DES MOINES — Coach Pat Hogan of Union, LaPorte City had a simple instruction for 170-pound wrestler Christian Gray in the last bout Wednesday against Creston/O-M for fifth place in the State Dual Team Tournament.

“Whatever you do Christian, you can’t go to your back!” Hogan shouted as Gray went to meet Panther junior Adam Baker.

Moments earlier, Panther fifth-ranked Trevor Frain, whose bout was stopped several times for blood timeouts after biting his tongue, was seemingly riding out an 8-5 victory over Cole Reiter, a non-state qualifier with a 24-12 record, including two losses earlier in the day.