Action from the Mount Vernon Invitational in Iowa high school wrestling.

Mount Vernon’s Jackson Hird pins West Marshall’s Ben Gonzalez during a 165 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cascade’s Brock Morris works on pinning Mount Vernon’s Drew Thurn during a 126 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cascade’s Brock Morris, left, wrestles Mount Vernon’s Drew Thurn during a 126 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Morris won by fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon’s Caysen Curran pins Wapsie Valley’s Jake Schoer during a 190 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon’s Jake Haugse reaches for the legs of Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Miguel Astorga during a 120 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Haugse won by fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Sigourney-Keota’s Brady Clark, top, wrestles Wapsie Valley’s Dallas Tisue during a 138 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Tisue won by decision 9-7. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Brady Brueck, left, wrestles Lisbon’s Tiernan Boots during a 144 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Boots won by fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Washington’s Chase Greiner controls Lisbon’s Gage Holub during a 157 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Greiner won by fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Marion’s Lucas Stearns, left, wrestles Cascade’s Bryce Carroll during a 120 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Stearns won by decision 4 to 0. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

East Buchanan’s Carter Wilgenbusch works on controlling West Liberty’s Kaden Wiele during a 165 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Wilgenbusch won by tech fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

East Buchanan’s Clay Wilgenbusch pins Marion’s Cael Schultz during a 175 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Lisbon’s Jonah Reiling pins Marion’s Noah Case during a 285 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon’s Mikey Ryan, right, evades the grasp of Muscatine’s Seth Reiland during a 150 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Ryan won by major decision 13-5. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Jean Ngoma lifts Mount Vernon’s Kael Riniker during a 215 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Ngoma won by major decision 10 to 2. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Mount Vernon’s Mikey Ryan, right, reaches for the leg of Muscatine’s Seth Reiland during a 150 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Ryan won by major decision 13-5. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

West Liberty’s Ryan Cassady controls Mount Vernon’s CJ Martin during a 113 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. Cassady won by tech fall. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

Washinton’s Aaron Boone takes down Mount Vernon’s Caleb Keegan during a 132 pound quarterfinal of the Mount Vernon Invitational at Mount Vernon High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023. (Cliff Jette/Freelance)

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