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2009 NC High School Basketball Championship Summary

Dudley battles NE Guilford in 2009 basketball playoffs from videographer Roland Waddell’s LocalReplay website.

NCHSAA NC HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK

EAST vs. WEST: The Western representative took six of the eight championship games, with only Dudley in the 3-A women and Northern Guilford in the 3-A men winning out of the East.

DOMINATION CONTINUES: the victory by Bishop McGuinness over East Bladen by 64-33 in the state 1-A women’s final at Reynolds Coliseum continued a solid trend for the Western champ in that classification. The West has now won 22 of the last 24 titles in the 1-A classification for women. The only Eastern teams to break through during this time were Union in 1998 and Lakewood in 1994. It was also the fourth consecutive title for Bishop McGuinness in the women’s championships. The longest string of state titles in that department is owned by Hayesville, which won six under coach Darryl McClure from 1988 through ‘93.

GREAT COMEBACK: Mount Tabor threatened to blow the NCHSAA 4-A championship game wide open early as the Spartans scored the first seven points of the game and raced 25-8 lead after one quarter over Terry Sanford. But the Bulldogs battled back and got to within three points with 33 seconds remaining before falling 60-55. Terry Sanford’s defense was a key, limiting Mount Tabor to 20 percent shooting in the second half after the Spartans fired away at a 52% clip in the opening 16 minutes. C.J. Harris of Mount Tabor was the Wendy’s Championship MVP, scoring 20 points, including 12 of 14 from the foul line.

GOING FOR TWO: Forestview, in its 10th year of existence, was going for a fairly rare double on Saturday as the Jaguars had both their women’s and men’s teams in the championship game. Forestview fell to Dudley in the women’s final in a taut 60-58 battle that featured 17 ties and 14 lead changes and no more than six points ever separated the two. Northern Guilford beat Forestview in the 3-A men’s final, 66-54. In the history of NCHSAA postseason play, there have been nine schools that have won a women’s and men’s state title in the same year, the most recent being Thomasville in 2005. Dudley had several stellar performances in the 3-A women¹s final, led by Wendy’s MVP Helen Terry with 16 points, five assists and five steals. Desiree Drayton hauled down 18 rebounds, one of the 15 best rebounding games in the last 24 years of the women¹s finals, and Breonna Patterson led the Panther scoring with 23 points, including three three-pointers.

BIG POINT TOTAL: Aaron Toomey scored 35 points for Bishop McGuinness as the Villains defeated Weldon 72-56 to earn its first NCHSAA men’s 1-A basketball championship. It was the sixth highest point total in the finals by a men’s player since 1986, and the best in a men¹s championship since Michael Joiner poured in 36 for Fayetteville Seventy-First in the 2000 4-A game against Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds. Toomey hit 19 of 21 foul shots en route to his 35 points.

POWER CONFERENCE: that is a term that has been bandied about a lot as the NCAA brackets were established, but it is a term that could be used to describe the Central Carolina 2-A Conference when it comes to NCHSAA women’s basketball. Salisbury from the CCC earned the league its second consecutive state crown, third in the last six years and ninth title in the last 15 seasons. Salisbury defeated Graham 56-41 as Wendy’s MVP Shanequa (Bubbles) Phifer scored 15 points for Salisbury. The Hornets had to defeat league rival and previously unbeaten East Davidson, the defending state champs and CCC regular-season and tournament champs, in the Western Regional to advance to the state championship game.

A FIRST: Northern Guilford earned its first team title in any NCHSAA sport in its second year of existence as the Nighthawks beat Forestview for the 3-A crown. Chris McCain scored 25 points en route to earning the Wendy’s MVP, hitting 10 of 12 shots from the field. Northern shot 57.1 percent from the floor in the second half. Northern is in its second year of existence and there are no seniors at the school so the team should be very strong next year.

BLEW OPEN A CLOSE ONE: The Lions of West Charlotte blew open a close game in the final period of the 4-A women’s championship battle with Hillside. The game was tied at 50-50 with 7:23 to play and it was 62-59 West Charlotte with 3:36 remaining before the Lions outscored Hillside 16-1 in the final three and half minutes. Christal Caldwell of West Charlotte earned the Wendy’s MVP with 19 points, 12 rebounds and three steals while Asia Williams of Hillside led all scorers with 20 points.

FOOTBALL POWER: Shelby has been known as an outstanding football school but now the Golden Lions have added a basketball state title as the Golden Lions overcame Pittsboro Northwood 62-50 in the 2-A men’s championship. Coach Aubrey Hollifield guided Shelby to the state title but also coaches on the football staff. Eric Mayo led Shelby with 15 points and earned the Wendy’s MVP while Nick Stamp added 15. Jake Houck paced Northwood with 15 points while Terrance Hackney had 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

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2009 NC High School Basketball Championships

Photo: NC high school basketball, on photographer Ken Charnock’s LocalReplay website

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s high school basketball playoffs on March 14th with the state basketball championships.

