Aberdeen won eight of 11 contested matches en route to a 63-18 win over Hoquiam in a Myrtle Street Rivalry dual-meet matchup on Tuesday in Aberdeen.

An experienced Bobcats team featuring eight upper classman recorded six pinfall victories in the match.

Bobcats Jacob Allison (160 pounds), Mateus Martin (195), Josh Shoberg (220), Tyler Caskey (120), Mikey Hatton (132) and Jack Dore (138) each won via pinfall on Tuesday. Aberdeen also got two point-decision wins on Tuesday.

Junior Michael Leontyev defeated Hoquiam’s Brannon Gonzalez 12-0 in a 145-pound match. Fellow Bobcats junior Aiden Watkins followed by defeating Alan Ramirez 13-2 at 152 pounds, scoring nine unanswered points in the third round to earn the victory.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Aberdeen junior Michael Leontyev, top, drives into Hoquiam sophomore Brannon Gonzalez during the 145-pound match of the Bobcats’ 63-18 dual-meet victory on Tuesday in Aberdeen.

“The boys wrestled good,” Aberdeen head coach Jeff Hatton said. “Everybody wrestles this match harder and it’s always a tough match. … They always come whether it’s on our side of Myrtle (Street) or their side of Myrtle.”

The Bobcats also picked up forfeit wins by Isaac Cisneros (182), Paul Baltazar (285) and Talatheon Warness (106), earning six points per victory.

Hoquiam, which has a combined nine freshmen and sophomores on the roster, won three matches, all by pinfall.

Hoquiam sophomore Oliver Bryson pinned Aberdeen’s Erick Silviera in a 170-pound match, freshman Junior Soto defeated John Prentice IV in a 120-pound match and freshman Kingston Case won via pinfall over Jaidon Williams at 126 pounds.

RYAN SPARKS / THE DAILY WORLD Hoquiam freshman Junior Soto, left, works for a single-leg takedown against Aberdeen freshman John Prentice IV in the 120-pound match of the Bobcats’ 63-18 dual-meet victory on Tuesday in Aberdeen.

For Hoquiam head coach TJ Helland, getting his young team some much-needed experience is important in the early season.

“The biggest thing is we are super young, we are super green and we have a lot of kids still in single-digit matches in their life,” he said. “We’re going to use this as a starting point. We’ll wrestle these guys again in a month and we’ll see how much we’ve adjusted.”

Both the Bobcats and Grizzlies will make an appearance at the Grays Harbor County Championships on Saturday in Aberdeen.

Results

160 pounds: Jacob Allison (Aberdeen) via pinfall over Brandon Daniel (Hoquaim), 1:07.

170: Oliver Bryson (H) via pinfall over Erick Silviera (A), 0:55.

182: Isaac Cisneros (A) via forfeit

195: Mateus Martin (A) via pinfall over Anthony Watkins (H), 1:20.

220: Josh Shoberg (A) via pinfall over Memphis Orama (H), 0:42.

185: Paul Baltazar (A) via forfeit.

106: Talatheon Warness (A) via forfeit.

113: Junior Soto (H) via pinfall over John Prentice IV (A), 1:17.

120: Tyler Caskey (A) via pinfall over Ulises Morelia (H), 1:20.

126: Kingston Case (H) via pinfall over Jaidon Wiliams (A), 1:07.

132: Mikey Hatton (A) via pinfall over Jahiem Galeana (H), 0:15.

138: Jack Dore (A) via pinfall over Logan Avery, 1:34.

145: Michael Leontyev (A) over Brannon Gonzalez (H), MD 12-0.

152: Aiden Watkins (A) over Alan Ramirez (H), 13-2.