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1A State Wrestling: Alburnett’s state dual hopes come up just short
Feb. 18, 2015 4:35 pm, Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 9:39 am
DES MOINES — Alburnett's attempt to return to the State Duals final came to a halt at the hands of Southeast Warren.
The third-seeded Warhawks prevented a pin in the final match, earning the 37-36 victory in the semifinals of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 1A State Duals wrestling tournament Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena.
Southeast Warren (38-1) used five pins to help erase a 21-3 deficit. Alburnett (27-8) had a chance to tie in the final match but Drake Sharp repeatedly fought off his back, losing to Tucker Franklin by a 17-2 technical fall.
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Alburnett faces Don Bosco in the third — place dual. The Pirates were third last year after winning the 2013 title.
Don Bosco (20-7) fell to top-seeded Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, 34-23, in the semifinal. The Cowboys (21-1) have a chance to repeat as state dual champions.
Fifth-seeded Lisbon (24-10) fell to the Dons, 38-26, but rebounded with a 47-30 win over No. 8 Woodbury Central. The Lions will wrestle sixth-seeded Logan Magnolia (32-4) for fifth.
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Alburnett's Tucker Franklin walks off the mat after defeating Southeast Warren's Drake Sharp with a 17-2 technical fall in the 120 pound match of a 3A semifinal in the 2015 State Duals team tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015. Franklin's win in the final match of the dual wasn't enough for the Pirates as Southeast Warren won the dual, 37-36. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
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