Camden Getty wrestles against a Danville opponent in December. The junior picked up another win over another Vermilion County wrestler, defeating Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin's Dylen Toller via 37-second pin last Monday.
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
ST. JOSEPH - Last Monday, the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team rolled past visiting Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin with a 62-16 victory. The last time the Spartans hosted the Blue Devils at home in 2023, it was a different story. This time, SJO prevailed in five of the seven contested weight classes. The Blue Devils forfeited five weight classes, while the Spartans gave up points at 132 in the nonconference dual meet with a forfeit. Camden Getty got things started for SJO with a 37-second pin over BHRA's Dylen Toeller in the 120-pound match. Wrestling at 144, Landen Butts also pinned his opponent, securing a win over Caleb Hamilton at 2:07 and giving the Spartans a 30-10 lead. Barely giving Blue Devil Dalyn Topp a chance to react, SJO's Thomas Ware ended their match with a 34-second pin, earning six team points. Later, Spartan Alex Vaughn notched a technical fall over BHRA's Collin Hardin for the team's fourth win at 157. In the only bout to go the distance, SJO's Chaz Bowlin pulled out a narrow 6-5 victory over BHRA's Ricky Smith at 190 pounds. Bismarck-Henning secured wins at 138 from Landen Toeller and at 215 from Landynn Balla.
Complete match results:
106 - Wells, Ben (SJO) over Forfeit, (BHRA), FORFEIT, 6-0
113 - Hale, George (SJO) over Forfeit, (BHRA), FORFEIT, 12-0
120 - GETTY, CAMDEN (SJO) over Toellner, Dylen (BHRA
Alvin)), Fall 0:37, 18-0
126 - BIRT, ELI (SJO) over Forfeit, (BHRA), FORFEIT, 24-0
132 - Willard, Dane (BHRAAlvin)) over Forfeit, (SJO),
FORFEIT, 24-6
138 - Toellner, Landen (BHRA) over HUNDLEY, AIDEN (SJO), Maj Dec 17-7, 24-10
144 - BUTTS, LANDEN (SJO) over Hamilton, Caleb (BHRA
Alvin)), Fall 2:07, 30-10
150 - WARE, THOMAS (SJO) over Topp, Dalyn (BHRA
Alvin)), Fall 0:34, 36-10
157 - VAUGHN, ALEX (SJO) over Hardin, Collin (BHRA
Alvin)), Tech Fall 17-0, 41-10
165 - HAYES, COY (SJO) over Rodgers, Michael (BHRA
Alvin)), Fall 1:43, 47-10
175 - Mata, Gabe (SJO) over Forfeit, (BHRA), FORFEIT, 53-10
190 - BOWLIN, CHAZ (SJO) over Smith, Ricky (BHRA
Alvin)), Decision 6-5, 56-10
215 - Balla, Landynn (BHRA) over PHILLIPS, NATHAN (SJO), Fall 2:14, 56-16
285 - Wagner, Cam (SJO) over Forfeit, (BHRA), FORFEIT, 62-16
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Monticello responded with a string of victories, including Nick Litchfield’s 18-2 tech fall at 126 pounds and a forfeit at 132 pounds. Despite SJO's Aiden Hundley and Landen Butts securing key wins at 138 and 144 pounds, Monticello mounted a comeback. Russ Brown’s 16-1 tech fall at 190 pounds tied the score at 34-all, and Hunter Romano’s second-period pin at 215 pounds gave the Sages their first lead of the match, 40-34.
The Spartans’ hopes rested on sophomore heavyweight Cam Wagner, who delivered under pressure. Wagner pinned Nate Darnell in just 55 seconds, tying the match at 40-40 and preserving SJO’s unbeaten record for the day.
With Monticello behind them, the Spartans faced two more challenges on Saturday: Unity, a 2023 IHSA Class 1A Elite 8 team, and host Illinois Valley Central.
















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