INDEPENDENCE — Xavier’s Braxton Chicchelly won the 135-pound title to lead the Saints to a fifth-place finish in the nine-team tournament Dec. 4 at the Independence Invitational.

Prairie crowned six champions and nipped Osage by one-half point to win the team title.

Xavier had two second places, Nick Drahozal at 125 and Peter Ickes at 189.

TEAMS — 1. Prairie 209, 2. Osage 208.5, 3. Independence 183.5, 4. Ames 160, 5. Xavier 106, 6. Marshalltown 102, 7. Hampton-Dumont 80, 8. North Fayette 43, 9. Waukon 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS

103 — Trey Blaha (CRP) dec. David Habhab, 11-7; 112 — Jake Agnitsch (Ames) dec. Ausin Evans (Indee), 12-5; 119 — Chris Walters (CRP) pinned Nathan Twito (Ames), 2:38; 125 — Jake Goodale (Osage) major dec. Nick Drahozal (CRX), 17-6; 130 — Tyler Randall (Osage) dec. River Whitters (CRP), 6-4; 135 — Braxton Chicchelly (CRX) dec. Anthony Bauer (Hamp), 6-1; 140 — Roy Siemering (CRP) dec. Joe Cockrum, 5-2; 145 — Zach Witte (CRP) dec. Luke Swalla (Ames), 3-1; 152 — Cam Rathje (CRP) dec. Cesar Victor (Marsh), 15-12; 160 — Ryan Randall (Osage) pinned Ben Swalla (Ames), 2:41; 171 — Alex Steenblock (CRP) pinned Austin Gould (CRP), 1:21; 189 — Bleize Cabell (Indee) tech. fall Peter Ickes (CRX), 24-9 (5:40); 215 — Joe Roll (Osage) dec. Austin Ciesielski (Indee), 9-5; Hwt. — Pedro Gomez (Marsh) dec. Adam Ownby (Indee), 3-1 (OT).