; 113 – Brennan Jacobs received a bye; lost by fall to Tre DeRaad 4:59; received a bye; lost by fall to Lane Travis 0:38; 120 – Gavyn Winters won by fall over Tommy Madden 0:39; won by fall over Dane Gullion 3:43; lost by fall to Christian Ahrens 1:25; won by fall over Collin Harris 1:05; 126 – Jacob Harmeyer won by fall over Joe Finnegan 3:35; lost by fall to Aiden Smith 0:42; won by fall over Charlie Sitzman 2:00; lost by tech fall to Townes Wilson 15-0, 5:43; 132 – Kolby Angell lost by fall to Jayden Harter 3:57; received a bye; lost by fall to Ben Kusar 3:33; 138 – Crew Conner won by fall over Chase Rider 2:23; lost by decision to Remington Fry 8-3; won by fall over Gavin Kercheval 1:51; lost by fall to Kalvin Hayes 5:55; 144 – Zeke Binkley lost by fall to Adam Boeck; received a bye; won by fall over Dreven Smith 0:42; won by fall over Tristyn Steil 1:07; lost by fall to Tucker Wheeler 0:46; 150 – Jackson Turner won by fall over Carter Hadley 1:44; lost by decision to Tristan Sinnard 9-7; won by fall over Jimmy Bridges 2:31; lost by decision to Jackson Pettegrew 6-2; 157 – Gavin Scheuermann received a bye; won by decision over Jeffrey McDanel 7-2; won by decision over Milo Staver 7-4; 165 – Brent Dennhardt received a bye; won by fall over Grady Godwin 0:18; won by fall over Wiliam Bolinger 2:57; 175 – Degan Miller won by fall over Gunner Martwick 1:24; won by decision over Wyatt Wheeler 6-5; lost by fall to Daniel Gorskikh 0:58; won by decision over Trenton Vessells 9-6; 215 – Marcus Ball lost by fall to Jayden Montalvo 0:24; received a bye; lost by fall to Eli Halfpap 1:25.
Team scores: Creston 224.5; Atlantic 143; Greene County 134; PCM 112; Knoxville 104; Perry 85; Saydel 64; Van Meter 33.
