PHOENIX, Ore. – Reed Tennyson and Ryan McWatters worked late bonus-point wins to tip the scale in Southern Oregon's favor for a 26-18 dual win over 11^th-ranked Simpson on Thursday night at Phoenix High School.

The 14^th ranked Raiders led 12-8 until Simpson 165-pounder Ben Gacayan won by fall in the third round against C.J. McKinnis to give the Redhawks a two-point edge. That's when the 12^th-ranked Tennyson stepped in at 174 pounds, needing just 44 seconds to pin Khalil Swanson for a quick answer.

The Redhawks tied the dual at 184 when top-ranked Brady Beamon muscled up Oscar Flores for an 8-0 major decision to make the score 18-all, but then it was McWatters' turn. The senior, who is the No. 3 184-pounder in the NAIA but was wrestling up a class, put on a show against 13^th-ranked Erik Medina with takedown after takedown – 13 in all – for a 27-12 technical fall in the third round.

SOU's Alejandro Sandoval clinched the win with a 3-2 decision over Henry Campos that he won with a riding-time point.

Earlier in the dual, Casey Coulter (125) got the Raiders started with a 6-0 decision against Mason Sauseda. Simpson's Vicente Hernandez (133) put the Redhawks on the board with a technical fall, but SOU's Trevor Hancock (141) scored an 8-6 decision over Hayden Zimmerman with a late takedown and Tyler Cowger (141) accepted a forfeit to make the score 12-5 in SOU's favor.

Richard Ortiz's decision at 157 and Gacayan's pin put Simpson in the lead, but only temporarily.

SOU improved to 4-1 in duals and 8-0 against Simpson since the Redhawks started their program in 2013. The Raiders also defeated Simpson 30-15 on Nov. 14.

The Raiders are off until Dec. 17, when they'll host the Doc Whelton Classic at the Medford Armory and face Simon Fraser (B.C.) and Pacific (Ore.).

SOUTHERN OREGON 26, SIMPSON 18
125 – Casey Coulter, SOU, dec. Mason Sauseda, Simpson, 6-0. (3-0)
133 – Vicente Hernandez, Simpson, tech. fall Matt Peterson, SOU, 18-3. (3-5)
141 – Trevor Hancock, SOU, dec. Hayden Zimmerman, Simpson, 8-6. (6-5)
149 – Tyler Cowger, SOU, wins by forfeit. (12-5)
157 – Richard Ortiz, Simpson, dec. Kyle Sether, SOU, 10-4. (12-8)
165 – Ben Gacayan, Simpson, p. C.J. McKinnis, SOU, 4:24. (12-14)
174 – Reed Tennyson, SOU, p. Khalil Swinson, Simpson, 0:44. (18-14)
184 – Brady Beamon, Simpson, maj. dec. Oscar Flores, SOU, 8-0. (18-18)
197 – Ryan McWatters, SOU, tech. fall Erik Medina, Simpson, 27-12 (6:25). (23-18)
285 – Alejandro Sandoval, SOU, dec. Henry Campos, Simpson, 3-2. (26-18)