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West High crowned three district champions and qualified four wrestlers for the state meet on Saturday at the Class 3A, District 7 meet at North Scott High School in Eldridge.

Freshman Alexander Pierce, sophomore Justin Avila and junior Kyler Scranton all claimed district titles for the Trojans on Saturday as West High finished fifth with 80 points.

Pleasant Valley won the team title with 203.5 points followed by host North Scott with 196.5 and Dubuque Hempstead with 160.5.

Junior Braden Doyle also secured a spot at the Class 3A state meet set for February 15-18 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with a third-place district finish on Saturday.

Pierce, Avila and Scranton were all dominant on their way to district crowns on Saturday.

Perhaps no Trojan was more impressive than Scranton who returned to the state meet with a title at 152 pounds.

No. 10 ranked Scranton (34-11) reached the finals with a first-period pin and a 16-1 tech fall before earning a 7-2 win over seventh-ranked Jack Miller of Pleasant Valley in the title match.

A state medalist a year ago, Avila returned to state for the second straight season with a title at 145 pounds.

Sixth-ranked Avila (38-7) won a 25-10 tech fall over Clinton senior Luke Jennings in the title match.

Second-ranked Pierce (38-2) secured his first state meet appearance with a title at 106 pounds.

The freshman pinned Ethan Schlichtmann of Western Dubuque in 26 seconds in the semifinals and won the championship match via medical forfeit over Mitchell Pins of Dubuque Hempstead.

Doyle (30-17) finished third at 132 pounds.

Class 3A, District 7

At North Scott   

Team scores – 1. Pleasant Valley 203.5; 2. North Scott 196.5; 3. Dubuque Hempstead 160.5; 4. Western Dubuque 148.5; 5. West High 80; 6. Muscatine 69.5; 7. Clinton 38; 8. Davenport Central 9

Championship matches; state qualifiers

106 – 1. Alexander Pierce (ICW) medical forfeit Mitchell Pins (DH); 3. Hayden Ulloa (NS)

113 – 1. Evan Bratten (DH) pinned Matthew Williams (NS) 5:40; 3. Ashton Wisneski (PV)

120 – 1. Carter Siebel (PV) dec. Mitchell Murphy (DH) 6-4; 3. Drew Metcalf (NS)

126 – 1. Ayden Golden (NS) tech. fall Landon Reisen (DH) 18-2; 3. Caden Ervin (PV)

132 – 1. Duncan Harn (PV) pinned Braden Doyle (ICW) 3:19; 2. CJ Kammiller (WD); 3. Doyle (ICW)

138 – 1. Holden Williett (PV) major dec. Dawson Fish (DH) 12-0; 2. Joe Hirsch (WD); 3. Fish (DH)

145 – 1. Justin Avila (ICW) tech. fall Luke Jennings (CLI) 25-10; 2. Aydan Cary (NS); 3. Jennings (CLI)

152 – 1. Kyler Scranton (ICW) dec. Jack Miller (PV) 7-2; 3. Illias Louck (NS)

160 – 1. Josiah Schaetzle (DH) tech fall Dylan Marti (NS); 3. Ike Swanson (PV)

170 – 1. Caden McDermott (PV) dec. Seth Madden (NS) 3-2; 3. Drew Burds (WD)

182 – 1. Logan Massey (WD) dec. Cole Rettenmaier (DH) 6-0; 2. Jace Tippet (NS); 3. Rettenmaier (DH)

195 – 1. AJ Petersen (NS) dec. Evan Funke (MUS) 5-2; 3. Derek Hoerner (WD)

220 – 1. Joseph Lewis (DH) medical forfeit Rusty VanWetzina (PV); 3. Kam Evans (MUS)

285 – 1. Joey VanWetzina (PV) pinned Jacob Klosterman (WD); 2. David Borchers (NS); 3. Klosterman (WD)

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