ERIE — Iola High wrapped up the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule Thursday with a double dose of intrigue.
The Mustang grapplers traveled to Erie to take part in a pair of duals, first against the host Red Devils, and the second against Parsons.
Both matchups came down the final bout of the day, in the heavyweight division, to determine the team victors.
In the opener, Iola defeated host Erie, 40-30, while falling to Parsons, 42-41. (Schools are assigned a point value with each match. For example, pinning your opponent is worth six points, while winning by a simple decision is worth three. More convincing wins are worth four. Side note: forfeits also are worth six points, which means a team can dominate in contested matches and still lose.)
That said, Thursday’s competition was evenly matched from start to finish as wrestlers from all three schools saw plenty of tough action.
Iola is back on the mats Jan. 6 at the Burlington Invitational.
Thursday’s results follow:
Iola 40, Erie 30.
106 pounds — Ruger Boren, Iola, win via forfeit
113 — Aiden Wilson, Erie, def. Trapper Boren, Iola, fall 2:39
120 — Kyler Yackle, Erie, def. Beau Ericson, Iola, fall :16
126 — Tripp Mathes, Iola, def. Mark Tenebro, fall 2:36
132 — Landen Kmiec, Erie, win via forfeit
138 — Taylor Holburt, Erie, win via forfeit.
144 — Seth Welch, Erie, def. Korbin Cloud, 7-4.
