By 605 Sports Staff

PRESHO — With a light schedule of dual wrestling across South Dakota Friday, the Groton Area wrestling team came up big in two areas. 

Groton Area defeated Bennett County 54-19, Marion/Freeman 66-18 and Lyman 66-12. The three wins gave Groton Area, 7-1, enough wins to be considered for the Class B state dual tournament. The wins also helped the Tigers gain enough seed points (9th, 43.375) to be in consideration for the state dual tournament. 

In other action Friday, Parkston defeated Redfield, 51-26 as the Trojans are the No. 8 seeded team in Class B (43.600) as of Saturday morning. 

 Class B Seed Points: (Current as of 02/08/2025)

1. Canton, 16-0. 45.875; 2. Philip/Kadoka Area/Wall, 8-1, 45.444; 3. Kingsbury County, 14-1, 45.067; 4. Bon Homme/Avon, 13-0, 44.462; 5. Winner, 10-1, 44.364; 6. Clark/Willow Lake, 12-2, 44.143; 7. Stanley County, 8-0, 44.000; 8. Parkston, 8-2, 43.600; 9. Groton Area, 7-1, 43.375; 10. Kimball/White LakePlatte-Gedes, 9-2, 43.364. 

Groton Area 54, Bennett County 18

113: Keegan Kucker (GRAR) over Ruger Smokov (BECO) (Fall 1:50) 

120: Maddux Risse (BECO) over Kyson Kucker (GRAR) (TF 18-0 2:38) 

126: Rhyder Harris (BECO) over Lincoln Krause (GRAR) (Dec 17-12) 

132: Donavon Block (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.) 

138: Lyle Noel (BECO) over Chris Schwab (GRAR) (TF 17-2 2:24) 

144: Gavin Risse (BECO) over Kason Oswald (GRAR) (TF 17-2 1:42) 

150: Double Forfeit 

157: Walker Zoellner (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.) 

165: Ben Hoeft (GRAR) over Jordan Risse (BECO) (Fall 2:33) 

175: Korbin Kucker (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.) 

190: Isiah Scepaniak (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.) 

215: Charlie Frost (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.) 

285: Gavin Englund (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.)

106: Wyatt Hagen (GRAR) over (BECO) (For.)

Groton Area 66, Marion/Freeman 16

285: Gavin Englund (GRAR) over Raymond Arnold (MAFR) (Fall 0:39) 

106: Wyatt Hagen (GRAR) over Josh Oleson (MAFR) (Fall 1:52) 

113: Keegan Kucker (GRAR) over David Wollmann (MAFR) (Fall 2:30) 

120: Kyson Kucker (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.) 

126: Logun Pankratz (MAFR) over Lincoln Krause (GRAR) (TF 15-0 2:26) 

132: Keaton Preheim (MAFR) over Donavon Block (GRAR) (TF 15-0 2:21) 

138: Chris Schwab (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.) 

144: Easton Tschetter (MAFR) over (GRAR) (For.) 

150: Kason Oswald (GRAR) over Thomas Ding (MAFR) (Fall 0:22) 

157: Walker Zoellner (GRAR) over Hunter Spangler (MAFR) (Fall 1:27) 

165: Ben Hoeft (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.) 

175: Korbin Kucker (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.) 

190: Isiah Scepaniak (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.) 

215: Charlie Frost (GRAR) over (MAFR) (For.)

Groton Area 68, Lyman 12

106: Wyatt Hagen (GRAR) over Ryatt Knippling (LYMA) (MD 19-6) 

113: Keegan Kucker (GRAR) over Lief Henriksen (LYMA) (Fall 2:32)

120: Kyson Kucker (GRAR) over Callen Gran (LYMA) (Fall 1:15)

126: Lincoln Krause (GRAR) over Lane Coleman (LYMA) (MD 15-3)

132: Donavon Block (GRAR) over (LYMA) (For.)

138: Chris Schwab (GRAR) over (LYMA) (For.)

144: Lane Olivier (LYMA) over Kason Oswald (GRAR) (Fall 1:40)

150: Walker Zoellner (GRAR) over Skyler Langenbau (LYMA) (Fall 3:27)

157: Christian Ehresmann (GRAR) over Braydon Oldenkamp (LYMA) (Fall 1:46)

165: Ben Hoeft (GRAR) over Julian Hickey (LYMA) (Fall 0:36)

175: Korbin Kucker (GRAR) over Bennett Kinsley (LYMA) (Fall 2:15)

190: Maverick Johnson (LYMA) over Isiah Scepaniak (GRAR) (Fall 1:31)

215: Charlie Frost (GRAR) over (LYMA) (For.)

285: Gavin Englund (GRAR) over Desmerius McGhee (LYMA) (Fall 3:34)

Parkston 51, Redfield 26

113: Chace Odland (REDF) over Kiptyn Schaefers (PARK) (Fall 1:47) 

120: Caleb Nelson (REDF) over Bentley Roth (PARK) (Dec 13-8) 

126: Kasey Hermann (REDF) over Javin Kniffen (PARK) (TF 16-0 4:22) 

132: Jack Jodozi (PARK) over (REDF) (For.) 

138: Kaden Holzbauer (PARK) over (REDF) (For.) 

144: Krey Culbert (PARK) over (REDF) (For.) 

150: Carter Sommer (PARK) over Kevin Brabant (REDF) (Fall 0:25) 

157: Gage Reichert (PARK) over (REDF) (For.) 

165: Wyatt Anderson (PARK) over Collin Dean (REDF) (Fall 1:22) 

175: Kolter Kramer (PARK) over Tavian Schwartz (REDF) (Fall 1:07) 

190: Kash Neugebauer (PARK) over Dylan Murray (REDF) (Dec 4-1) 

215: Camden Murray (REDF) over Gage Jodozi (PARK) (Fall 5:59) 

285: Rollie Betten (REDF) over Breckin Culbert (PARK) (Fall 0:26) 

106: Radley Konrad (PARK) over Jace Edgar (REDF) (Fall 1:25)