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Freshman Compton gets first title for North Desoto

LHSAA State Wrestling Tournament

Division II - 145 Pounds

August 20th, 2023| Written by: Staff Writer

North Desoto freshman Dalton Compton only had two Louisiana problems during the year. Brother Martin senior Ty Duncan beat him 11-3 MD in the first round of the Cinco Ranch Big 12. Duncan beat Compton again in the consolation semifinals, but this time the score was only 4-0. Compton got better, and Duncan might have been served well not to face the Griffin a third time.

Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Podium
Name	Dalton Compton	Brandt Babineaux	Caleb Lavine	Riley Williams	Peyton Plunkett	Dominic Joppa
School	North Desoto	Teurlings Catholic	Sam Houston	Belle Chasse	Parkway	Lakeshore
Seed	3	1	2	5	4	6
Record	47-4	29-4	15-3	22-16	30-14	36-26
Class	9	10	10	11	12	10

His other losses came from Teurlings Catholic's Brandt Babineaux. The Rebel defeated Compton in the quarterfinals of the Louisiana Classic 3-1. Compton placed third and Babineaux second. In the Ken Cole finals a week later Babineaux defeated Compton 5-3 SV. Babineaux's only losses came from Brother Martin's undefeated senior Kent Burandt, and both Babineaux and Compton defeated De la Salle's Liam O'Connor. Babineaux was obviously the first seed, but Compton was relegated to the third spot in favor of Sam Houston's Caleb Lavine. Lavine had not wrestled a match since mid-November, though, and expecting a finals appearance might have been asking a little much of the Bronco sophomore. Compton evidently thought so as he pinned Lavine in the first period of the semifinals. Lavine parlayed his entrance into a third-place finish, but Compton got another shot at Babineaux. The third match went down to the wire also as after six minutes the two were tied 1-1. This time, though, it was Compton who scored the winning takedown seven seconds into the Sudden Victory round.

Early Championship Rounds