Tyrone head coach Terry Tate knew that their dual meet against arch rival Bellwood would be close.  Both teams are small but evenly matched.  What he didn’t know was that a losing bout late in the match would be a catalyst for his team’s victory.

Junior Brandon Ixtepan didn’t win against Bellwood standout senior Derrick Noonan, but by wrestling hard and avoiding the tech fall, he helped his team beat the Blue Devils by 36-25.

“There were numerous wrestlers that stood out, but Brandon Ixtepan’s match was one that really gave us the edge. He went out against Bellwood’s best wrestler and went at him for six straight minutes and gave him all he could handle. That effort is what won the match for us,” said Tate.

There was no match at 152 pounds to start off the night.

Derrick Harris then received a forfeit at 160.

Tommy Hicks then lost a close match to Bellwood’s Colton Gority. The first period of the match went scoreless. Gority deferred and Hicks chose down to start the second period. The second period also went scoreless. Gority then chose down at the beginning of the third period. Gority earned a penalty point, then got a reversal. Hicks also got a reversal, then Gority escaped, making the final score 4-2.

There was another no match at 182 pounds, then Jack Lewis got pinned by Trentin Whaley from Bellwood, making the team score 9-6 Bellwood.

Tyrone then forfeited at 220, and Dan Peterson got pinned by Evan Pellegrine.

Bellwood forfeited at 106 against Hunter Walk, and there was another no match at 113.

The next two matches came with a trio of pins from Tyrone’s Mason Walls, Isaac Parks, and Jamal Hicks.

It was then that Brandon Ixtepan lost his major decision to Bellwood’s Derrick Noonan. At 145 Alex Weaver pinned Malacki Harper in 3:42, making the final team score 36-25 Tyrone.

Match Results

152 – No match (0-0)

160 – Derrick Harris won by forfeit (6-0)

170 – Colton Gority dec. Thomas Hicks, 4-2 (6-3)

182 – No match (6-3)

195 – Trentin Whaley pinned James Lewis, 0:42 (6-9)

220 – Collin Younker won by forfeit (6-15)

285 – Evan Pellegrine pinned Daniel Peterson, 1:04 (6-21)

106 – Hunter Walk won by forfeit (12-21)

113 – No match (12-21)

120 – Mason Walls pinned Bailey Kudlawiec, 2:46 (18-21)

126 – Isaac Parks pinned Yejune Park, 0:19 (24-21)

132 – Jamal Hicks pinned Ty Noonan, 3:19 (30-21)

138 – Derrick Noonan maj. dec. Brandon Ixtepan, 14-2 (30-25)

145 – Alex Weaver pinned Malacki Harper, 3:42 (36-25)