No. 3 Zebras get 5 falls, defeat No. 4 Rensselaer

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys wrestling

Layne Horn Tanner Horn

Rochester 50, Rensselaer 27 (Friday): Tanner Horn (113), Jackson Robbins (120), Layne Horn (132), Derek Wortley (190) and Mason Hisey (215) won by fall for the Rochester boys wrestling team in a win over host Rensselaer in their season-opening dual match Friday.

Brant Beck (165) won by technical fall, and Kale Shotts (175) won by decision.

Grant Holloway (126) and Declan Gard (HWT) won by forfeit.

Rochester won seven of the 12 matches contested.

In the preseason IndianaMat.com polls, Rochester was ranked No. 3 in Class 1A, and Rensselaer was ranked No. 4. Rensselaer is an eight-time defending sectional champion.

Rochester will host Winamac at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in their home opener.

Rochester 50, Rensselaer 27

165 – Brant Beck (RHS) def. Ryder Woodke (REN), tech fall, 2:18

175 – Kale Shotts (RHS) def. Carter Ogborn (REN), 8-5

190 – Derek Wortley (RHS) def. Jaxon Fields (REN), fall, 3:01

215 – Mason Hisey (RHS) def. Thomas Calhoun (REN), fall, 0:35

HWT – Declan Gard (RHS) won by forfeit.

106 – Aldo Origel (REN) def. Braxton Hester (RHS), fall, 2:43

113 – Tanner Horn (RHS) def. Caleb Crouch (REN), fall, 1:18

120 – Jackson Robbins (RHS) def. Kolby Robinson (REN), fall, 5:06

126 – Grant Holloway (RHS) won by forfeit.

132 – Layne Horn (RHS) def. Conner Allbritten (REN), fall, 1:23

138 – Alfredo Origel (REN) def. Ayden Smith (RHS), fall, 1:13

144 – Keegan Desforges (REN) def. Cam’ron Decker (RGS), fall, 2:20

150 – Cayden Webb (REN) def. Caden Bieracki (RHS), fall, 0:42

157 – Tyson Cotner (REN) def. Clarence Garrett (RHS), 10-3