SALINA, KS – The Hutchinson Boys Wrestling team swept AVCTL Division 1 opponents Salina South and #6 in class 5A Newton on Thursday evening.
The Salthawks started the evening off against Salina South where the Salthawks and Cougars split thefirst two weights with opens at 106lbs. and 113lbs. The Salthawks would get the action started at 120lbs.when sophomore Jair Maciel would earn the fall in 0:46 seconds. The trend would continue as Salthawk would go on to earn falls at 138lbs, 150lbs, 157lbs, 165lbs and 190lbs. The Salthawks would take 8 out of the 10 matches that were wrestled while earning forfeits at 106lbs., 132lbs, and 285lbs, on their way to routing the Cougars 58-18.
In the second dual of the evening the Salthawks would take on the #6 Newton Railers. Once again, the dual would start with the Salthawks and Railers swapping forfeits at the opening weights. The action began at 120lbs. where Hutchinson picks up a Maciel fall. The Salthawks would then receive the forfeit at 126lbs, before giving up a fall at 132lbs., major decision at 138lbs. and a technical fall at 144lbs whichwould put the Railers ahead 21-18 going into the 150lb. bout. At, 150lbs., Hutchinson’s Jackson Anderson would earn a 0:44 second fall to put the Salthawks back on top 24-21. At 157lbs., Hutchinson’s
Kade Smith earned the pin fall be defeating Newton’s Kamden Wise to stretch the Salthawks lead to 30-21. The Railers would earn wins at 165lbs and 175lbs. to reclaim the lead at 33-30. From there the Railers would give up points at 190lbs and 215lbs that would ultimately seal the dual for the Salthawks, despite an overtime win my Newton’s Marcel Gonzalez at heavy weight. The Salthawks would prevail and defeat the #6 Railers by a final score of 42-36.
The Salthawk Varsity teams will be in action this weekend at Dodge City’s United Wireless Arena on Saturday.
Box Score
Hutchinson 58, Salina South 18
106: Cruz Cannon (HUHS) over (SSH) (For.)
113: Kaleb Stone (SSH) over (HUHS) (For.)
120: Jair Maciel (HUHS) over Arturo Mendiola (SSH) (Fall 0:46)
126: Cooper Harris (HUHS) over Jasyn Edwards (SSH) (Fall 1:32)
132: Zach Allen (HUHS) over (SSH) (For.)