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Two Johnston Wrestlers Top Preseason Rankings
The Predicament released preseason rankings for all school and individual high school wrestling.
Two Johnston Dragon wrestlers were selected in the recently released Predicament preseason rankings.
Senior Joe Scanlon ranked second in the class 3A 220-pound category. Sophomore Jake Scanlon ranked third in the 3A 285-pound category.
Last year, Joe Scanlon ended the year with a record of 38-6 and placing fifth at the state tournament in the 215-pound bracket.
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Jake Scanlon finished with a record of 35-10, placing seventh at the state tournament in the 285-pound bracket.
The Dragons start the season against Predicament's fourth-ranked West Des Moines Valley at 7:30 p.m. at on Thursday.
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