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Lucas Joseph led the East Peoria wrestling team to an 11th-place finish at the Quincy Invitational.
The 220-pound Raider junior won the title over the weekend in the 43rd annual two-day event.
The tournament championship is the third of the season for Joseph, the No. 4-ranked wrestler in 220 in the Jan. 11 Illinois Matmen Class 2A individual state ratings.
He also placed first at the Titan Invitational Dec. 3 and the Metamora Holiday Tournament two weeks later.
East Peoria 120 entrant Casey McWhirter placed fourth.
The Raiders were credited with 108 points. Starting with eighth-place Lincoln, there were five teams bunched within 10 points of each other.
Mediapolis (Iowa) outscored Alton by 14 points, 210-196, for the overall crown in a 29-team field.
Trying to swat the Hornets: East Peoria will try to knock off highly-acclaimed Eureka Thursday in Woodford County.
The Hornets were No. 11 last week in Illinois Matmen’s 1A team state rankings.
Also, the Raiders will make-up a key Mid-Illini Conference triangular in Metamora Jan. 25 that also features Limestone. The season’s first snowfall Jan. 12 caused the original date to be postponed.
Lucas Joseph led the East Peoria wrestling team to an 11th-place finish at the Quincy Invitational.
The 220-pound Raider junior won the title over the weekend in the 43rd annual two-day event.
The tournament championship is the third of the season for Joseph, the No. 4-ranked wrestler in 220 in the Jan. 11 Illinois Matmen Class 2A individual state ratings.
He also placed first at the Titan Invitational Dec. 3 and the Metamora Holiday Tournament two weeks later.
East Peoria 120 entrant Casey McWhirter placed fourth.
The Raiders were credited with 108 points. Starting with eighth-place Lincoln, there were five teams bunched within 10 points of each other.
Mediapolis (Iowa) outscored Alton by 14 points, 210-196, for the overall crown in a 29-team field.
Trying to swat the Hornets: East Peoria will try to knock off highly-acclaimed Eureka Thursday in Woodford County.
The Hornets were No. 11 last week in Illinois Matmen’s 1A team state rankings.
Also, the Raiders will make-up a key Mid-Illini Conference triangular in Metamora Jan. 25 that also features Limestone. The season’s first snowfall Jan. 12 caused the original date to be postponed.