NCHSAA NC HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE–SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009

CLASS AAAA men – 7:30 p.m. - Dean Smith
TERRY SANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BULLDOGS (28-3) VS. MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL SPARTANS (30-1)

CLASS AAAA women – 5 p.m. - Dean Smith
HILLSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HORNETS (26-5) VS. WEST CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL LIONS (27-3)

CLASS AAA men—7:30 p.m. - Reynold’s
NORTHERN GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL NIGHTHAWKS (29-3) VS. FORESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL JAGUARS (25-6)

CLASS AAA women – 5 p.m. - Reynold’s
DUDLEY HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS (29-3) VS. FORESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL JAGUARS (27-4)

CLASS AA men– 2:30 p.m. - Dean Smith
NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL CHARGERS (20-5) VS. SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL GOLDEN LIONS (28-2)

CLASS AA women–noon - Dean Smith
GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL RED DEVILS (28-3) VS. SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL HORNETS (28-3)

CLASS A men– 2:30 p.m. - Reynold’s
WELDON HIGH SCHOOL CHARGERS (26-1) VS. BISHOP MCGUINNESS HIGH SCHOOL VILLAINS (30-2)

CLASS A women– noon - Reynold’s
EAST BLADEN HIGH SCHOOL EAGLES (26-2) VS. BISHOP MCGUINNESS HIGH SCHOOL LADY VILLAINS (28-4)

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NC High School Basketball State Playoffs - Western Regionals

Photo: Asheville basketball beats Mooresville, on photographer Ken Charnock’s LocalReplay website

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s high school basketball regional basketball tournaments will get underway this week as the state’s prep teams continue the road through the basketball playoffs toward the state championships.

Sectional winners from the West will be going to Greensboro for the first time, with games at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center and Fleming Gymnasium at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the state championship contests. The 95th men’s championships and the 38th renewal of the women’s finals will be held at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus and Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University, scheduled for March 14. The 2-A and 4-A finals will be at the Smith Center while the 1-A and 3-A championships are set for Reynolds Coliseum.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2009 WESTERN REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

Western Regionals-Men

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 1A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (28-2) vs.
Hendersonville (17-9). Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Cherryville (22-8) vs. South Stokes (12-15). Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 2A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Shelby (26-2) vs. West Caldwell (22-6) Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: East Lincoln (26-4) vs. Ashe County (25-3). Saturday, March 7, noon: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 3A
7 p.m: Concord (28-1) vs. Charlotte Catholic (13-15) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: High Point T.W. Andrews (24-4) vs. Gastonia Forestview (23-6). Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 4A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Huntersville Hopewell (27-0) vs. Charlotte Ardrey Kell (21-8) Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (28-1) vs. Charlotte Myers Park (24-6). Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship.

Western Regionals–Women

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 1A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Hiwassee Dam (28-5) vs. East Surry (25-5). Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (26-4) vs. Robbinsville (25-2). Saturday, March 7, noon: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 2A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: East Davidson (30-0) vs. Sylva Smoky Mountain
(24-3). Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Mitchell (27-2) vs. Salisbury (26-3). Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 3A
7 p.m.: Statesville (26-3) vs. Asheville T.C. Roberson (25-4). Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Gastonia Forestview (25-4) vs. Concord (26-4). Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m.: championship.

NC HS state playoffs - western regional - 4A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Matthews David Butler (29-1) vs. Charlotte Mallard Creek (22-6) Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: West Charlotte (25-3) vs. East Mecklenburg (25-4). Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.: championship.

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NC High School Basketball Playoffs - Eastern Regionals

Photo: Asheville basketball beats Mooresville, on photographer Ken Charnock’s LocalReplay website

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s high school basketball regional basketball tournaments will get underway this week as the state’s prep teams continue the road through the basketball playoffs toward the state championships.

Sectional winners from the East will be going to Greenville for the 19th straight year, for the Eastern Regionals. The men’s games will be played at Minges Coliseum on the campus of East Carolina University, while the women’s contests are set for J.H. Rose High School.

The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the state championship contests. The 95th men’s championships and the 38th renewal of the women’s finals will be held at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus and Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University, scheduled for March 14. The 2-A and 4-A finals will be at the Smith Center while the 1-A and 3-A championships are set for Reynolds Coliseum.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2009 EASTERN REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

Eastern Regionals-Men
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 1A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Weldon (26-1) vs. South Robeson (17-6) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Camden (25-3) vs. Pender (23-6) Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 2A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: South Brunswick (24-5) vs. Pittsboro Northwood
(18-5)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: East Duplin (21-6) vs. Burlington Cummings
(21-6)
Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 3A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Northern Guilford (27-3) vs. Bertie (22-4) Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Kinston (26-3) vs. Greensboro Dudley (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 4A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Cary Panther Creek (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Jack Britt (24-6) Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: Raleigh Enloe (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Terry Sanford (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship

Eastern Regionals–Women
J.H. Rose High School, Greenville

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 1A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Weldon (25-2) vs. Manteo (24-5) Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: East Bladen (24-2) vs. East Columbus (24-4) Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 2A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Graham (26-1) vs. Jacksonville Northside (25-3) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Southwest Onslow (25-3) vs. Orange (20-6) Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 3A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Winterville South Central (28-0) vs. Rockingham County (25-5) Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Greensboro Dudley (27-3) vs. Wilson Beddingfield (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship

NC HS state playoffs - eastern regional - 4A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Hope Mills South View (28-1) vs. Durham Hillside
(24-5)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Wilmington Hoggard (25-2) vs. Southeast Raleigh
(24-2)
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship

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2009 NC State High School Wrestling Champions: Cary, Parkland, Orange

Photo: NC high school wrestling photo from photographer Ken Charnock’s photo website on LocalReplay

CARY, PARKLAND AND ORANGE WIN 2009 North Carolina state high school NCHSAA wrestling championships

CARY SEIZES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE NC STATE HIGH SCHOOL NCHSAA 4-A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Four-time defending champion Cary made it five state team titles in a row in convincing fashion on Saturday night in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Cary, under veteran coach Jerry Winterton, placed four wrestlers in the championship matches and went on to record 126.5 points, ahead of Davie County in second place with 98. All four Cary wrestlers in the finals earned state titles, including Ben Creed at 103 pounds, Gabe Brotzman at 152, Matthew Colvard at 160 and heavyweight Eloheim Palma. Palma, a senior and one of the top ranked wrestlers in the nation, completed a perfect 62-0 season. The Cary Imps won the dual team championship earlier this month and have now captured six of the last seven NCHSAA tournament titles.

