Kellogg Knights wrestling team wins first two matches of the season

The Kellogg Knights Middle School kicked off the wrestling season on Friday night with matches against the Meadowdale Vikings and the Brier Terrace Bulldogs.

In the first match of the season the Knights faced off against Meadowdale. The match started well for Kellogg as they grabbed a forfeit at 81 pounds and a pin from George Fernandez at 88 pounds for an early 12-0 lead. The teams traded wins over the next five weights as the Knights held on to the lead thanks in part to a narrow 13-11 win by Porter Lewis at 108 pounds and a first round pin by Peter Grimm at 118 pounds. 

Meadowdale would rally by winning four matches in row and five of six, included back-to-back one point wins at 133 and 140 pounds. Those close losses prevented the Vikings from running up the team score as they took a 42-33 lead.

At 167 pounds Knight wrestler Cage Jensen put an end to Meadowdale’s momentum, making quick work of his opponent with a first round pin. Following Jensen, Ryder Baldwin also got a first round pin for Kellogg at 178 pounds to give Kellogg the lead again at 45-42. After Kellogg received a forfeit at 188 pounds the Knights sent out Jessie Gigrich at 218 pounds. Gigrich used a vicious head-and-arm to toss his opponent from his feet straight to his back for a huge pin that gave the team an insurmountable lead on their way to the 57-54 victory.

In Kellogg’s second match they went against the Brier Terrace Bulldogs. The match started in a similar fashion to the Meadowdale match as Brier Terrace took a slight 15-12 lead thanks to an 8-6 win at 103 pounds. Kellogg wrestler Porter Lewis stepped on the mat at 108 pounds and pinned his opponent in just over a minute to take back the lead at 18-15. Sparked by Lewis, Kellogg won six matches in a row, highlighted by a dramatic 13-11 overtime victory by Ole Burns at 128 pounds. 

Thanks to some forfeits in the upper weights and another pin from Gigrich at 218 pounds the Knights ran away with Bulldogs for a 75-30 victory.

Kellogg’s next match will next Tuesday, March 12th, as they host the Evergreen Timberwolves.

Kellogg 57 - Meadowdale 54
@ Brier Terrace
*No pin times available

81: Kaiju Ferguson KEL win by forfeit
88: George Fernandez KEL pinned Carter Ortiz
93: Joe Kautzman MD pinned Jared Atherton
98: Sophia Vasile MD pinned Alessia Godsey
103: Shokan Conway-Yuasa KEL pinned Jacob Roark
108: Porter Lewis KEL dec. Jordan Sayer 13-11
113: Lucas Padilla MD pinned Jake Lockwood
118: Peter Grimm KEL pinned Jacob Armstrong
123: Mlortan Bissel pinned Matthew Littell
128: Isaiah Bishop MD Ole Burns
133: Jackson Bishop MD dec. Matthew Curtis 14-13
140: Kellen Reed MD dec. Malachi Stream 9-8
148: Max Rutledge KEL pinned Raymundo Herrea
157: Mason Parris MD win by forfeit
167: Cage Jensen KEL pinned Josiah Ortega
178: Ryder Baldwin KEL pinned Branden Ryder
188: Ramy Abdalla KEL win by forfeit
218: Jessie Gigrich KEL pinned Orian Huigen
248: Isaiah Lewis MD pinned Jacob Smith
278: Deandre Washington MD win by forfeit

Kellogg 75 - Brier Terrace 30
@ Brier Terrace

81: Kaiju Ferguson KEL win by forfeit
88: Sam Treperinas BT pinned George Fernandez 1:51
93: Jared Atherton KEL win by forfeit
98: Dani Cortezzo BT pinned Alessia Godsey 0:33
103: Mason Cutler BT dec. Shokan Conway-Yuasa 8-6
108: Poorter Lewis KEL pinned Sam McAtee 1:15
113: Jake Lockwood KEL pinned Mara Cortezzo 1:14
118: Peter Grimm KEL pinned Jake Bode 2:30
123: Matthew Littell KEL win by forfeit
128: Ole Burns KEL dec. Hunter Geer 13-11 OT
133: Matthew Curtis KEL pinned Michael LePorte 0:28
140: Ryan Acheson BT dec, Malachi Stream 11-8
157: Madison Ng BT win by forfeit
167: Cage Jensen KEL win by forfeit
178: Ryder Baldwin KEL win by forfeit
188: Ramy Abdalla KEL win by forfeit
218: Jessie Gigrich KEL pinned Dillanger Wichman 0:23
248: Connor McDonald BT pinned Jacob Smith 2:02

Kellogg Record: 2-0

--Coach Clark Norton