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SIERRA VISTA —It was the closest wrestling match the Buena Colts have been in this season and for the second time within a week, Buena won by one point on heroics in the last bout of the evening.
Buena trailed the Cienega Bobcats 29-27 on Wednesday, when David Jones met Cienega’s Mike Kempton in the 162-pound weight class, the final contest of the night.
Jones fell behind 2-0 and trailed 3-0 heading into the final two minutes.
The Buena senior tied the bout at 5-5 late in the contest, but Kempton pulled out a reverse and led with about 10 seconds showing on the clock.
 Buena wrestler Bryan Sieler puts a vice-like lock on Cienega 173-pound division opponent Larry Casinell during Wednesday’s match at Ensign Gymnasium. (Mark Levy-Herald/Review) |
Jones then put a reverse on Kempton and with five seconds to play, put the Bobcat on his back for a three-point nearfall that gave Jones a 10-7 win and Buena the match, 30-29.
“I knew all the pressure was on me and I gave it all I had,” Jones said. “He was running out of gas and I got the reverse on him, then got him on his back with the Peterson in the last five seconds.”
Buena defeated Sahuarita by one point in their final match of pool play on Saturday at the Marana Duals.
“This is getting to me,” Buena coach Dan Southard said. “I knew our schedule was getting tougher and the toughness continues next week against Sunnyside and Rio Rico.”
How close was this contest? One bout went into four overtimes, one bout was won on a fall in 4:59.6 and five bouts were decided by three points or less.
Bryan Sieler got the Colts out to a good start, winning by a fall in 47 seconds over Larry Casinell at 173 pounds.
Kevin Treftz won by forfeit at 191 and Anthony Kirkpatrick brought the crowd of over 200 spectators to their feet with a pin of Cody York in 4:59.6 that gave Buena an 18-0 lead.
Heavyweight Robert Ellis lost a close 4-3 decision and Kyle Rae lost 8-3 as the Bobcats cut the lead to 18-6.
Another thrilling bout took place at the 114 pound weight class when Buena’s Marcus Williams went against the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the state of Arizona at 114 pounds, Trace Gutknecht.
Williams trailed Gutknecht 0-2 after the first period and 3-2 after the second period, but came through to tie the bout at 5-5 late on the third period and won it with a takedown in the last few seconds.
“I knew he was really good and that he was ranked,” Williams said. “He was a little tired and I held on to win with a takedown in the last few seconds.”
Buena then lost the next three bouts to fall behind, 23-21, before Jimmy Byrd took his 142-pound bout into four overtimes before getting an escape as time ran out to win 3-2 over Andrew Roche that gave Buena a 24-23 lead.
The Colts then lost the next bout by a fall to trail 29-24 before Emilio Gonzales won a close 7-6 bout over Ryan May at 154, that closed the gap to 29-27, setting the stage for Jones’ final bout.
The win improved Buena’s record to 15-0 in dual meets heading into next week’s matches with No. 1 ranked Sunnyside and Rio Rico. Cienega fell to 15-3.
Junior Varsity
The Buena junior varsity team lost for the first time this season, 56-33 to the Cienega JVs.
Buena won six of the 16 contested matches in where some wrestlers wrestle twice in order to give as many wrestlers from both teams mat time.
Picking up wins for the young Colts were Ariel Campas by a fall at 119; Alex Watson, 8-4, at 119; David Strebe by a fall at 125, Michael Bergstrom by a fall at 145 and Andrew Cook, twice, both by falls at 189.
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