Concord Jay Robinson was third in the team standings with 78.5 points, just ahead of Hope Mills South View with 77. Fayetteville Pine Forest was fifth with 68 points and Fayetteville Seventy-First sixth at 58.5 and Fayetteville Jack Britt seventh at 55 in a strong showing by Cumberland County teams.

Chapel Hill’s Corey Mock won the 135-pound title to become only the seventh four-time champion in NCHSAA history and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the championships.

NCHSAA 2009 NC STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS — Winston-Salem Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 4A division

Championship Finals - 4A
103–Benjamin Creed (Cary) d. Garrison White (Robinson) 7-2; 112–Kyle Narburgh (Jack Britt) m.d. Michael Waters (Davie County) 14-1; 119–Dominic Parisi (Robinson) m.d. Joshua Craig (Chapel Hill) 9-0; 125–Tyrone Eatmon (Riverside) d. Brett Boston (Freedom) 1-0; 130–Zack Vernon (Davie County) d. Zachary Barkett (South View) 9-6; 135–Corey Mock (Chapel Hill) p. Justin Mcelreath (Sanderson) 1:37; 140–Camden Wilkens (Douglas Byrd) d. Joey Baird (Green Hope) 7-5; 145–Ethan Creek (Jack Britt) d. Byron Briggs (Pine Forest) 1-0; 152–Gabe Brotzman (Cary) m.d. Matt Cusack (Davie County) 17-8; 160–Matthew Colvard (Cary) d. Evan Baker (Scotland County) 2-1; 171–Robbie Wannenburg (West Forsyth) m.d. Andrew Takla (Northern Durham) 9-1; 189–Timmy Mccall (South View) d. Kevin Radford (Pine Forest) 4-3; 215–Karonne Jones (Cape Fear) d. Ben Schultz (East Burke) 10-3; 285–Eloheim Palma (Cary) d. Tyler Shatley (East Burke) 10-4

Championship Finals - 4A Team Standings
Cary 126.5; Davie County 98; Robinson 78.5; South View 77; Pine Forest 68; Seventy-First 58.5; Jack Britt 55.5; Riverside 55; Northwest Guilford 52; Douglas Byrd 51; Chapel Hill 49.5; Sanderson 49; West Forsyth 48.5; East Burke 43; New Bern 41.5; Cape Fear 40; Freedom 38; Butler 34; Green Hope 31.5; East Gaston 29; Panther Creek 29; Laney 24.5; East Mecklenburg 24; Scotland County 24; Alexander Central 23; Leesville Road 23; Mallard Creek 19; Myers Park 19; Ardrey Kell 18.5; Wakefield 18.5; Northern Durham 18; North Forsyth 16; Ashbrook 14; Jh Rose 14; Southeast Raleigh 13.5; High Point Central 12; Hopewell 12; Person 12; Millbrook 9; South Caldwell 9; Grimsley 8.5; Mcdowell 6; Harding University 5; Smithfield-Selma 5; South Mecklenburg 5; East Wake 4; Berry Academy 3; Ee Smith 3; Jordan 3; New Hanover 3; Pinecrest 3; Weddington 3; West Charlotte 3; Athens Drive 2.5; Clayton 2; Fuquay Varina 2; Holly Springs 2; Knightdale 2; Terry Sanford 2; Wake Forest Rolesville 2; Westover 1

PARKLAND TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT NCHSAA 3-A WRESTLING CROWN

Parkland rolled to its third straight team state championship on Saturday night in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Parkland, which also won the NCHSAA dual team title earlier this month, scored a total of 148 points to 99 for runner-up Hickory St. Stephens. Trinity was third at 93 points, followed by Mooresville with 84 and Jamestown Ragsdale with 78.5.

Parkland’s strength in the middle weights was evident as five Parkland wrestlers made it to the state final in their respective weight classes. Luis Ramos (140), Desean Grimes-Hines (152) and Marciano Ali (160) earned individual state championships for Parkland, with Ali finishing with a perfect 65-0 record on the season.

Jamestown Ragsdale’s Jacob Creed, the 135-pound champion and one of two Ragsdale individual titlists (Brandon Hodges at 130 was the other) was the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the championships.

NCHSAA 2009 NC STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS — Winston-Salem Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 3A division

Championship Finals - 3A
103–Ray Farnsworth (St Stephens) p. Francisco Arcos (Williams) 3:44; 112–Timdarius Thurston (Tw Andrews) m.d. Robert Golde (Northwest Cabarrus) 12-4; 119–Justin Vaughn (Williams) d. Scott Acosta (Trinity) 5-2; 125–Daniel Ownbey (Enka) d. Chris Rivas (Parkland) 4-2; 130–Brandon Hodges (Ragsdale) d. Luke Dutch (Northwest Cabarrus) 3-2; 135–Jacob Creed (Ragsdale) m.d. Brian Thompson (Parkland) 12-1; 140–Luis Ramos (Parkland) d. Dylan Cala (South Point) 4-2; 145–Justin Rice (North Buncombe) d. Nick Vetell (Trinity) 4-2; 152–Desean Grimes-hines (Parkland) d. Terrance Zaleski (White Oak) 3-1 (OT); 160–Marciano Ali (Parkland) p. Jeff Ross (Currituck) 3:31; 171–Chris Hill (Mooresville) m.d. Justin Moore (Washington) 9-1; 189–Harrison Honeycutt (Lake Norman) d. Prath Bruton (Mooresville) 3-2; 215–Dereck Holloman (West Carteret) d. Kenneth Lindsey (Southern Lee) 17-11; 285–Charles Millea (Havelock) d. Garrett Frank (Trinity) 1-0

