Recap: Wrestling

Wrestling

Waverly-Shell Rock & Don Bosco repeat, Osage stuns 2A, Happel wins fourth

DES MOINES, Iowa – Another packed arena. Another unbelievable week at the biggest state high school wrestling tournament in America.

The 2020 edition of the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships packed Wells Fargo Arena in downtown Des Moines from Feb. 19-22, crowding in communities across the state for high-level competition. The dual team tournament (see P. 15) set the table for the three-day traditional tournament, putting 336 student-athletes on the podium across 14 weight classes and crowning three team champions.

Lisbon's Cael Happel made history on Saturday night becoming the 28th four-time wrestling champion in state history, capping an outstanding varsity career for coach Brad Smith.

Details from each class continue below. CLASS 3A

Waverly-Shell Rock ended the last decade with four consecutive team championships (2008-11) in 3A and started this one by emphatically repeating, earning four individual titles and another team crown in 2020. Ryder Block (106 pounds), Bailey Roybal (113), Evan Yant (152), and Brayden Wolf (220) all won titles for coach Eric Whitcome's team as the GoHawks edged out runner-up Southeast Polk and third-place Fort Dodge in that order for the second straight year.

Class 3A featured a slew of repeat champions as well, with Fort Dodge's Drake Ayala (120), Ankeny's Caleb Rathjen (138), and Southeast Polk's Gabe Christenson (195) all adding to their 2019 titles with wins on Saturday night. Mason City's Cullan Schriever capped his varsity career by winning his third championship, overcoming an injury-plagued junior season with an unbeaten 2019-20.

Moments after head coach Nate Moore was inducted into the IHSAA's Wrestling Hall of Fame, Iowa City, West went to work by winning three individual titles and earning a fourthplace finish. Neighborhood Iowa City, City High also topped the podium with freshman Ben Kueter at 160. Des Moines, Lincoln won its first title since 2003 with Mickey Griffith at 170, and Bettendorf junior Griffin Liddle added to his football accolades with a title at 285. CLASS 2A

The always wild team race in 2A lived up to its billing as Osage stepped up from 1A on a request from coach Brent Jennings and delivered the program's first team title since 1981. Five of the six Green Devil qualifiers finished fifth or better to stun a 2A field that included defending champion West Delaware (12 qualifiers), Solon and Centerville squads that had two title-winners each, and an excellent effort from Union, LaPorte City.

Centerville's Matthew Lewis won his third title in his third different weight class and will have an opportunity for four at the 2021 tournament. Six wrestlers capped their seasons with titles and unbeaten runs: Webster City's Cam Phetxoum

Class 3A

106–Ryder Block, Waverly-Shell Rock 113–Bailey Roybal, Waverly-Shell Rock 120–Drake Ayala, Fort Dodge 126–Cullan Schriever, Mason City 132–Hunter Garvin, Iowa City, West 138–Caleb Rathjen, Ankeny 145–Graham Gambrall, Iowa City, West 152–Evan Yant, Waverly-Shell Rock 160–Ben Kueter, Iowa City, City High 170–Mickey Griffith, Des Moines, Lincoln 182–Will Hoeft, Iowa City, West 195–Gabe Christenson, Southeast Polk 220–Brayden Wolf, Waverly-Shell Rock 285–Griffin Liddle, Bettendorf

2020 State Traditional Tournament Champions Class 2A

106–Camron Phetxoumphone, Webster City 113–Carter Fousek, Crestwood, Cresco 120–Colby Lillegard, Bondurant-Farrar 126–Matthew Lewis, Centerville 132–Kayden Kauzlarich, Centerville 138–Jalen Schropp, Williamsburg 145–Hayden Taylor, Solon 152–Will Esmoil, West Liberty 160–Adam Ahrendsen, Union, LaPorte City 170–Jax Flynn, Solon 182–Sage Walker, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 195–Evan Rosonke, New Hampton/Turkey Valley 220–Cody Fisher, Woodward-Granger 285–Kaden Sutton, ADM, Adel

Class 1A

106–Gable Porter, Underwood 113–Marcel Lopez, New London 120–Brandon Paez, Lisbon 126–Aidan Noonan, Cascade, Western Dubuque 132–Robert Avila Jr., Lisbon 138–Cael Happel, Lisbon 145–Nick Hamilton, Underwood 152–Marshall Hauck, Lisbon 160–Benjamin Smith, Iowa Valley, Marengo 170–Ethan Fulcher, Hudson 182–Thomas Even, Don Bosco, Gilbertville 195–Tate Hagen, West Hancock, Britt 220–Blake Haub, Ogden 285–Chet Buss, North Butler-Clarksville

