MADISON – Aberdeen Central put a trio of wrestlers in the finals en route to a fourth place finish as a team at the Madison Individual Saturday in the final day of action ahead of the holiday break for the Golden Eagles.

Jackson Dargatz (126 pounds), Porter Lozenski (157) and Owen Ward (190) each advanced to the title bout of their respective weight brackets, all three finishing in the runner-up position.

“They did well,” said Central coach Donnie Bowden of his team. “We’re a little banged up overall and had some sickness, so we had some different guys in the lineup. But we got through today.”

Bowden said he liked the effort he saw from his wrestlers, but noted that experience moving forward will trend toward more positive results.

“I’m happy with what we’ve been doing,” he said. “Obviously, we’d like to have a bit better result, but that will come.”

The Golden Eagles had six other wrestlers finish in fifth place, while sophomore Kaylor Swenson finished fourth at 175.

All told, Central finished with 161 points as a team, putting them fourth in a tight race for second behind team champion Fargo Davies, who ran away with the title with 205 points.

The Golden Eagles will pause for the holiday break and return to the mats on Dec. 30 for another Eastern South Dakota Conference dual at Mitchell.

106: Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye

Quarterfinals – Alex Metz (Sisseton) over Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (TF 19-3 6:00)

Cons. Round 2 – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Tristan Villanuava (Madison) (MD 14-2)

Cons. Round 3 – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Bode TeKrony (Brookings) (Dec 3-0)

Cons. Semis – Caden Swaney (Belle Fourche) over Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (TF 16-1 2:32)

5th Place Match – Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Spicer Johnson (West Central) (Dec 2-0)

113: Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) received a bye

Quarterfinals – Charles Aldana (Madison) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:26)

Cons. Round 2 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Jack Larson (Davies) (Fall 0:53)

Cons. Round 3 – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Noah Hofer (Huron) (Dec 11-6)

Cons. Semis – Isaiah Tuttle (Omaha Central) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) (MD 10-0)

5th Place Match – Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central) over Emerson Sine (Tiospa Zina) (Fall 1:48)

120: Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) received a bye

Quarterfinals – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Fryer (Sisseton) (Fall 0:30)

Semifinals – Kade Eimers (Tea Area) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (TF 21-3 5:26)

Cons. Semis – Grady Johnson (Davies) over Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:20)

5th Place Match – Paxton Ewing (Aberdeen Central) over Nolan Wire (Madison) (Fall 2:00)

126: Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) – 2nd

Champ. Round 1 – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Jacob Theede (Madison) (Fall 2:29)

Quarterfinals – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Aaron Halbur (Tea Area) (TF 17-1 4:23)

Semifinals – Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) over Isaac Kauffman (Sioux Falls Lincoln) (Fall 1:48)

1st Place Match – Karson Vessells (West Central) over Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 10-8)

132: Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Brody Gossen (West Central) over Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) (MD 12-1)

Cons. Round 1 – Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) over Dylan Park (Belle Fourche) (TF 22-6 4:11)

Cons. Round 2 – Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) over Alex Zwak (Madison) (TF 17-1 4:45)

Cons. Round 3 – Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) over Gabriel Frias (Flandreau) (Dec 8-7)

Cons. Semis – Camden Tebay (Dell Rapids) over Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match – Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central) over Emerson Harwood (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 4:40)

138: Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) – DNP

Champ. Round 1 – Alex Siemonsma (West Central) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-4)

Cons. Round 1 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Jack Griggs (Brookings) (Dec 7-0)

Cons. Round 2 – Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) over Garet Huston (Belle Fourche) (Dec 11-4)

Cons. Round 3 – Zach Pederson (Flandreau) over Will Allen (Aberdeen Central) (Dec 5-1)

150: Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Dalin Billmeier (Flandreau) (Dec 8-2)

Quarterfinals – Talen Tuchscherer (Davies) over Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 0:40)

Cons. Round 2 – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Koda Popkes (Canistota) (Fall 2:11)

Cons. Round 3 – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Kolby Tibbs (Belle Fourche) (Fall 4:06)

Cons. Semis – Jade Wilkens (Madison) over Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 4:11)

5th Place Match – Hunter Opitz (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Van Wyhe (Central Lyon/George-Little Rock) (Dec 10-9)

157: Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) – 2nd

Champ. Round 1 – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) received a bye

Quarterfinals – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Kalel Bamba (Flandreau) (Fall 1:04)

Semifinals – Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) over Hayden Whiting (West Central) (Fall 0:44)

1st Place Match – Caleb Hodges (Madison) over Porter Lozenski (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-1)

175: Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) – 4th

Champ. Round 1 – Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) over Tucker Mason (Rapid City Stevens) (Fall 2:59)

Quarterfinals – Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) over Radley Barrick (Madison) (TF 18-3 4:19)

Semifinals – Luke Conroy (Davies) over Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) (MD 16-5)

Cons. Semis – Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) over Malachi Anderson (Sisseton) (Fall 0:41)

3rd Place Match – Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area) over Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central) (MD 15-7)

190: Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) – 2nd

Champ. Round 1 – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) received a bye

Quarterfinals – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Gavin Boyle (O`Gorman) (TF 15-0 1:36)

Semifinals – Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) over Blake Kannegieter (Brookings) (TF 19-3 2:35)

1st Place Match – Wyatt Kosidowski (Davies) over Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central) (MD 11-2)

215: Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) – 5th

Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Will Globke (Canistota) (Fall 0:53)

Quarterfinals – Nolan Mack (Davies) over Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 3:01)

Cons. Round 2 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Leopold Miller (Omaha Central) (For.)

Cons. Round 3 – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Ben Cardona (Huron) (Fall 1:00)

Cons. Semis – Zach Hagemann (Brookings) over Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) (Fall 2:32)

5th Place Match – Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central) over Maxx Holm (Viborg-Hurley/Irene-Wakonda) (Fall 1:34)