CARY - Looking at the scoreboard midway through Saturday's NCHSAA 4-A dual team state championship match, Cary heavyweight Eloheim Palma wasn't sure how the match would turn out.

Through seven bouts, the Imps trailed Matthews Butler 12-10. Though panic hadn't set in, there certainly was an air of concern wafting through the Cary High gymnasium.

But in the space of just more than 90 seconds, Cary flipped the match around, turning that concern into elation. After Kevin Puente's decision at 215 pounds, Palma and Ben Creed earned first-period pins, sparking the Imps on their way to 49-18 win over the Bulldogs and a third straight state title.

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Cary closes out Butler for 3rd state title in a row