BOYS WEIGHTLIFTING: Suwannee leads area with 19 state qualifiers, Columbia has 4

Suwannee’s Chris Gonzalez performs the clean and jerk during the Region 2-1A meet on Friday. Gonzalez won regional titles in the traditional and Olympic in the 119 weight class to qualify for state in both events. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)
Suwannee’s Chris Gonzalez performs the clean and jerk during the Region 2-1A meet on Friday. Gonzalez won regional titles in the traditional and Olympic in the 119 weight class to qualify for state in both events. (PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter)

LIVE OAK — Qualifying nearly its entire team — with most also seeded to score points — Suwannee is in a good spot heading into Saturday’s Class 1A state meet.

Still, the Bulldogs — and the rest of the …