Washinton takes 5th at Southern Iowa Classic

FAIRFIELD - Tristin Westphal-Edwards claimed Washington High School's only championship Saturday at the Southern Iowa Classic wrestling tournament.

Westphal-Edwards won the 182-pound title to keep his record unblemished at 35-0.

The Demons also got two second-place finishes. Logan Escher (26-4) lost the title match by a 4-2 decision at 195 pounds to Class 3A's No. 6-ranked Sam Hayes of Ft. Madison. Tristan Allender (15-13) lost the title at 220 to Mt. Pleasant's Zach Beason, ranked fifth in Class 3A.

Westphal-Edwards breezed into the finals with two first-round pins. In the title match, he faced Lucas Roland of PCM and the winner wasn't decided in regulation. Roland is ranked third while Westphal-Edwards is ranked first. It was a fitting end for such highly ranked grapplers. Westphal-Edwards scored a SV-1 victory, 6-4.

Other Washington wrestlers who placed in the top four: Walker Ikerd (33-3) was fourth at 120; Dillan Sanders (27-4) finished in fourth at 145; Ayden Frazier (21-19) placed fourth at 152.

Postseason begins next Saturday with sectionals at Fairfield.

TEAM SCORES - 1. PCM 232, 2. EBF 205, 3. Ft. Madison 166.5, 4. Centerville 139, 5. Washington 129, 6. Mt. Pleasant 127.5, 7. Davis County 114, 8. Clarke 92, 9. Albia 83, 10. Knoxville 51, 11. Keokuk 42.5, 12. Fairfield 26, 13. Chariton 17