The next set of state rankings by theguillotine.com will be released Thursday. A significant dual meet from last week will impact them.
Mounds View, No. 2 in Class 3A, traveled to Stillwater on Thursday and defeated the No. 4 Ponies 39-21 in the spotlight match of a triangular at Stillwater.
Both teams handled the third team on the docket, Centennial, with ease, Mounds View winning 65-0 and Stillwater winning 44-12, setting up the anticipated match between Mounds View and Stillwater.
Mounds View has made no secret of its desire to beat its northeast metro rival. The only blemish on Mounds View’s record last season was a loss to Stillwater in the Section 4 team finals, denying the Mustangs a berth in the state tournament.
Mounds took a 10-0 lead with victories as 107, 114 and 121 pounds. Stillwater won four of the next five matches, three by fall, and led 21-14 after the 152-pound match.
But Mounds Views boasts impressive strength at the upper weights this season. The Mustangs won the final five matches, jump-started by a 5-4 victory by Colton Loween at 160 pounds. They roared through the final four matches, winning a major decision, a forfeit and getting match-clinching pins by Quin Morgan at 215 pounds and Gavin Maxey at heavyweight.
Notable
Hastings senior 121-pounder Blake Beissel, the 2023 Class 3A 113-pound champion, picked up his 175th career victory Saturday.