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No. 19 SOU slips up at Corban

12/2/2023 8:56:00 PM

SALEM – The Corban men's wrestling team took advantage of a shorthanded Southern Oregon lineup to score its first ever dual win in the series Saturday, 26-10 at the C.E. Jeffers Center.

The Warriors (2-1 overall) won the first two matches by five points combined, but ran away with five of the last six to finish off the upset of the No. 19-ranked Raiders (1-1).

Evan Potter, SOU's top-ranked 141-pounder, protected his standing with a 9-1 major decision over Luke Jensen. Alex Hernandez, ranked No. 10 at 174, did the same in a 7-1 decision over Matthew Bartlett, and Travis Thorpe (149) eked out the Raiders' other win, 9-8 against Bo Davis.

The Warriors opened with a 3-0 win from No. 9 Brayden Boyd against Vonn Fenn at 125 pounds, then scored an upset at 133 as Blake Runion topped No. 19 Simon Graeber 15-13. After Potter and Thorpe gave the Raiders their first and only lead, David Rubio (157) won by technical fall and Jesse Rubio (165) by decision to make it 14-7.

The outcome was finalized at 197 pounds by Isaiah Twait, who pinned Kabb Christensen in the second round to give Corban a 13-point advantage.

SOU, which was without No. 12 Aaron Gandara (157) and No. 16 Andrew Herrera (197), wrestles again Sunday at the Clackamas Open.

CORBAN 26, SOUTHERN OREGON 10
125 – No. 9 Brayden Boyd, CRB, dec. Vonn Fenn, 3-0. (0-3)
133 – Blake Runion, CRB, dec. No. 19 Simon Graeber, 15-13. (0-6)
141 – No. 1 Evan Potter, SOU, major dec. Luke Jensen, 9-1. (4-6)
149 – Travis Thorpe, SOU, dec. Bo Davis, 9-8. (7-6)
157 – No. 4 David Rubio, CRB, tech. fall No. 17 Dylan Straley, 20-4 (7:00). (7-11)
165 – Jesse Rubio, CRB, dec. Noah Talavera, 7-5. (7-14)
174 – No. 10 Alex Hernandez, SOU, dec. Matthew Bartlett, 7-1. (10-14)
184 – Tyson Stover, CRB, dec. John White, 7-2. (10-17)
197 – Isaiah Twait, CRB, p. Kabb Christensen, 4:51. (10-23)
285 – Sven Lukner, CRB, dec. Brayden Clayburn, 4-0. (10-26)
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