Claymont advanced nine wrestlers to the finals and finished with three champions in taking the team title at the Inter-Valley Conference wrestling tournament Thursday night at Uhrichsville. 

The Mustangs finished with 218 points to win the title, while Indian Valley was second with 190. 

Garaway (172) finished third, followed by Ridgewood (81), Sandy Valley (80), Malvern (45), Tusky Valley (37), Newcomerstown (15) and Conotton Valley (4).

Daniel McGarr (120), Nile Abbuhl (126) and Kamden Stout (150) won titles for Claymont, while Nash Edwards (113), Ryan Jackson (132), DreVonn Searcy (138), Luke Henry (144), Kendall Rennicker (215) and Braylon Meuhlenn (285) all finished second. 

Brodie Raymont (106), Bronko Braun (113), Boston Braun (132), Bradley Barr (175), Cadyn Riggs (190) and Jaxon Burcher (215) won titles for Indian Valley, while Brogan O’Connor (157) was second for the Braves. 

Braylon Books won the title at 138 for Garaway, while teammates Mitchell Tetreault (144) and Colton Domer (157) also won titles. Lukas Miller (106), Matt Frey (165), Wyatt Gordon (175) and Cole Westfall (190) were all second for the Pirates. 

Malvern’s Tyson Clear (165) and Tusky Valley’s Ben Congdon (285) also won individual titles. 

Sandy Valley’s Owen Simpson (120), Asher Crissey (127) and Jacob Kandis (150) all reached the finals, but finished second. 

COMING UP 

With the regular season winding down, sectional tournaments are on the horizon, with tournaments scheduled for Feb. 22. 

In Division II, sectionals will be held at Claymont and Steubenville in the Eastern District. Division III sectionals will be contested at Sandy Valley and Barnesville. 

Dover and New Philadelphia will compete in Division I sectionals in the Northeast District. 

District tournaments, scheduled for the following week, will be held at Steubenville for Div. II and Coshocton for Div. III. 

Claymont is also scheduled to host a girls’ sectional tournament on Feb. 23.