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West High placed eighth and Solon was ninth at the two-day, 33-team Cliff Keen Independence Invitational on Saturday in Independence.

Top-ranked Solon sophomore Hayden Taylor won the 145-pound title with a 7-2 decision over fourth-ranked Sam Kallem of Ankeny.

The title by Taylor headlined a list of four top-five finishes for Solon which finished with 210 points.

Senior Zeb Gnida was fourth at 152 pounds while senior Jax Flynn was fifth at 182 and junior Caleb Ebert was fifth at 160.

West High got runner-up finishes from sophomore Hunter Garvin and senior Will Hoeft and had four wrestlers place  in the top five.

Class 3A top-ranked Garvin was runner-up at 132 pounds dropping an 11-8 decision to 1A top-ranked Robert Avila Jr. of Lisbon.

Hoeft placed second at 182 pounds dropping a 6-3 decision to Gavin Nelson of Simley, Minnesota in the title match.

Junior Graham Gambrall was fifth at 152 pounds and Ashton Barker was fifth at 170 for the Trojans.

Clear Creek Amana had a pair of fourth-place finishes as Sam Stevens was fourth at 126 pounds and Kael Scranton was fourth at 132.

Simley won the team title with 424 points followed by Lisbon with 377 points and Fort Dodge with 316.5 points.

Cliff Keen Independence Invitational

At Independence

Team scores – 1. Simley 424; 2. Lisbon 377; 3. Fort Dodge 316.5; 4. Christian Brothers College 245.5; 5. Ankeny 228; 5. Linn-Mar 228; 7. Independence 215; 8. West High 214; 9. Solon 210; 10. Fennimore 196.5; 11. Crestwood 185; 12. Cedar Rapids Prairie 183; 13. Osage 175; 14. Algona 168.5; 15. Dubuque Hempstead 159.5; 16. Smithville 156; 17. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 146; 17. Maquoketa 146; 19. New Hampton/Turkey Valley 145; 20. Pleasant Valley 140.5; 21. Des Moines Lincoln 130.5; 22. South Tama County 128; 23. Fort Madison 116; 24. Burlington Notre Dame 110.5; 25. Marian Catholic 108; 26. Clear Creek Amana 97; 26. Waterloo East 97; 28. Carlisle 96; 29. Alburnett 88; 30. Cedar Rapids Xavier 61; 31. Dubuque Senior 51;  32. North Fayette Valley 36; 33. Des Moines Roosevelt 22

(Championship matches; Area medalists)

106 – 1. Brandon O’Brien (Linn-Mar) dec. Cash Raymond (Simley) 2-2 UTB; 7. Grant O’Dell (ICW)

113 – 1. Carter Fousek (Crestwood) dec. Trever Anderson (Ankeny) 8-6 SV-1

120 – 1. Drake Ayala (Fort Dodge) pinned Santino Robinson (Christian Brothers College) 5:19;

126 – 1. Carson Taylor (Fort Dodge) dec. Bryce Parke (Linn-Mar) 7-5; 4. Sam Stevens (CCA)

132 – 1. Robert Avila Jr. (Lisbon) dec. Hunter Garvin (West High) 11-8; 4. Kael Scranton (CCA)

138 – 1. Cael Happel (Lisbon) dec. Ryan Sokol (Simley) 5-3

145 – 1. Hayden Taylor (Solon) dec. Sam Kallem (Ankeny) 7-2

152 – 1. Vinny Zerban (Christian Brothers College) pinned Eli Loyd (Pleasant Valley) 2:44; 4. Zeb Gnida (SOL); 5. Graham Gambrall (ICW)

160 – 1. Tate Naaktgeboren (Linn-Mar) dec. Zach Williams (Osage) 5-1; 5. Caleb Ebert (SOL)

170 – 1. Mickey Griffith (Des Moines Lincoln) dec. Nolan Wanzek (Simley) 1-0; 5. Ashton Barker (ICL)

182 – 1. Gavin Nelson (Simley) dec. Will Hoeft (West High) 6-3; 5. Jax Flynn (SOL)

195 – 1. Quayin Short (Simley) dec. Cole Clark (Lisbon) 7-1; 10. Seamus Poynton (SOL)

220 – 1. Bennett Tabor (Simley) pinned Andrew Hamilton (Algona) 3:40; 8. Brett Pelfrey (ICW)

285 – 1. Taven Rich (Maquoketa) pinned Danen Settles (Fort Madison) :39;

City High Places Fourth at Newton

Ethan Wood-Finley and Reece Caven won individual titles as City High placed fourth at the Newton Cardinal Classic on Saturday in Newton.

Johnston won the team title with 213 points followed by Indianola with 202.5, Mount Vernon with 122.5 and City High with 122.

Wood-Finley went 4-0 with four first-period pins on his way to the 120-pound championship.

Caven went 5-0 to win the title at 145 pounds, knocking off Nicholas Bockentedt of North Polk 16-12 in the title match.

City High got a runner-up finish from Ariel Collins at 132 pounds while Garrett Bormann was third at 126 and Jason Lemus was third at 220 pounds.

