By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
They may not have won the Lakeland Conference team championship on Saturday in Three Oaks, but Cassopolis and Edwardsburg fared pretty well in the final regular season tournament.
Edwardsburg finished third overall in the team individual tournament, while the Rangers finished last.
Brandywine wrapped up a perfect season by winning the tournament with 161 points. River Valley was second with 143 and Edwardsburg third with 139.5.
Edwardsburg's Rex Kendle continued to dominate at 152-pounds as he captured the league title with a 15-0 technical fall over Evan Smith of Brandywine.
Cassopolis' Justin Tucker backed up his Southwest Michigan championship with a Lakeland title. Tucker captured the 125-pound crown with a pin of Coloma's Bret Hawblitzel in 5:29.
Edwardsburg's Matt Rinehart also won a championship as he pinned Ryan Carrigan of Buchanan in 3:56 at 215-pounds.
Finishing second for the Eddies were Zach Wilfert at 103-pounds and Corey Parsons at 145-pounds.
Finishing second for Cassopolis was John McCoy at 119-pounds.
Wilfert was pinned by Berrien Springs' Zachary Gordon in 1:37, while Parsons lost a tough 2-0 decision to Brandywine's Adam Ringler.
McCoy lost a heart-breaking 5-3 overtime decision to Brandywine's John Farrell.
Finishing third for Edwardsburg was Dustin Wilfert (112), Tyler Carson (125), Matt Peters (130)and Russ Grieger (140).
Andy Breslin finished fourth at 119 and John Tutorow finished fourth at 135.
Ashley McCoy finished fourth at 103 for the Rangers and John Solloway finished fourth at 215.
Team scores
Brandywine 161, River Valley 143, Edwardsburg 139.5, Buchanan 102, Coloma 96.5, Berrien Springs 77, Cassopolis 75.
Championship round
103: Zachary Gordon (BS) p. Zach Wilfert (E), 1:37
112: Travis Reith (BU) d. Mike Morrison (BW), 5-2
119: John Farrell (BW) d. John McCoy (CA), 5-3 overtime
125: Justin Tucker (CA) p. Bret Hawblitzel (CO), 5:29
130: Todd Ehlert (RV) d. Josh Engelkemier (BS), 4-1
135: Mike Stein (RV) d. Matt Koller (BW), 10-1.
140: Robert Thompson (BW) d. Randy Hemminger (CA), 6-0
145: Adam Ringler (BW) d. Corey Parsons (E), 2-0
152: Rex Kendle (E) t.f. Evan Smith (BW), 15-0
160: Alex Hill (BS) d. Jim Barker (RV), 10-3
171: Jesse Martin (CO) t.f. Kale Burks (BU), 10-4
189: Tim Morrisey (RV) d. Jon Smith (CO), 17-5
215: Matt Rinehart (E) p. Ryan Carrigan (BU), 3:56
275: Derrick Haman (RV) d. Josh Johns (BW), 5-0