Thompson and Captain lead the Raiders

by Coach Michael Arvidson

It was a busy final week before the Christmas break for BHVPP. A triangular, an invitational, and a quadrangular before an anticipated break. The Raiders have not been full strength since the opening weekend as injuries and illness have hampered us as of late. We traveled to Frazee on Tuesday, December 14, for a triangular against the 4th ranked Royalton/Upsala squad and the lean & mean host team.

The first dual was going to be tough, but we wrestled well after an inspiring performance from Justin Olson out of the gate. Down 5-0 early, Justin battled back to knock off his ranked opponent with a late takedown. David Revering and Deagen Captain each added major decisions and Reese Thompson dominated his ranked opponent to have the score 18-14 at the midway point. However, the Royals flexed their muscles taking the last seven matches and the dual 54-14.

The nightcap was a tale of two halves. Olson cashed in a pin followed by three straight forfeits. Revering picked up a fall and Captain and Thompson earned hard-fought decision for the 36-0 lead. However, the Hornets would come back to sting the Raiders winning the final seven matches and the dual 41-36. Bonus points proved to be the difference as they did a better job of getting off their backs in the 7-7 split. The individual match results were as followed:

Royalton/Upsala 54

BHVPP 14

106-Justin Olson Dec. Tucker Simmons (RU) 6-5

113-Lane Olson (RU) Fall Preston Captain 2:50

120-Spencer Novitzki (RU) received a Forfeit

126-Alex Diederich (RU) received a Foreit

132-David Revering Maj. Dec. Bryce Binek (RU) 14-3

138-Deagen Captain Maj. Dec. Jonathan Bzdok (RU) 11-3

145-Reese Thompson Dec. Will Gorecki (RU) 7-0

152-Sawyer Simmons (RU) Dec. Blake Sumstad 7-0

160-Jacob Leibold (RU) received a Forfeit

170-Hunter Novitzki (RU) Fall Justin Koehn 3:25

182-Gabe Gorecki (RU) received a Forfeit

195-Kaden Holm (RU) received a Forfeit

220-Bruce Holm (RU) Dec. Braden Shamp 5-4

285-Jeremy Mugg (RU) Fall Hunter Strom :24

Frazee 41

BHVPP 36

106-Justin Olson Fall Cash Osterman (FRZ) 2:46

113-Hudson Truax received a Forfeit

120-Preston Captain received a Forfeit

126-Tristan Hubbling received a Forfeit

132-David Revering Fall Brady Borah (FRZ) 4:45

138- Deagen Captain Dec. Josh Mellema (FRZ) 4-2

145-Reese Thompson Dec. Tyler Moe (FRZ) 9-4

152-Jake Nagel (FRZ) Tech Fall Blake Sumstad

160-Max Rue (FRZ) received a Forfeit

170-Jack Graham (FRZ) Fall Justin Koehn :39

182-Daniel Graham (FRZ) received a Forfeit

195-Erick Rodelo (FRZ) received a Forfeit

220-Bryon Kropuenske (FRZ) Fall Braden Shamp 1:19

285-Xander Kohler (FRZ) Fall Hunter Strom :29

The usual Big Bear tournament was canceled for Covid precautions, so three-fourths of the teams went to Pequot Lakes as they pulled off a great tournament in two weeks of preparation. The Inaugural Jackhammer Invitational was as tough as it sounds as a hard hat and lunch pail would be recommended to reach the podium in some very talented weight classes.

The Raiders, still battered with injury and illness, only entered ten wrestlers advancing only three to the second day of competition.

As a team, we just didn’t have our best performance. We made too many mistakes, and we paid for them costing us winnable matches. Two guys that brought their hard hats were Deagen Captain and Reese Thompson. Deagen went 5-2 on the weekend losing to the 3rd place finisher twice. Even a potentially dangerous situation in the consolation quarterfinals couldn’t stop his determination to get as high on the podium as he possibly could.

