Live updates: Iowa high school wrestling state tournament finals (2/17/2024)

Updating all of the action from the final night of the Iowa high school wrestling state tournament

The biggest night of the Iowa high school wrestling season is here. 

Wrestlers from all three classes will battle for state titles. At the end of the night, individual and team titles will be crowned. 

Join us starting at 5:30 p.m. for all of the action. 

Bettendorf's Jake Knight looks at his opponent, Fort Dodge's Dru Ayala, during a Class 3A semifinal match at 120 pounds during the Iowa high school wrestling state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday. (Photo by Ryan Timmerman) 

See live updates below. 

Class 3A

Southeast Polk's 221.5 points was just shy of the all-time points record of 225 that was set by Waverly-Shell Rock in 2008. 

For complete team standings go here 

Class 3A Team Standings 

1. Southeast Polk 221.5

2. Bettendorf 160

3. Fort Dodge 119

4. Ankeny Centennial 110.5

5. Waverly-Shell Rock 107

Class 2A Team Standings

1. Osage 128.5

2. Mount Vernon 110

3. Union, La Porte City 95

4. Burlington Notre Dame 79.5

5. Creston 78

Class 1A Team Standings

1. Don Bosco 183.5

2. Alburnett 152

3. Wilton 144

4. Jesup 89

5. Underwood 85

That's it for live action. Stay tuned for final team standings. 

Class 1A - 285 

Columbus Catholic's Mason Knipp takes a 5-3 decision over West Branch's Logan Wright. 

Class 2A - 285

Osage's Mac Muller earns a 6-3 decision over Columbus/WMU's Russel Coil. 

Class 3A - 285

Hererra, the Iowa State signee, takes an 18-6 win to finish an undefeated season. 

Class 3A - 285

Ames' Daniel Herrera is dominating Waverly-Shell Rock's Caden Wetherell, 14-3, in the third period.

Class 1A - 215

Nodaway Valley's Ashton Honnold scored a late takedown to push his match with Maquouketa Valley's into overtime. He the added another takedown in overtime to steal a 6-4 decision. 

Class 2A - 215 

NH/TV's Braden McShane earns a 5-4 decision over South Tama County's Gavin Bridgewater.

Class 3A - 215

Fort Dodge sophomore Dreshaun Ross has already made his presence known on the football field and wrestling mat in his short prep career, and he adds to it with another state title. He dominated Southeast Polk's Holden Hansen scoring three early takedowns and then pinned Hansen at the 1:38 mark. 

Class 1A - 190

North Butler-Clarksville's MaKade Bloker earns a 9-3 decision over Louden Huisenga of WACO, Wayland. 

Class 2A - 190

Jarrett Roos of Sheldon/South O'Brien takes a 4-2 decision over North Polk's Ben Bryant.

Class 3A - 190

Mickel tied the match  but Slade records a takedown with 20 seconds left to take the 6-5 decision. 

Class 3A - 190

Southeast Polk's Brent Slade takes a 4-3 lead over Danarii Mickel late in the third in what has been a hotly contested match. 

Class 1A

Don Bosco clinches yet another team title. 

Class 2A - 170

Anamosa's Austin Scranton takes a 6-4 decision Roland Story's Hesston Johnson. 

Class 3A - 170

Carlisle's Asa Hemsted pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament in the semifinals Friday with a win over three-time state Waterloo East's Max Magayna. However, he couldn't pull off a title win as Fort Dodge's Damarion Ross hung on for a 2-1 decision. 

Class 1A - 170

Kaiden Knaack of Don Bosco scores a 3-1 decision over Emmetsburg's Jaace Nelson Brown. 

Class 1A - 165

Underwood's Maddox Nelson earns a 9-5 decision over Colfax-Mingo's John McGill. 

Class 2A - 165

Dubuque Wahlert's Colin Young takes a 6-2 decision over Humboldt's Broedy Hendricks. 

Class 3A - 165

Johnston's Jacob Hegelson takes a 12-3 decision over Urbandale's Gabe Carver. 

Class 3A - 157

Iowa City High's Voinovich scores a 12-3 decision over Carlisle's Jaxon Miller. 

Class 2A - 157

Osage clinches the team title with a Tucker Stangel 2-1 decision over Bo Koedam of Sergant Bluff-Luton.

Class 1A - 157

Don Bosco's Kyler Knaack takes a 3-2 decision West Hancock, Britt's Kellen Smith. 

Class 1A - 150

Starmont's Keaton Moeller scores a 3-1 decision over Danny Kinsella of Treynor. 

