QND's Darnell to chase state podium through wrestlebacks, while Illini West's Watkins, Pittsfield's Cook do the same - Muddy River Sports

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QND's Darnell to chase state podium through wrestlebacks, while Illini West's Watkins, Pittsfield's Cook do the same - Muddy River Sports

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The luck of the draw wasn’t on Ryan Darnell’s side.A runner-up in the Class 1A Clinton Sectional, the Quincy Notre Dame senior wrestler drew a spot at the top of the 215-pound bracket at the Illinois state wrestling championships, which began Thursday at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus.It meant a quarterfinal matchup with top-seeded Drake Champlin of East Alton/Wood River, who boasted a 40-1 record en…