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West Branch crowned three individual champions and qualified four wrestlers for the state meet while finishing third in the team standings on Saturday at the Class 2A, District 11 meet at West Delaware High School in Manchester.

Ethan Humprhrey, Cash Hatfield and Keaton Gates all won individual titles and Cooper Gates earned a spot at the state tournament with a runner-up finish as West Branch placed third as a team with 133.5 points.

Host West Delaware won the team title with 217 points followed by Iowa Falls with 151.

Humphrey (41-2) won the 113-pound title, defeating Lucas Peters of West Delaware via medical forfeit in the title match.

Hatfield (32-5) won a 9-7 decision over Will Griswold of Center Point-Urbana in the 144-pound title match.

Keaton Gates (39-9) won the 150-pound title with a 9-2 decision over Croix Gudenkauf of West Delaware in the championship match.

Cooper Gates (44-7) finished runner-up at 165 pounds, dropping a 13-4 major decision to No. 10 Lane Gudenkauf of West Delaware in the title match.

Class 2A, District 11

At West Delaware

Team scores – 1. West Delaware 217; 2. Iowa Falls 151; 3. West Branch 133.5; 4. Tipton 105; 5. Center Point-Urbana 104; 6. Vinton-Shellsburg 94.5; 7. BCLUW 57

Individual results (Championship matches; state qualifiers)

106 – 1. Jackson Parmater (V-S) pinned Jackson McGonegle (CP-U) :43

113 – 1. Ethan Humphrey (WB) medical forfeit Lucas Peters (WD)

120 – 1. Zane Gillespie (IF) major dec. Owenn Swenson (V-S) 12-2

126 – 1. Garett Bruner (BCLUW) dec. Owen Lewin (WD) 13-8

132 – 1. Caden Schultz (TIP) pinned Jarrett Engel (WD) 1:36

138 – 1. Kooper Waugh (WD) dec. Maddux Rushton (WB) 16-11; 2. Landon Osborn (V-S)

144 – 1. Cash Hatfield (WB) dec. Will Griswold (CP-U) 9-7

150 – 1. Keaton Gates (WB) dec. Croix Gudenkauf (WD) 9-2

157 – 1. Liam Weber (WD) pinned Kyler Patton (IF) :57

165 – 1. Lane Gudenkauf (WD) major dec. Cooper Gates (WB) 13-4

175 – 1. Blake Mathew (WD) pinned Kael Chapman (TIP) 1:07

190 – 1. Jay George (WD) pinned Max Lashmit (TIP) 1:37

215 – 1. Danny Small (CP-U) dec. Harley Heinrichs (WD) 4-0; 2. Jag Jass (IF)

285 – 1. Trayvahn Williams (IF) dec. Dylan Schaul (WD) 3-0; 2. Abel Dlouhy (TIP)

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