GHV wrestlers kick off season with a home quadrangular

(Above) GHV’s Zach Feld worked his Nashua-Plainfield onto his back for a pin in :35 at 106 pounds. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

by Michelle Watson

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura wrestling team hosted a quadrangular on Thursday Dec. 29, with Nashua Plainfield, Lake Mills, and Newman-Catholic.  The Cardinals wrestled hard, but lost all three duals.

N-P 55, GHV 22

John Grady got things going for the Cardinals in the opening match against Nashua-Plainfield.  Grady, who wrestles at 138 pounds, recorded a pin in 4:32. Luke Brown lost by a 12-2 major decision at 145, making the score 6-4.

GHV went on a run, winning the next two matches.  Jared Shaw, at 152, recorded a 19-9 major decision and Adam Heflin picked up a pin in 2:21 at 160 pounds.  The Cards took a comfortable 16-4 lead.

The next four matches did not go in GHV’s favor.  Buck Weaver was pinned in 1:42 at 170 pounds, followed by Nick Billings getting pinned in 2:54 at 182 pounds.  The Cardinals forfeited the next two weights, giving N-P a 28-16 lead.

Cole Dakin lost 3-2 at 285 pounds.

Zach Feld got GHV back on the board with a fall in :35 at 106 pounds.

Nashua-Plainfield received forfeits at 113 and 126-pounds.  Drew Furst and Brandon Galkin, wrestling at 120 and 132-pounds, were both pinned for the final, 55-22.

Lake Mills 73, GHV 6

The Cardinals only managed one win against a very tough Lake Mills team.

Jared Shaw picked up the lone win at 152 pounds.  Shaw pinned his opponent in 2:39 to record GHV’s only points against the Bulldogs.

The Cardinals forfeited four matches.  Eight of the matches were lost by a fall.  Nick Billings lost by a 7-5 decision.

Newman 42, GHV 37

It was a tight battle between the Cardinals and the Knights, but it was Newman that prevailed in the dual, 42-37.

The meet started at 152 pounds, where GHV’s Jared Shaw recorded a 5-2 decision.  Adam Heflin followed that with a pin at 160 pounds to give the Cards a 9-0 lead.

Buck Weaver was pinned at 170 pounds, allowing Newman on the board.  That was followed by a Newman Catholic forfeit and two forfeits by GHV, 18-15.

Cole Dakin recorded a pin in 2:00 at 285 pounds to once again give the Cards the advantage, 21-18.

The next four weights saw both teams forfeit two matches apiece, allowing GHV to maintain their three-point advantage, 33-30.

Brandon Galkin was pinned in 1:22 at 132 pounds, followed by John Grady getting pinned at 138-pounds in 2:40.  The Knights moved into the lead, 42-33.

Luke Brown picked up the last of the Cardinal points with a 9-0 major decision at 145-pounds.