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Wayne County Mat Cardinals win the Region


The Wayne County Wrestling Team traveled to Paintsville on Saturday,

February 19 to compete in the Regional Tournament. The Region Eight

Tournament was held at Johnson Central High School.

The region consisted of 11 teams County, Onedia Baptist, Sheldon Clark, Johnson Central, Lawrence County,

Ashland, Perry County Central, Pike County Central and Prestonburg.

Region Eight is the largest wrestling region in the state going from

Ashland to Monticello.

The Mat Cardinals won the regional tournament Saturday when they

advanced nine wrestlers to the regional finals. They had five regional

champions and 11 medal winners overall.

The following is a list of team scorers and individual winners for the

Mat Cardinals.

Team Scores<

Region 8 Wrestling

1. Wayne County, 237

2. Sheldon Clark, 193.5

3. Johnson Central, 163.5

4. McCreary Central, 142.5

5. Ashland, 114.5

6. Lawrence County, 80.5

7. Perry County Central, 76.5

8. Whitley County, 58.0

9. Pike County Central, 39.50

10. Prestonburg, 9.0

11. Onedia Baptist, 0



Individual winners include:

103 lb., Travis Sullivan, first place

112 lb., Cody Vinsant, second place

119 lb., Billy Floyd, fifth place

125 lb., Bryan Daniels, second place

130 lb., Joey Sanders, first place

135 lb., James Kilburn, third place

140 lb., Justin McClellan, first place

145 lb., Tim Winchester, second place

152 lb., Kasey Kennedy, fourth place

160 lb., Paul Davis, first place

171 lb., Coty Sloan, sixth place

215 lb., Eric Mink, first place

275 lb., David Maddox, second place

The Mat Cardinals will be back in action on Thursday, February 24 at

Frankfort.

The state tournament will start on Thursday and run through Saturday

with the finals scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Mat Cards will advance 11 wrestlers to state. Starting time on

Thursday will be 11 a.m. at the Frankfort Civic Center.



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