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Raiders pound Arizona Christian, 35-10

12/8/2023 8:56:00 PM

ASHLAND – The No. 20-ranked Southern Oregon men's wrestling team overpowered Arizona Christian with wins in eight consecutive contested weight classes to take a 35-10 Cascade Conference dual Friday night at Bob Riehm Arena.

Andrew Herrera, ranked No. 16 at 197 pounds, put the finishing touches on the run with a second-round pin of Michael Moreno. In the preceding match, SOU 184-pounder John White scored a takedown late in the third period for the tie and another early in overtime to upset No. 17 Kaden Martin, 8-5.

The Raiders upped their record to 2-1 entering Saturday's 5 p.m. home dual against Linfield.

Their lineup – minus three injured ranked individuals – dominated to make up for a forfeit at 133 pounds. In addition to pins for Herrera and 165-pounder Noah Talavera (who finished off Christian Gallardo in the first round), they collected their other six wins by a combined score of 57-12.

Travis Thorpe, who defeated Channing Porter at 149 pounds, and No. 8 Alex Hernandez, who thumped Bronson Swan at 174, both won by technical fall. Dylan Straley, ranked No. 21 at 157, scored a 9-0 major decision against Rico Robles. Vonn Fenn added another shutout, 2-0 over James Maheras at 125, and 141-pounder Anthony Perez got Terrell Kinlicheenie by 3-2 decision.

The Firestorm dropped to 3-3. They're winless in three all-time matchups against SOU. Heavyweight Kaiden Cisneros gave them their lone contested victory of the night with a 14-3 major decision over Sebastian Echeverria.

SOUTHERN OREGON 35, ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 10
125 – Vonn Fenn, SOU, dec. James Maheras, 2-0. (3-0)
133 – Jason Ramirez, ACU, wins by forfeit. (3-6)
141 – Anthony Perez, SOU, dec. Terrell Kinlicheenie, 3-2. (6-6)
149 – Travis Thorpe, SOU, tech. fall Channing Porter, 19-4 (5:50). (11-6)
157 – No. 21 Dylan Straley, SOU, major dec. Rico Robles, 9-0. (15-6)
165 – Noah Talavera, SOU, p. Christian Gallardo, 2:09. (21-6)
174 – No. 8 Alex Hernandez, SOU, tech. fall Bronson Swan, 16-1 (6:42). (26-6)
184 – John White, SOU, dec. No. 17 Kaden Martin, 8-5 (OT). (29-6)
197 – No. 16 Andrew Herrera, SOU, p. Michael Moreno, 4:05. (35-6)
285 – Kaiden Cisneros, ACU, major dec. Sebastian Echeverria, 14-3. (35-10)
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