Championship Finals - 3A Team Standings
Parkland 148; St Stephens 99; Trinity 93; Mooresville 84; Ragsdale 78.5; Williams 72; Northwest Cabarrus 69; Enka 61; Dudley 54; Washington 54; Southwestern Randolph 53; Al Brown 48; Lake Norman 42; North Buncombe 39.5; Currituck 35.5; Southern Alamance 35.5; Havelock 32; Southern Lee 29.5; White Oak 29; West Carteret 28; T.W. Andrews 25; Union Pines 25; North Iredell 22; South Point 22; East Rowan 21; South Johnston 20; Southwest Guilford 19; Charlotte Catholic 18; Tuscola 18; Western Guilford 17; Southwest Edgecombe 16; Morehead 14; South Central 14; Western Harnett 14; Gray’s Creek 13; Nash Central 13; West Brunswick 12; Eastern Randolph 11.5; Rs Central 11; Anson County 10; Triton 9; Northern Nash 8; Overhills 7; Northern Vance 5; South Rowan 5; Erwin 4; Glenn 4; Northern Guilford 4; Western Alamance 3.5; Asheville 3; Fike 3; Webb 3; West Craven 3; Concord 2; D.H.Conley 2; Eastern Alamance 2; Fred T Foard 2; Hunter Huss 2; Marvin Ridge 2; Rocky Mount 2; Southeast Guilford 2; Sun Valley 2; Asheboro 1; C.B.Aycock 1; Porter Ridge 1; Waddell 1

ORANGE WINS TIGHT BATTLE TO WIN SECOND STRAIGHT NCHSAA STATE 1-A/2-A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Orange held off Newport Croatan on Saturday night to take the team title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1-A/2-A state wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Defending champion Orange, which also won the 2-A dual team title earlier in the month, had three wrestlers in the finals while Croatan had only Ryan Blackwell, who won the 112-pound title. But all three Panthers came through to win individual state titles for Orange and secure the team crown, including Chris Johnson at 125, James Norman at 130 and Remington Jarrett at 145.

Seven teams were within nine points of one another at the top of the standings after Friday’s opening rounds of competition. Orange tallied 98 points to 87 for runner-up Croatan. Mayodan Dalton McMiichael was third with 59.5 points, followed by Robbinsville (53), Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (52.5), Lenoir Hibriten (51.5) and Newton-Conover (49).

Ashe County’s Aaron Scott, the 140-pound champion, was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the championships.

NCHSAA 2009 NC STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS — Winston-Salem Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - 1A/2A division

Championship Finals - 1A/2A
103–John Bention (Monroe) d. Cody Roberts (Madison) 7-4; 112–Ryan Blackwell (Croatan) d. JJ Laplante (West Wilkes) 8-1; 119–Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Jeromy Roundtree (South Brunswick) 7-2; 125–Chris Johnson (Orange ) d. Mitch Overton (West Stokes ) 3-2; 130–James Norman (Orange ) d. Joseph Figueroa (Salisbury ) 12-5; 135–Mamour Camara (Louisburg) d. Michael Williams (West Henderson) 15-9; 140–Aaron Scott (Ashe County) d. Richard Bateman (Manteo) 7-3; 145–Remington Jarrett (Orange ) p. Joshua Holmes (Rosewood) 1:25; 152–Davis Dilillo (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Jesse Johnson (Central Davidson ) 6-5; 160–Kenny Linsey (First Flight) p. Daniel Hopper (Mcmichael ) 2:29; 171–Jordan Ford (South Stokes) d. Brian Wilson (Pasquotank) 6-5; 189–Corey Smith (Tarboro) d. Brach Walker (Mcmichael ) 7-6; 215–Zoi Ouellette (Hibriten) d. Jordan Ollis (Polk County) 5-0; 285–Brock Durfee (Bandys) d. Robbie Miller (Chase) 7-4

Championship Finals - 1A/2A Team Standings
Orange 98; Croatan 87; McMichael 59.5; Robbinsville 53; Cardinal Gibbons 52.5; Hibriten 51.5; Newton Conover 49; Pasquotank 47; Polk County 43; Louisburg 42.5; West Stokes 40.5; Mt Pleasant 40; West Lincoln 38.5; Salisbury 37; Rosewood 36; Ashe County 34; Bandys 31.5; Shelby 29; West Henderson 28; Monroe 27; South Brunswick 27; West Davidson 27; Wilkes Central 27; Starmount 26.5; Manteo 26; Chase 25; Madison 25; South Stokes 24.5; Central Davidson 24; First Flight 24; East Montgomery 23; Eastern Guilford 22; Tarboro 22; West Wilkes 22; North Surry 18; Pisgah 18; South Davidson 18; Albemarle 17; Swansboro 17; Atkins 15; Brevard 14; Topsail 14; Durham School Of The Arts 13; Ledford Senior 12; North Lincoln 11; Bunker Hill 9; Dixon 8; Holmes 7; North Stanly 7; Cummings 6; Alleghany 5; North Brunswick 5; North Wilkes 5; Richlands 5; West Caldwell 5; Avery County 4; Bishop Mcguinness 4; East Surry 4; Owen 4; South Lenoir 4; South Stanly 4; Thomasville 4; Maiden 3; Mount Airy 3; North Pitt 3; West Montgomery 3; Mitchell 2.5; Hayesville 2; Lincolnton 2; North Johnston 2; North Stokes 2; Surry Central 2; Hiwassee Dam 1; North Henderson 1; Smoky Mountain 1

