Jets take advantage of depleted Delta lineup to score big win

DANE FUELLING

WZBD.com

An opportunity back in December for six of Delta’s very best wrestlers to compete with the toughest competition in the Midwest took away the opportunity for the Adams Central Jets to take a real shot at the 2A Runners-Up Thursday night. Instead, the 1A finalists made quick and easy work of a Delta lineup that saw those six studs watching from the bench on Delta’s Senior Night.

Adams Central won the dual, dropping just one bout (and conceding a forfeit), 66-10.

*Jackson Bingham runs a double wing against Gus Witter Thursday night on his way to a tech fall victory. (Photo by Dane Fuelling)*

The dual meet featured four forfeits. The most entertaining bout came at heavyweight, where Gavin Rumple won a classic heavyweight match 1-0.

*Gavin Rumple works on his opponent from the top position at heavyweight. Rumple went on to win the bout 1-0. (Photo by Kristen Kaehr)*

Brason Schortgen was one move away from a tech fall against Zeke Witter, but Witter injured himself and had to default late in the third period.

The Z Team analyzes the happenings of Thursday night’s match at Delta for the Jets.

Rules dictating how many matches and weigh-ins a team can have in a regular season meant that Delta head coach Cody LeCount had to barter the invite for the prestigious Carnahan Invite at Crown Point in December for a loss of eligibility for those same wrestlers on Senior Night. While neither coach was happy with how the circumstances led to the lopsided dual, there was little that could be done.