6 county wrestlers advance to semistate

While Wabash County didn’t claim a regional champion this season, Manchester placed four wrestlers and two Wabash wrestlers earned two spots at semi-state after their performances at the IHSAA Peru Regional Saturday, Feb. 4.

Manchester’s Rex Moore (106 pounds), Jordan Owens (120), Zach France (170), and Preston Duffy (195), along with Wabash’s Carter Booth (132) and Elias Cressell (220), will all compete for spots at the State Finals this weekend.

Manchester

Moore (21-4 record) was the first to advance to regional with a second-place finish.

He started the day with a pin against Oak Hill’s Mauricio Perez in 2:45.

Moore advanced to the championship match with a win by fall over Benton Kanable from Western in 3:28.

In the championship match, Rochester’s Layne Horn stayed undefeated on the season at 36-0 with a win my major decision, 12-0.

Jordan Owens (20-5) won his opening match of the regional with a pin of Colin Tarlton of

Oak Hill in 5:22 before losing to 26-1 Tanner Tishner from Western in 55 seconds.

Owens beat Brayden Gibson of Peru by fall in 1:35 to place third.

Zach France (296) defeated Cole Stitt from MadisonGrant by pin in 1:47. He lost his semifinal match by fall to Jaquan East from Kokomo then fell to Rochester’s Colin Wieand in sudden victory-1, 5-

3. Preston Duffy (2610) won his first match, 6-1, over Marion’s Kalique Malone to earn a spot at semi-state.

He lost to Kokomo’s Chad