A South-side Showdown between two wrestling teams that entered Wednesday night undefeated in Cook Inlet Conference dual meets turned on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which negated a potential tie and produced South's 31-30 win at Service.

Each team won seven matches, and each won in the same manner -- three pins, three decisions and one major decision.

A turning point came in the 215-pound division, where South's Nick Archuleta, ranked No. 3 in his weight class among 4A wrestlers, pinned Service's Andy Enz, ranked No. 2, late in the first round. An unsportsmanlike penalty issued against Enz docked Service a team point.

South, ranked No. 3 among large schools behind Colony and North Pole in rankings compiled by AKmat.org, improved to 7-0 in conference dual meets. Service is 6-1.

Ten of the 14 matches included at least one wrestler ranked among the top six in the state.

Among matches involving ranked wrestlers, Service's top-ranked 189-pounder, Stephen Ellis, earned an 8-6 decision against third-ranked Ross Morehouse; South heavyweight Dylon Short, ranked fifth, scored a 6-2 decision over sixth-ranked Jason Jeffords; South 145-pounder Luke Shelley, ranked second, racked a 22-11 major decision over fifth-ranked Nick Gordon; and South 112-pounder Johnny Hogenson topped sixth-ranked Conrad Lacey 4-1.

South 31, Service 30

#Indicates state ranking by AKmat.org

103 -- Gabe Larson (Service) m.d. Luke Foster (South) 13-1. 112 -- #3 Johnny Hogenson (South) d. #6 Conrad Lacey (Service) 4-1. 119 -- Jacob Lunsford (Service) d. #6 Brent Amos (South) 8-3. 125 -- #4 Jacob Russell (South) p. Cody Paniptchuck (Service) 1:16. 130 -- John Pounds (Service) p. Evan Gross (South) 5:58. 135 -- Brandon Markson (South) d. Lucas Cosgriff (Service) 8-2. 140 -- #6 Ken Banning (Service) p. Draesen Andersen (South) 1:17. 145 -- #2 Luke Shelley (South) m.d. #5 Nick Gordon (Service) 22-11. 152 -- Rilen Skieens (Service) d. Jacob Shangin (South) 18-15. 160 -- #6 Kyle Lefew (Service) p. Thomas Hopp (South) 1:47. 171 -- #2 Kyle Kirn (South) p Derek Zorea (Service) 1:22. 189 -- #1 Stephen Ellis (Service) d. #3 Ross Morehouse (South) 8-6. 215 -- #3 Nick Archuleta (South) p. #2 Andy Enz (Service) 1:48. 285 -- #5 Dylon Short (South) d. #6 Jason Jeffords (Service) 6-2.

Alaska High School Wrestling Rankings

Through Tuesday

Courtesy AKmat.org

Class 4A

Team rankings -- 1. Colony; 2. North Pole; 3. South; 4. Lathrop; 5. Wasilla.

103 -- 1. Abe Fox, Wasilla; 2. Nathan Marquez, East; 3. Hope Steffenson, Kenai; 4. Eli Garvey, Homer; 5. Noah Roetman, Colony; 6. Nick Coffel, Lathrop.

112 -- 1. Dillon Achman, Lathrop; 2. Cody Decker, North Pole; 3. Johnny Hogenson, South; 4. Isaac Wilson, Colony; 5. Cole Miller, Wasilla; 6. Conrad Lacey, Service.

119 -- 1. Joe Hughes, Lathrop; 2. Charles Coisman, Colony; 3. Ross Sanford, Ketchikan; 4. Bryce Wilson, Skyview; 5. Tyler Adams, Wasilla; 6. Brent Amos, South.

125 -- 1. Matt Malnoske, East; 2. Eric Tupper, Lathrop; 3. Luke Falkner, Colony; 4. Jacob Russell, South; 5. Dominic Taus, Eagle River; 6. Cyle Ercolino, North Pole.

130 -- 1. Skyler Moore, East; 2. Sam Loggins, Colony; 3. Ian Fultz, Ketchikan; 4. Josh Brown, Wasilla; 5. Kyle Curry, Lathrop; 6. Jered Kemp, Palmer.

135 -- 1. Ben Sullivan, Chugiak; 2. Jake Rahlfs, North Pole; 3. Chad Lowery, Colony; 4. Taylor Osborne, Lathrop; 5. Cody Carroll, Soldotna; 6. Dominic Smith, North Pole.

140 -- 1. Nathan Hoffer, East; 2. Chase Montgomery, Colony; 3. Austin Tennis, Skyview; 4. Chris Frazier, North Pole; 5. Ken Banning, Service; 6. Derek Johnson, Wasilla.

145 -- 1. Grant Sullivan, Chugiak; 2. Luke Shelley, South; 3. Drake McGraw, Dimond; 4. Derrick Burlison, Soldotna; 5. Larry Swanson, Lathrop; 6. Kevin Jutila, North Pole.

152 -- 1. Caleb Pempek, Wasilla; 2. Trent Lemons, Lathrop; 3. Mitch Wyatt, Homer; 4. Jared Thomas, Skyview; 5. Mike Miranda, Dimond; 6. Ben Nix, Dimond.

