No. 3 NIC wrestlers win in return from break

| January 14, 2011 8:00 PM

DES MOINES, Wash. - Brock Banta (133 pounds), Braden Mowry (141), Jake Mason (165), Jesse Nielsen (174), Justin Korthius (184), Jamelle Jones (197) and Matthew Foxworthy (285) won for North Idaho College as the third-ranked Cardinals beat fellow Region 18 wrestling foe Highline Community College 26-11 on Thursday.

It was the first match for NIC (7-0) since Dec. 11.

"I was pleased with it being the first match after Christmas break, but now it's time to crank things up again," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "We take on Clackamas, the No. 1 team in the nation, tomorrow, so we'll need to turn those close matches we lost tonight in our favor."

NIC faces Clackamas Community College tonight in Oregon City, Ore.

125 - Steven Romero, High, d. Kyle McCrite 2-1. 133 - Brock Banta, NIC, md. Tyler Wooding 11-3. 141 - Braden Mowry, NIC, d. Shawn Olivarez 7-5. 149 - Jason Gray, High, p. Troy Cunningham, 4:38. 157 - Eric Jones, High, d. Jeremy Bommarito 12-10. 165 - Jake Mason, NIC, p. Taylor Clark, 2:17. 174 - Jesse Nielsen, NIC, d. Casey Park, High, 9-4. 184 - Justin Korthius, NIC, md. Caleb Padgett 16-6. 197 - Jamelle Jones, NIC, d. Darren Faber 8-5. 285 - Matthew Foxworthy, NIC, d. Victor Ognoskie 5-0.