Freshman Mason Buss won the 120-pound title Friday to lead the Siuslaw Vikings wrestling team to a third-place finish in the 17-school Deven Dawson Memorial Tournament at Harrisburg.
The Vikings scored 129 points, finishing behind Pleasant Hill (158) and Oakland (146) and ahead of Central Linn (126). Host Harrisburg was fifth with 100.
Buss scored pins in the quarterfinals and semifinals before defeating Blake Owens of Central Linn in the finals, 6-5.
Juniors Elijah LaCosse (at 145) and Christian Newlan (195) had second-place finishes for the Vikings, with sophomore Hayden Muller picking up a fourth place at 138.
Junior Ryan Jennings (160) and freshman Hunter Patterson (126) had fifth-place finishes and sophomore JC Gentry (220) a sixth.
Buss and LaCosse scored 24 points each for Siuslaw, Newlan 22, Jennings 16, Muller 15 and Patterson 11.
Gentry and freshman Ian Sissel (160) scored 7 each and junior Jesus Garcia 3 at 170.
The tournament was the season-opener for Siuslaw, which competes next Friday and Saturday at the Coast Classic in North Bend.
Siuslaw results:
106 — Yoskar Delamora
113 — Arrianna Brown
120 — Mason Buss placed first, scored 24 team points
120 — Bailey Overton
126 — Hunter Patterson placed fifth, scored 11 team points
132 — Jaime Morales Martin-Mora
138 —Colin Leland
138 — Hayden Muller placed fourth, scored 15 team points
145 — John Corser
145 — Elijah LaCosse placed second, scored 24 team points
152 — Lucian Murphy
152 — Matt Shick
160 — Chance O'Brien
160 — Ian Sissel
160 — Ryan Jennings placed fifth, scored 16 team points
170 — Jesus Garcia scored 3 team points
170 — Logan Wells
195 — Jonathon Rose
195 — Luis Infante-Marquez
195 — Christian Newlan placed second, scored 22 team points
220 — JC Gentry placed sixth, scored 7 team points
2019-2020 SIUSLAW ROSTER (OSAA.org, Dec. 5)
Freshmen (11)
Mason Buss
Yoskar Delamora
Cayden Gray
Carson McGinley
Lucian Murphy
Chance O'Brien
Hunter Patterson
Jonathan Rose
Wesley Scott
Ian Sissel
Logan Wells
Sophomores (8)
Arrianna Brown
John Corser
Jason Garcia
JC Gentry
Jaime Morales Martin-Mora
Hayden Muller
Bailey Overton
Evangielina Spradling
Juniors (6)
Adrianna Edwards
Ryan Jennings
Elijah LaCosse
Collin Leland
Christian Newlan
Michael Schick
Seniors (4)
Louis Gentry
Matthew Horrillo
Luis Infante-Marquez
David Spencer
Head coach: Neil Wartnik
Assistant coaches: Chris Rupp, Dusty Shingleton, Robert Forsythe, Rylan Burum, Stecher Buss, Thomas Jennings
2019-2020 SIUSLAW SCHEDULE (OSAA.org, 10/21/2019)
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 13-14 — at Coast Classic, North Bend
Tuesday, Dec. 17 — Central Coast Challenge, Siuslaw, 5 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 20-21 — Grants Pass Winter Kickoff, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4 — at Bend Invite, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 — Sutherlin at Siuslaw dual, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11 — at Sutherlin Invitational
Saturday, Jan. 18 — Nick Lutz Invitational, Siuslaw
Friday, Jan. 24 — at Sky-Em Duals, Marshfield
Saturday, Jan. 25 — at Bay City Duals, Marshfield
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1 — at Cottage Grove Invitational
Thursday, Feb. 6 — at Oregon West Conference Duals, Newport
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 7-8 — at OSAA Southern Division Girls Regional, Thurston
Thursday, Feb. 13 — Philomath at Siuslaw dual, 6 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 21-22 — at OSAA Southern Division Boys Regional, Stayton
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-29 — OSAA state championships, Portland