Reese continued his momentum from his big win on Tuesday as he steam rolled for an opening round tech fall. A quick pin in round two set up a rematch of the WDC finals in which he got pinned on the opening weekend. Not so fast, hold the chalk….this time Reese controlled the ties and the match as he avenged the loss putting him into the semifinals and guaranteeing him a podium finish before bed on Friday. Saturday morning arrived and so did his state champion opponent who sent Reese to the wrestlebacks. However, he bounced back with a fall and a decision to earn 3rd. Reese had an impressive 5-1 weekend beating the 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners with his only defeat coming to the champ as he is wrestling at his best. The team scores and individual match results were as followed:

1. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) 227

2. Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus (PLPRB) 215.5

3. Thief River Falls (TRF) 213.5

4. Big Lake (BL) 204.5

5. Hutchinson (HUT) 133

6. Andover (AND) 128

7. Aitkin (AIT) 125.5

8. Albany (ALB) 109

9. Detroit Lakes (DL) 106

10. Crookston (CRX) 104.5

11. Rock Ridge Virginia Area (RRVA) 98

12. Perham (PER) 84.5

13. Hibbing (HIB) 76.5

14. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winstead (HLWW) 74

15. Barnesville (BAR) 69

16. New York Mills (NYM) 67

17. Staples-Motley (SM) 60

18. Irondale/Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village (ISS) 56

19. Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie (BHVPP) 55.5

20. Ottertail Central (OTC) 52

21. Park Rapids Area (PRA) 51

22. Deer River (DR) 43

23. Fergus Falls (FF) 34

24. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley/Nevis (WHAN) 30

25. United Clay Becker (UCB) 21

26. Proctor/Hermantown (PH) 20

27. Crosby-Ironton (C-I) 18

28. Fosston/Bagley (FOBA) 15

106-Justin Olson

Dec. Louie Tensen (BBE) 9-4

Fall by Ian Phrakonkham (FOBA) :37

Fall Nathan Tangen (PH) 2:14

Fall by Charles Ikola (DR) 1:36

Justin did not place

106-Orran Hart

Dec. by Evin Trudeau (CRX) 5-4

Dec. by Charles Ikola (DR) 9-7

Orran did not place

113-Preston Captain

Fall by Cash Stortz (BL) 2:47

Fall Ean Hansen (ALB) 4:10

Maj. Dec. by Jake Neari (RRVA) 14-3

Preston did not place

126-David Revering

Dec. by Tony Baumann (HLWW) 10-7

Fall Tiegen Detloff (PER) 2:53

Dec. by Owen Carlson (ALB) 5-3 SV

David did not place

132-Deagen Captain

Dec. by Colbe Tappe (SM) 3-0

Fall Jarrett Galzki (PRA) :58

Fall Rayshaun Joseph (FF) 2:45

Med. FF Cole Weber (DL)

Dec. Nathan Trotter (AIT) 6-2

Dec. by Colbe Tappe (SM) 4-2

Dec. Caleb Ruhl (PLPRB) 3-2

Deagen placed 5th

138-Reese Thompson

Tech Fall Callen Whitney (WHAN) 4:34; 17-2

Fall Zach Wunner (PH) :29

Dec. Kale Geiser (TRF) 6-3

Fall by Walker Bents (BBE) 2:00

Fall Bradly Swiers (DL) 4:01

Dec. Marshall Larson (AIT) 8-6

Reese placed 3rd

145-Blake Sumstad

Fall by Tyson Ullyott (DL) 1:17

Fall Pita Todonu (DR) :38

Dec. by Ethan Lane (TRF) 7-0

Blake did not place

170-Justin Koehn

Fall by Cooper Hendrickson (HIB) :44

Fall by Johnathan Murphy (BL) :51

Justin did not place

220-Braden Shamp

Fall by Tristin Hill (PRA) 4:19

Fall by Jolson Sargent (TRF) 1:19

Braden did not place

285-Hunter Strom

Fall by Craig Ashton (AIT) 1:47

Fall Alex Henderson (HIB) 3:29

Fall by Dandre Johnson (PRA) 3:45

Hunter did not place

On Tuesday, it was back up to Pine River for a quad as the first matchup was against Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena. Orran Hart started the Raiders with a come from behind win. Olson added a forfeit before the Bears took the next two matches. Revering and Deagen Captain won back-to-back for the 18-10 lead. The Bears would take five of the last seven matches wrestled, but the losses accumulated by the Raiders saved bonus points and would be the difference as they battled for the 30-28 victory.

