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FLORIDA'S ASHTON HUGHES FLIES HIGH AT NO. 1 AFTER FEBRUARY SURGE AND AHEAD OF FINALS IN FORT WORTH

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With a few short weeks to go before the 35th Annual Cinch USTRC National Finals kicks off in Fort Worth on April 21, Wildwood, Florida’s Ashton Hughes hit big in February to take the lead in the Resistol Jr. heading standings.

At last reporting, Hughes was already on an upward trajectory, and the 16-year-old switchender kept the momentum going when he entered up at the Feb. 9-11 Muddy River Super Qualifier, produced in Memphis, Tennesse, by

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