Cael Garvey’s (160 pounds) and Gannon Callahan’s (285 pounds) runner-up performances helped Mid-Prairie to a sixth-place team standing Saturday at the River Valley Conference meet at …
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Cael Garvey’s (160 pounds) and Gannon Callahan’s (285 pounds) runner-up performances helped Mid-Prairie to a sixth-place team standing Saturday at the River Valley Conference meet at Tipton Middle School.
After a scoreless first period, Garvey racked up points nine points in a hurry before recording a fall win at 3:14 over Ted Weber of Cascade in the quarterfinals at 160 pounds. Against Aidan Udell of Regina in the semifinals, Garvey used a pair of takedowns to build a 7-1 first period lead. He would take a 10-7 decision win on the championship bout where he fell to Will Esmoil of West Liberty.
At 285 pounds, Callahan used a big four-point nearfall to gain an edge in his quarterfinal match against Mason Reuter of Monticello. He built an 11-4 edge by match’s end to advance to a semifinal match against Jessie Leiser of Tipton. After starting the match with four points, Callahan would pin Leiser 2:00 into the bout to advance to the championship where he fell to Connor Andersen of Anamosa.
“Overall I feel like we wrestled well,” said Mid-Prairie head coach Justin Garvey. “Cael Garvey and Gannon Callahan both beat guys that they have never beaten to advance to the finals. We are definitely seeing improvements.”
A trio of wrestlers delivered third-place performances in Cory Allen (182 pounds), Isaac Boucher (195 pounds), and Josh Wallington (220 pounds).
After falling in the semifinals, Allen knocked off a pair of decision wins in obtaining third place. He topped Morgan Hartz of West Branch 9-5 then defeated Lucas Barnum with a major decision win of 13-3.
Boucher added a pair of fall wins after his semifinal defeat. He topped Johnathan Lilly of Wilton with a fall at 1:54 and Jerry Havill of Tipton at 2:32 in the third-place match.
After his semifinal setback, Wallington pinned Kodey Miles of Cascade with a 1:18 fall then defeated Peyton McLane of Northeast with a 5-2 decision win.
Mose Yoder at 113 pounds, Mason Hartley at 145 pounds, and Ben Meador at 170 pounds all bounced back after quarterfinal defeats to fight to fifth-place wins in their respective matches.
West Liberty won the team competition with 211.5 points. Camanche collected 200.5 points to claim second. Mid-Prairie tallied 127 team points.
Mid-Prairie next competes Saturday in the sectional tournament in Williamsburg.
