Day two of the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament is a wrap and a pair of Class 1A area wrestlers have secured a spot on the podium in Des Moines.
Highland’s Easton Schlabaugh and Bryce Thompson had a pair of wins on Friday to keep their season alive. Schlabaugh opened the day at 106 lbs in the second round consolation match with a 5-2 decision victory over Easton Kroll of Wapsie Valley and then turned around for a 4-2 win over Mount Ayr’s Drew Ehlen to move to 3-1 in the tournament. Thompson started the morning in the winners bracket at 113 lbs, but dropped a 5-2 decision to Donovan Hanson of West Bend in the quarterfinals. The senior bounced back for 11-3 and 4-3 wins over Colfax-Mingo’s Noah Strohmeyer and Don Bosco’s Andrew Kimball to advance to day three at Wells Fargo Arena.