Twenty-three boys teams competed in the 53rd annual Joseph City Invitational over last weekend. Arizona Lutheran Academy took boys team title with 287 points. Northwest Christian was second with 255.5. Camp Verde placed 3rd with 251.5, and Holbrook finished 4th with 249. Joseph City finished 19th with 80 team points.
Individually Tytan Penrod had the best finish placing first in the 190-pound weight class with a 7-0 record including a 10-4 decision over Darian Begaye from Tuba City in the championship match.
Jay Miller went 6-2 in the 126-pound weight class and finished third. Charles Gardner was 4-3 in the 157-pound class and finished sixth. Alex Diaz went 2-2 and placed 12th in the 138-pound class. Kameron Brooks went 2-2 in the 285-pound class but did not place.
In the girls division, twenty-four teams competed. Snowflake easily outdistanced the others winning the team crown with 350.5 team points. Chino Valley placed second with 226, followed by Winslow in third with 205.5. Holbrook finished sixth with 152.5, and Joseph City placed 21st with 26 team points.
For the Wildcats, Baylee Petersen had the highest individual finish placing fifth in the 120-pound weight class with a 4-2 record. Brooklyn Petersen placed eighth in the 132-pound class with a record of 4-3. Lena Haddox finished ninth in the 152-pound class with a 3-4 overall record. Brooklyn Valdez placed 14th in the 100-pound weight class with a 2-3 record.
