Effingham’s John Perry placed third in the 145-pound weight class Saturday at the Robinson Regional.

Perry, who went 5-1 overall, will now compete in the Vandalia Sectional.

He opened the regional with a pin in 44 seconds over King (Carmi). After dropping an 11-4 decision to Hermann (Robinson), he then won four straight matches to get third place. He pinned Rohdemann (Shelbyville) in 2:41 and Hiett (Fairfield) in 1:08, and finished with a 10-3 decision over Jones (Monticello) and a 9-2 win over Warner (Cumberland).

The other wrestler to place was Wyatt Sparks, who went 2-2 and finished fourth in the 170-pound class. Each of his four matches was decided by pin.

Marcus Hites, at 285 pounds, went 3-2 overall. All of his matches were determined by pin as well.

In addition, Zach Worman went 1-2 at 182 pounds; Erika White 0-2 at 120; Colin Marschewski 0-2 at 138; Zac Slifer 0-2 at 152; and Edgar Castillo 0-2 at 160.