SARANAC — The Saranac wrestling team is gaining momentum as they defeated AuSable Valley, 48-30.
The Spartans won four matches by pin and four matches by forfeit.
Saranac started the match with six straight victories. It started with Colby Roesler pinning Abe Witherwax in 20 seconds at 101 pounds.
At 108, Teegan Smith pinned Trentin Hudson at 1:09.
What followed were three straight forfeits that went to Owen Stiles (116), Gavin Morrow (124) and Zack Sirk (131).
The run concluded with Alex Clancy pinning Logan Yeager in :48 at 138 pounds.
At 145, Jon Fletcher of AuSable Valley pinned Cameron Sault at :49.
In what Saranac coach Heath Smith called the most exciting match as it was between two first varsity wrestlers in Saranac’s Mason Brown and AuSable Valley’s Seth Rivera at 152 pounds.
Brown would get the win, pinning Rivera in 1:37.
The Patriots would get three straight victories with pins by Dom Lapier (160), AJ Swetson (170) and Warren Pray (190).
Nate Rondo and Dylan Cogswell closed out the match with two victories by forfeit at 215 and 215 pounds, respectively.
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Saranac 48, AuSable Valley 30
101- Colby Roesler (SCS) pinned Abe Witherwax (AVCS) :20
108- Teegan Smith (SCS) pinned Trentin Hudson (AVCS) 1:09
116- Owen Stiles (SCS) FF
124- Gavin Morrow (SCS) FF
131- Zack Sirk (SCS) FF
138- Alex Clancy (SCS) pinned Logan Yeager (AVCS) :48
145- Jon Fletcher(AVCS) pinned Cameron Sault :49
152- Mason Brown (SCS) pinned Seth Rivera (AVCS) 1:37
160- Dom Lapier (AVCS) PInned Landen Gadway (SCS) 5:29
170- AJ Swetson (AVCS) Pinned Chase Scovil (SCS) 2:50
190- Warren Pray (AVCS) Pinned Hayden Bourdeau (SCS) 2:36
215- Nate Rondo (AVCS) FF
285- Dylan Cogswell (SCS) FF