ond period. Dux’ season ended ….

ond period. Dux’ season ended with a 14-3 record and the state runner-up finish.

Ackman dropped back to the consolation bracket and scored two wins to finish in third place. He defeated Oconto Falls junior Graeson Pankratz (14-4) on a 6-1 decision to reach the third-place match, and then took a 3-0 decision over Heintz (7-3). Ackman’s season mark ended at 13-1.

At 120 pounds, Zschernitz won two matches at the state tournament and ended up in fourth place in his weight class. In the opening round, he had the misfortune of drawing eventual state champion freshman Brody Hart of Winneconne, and was pinned in 5:52. Hart also won his next match by fall and took a 12-2 decision in the finals to finish at 20-0 on the season.

Zschernitz dropped back to the consolation bracket and won his next two matches. He first scored an 8-2 decision over Belleville/Montello/New Glarus freshman Mason Mau (13-3) and followed that with a pin in 4:13 of Campbellsport sophomore Ostin Blanchard (18-5). In the third-place match, Zschernitz dropped an 8-0 decision to Amery freshman Wyatt Ingham (20-1) to see his season end with a 14-5 record.

Hoffmann moved up to 285 pounds this year after reaching the state meet last year as a freshman at 220. His first match against Plymouth senior Evan Ladwig (18-2) was tight throughout, but Hoffman scored the winning takedown with 24 seconds left in the third period for a 3-2 win.

In the semis, he ran into eventual state champion Quincy Klister of Wrightstown (18-1).That match ended with a Klister pin in 4:57, and he went on to score a 5-1 decision in the finals against Amery junior Robert Beese (18-1).

In the consolation bracket, Hoffmann lost a 4-2 decision to Belmont-Platteville senior Michael Douglas (15-1) to put him in the fifth-place match. Hoffmann won that when Luxemburg-Casco senior Travis LeGrave (15-5) had to bow out due to injury. Hoffmann’s final season record was 11-3.

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