And then there was one.

After a grueling season of rough and tumble on the mat, senior Mori Hays has earned the right to compete for a title at this weekend’s state wrestling championship in Anchorage.

In a typically subdued fashion, Hays reacted to his state qualifying fourth-place finish at last weekend’s Southeast Region V wrestling tournament by saying, “I’m really happy that I finally made it to state in my senior year. I feel…fulfilled.”