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Raiders' Triche leaves no doubt this year

LHSAA State Wrestling Tournament

Division II - 113 Pounds

August 20th, 2023| Written by: Staff Writer

Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Podium
Name	Kaiden Triche	Daniel Daspit	Michael Washington	Ayden Broussard	Colin Romero	Devin Viers
School	Rummel	Teurlings	North Desoto	Rayne	StTM	Parkway
Seed	1	2	5	4	3	7
Record	47-4	40-13	29-10	17-7	23-9	20-12
Class	10	10	10	10	11	11

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In the 2022 Division II finals at 106 lbs. Rummel freshman Kaiden Triche lost to Teurlings Catholic's Brennan Romero 10-5. Triche had won their prior meeting, so this loss was unexpected. That did not happen this season. Triche had losses, but to very good opponents. Romero beat him again in a late November dual meet 8-7, but that was at 120 lbs. Alex Rozas of TC defeated Triche in the Brusly Division II. That was at 113 lbs., and was probably a match in which Rozas might test himself. At 113 lbs. Triche fell to Bodi Harris, who later became a Division I state champion, in the Louisiana Classic finals. Holy Cross' Vincent Vidacovich best Triche in a late January match, but that did not matter much as Triche was contemplating Division II seeding and matches. During the season Triche should have won the Gulf Coast Clash but was unexpectedly disqualified in the finals match. He did win the Tiger Invitational, the Trygg Memorial and the Ryan Blackwell Invitational in Florida. He placed second to a Texas wrestler at the Ken Cole. Prior to the state championships he defeated defending Division III state champion Dylan Duvernay of De la Salle twice, Trey Trainor of Brother Martin (D1 6th) twice, Southside's Kael Reaux and Grant Grizzaffi of Catholic (D1 2nd).

Triche's opponent was second-seeded Teurlings Catholic sophomore Daniel Daspit. Daspit won the Brusly Invitation, the Riot on the Red and the Lafayette Metro. He placed third at the Jacob McMillan and fourth at the Gulf Coast Clash and the Tiger Invitational. Unfortunately, he lost two matches to Triche. One was a fall in Daspit's first imatch of the season and then and another in the Ken Cole via a 10-2 MD.

In the finals, Triche replayed the first match scenario, only faster, as he recorded a fall in 1:07.

Early Championship Rounds