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All Reuben Martins-Thomas has to do to earn his first semistate appearance is defeat Southport freshman Braylon Maynard in his opening match at 190 pounds Saturday at the Perry Meridian Regional.

That would secure the Shelbyville sophomore a top-four regional finish and a spot at the New Castle Semistate. However, the more regional wins Martins-Thomas (17-12) can accumulate Saturday means a higher semistate seed.

More wins won’t come easy, though. A win in his opener sets up a semifinal match against either Perry Meridian’s Seer Godwise (25-4, ranked No. 12) or Warren Central’s Byron Baltzall (23-8).

The other half of the bracket at 190 pounds features No. 3 ranked Michael White (35-0) of Lawrence North, New Palestine’s Eli Oberle (16-10), Roncalli’s Gray Wiley (23-10) and Purdue Poly’s Hernan Justiniano (22-11).

A total of nine Shelby County wrestlers – six from Shelbyville and three from Triton Central – will compete at the Perry Meridian Regional. The goal is the same for all of them – win that first match.

175 pounds

The bracket at 175 pounds features three state-ranked wrestlers and two Shelby County athletes.

Shelbyville senior Andrew Burton (28-14) opens against No. 19 ranked M.J. Morton (28-6) of Roncalli. A win likely sets up a semifinal match against Warren Central’s Waylon Cressell, ranked No. 1 in the state. Cressell (36-2) faces Beech Grove’s Dakota Centers (17-11) in his opener.

Triton Central’s Dayne Bailey (20-7) will battle Southport’s Abel Mejia (22-15) in a quarterfinal match. North Central’s Jaylin Hill (36-2), ranked No. 9, takes on New Palestine’s Isaiah Hames (14-7) in the final quarterfinal of the bracket.

165 pounds

Shelbyville junior Julian Eads has amassed 40 wins this season but needs one more against Lawrence North’s Jericho Jackson (31-5) to get to New Castle. To win the regional, Eads (40-7) will have to go through No. 11 Mason Thompson (27-6) of Greenfield-Central and No. 20 James Dozier (24-9) of Roncalli.

157 pounds

Shelbyville junior Brady Bryant (35-6) has the most wins in the 157-pound bracket – four more than the only state-ranked wrestler, No. 4 Christian Arberry (31-3) of Warren Central, who is in the other half of the bracket.

Bryant opens against Roncalli’s Andrew McHugh (22-9). The winner meets either Greenfield-Central’s Aiden Briles (21-11) or Southport’s Aganze Mulumeoderwa (28-14) for a spot in the regional championship match.

Triton Central wrestling poses for a photo while at the Purdue Polytechnic Sectional on Feb. 1.

150 pounds

To get to the championship at 150 pounds, Triton Central’s Braxton Zimmerman (20-9) must go through No. 16 Jessie Franklin (36-1) of North Central to potentially get to either Warren Central’s Aaron Durham (19-8), ranked No. 20, or Lawrence North’s Erick Grady (23-10).

Purdue Poly’s Silas Foster (32-4), ranked No. 2, is in the other half of the bracket.

144 pounds

A pair of top-five wrestlers highlight the 144-pound bracket that includes Shelbyville junior Jaylen Eads (35-6). He will open the regional against No. 16 Alex Plahitko (27-5) of Roncalli.

New Palestine’s Bryce Doss (26-1), ranked No. 3, likely will be waiting for the winner.

The other half of the bracket should be dominated by No. 5 Moses Stevenson (25-3) of Franklin Central.

138 pounds

Triton Central’s Conner Phipps must defeat Lawrence North’s Steven Hunter (30-6) to get his semistate slot at 138 pounds.

Warren Central’s Terry Easley (27-5) is in the same half of the bracket with Phipps. New Palestine’s Gunner Butt (28-2), ranked No. 4, is in the other half of the bracket.

126 pounds

For Shelbyville sophomore Tripp Garner (30-6) to win a regional title at 126 pounds, he will have to defeat a trio of state-ranked wrestlers including his first opponent, No. 14 Gavyn Kemp (29-4) of Roncalli.

Franklin Central’s Richard Rogers (32-8), ranked No. 18, is the likely semifinal opponent while No. 9 Eli Broady (28-3) of Mt. Vernon is favored to move through the top half of the bracket.

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Posted Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:13 pm

We are about halfway through the 114th Legislative Session and should be finished toward the middle or end of April!My bills are moving through the Committee system and toward the House floor. In the past few weeks, we have been working hard and late with many meetings in my office. I have been rushing between meetings to committees I sit on or to present my bills in a different committee.Last week, two large groups from Bedford County came up for a visit to the Capitol. TheBedford County Leadership group, about 50 folks, came up for their day on the Hill. Theywatched a few committees, visited the Capitol, and had a mock session on the House floor!And then, on Thursday, Thomas School’s 3rd-grade class and some of their parents visited theCapitol and spent their day in downtown Nashville. They brought about 60 students, 30teachers, and parents . I was glad to visit with them outside the House Chamber and on their tour of the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol.On Wednesday, the Tennessee Bankers Association hosted a reception in which I met withFirst Community Bank of Shelbyville and its board. Our Shelbyville Mayor, Randy Caroll, andcity manager, Scott Collins, stopped by for a quick visit while they were here for theMunicipalities Day on the Hill.I had the pleasure of attending the Shelbyville Library on Friday last week. A large crowd with many children attended, and Atmos Energy presented the library with a very nice $7,500 contribution. The library is alive and active and offers many great services and activities to our citizens.I had the Bedford and Lincoln County 4 H students stop by my office for a visit, and they gave me a very nice gift for supporting their efforts in Tennessee. Also, I had a group of Girl Scouts from Shelbyville stopped by to tell me what they are doing in their meetings and how much they love scouting.During our last Transportation Committee, the TN Railroad Association presented someinteresting facts I’d like to share. Railroads have 140,000 miles of tracts in the U.S. and 2,643 miles in Tennessee alone! The railroads employ 2,917 people in the state. It would take 10.6 million trucks to handle what the railroads moved in 2022. Federal rules also require trains to sound their horns at all public crossings.I have some more interesting legislation I would like to let everyone know about that we have to make its way through the House:

House Bill 473 would require law enforcement to collect a biological specimen for DNA analysis from individuals arrested for felony offenses. DNA, like fingerprints and photographs, can uniquely identify individuals involved in crimes.House Bill 932, which would require local school boards and charter schools to implementpolicies banning the use of personal communication devices during instructional time, wasapproved by the General Assembly this week. Several School systems across the state haveimplemented similar personal device policies and have seen tremendous benefits while notlimiting important communication to parents.House Bill 328 will expand Tennessee State Park discounts to honorably discharged veterans who are residents of Tennessee to be equal to discounts offered to state employees.I’m honored to serve as your state representative! Please call or email me if I can ever help.615-741-6824, rep.pat.marsh@capitol.tn.gov. You are also welcome to come to the Capitol and stop by my office at 610 in the Cordell Hull building.