District 4-1A Wrestling Championship: A Pleasant Second-Place Finish

While host Clay rolls to team championship, Palatka finally outlasts Baker County, sends 7 to region meet

  • Palatka’s Mikade Harvey looks up after pinning Union County’s Ian Halfacre in the District 4-1A 132-pound semifinal in 1:52. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Mikade Harvey looks up after pinning Union County’s Ian Halfacre in the District 4-1A 132-pound semifinal in 1:52. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Brandon Lewis gets congratulations from his father, assistant coach Richie Lewis, and girlfriend Kaitlyn Sanders after pinning Union County’s Rodney Barnett in 1:02 in the 138-pound semifinal match. At right is Palatka head coach Josh White. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Brandon Lewis gets congratulations from his father, assistant coach Richie Lewis, and girlfriend Kaitlyn Sanders after pinning Union County’s Rodney Barnett in 1:02 in the 138-pound semifinal match. At right is Palatka head coach Josh White. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
  • Region 1-1A qualifiers (from left) Mikade Harvey, Gatlin Carreras, Johnson Session, Brandon Lewis, Ishmael Foster, Alexander McCrystal and Demaris Carr pose with the District 4-1A second-place trophy. (COREY DAVIS / Palatka Daily News)
    Region 1-1A qualifiers (from left) Mikade Harvey, Gatlin Carreras, Johnson Session, Brandon Lewis, Ishmael Foster, Alexander McCrystal and Demaris Carr pose with the District 4-1A second-place trophy. (COREY DAVIS / Palatka Daily News)
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Palatka Junior-Senior High School’s wrestling team finally did something it wasn’t able to do during the regular season: Beat Baker County. While the host Clay High team ran…

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