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Don Bosco, Gilbertville won its 12th team title, now good for third most all-time, with nine wrestlers taking the podium. Coach Tom Hogan's team had one champion in Thomas Even (182) and four runner-up wrestlers on Saturday night to help edge rival Lisbon. The Lions won four individual titles, including Brandon Paez (120), Robert Avila Jr. (132), Marshall Hauck (152), and had Cael Happel (138, pictured) to celebrate.

The upset of the tournament came moments before Happel took the mat as West Sioux senior Adam Allard was expected to become the 28th four-timer in state history at 126 pounds. A late ride and turn from Cascade's Aidan Noonan snapped Allard's 199-match win streak and ended his bid for four in dramatic fashion, getting the capacity crowd to its feet in respect of both wrestlers.

2020 Traditional Tournament Top Team Scores Class 3A

1. Waverly-Shell Rock 181 2. Southeast Polk 141 3. Fort Dodge 122.5 4. Iowa City, West 99.5 5. Linn-Mar, Marion 92

Class 2A

1. Osage 85 2. Union, LaPorte City 78 3. Centerville 66 4. Solon 63 5. West Delaware, Manchester 62

Class 1A

1. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 170 2. Lisbon 144.5 3. Underwood 106 4. West Sioux, Hawarden 87 5. West Hancock, Britt 75 phone (106), Williamsburg's Jalen Schropp (138), Solon's Hayden Taylor (145), West Liberty's Will Esmoil (152), EBF's Sage Walker (182), and Woodward-Granger's Cody Fisher (220). Both Taylor and Fisher were repeat champs, and Crestwood's Carter Fousek (113) won his second straight as well. CLASS 1A

DES MOINES, Iowa – The championships in Class 3A and Class 1A came down to the final match in Wednesday's state dual tournament, with Southeast Polk and Lisbon coming out on top of rivals Waverly-Shell Rock and Don Bosco, respectively. West Delaware rolled through the Class 2A field to repeat on the eve of the traditional tournament.

The Rams raced through 3A, including a semifinal win over North Scott by a record 80-(-3) score, before needing bonus points in four of their seven wins to edge Waverly-Shell Rock. Lisbon topped defending 1A champion and familiar dual partner Don Bosco in a thrilling final thanks to a final match pin from Marshall Hauck at 152 pounds. Top-seeded West Delaware gave up just 39 team points in its three state tournament duals, as coach Jeff Voss led the squad to their third dual team title in program history.

Final round dual results are below.

SE Polk & Lisbon edge dual titles, West Delaware repeats

U n d e r w o o d finished third as a team led by two young unbeaten champs in Gable Porter (106) and Nick Hamilton (145).

New London's Marcel Lopez (113) repeated as a champion, while seniors Ethan Fulcher (170) of Hudson and Tate Hagen (195) of West Hancock ended their careers with unbeaten championship runs. Chet Buss of North Butler-Clarksville, a sophomore, also managed to win 285 to cap an unbeaten season.

Complete results and information from the 2020 State Wrestling Championships are always available online: iahsaa.org/wrestling/state-meet-central

Complete results and information from the 2020 State Wrestling Championships are always available online: iahsaa.org/wrestling/state-meet-central

Class 3A Final Round

1st: Southeast Polk 29, Waverly-Shell Rock 26 3rd: Fort Dodge 75, North Scott, Eldridge 6 5th: Bettendorf 41, Waukee 29 7th: Valley, W.D.M. 34, Indianola 33

Class 2A Final Round

1st: West Delaware, Manchester 53, Williamsburg 9 3rd: Assumption, Davenport 41, Independence 28 5th: Osage 42, Winterset 33 7th: Sergeant Bluff-Luton 38, Humboldt 33

Class 1A Final Round

1st: Lisbon 36, Don Bosco, Gilbertville 30 3rd: West Sioux, Hawarden 47, Logan-Magnolia 27 5th: Lake Mills 54, Denver 21 7th: Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 52, Woodbury Central 24

2020 State Dual Team Tournament Results

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