10 Must-Watch Matches From Day 3 Of The Iowa HS State Championships
10 Must-Watch Matches From Day 3 Of The Iowa HS State Championships
Friday's Iowa state high school semifinals were filled with drama in Des Moines. Check out 10 of the best matches that went down in Wells Fargo Arena.
1A: Don't let the low score fool you. Jace Nelson-Brown won 4-2 in sudden victory, but this 170-pound semifinal match had several entertaining scrambles.
1A: New London's Dominic Lopez put on a takedown clinic during his 14-3 semifinal win at 160 pounds.
1A: It only took Underwood's Gable Porter 1:06 to secure a spot in the 132-pound finals.
2A: Isaiah Fenton reached the 152-pound state finals with this 9-7 win
3A: Norwalk's Tyler Harper came out on fire and secured a fall over the top-seeded and national #5 Carter Pearson in 18 seconds.
3A: Returning state finalist Dru Ayala of Fort Dodge got out to an early lead, but he had to scrap late to get past Ryker Graff of Waverly-Shell Rock in the 113-pound semifinals.
3A: Bowen Downey (Indianola) won a 13-10 shootout against returning state champ Timothy Koester of Bettendorf to reach the 120-pound finals.
3A: Linn-Mar's Brayden Parke reached the 132-pound state finals with a 4-3 tiebreaker win in the semis after getting a fall waved off since time ran out.
3A: Grant Kress of Linn-Mar won a tough 6-5 match against Ankeny's Jace Anderson in tiebreakers to reach the 152-pound finals.
3A: Joseph Lewis put up plenty of offense early, but hand to hang on late during his 15-9 win over Southeast Polk's Antonio Loving at 220 pounds.
