Durango High School senior Matthew Lavengood is anxious to get the wrestling season going, and he aims on standing on the podium at the Pepsi Center on the final day of the season. He got his first chance to roll with opponents from other schools Friday night, when Durango hosted Bayfield, Dolores, Montezuma-Cortez and Pagosa Springs in an informal scrimmage. “The camps I’ve been going to all summer are going to pay off. I feel great, and I feel like everything is clicking. I feel like I’m going to do really well this season,” the son of Steve and Tamra Lavengood said.

Blane Barnes, a Bayfield High School senior, struggled on the mat in his frist scrimmage of the season. He was pinned Friday at Durango High School in a five-team exhibition in the Demons’ auxiliary gym.

Bayfield coaches Neil Barnes, left, and Todd McMenimen will have more wrestlers to keep an eye on this season. The Wolverines have 20 wrestlers in the room for the 2014-15 season.

Durango head coach John Gurule was excited to get four other teams into the DHS gym Friday night for a scrimmage. Durango High School hosted Bayfield, Dolores, Montezuma-Cortez and Pagosa Springs.