Eddyville finishes 9th in Class 1A Wrestling

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The 2012 Wrestling season closed on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena with Eddyville-Blakesburg finishing in the top 10. Eddyville pushed a record 11 wrestlers out of Sectionals and then 7 out of Districts on to State. Rocket grappler Brett Roberts made it to the championship bout in weight class 170 but lost to his opponent Brendan Schott (North-Linn, Troy Mills) who remained unbeaten on the season at 49-0 besting Roberts by a 9-3 decision. Roberts earns a statewide 2nd place in 1A-170. Sigourney-Keota also finished in the top of the pack in 26th as a team out of 86 1A schools competing.

Team Scores

1A

1. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 95.5
2. Nashua-Plainfield 90.0
3. Alburnett 79.0
4. North-Linn, Troy Mills 72.5
5. West Branch 66.0
6. Lisbon 61.0
7. Martensdale-St Marys 61.0
8. Underwood 58.5
9. Eddyville-Blakesburg 52.0
25. Tri-County-Montezuma 24.0
26. Sigourney-Keota 20.0
39. B-G-M, Brooklyn 14.0
59. Pekin 5.0
68. Lynnville-Sully 2.0