East Ridge wrestling: Raptors fall short to Mounds View

The East Ridge wrestling team came out with guns blazing on Thursday, Jan. 26 against strong Suburban East Conference foe Mounds View, building an 18-6 lead. The Mustangs, however, had too many weapons at the bottom of their lineup for the Raptors to overcome, and East Ridge fell 51-24.

"I was very pleased with the way we wrestled tonight," said East Ridge head coach Hans Horning. "We have talked about confidence, intensity and intimidation a great deal lately and the kids responded. They came out intent to win. They wrestled aggressively and confidently. I was very proud of how we looked tonight."

The Raptors started the night with three consecutive wins. At 106 pounds, eighth grader MJ Okada won by decision. Reid Lyden, a sophomore, won by fall at 113 and sophomore Jake Trevis earned a hard-fought 9-7 decision at 120 pounds.

"Jake wrestled a superb match against a good opponent,” Horning said. “I have been waiting for 'that' Jake Trevis to show up and he finally did."

Also winning for the Raptors were freshmen Emilio Huerta, earning a fall at 132 pounds, and sophomore Nate Tigges with a fall at 182 pounds.

Mounds View's strength is in their upper weights and it showed as they won eight of the final nine matches, six by fall.

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