Class 2A - 150

Union, La Porte City's takes a 3-0 decision over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura's Lucas Kral. 

Class 3A - 150

No. 1-ranked Bas Diaz of Waverly-Shell Rock scores a 5-3 decision over Southeast Polk's Logan Trenary. 

Class 3A - 144

Kane Naaktgeboren of Linn-Mar moves past West Des Moines Valley's JahKari Clark with a 9-2 decision. 

Class 2A - 144

Osage's Anders Kittelson scores a 4-0 decision over Central DeWitt's Royce Butt. 

Class 1A - 144

Logan-Magnolia's Corbin Reisz earns a 4-2 decision over Denver's Boden White. 

Class 1A - 138

Underwood's Blake Allen scores a 3-1 decision over West Hancock, Britt's Teague Smith. 

Class 2A - 138

Osage's Blake Fox takes a 3-1 decision over Mount Vernon's Jase Jaspers.

Class 3A -138

Davidson pulls off a five-point move and puts an end to Freeman's dream of four straight titles. He takes the 6-1 decision. 

Class 3A - 138

We are heading to overtime tied at 1. 

Class 3A -138

Fort Dodge's Koy Davidson leads Freeman 1-0 going into the third period. 

Class 3A - 138

Waukee Northwest's Carter Freeman attempts to become the 33rd all-time Iowa prep wrestler to win four straight state titles. 

Class 3A -132

Iowa City High's Cale Seaton takes a 3-2 decision over Bettendorf's Jace Freeman.

Class 2A -132

Blume does clinches the title and an undefeated season with a 10-3 decision.

Class 1A -132

Freshman Dawson Youngblut takes a 4-2 decision over Tanner Arjes of North Butler-Clarksville. 

Class 2A -132

Roland-Story's Kaden Blume trying to run his record to 40-0 holding a late 6-3 advantage over Burlington Notre Dame's Kaiden Dietzenbach. 

132 matches coming up next. 

Class 1A - 126

Jesse Lewis of West Sioux, Haywarden takes a dominating 14-3 decision over Cascade's Brock Morris. 

Class 3A -126

Bettendorf's Timothy Koester takes a 4-3 decision over Waukee Northwest's Koufax Christensen.

Class 2A - 126

Webster City's Carson Doolittle upsets two-time champion Jace Hademan of Union, LaPorte City. Doolittle, who took third last year, won the match with a takedown in overtime to take a 3-1 decision. 

Class 1A - 120

Alburnett's Rowdy Neighbor scores a 5-0 decision over Akron-Westfield's Cael Morrow. 

Class 2A - 120

E-B-F Gage Spurgeon takes a 6-0 win over Ryan Bahnson of West Lyon. 

Class 3A - 120 

Southeast Polk's Carter Pearson takes a 1-0 decision Jake Knight. 

Class 1A -113

Denver's Gavin Landers earned a 12-0 decision over Wilton's Mason Shrik.

Class 2A - 113

Union, LaPorte City's Brayden Bohnsack takes a 4-2 decision over Webster City's Linden Phetxoumphone. 

Class 3A - 113

Norwalk senior Tyler Harper avenges his title loss from last year to Iowa City High's Alexander Pierce. Harper scores the 10-4 decision to secure the title. He finishe 44-0. 

Class 2A - 106

Mount Vernon's Klayten Perrault takes the title with a 7-1 decision over Cael McCabe. 

Class 3A - 106 

DeSalvo takes the title in dominating fashion with a 13-0 decison over Porter. 

Class 1A - 106

Wilton's Liam Adlfinger upsets No. 1 Hayden Schwab of Don Bosco in a wild finish. Adlfinger scored late to earn the 9-8 decision. 

Class 3A -106

Southeast Polk freshman Nico 'DeSalvo has a commanding 7-0 lead over fellow freshman Weston Porter of Lewis Central. End of second period. 

106 matches have begun.

Class 3A

Southeast Polk aleady has the 3A team championship wrapped up but will be gunning for the all-time high point total held by Waverly-Shell Rock. 

The finals are beginning soon. All 336 wrestlers are participating in the Grand March with the Olympic anthem playing in the background. One of the more special moments in Iowa prep sports. 

-- Nate Olson I nate@scorebooiklive.com I @ndosports

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NATE OLSON

Nate Olson has covered prep and college sports in Arkansas since 1998. He has managed several newspapers and magazines in The Natural State and has won numerous awards for his work. Nate, who also has six years of public relations experience, has appeared statewide on radio and television throughout his career, and currently co-hosts a high school football postgame radio show.