Wrestling Roundup: Avila, Pierce Win Titles For West High at Tom Lepic Invitational
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Alexander Pierce and Justin Avila each won individual titles to lead West High to a fifth-place finish at its own Tom Lepic Invitational on Saturday in Iowa City.
Pierce won the title at 106 pounds and Avila won the 160-pound championship as West High finished with 126 points.
Ankeny Centennial won the team title with 189.5 points followed by Pleasant Valley with 173.5 and Norwalk with 169.
Second-ranked Pierce went 3-0 with a pair of pins and a 9-4 decision over sixth-ranked Cale Vandermark of Ankeny Centennial on his way to the 106-pound title.
Avila, who is ranked third at 160 pounds, went 4-0 with four pins on his way to the championship on Saturday.
Braden Doyle added a runner-up finish at 132 pounds while Campbell Janis was third at 120 pounds, Kyler Scranton was third at 170 pounds and Evan Anderson was third at 220.
Tom Lepic Invitational
At West High
Team scores – 1. Ankeny Centennial 189.5; 2. Pleasant Valley 173.5; 3. Norwalk 169; 4. Fort Madison 143; 5. West High 126
Individual champions; Area Placewinners
106 – 1. Alexander Pierce (ICW)
113 – 1. Cody Vandermark (AC)
120 – 1. Carter Siebel (PV); 3. Campbell Janis (ICW)
126 – 1. Logan Pennock (FM)
132 – 1. Cael Wiener (AC); 2. Braden Doyle (ICW)
138 – 1. Donovan Card (NOR); 5. Sterling Warren (ICW)
145 – 1. Lucas Bruhl (AC); 4. Ryder Gorsh (ICW)
152 – 1. Dominic Tigner (NOR)
160 – 1. Justin Avila (ICW)
170 – 1. Caden McDermott (PV); 3. Kyler Scranton (ICW)
182 – 1. Zach English (AC); 5. Jordan Gamia (ICW)
195 – 1. Isaac Thacher (FM); 5. Serafim Surguladze (ICW)
220 – 1. Rusty VanWetzinga (PV); 3. Evan Anderson (ICW)
285 – 1. Maddux Borcherding-Johnson (NOR); 4. Randale Kelly (ICW)
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