Alexus Johns and Addison Paden were victorious for the first time at their home tournament.

The Mexico girls’ state runner-up Johns hadn’t taken first at the Brick City Classic yet before Monday on Martin Luther King Day with her first place at 235 pounds. The senior Addison Paden finished first at 140 Extra in her first year as a wrestler and on Senior Night for the program.

Johns won by pinfall three times and then by technical fall for the championship, and Paden won three of her five matches by pinfall and her other two by a 12-1 major decision and a 5-3 decision over Waynesville’s Lilianna Lockhart in her second to last match of the day.

Ericka Pech was the other Lady Bulldog to medal by finishing third at 140 Extra, winning by pinfall twice and technical fall once. She was pinned by Paden in the first round and lost 3-1 to Lockhart in her final match of the day. Pech finished third Saturday at the Chillicothe Tournament after going 2-2 with a pinfall and a 12-7 decision over Boonville’s Aesa Fjell.

Senior Sherlyn Mena was fourth at 125 Extra after going 2-3 with two pinfalls and was honored for Senior Night along with Paden and Matty Tolbert.

Abby Bowen was fifth at 135 after going 4-1 with three pinfalls and a 12-8 decision over Rolla’s Kylie Hawkins. 

Centralia girls come out of Brick City Classic with medalists

The Centralia girls came to Mexico for hardware on Monday.

On Martin Luther King Day for the Brick City Classic in Mexico, eight Lady Panthers finished in the top three to medal. Ava Ward at 135 pounds and Jayci Shelton at 170 pounds each won their respective brackets.

Ward had five pinfalls, and Shelton had three pinfalls and a medical forfeit victory to each stay undefeated during the day.

Ana Bruce finished second at 120 B after picking up four pinfalls after starting the day with being pinned. Alyssa Bodine was second at 125 Extra after four pinfalls but then being pinned in the championship match by Waynesville’s Kamden Raines.

Madie Shelton was third at 140 after going 2-1 with two pinfall wins, Jaylyn Woods was third at 110 after finishing 2-2 with two pinfalls, Audrianna Trujillo was third at 115 after going 3-2 with a 9-5 decision over Highland’s Alicia Eaton to end her day, and Karli Andersen was third at 130 B after going 2-2 with two pinfalls.

North Callaway’s Endres finishes sixth at Brick City Classic

North Callaway’s Elka Endres was sixth at the 135-pound weight class at Saturday’s Brick City Classic in Mexico.

Endres was 2-3, including a pinfall over North Point’s Hayley Tillman to start her day.