Six of seven seniors won their Senior Day matches by forfeit as Byron-Bergen defeated Leroy 47-30 in high school wrestling.
Cameron Brumsted (160 lb.), Chandler Carney (170 lb.), Ryan Niemi (195 lb.), Paul McDermott (220 lb.), Michael Khomitch (285 lb.) and Justin Hannan (132 lb.) all were awarded forfeits after being escorted by their families and honored prior to the match.
Senior, defending sectional champion and 2017 state qualifier runner-up Chad Toal did get to wrestle and played with his opponent in registering five first period takedowns and three more in the second along with five back points on his way to a 22-7 technical fall at 138 lb.
Jared Fregoe registered a takedown and near fall in the first period before pinning his 152 lb. opponent in 2:33.
“We knew they had wrestlers in the lighter classes and we had more in the upper, so we didn’t match up well,” Byron-Bergen head coach Rich Hannan said.
As for his seven seniors, “I couldn’t be prouder. They stuck with the program for four years and this group brought a lot of wins to the table. They are good people all of them and we wish them all the best as we head into sectionals, super-sectionals and states. We expect big things from our weight classes.”
