Few competitors have gotten the better of Javani Majoor on the mat.

The Falcon senior hasn’t dropped a match since December 2022 — 50 wins in a row for those who are counting.

Make that 51 after his performance at Mesa Ridge High School on Tuesday.

Although the Falcons lost 43-34 against Pueblo East during their tri-meet, Majoor, who ranks No. 1 in the state at 165 pounds, earned a 10-2 victory against Pueblo East’s Justus Freeman.

“I lost early last season, and after that, I told myself I wasn’t going to lose again,” Majoor said. “I told myself I need to be out there beating kids and not let them compete with me. I need to go out and wrestle my match.”

Majoor finished his junior year 42-1 en route to a state title.

His lone loss came in Falcon’s first tournament of the season at the Battle of the Best at Pine Creek High School.

After building a 6-0 record to start last year, Majoor lost a 7-1 decision match to Ponderosa’s Jacob Bostelman, who competes at 5A while Majoor wrestles in 4A.

Majoor hasn’t finished worse than first in a high school tournament since his loss to Bostelman.

He placed second at the Boys National Team Qualifying tournament in Thornton to Vincent Cabral on April 15.

But no one has matched Majoor on the mat since.

In his matchup with Pueblo East’s No. 7 Freeman, whom Majoor had never wrestled, the Falcons senior said he received advice from a former teammate on Freeman’s methodical style.

“My teammate who wrestled him last year told me he was going to be a defensive wrestler,” Majoor said. “I just had to go out there and get to my attacks and couldn’t wait for him to capitalize.”

Majoor opened with a 6-1 lead after the first period with majority of his points coming on an escape-takedown combo that briefly froze Freeman on the mat.

“That’s his athleticism,” Falcon coach Robert Lovato said. “I’ve seen it for four years with him. He gets in those positions to where he’s never out of a match. He’ll just make something happen. I’ve seen him do moves, and we don’t know what they are, but they work.”

Majoor agreed.

“I feel very comfortable in uncomfortable positions,” Majoor said. “Scrambling is something I always work on, and I trust myself and my body in any position, and I know I can escape. It might not look right technique-wise, but I know I can get out of most positions at any  time.”

Majoor allowed just one more point, an escape in the second period, and padded his total with another pair of takedowns in the second and third periods for the Falcons.

“Javani did well out there tonight,” Lovato said. “I think we could have had a bigger range of victory when ‘Vani is at full speed. … His win helps everyone perform better.”

Majoor said he’s still fueled by his loss last season and said “I don’t plan to lose this season.”

“I’m focusing on my course and staying dominant on the mat,” Majoor said. “I’m taking it one match at a time. Getting back to the championship is part of the journey and the end goal. That’s just another steppingstone."

Falcons beat Mesa Ridge 45-30

After a tough break in their opener against the defending champs, the No. 9-ranked Falcons started the final dual with a decision win and never looked back as they earned a 45-30 victory against No. 7 Mesa Ridge.

Falcon earned victories in eight of the 14 matches against the Grizzlies and won five in a row to start the final dual of the evening.

Connor Heron had a spectacular night for the Falcons and won both of his matches by pinfall and spent just over 90 seconds on the mat.

Against the Eagles, Heron pinned Xavier Chavez Baca in 44 seconds and, against the Grizzlies, the Falcon 190-pounder pinned JP San Nicolas in 47 seconds to improve to 5-1 this season.

Micah Horowitz scored the final non-forfeit victory of the night for the Falcons and needed less than a minute to earn the win.

Horowitz, who ranks third at 106 pounds, defeated Tyson Rademacher in 58 seconds for the Falcons.

Mesa Ridge girls endure long wait to earn win

Following a 16-match JV dual, a tri-meet between Pueblo East, Falcon and Mesa Ridge, the girls finally had their shot on the mat.

The No. 7 ranked Grizzlies wasted no time on the mat and went straight to work in a 54-12 win over Falcon.

“They were all in here supporting the boys’ matches and that helped keep them in the wrestling mindset,” Mesa Ridge girls wrestling coach Kimberly Cross said. “Before we went on, we went into our room and said ‘It’s our time to go. Let’s get warmed up.” We locked into our wrestling mindset and got everybody ready to go.”

The Grizzlies had four girls compete: Alana Myles (105), Sofia Childers (110), Ashlynn Warner (125) and Naveah Nomura (130).

All four won by pin.

“I think the girls did an amazing job,” Cross said. “We’ve been working really hard in practice and it’s nice to see that carry over to this dual, our tri (meets) and tournaments. They’re all working hard and learning new things every time we practice.”

Nomura, who’s ranked No. 4 at 130 pounds, had the fastest pin of the night at 19 seconds and improved to 9-2. Earlier this season, Nomura scored a pin in 15 seconds.

After their dual, girls passed around a purple and black Mesa Ridge “pin chain” that wrestlers who earn pin fall victories get to rock after their match.

As Cross snapped photos of athletes with the chain, she also noted the importance of the experience gained by wrestlers in the matchup with Falcon.

“We run a pretty packed schedule to make sure girls get mat time, not just in practice, but in as many duals and tournaments that we can squeeze in,” Cross said. “We want to make sure they have those reps when it matters most like at regionals and state.”

This article has been updated to include results from the girls' dual and Mesa Ridge vs. Falcon boys dual