By Corey Meints

With just five healthy bodies on the roster, Ellsworth Community College's 48-10 loss to NIACC doesn't seem as bad when broken down.

The Panthers dropped three of the five bouts, losing those 15-10.

"We talked about effort and confidence which I think go hand-in-hand," ECC head coach Diorian Coleman said. "If you have confidence, you're effort goes up, or if you give a lot effort then maybe your confidence goes up. I wanted to really see that tonight. Things didn't happen the way I wanted it to happen, but it's not like I was disappointed."

The Trojans took the first weights, booking forfeits at 125, 133, 149, and 165, and pins at 141 and 157. NIACC also earned a freebie at 184 and a third fall at 197.

At 197, Jiraiya Fonseca, nearly flipped the narrative in the opening seconds of his match when he threw Corbin Hill with a lateral. But he couldn't get the cover and was stopped with a throw himself in 52 seconds.

The Panthers got on the board with a major decision at 174 as Josh Berlin scored four takedowns on the way to the 14-6 win over Logan Straub. He gave up a late stalling point and an uncontested reversal to let the match finish closer than it maybe was.

Tafari Parker picked up ECC's second win, closing the dual out with a pair of takedowns before pinning Shantavous White in 2:50 with a butcher.

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ICCAC Wrestling
Thursday at Mason City

125: Alejandro Rodriguez (N) FF; 133: Isaiah Maldonado (N) FF; 141: Chris Williams (N) pin Gabe Brazzel 0:53; 149: Otto Reese (N) FF; 157: Cory Scanlan (N) pin Nicholas Fischer 2:41; 165: Rory Prazak (N) FF; 174: Joshua Berlin (E) MD Logan Straub 15-6; 184: Nicky Bernard (N) FF; 197: Corbin Hill (N) pin Jiraiya Fonseca 0:52; 285: Tafari Parker (E) pin Shantavous White 2:50.