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February 15, 2013

Blanton advances to state quarterfinals

By George Bremer The Herald Bulletin The Herald Bulletin Fri Feb 15, 2013, 11:37 PM EST

ANDERSON, Ind. — Alexandria’s Luke Blanton continued his red-hot postseason run Friday night with his fourth pin in his past five matches to open competition at the state finals.

The Tigers’ senior star pinned Castle sophomore Patrick Schnell (29-12) in 3 minutes, 43 seconds to win on opening night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the third consecutive year.

Blanton (49-0), ranked No. 2 in the state at 138 pounds, will wrestle Culver Academies senior Anthony McHugh (44-4) in today’s quarterfinals.

Fifth-ranked McHugh pinned New Haven senior Reese Sieger in 1:49.

Quarterfinal matches begin at 9 a.m. The consolation finals are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and the state championship matches are slated to start at 7:30 p.m.

Admission to each session is $8.

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