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A runner-up in 2018, Bruce Arseneaux of Church Point's second finals match ended with Arceneaux being the Bears' second state champion

Place	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Podium
Name	Bruce Arceneaux	David Duplechain	Dawson Ashford	Eli Extine	Dainta Heard	Patrick Collins
School	Church Point	Hannan	Basile	Ouachita Christian	Brusly	St. Louis
Seed	1	2	4	3	5	Not Seeded
Class	Senior	Senior	Senior	Junior	Senior	Sophomore
Final Record*	14-2	16-9	18-6	14-11	21-17	3-8

*    Louisiana opponents only, not including any types of forfeits or byes.

Weight Class Synopsis

Church Point's Bruce Arceneaux was a runner-up in 2018 as a #3 seed.  He had other goals for his senior year, though.  His 12 matches before the state championships included Jacob McMillan Memorial and Brusly Invitational championships.  He placed a very respectable fifth in the Ken Cole and suffered his only losses there, both by decisions.  One was to the now two-time Division II state champion Taylor Clay of Carencro 6-2, and the other to Division II runner-up Kaleb Garcia 6-3.  Arceneaux received byes in the first two rounds, and then scored a quarterfinals fall in 1:14.  In the semifinal he had a tough match with Basile's fourth-seeded Dawson Ashford but prevailed 8-3.

Hannan senior David Duplechain's season included third-place finishes at the Brusly Invitational and the St. Tammany Parish Championships.  He had a win over third-seeded Eli Extine of Ouachita Christian, and his nine losses included seven from Division I and II opponents.  Of his Division II losses, one was to Baylor Waggoner of St. Louis, who suffered a season-ending injury at the Brusly Invitational.  The other, however, was to Arceneaux.  Duplechain reached the finals after a round-one bye, a round-two fall in 3:32 and a semifinals fall over Extine in 3:26.

Early Championship Rounds

R1: Patrick Collins (StL) pinned Carlos Flores (TJ) in 2:30

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Quarterfinals

(1) Bruce Arceneaux (CP) pinned Kagen Schexnayder (KAP) in 1:14

(4) Dawson Ashford (BAS) pinned (5) Danta Heard (BRU) in 5:45

(3) Eli Extine (OC) pinned Hayden Coleman (BLT) in 0:48

David Duplechain (HAN) pinned Patrick Collins (StL) in 3:22

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Semifinals

(1) Bruce Arceneaux (CP) defeated (4) Dawson Ashford (BAS) 8-3

(2) David Duplechain (HAN) pinned (3) Eli Extine (OC) in 3:28

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Championship Consolation Rounds

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Finals

(1) Bruce Arceneaux of Church Point pinned (2) David Duplechain of Hannan in 2:24

While lasting only 2:24, this match was a score-fest.  Duplechain bear-hugged Arceneaux and put him on his back in the first five seconds to go up 2-0.  Arseneaux, however, opted not to remain on his back and rolled Duplechain over, putting the Basile on his back for three nearfall points and surging ahead 5-2.  Duplechain escaped to make the match 5-2 after all of 15 seconds had elapsed.  Holding steadfastly to a single-leg shot on Arseneaux, Duplechain switched to a double to lift Arceneaux up and put him back on the mat for another takedown, making it a 5-5 match.  Arceneaux escaped to take a 6-5 lead, but with 25 seconds remaining Duplechain scored with a deep double-leg takedown.  Arseneaux could not escape this time, and the second round would start with Duplechain leading 7-6.  Duplechain won the toss and deferred to Arceneaux, who chose to start on bottom.  In the first 10 seconds of the period Arceneaux stood-up and reached behind him to grab Duplechain's head and arm.  It took a while, but Arseneaux finally put Duplechain on his back, scoring a reversal and shortly thereafter a fall at 2:24.

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