Second-year Dowagiac wrestling coach Colin Burandt was pleased with his team’s performance in its season opener Wednesday.

The Chieftains hosted a quadrangular with Buchanan, Berrien Springs and Edwardsburg.

Dowagiac went 2-0 on the night defeating Buchanan 46-25 and Berrien Springs 56-24.

Edwardsburg was also 2-0 on the night as it defeated Berrien Springs 61-18 and the Bucks 49-12.

“We wrestled very well,” Burandt said. “Our first match against Buchanan we seemed a bit rusty and had some first match jitters but our second dual we wrestled very well. We still have a lot to work on but I liked what I saw out of the kids.”

The Chieftains (2-0) had plenty of wrestlers win two matches in the season opener, including Justin Lyle and Kody Walker.

“Justin Lyle and Kody Walker performed very well tonight,” Burandt said. “Justin hasn’t wrestled in two years, so for him to come out and wrestle the way he did after such a long absence and Kody bumping up a weight from last year, I was very impressed.”

Buchanan coach Andy Riggs, who is replacing the late Frank Mucha, said his team has its eye on the postseason.

“We wrestled well,” he said. “We have things to work on, but what the guys did they did right. They tried hard when they were on the mat. I was glad to see our JV kids wrestle well against their opponents.

“We will continue to improve and work towards February. Jacob Graham and Max Carrigan went 2-0 on the night. Dakota Cowan, Stone Fox, Alex Becvar, and Adam Eger went 1-1 on the night. The good news is we will improve.”

Another first year coach, Jesse Becraft of Edwardsburg, was also happy about the performance of his squad.

“I was very pleased with our overall performance,” he said. “I thought our kids competed very well. Of course we still have a long ways to go until we are where we need to be by the end of the year, but it was a very good start.

“We had a lot of freshmen that had to get their nerves under control. Our upperclassmen did what they should and took care of business. Two kids that really stood out to me were Nick Bradley, coming off a couple of injury filled years getting back to wrestling like he is capable, and Derek Hess starting as a freshmen two weight classes above his normal weight and delivering outstanding performances.”

Dowagiac is headed to the Vicksburg Invitational Saturday, while Edwardsburg (2-0) will compete in the Southwest Michigan Classic at Allegan.

Buchanan (0-2) will compete in the Kelloggsville Invitational Saturday.

 

Brandywine at Bronson

The Brandywine wrestling team split a pair of matches at Bronson Wednesday night, while Buchanan dropped a pair at Dowagiac.

The Bobcats (1-1) defeated Homer 51-19, but lost to Jonesville 45-33.

Michael Kachur (130), Corbin Eckenberger (140/145), Kaci Lintz (152) and Reese McKee were the lone Brandywine wrestlers to pick up two wins on the night.

 

DOWAGIAC 46, BUCHANAN 25

At Dowagiac

103: Tyler Huston (D) wins by forfeit; 112: Kody Walker (D) m.d. Payton Morgan, 10-1; 119: Jesse Edge (D) wins by forfeit; 125: Patrick Sirk (D) p. Austin Starner, 0:42; 130: Double forfeit; 135: Xander Keller (D) p. Stone Fox, 4:20; 140: Kaleb Detwiler (D) p. Jarick Starnes, 1:15; 145: Adam Eger (BU) m.d. Lamberto Paredes, 12-1; 152: Dakota Cowan (BU) p. Shawn Sirk, 5:59); 160: Jacob Graham (BU) d. Nick Turnbow, 5-2; 171: Justin Lyle (d) p. Jackson Mix, 0:38; 189: Donovan Schoff (D) p. Cody Sebasty, 1:51); 215: Robert Becvar (BU) p. Hector Vasquez, 1:42; 285: Max Carrigan (BU) wins by forfeit.

 

DOWAGIAC 56, BERRIEN SPRINGS 24

103: Ian Cleveland (BS) p. Tyler Huston, 1:23; 112: Kody Walker (D) p. Eddie Che`quannis, 4:14; 119: Jesse Edge (D) p. Xavier Haynes, 0:37; 125: Justin Litaker (BS) wins by forfeit; 130: Patrick Sirk (D) p. Scotty Gervais, 0:53; 135: Gage Williams (D) t.f. Juan Ibarra, 16-1; 140: Kaleb Detwiler (D) p. Sean Halliwell, 0:56; 145: Shawn Sirk (D) p. Matt Hetler, 0:53; 152: Nick Turnbow (D) p. Chip Wells, 2:38; 160: Justin Lyle (D) p. Elijah Dortch, 2:49; 171: Jason Stokes (D) wins by forfeit; 189: Donovan Schoff (D) d. Mike Mazigian, 5-2; 215: Tyree Spann (BS) p. Hector Vasquez, 3:26; 285: O`Shaveon Williams (BS) wins by forfeit.

