3A-145 lbs 1st Place Match - Ryder Downey, Indianola vs Robert Avila, Iowa City, West 

Wooooow. Those don’t know about Avila, don’t realize how crazy of an upset this was. Congrats to Ryder for not quitting. Dude was 1/8” from being pinned and goes into the third 0-5 against a 3xer and gets the job done. Kudos champ 🙏🏼

Tough wrestling from both guys.........hurts to lose a 4 timer, but it has happened often....'grats to Downey. You earned it.

Great match, Just sent this to my son. He's getting ready for Regionals at 144 in WA.

I just think wrestling is such an awesome sport I love watching wrestling, I think the young men are incredible athletes courageous brave individuals and I just wish more young men would participate and get involved I think it builds character and it definitely builds incredible physiques I just think it strengthens the individual all the way around

I reckon Avila thought he had a lock on the title. Downey wrestled as though he'd never heard of Avila.

That match had me on my toes. The better wrestler won today.

Incredible match

WOW!!! Great stuff

Hahahaha. 😂 Hungry and humble just best confident and cocky. 🎉

Great match 👏both wrestlers. Congratulations to Ryder Downey.

These kids are freaking strong. Im amazed.

❤ Wow what a match!

That’s some great wrestling

Conditioning!

they’re massive for 145 and in high school

What’s the name of the tilt/move Ryder used to get his 3 back points?

Bros finna be an ncaa champion next year if he lets this eat him up.

Avila better get used to this feeling. Just like tomasello, just like Marinelli, they muscled their way through high school. And that's not to say he's not talented. But at the next level you'll still be able to muscle your way through to second, third or fourth place finishes in big10 and nationals. But college is owned by finesse tacticians. Bottom line, skill beats muscle. But a good match 👌.

This is at least a year old... Downey won the 2024 Big 12 title, so he is pretty legit himself. Avila has yet to see much mat time at Virginia from what I can see.

No one but himself to blame. So cocky just thinking you can just lay there and not bother in the third and he got exactly what he deserved. Then he just sits there forever and makes it about him instead of showing class and letting the kid enjoy his victory . Parenting/adult mentoring is at an all time low.

Say his name

Homie should of let him go in the 2nd and wore him down.

Was Downey not pinned in the first??

Both need crew cuts. 💈

Great match. Too bad it was ruined by Avila's bad sportsmanship. I can't believe coaches and referee tolerated that b.s.

Highschool kids look older and older every day. Well I guess strictly speaking all of them do, but really some of these guys look like they are in their 20s.

Just stop, Downey was stuck, PERIOD, dead to rights...There was NO way that was a 2 count and he didn't release the hold for the next 3...Then in OT he had the td...bs reffing

Ryder was flat and stuck for at least 20 seconds in the first!! BIASED OFFICIATING!!!

That Robert kid probably could’ve pinned the other guy in the first round if he really wanted too

That's not a match you win, it is one where you "snuck by" the other guy. Too close.

Both are fish

Bros finna be an ncaa champion next year if he lets this eat him up.