A total of 24 local varsity wrestlers will compete this weekend in the AHSAA state tournament at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville.  Matches will begin Friday morning, with the medal brackets concluding Saturday afternoon.

Grapplers from Ashville, Springville, Moody, Leeds, St. Clair County, and Pell City high schools qualified for the state tournament during sectional tournaments in Birmingham and Montgomery last week.  

Following is a list of the local state qualifiers.

North Sectional

Class 1A-4A

Braxton Bice, Ashville, third place, 120 lb.

Kenny Brady, Ashville, fourth place, 160 lbs.

David Palmer, Ashville, fourth place, 195 lbs.

Blake Williams, Ashville, second place, 220 lbs.

Class 6A

Nathan Pender, Pell City, eighth place, 120 lbs.

Robert Lowery, Pell City, fifth place, 132 lbs.

Will Harmon, Pell City, seventh place, 170 lbs.

Hunter Stanford, Pell City, 285 lbs.

South Sectional

Class 1A-4A

Bryer Stewart, St. Clair, third place, 106 lbs.

Steven Lindsey, St. Clair, first place, 120 lbs.

Dawson Anderson, Leeds, third place, 120 lbs.

Zack Clough, St. Clair, second place, 126 lbs.

Christian Simmons, Leeds, second place, 132 lbs.

Toren Pollard, Leeds, second place, 138 lbs.

Marcus Sharit, St. Clair, fourth place, 152 lbs.

Christian Lane Burtram, St. Clair, second place, 170 lbs.

Tre Nation, St. Clair, second place, 220 lbs.

Robert Armstrong, St. Clair, first place, 285 lbs.

Class 5A

Westley Stone, Moody, third place, 106 lbs.

Jared Monday, Moody, first place, 132 lbs.

Alex Jackson, Springville, third place, 145 lbs.

Tyler Glass, Moody, second place, 152 lbs.

Trey Kinney, Moody, second place, 285 lbs.