This weekend three Bruin wrestlers competed at the MSHSAA Championships at Mizzou Arena. Starting Thursday evening RBHS’s three state qualifiers battled through their respective brackets.
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In the opening round sophomore Brock Davis recorded a hard fought 3-2 victory over Jackson’s Gus Guilliams. In the quarterfinal Davis fell to Park Hill freshman and eventual third placer Kevin Eblen 6-4. In wrestlebacks Davis lost to Jacob Smith from Francis Howell North 6-2 to end his sophomore campaign.
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Junior Josiah Kline recorded an opening round win against Northwest’s Tyler Stegall 6-1. In the quarterfinals Kline fell to Rockhurst’s Cameron Valdiviez 4-1 and after the match due to fatigue and a knee injury pulled out of the tournament.
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Senior Graham Ratermann opened with a 8-4 victory over Hazelwood West’s Nick Lange. In the quarterfinal Ratermann stuck to the trend and dropped a 4-0 decision to Staley freshman Zach Elam. In wrestlebacks Ratermann defeated returning state medalist Carson McCord of Jackson 7-2 to advance to the blood round. In the blood round Ratermann defeated another returning state medalist this time beating Holt’s Austin Keller 3-0. In the consolation semifinal Ratermann bested Park Hill South senior Dylen Propes 7-1. In the third place match Ratermann capped off his season and high school career with a 5-1 victory over Braden Best of Raytown to finish his senior campaign with a 52-3 record and a career record of 149-49.
As a team the Bruins finished in 29th with 18.0 team points. Park Hill, the team RBHS took second to last year, repeated as Class Four state champions with 129.5 points.