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Franklin County High School wrestler SI Marin competed in the Section 2AA individual tournament Saturday at The Howard School.

The top four finishers in each weight class earned berths to the Class AA boys state wrestling tournament with the sophomore Marin falling short of this mark in the 182-pound division.

Marin began the day with a quarterfinal matchup against the top seed from Region 3AA, Bradley Central’s Knox Watson.

Watson got out to a big lead early with two takedowns and a three-point nearfall putting Marin in a 7-1 hole after the first round. Watson added another eight points in the second round to take a commanding 15-1 lead.

The match would end with about 1:43 remaining in the third round as Watson scored a reversal to give Marin the loss via a 17-1 technical fall.

Marin’s next match came in the consolation semifinals against Cleveland’s Dylan Harrold with a spot in the state tournament on the line.

Harrold picked up four early points with a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the first round while Marin recorded one point on an escape.

Harrold expanded his lead with an escape, a takedown and a three-point nearfall in the second round to put Marin behind by a score of 10-1.

Marin added one more point to his tally with an escape in the third round, but Harrold continued to pull away with two more takedown and a two-point nearfall to give Marin a loss via a 16-2 major decision to end his tournament run.

The Section 2AA tournament marked the end of the season for the FCHS boys wrestling team.