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Watching over East Leyden

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Watching over East Leyden

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Two Leyden Wrestlers Moving On To Sectionals

Seniors Javier Rhodes (weight class 285) and Tyler Jones (weight class 145) advanced to the IHSA sectional tournament which will take place on Friday and Saturday.

The sectional meet, which will take place at Maine East High School, will be broadcast online on High School Cube.

Rhodes came away as the regional champion, while Jones was the runner up at last weekend’s regional tournament at York Community High School.

At the regional Jones and Rhodes pushed through their semifinals matches and were the only two Eagles to move onto the finals. Jones fell short, but Rhoades won his finals match and was crowned regional champion.

In order to advance to the state tournament Jones and Rhodes will need to place in the top 4 at sectionals.

The main competition at sectionals is powerhouse Oak Park River Forest who is bringing 13 out of their 14 wrestlers into the tournament and 11 regional champs.

The Maine East Sectional begins on Friday at 5:30 pm and continues Saturday starting at 10:00 am and can be found on High School Cube at:  http://www.highschoolcube.com/event/maine-east-sectional-championships-high-school-wre-305274

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Tyler Jones, Sports Editor & Social Media Manager
My name is Tyler Jones and I'm a senior here at East Leyden. I am also a part of the EIV Journalism class. I am on the varsity wresting team and a editor here on The Talon. My interest in this site revolves mainly around sports and covering sport events here at Leyden. My plans after high school include going away to college and studying criminal law.

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    Eric OteroFeb 22, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Javi is a great wrestler. Im glad to see he made it to state

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    Mehdin BilalicFeb 19, 2013 at 7:44 am

    Javier Rhoades is an amazing wrestler!! I know he can win the state!! lets go Javier!!!

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    Danny CuevasFeb 13, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Javier Rhoades is a beast! He has definitely deserved this chance to qualify for state! I think he’s going to win State!! Lets go Jav! L’s!