Pflugerville played host to the Vandergriff Vipers and came away with a victory. The match ended in a 36-36 tie but the Panthers earned the win because they won more matches.

The 145-pound weight class led off the varsity event with Pflugerville’s Zach Cooper taking on a tough opponent in Jake Spasaro. Spasaro scored two points right out of the shoot and scored again with a near fall of Cooper and then finished it off with a pin for the win.

Panther Daniel Ochoa took on another tough Viper and was pinned.

Cedric Goldwire came out fired up and was ready to get a win for the Panthers. Goldwire had his way scoring on Joseph Grant with a quick two points and another two moments later.

He stalked his opponent looking for more opportunities to put up points and scored another two. While keeping the heat on he looked to finish strong and with a mere five seconds remaining in the first period he won with a pin.

Will Fullerton followed with an aggressive plan of his own and scored points while looking to take down his Viper opponent. Fullerton applied pressure to end it quickly and got a pin with 51 seconds left in the first.

Next up was 189 class which would pit Pflugerville’s Lorenzo Williams and Dominick Caputo in a dual to see who would stay mistake free. Williams showed great heart as he countered Caputo’s moves scoring a point in the first after giving up two. Williams scored again in the second with a point while giving up two more. Caputo scored two more points in the third. Williams was taken down with a pin with 37 seconds left in the third.

Panther Deondre Barrs would face Derek Warren in the 215-pound class. Barrs applied the pressure and smothered Warren pinning him with 1:29 left in the first period.

Tyrell Turner followed his teammate with his own dominance of the Vipers to help lock down another win by pinning Corey Hart with 1:25 left on the clock in the first as well.

Pflugerville’s Calib Tanner faced Kody Leslie in a chess match that saw the two trade points and near falls. The 119-pound class match ended with a close 8-6 finish with Tanner coming out on top.

Darius Sterling battled hard against Gage Harrelson in a close match, getting a 6-5 win for the Panthers.

Panther John McLoed would face off with Harrison Holmes in a wild match. McLoed took home a win with a pin at 1:14.

Pflugerville returns to the mats Feb. 6 when they compete at the district meet.