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Josh Satterwhite's teammates encourage him to get off his back as Meeker's Dillon Pierce tries to hold on with everything he has. Satterwhite moved out of bounds to escape a pin.

The Moffat County team lines up along the mat to cheer on Josh Satterwhite in the final match of the dual.

Meeker heavyweight Steven Rust locks up Moffat County's Kyle Fredrickson in the third period of the first match of the dual. Rust pulled away in the third period to win 13-8.

Jake Satterwhite jumps into a group of teammates after winning the final match of the dual against Meeker. The freshman said, "I felt like a state champion," after defeating Dillon Pierce.

Trainer Jeff Pleasant and coach Roman Gutierrez discuss Josh Satterwhite's knee injury while the wrestler tries to compose himself before the third period. Satterwhite pinned Dillon Pierce in the third period to help his Bulldogs win 36-32 in the dual against Meeker.

Jake Breslin controls his opponent, Meeker's Kyle Stout, as official Wade Hafey moves for better position.

112-pound sophomore Jake Breslin of Moffat County works on Meeker'sKyle Stout in the second period. Breslin's work resulted in a pin that period.

Korey Kostur sits with an expression of satisfied relief after he earned a takedown in the final seconds of his match to win 4-3 against Meeker's Joe Leblanc.

MCHS coach Roman Gutierrez talks to 103 pounder Brice Boling during a break from action. Gutierrez was discussing strategy to try to pin Meeker's Josh Prescott. Boling ended up winning by technical fall.

An exhausted Korey Kostur lets Joe Leblanc out of his grip as the Meeker wrestler holds his head in frustration. Both wrestlers are ranked second at 140 in their respective classifications but they met at 145 Thursday night. Each wrestler earned their only takedown in the last 45 seconds of the match, but Kostur's two-point conversion with 13 seconds left, put him up 4-3 for the win.

A bloody Jeff Overton of Meeker fights to keep his shoulders off the mat against Shayne Zimmerman. There were six matches in the dual with stoppages because of blood or injury. Overton overcame his predicament to earn a takedown with seven seconds remaining for a 10-8 win.

Members of the Moffat County High School wrestling team showed off their verticals after 189-pound wrestler Josh Satterwhite pinned DIllon Pierce of Meeker. Satterwhite, who was wrestling in his first varsity match, pinned Pierce in the third period to win the dual for the Bulldogs, 36-32