The sixth-ranked Mount Vernon boys’ wrestling team lost a close one last week to No. 1 West Delaware, 37-29, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Manchester.

“There were a couple close matches that we could’ve won, and the dual score would’ve been switched around,” Mount Vernon coach Vance Light said. “That’s the way it goes.”

Light pointed out that West Delaware lost a dual to No. 14 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows a few days later.

“I think in 2A for duals, there are six or seven teams that are pretty equal,” Light said. “Come dual time, it’ll be whoever is healthy and wrestling their best.”

Mount Vernon also wrestled Marion in Manchester, and defeated them, 58-19.

The Mustangs closed out the pre-holiday slate with a trip to the Dike-New Hartford Duals on Saturday, Dec. 21. Mount Vernon (5-2) tore through the field, beating DNH 71-11, Van Buren 72-6, and Marshalltown 71-3.

Mount Vernon won 38 of 42 individual matches, and racked up bonus-point wins in 35 of those wins.

Cooper Hird (165), Caysen Curran (215), Jake Haugse (120), CJ Martin (132), Jase Jaspers (144) and Will Goodlove (157) all went 3-0 without a forfeit for the Mustangs.

“We wrestled well, but the competition wasn’t quite as good as our first couple weeks,” Light said. “Now we can get everyone rested up and get our lineup set after Christmas.”

Mount Vernon 58, Marion 19

106 – Cooper Krob (MV) pinned Dallas Bayler 1:05. 113 – Ari Groothuis (M) maj. dec. Matthew Goodlove 12-1. 120 – Jake Haugse (MV) pinned AJ Dietz 1:50. 126 – Drew Thurn (MV) won by forfeit. 132 – Lucas Stearns (M) pinned CJ Martin 1:33. 138 – Kavin Marble (M) dec. Chasen Caskey 10-5. 144 – Jase Jaspers (MV) pinned Landon DeSotel :53. 150 – Mikey Ryan (MV) pinned JT Malcom 1:01. 157 – Will Goodlove (MV) pinned Ty Mull 3:41. 165 – Cooper Hird (MV) won by forfeit. 175 – Jaxon Anderson (MV) maj. dec. Brandon Hatfield 15-3. 190 – Cael Schultz (M) pinned Watson Krob 3:38. 215 – Caysen Curran (MV) pinned Jacob Ahmann :41. 285 – Ethan Wood (MV) won by forfeit.

West Delaware 37, Mount Vernon 29

113 – Cooper Krob (MV) pinned Jarret Lynch 3:47. 120 – Jake Haugse (MV) pinned Collen Roling :41. 126 – Jarrett Engel (WD) dec. Drew Thurn 7-1. 132 – Kooper Waugh (WD) tech. fall CJ Martin 19-2 4:05. 138 – Rylan Gaul (WD) pinned Chasen Caskey 2:47. 144 – Jase Jaspers (MV) tech. fall Jax Miller 19-3 4:45. 150 – Mikey Ryan (MV) maj. dec. Lane Gudenkauf 19-6. 157 – Liam Weber (WD) pinned Will Goodlove 2:57. 165 – Cooper Hird (MV) dec. Ryan Hilby 10-3. 175 – Blake Mather (WD) dec. Jaxon Anderson 13-7. 190 – Brent Yonkovic (WD) pinned Watson Krob 1:48. 215 – Jeryn Funke (WD) dec. Caysen Curran 4-1. 285 – Ethan Wood (MV) tech. fall Owen Pettion 21-5 5:21. 106 – Lucas Peters (WD) tech. fall Matthew Goodlove 21-5 2:57.

Mount Vernon 71, Dike-New Hartford 11

165 – Cooper Hird (MV) pinned Logan Hayes 2:42. 175 – Jaxon Anderson (MV) pinned Bryce Bass 2:57. 190 – Watson Krob (MV) pinned Gavin Hines :39. 215 – Caysen Curran (MV) pinned Lew Textor 5:32. 285 – Ethan Wood (MV) pinned Tate DeBuhr 5:06. 106 – Cooper Krob (MV) pinned Sully O’Neil 1:14. 113 – Conner Weedman (DNH) pinned Matthew Goodlove 1:24. 120 – Jake Haugse (MV) pinned Colt Roger 1:17. 126 – Drew Thurn (MV) pinned James Wingert :29. 132 – CJ Martin (MV) pinned Karson VanHeiden 2:51. 138 – Kaizin Eberhart (DNH) tech. fall Chasen Caskey 17-1 4:00. 144 – Jase Jaspers (MV) tech. fall Dax Weedman 22-6 2:14. 150 – Mikey Ryan (MV) won by forfeit. 157 – Will Goodlove (MV) pinned Gavin Gerbracht 4:20.

Mount Vernon 72, Van Buren 6

150 – Mikey Ryan (MV) pinned Jayden Pilcher :44. 157 – Will Goodlove (MV) maj. dec. Jackson Meek 15-3. 165 – Cooper Hird (MV) pinned Mason Boyer :35. 175 – Jaxon Anderson (MV) won by forfeit. 190 – Watson Krob (MV) dec. Elijah Westercamp 9-6. 215 – Caysen Curran (MV) pinned Kaden Miller 1:29. 285 – Ethan Wood (MV) won by forfeit. 106 – Matthew Goodlove (MV) pinned Braxton Headley :36. 113 – Leo Jirak (VBC) pinned Cooper Krob 1:17. 120 – Jake Haugse (MV) pinned Sawyer Spiker 1:01. 126 – Drew Thurn (MV) won by forfeit. 132 – CJ Martin (MV) tech. fall Parker Boley 15-0 2:00. 138 – Chasen Caskey (MV) won by forfeit. 144 – Jase Jaspers (MV) pinned Carver Goehring 2:16.

Mount Vernon 71, Marshalltown 3

157 – Will Goodlove (MV) pinned Jordan Haynes :13. 165 – Cooper Hird (MV) pinned Zach Kirkland 2:34. 175 – Jaxon Anderson (MV) pinned Kieron Sharp 1:32. 190 – Watson Krob (MV) dec. John Schoenfelder 10-7. 215 – Caysen Curran (MV) pinned Jonathan Schaeffer 1:01. 285 – Ethan Wood (MV) tech. fall Omar Martinez 17-2 1:15. 106 – Matthew Goodlove (MV) won by forfeit. 113 – Ashton Wright (M) dec. Cooper Krob 14-8. 120 – Jake Haugse (MV) pinned Jose Corral Coronado :53. 126 – Drew Thurn (MV) pinned Israel Garcia :34. 132 – CJ Martin (MV) pinned Derek Rivera Acosta :48. 138 – Chasen Caskey (MV) dec. Anthony Chavez 16-11 TB-1. 144 – Jase Jaspers (MV) pinned Felipe Montoya 2:45. 150 – Mikey Ryan (MV) pinned Cooper McLeod :59.