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2009 NC HS State Wrestling Championships - Semifinal Results

Photo: High school wrestling photo from photographer Ken Charnock’s photo website on LocalReplay

2009 North Carolina state high school wrestling championships - semifinal results:

2009 NCHSAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 4A individual
103–Benjamin Creed (Cary) p. Brandon Beckman (Seventy-First) 2:20; Garrison White (Robinson) p. Josh Smith (Ashbrook) 3:41; 112–Michael Waters (Davie County) d. David Tran (Sanderson) 6-0; Kyle Narburgh (Jack Britt) m.d. Zach Jaramillo (New Bern) 13-4; 119–Dominic Parisi (Robinson) p. Trevor Kamens (Leesville Road) 3:21; Joshua Craig (Chapel Hill) d. Michaiah Miller (Mallard Creek) 10-7; 125–Tyrone Eatmon (Riverside) p. Kenny Buchanan (Green Hope) 0:59; Brett Boston (Freedom) d. Brett Kostern (Sanderson) 11-6; 130–Zack Vernon (Davie County) d. Joe Morrison (Panther Creek) 5-3 (OT); Zachary Barkett (South View) d. Cordale Risk (Cary) 6-5; 135–Corey Mock (Chapel Hill) t.f. Jamel Johnson (North Forsyth) 17-1; Justin Mcelreath (Sanderson) d. James White (Robinson) 6-4; 140–Joey Baird (Green Hope) d. Jason West (South View) 8-3; Camden Wilkens (Douglas Byrd) d. Jake Mckay (West Forsyth) 6-3; 145–Byron Briggs (Pine Forest) d. Ronald Howard (East Mecklenburg) 8-4; Ethan Creek (Jack Britt) d. Gray Gerald (Wakefield) 7-3; 152–Gabe Brotzman (Cary) d. Bernard Thomas (Douglas Byrd) 5-2; Matt Cusack (Davie County) d. Branden Lietz (Jh Rose) 7-2; 160–Matthew Colvard (Cary) p. Nate Charest (Butler) 1:59; Evan Baker (Scotland County) d. Shaquawn Grant (Riverside) 4-2; 171–Robbie Wannenburg (West Forsyth) d. Scott Mcgee (Riverside) 3-0; Andrew Takla (Northern Durham) d. Elijah Adams (Southeast Raleigh) 14-12; 189–Timmy Mccall (South View) p. Robert Warren (Myers Park) 0:41; Kevin Radford (Pine Forest) d. Zachary Lee (Cape Fear) 5-4; 215–Ben Schultz (East Burke) d. Anthony Grist (New Bern) 3-2 (OT); Karonne Jones (Cape Fear) d. Marcus Miller (Pine Forest) 2-1; 285–Tyler Shatley (East Burke) d. Colin Campbell (Person) 6-0; Eloheim Palma (Cary) p. Terance Cartrette (Douglas Byrd) 0:50

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 4A team standings
Cary 103.5; Davie County 77; Concord Jay Robinson 69.5; South View 63; Pine Forest 55; Jack Britt 46.5; Chapel Hill 43.5; East Burke 43; Douglas Byrd 41; Sanderson 40; Riverside 38; West Forsyth 34.5; Seventy-First 31.5; Cape Fear 29; Green Hope 28; Freedom 27; Scotland County 24; New Bern 23.5; Butler 21; Northwest Guilford 20; Myers Park 19; Northern Durham 18; Panther Creek 18; Ashbrook 14; Leesville Road 14; East Mecklenburg 13; Mallard Creek 12; Person 12; Alexander Central 11; Ardrey Kell 10.5; Wakefield 9.5; East Gaston 9; Millbrook 9; North Forsyth 9; Grimsley 8.5; Southeast Raleigh 8.5; High Point Central 8; Hopewell 8; Laney 7.5; Jh Rose 7; Mcdowell 6; Harding University 5; Smithfield-Selma 5; South Mecklenburg 5; East Wake 4; Berry Academy 3; Ee Smith 3; Jordan 3; New Hanover 3; Pinecrest 3; South Caldwell 3; Weddington 3; West Charlotte 3; Athens Drive 2.5; Clayton 2; Fuquay Varina 2; Holly Springs 2; Knightdale 2; Terry Sanford 2; Wake Forest Rolesville 2; Westover 1

