Colonels take 3rd at Region 1 Wrestling Meet

The Christian County High School wrestling team took third place in the Region 1 Meet over the weekend at Henderson County High School.

The Colonels were led by Treshawn Crenshaw, who finished runner-up in the heavyweight division and qualified for this weekend’s state meet in Lexington.

Crenshaw won his first two matches (21-8 over Henderson’s Kayden Lambert and 6-2 over Paducah Tilghman’s Elias McPike) before falling to Union County’s Austin Cummings in the final, 3-0.

The Colonels’ Dane Miller and Deacon Harrison both finished third in the 144 and 157-pound divisions respectively and earned state bids.

Miller, the defending region champion at 144 pounds, defeated Hopkinsville’s Garrison Meacham 3-0 in the opening round before he fell to Paducah’s Jaylin Bellamy 10-3. Miller bounced back to claim a 7-1 win over Apollo’s Brayden Mattingly and then beat Trigg County’s Cooper Adams in the third-place match.

Harrison went 4-1 on the day with his only loss coming to Owensboro Catholic’s Thomas Brauer.

DeAsian Harris also took third place in the 190-pound division and will move on to the state round.

Paul Abren (150) and Brodie Smith (175) also earned state tournament nods with fourth-place finishes.

Other Colonels who placed, but did not earn a state title bid included Anthony Velasco (5th at 113), Braylan Patla (5th at 132), Malachi Harris (6th at 106), Nathan Harrison (6th at 126) and Cayden Hayden (6th at 215).

Union County won the team title with 335 points, followed by Paducah Tilghman (252). Christian County had 158, and Fort Campbell was fourth with 103. Henderson County rounded the top five with 101 points.

Photos by Peyton Biaquis