By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
Junction City had eight wrestlers compete on day two of the state wrestling tournament at Hartman Arena Friday.
For the girls, Charly Goodwin (wrestling at 110 pounds) and Juliana Villanueva (wrestling at 115 pounds) both competed in the semi-finals in their respective brackets. Goodwin lost in the semi-finals, while Villanueva won her match and will wrestle for a state title on Saturday. Goodwin will continue battling on the consolation side of the bracket in hopes of being a state qualifier.
Victoria Perez (wrestling at 190 pounds) was on the consolation side of the bracket and eliminated on Friday afternoon.
On the boys side, five Blue Jay wrestlers competed on day two. After the second day of wrestling, only two boys wrestlers are still competing. The two wrestlers still alive are Griffin Bohanan (wrestling at 175 pounds), and Chris Coy (wrestling at 215 pounds).
Jaime Villanueva (wrestling at 138 pounds), Josh Brookeshire (wrestling at 157 pounds), and Cooper Bogenhagen (wrestling at 165 pounds) were all eliminated on Friday.
The final day of state wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The 6A state wrestling tournament is in Park City at Hartman Arena.