Boys Wrestling Roundup: West Branch Has Three Champions, Finishes Third at Tri-County/English Valleys Tournament
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West Branch crowned three champs and finished third at the Tri-County/English Valleys Tournament on Saturday in Thornburg.
Lincoln Edwards, Logan Wright and Quintyn Rocha all won individual titles for the Bears as West Branch rolled up 173.5 team points.
Pleasantville won the team title with 197.5 points and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was runner-up with 182.5.
Edwards won the 113-pound title going 2-0 with a pin.
Wright went 2-0 with a pair of first-period pins on his way to the 220-pound title.
Wright needed just 53 seconds to pin Stryker Leettington of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in the championship.
Rocha went 3-0 on his way to the 285-pound title.
After back-to-back first period pins Rocha won a 4-2 decision in sudden victory over Skyler Young of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in the title match.
Maddux Rushton was runner-up at 120 pounds while Logan Christoffel was runner-up at 132 pounds and Cale Seydel was runner-up at 152 pounds.
Cooper Gates added a runner-up finish at 160 pounds for West Branch.
Jaxson Kaalberg was third at 170 pounds and Tate Frantz was third at 182 for the Bears.
Tri-County/English Valleys Tournament
At Tri-County High School
Team scores – 1. Pleasantville 197.5; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 182.5; 3. West Branch 173.5; 4. Van Buren 136.5; 5. North Mahaska 126; 6. English Valleys 110; 7. WACO 63; 8. H-L-V 25; 9. Lone Tree 18; 10. Cardinal 15; 10. West High JV 5
Championship matches; area placewinners
106 – 1. Tommy Booth (PLV) pinned Colt Boyles (VB) 4:53
113 – 1. Lincoln Edwards (WB) dec. Ryan Groom (NM) 5-3
120 – 1. Landon Davis (EBF) pinned Maddux Rushton (WB) :49
126 – 1. T.J. Jirak (VB) pinned Charlie Goemaat (NM) 3:44; 4. Timmy Hosier (WB)
132 – 1. Tyler Schutt (EBF) dec. Logan Christoffel (WB) 6-5
138 – 1. Caleb Cook (PLV) pinned Blake Johnson (EBFF) :49; 4. Xavyer Boone (WB)
145 – 1. Dirk Boyles (VB) pinned Joshua Osborn (EV) 4:34
152 – 1. Carter Metcalf (PLV) dec. Cale Seydel (WB) 4-2
160 – 1. Louden Huisenga (WAC) dec. Cooper Gates (WB) 7-0
170 – 1. Wyatt VanWeelden (NM) pinned Cayne Hall (EBF) 3:19; 3. Jaxson Kaalberg (WB)
182 – 1. Dillen Ammons (PLV) pinned Kyler Ricard (EBF) 4:57; 3. Tate Frantz (WB)
195 – 1. Ross Stephens (PLV) pinned Luke Moore (EV) 1:38
220 – 1. Logan Wright (WB) pinned Stryker Lettington (EBF) :53
285 – 1. Quintyn Rocha (WB) dec. Skyler Young (EBF) 4-2 SV-1
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