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Eagle Point routs Roseburg EAGLE POINT � A Southern Oregon Conference dual wrestling match that had the makings of a battle instead was rendered a rout when Eagle Point notched an impressive early win, then didn�t let up. The Eagles, sparked by a stirring rally by Andrew Larsen, routed Roseburg 54-6 Thursday. Larsen, a sophomore competing at 119 pounds against defending district champion John Peckham, trailed 5-1 entering the third and final period before roaring to a 9-5 triumph. "Going into the dual, we figured it�d be pretty close," said Eagles assistant coach Rob Cowden, "because Roseburg�s got a pretty solid varsity lineup. But we picked up some pretty big wins from some guys, and not just wins but major decisions and falls, where we weren�t expecting to." Larsen may have been the springboard. Trailing 5-1 in the third, he got an escape when Peckham cut him loose, then recorded a takedown and two-point near fall to go ahead 6-5. Larsen put Peckham on his back for a three-point near fall to close out the scoring. John Gallo of Eagle Point posted an important triumph at 140 when he emerged from a close match and pinned Joe Oiler in 3:40. Also, the Eagles� Tyson Nelson, another sophomore, turned in a dominating performance against state-placer Levi Thomas at 160 pounds, winning 12-6. Thomas placed fourth at the state tournament last year. "It�s nice to see some of the guys coming on at the end of the year and peaking as we get close to the district meet," said Cowden. The SOC district tournament is Feb. 9-10 at South Medford High. Eagle Point also got pin from Chet McBee at 145, Darek Smith at 152, Jake Phillips at 189 and Randy Stepp at 215. James Mannenbach added a technical fall at 171. TEAM SCORES � Eagle Point 54, Roseburg 6 103 � Justin Sheile, EP, dec. Kevin Beavers, 10-4; 112 � Joe Lewis, EP, dec. Seth Thomas, 14-8; 119 � Andrew Larsen, EP, dec. John Peckham, 9-5; 125 � Brian Walker, Ros, dec. Justin Winner, 8-6; 130 � Morgan Edenstrom, EP, dec. Matt Jacobson, 12-4. 135 � Brandon Cordell, Ros, dec. Brian Hays, 5-4; 140 � John Gallo, EP, pinned Joel Oiler, 3:40; 145 � Chet McBee, EP, pinned Nick Jacobson, 3:20; 152 � Darek Smith, EP, pinned Nick Shaffer, 4:12; 160 � Tyson Nelson, EP, dec. Levi Thomas, 12-6. 171 � James Mannenbach, EP, won by tech. fall over Nick Trowbridge, 18-12, 5:17; 189 � Jake Phillips, EP, pinned Cody Parker, 4:43; 215 � Randy Stepp, EP, pinned Josh Watson, 2:53; 275 � Blake Cam, EP, dec. Willie Kingery, 5-0. CRATER 39, NORTH MEDFORD 21 � North Medford�s Norris Bier established himself as the likely No. 1 seed for the district tournament with a narrow victory over his chief rival, but it wasn�t enough to lift the Black Tornado. Bier edged Aaron Harleman, 9-8, in the marquee matchup at 215 pounds to remain undefeated in SOC matches. Crater, meanwhile, got pins from Levi Wisdom at 160 pounds and Ben Tibbetts at heavyweight en route to the victory. North�s lone fall came from Novie Bier, Norris� brother, at 145. 103 � Chris Oetinger, NM, won by forfeit; 112 � Cody Ponder, Cra, dec. Sylvan Ulrey, 19-6; 119 � Nate Gipson, Cra, dec. H.D. Bragg, 4-2; 125 � Clancy Finchem, Cra, dec. Jon Penney, 21-5; 130 � Dustin Anders, Cra, won by forfeit. 135 � Brandon Anders, Cra, won by forfeit; 140 � Bob Pool, Cra, dec. Jimmy Ulrey, 9-5; 145 � Novie Bier, NM, pinned Josh Wilder, 3:24; 152 � Rob Folsom, NM, dec. Rudy Ramirez, 12-8; 160 � Levi Wisdom, Cra, pinned Jacob Sarver, 1:32. 171 � double forfeit; 189 � Brock Smith, NM, dec. Justin Samples, 9-5; 215 � Norris Bier, NM, dec. Aaron Harleman, 9-8; 275 � Ben Tibbetts, Cra, pinned Nick Smith, 2:51. Skyline Conference PHOENIX WINS TWO � On Senior Recognition Night, rolled to two Skyline dual match victories, beating Lakeview 40-14 and, with mostly seniors in the lineup, Hidden Valley, 57-18. Greg Brown provided the biggest win of the night for Phoenix, edging Hidden Valley�s Nathan Combe, 6-3, at 189 pounds. Combe beat Brown in last year�s district to keep the Pirate from advancing to the state tournament. In three meetings this season, Brown has now won twice. Jesse Clark (130), George Pearce (140), Brandon Sousa (145), Kyle Kaufman (152) and Shawn Farrell (171) each earned pins in the nightcap against the Mustangs. Chris Vote (119), Ben Workman (125) and Keanon Ferguson (215) each earned decisive victories in their matches, while Jesse Mitchell (103) and Forest Jacobs (160) won by forfeit. TEAM SCORES � Phoenix 40, Lakeview 14 103 � Jesse Mitchell, P, won by forfeit; 112 � Lyman Mason, L, dec. Jeremy Mahone, 13-2; 119 � Chris Vote, P, won by injury default over Grant Morrison; 125 � Ben Workman, P, dec. Dave Voelkel, 12-0; 130 � Dan Patla, L, dec. Jesse Clark, 8-0. 135 � C.J. Thompson, L, pinned Zach Haney, 4:42; 140 � George Pearce, P, pinned Caleb Bell, 1:55; 145 � Ryan Staten, P, pinned Travis McFarland, 1:41; 152 � Kyle Kaufman, P, pinned Nick Singleton, 1:19; 160 � Nick Acord, P, pinned Steve McFarland, 1:48. 171-275 � uncontested. TEAM SCORES � Phoenix 57, Hidden Valley 18 103 � Jesse Mitchell, P, won by forfeit; 112 � Keith Pedrick, HV, pinned Jeremy Mahone, 2:38; 119 � Chris Vote, P, dec. Jason White, 13-5; 125 � Ben Workman, P, dec. Ken Cook, 10-1; 130 � Jesse Clark, P, pinned Flynn Madlin, 1:26. 135 � Ricky Brown, HV, pinned Zach Haney, 2:17; 140 � George Pearce, P, pinned Chris Navotti, 5:15; 145 � Brandon Sousa, P, pinned Chris Cooper, :25; 152 � Kyle Kaufman, P, pinned Cody Navotti, 1:49; 160 � Forest Jacobs, P, won by forfeit. 171 � Shawn Farrell, P, pinned Mark Dutton, 1:08; 189 � Greg Brown, P, dec. Nathan Combe, 6-3; 215 � Keanon Ferguson, P, dec. Aaron Skinner, 11-1; 275 � Don Lavenberg, HV, pinned Todd Morano, 1:54. 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