Seven advance

SHS has 7 move on to state; team places fourth

FARMINGTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs wrestling team will be well represented at the state wrestling tournament this weekend after seven grapplers qualified for the Class 3 tournament.

Sikeston finished fourth as a team, compiling 112.5 points. The Bulldogs had four of their five senior wrestlers qualify for the state tournament.

Senior Blake Angle had Sikeston's best finish, placing second in the 120-pound division. Jacob Stinnett (132), Kenton Robinson (138), Nick Nichols (182) and Clayton Driskill (220) all placed third while Clay Porter (160) and Ben Walker (285) were fourth.

The Class 3 State Tournament will begin on Thursday at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia and conclude on Saturday.

Team scores

1. Farmington - 266.5

2. Hillsboro - 167.5

3. Rockwood Summitt - 161.5

4. Sikeston - 112.5

5. Washington - 104

6. Pacific - 93.5

7. Union - 71

8. North County -59

9. Webster Groves - 52

10. Poplar Bluff - 39

11. Cape Central - 29

12. St. Mary's - 23

13. Gateway Tech - 22

Individual results

120 - Blake Angle - 2nd

132 - Jacob Stinnett - 3rd

138 - Kenton Robinson - 3rd

160 - Clay Porter - 4th

182 - Nick Nichols - 3rd

220 - Clayton Driskill - 3rd

285 - Ben Walker - 4th