No. 13 Lisbon didn’t quite have enough juice to upset No. 4 Jesup in a Class 1A, Region 4 dual Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Jesup.

Jesup won, 41-22, and earned a spot in the 1A state duals, finishing fourth. No. 2 Don Bosco beat No. 1 Alburnett for the title, and No. 3 Wilton was third.

“After watching the state duals, I still think we’re the fifth-best team in the state,”Lisbon coach Aaron Helmrich said.

Lisbon won four of the 14 matches against Jesup, but got pins from Caleb Brown (165) and Gage Holub (175).

Earlier in the night, Lisbon topped No. 24 Westwood in the regional semifinal dual, 52-21. Jack Gogel (106), Cade Happel (126), Tiernan
Boots (150), Gage Holub (165), Gavin Carmer (190), and Jacob Walerius (215) recorded pins as Lisbon won 10 weights.

Now the Lions have to re-focus for the 1A state-qualifier Saturday, Feb. 15, at Colfax-Mingo. Helmrich said the team was driving over the night before.

“They guys only have to get up at 7 a.m., instead of 5 a.m.,” Helmrich said. That regional includes Jesup, so expected a fair number of rematches from Tuesday night.

“We are wrestling at a high level,” Helmrich said. “We are ready to go and have a chance of getting a lot of guys through to state.”