WINCHESTER, Ky. (WFIE) - Union County has had a headlock on high school wrestling in Kentucky. The Braves have won an incredible 12 state championships, and they were going for lucky number 13 on Saturday in the state finals.
The Union County wrestling squad took care of business and won the program’s 13th state championship, which marks the team’s sixth consecutive state title.
The team’s final team score of 244 points was 28 higher than Ryle, who finished with 216 points. Johnson Central was the next closest team with 189.5 points.
Along the way, the Braves also had three wrestlers win individual state titles. 7th-grader Jordyn Raney finished in first place at 106 pounds. Senior Payne Carr won the championship at 152 pounds, and senior Stephen Little won the title at 182 pounds.
Meanwhile, Ohio County’s Andrew Pottle took home 2nd place at 285 pounds. He was the only other wrestler from the Tri-State area, not from Union County.
The Braves will have a welcome home parade through Morganfield at 3 p.m. CST on Sunday, which will end at the high school with an outdoor celebration.
Below are the final results by weight class and team scores:
106 POUNDS
1st Place - Jordyn Raney of Union County
2nd Place - Breyden Whorton of LaRue County
3rd Place - Miller Brown of Oldham County
4th Place - James Morris of Johnson Central
113 POUNDS
1st Place - Matthew Meyer of St. Xavier
2nd Place - Adam Williams of Johnson Central
3rd Place - Hunter Jenkins of Union County
4th Place - Leland Reeves of Taylor County
120 POUNDS
1st Place - Spencer Moore of Walton-Verona
2nd Place - Trayce Eckman of Union County
3rd Place - Joseph Sander of Ryle
4th Place - Timothy Nichols of Caldwell County
126 POUNDS
1st Place - Cole Thomas of Ryle
2nd Place - George Ferree of Trinity (Louisville)
3rd Place - Braedon Herron of North Hardin
4th Place - Jayden Frazier of Paducah Tilghman
132 POUNDS
1st Place - Isaac Thornton of Walton-Verona
2nd Place - Eli Peyton of Paducah Tilghman
3rd Place - Thomas Hoppes of LaRue County
4th Place - Jonah Bowers of Campbell County
138 POUNDS
1st Place - Devon Herron of North Hardin
2nd Place - Austin Grant-Hall of Christian County
3rd Place - Bryant Beane of Trinity (Louisville)
4th Place - Scotty Vilums of Male
145 POUNDS
1st Place - Zac Cowan of Madison Central
2nd Place - Malachi Rider of Paducah Tilghman
3rd Place - Samuel Grandstaff of Conner
4th Place - Reece Goss of Johnson Central
152 POUNDS
1st Place - Payne Carr of Union County
2nd Place - Carter Messerly of Ryle
3rd Place - Ty Lehman of Trinity (Louisville)
4th Place - Jeffrey Kinley of Madison Central
160 POUNDS
1st Place - Thomas Ketchen-Carter of Campbell County
2nd Place - Cole Nance of Anderson County
3rd Place - Zack McCourt of Johnson Central
4th Place - Quinten Cox of Union County
170 POUNDS
1st Place - Noah Duke of Ryle
2nd Place - Dalton Russelburg of Union County
3rd Place - Lane Kiser of Trinity (Louisville)
4th Place - Dylan Walls of Caldwell County
182 POUNDS
1st Place - Stephen Little of Union County
2nd Place - Everett Marret of St. Xavier
3rd Place - chase price of Johnson Central
4th Place - Jackson Geilear of Woodford County
195 POUNDS
1st Place - Oscar (J.T.) Adams of Christian County
2nd Place - Jerry Simpson of Fairdale
3rd Place - Levid Rodriguez of Johnson Central
4th Place - Dyllan Davis of Anderson County
220 POUNDS
1st Place - Dakota Brooksbank of Simon Kenton
2nd Place - Gabe Savage of Ryle
3rd Place - Darius Moore of Union County
4th Place - Zaine Christian of Ashland Blazer
285 POUNDS
1st Place - Branson Smith of Martin County
2nd Place - Andrew Pottle of Ohio County
3rd Place - TyDarius Kelly of Christian County
4th Place - Ian Hughes of Simon Kenton
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1. Union County -- 244
2. Ryle -- 216
3. Johnson Central -- 189.5
4. Trinity (Louisville) -- 170
5. Paducah Tilghman -- 139
6. Lou. St. Xavier -- 134.5
7. Campbell County -- 113.5
8. Christian County -- 94
9. Walton-Verona -- 92
10. Fairdale -- 83
11. Simon Kenton -- 82
12. LaRue County -- 76
13. Madison Central -- 72.5
14. Martin County -- 66
15. Woodford County -- 64
16. Anderson County -- 61.5
17. North Hardin -- 58.5
18. Caldwell County -- 58
19. Male -- 53.5
20. Bullitt East -- 52
21. McCreary Central -- 51
22. Conner -- 50.0
23. Wayne County -- 48
24. Ashland Blazer -- 46.5
25. Fern Creek -- 45
26. Lafayette -- 44.5
27. Oldham County -- 41
28. Madison Southern -- 33
29. Ohio County -- 30
30. Taylor County -- 25
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