Oconto Falls posts perfect mark at home wrestling quad

The Oconto Falls High School wrestling team posted a 3-0 record during a quad on Jan. 5 in Oconto Falls.

The Panthers picked up wins over Clintonville (54-24), Kewaunee (54-24) and Oconto (51-30).

In the opening dual against Clintonville, nine of the 14 weight classes were forfeits. Garrett Ganter (106), Taylor Whiting (113), Landon Magnin (120), Ethan Zielinski (132), Cole Bozile (138) and Jeremy Earley (152) were winners by forfeit for Oconto Falls.

After a double forfeit at 195 pounds and then a forfeit at 220, Brenner Cole earned Oconto Falls’ first win of the night with a pin in 1 minute, 10 seconds at 285 pounds.

The Panthers picked up three straight forfeit wins before Hunter Bozile wrestled at 126 pounds. He won by pin in 1:28.

After two more forfeit wins, Parker Peterson won by pin in 2:35 in a 145-pound match. Another forfeit win at 152 capped the Panthers scoring in the match.

Clintonville only scored six points in weight classes wrestled — a third-period pin at 160 pounds — with three forfeit wins bumping up its score.

Ten weight classes were forfeited in the dual between Oconto Falls and Kewaunee. After Kewaunee grabbed the lead with a forfeit win, Oconto Falls won the next seven weight classes.

Cole won by pin in 1:34 at 285 pounds before Ganter and Whiting had forfeit wins at 106 and 113 pounds, respectively.

Magnin battled and won by pin in 4:30 at 120 pounds before Hunter Bozile had a forfeit win at 126 pounds. Cole Bozile had a quick pin in 1:20 at 132 pounds before Peterson got a forfeit win at 138 pounds.

After a double forfeit and Oconto Falls forfeit, Earley and Quinton McDonald picked up forfeit wins at 160 and 170 pounds, respectively, to cap the scoring in the dual for the Panthers. Kewaunee’s points all came on forfeits.

Unlike the two matches proceeding it, the Oconto Falls, Oconto dual had much more wrestling action, with just five forfeits across the 14 weight classes. Oconto Falls won all but one of the weight classes it wrestled.

Cole capped his big night with a 15-second pin at 285 pounds to get Oconto Falls rolling.

Ganter and Whiting took advantage of their lone matches of the night, winning by pins in 2:42 and 1:21 at 106 and 113 pounds, respectively.

After the Panthers took a loss at 120 pounds, Zielinski got the Panthers back on track with a 6-5 decision win at 126 pounds.

Hunter Bozile followed with a pin in 3:34 at 132 pounds. Cole Bozile then won by pin in 2:21 at 138 pounds.

Peterson continued the Panther surge with a 35-second pin at 145 pounds before Earley got a forfeit win at 152 pounds.

After an Oconto Falls forfeit loss, McDonald capped the scoring on the night for the Panthers with a 54-second pin.

The dual ended with Oconto Falls forfeiting the final three weight classes.

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