 

EDWARDSBURG 61, BERRIEN SPRINGS 18

103: Ian Cleveland (BS) wins by forfeit; 112: Noah Tinkham (E) p. Che’quannis Eddie; 119: Xavier Haynes (BS) m.d. Deveo Covyean 12-3; 125: Michael Tatay (E) p. Justin Litaker; 130: Bryce Guernsey (E) p. Scotty Gervais; 135: Juan Ibarra (BS) d. Brayden Burgess 9-4; 140: Sean Halliwell (BS) wins by forfeit;

145: Hess McMann (E) p. Matt Hetler; 152: Nick Bradley (E) p. Chip Wells; 160: Jacob Andrina (E) p. Elijah Dortch; 171: Austin Cline (E) wins by forfeit; 189: Joey Hess (E) p. Mike Mazigian; 215: Quinlan Collicott (E) d. Tyree Spam 8-4; 285: Josh Harris (E) p. O’Shaveon Williams.

 

EDWARDSBURG 49, BUCHANAN 12

103: Double forfeit; 112: Noah Tinkham (E) p. Payton Morgan; 119: Deveo Covyean (E) wins by forfeit; 125: Michael Tatay (E) p. Austin Starner; 130: Bryce Johnson (E) wins by forfeit; 135: Stone Fox (B) p. Brayden Burgess; 140: Jarick Starnes (B) wins by forfeit; 145: Hess McMann (E) m.d. Adam Eger 19-6; 152: Nick Bradley (E) d. Dakota Cowan 9-2; 160: Jacob Graham (B) d. Jacob Andrina 8-4; 171: Cline Anson (E) p. Cody Sebasty; 189: Josh Hess (E) p. Jackson Mix; 215: Quinlan Collicott (E) p. Rober Becvar; 285: Max Carrigan (B) d. Josh Harris 9-3.

Varsity records— Dowagiac 2-0, Edwardsburg 2-0, Berrien Springs 0-2, Buchanan 0-2.

 

BRANDYWINE 51, HOMER 19

At Bronson

103: Searra Inman (BW) p. Brad Mann, 3:42; 112: Matt Cox (BW) p. Janel Nelson, 1:08; 119: Jacob Martin (H) p. Aaron Lauri, 1:52; 125: Steven Kendall (BW) p. Shane Nelson, 1:18; 130: Michael Kachur (BW) p. Kris Tobin, 1:58; 135: Bryton Warron (H) p. Caleb Zielke, 0:59; 140: Corbin Eckenberger (BW) p. London Webb, 3:25; 145: Jorden Merrill (H) t.f. Jacob Kimbrough, 18-2; 152: Kaci Lintz (BW) won by forfeit; 160: Hunter Wilson (H) won by forfeit; 171: Sam Burge (BW) d. Jeryn Martin,10-3; 189: Garrett Lerner (BW) p. Solomon Begaroaiz, 0:39; 215: Pat Cribbins (H) p. Jacob Douglass, 0:42; 285: Reese Mckee (BW) p. Oscar Vargas, 1:55.

 

JONESVILLE 45, BRANDYWINE 33

103: Jensen Ballinger (J) p. Searra Inman, 3:03; 112: Shane Spieth (J) p. Aaron Lauri, 3:10; 119: Zayne Steveson (J) p. Matt Cox, 0:52; 125: Michael Kachur (BW) p. Luke Magda, 2:45; 130: T.J. Thompson (J) p. Steven Kendall, 1:58; 135: Jacob James (J) p. Caleb Zielke, 5:57; 140: Jacob Kimbrough (BW) p. Cody Kies, 1:34; 145: Corbin Eckenberger (BW) t.f. Zack Geer, 25-7; 152: Kaci Lintz (BW) m.d. Ben Marsh, 15-6; 160: Daniel Calderwood (J) wins by forfeit; 171: Zane Ballard (J) d. Sam Burge, 11-9; 189: Garrett Lerner (BW) p. : Tucker Matzke, 1:20; 215: Domian Brown (J) p. Jacob Douglass, 0:46; 285: Reese Mckee (BW) p. George King, 1:40 .

Varsity record: Brandywine 1-1.