Cole Houser led Benjamin Logan’s wrestling team across state lines on Friday as he was the lone champion for the Raiders at the East Central Indiana Classic at Jay County High School.
Host Jay County won the 18-team tournament with 257 points, Frankton, Ind. was second with 150 points, Ben Logan finished with 109 points.
A junior, Houser was seeded third at 126 pounds entering the meet and was able to emerge as champion. He recorded three pins before beating top-seeded Jaylon Gibson of Marion 8-7 in the finals.
Plenty of other Raiders grabbed high placement as well on Friday. Mitch Current (182) placed third and Chris Raterman (120) and Steele Boysel (132) were both fourth. Adding a fifth-place finish was Jayden Sturgell (106), while eighth-place efforts came from Joel Abbott (138) and Mason Straker (160).