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 3A individuals
103–Francisco Arcos (Williams) p. DJ Giles (Morehead) 1:04; Ray Farnsworth (St Stephens) p. Kyle Tart (Triton) 3:56; 112–Robert Golde (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Miguel Aguirre (Southern Lee) 8-1; Timdarius Thurston (Tw Andrews) d. Joe Deangelo (Southern Alamance) 9-7 (OT); 119–Scott Acosta (Trinity) d. Chase Thompson (East Rowan) 7-3; Justin Vaughn (Williams) m.d. Kurt Stephens (St Stephens) 19-8; 125–Daniel Ownbey (Enka) d. Will Johnson (Northwest Cabarrus) 6-1; Chris Rivas (Parkland) d. CJ Jablonski (Currituck) 6-3; 130–Luke Dutch (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Trey Weliver (Union Pines) 2-1; Brandon Hodges (Ragsdale) d. Aaron Smith (Lake Norman) 4-1; 135–Brian Thompson (Parkland) d. Donovan Sweet (Northwest Cabarrus) 4-3; Jacob Creed (Ragsdale) p. Shane Shepherd (Trinity) 2:46; 140–Dylan Cala (South Point) p. Langston Powell (Western Guilford) 1:58; Luis Ramos (Parkland) d. Jonathan Donatien (Al Brown) 9-3; 145–Justin Rice (North Buncombe) d. Marcus Cain (Parkland) 8-2; Nick Vetell (Trinity) d. Tylor Sigmon (Dudley) 2-1; 152–Terrance Zaleski (White Oak) d. Keith Brown (Williams) 4-2; Desean Grimes-hines (Parkland) d. Dorian Mcdougald (Western Harnett) 7-1; 160–Marciano Ali (Parkland) m.d. Kasey Young (Mooresville) 10-2; Jeff Ross (Currituck) d. Christopher Cope (Rs Central) 12-9; 171–Justin Moore (Washington) p. David Atwood (Tuscola) 2:34; Chris Hill (Mooresville) m.d. Donny Wacenske (Nash Central) 10-1; 189–Prath Bruton (Mooresville) d. Steven Rink (St Stephens) 13-12; Harrison Honeycutt (Lake Norman) m.d. Kevin Brackett (Southwestern Randolph) 12-4; 215–Dereck Holloman (West Carteret) d. Christian Mclean (Southwest Guilford) 6-5 (OT); Kenneth Lindsey (Southern Lee) d. Nathan Lemings
(Mooresville) 6-2; 285–Garrett Frank (Trinity) p. Dee Kent (West Brunswick) 1:44; Charles Millea (Havelock) d. Branson Ohara (Southwestern Randolph) 2-1

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 3A team standings
Parkland 122; Trinity 83; Mooresville 67; Williams 61; Northwest Cabarrus 60; Ragsdale 58.5; St Stephens 56; Washington 41; Enka 34; Lake Norman 34; Southwestern Randolph 33; Southern Lee 29.5; White Oak 29; Havelock 28; North Buncombe 27.5; Currituck 27; Al Brown 24; West Carteret 24; Dudley 23; South Point 22; Tw Andrews 20; Southern Alamance 19; Union Pines 16; North Iredell 14; South Central 14; Morehead 12; Southwest Guilford 12; Western Guilford 12; Eastern Randolph 11.5; East Rowan 11; Rs Central 11; South Johnston 11; Anson County 10; Triton 9; Western Harnett 9; Nash Central 8; Northern Nash 8; Tuscola 8; Piedmont 7; West Brunswick 7; Charlotte Catholic 5; Northern Vance 5; South Rowan 5; Erwin 4; Glenn 4; Northern Guilford 4; Southwest Edgecombe 4; Western Alamance 3.5; Asheville 3; Fike 3; Gray’s Creek 3; Overhills 3; Webb 3; West Craven 3; Concord 2; Dh Conley 2; Eastern Alamance 2; Fred T Foard 2; Hunter Huss 2; Marvin Ridge 2; Rocky Mount 2; Southeast Guilford 2; Sun Valley 2; Asheboro 1; Cb Aycock 1; Porter Ridge 1; Waddell 1

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 1A/2A individuals
103–John Bention (Monroe) p. Robbie Gladwell (Croatan) 3:08; Cody Roberts (Madison) d. Zach Behrend (Rosewood) 10-8 (OT); 112–JJ Laplante (West Wilkes) d. Ryan Spivey (West Lincoln) 6-5; Ryan Blackwell (Croatan) d. Brandon Boles (West Stokes ) 7-0; 119–Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Brandon Harrison (West Henderson) 10-8 (OT); Jeromy Roundtree (South Brunswick) d. Eric Evanger (Brevard) 8-1; 125–Chris Johnson (Orange ) d. Logan Orr (Ashe County) 7-1; Mitch Overton (West Stokes ) d. Cohl Fulk (Mt Pleasant) 6-3; 130–James Norman (Orange ) d. Will Weekly (Ledford Senior ) 7-4; Joseph Figueroa (Salisbury ) d. Chance Smith (Mcmichael ) 15-11; 135–Mamour Camara (Louisburg) d. Erik Messick (Robbinsville) 4-3; Michael Williams (West Henderson) d. Charlie Avis (Newton Conover) 7-4; 140–Aaron Scott (Ashe County) d. Felix Soto (Shelby) 3-1 (OT); Richard Bateman (Manteo) d. Nick Albertson (Mt Pleasant) 10-6; 145–Joshua Holmes (Rosewood) d. Nick Hehner (Polk County) 10-6; Remington Jarrett (Orange ) d. Brad Owens (West Lincoln) 6-3; 152–Davis Dilillo (Cardinal Gibbons ) d. Shawn Swing (West Davidson ) 3-0; Jesse Johnson (Central Davidson ) d. Cody Matheney (Shelby) 9-2; 160–Kenny Linsey (First Flight) d. Tyler Heck (West Stokes ) 1-0; Daniel Hopper (Mcmichael ) p. Tony Sciuva (Polk County) 1:19; 171–Brian Wilson (Pasquotank) d. Leo Guevara (Wilkes Central) 8-3; Jordan Ford (South Stokes) d. Jake Phillips (Robbinsville) 7-2; 189–Brach Walker (Mcmichael ) p. Matt Walker (Starmount) 3:28; Corey Smith (Tarboro) d. Tommy Mcmillian (North Surry) 3-2; 215–Jordan Ollis (Polk County) p. Emmanuel Bryant (Croatan) 2:50; Zoi Ouellette (Hibriten) d. Chris Anderson (South Davidson ) 6-2; 285–Robbie Miller (Chase) d. Casey Collins (Swansboro) 4-3; Brock Durfee (Bandys) p. Chase Ervin (Bunker Hill) 2:41

