Free State High sophomore Tate Steele wraps himself around Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Colin Anthony. Steele won by tech fall, 16-0, in the dual meet Wednesday at SM Northwest.

Shawnee ? Free State High’s wrestling team jumped to a 23-0 advantage in what ended up being a rout of a 43-16 dual victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest on Wednesday.

Free State’s Garrett Bradley, Bennett King, Quailan Fowler, Isaiah Jacobs and Tate Steele each won as the Firebirds swept the first five weight classes.

Free State senior Quailan Fowler holds down Shawnee Mission Northwest junior Noah Herzberg on his way to a 9-3 win by decision in the 120-pound match on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at SM Northwest.

“The kids that we wrestled are pretty tough kids, so our challenge was in the lower weights,” Free State coach Mike Gillman said. “We knew if we got past that, we had a pretty good shot at it.”

Despite the lopsided final score, nothing came easily for either squad, as there were injury timeouts in five of the first seven matches.

The first victory for the Firebirds was a painful one for FSHS 106-pounder Bradley. Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Jerad Habben — ranked third in Class 6A’s 106-pound division — jumped to a 8-0 first-period lead, but lost it all seven seconds into the second with one illegal move. Although Gillman believes there was no ill intent by Habben, the SMNW sophomore picked up Bradley and slammed him to the mat head-first and was eventually disqualified after a long injury timeout. Bradley said after the dual that he still had a bad headache, but plans to use the match as a learning experience.

“Really to just get more hand control because he slammed me pretty hard, and that did not feel good,” Bradley said.

While Bradley’s win came in a sudden turn of events, King’s went down to the wire. King held off Charles Brockmann for a 3-2 win by decision that left the SMNW freshman upset after he thought he had a last-second takedown.

“I just didn’t want to give up, and lose the team some points,” King said. “I was entitled to those points.”

Fowler won by a 9-3 decision, Jacobs won by fall, and Steele was victorious by tech fall.

The Cougars clawed back for three straight wins at the 138, 145 and 152-pound weight classes, but Gage Foster and Devin Beers answered with victories at 160 and 170 to seal it for FSHS. Sky Carey and Reese Todd also added six points apiece since SMNW had open spots in its lineup at 220 and 285 pounds.

The victory over the Cougars pushed Free State’s dual record to 11-0 on the season, which is a mark Gillman thinks the Firebirds take great pride in.

“The kids always take those things and run with it a little bit more because I think that’s exciting for them as a team,” Gillman said. “We’re trying to build a team concept, so being 11-0 this year is pretty cool.”

Free State 43, Shawnee Mission Northwest 16

Wednesday at SMNW

106 — Garrett Bradley (FSHS) def. Jerad Habben (SMNW), second-period disqualification.

113 — Bennett King (FSHS) won by decision over Charles Brockmann (SMNW), 3-2.

120 — Quailan Fowler (FSHS) won by decision over Noah Herzberg (SMNW), 9-3.

126 — Isaiah Jacobs (FSHS) won by fall over Hayden Ryan (SMNW), 3:35.

132 — Tate Steele (FSHS) won by tech fall over Colin Anthony (SMNW), 16-0.

138 — Trevor Rine (SMNW) won by decision over Sid Miller (FSHS), 7-5.

145 — Efrain Blanco (SMNW) won by major decision over Ben Hill (FSHS), 12-4.

152 — Brian Morelan (SMNW) won by decision over James Wensel (FSHS), 7-2 OT.

160 –Gage Foster (FSHS) won by tech fall over Robert Strain (SMNW), 17-0.

170 — Devin Beers (FSHS) won by decision over Kevin Thompson (SMNW), 10-8.

182 — Cole Dugan (SMNW) def. OPEN (FSHS).

195 — OPEN (SMNW) vs. OPEN (FSHS).

220 — Sky Carey (FSHS) def. OPEN (SMNW).

285 — Reese Todd (FSHS) def. OPEN (SMNW).