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Raiders send 3 to quarterfinals

Finish day one with 7-8 match record

By Ben Lamparek, Hometown Current

Feb. 20, 2025 8:46 am

Williamsburg's Carson Grier takes down Maquoketa's Ryker Henderson in a Class 2A 215 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Carson Grier takes down Maquoketa's Ryker Henderson in a Class 2A 215 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)

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DES MOINES — The Williamsburg boys wrestling team tied with three other Class 2A school for the most state qualifiers, 11.

Class 2A wrestled during the third-session Wednesday night at the Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Three Raiders advanced to the quarterfinals. The first was Riker DeWitt, at 106 pounds.

DeWitt, the eight-seed, had a first-round bye before the second-round match in which he scored a takedown and nearfall points to go up 6-0 after a period.

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Jackson Parmater put up a good fight, but DeWitt won by a 10-3 decision.

“I was pretty happy with that first period, especially since that kid is a good wrestler,” DeWitt said. “He got me at conference, so I was glad I could bounce back.”

DeWitt will face the No. 1 seed, Union’s Coy Mehlert, in the quarterfinals.

“I know I’m expected to be the underdog, but through all the work I’ve put in, I know I can win.”

Williamsburg's Ryker DeWitt gets nearfall points against Vinton-Shellsburg's Jackson Parmater in a Class 2A 106 pound second-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Ryker DeWitt gets nearfall points against Vinton-Shellsburg's Jackson Parmater in a Class 2A 106 pound second-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)

Nile Sinn, seeded sixth and state place winner last season, also had a bye and won his one match of the day to advance to the quarterfinals.

Sinn won comfortably by major decision over West Delaware’s Lane Gudenkauf.

“It felt good getting into the swing of things a bit,” Sinn said. “Getting a first-round bye, you know that first guy right off the jump is going to be really good.”

No matter how big the match is, the mindset always stays the same for Sinn as he enters day two.

“It’s just another match,” said Sinn on the upcoming quarterfinals. “I’ve wrestled good kids my whole life.”

Sinn will face three-seeded Ayden McRoberts of Sergerant Bluff-Luton.

Williamsburg's Nile Sinn looks for nearfall against West Delaware's Lane Gudenkauf in a Class 2A 150 pound second-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Nile Sinn looks for nearfall against West Delaware's Lane Gudenkauf in a Class 2A 150 pound second-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)

The last Raiders quarterfinalist took a different path as a higher seed.

Heavyweight Trenton Davies had to win two matches, and he did so, in completely different ways.

He got a first-period fall in the first-round match.

The second match came to sudden victory, in which Davies got a takedown in the very last second of the first overtime.

The win came against a similar opponent, the one that beat Davies at districts in Knoxville’s Regan Roberts.

“It felt great,” Davies said. “I had to trust my shots. I knew I had my underhook good, and he wasn’t stepping with his inside leg. I saw the knee pick was there and lowered my level and drove through.”

The win has 13-seeded Davies feeling confident heading into day two.

“The win makes me even more confident knowing that I can beat anybody.”

Williamsburg's Trenton Davies looks to turn over the shoulders of Fairfield's Alex Hudson in a Class 2A 285 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Trenton Davies looks to turn over the shoulders of Fairfield's Alex Hudson in a Class 2A 285 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)

It was not the start the Raiders would have hoped for, dropping their first four matches in the first-round, but the back half of the lineup had strong performances winning, all four matches — two by fall.

The wins came from Brady Grier (157), Ethan Prior (165), Carson Grier (215) and Davies (285).

Eight Raiders will begin tonight’s 2A session in the second-round consolations.

Day two consists of second- and third-round consolations and quarterfinal matches.

Williamsburg's Brady Grier looks to finish a takedown against Estherville-Lincoln Central in a Class 2A 157 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Brady Grier looks to finish a takedown against Estherville-Lincoln Central in a Class 2A 157 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)

Area results

(# denotes seed)

106 — First round: #8 Ryker DeWitt (Williamsburg), bye; Second round: Riker DeWitt dec. Jackson Parmater (V-S), 10-3

113 — First round: #10 Ryan Cassady (West Liberty) pinned #23 Charlie Foster (Williamsburg), 1:07

120 — First round: #18 Gabriel Schnerre (Davenport Assumption) dec. #15 Hayden Albaugh (Williamsburg), 5-2

126 — First round: #18 Carver Wieland (Independence) major dec. #15 Lincoln Schropp (Williamsburg), 15-1

144 — First round: #15 Chase Krantz (Davenport Assumption) tech fall #18 Sawyer Kirby (Williamsburg), 20-2

150 — First round: #6 Nile Sinn (Williamsburg), bye; Second round: Nile Sinn major dec. Lane Gudenkauf (West Delaware), 12-4

157 — First round: #13 Brady Grier (Williamsburg) dec. #20 Wes Martin (Estherville-Lincoln Central), 13-12; Second round: #4 Tate Slagle (Algona) major dec. Brady Grier, 13-2

165 — First round: #20 Ethan Prior (Williamsburg) dec. #13 Josh Fink (Gilbert), 8-1; Second round: #4 William Fullhart (Decorah) tech fall Ethan Prior, 19-4

190 — First round: #7 Cael Moore (Williamsburg), bye; Second round: #10 Dru Diaz (Dav. Assumption) dec. Cael Moore, 4-1

215 — First round: #10 Carson Grier (Williamsburg) pinned #23 Ryker Henderson (Maquoketa), 1:00; Second round: #7 Jeryn Funke (West Delaware) dec. Carson Grier, 7-2

Hwt. — First round: #13 Trenton Davies (Williamsburg) pinned #20 Alex Hudson (Fairfield),: 29; Second round: Trenton Davies SV-1 #4 Regan Roberts (Knoxville), 4-1

Williamsburg's Hayden Albaugh tries to escape Davenport Assumptions' Gabriel Schnerre in a Class 2A 120 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)
Williamsburg's Hayden Albaugh tries to escape Davenport Assumptions' Gabriel Schnerre in a Class 2A 120 pound first-round match at the IHSAA Boys' State Wrestling Tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (Ben Lamparek/Hometown Current)