KNOXVILLE — Five of Creston/Orient-Macksburg’s 11 qualifiers survived a rugged Class 2A District Tournament here Saturday and advanced to the Class 2A State Tournament beginning Thursday.

“I don’t know if we’ve been to a tougher district,” said Creston/O-M coach Darrell Frain. “Every weight class was tough.”

The Panthers, ranked fifth in Class 2A, had a tough time outscoring seventh-ranked Albia for the team title, 108.5 to 101. Albia qualified six wrestlers for state. Winterset, with four state qualifiers, was a distant third with 68 points.