Dalton Zednichek

WILLIAMSBURG — The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team overcame an opening loss to win the Williamsburg Raider Invitational Dual Team title on Saturday at Williamsburg High School.

The Bobcats finished 4-1 to win the six-team tournament, outlasting Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, Williamsburg and Davenport Assumption, who all tied at 3-2.

Marshalltown opened with its lone loss, 47-27, to Davenport Assumption, but the Bobcats finished the day strong with wins over Pella (43-33), Williamsburg (38-34), Center Point-Urbana (54-19) and Columbus/WMU (40-35).

The team title came down to the final dual against Columbus/WMU, and Marshalltown trailed 29-18 with five matches to go. The Bobcats won four of them, overcoming a 1-point deduction for excessive celebration along the way, to claim the 40-35 victory.

Kenton Niehouse (150 pounds), Carson Wright (157) and Dalton Zednichek (175) each won by fall, and Xayvion Anderson (165) scored a technical fall to power the Bobcats’ 22-point surge. MHS forfeited at 190 pounds to account for the final score.

Damien Rodriguez (113), Anderson and Zednichek each went 5-0 to lead the way for Marshalltown on the day. Zednichek recorded four wins by pinfall, Anderson had three pins, while Rodriguez scored bonus points in three of his wins, including two pins.

Nicholas Wise (132) went 4-1 with three pins and a major decision, and Wright (157) was 4-1 with four pins. Lucas Bantz (126), Johan Gomez (215) and Michael Narvaez Correa (285) each finished the day 3-2.