North Carolina High School State Wrestling Championship Semi-Finals - 1A/2A team standings
Orange 71; Mcmichael 59.5; Croatan 49; Cardinal Gibbons 44.5; Polk County 40; Hibriten 36.5; West Stokes 35.5; Ashe County 30; Robbinsville 30; Mt Pleasant 29; Pasquotank 29; Rosewood 29; Bandys 27.5; Louisburg 27.5; Salisbury 27; South Brunswick 27; West Lincoln 26.5; West Henderson 26; Central Davidson 25; Chase 25; Madison 25; Monroe 23; Shelby 22; West Wilkes 22; South Stokes 20.5; Manteo 20; First Flight 18; Tarboro 18; Newton Conover 16; West Davidson 15; Brevard 14; North Surry 14; Topsail 14; Starmount 13.5; South Davidson 11; Wilkes Central 11; Pisgah 10; Albemarle 9; Bunker Hill 9; East Montgomery 9; Swansboro 9; Dixon 8; Ledford Senior 8; Eastern Guilford 7; Holmes 7; Cummings 6; Alleghany 5; Durham School Of The Arts 5; North Brunswick 5; North Lincoln 5; North Wilkes 5; Richlands 5; West Caldwell 5; Atkins 4; Avery County 4; Bishop Mcguinness 4; East Surry 4; Owen 4; South Lenoir 4; South Stanly 4; Thomasville 4; Maiden 3; Mount Airy 3; North Pitt 3; North Stanly 3; West Montgomery 3; Mitchell 2.5; Hayesville 2; Lincolnton 2; North Johnston 2; North Stokes 2; Surry Central 2; Hiwassee Dam 1; North Henderson 1; Smoky Mountain 1

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DEFENDING CHAMPION CARY HOLDS TEAM LEAD IN NCHSAA STATE 4-A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Four-time defending champion Cary holds a 13.5-point lead in the team standings after Friday’s opening day of action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Cary, under veteran coach Jerry Winterton, tallied 53.5 points to 40 for second-place Davie County. The Imps won the dual team championship earlier this month and have captured five of the last six NCHSAA tournament titles,

Five Cary wrestlers competed in Friday night’s quarterfinals and all five advanced to the semifinals. Benjamin Creed at 103 pounds, Cordale Risk at 130, Gabe Brotzman at 152, Matthew Colvard at 160, and 285-pounder Elohim Palma, ranked by many the top heavyweight in the country, all recorded victories.

Concord Jay Robinson is in third place with 38.5 points, followed by Hope Mills South View (38) and Fayetteville Pine Forest (31).

DEFENDING CHAMP PARKLAND HOLDS LEAD IN NCHSAA 3-A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Parkland rolled up a solid lead over the field after Friday’s opening day of action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Parkland, the two-time defending tournament champ which also won the NCHSAA dual team title earlier this month, scored 63 points in the first day to 44 for second-place Mooresville. Trinity was just back in third with 42 points, followed by Hickory St.Stephens with 38 and Northwest Cabarrus with 37.

Parkland’s strength in the middle weights was evident as six Parkland grapplers advanced to Saturday’s semifinals in the weight classes between 125 and 160. Chris Rivas (125), Brian Thompson (135), Luis Ramos (140), Marcus Cain (145), Desean Grimes-Hines (152) and Marciano Ali (160) all advanced out of the quarterfinals.

TIGHT BATTLE SHAPING UP IN NCHSAA STATE 1-A/2-A WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

A very tight battle is brewing for the team championship after Friday’s action in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1-A/2-A state wrestling tournament championships at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Defending champion Orange, which also won the 2-A dual team title earlier this month, holds the lead over the field by a single point but seven teams are bunched within nine points of the top spot.

Orange has 35 points to 34 for Newport Croatan with Mayodan Dalton McMichael just back in third with 33.5 points. Also in contention are Mount Pleasant (28), Polk County (27), West Lincoln (26.5) and Robbinsville (26).

Although Croatan placed seven wrestlers in the quarterfinals while Orange had four, each had three winners advance to Saturday’s semifinals.

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NCHSAA State Wrestling Championships, Winston-Salem, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

4A NC HS state wrestling championships - round one

Cary starts strong as they gun for their fifth consecutive wrestling state championship, but have tough competition at the top of the pile:

