Twin brothers Aaron and Trevor Engle were born six minutes apart, which is the exact length of a wrestling match, so it was fated perhaps that the Staley seniors would grow up to embrace the sport.</p><p>&#x201C;I don&#x2019;t think it actually was fate we became wrestlers, but we like to say that,&#x201D; Trevor said.</p><p>As fate would have it, the Engles played a pivotal role for the host Falcons in blunting eventual runner-up Kearney&#x2019;s building momentum Saturday at the Missouri Class 3, District 4 tournament.</p><p>The Bulldogs, who finished second by 25.5 points, had rattled off three straight titles and had closed the gap in the team chase before Aaron Engle, 37-8, fended off Platte County senior David Miller 4-3 in the championship bout at 152 pounds.</p><p>&#x201C;It helped my nerves,&#x201D; his twin, Trevor, said. &#x201C;Sometimes, I find myself more nervous for his matches than mine.&#x201D;</p><p>Of course, Aaron couldn&#x2019;t bear to watch either as Trevor followed with a 1-0 decision in the 160-pound title match against Kearney junior Blain Drescher, which rejuvenated Staley and propelled it to the district championship with 243.5 points.</p><p>&#x201C;We&#x2019;ve put in four hard years, so it&#x2019;s great that we&#x2019;re both finally district champions,&#x201D; Aaron Engle said. &#x201C;I&#x2019;m a little stunned. But at the same time, I&#x2019;m just so happy. The happiness definitely overtook the stunned.&#x201D;</p><p>Freshman Ethan Koan, 41-9, started the finals in style for the Falcons with an 11-0 win against Platte County sophomore Matt Barmann in the 106-pound title bout.</p><p>The Falcons added five more titles, including the two won by the Engles.</p><p>Sophomore Blake Clevinger, 39-12, outlasted Platte County junior Collin Tolliver 3-1 for the crown at 126 and senior Nick Brown, 41-10, edged Sedalia-Smith Cotton&#x2019;s Dakota Proctor 5-3 in the closing seconds with a barrel roll to prevent a takedown and securing his own.</p><p>Finally, despite giving up 70 pounds, junior Trent Hosick, 25-0, gutted out a 1-0 victory against Oak Park senior John Cervantes for the heavyweight title.</p><p>&#x201C;This is the best district in the state and, if you bring a large crew to state from here, you&#x2019;re going to do well at the state tournament,&#x201D; Falcons coach Gary Mayabb said. &#x201C;We&#x2019;ve set things up well, but the difference is Kearney&#x2019;s six up-front guys are going to go score points. We&#x2019;re going to have to do a great job at fighting our way back through the back side, too.&#x201D;</p><p>Kearney snagged five champions, starting with junior Jaret Singh, who edged Warrensburg&#x2019;s Malacai Collins with a takedown in overtime for a 3-1 win in the championship at 113.</p><p>The Bulldogs dominated during the middle weights, claiming consecutive titles at 132, 138 and 145.</p><p>Junior Kevin Kinney, 47-2, started the run with a second-period pin of Staley senior Jeremy Goss. Sophomore Grant Leeth, 51-2, and senior Tanner Minder, 51-3, followed with their own championships, while senior Morgan Fitzgerald, 50-3, later prevailed at 170.</p><p>Oak Park had two champions, who both will head to state undefeated.</p><p>Junior Brad Perkins, 33-0, held on for a 5-4 win against Kearney sophomore Seth Brayfield at 120. Perkins, who missed his entire sophomore season with a shoulder injury, improved to 77-0 in his high school career.</p><p>Meanwhile, Northmen teammate Hashem Omari, 38-0, needed only 1 minute, 10 seconds to pin Warrensburg&#x2019;s Michael Taylor in the title bout at 195.</p><p>Fort Osage senior Dillon Taff was the only wrestler not from Staley, Kearney or Oak Park to strike gold, winning the title at 220 with a 6-2 decision against Falcons sophomore Bailey Sutko.