The AC/GC Chargers boys wrestling team sent 6 individuals to the state tournament last week, and ended up having 2 reach the podium on Saturday.

All wrestlers start in the championship bracket, with seniors Tegan Slaybaugh and Payton Jacobe starting with a bye, as they were seeded 4th and 7th respectively for their weight classes. The top eight seeds in each weight class have byes into the second round. Gavin Sloss, Ryder Cline, Michael Fuller and Carter Richter all had their first matches in the first round, unfortunately falling and moving to the consolation bracket. All wrestlers losing in round one receive a bye in the first round of consolations, and all four Chargers fell to their opponents in the second round.

Slaybaugh won his first match by major decision, 13-5, then won in the quarterfinal round by decision, 3-0. He fell in the semifinals to eventual Class 1A 120 pound champion Rowdy Neighbor from Alburnett by major decision, 9-1. Slaybaugh then won his first match in the consolation bracket by decision, 6-4, and in the third place match, won by decision, 5-0 to bring home a top 3 finish.

After a first round bye, Jacobe won his first match in the 285 weight class, taking the bout by decision 5-2 over Panorama’s Joel Cooper, before losing in the quarterfinals by fall. In his first match in the consolation bracket, he had to go into overtime, but got the win by decision, 3-2 in tie-breaker 1. He then won 2-1 in the fifth consolation round to assure himself a top six finish. Jacobe then faced the eventual 3rd place finisher Trenton Warner of Nodaway Valley, falling by decision, 3-2, before losing by fall in the fifth place match to finish in 6th place.