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Through no fault of his, Teurlings Catholic senior Layne Rivette just did not appear on the editor's RADAR prior to the state championships.  Granted, the editor, despite what the voices may tell him, is not psychic.  Rivette beat D1 6th-placer Ephraim Craddock of St. Amant, defending D3 state champion Jayden Guillory of Basile, North Desoto's Collin Bell (thrice), Parkway's Christopher Bacot (twice) and D1 fifth-placer Colin Cusimano of St. Paul.  His only losses were to D1 champion Wiley Boudreaux of Southside, D1 sixth-placer Lucas Maneckshaw of East Ascension at the Louisiana Classic (a Rockwall Heath, Texas kid also), and to Rummel's Dylan Stubbs in the first round of the Ken Cole, in which Rivette was seeded second.  A few matches later he avenged his loss to Stubbs and placed third.  The losses prevented the editor from recognizing that Rivette handily won the Brusly D2 Invitational, and that his only D2 loss was the initial match against Stubbs.

Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Podium
Name	Layne Rivette	Collin Bell	Jase Davis	Rylan Fontenot	Beau Courville	Jake Brandstetter
School	Teurlings	North Desoto	Brusly	Rayne	Plaquemine	Rummel
Seed	1	3	5	6	4	2
Record	26-5	37-8	24-20	22-12	28-14	13-5
Class	12	11	12	10	12	10

On the other side of the bracket was North Desoto's Collin Bell.  The junior started the season with a fifth-place finish at the Cinco Ranch Big 12 and a runner-up position at the Blanchard, OK tournament.  Rivette, though, was a thorn in Bell's side all season.  Rivette knock him out of placing at the LACL 7-4.  He defeated Bell for third place at the Ken Cole 7-5.  Bell upset second-seeded Jake Brandstetter of Rummel in 2:50 to reach his third match with Rivette. 

Early Championship Rounds

R12: (1) Layne Rivette (TC) defeated Logan O'Callaghan (CAD) 15-0 TF

R2: (2) Collin Bell (ND) pinned Ryan Jenkins (COM) in 0:53

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Quarterfinals

(3) Beau Courville (PLQ) defeated (5) Jase Davis (BRU) 2-0

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Semifinals

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Consolation Rounds

C2: Ryan Jenkins (COM) pinned Na'Jaia Coleman (RIV) in 1:32

C3: Jacob DePhillips(PKY) pinned Dylan Tapia (KD) in 2:55

C4: Ryan Jenkins (COM) defeated Trent Hudson (SH) 13-11

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Championship Consolation Rounds

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Finals

(1) Layne Rivette of Teurlings Catholic defeated (2) Collin Bell of North Desoto 8-7 Rivette scored two takedowns and allowed two Bell escapes to win the first two-minutes 4-2.  Bell tied the score with two nearfall points in the second period, but allowed Rivette to take the lead again with an escape with 47 seconds remaining.  A reversal in the third period gave Bell a one-point advantage.  Rivette tied the score with an escape and then scored a takedown for a two-point lead with 16 seconds remaining.  A stalling point awarded to Bell as time ran out was not enough to tie the match, and Rivette had his championship.

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