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Raphael Etuma, Kane Willey and Kendall Kurtz all posted top-four finishes to help City High to a fifth-place team finish at the Jack Mendenhall Invitational on Saturday in Ames.

Etumwa finished runner-up at 215 pounds, Willey was third at 285 pounds and Kurtz was fourth at 120 pounds as the Little Hawks racked up 145 points.

Indianola won the team title with 207.5 points followed by Bettendorf with 198, Waverly-Shell Rock with 160.5 and Ankeny with 151.5.

Etuma went 3-1 on this way to the runner-up finish at 215 pounds falling to Carson Slorah of Indianola in the title match.

Willey went 5-1 on his way to the third-place finish at 285 pounds while Kurtz went 3-2 while placing fourth at 120 pounds.

Chase Williams was fifth at 126 pounds, Blaine Heick was fifth at 190 pounds, Marshall Sheldon was sixth at 165 and Laith Alwneh was sixth at 150 pounds for the Little Hawks.

Jack Mendenhall Invitational

Ames High School

Team scores – 1. Indianola 207.5; 2. Bettendorf 198; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 160.5; 4. Ankeny 151.5; 5. City High 145; 6. Ankeny Centennial 122.5; 7. West Des Moines Dowling 111.5; 8. Ames 96; 9. Ballard 95; 10. West Des Moines Valley 91; 11. Fort Dodge 79.5; 12. Spencer 50; 13. Boone 42.5; 14. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 36; 15. Perry 20

Individual results (champions matches, area placewinners)

106 – 1. Cruz Gannon (WDD) dec. Oliver Lange (WDV) 7-3

113 – 1. Jack Wallukait (WDD) dec. Kipton Lewis (W-SR) 6-3

120 – 1. Jake Knight (BET) dec. Cale Vandermark (AC) 4-2; 4. Kendall Kurtz (ICH)

126 – 1. Christian Castillo (AME) tech. fall Truman Folkers (ANK) 19-4; 5. Chase Williams (ICH)

132 – 1. Calvin Rathjen (ANK) dec. TJ Koester (BET) 4-1 SV-1; 8. Chris Davis (ICH)

138 – 1. Mac Crosson (IND) dec. Cody Trevino (BET) 5-0

144 – 1. JahKari Clark (WDV) major dec. Ryan Young (IND) 13-5

150 – 1. Jabari Hinson (AME) dec. Isaac Bruhl (AC) 4-1 SV-1; 6. Laith Alawneh (ICH)

157 – 1. Bas Diaz (W-SR) major dec. Jake Pontier (IND) 10-0;

165 – 1. Tucker Vitzthum (BAL) tech. fall Jacob Hand (AC) 20-3; 6. Marshall Sheldon (ICH)

175 – 1. Lincoln Jipp (BET) pinned Joseph Pestotnik (BOO) 1:58;

190 – 1. Brayden Koester (BET) dec. Cole Martin (AME) 1-0; 5. Blaine Heick (ICH)

215 – 1. Carson Slorah (IND) major dec. Raphael Etuma (ICH) 10-0

285 – 1. Joe Constable (FD) dec. Xander Overton (IND) 5-4; 3. Kane Willey (ICH)

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