COLUMBIA, Mo. - It was a good tournament for the Jefferson City Jays - both the varsity and the junior varsity teams.
The Jays varsity ran away with team honors at the Hickman Invitational, claiming seven individual titles on their way to totaling 367 points.
Jefferson City's junior varsity placed three wrestlers in the championship match of their respective weight classes and tied for fourth as a team with 164 points.
"It was a great weekend for us," Jays coach Phil Cagle said.
Logan Moriarity of Jefferson City was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. The senior went 5-0 with five pins in winning the individual title at 170 pounds.
None of Moriarity's matches got out of the first period. His longest was a win by fall in 1:11 against Hunter Tessman of Hallsville in the championship match.
Other champions for the Jays included:
• Peter Kuster at 120, who was 6-0 with five wins by fall. He defeated Jeff Merlo of Blue Springs South 2-0 in the title match.
• Christian Mayberry at 126, who was 5-0 with four wins by pin. He topped Austin Hanson of Lee's Summit North 3-2 in the title match.
• Tanner Irwin at 132, who finished 5-0 with three wins by fall and another by technical fall. He defeated Charlie Kusick of the Jefferson City JV 18-4 in the title match.
• Gavin DeWitt at 145, who was 5-0 with two pins. DeWitt defeated Austin Neal of Oakville 3-0 for the title.
• Jacob Brune at 160, who was 5-0 with three pins. He was a 3-1 winner against Jacob Bartlett of Joplin in the championship match.
• Jalen Martin at 195, who was 5-0 with five wins by fall. None of Martin's matches made it to the second period, including a pin in 1:22 against Stephon Finney of the Jefferson City JV in the title match.
Three Jays varsity wrestlers finished second - Rashaun Woods at 182 (4-1), Tekoah Sage at 220 (2-2) and Mihki Burnley at 285 (4-1).
Zach Hurley of the Jays varsity was third at 138, while Dennis Barnes was fourth at 152. The Jays were open at 106 and 113.
"The varsity kids did a great job," Cagle said. "We had some good matches against some good competition."
On the JV side, Kusick (4-1) and Finney (4-1) were joined by Reece Neighbors in title matches.
Neighbors (3-1) fell 5-1 to Tyler Stegall of Northwest: Cedar Hill in the championship match at 138.
"It says something about our JV kids and the work that they're doing," Cagle said.
It was the only JV squad in the 14-team tournament.
"They beat nine teams in team scores, we're pretty happy with that," Cagle said.
Northwest: Cedar Hill was second in the team standings with 216 points, while Blue Springs South was third with 188. Marshall tied the Jefferson City JV at 164.
Jefferson City will bid for its 40th straight regular-season dual win Tuesday at home against Hickman.