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STRATFORD – The Stratford wrestling team rallied with four wins in the final five matches to defeat Nekoosa 35-30 in a nonconference match Thursday night at Stratford High School.
Clay Lieber pinned Ryan Adank at 106 pounds to five Nekoosa a 26-18 lead with five matches left before the Tigers came on strong.
Matt Krall had a pin at 113 pounds, and after Nekoosa grabbed a major decision and four more points, Stratford closed out the match with a 6-3 win by Phil Sersch at 126, a 19-3 technical fall victory by Alex Heiden at 132 and a 14-8 victory by Steve Marquardt at 138.
Kellen Bornbach (160) and Caleb Bryant (220) also had pins for the Tigers, and Dondrick Tackes (182) and Andrew Murdaugh (285) won decisions.
Stratford will be at the Weyauwega-Fremont Invitational on Saturday.
Tigers 35, Papermakers 30
145: Colton Kukulka (N) won major decision over Jake Guyer 13-4.
152: Jimmy Masonick (N) won major decision over Derek Dehlinger 12-4.
160: Kellen Bornbach (S) pinned Joe Tuttle in 5:53.
170: Bryce Lamont (N) pinned R.J. Schiller in 2:26.
182: Dondrick Tackes (S) def. Dylan Bauer 4-1.
195: Luke Schroeder (N) pinned John Goode in 0:54.
220: Caleb Bryant (S) pinned Justin Spice in 2:35.
285: Andrew Murdaugh (S) def. Tristen Holden 5-3.
106: Clay Lieber (N) pinned Ryan Adank in 1:51.
113: Matt Krall (S) pinned Sam Tuttle in 1:28.
120: Ben Ayes (N) won major decision over Andrew Schreiner 12-0.
126: Phil Sersch (S) def. Josiah Kleist 6-3.
132: Alex Heiden (S) won technical fall over Xavier Vicente 19-3.
138: Steve Marquardt (S) def. Aaron Peckham 14-8.