Wasilla's Tyler Adams, Abe Fox, Colony's Ty Farber win state wrestling titles

ANCHORAGE - A pair of Wasilla seniors are now two-time state champions.

Wasilla's Tyler Adams and Abe Fox each won an individual state title for the second consecutive year during the final round of the ASAA/First National Bank 4A State Wrestling Championships at Bartlett High School on Saturday.

Colony senior Ty Farber won his first state title, beating Service's Derrick Zorea 15-9 in the 220-pound final.

In a thrilling match, Adams scored points during the final seconds of regulation to edge Soldotna senior Auston Tennis 9-7 in the 145-pound final. The match, the only contest in the final round that featured two defending state champions, was tied at 7 late. Tennis nearly turned Adams as the seconds ticked off the clock, but Adams was able to score a pair of near-fall points just before time expired.

Fox earned his second straight crown by beating Kodiak's Francis Llorente 3-2 in the 120-pound final.

In other action, Colony's Simon Root finished second at 160 after a 5-2 loss to Service's Daniel Murakami.

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