On February 4^th, the Griffith wrestling team went to Regionals at Hobart High School. The wrestlers that participated were Zach Kenny, Nicholas Grahovac, Landon Westenfeld, Connor Cervantes, and Ryan Rose. The only Semi-State qualifiers are Kenny, Cervantes, and Westenfeld. Kenny placed 3^rd at the 113 lb weight class, Westenfeld placed 4^th at the 132 lb weight class, and Connor Cervantes placed 1^st at the 182 lb weight class. Each one of them wrestled 3 matches.

Kenny’s first match was against Marion McClain of Merrillville High School. He defeated him by a pin in 3 minutes and 19 seconds. His next opponent was E’Shawn Tolbert of Portage High School. Kenny was pinned by Tolbert in 4 minutes and 58 seconds. For his 3^rd place match was against Andrew Williams of Calumet High School. Kenny defeated Williams 5-4 in overtime puting his overall record 19-6. His first match in Semi-State against Joshua Kite of Mishawaka High School.

Westenfeld’s first match was against Brady Rocket-King from Gary Westside. He won by decision 7-0. His Second match was against David Maldonado of Merrillville High School. Westenfeld was defeated by pin in 1 minute and 45 seconds. His 3^rd place match was against Robert Frazier. Westenfeld was defeated by Major Decision 12-4, putting his record at 26-10. His first Semi-State match is against Eleazar Walker of Mishawaka High School.

Lastly, Cervantes faced Kyle Denecke of Whiting High School. He defeated him in 1 minute and 29 seconds. His second match was against Joshua Hubbard of Highland High School. He defeated him in 2 minutes and 53 seconds. His first place match was against Ethan Risner of Portage High School. Cervantes pinned him in 3 minutes and 13 seconds and keeps his undefeated record being 38-0. His first opponent in Semi-State match is against Elijah Brown of Lafayette Jefferson High School.

Good luck to our Griffith wrestlers as they go to Semi-State at East Chicago Central High School on February 12^th!