Bluffton’s senior wrestler Johnny Cruz finished up his wrestling career in sixth-place at the state meet down in Evansville on Saturday.
In the quarterfinal round, Cruz was edged out 6-5 by decision against Hosia Smith of Indianapolis Cathedral.
In the next round, Cruz pinned Perris Green of Warren Central in 2:01 to head to the fifth-place match. Cruz fell to Brady Beck of Rochester by decision 3-0.
Over the weekend, Cruz eclipsed the 1,000-win mark for his career, and ended 32-4 in his senior campaign.
