Twenty wrestlers from the Jefferson County Activities Association will compete at the 88th Missouri State High School Activities Association Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
Seven of the nine JCAA grapplers who vied for championships Saturday at the Class 3 District 1 tournament in Farmington came home in first place.
Pacific had seven wrestlers in the finals, including the first five weight classes (106-132), and won the team title with 191 points. Windsor sent the most wrestlers (six) to state among county teams and was second with 139 points. Hillsboro (fourth, 117.5 points), Festus (sixth, 93) and De Soto (seventh, 89.5) rounded out the team scores from the JCAA.
County wrestlers from Class 3 District 1 to reach state (by team) are: De Soto -- Devin Francis (126), Connor Zimmermann (132), Logan Zimmermann (160), Lucas Watson (170) and Landon Porter (heavyweight); Festus -- Dillon French (106), Zack Naucke (113), Luke Shaver (145) and Cole Bennett (152); Hillsboro -- James Short (120), Nick Short (126), Dylan Owens (132), Jordan Sanders (145) and Joe Becker (heavyweight); Windsor -- Andrew Kinder (120), Grant Pauli (145), Jacob Warren (152), Chris Butts (160), Connor Richey (170) and Ryan Yarnell (182).
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