Newton Cardinal Classic

At Newton

Team scores – 1. Johnston 213; 2. Indianola 202.5; 3. Mount Vernon 122.5; 4. City High 122; 5. North Polk 106.5; 6. Centerville 100.5; 6. Newton 100.5; 8. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 27

(Championship matches; Area medalists)

106 – 1. Owen Helgeson (JON) dec. Bowen Downey (IND) 7-0; 5. Eli Rummelhart (ICH)

113 – 1. Ryder Downey (IND) major dec. Rheiner Stahlbaum (JON) 13-2

120 – 1. Ethan Wood-Finley (ICH) pinned Caden Sales (CNT) 1:43

126 – 1. Nathaniel Genobana (CNT) dec. Thomas Edwards (JON) 4-2; 3. Garrett Bormann (ICH)

132 – 1. Kayden Kauzlarich (CNT) major dec. Ariel Collins (ICH) 19-7  

138 – 1. James Edwards (JON) dec. Gage Moorman (CNT) 3-0; 4. Ryan Ott (ICH)

145 – 1. Reece Caven (ICH) dec. Nicholas Bockenstedt (NP) 16-12

152 – 1. Brennan Meacham (IND) major dec. Canaan Terpstra (NEW) 16-4

160 – 1. Caleb Helgeson (JON) dec. Nick Bonanno (IND) 8-3; 6. Mohammad Abdallah (ICH)

170 – 1. Sean Cunningham (IND) dec. Jackson Brinker (JON) 7-2; 4. Jack Carrell (ICH)

182 – 1. Dylan Meiners (NP) dec. Caleb Watson (IND) 12-7

195 – 1. Miles Berg (IND) pinned Tanner Rowland (JON) :39; 5. Fritz Spencer (ICH)

220 – 1. Gage Linahon (NEW) pinned Keean Kamerling (MV) 2:48; 3. Jason Lemus (ICH)

285 – 1. Jaylin Smith (IND) major dec. Keaton Dennis (MV) 10-1

Liberty High Places Ninth at Tipton Invitational

Ian Brownsberger finished runner-up and Elijah Terwilleger was third to lead Liberty High at the Tipton Invitational on Saturday in Tipton.

Brownsberger fell to Midland’s Shayden Hansen in the 120-pound title match while Terwilleger was third at 152 pounds.

West Liberty won the team title with 250 pounds followed by host Tipton with 199 and Midland with 153.5.

Liberty High finished with 52 points.

Tipton Invitational

At Tipton

Team scores – 1. West Liberty 250; 2. Tipton 199; 3. Midland 153.5; 4. North Scott 143; 5. Southeast Polk 92; 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 76; 7. Northeast 63; 8. North Cedar 54; 9. Liberty High 52

(Championship matches; Area medalists)

106 – 1. Tristin Sorgenfrey (TIP) pinned Connor Luensman (CRJ) 2:44

113 – 1. Alex Beaver (WL) pinned Brendan Nantz (TIP) 2:39

120 – 1. Shayden Hansen (MID) pinned Ian Brownsberger (ICL) 4:59

126 – 1. Damon Huston (MID) pinned Sam Gingerich (WL) 3:08

132 – 1. Austin Lenz (TIP) pinned Joshua Zeman (WL) 1:42; 5. Austin Franklin (ICL)

138 – 1. Jared Crock (MID) pinned Aydan Cary (NS) 5:40; 6. Mike Luyeye (ICL)

145 – 1. Brody Hawtrey (NC) dec. Talen Dengler (WL) 5-2; 6. Ethan Armstrong (ICL)

152 – 1. Will Esmoil (WL) pinned Carson Hunter (MID) 1:35; 3. Elijah Terwilleger (ICL)

160 – 1. Skyler Schmidt (TIP) pinned Brian Collins (WL) 4:47

170 – 1. Cayden Miller (MID) dec. Ty Schmidt (NE) 15-8

182 – 1. Thade Gottschalk (NS) pinned Cody Ploog (NE) 1:52

195 – 1. Bryan Martinez (WL) pinned Jerry Havill (TIP) 4:39

220 – 1. Kobe Simon (WL) major dec. Tyler Thurston (NC) 11-3

285 – 1. Jesse Lieser (TIP) pinned Jack Boldt (TIP) 1:20

Udell’s Earn Titles For Regina

Rowan and Aiden Udell each won individual titles as Regina finished fourth at the Pekin Invitational on Saturday in Pekin.

Aiden Udell went 3-0 with three pins on his way to the title at 160-pounds while Rowan Udell went 4-0 with four wins en route to the 195-pound championship.

The two titles helped Regina place fourth with 91 points as Albia won the team title with 161 points and host Pekin was runner-up with 150.

Carter Rios (132) and Caden Shetler (285) each added third-place finishes for Regina while Danny Gavin was fourth at 170 pounds.

Pekin Invitational

At Pekin

Team scores – 1. Albia 161; 2. Pekin 150; 3. Davis County 140; 4. Regina 91; 5. Moravia 62; 6. Van Buren 53; 7. Cardinal 48

(Individual champions; Area medalists)

106 – 1. Carter Anderson (ALB)

113 – 1. Brodie Conner (ALB)

120 – 1. Taylor Huggins (DC)

126 – 1. Wil Martin (MOR)

132 – 1. Bailey Frescoln (PEK); 3. Carter Rios (ICR)

138 – 1. Eli Zanoni (ALB); 5. Sam Aitchison (ICR)

145 – 1. Michael Thomas (ALB); 5. Sean Nugent (ICR)

152 – 1. Barrett Bonnett (ALB); 5. Christopher Waikel (ICR)

160 – 1. Aiden Udell (ICR)

170 – 1. Brody Adam (CAR); 4. Danny Gavin (ICR)

182 – 1. Caden Hill (DC)

195 – 1. Rowan Udell (ICR)

220 – 1. Mason Juhl (PEK)

285 – 1. Kaden Pollock (PEK); 3. Caden Shetler (ICR)

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