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Dundee-Crown battles past Jacobs

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Jacobs' Dalton Baran, bottom, struggles under the control of Dundee-Crown's Martell Thompson during their 138-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night. Thompson won the match with a pin.

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Jacobs' Cody Ferencz, top, pins Dundee-Crown's Raymond Turskey during their 126-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night.

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Jacobs' Jake Orth, left, grapples with Dundee-Crown's Taborist Robinson during their 132-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night. Orth won the match.

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Jacobs' Kenny Thompson, left, battles with Dundee-Crown's Jequan Flynn during their 120-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night. Thompson won the match.

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Jacobs' Michael Ricks, left, battles Dundee-Crown's Elijah Velez during their 145-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night. Ricks won the match.

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Jacobs' Jake Orth, right, faces off with Dundee-Crown's Taborist Robinson, left, during their 132-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night. Orth won the match.

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Jacobs' David Haire, right, and Dundee-Crown's Claud Bird look to strike during their 152-pound match at Carpentersville on Thursday night.

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While Dundee-Crown wrestler Ray Griggel continues to deal with an injury he sustained blocking a kick return during football season, it’s not stopping him in his quest for state. The Chargers’ lone senior says it’s taken him out of rhythm this season, a year in which he’s only wrestled in 6 matches. But nights like Thursday, where emotions were high in his final match at Dundee-Crown (11-7, 2-4) on senior night against District 300-rival Jacobs, it can only be of help in reaching that state goal. Griggel was able to defeat Mark Mamola 5-2 in the 220-pound weight class to get his fifth win while he watched his underclass teammates help him leave D-C in style by staving off the Golden Eagles 36-24 in the final Fox Valley Conference meet of the season for both teams.