Junior men's Greco-Roman update through three rounds

Bajoras, Burroughs look to conquer the back side

By AJ Traub

Myles Burroughs is up to five wins between the two tournaments

For the second time in under a week, Alex Bajoras and Myles Burroughs have reached the second day of a tournament at Fargo.

Bajoras, who placed sixth last year in Greco-Roman, earned a pin and two technical falls to advance in the consolation ladder. He said the wrestling style is similar to how he often wrestles as a heavyweight.

“It’s so much [about] who’s the stronger and tougher guy,” Bajoras said. “When I go out there, I’m used to wrestling [Chelmsford’s Thomas Brown]. I’m used to wrestling good competition, so these matches where it comes down to who’s stronger, I just am.”

Alex Bajoras hopes to stand even higher on the podium this year

For Burroughs, the morning matches were a bit tighter, but the 150-pounder showed he’s a contender to place on Saturday.

Like Bajoras, he earned two wins before dropping his third matchup, then picked up a victory to end the day. In his second matchup, Burroughs jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and it was enough to hold on for the 5-0 decision. His other two wins were technical falls.

“I definitely improved rom last year,” he said. “Mentally, in [my third] match, I was getting tired, but I continued through. It’s all about the mental game.”

Luke Galipeau (132 pounds) and Elijah Josey (215) each added a pair of wins for Team Massachusetts. Jaxon Carter (144) and Matt Harrold (215) had one apiece.

Elijah Josey won two consolation bracket matches on Friday

“We had a decent amount of wins,” said coach Matt Dehney. “Leading the way, Alex and Myles. They look good. They lost a couple tight ones but they’re still in it.”

Burroughs also reached the second day last year, and believes he’ll be able to improve onto the podium.

“I expected this because I did it before, and I just want to do it again,” he said.

“But I’m ready to place now.”