The Wildcats finished a very respectable seventh at the sectional wrestling meet held in Winslow on Saturday. Joseph City had just six wrestlers competing in the meet hoping to finish in the top four. They placed individually to earn a trip to the state meet this year. Those six wrestlers collectively scored 56.5 team points at the meet.
St. Johns won the team crown with 254.5. Mogollon followed in second with 244.5, and Page was third with 140.5.
Two Joseph City wrestlers qualified for the Division IV state meet, which will be held Thursday through Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the end of the week.
Jay Miller placed first in the 126-pound weight class, earning 25 team points with his 4-0 match record. Cory McLaws finished as the runner-up in the 113-pound weight class, with a 2-1 record and earned 17.5 team points.
Alex Diaz did not place but still earned 3 team points in the 132-pound class, with a 2-2 record. Charles Gardner went 1-2 in the 157-pound class. Tytan Penrod went 3-2 in the 190-pound class, earning 3.5 team points. Kameron Brooks earned 6 team points, going 2-2 in the 285-pound class.
