Cheney's Michael Ferguson fights for hand control with East Valley's Court Kissinger during their match. Ferugson later pinned Kissinger in the second period.
The Cheney High wrestling team knew they were going into a hostile environment when they lost a Great Northern League dual, 47-30, Jan. 20 to East Valley.
"We competed as well as we could have," head coach Brad Rasmussen said. "East Valley is tough from top to bottom, but our kids wrestled well. As a staff we were pretty happy."
Despite the loss, the Blackhawks had several big moments throughout the night. Zack Nguyen (132 pounds) got Cheney's first win after he defeated Randy McDonald, 9-4.
Francisco Martinez (152) came from behind to defeat Jason Gillingham, 7-6.
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