WATERTOWN – The start to the boys’ wrestling season could not have gone much better for Aberdeen Central on Saturday.

Not only did the Golden Eagles go undefeated in four duals at the Marv Sherrill Dual Tournament, they also were able to rotate a variety of wrestlers into the lineup throughout the day.

“We were able to get quite a few other kids into our lineup,” said Central coach Donnie Bowden. “We gave some split time. It was an overall team contribution there.”

Central, which finished third at the tourney a year ago, picked up wins over Milbank 57-9, Yankton 72-9 Tea Area 45-33, before defeating Watertown 40-26 in the championship match.

“We have a lot of depth right now and we’re able to use it,” Bowden said. “We’re just trying to figure out where we’re going to be and whose really going to slot in and take over everything.”

The Eagles were able to substitute members into and out of their lineup without any drop off in quality.

“It was a good to get a lot of people some time and see how they did,” Bowden said. “It was like whoever you inserted they stepped up to occasion.”

Bowden said the dual-tournament format allowed him to take a look at all of the wrestlers throughout the course of the day.

“The nice thing with the four duals, is you get watch everyone wrestle. You get to see everyone,” Bowden said. “It’s not a tournament where we’re all running around, we’ve got multiple matches going on at once. You get to see everyone from start to finish, so you have more of an evaluation process.”

Central now heads west for a big week of wrestling. The Golden Eagles face Sioux Falls Washington and Sioux Falls Lincoln in duals on Thursday at The Monument in Rapid City, before competing in the two-day Rapid City Invitational which will feature 60 teams from a six-state area on Friday and Saturday.

The Eagles will take along some momentum gained from Saturday’s dual tourney.

“It’s a great start. We understand that it’s a start,” Bowden said. “We just have to look forward to the next week and get better. That’s all it is. Each week we just have to look at it and we have to figure one step up.”

Aberdeen Central 57, Milbank 9
106: Esten Foss (ABCE) over Evan Folk (MILB) (Dec 2-1) 113: Paxton Ewing (ABCE) over Kyle Schneck (MILB) (Fall 0:42) 120: Owen Fischer (MILB) over Will Allen (ABCE) (Dec 8-7) 126: Rayden Zens (ABCE) over Jacob Giles (MILB) (Fall 1:03);

132: Porter Lozenski (ABCE) over Jacob Johnson (MILB) (TF 18-2 6:00) 138: Owen Ward (ABCE) over Jayce Jonason (MILB) (Fall 0:47) 144: Grayden Timm (ABCE) over Keaton Johnson (MILB) (MD 15-1) 150: Ridley Waldo (ABCE) over (MILB) (For.) 157: Elias Biegler (ABCE) over Joe French (MILB) (Dec 4-0);

165: Noah Kramer (ABCE) over Reese Rabe (MILB) (Dec 5-2) 175: Tate Schlueter (MILB) over Cordell Rychlik (ABCE) (Fall 2:29) 190: Ryker Meister (ABCE) over Jesse Schneck (MILB) (Dec 7-0) 215: Samson Flakus (ABCE) over Hunter Reede (MILB) (Fall 1:49) 285: Bryce Beitelspacher (ABCE) over Landon Novy (MILB) (Fall 0:27)

Aberdeen Central 72, Yankton 9

120: Will Allen (ABCE) over (YANK) (For.) 126: Rayden Zens (ABCE) over Caden Janssen (YANK) (Fall 1:02) 132: Porter Lozenski (ABCE) over (YANK) (For.) 138: Owen Ward (ABCE) over Joelton Reimnitz-Hahn (YANK) (Fall 1:50);

144: Grayden Timm (ABCE) over Dylan Sloan (YANK) (Fall 1:43) 150: Ridley Waldo (ABCE) over Bode Thurman (YANK) (Fall 2:24) 157: Shayce Platt (YANK) over Elias Biegler (ABCE) (Dec 7-5) 165: Noah Kramer (ABCE) over Chase Howe (YANK) (Fall 0:27) 175: Cordell Rychlik (ABCE) over Jackson Slowey (YANK) (Fall 1:09);

190: Ryker Meister (ABCE) over Max Diedrichsen (YANK) (Fall 0:10) 215: Ayden Gisi (ABCE) over Peyton Eustace (YANK) (Fall 1:03) 285: Edly Amaro (YANK) over Bryce Beitelspacher (ABCE) (Fall 0:27) 106: Esten Foss (ABCE) over Damian Janish (YANK) (Fall 3:21) 113: Paxton Ewing (ABCE) over (YANK) (For.)

Aberdeen Central 45, Tea Area 33
106: Slater Wilson (TEAR) over Esten Foss (ABCE) (Dec 4-2) 113: Paxton Ewing (ABCE) over Henry Fortin (TEAR) (Dec 8-5) 120: Tyler Woodring (TEAR) over Will Allen (ABCE) (Fall 1:41) 126: Rayden Zens (ABCE) over Trevin Audiss (TEAR) (Fall 1:07);

132: Porter Lozenski (ABCE) over Braeden Dunkelberger (TEAR) (Fall 4:43) 138: Tate Huff (ABCE) over Fennell Sworr (TEAR) (Fall 1:24) 144: Ridley Waldo (ABCE) over Parker Wilson (TEAR) (Fall 1:52) 150: Jackson Tschetter (TEAR) over Grayden Timm (ABCE) (Fall 1:28) 157: Elias Biegler (ABCE) over Ryder Henriksen (TEAR) (Fall 0:51);

165: Dawson Eimers (TEAR) over Noah Kramer (ABCE) (Fall 1:22) 175: Sam Werdel (TEAR) over Cordell Rychlik (ABCE) (Fall 1:41) 190: Cole Dunlavy (ABCE) over Keegan DeYoung (TEAR) (Fall 1:48) 215: Chase DeBoer (TEAR) over Ayden Gisi (ABCE) (Fall 2:37) 285: Bryce Beitelspacher (ABCE) over Jaeden Waltner (TEAR) (Fall 0:07)

Aberdeen Central 40, Watertown 26
106: Chase Mathews (WATE) over Esten Foss (ABCE) (Dec 4-2) 113: Max Stroup (WATE) over Paxton Ewing (ABCE) (Dec 3-0) 120: Gage Lohr (WATE) over Will Allen (ABCE) (TF 19-3 5:15) 126: Sloan Johannsen (WATE) over Rayden Zens (ABCE) (Dec 4-0);

132: Porter Lozenski (ABCE) over Keslar Swenson (WATE) (Fall 0:00) 138: Tate Huff (ABCE) over Derek Hanson (WATE) (Dec 11-5) 144: Owen Ward (ABCE) over Leo Stroup (WATE) (MD 12-0) 150: Ridley Waldo (ABCE) over Landen Lewis (WATE) (Fall 2:00) 157: Elias Biegler (ABCE) over Markus Pitkin (WATE) (Fall 0:00);

165: Noah Kramer (ABCE) over Tucker Urdahl (WATE) (Dec 10-7) 175: Andrew Stricker (WATE) over Cordell Rychlik (ABCE) (Fall 2:00) 190: Cole Dunlavy (ABCE) over Brock Eitreim (WATE) (Inj. [time]) 215: Samson Flakus (ABCE) over Ethan Wientjes (WATE) (Fall 2:00) 285: Micah Hach (WATE) over Ayden Gisi (ABCE) (Fall 0:42).