Winning as a prep freshman in Iowa is not an easy task, but Linn-Mar 103 pounder Alijah Jeffrey seems to know the way.

Jeffery held Waverly’s Andrew Steiert scoreless and used a third period escape to secure the upset and keep intact his unblemished 10-0 record on Dec. 11 at the 5 Seasons Duals.

 “I felt I was going to win before I stepped on the mat; that’s the mindset I always try to take,” Jeffrey said.

 Jeffrey controlled the match and never was in danger, although the score remained close.

 “I think I could have stretched the score a bit and won by more than one point,” he said.

“Alijah is a very competitive wrestler and obviously good on top,” Linn-Mar Coach Doug Streicher said.

The Lions finished the day with a 3-1 record, placing fifth. The field was reduced from 16 to 12 teams because of bad weather.

Waverly-Shell Rock defeated top-seeded Bettendorf, 41-23, in the finals.

 Scores

First Round

West Delaware 59, Iowa City High 8

Prairie 59, Davenport West 13

Linn-Mar 37, Charles City 23

Waverly-Shell Rock 84, Washington 0

 Second Round

Bettendorf 55, West Delaware 18

Prairie 46, Kennedy 19

Iowa City West 48, Urbandale 19

Waverly-Shell Rock 49, Linn-Mar 15

Charles City 60, Washington 13

Iowa City High and Davenport West, byes

 Third Round

Bettendorf 44, Prairie 13

Waverly-Shell Rock 33, Iowa City West 31

West Delaware 52, Kennedy 18

Linn-Mar 38, Urbandale 21

Iowa City High 46, Davenport West 34

 Championship

Waverly-Shell Rock 43, Bettendorf 21

 Third Place

Iowa City West 57, Prairie 12

 Fifth Place

Linn-Mar 33, West Delaware 26

Seventh Place

Urbandale 39, Kennedy 26

 Ninth Place

Charles City 52, Iowa City High 27

 11th Place

Davenport West 49, Washington 16

LINN-MAR 37, CHARLES CITY 23

103 — Ted Petersen (LM) won by forfeit; 112 — Alijah Jeffrey (LM) major dec. Jacob Day, 9-0; 119 — Joel Northrup (LM) dec. Adam Staudt, 3-2; 125 — Daniel Radig (LM) dec. Alex Mitchell, 11-5; 130 — Jesse Etherington (CC) tech. fall Jeremy Severin; 135 — Cole Hoeft (CC) pinned Spencer Clabough, 4:49; 140 — Tyler Mitchell (CC) dec. Josh Pederson, 3-0; 145 — Tanner Regenwether (LM) dec. Zach Mitchell, 3-2; 152 — Oscar Guzman (CC) pinned Dakota Digmann, 1:43; 160 — Andrew Holladay (LM) pinned Connor Spading, 4:19; 171 — Mitch Wantock (LM) dec. Seth Marvin, 8-2; 189 — Mark Atwater (LM) dec. Max Anderegg, 8-3; 215 — Brian Halligan (CC) dec. AJ Garcia, 6-1; 285 — Ryley Stancel (LM) pinned Cody Meyer, 5:13.

WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK 49, LINN-MAR 15

103 — Jeffrey (LM) dec. Steiert, 1-0; 112 — Northrup (LM) dec. Derfield, 3-1; 119 — DeVoss (WSR) pinned Berry :57; 125 — Werner (WSR) pinned Radig, :56; 130 — Ebling (WSR) pinned Severin, 3:56; 135 — Rottink (WSR) major dec. Luke Wempen, 10-0; 140 — Rinken (WSR) pinned Pederson, 2:21; 145 — Seehusen (WSR) dec. Regenwether, 5-2; 152 — Caldwell (WSR) won by forfeit; 160 — Miller (WSR) pinned Holladay, :44; 171 — Wantock (WSR) dec. Stover, 3-2; 189 — Atwater (LM) dec. Walther, 5-3; 215 — Garcia (LM) dec. Staack, 5-1; 285 — Krumwelde (WSR) won by forfeit.

LINN-MAR 38, URBANDALE 21

103 — Jeffrey (LM) pinned Mendenhall, :43; 112 — Knight (U) dec. Northrup, 1-0; 119 — Berry (LM) dec. Kelley, 7-3; 125 — Radig (LM) major dec. Howard, 14-2; 130 — Severin (LM) major dec. Paulson, 10-2; 135 — Clabough (LM) dec. Kramer, 3-2; 140 — Pederson (LM) pinned Robson, 1:32; 145 — Moreno (U) pinned Regenwether, 5:31; 152 — Nordgren (U) pinned Digmann, 2:42; 160 — Holladay (LM) dec. Elbert, 12-6; 171 — Wantock (LM) pinned Lazard, 4:46; 189 — South (U) dec. Atwater, 7-3; 215 — Garcia (LM) dec. Jespen, 3-2; 285 — Ikeljic (U) dec. Stancel, 7-5.

LINN-MAR 33, WEST DELAWARE 26

103 — Jeffrey (LM) pinned Woods, 3:54; 112 — Joel Northrup (LM) pinned J.Smith, 3:41; 119 — Berry (LM) pinned Vaske, 5:24; 125 — Muller (WD) pinned Radig, 3:39; 130 — Hoefer (WD) major dec. Severin, 14-5; 135 — McEnany (WD) major dec. Wempen, 11-0; 140 — Voss (WD) dec. Pederson, 9-8; 145 — Reilly (WD) dec. Regenwether, 5-0; 152 — Neil (LM) dec. Wenger, 15-11; 160 — Holladay (LM) dec. Oleson, 6-4; 171 — Goebel (WD) dec. Wantock, 8-2; 189 — Atwater (LM) dec. Reth, 7-5; 215 — Rans (WD) dec. Garcia, 3-2; 285 — Stancel (LM) pinned Winch, 3:35.