The middle leg of the quad was against the 5th ranked host Road Crew. The Raiders managed to take three matches in the dual as Bennet Arceneau, Revering, and Thompson got their arms raised. The last round squared us off against a conference and section foe in Osakis. The Silverstreaks got the lead early as they took two of the bottom three weight classes before BHVPP ran away with the dual. Hart, Arceneau, Tristan Hubbling, Revering, Deagen Captain, Thompson, Holden Truax, Lincoln Finck, Justin Koehn, Braden Shamp, and Hunter Strom all contributed to the 59-9 final.

PLPRB 58

BHVPP 13

106-Orran Hart Dec. Brody Mistic (BCLB) 8-6

113-Justin Olson received a Forfeit

120-Donovan Schmid (BCLB) Maj. Dec. Bennet Arceneau 10-2

126-Sawyer Stroeing (BCLB) Dec. Tristan Hubbling 6-0

132-David Revering Dec. Eli Sharbono (BCLB) 4-1

138-Deagen Captain Fall Jace Roberts (BCLB) 1:39

145-Christian Pater (BCLB) Dec. Reese Thompson 9-5

152-Carter Pater (BCLB) Dec. Blake Sumstad 4-1

160-Shane Juelson (BCLB) Fall Holden Truax 1:41

170-Lincoln Finck received a Forfeit

182-Gage Dunn (BCLB) Fall Justin Koehn 1:54

195-Double Forfeit

220-Tyreese Goodman (BCLB) Dec. Braden Strom 6-1

285-Hunter Strom received a Forfeit

BHVPP 30

BCLB 28

106-Parker Zutter (PLPRB) Fall Justin Olson 5:45

113-Easton Miller (PLPRB) Maj. Dec. Preston Captain 19-6

120-Bennet Arceneau Fall Tayten Mick (PLPRB) 5:26

126-Max Trumpold (PLPRB) received a Forfeit

132-David Revering Dec. Caleb Ruhl (PLPRB) 6-5

138-Brady Ruhl (PLPRB) Dec. Deagen Captain 8-6 SV

145-Reese Thompson Maj. Dec. Korey Kinyon (PLPRB) 9-1

152-Karsen Kinyon (PLPRB) Dec. Blake Sumstad 8-3

160-Earl Stockman (PLPRB) Fall Holden Truax 1:20

170-Trey Tuchtenhagen (PLPRB) Fall Justin Koehn 3:14

182-Connor Tulenchik (PLPRB) received a Forfeit

195-Corbin Knapp (PLPRB) received a Forfeit

220-Austin Staricha (PLPRB) Fall Braden Shamp :21

285-Riley Peters (PLPRB) Fall Collin Moeller 1:17

BHVPP 59

Osakis 9

106-Reggie George (OSK) Dec. Justin Olson 9-4

113-Orran Hart Maj. Dec. Simon Jacobson (OSK) 10-0

120-Jacob Taplin (OSK) Fall Preston Captain 2:31

126-Bennet Arceneau Fall Christian Nathe (OSK) 5:00

132-Tristan Hubbling received a Forfeit

138-David Revering Fall Hunter Sell (OSK) :39

145-Deagen Captain Maj. Dec. Gaven Cimbura (OSK) 14-3

152-Reese Thompson Dec. Kale Drevlow (OSK) 6-0

160-Holden Truax received a Forfeit

170-Lincoln Finck received a Forfeit

182-Justin Koehn Fall Kaleb Helberg (OSK) :52

195-Double Forfeit

220-Braden Shamp Fall Conner Koep (OSK) 5:30

285-Hunter Strom received a Forfeit