By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
STEVENSVILLE -- Lakeshore's depth proved to be too much for the rest of the field at the Southwest Michigan Invitational on Saturday.
The Lancers won their third straight championship by amassing 236 points. Bangor was second with 173 points and Dowagiac third with 172.
Niles finished fourth with 162 1/2 points and River Valley fifth with 127. Rounding out the order of finish were Brandywine (122), Decatur (106), Watervliet (89), Coloma (87 1/2) Cassopolis (67 1/2), Buchanan (33), Benton Harbor (31), Lawton (24), Lake Michigan Catholic (12) and Galien (4).
The Lancers had just three champions despite placing eight wrestlers in the finals.
Dowagiac also had three champions, with Darr Phillips, Jeromy Northrop and Michael Johnson all coming home with titles.
Bangor and River Valley each claimed two championships.
Cassopolis' Justin Tucker captured the 125-pound weight class with an 8-2 win over Lakeshore's Drew Welke.
The Rangers also got a third place finish from John McCoy at 119-pounds and a sixth place finish from K. Brown at 145-pounds.
Last Thursday night the Rangers were defeated by Coloma in a Lakeland Conference match, 43-30.
Team Scores
Lakeshore 236, Bangor 173, Dowagiac 172, Niles 162 1/2, River Valley 127, Brandywine 122, Decatur 106, Watervliet 89, Coloma 87 1/2, Cassopolis 67 1/2, Buchanan 33, Benton Harbor 31, Lawton 24, Lake Michigan Catholic 12, Galien 4
Championship results
103: Kyle Hammermeister (L) d. Matt Poehlman (N), 7-5
112: Darr Phillips (D) d. Justin Agens (L), 6-0
119: Cody Wieand (W) p. Chris Forrester (L), 5:50
125: Justin Tucker (C) d. Drew Welke (L), 8-2
130: Todd Ehlert (RV) d. Nathan Broehm (L), 9-5
135: Mike Stein (RV) d. Aaron Austin (Ba), 4-3
140: David Williamson (De) beat Kyle Isabel (N), 11-10
145: Jeremy Northrop (D) beat Ryan Kolberg (L), 8-6
152: Matt Wittman (L) d. over Evan Smith (Br), 18-3
160: Andy Gebhard (L) beat Brian Cady (De), 5-3
171: Jessie Martin (Co) d. Brian Daniel (Br), 19-7
189: Dustin Gordon (Ba) p. Jim Kehrer (D), 5:44
215: Levon Mock (Ba) beat James Edwards (N), 9-7
275: Michael Johnson (D) d. Jaime Llerena (Ba), 3-1.
Coloma…43
Cassopolis…30
103: Ashley McCoy (CA) p. J. Muenchow, 0:54
112: Travis McCoy (CO) won by forfeit
119: John McCoy (CA) d. Wade Richardson, 10-6
125: Justin Tucker (CA) d. Bret Haublitzel, 12-1
130: Zach Duebner (CA) d. Mark Stevens, 17-2
135: Dustin Armstrong (CA) p. Sean Stevens, 1:07
140: L. Caldwell (CO) d. Randy Hemminger, 5-3
145: Michael Bussing (CO) won by forfeit
152: N. Schemenauer (CO) p. Joe Sobieski, 3:46
160: C.J. Myers (C) p. John Westphal, 1:37
171: Greg Akre (CO) d. Josh Deubner, 10-0
189: Jesse Martin (CO) won by forfeit
215: Chris Glon (CA) p. John Smith, 1:23
275: T. Smith (CO) pinned Korey Bloss (CA), 1:22