160 -- 1. Buddy Pressler, West;2. Fred Pollard, Skyview; 3. Ryan Knutson, Colony; 4. Jacob Marshall, Wasilla; 5. Brandon Wiese, Lathrop 6. Nathan Such, Chugiak.

171 -- 1. Kenny Boykin, Colony; 2. Kyle Kirn, South; 3. Trent Shepersky, North Pole 4. Steve Lawson, Skyview; 5. Tanner Link, Soldotna; 6. Kyle Lefew, Service.

189 -- 1. Stephen Ellis, Service; 2. Dan Wilson, East; 3. Ross Morehouse, South;4. Nick Van Bruggen, Skyview; 5. Jeremy White, Wasilla; 6. Garrett Morrison, Chugiak.

215 -- 1. Eric Fan, Colony; 2. Andy Enz, Service; 3. Nick Archuleta, South; 4. Donny Dormady, Kenai; 5. Leo Parsley, Dimond; 6. Mike Eyre, Skyview.

285 -- 1. Nathan Strieby, Soldotna; 2. Caleb Green, Bartlett; 3. Anthony Antonio, Kodiak; 4. Renn Wright, Colony; 5. Dillon Short, South; 6. Jason Jeffords, Service.

Class 1-2-3A

Team rankings -- 1. Dillingham; 2. Bethel; 3. Kotzebue; 4. Nikiski; 5. Petersburg.

103 -- 1. Zach Pleasant, Bethel; 2. Mike Wassilly, Dillingham; 3. Dhanmark Angeles, Barrow; 4. Tanner Thain, Craig; 5. Keifer Groenveld, Valdez; 6. Gabe Schaefer, Kotzebue.

112 -- 1. Jarred Miller, Dillingham; 2. Mario Kuqo, Bethel; 3. Gabe Cabrera, Nome; 4. Marcus Seifert, Barrow 5. Darrin Davis, Sitka; 6. Dillon Gilroy, ACS.

119 -- 1. Corbin Lepore, Bethel; 2. Jesse Rogers, Dillingham; 3. Dennis Wilson, Dillingham; 4. Landon Eck, Kotzebue; 5. Nathan Stangel, Nikiski; 6. Tom Schwartz, Petersburg.

125 -- 1. Randy Hanson, Bethel; 2. Lonny Booshu, Nome; 3. Matt Parker, Nikiski; 4. Tim Coutlee, Hoonah; 5. Will Patrick, Sitka; 6. Aydin Erlich, Kotzebue.

130 -- 1. Luke Charters, ACS; 2. Seth O'Brien, Bethel; 3. Ryan Baxter, Craig; 4. Josh Brown, Nikiski; 5. VJ Carlos, Sitka; 6. David Scerbak, Hutchison.

135 -- 1. Daniel Brandon, ACS; 2. Matt Seifert, Barrow; 3. Matt Downing, Valdez; 4. Matthew Rogers, Dillingham; 5. James Valentine, Petersburg; 6. David Stickel, Nome.

140 -- 1. Kyle Mundy, Cordova; 2. Ryan Chavez, Bethel; 3. Brooks Sutter, Grace; 4. Brandon Bahnke, ACS; 5. Max Hanson, Sitka; 6. Carlito Benito, Metlakatla.

145 -- 1. Reed Tennyson, Dillingham; 2. Terry Rogers, Mt. Edgecumbe; 3. Nick Brockman, Glennallen; 4. Seth Balint, Cordova; 5. Shane Douglas, Seward; 6. Zach Ivanoff, Mt. Edgecumbe.

152 -- 1. Blake Platt, Cordova; 2. JJ Larson, Dillingham; 3. Kaden Spurgeon, Nikiski; 4. Eric Odden, Nome; 5. Jesse Piper, Haines; 6. Frank Ferguson, Kotzebue.

160 -- 1. Justin Allen, Valdez; 2. Kole Skaflestad, Hoonah; 3. Andrew West, Kotzebue; 4. Karl Buchholz, Nikiski; 5. Dylan Castle, Craig; 6. Zenon Martushev, Voznesenka.

171 -- 1. Jarred Miller, Kotzebue; 2. Kyle Armour, Eielson; 3. Jerry Hulsing, Dillingham; 4. Joe Nyholm, Seward; 5. Steven Weingurth, Mt. Edgecumbe; 6. Michael Vera, Metlakatla.

189 -- 1. Tyler Thain, Craig; 2. Tony Craig, Petersburg; 3. John Kavairlook, Galena; 4. Billy Markowitz, Seward; 5. Matt Birky, Grace; 6. McKyer Trumblee, Cordova.

215 -- 1. Quentin Backford, Dillingham; 2. Pat Quigley, Craig; 3. Jaylin Prince, Mt. Edgecumbe; 4. Kyle Kain, Seward;5. Cameron Lynch, Unalaska; 6. Derek Weiler, Nome.

285 -- 1. Michael Berkeley, Metlakatla; 2. Leo Polushkin, Voznesenka; 3. Jacob Craig, Petersburg; 4. Ryan Fowler, Unalaska; 5. Darrell Tilden, Dillingham; 6. Henry Eide, Nikiski.

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