The United South Central and NRHEG wrestling teams traveled to the Jackson County Central for the Pizza Ranch Invitational Saturday morning and came away with some mixed results.

The Rebels had eight wrestlers compete in the tournament, while the Panthers put 10 on the mat. The Panthers came away with a second-place finisher and two sixth-place finishers, compared to the Rebels’ second-, fourth- and sixth-place finishers.

The top finisher for United South Central was Jacob Billings, who came in second place at 182 pounds. Billings received a bye in the first round, won on a disqualification in the quarterfinals and a second-period fall in the semifinals. He lost in the championship via a 5-3 decision.

Micah Hamson came in fourth place at 152 pounds with both a decision and major decision wins. He lost in the semifinals and third-place match via a 4-0 decision and 5-4 decision, respectively.

Byron Getchell finished in sixth place at 106 pounds with 3-2 record on the day. His wins came by way of forfeit, an overtime decision and a pinfall.

Also wrestling for the Rebels were Bryce Sonnek (1-2, 120 pounds), Ethan Evelbak (2-2, 132 pounds), Konner Harpestad (0-2, 145 pounds), Matt Beyer (1-2, 170 pounds) and Conner Ehlert (2-2, 220 pounds).

On the Panthers’ side of things, Ralph Roesler was the top finisher, coming in second at 170 pounds. Roesler went 3-1 on the day with three pinfalls in the matches leading up to the championship.

Nikolas Petsinger came in sixth place with a 3-2 record, including two pinfalls and an overtime win. Thor Routh also came in sixth place, going 3-2 with two pinfalls and a major decision.

Also wrestling for the Panthers was Annabelle Petsinger (1-2, 106 pounds), Parker Bunn (1-2, 113 pounds), Clay Stenzel (1-2, 138 pounds), Argo Gushwa (1-2, 145 pounds), George Roesler (1-2, 160 pounds), Conner Okland (1-2, 182 pounds) and Makota Misgen (1-2, 285 pounds).

“Once again we were at a very tough tournament,” said Panthers head coach Shawn Larson. “Even though we had several losses, we are showing improvement at many weight classes. Nikolas Petsinger, Thor Routh and Ralph Roesler continue to wrestle well, each earning a top-six finish and each earning three wins in this tournament. Ralph Roesler earned his second final in as many weeks. He is wrestling well.”

The Rebels and Panthers will be back on the mat Friday at the Redwood Riot invitational at Redwood Valley High School.