FARGO, N.D. – Led by six place winners, including a runner-up finish from Owen Ward, the Aberdeen Central boys’ wrestling team took third place in the team standings at the Rumble on the Red Wrestling Tournament on Friday.

Ward took second at 150 pounds for the Golden Eagles.

“He tore through the bracket,” said Central coach Donnie Bowden.

Included in his run to the title was an impressive win on Thursday.

“He took on a two-time state champion in the quarterfinals,” Bowden said. “He had a very good tournament.”

Central also received fourth-place finishes from Esten Foss and Mason Schrempp, and fifth-place finishes from Jackson Dargatz, Ridley Waldo, and Cole Dunlavy.

Dargatz is just an eighth-grader.

“In the semifinal match he was one situation away from being in the finals, then it was the same thing in his conso semi,” Bowden said. “He had a great tournament. He just keeps on improving from week to week.”

Schrempp also had a solid tourney for the Golden Eagles.

“Mason is always there. He’s always in the thick of things,” Bowden said. “He lost to the same guy twice.”

Bowden noted that Foss had a tough draw in his division.

“He ran into a couple of really quality kids,” Bowden said of the 63-team tourney. “A tournament that deep, you’re going to run into some guys.”

Waldo bounced back from a tough loss in the quarters on Thursday to take fifth.

“He was winning the match all the way until the third, and then came up just a little bit short at the end to the guy that won it,” Bowden said. “He’s right there.”

Dunlavy finished the tourney with a pin after a pair of losses.

“Cole kind of hit his stride pretty good on the front side making the semifinal,” Bowden said, noting he won on his final match in total control. “He finished it with dominant fashion.”

Bowden was pleased with his team’s top-three finish in a tourney that featured squads from a four-state area.

“I think we competed hard. The effort was definitely there,” Bowden said. “The guys competed really hard. Now it’s more so about sharpening up the tactical things a little bit and understanding where we’re at individually and as a team, and just try to better that situation a little bit each week.”

Central has duals at Huron on Tuesday and Pierre on Thursday before competing in a tournament at Brandon Valley on Saturday.

107: Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) – 5th
Champ. Round 1 – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Isaiah Hackman (Velva) (Dec 10-7)
Champ. Round 2 – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Joel Theis (Holdingford) (MD 10-0)
Quarterfinals – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Kellon Hanson (New London-Spicer) (TF 15-0 2:36)
Semifinals – Kayleb Kosen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) over Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Semis – Griffin Magee (Sheyenne) over Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-7)
5th Place Match – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Dylan  Sandness (Bismarck Legacy) (SV-1 12-9)

107: Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Skye Kramlich (Carrington) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (TF 17-2 5:46)
Cons. Round 1 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Griffin Magee (Sheyenne) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:06)

114: Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) – 4th
Champ. Round 1 – Ian Olson (Waconia) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Devon Groess (Albert Lea Area) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Kaston Clarke (Fulda-Murray Cty Central) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Gage Benz (Rock Ridge) (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Kayden Egeberg (Bismarck) (SV-1 6-3)
Cons. Semis – Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Nathan  Brethorst (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) (Dec 6-1)
3rd Place Match – Issac Guzman (Canby) over Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 5:03)

121: Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Owen LaRose (Mounds View) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:41)
Cons. Round 2 – Dresdan Wegscheid (Perham) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:47)

121: Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) over Liam Wadlow (Red River) (Dec 8-6)
Champ. Round 2 – Kayden Eller (Jackson County Central) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Joey Seeley (Grand Rapids) over Jude Sumner (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 15-10)

127: Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Davis (Albert Lea Area) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:03)
Cons. Round 1 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Ty Rangaard (Canby) (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Jaxon Toennies (Rapid City Stevens) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 6-3)

133: Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Sam Muller (Pine Island) (Dec 7-0)
Champ. Round 3 – Isaac Rodriguez (Jackson County Central) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:16)
Cons. Round 4 – Mathias Dahlstrom (Oakes) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (SV-1 8-5)

139: Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Myles Sanchez (Creighton Prep) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (MD 15-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Isaiah Depa (Delano) over Brody Aesoph (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-0)

145: Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) – 5th
Champ. Round 1 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Brennan Giese (Canby) (Fall 1:17)
Champ. Round 2 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Holton Hanson (New London-Spicer) (TF 16-1 3:25)
Quarterfinals – Masyn Patrick (Holdingford) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 16-12)
Cons. Round 4 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Nick Thein (Pine Island) (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Nic Garber (Carrington) (MD 10-0)
Cons. Semis – Cavin Carlson (Willmar) over Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) (TF 17-2 5:23)
5th Place Match – Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central) over Tate Olson (Delano) (MD 11-2)

152: Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) – 2nd
Champ. Round 1 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over James Johnson (Waconia) (Fall 1:53)
Champ. Round 3 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Austin Lenhart (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) (Fall 2:48)
Quarterfinals – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Jacob Williams (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 2:53)
Semifinals – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Braeden Halverson (Bismarck) (MD 19-8)
1st Place Match – Conlan Carlson (Willmar) over Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-1 2:27)

160: Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) – 4th
Champ. Round 1 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over William Thompson (Detroit Lakes) (TF 19-2 1:49)
Champ. Round 3 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Logon Long (West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon-Evansville) (TF 19-4 1:23)
Quarterfinals – Simon Boeckman (Holdingford) over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Round 6 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Maddox Weigel (Sheyenne) (TF 18-3 5:19)
Cons. Round 7 – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Landon Zink (Sheyenne) (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Semis – Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) over Tyson Rice (Williston) (Fall 1:21)
3rd Place Match – Simon Boeckman (Holdingford) over Mason Schrempp (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-7)

172: Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Porter Cleary (White Bear Lake Area) over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) over TJ Fuller (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) (Inj. [time])
Cons. Round 3 – Garrett Nemechek (Byron) over Elias Biegler (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 8-3)

172: Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Michael Swedberg (West Fargo) (For.)
Champ. Round 3 – Caden Grenier (Mounds View) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:37)
Cons. Round 4 – Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) over Porter Cleary (White Bear Lake Area) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Tate Sailer (Mandan) over Grayden Timm (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-1)

189: Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) – 5th
Champ. Round 1 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Bartel (Byron) (Fall 3:12)
Champ. Round 3 – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Kolton Harren (Holdingford) (MD 12-2)
Quarterfinals – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Jeff Ritter (Delano) (Fall 0:55)
Semifinals – Joseph Muhlstein (Mounds View) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:30)
Cons. Semis – Brayden Hilyar (Elk River) over Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 1:09)
5th Place Match – Cole Dunlavy (Aberdeen Central) over Casey Macziewski (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) (Fall 5:01)

215: Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Colby Kesteloot (Fulda-Murray Cty Central) (Dec 1-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) over Thor Fulgham (Sidney / Fairview) (Fall 2:55)
Quarterfinals – Ethan Swenson (Mounds View) over Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:23)
Cons. Round 4 – Michael Novero (Creighton Prep) over Ryker Meister (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 4-3)

285: Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) – DNP
Champ. Round 1 – Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) over Owen Coody (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 1:23)
Champ. Round 2 – Gus Werremeyer (Davies) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (MD 12-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Nehemiah Ombati (Waconia) over Joran Foss (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 11-9)

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