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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Marcus Boehler in no way envisioned winning a second straight title the way he did Wednesday.

For the first time in 23 years, a videotape review was used to determine a championship in a Far East High School Wrestling Tournament. The review ended up giving Kinnick’s Boehler a two-period decision over Kubasaki’s Nick Barker and the 108-pound crown.

“Mixed emotions,” Boehler said. “I wrestled good, but I wrestled bad. I gave up stupid points. I’m glad I won [but] it should not have been determined in the video.”

International Federation of Wrestling Associations (FILA) rules, which govern Far East tournaments, permit videotape review of disputed bouts when video is available.

The five officials working the mat and the bout at Camp Humphreys reviewed the tape twice before rendering a decision, DODEA Pacific Far East Activities Council chair Don Hobbs said.

Each time, the referees found the final second-period score was 4-4 “and the scoring by [Barker] was 2-1-1 and by [Boehler] was 1-2-1, and the tiebreaker is who got the higher point value the latest in the match,” Hobbs said.

Kubasaki coach Ken Gipson and his Dragons argued that Barker scored two more points to win the period 6-4, but to no avail, making the final-decision score 6-0 (4-4 latest big point in Boehler’s favor). Boehler helped Kinnick capture its first Far East Tournament individual team title since 2002, and made Gary Wilson a champion in his first season coaching wrestling.

He credited his assistants, mainly Kevin Donegan, for the Red Devils’ success.

“You can’t ask for anything better,” Wilson said.

Kinnick brought 12 wrestlers to Korea, and each scored points.

“People stepping up, finding ways to win, was just outstanding. You talk about a team victory. This was the very epitome of it.”

Kinnick, winner of five of six tournaments it entered this season, scored 73 points to 60 for runner-up Kadena.

Guam High scored 48 points and took third, its best finish in school history. Defending champion Kubasaki placed fourth with 42 points.

Robert D. Edgren captured its first Class A title, outscoring defending champion Osan American 22-18.

“Hopefully, we can continue this next year . . . and the year after, and it’s not just a one-year thing,” said Eagles 168-pounder Cheston Nurial-Dacalio, who placed third.

Kinnick’s Boehler and 115-pounder Triston Barnet needed to beat their opponents twice in the finals of the double-elimination tournament for the title, and 129-pounder Marlowe Gonzales also benefited from the second-chance finals.

Boehler forced the second, disputed bout by beating Barker in a two-period decision. Barnet handed Kadena’s Aaron Avila his only losses of the tournament for the title. Gonzales lost to Guam High’s Michael Tougher in the first final bout before prevailing in the second.

“Tristan, that was a pretty special win for him, freshman versus a senior,” Wilson said. “Matches that we didn’t think we were going to get, we got.”

Kadena’s lone championship came when Harry Bloom, at 158 pounds, matched his older brother Jake with his third straight title. “I’m going to tell him, ‘I filled those footsteps, brother,’ ” Bloom said.

It was one of few bright spots in the finals for Kadena, which finished second for the second straight year.

“We lost some matches I didn’t think we would lose,” Panthers coach Steve Schrock said. “To be beaten by a good team is nothing to be ashamed of. Gary’s a great organizer, he has some great coaching and those kids wanted this very badly.”

Guam High, whose regular season ended in December and which wrestles collegiate folkstyle instead of FILA freestyle, got championships from Rashaan Grady at 180 and Theatrice Eaton at 215. Four of five returning champions, including Boehler and Bloom, repeated their Far East titles. Zama American’s Michael Spencer (168) needed a three-period decision to edge Kinnick’s Nick Gibbons. Osan American’s Michael Gilliam (heavyweight) used a reverse gut wrench to nail Kubasaki’s Jack Miller in 37 seconds. And Bloom used six gut wrenches to put away Seoul American’s Erik Kingsley by superior decision.

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