MP wrestlers pin Ft. Madison, West Hancock

BY ANDY KRUTSINGER

Mt. Pleasant News

The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team got over a big hump on Thursday night with an SEC win over Ft. Madison.

The Panthers topped the Bloodhounds as well as the Titans of West Hancock in their home triangular, defeating Ft. Madison 48-28, and West Hancock 63-18.

Mt. Pleasant won the last six matches against the Bloodhounds to take their second SEC win of the year. Corbin Broeker, James DeMeyer, Tyler Davis and Dalton Bass all had pins in the win.

?It?s definitely good anytime you come out and get a nice dual win over Ft. Madison,? said head coach Anthony Blint after the win. ?The kids wrestled well.?

Blint said a senior wrestler bumping up two weight classes helped the team score valuable points. Davis, who had been battling illness this week, was bumped up from 160 lbs. to 182 lbs.

?He gave up a lot of weight to wrestle at 182 lbs.,? Blint said. ?He?s a senior. He did a great job. He said ?coach we want to win this dual.??

Mt. Pleasant blasted West Hancock for their second win of the day. Avante Henley, Nate Wallace, Bass, Anthony Carrasco and Brayden Ackles all picked up pins over the Titans.

Ft. Madison also picked up a non-conference win over West Hancock. Full results of Mt. Pleasant?s two wins can be found below, with Mt. Pleasant?s wrestler listed first.

Mt. Pleasant 48 vs. Ft. Madison 28: 285: Anthony Carrasco wins by forfeit. 106: Corbin Broeker pins Elton Kruse (3:00). 113: Brayden Ackles loses by dec. to Ryan Steffensmeier (2-0). 120: Tyler Raub pinned by Nathan Steffensmeier (0:50). 126: Conner Coleman pinned by Skylar Schau (0:36). 132: Avante Henley loses by major dec. (11-3). 138: Abraham Wilson loses by dec. to Aaron Steffensmeier (11-8). 145: Nate Wallace pinned by Harlan Steffensmeier (0:33). 152: Jaden Davis wins by forfeit. 160: James DeMeyer pins Jarrett Settles (0:55). 170: Garrett Bocker wins by forfeit. 182: Tyler Davis pinned Diego Lozano (2:57). 195: Dalton Bass pins Danen Settles (3:03). 220: Dalton Shull wins by forfeit.

Mt. Pleasant 63 vs. West Hancock 18: 106: Corbin Broeker wins by forfeit. 120: Tyler Raub wins by forfeit. 126: Conner Coleman pinned by Brett Hammel (0:10). Avante Henley pins Kade Cook (1:59). 138: Abraham Wilson pinned by Oliver Cole (4:29). 145: Nate Wallace pins Tony Newland (0:47). 152: Jaden Davis wins by forfeit. 160: James DeMeyer wins by sudden victory vs. Chase Hartweg (SV-1 2-0). 170: Tyler Davis wins by forfeit. 182: Garrett Boecker pinned by Caleb Adams (0:30). 195: Dalton Bass pins Paul Boyer (0:15). 220: Dalton Shull wins by forfeit. 285: Anthony Carrasco pins Tyler Korn (2:57). 106: Brayden Ackles pins Dalton Ellingboe (4:33).

Mt. Pleasant moved to 8-1 in duals this year with the wins, as well as 2-0 in the SEC, but Coach Blint says there is still plenty to work on.

?There are all sorts of things (to work on) before break,? he said. ?We?re going to be working a lot on our feet and just working on the small things, so later in the year when it counts in February, they?ll be ready to go.?

The Panthers will be back in action at the Iowa City Regina tournament on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m.