103–Benjamin Creed (Cary) p. Xavier Martinez (South View) 3:37; Demarkus Breington (Grimsley) p. Corey Taber (South Caldwell) 3:17; Alex Costner (Davie County) d. Ben Asefa (East Mecklenburg) 7-3; Brandon Beckman
(Seventy-First) p. John Sparks (Green Hope) 0:59; Josh Smith (Ashbrook) p.
Reggie Hogans (Mallard Creek) 3:10; Ethan Morales (Douglas Byrd) m.d.
Winston Church (Northern Durham) 11-1; Keegan Sykes (Millbrook) forfeit Zakery Watts (Scotland County); Garrison White (Robinson) p. Patrick Lee
(Mcdowell) 0:40
112–Peter Baseda (East Mecklenburg) d. Cody Motsinger (West Forsyth) 11-4; David Tran (Sanderson) p. Demetrius Leonard (New Hanover) 2:43; Luke Ludke (Clayton) d. Devin Solow (Chapel Hill) 6-5; Michael Waters (Davie
County) p. Tyler Cook (East Burke) 3:02; Kyle Narburgh (Jack Britt) t.f.
Patrick Waivers (Jh Rose) 20-5; Caleb Swinson (Robinson) d. Garrett Woods (South Mecklenburg) 4-1; John Grigg (East Gaston) d. Dustin Sessoms
(Grimsley) 11-9; Zach Jaramillo (New Bern) p. Terrence Dugay (Seventy-First)
5:16
119–Dominic Parisi (Robinson) t.f. Andrew Tyndall (Riverside) 24-9; Dale Boyd (Laney) d. BJ Tomlin (East Burke) 9-2; Bradley Stewart (Scotland
County) d. Peter Mcarthur (Myers Park) 5-3; Trevor Kamens (Leesville Road) m.d. Joseph Acquarulo (Hopewell) 15-3; Derrick Newkirk (Seventy-First) t.f.
Devon Anthony (West Mecklenburg) 15-0; Joshua Craig (Chapel Hill) d. Byron Mcilwain Jr (West Charlotte) 7-4; Michaiah Miller (Mallard Creek) d. Adam Tassitino (Sanderson) 11-8; Tom Puckett (Butler) p. Jordan Miller (East
Wake) 3:28
125–Kenny Buchanan (Green Hope) d. Jay Similton (Robinson) 9-7; Damalcom Lougin (Ee Smith) p. James Taber (South Caldwell) 3:22; Kamal Leak (South
View) p. Caleb Null (Mcdowell) 3:38; Tyrone Eatmon (Riverside) p. Kevin Whitley (Davie County) 0:39; Brett Boston (Freedom) m.d. Dustin Roemer
(Pinecrest) 12-4; Jeremy Althizer (New Bern) t.f. Trey Lambert (East
Forsyth) 15-0; Brett Kostern (Sanderson) p. Stephen Pawlowski (West Forsyth) 3:19; Alex Lee (Holly Springs) d. Samuel Mcarthur (Myers Park) 7-3
130–Joe Morrison (Panther Creek) forfeit Steven Miller (Mallard Creek); Mark Judy (Ardrey Kell) forfeit Richard Ogle (Laney); Greg Martin (East
Wake) d. Talique Whitfield (Harding University) 6-4; Zack Vernon (Davie
County) p. Kevin Boggs (Leesville Road) 1:27; David Lathan (Ashbrook) d.
Kyle Patrick (Smithfield-Selma) 10-9; Cordale Risk (Cary) p. Tyler Morgan (West Forsyth) 2:56; Davante Anduiar (Robinson) d. Jason Alexander
(Sanderson) 3-1 (OT); Zachary Barkett (South View) m.d. Andony Mejia
(Freedom) 11-3
135–Jamel Johnson (North Forsyth) d. Matthew Conway (Riverside) 11-5; John Thomas Cameron (South View) d. Brian Snyder (East Mecklenburg) 6-3; Tyree Mcleod (New Hanover) d. Michael Chapman (South Caldwell) 13-10; Corey Mock (Chapel Hill) p. Jimmy Maderia (West Forsyth) 0:45; Dalton Cunningham
(Butler) d. Collins Creech (Smithfield-Selma) 6-0; Justin Mcelreath
(Sanderson) m.d. Kyle Walker (Hopewell) 10-0; James White (Robinson) d.
Ronnie Winterton (Cary) 3-2; Larnell Egerton (Seventy-First) p. Jesse Grigg (East Gaston) 1:47
140–Joey Baird (Green Hope) m.d. Antoine Mclean (Knightdale) 13-5; Clark O’bannon (Myers Park) d. Jake Eldridge (Robinson) 2-1; Shelton Sales (Davie
County) d. Ranson Lee (Butler) 5-4; Jason West (South View) p. Alex Branoff (Panther Creek) 0:43; Jake Mckay (West Forsyth) m.d. Nicholas Evitt
(Freedom) 12-2; Blake Norris (Cape Fear) d. Clifton Griffin (Athens Drive) 5-1; Camden Wilkens (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Frazier Hill (Jh Rose) 22-10; Billy Abee (East Burke) d. Kyle Corman (Northwest Guilford) 7-5
145–Tyrell Roberts (Mount Tabor) m.d. Ronald Howard (East Mecklenburg) 19-9; Kelvin Dixon (New Bern) d. Thomas Dickey (Terry Sanford) 7-4; Byron Briggs (Pine Forest) p. Traivon Gregory (Southern Durham) 2:26; Drake Fortner (East Gaston) d. Ethan Cox (Northwest Guilford) 10-6; Ethan Creek (Jack Britt) m.d. Brian Tray (Leesville Road) 13-4; Logan Adams (Alexander
Central) d. Nick Constantino (Hopewell) 7-6; Matt Garretson (Davie County) d. Austin Long (Butler) 14-10; Gray Gerald (Wakefield) t.f. William Mcghee
(Laney) 18-3
152–Michael Harper (Northwest Guilford) m.d. Jordan Fearrington (Jordan) 12-4; Bernard Thomas (Douglas Byrd) m.d. Jacob Hensley (Mcdowell) 13-5; Jared Bartram (Jack Britt) d. Matt Austin (South Mecklenburg) 7-4; Gabe Brotzman (Cary) p. Andrew Williams (Grimsley) 5:38; Chris Harris
(Seventy-First) p. James Hicks (Berry Academy) 3:32; Branden Lietz (Jh Rose) d. Shuntez Moore (Hopewell) 5-3; Matt Cusack (Davie County) d. Jonathan Newton (Person) 9-3; Joseph Dela Riva (Alexander Central) d. Jake Filip (Holly Springs) 6-2
160–CJ Younger (Person) d. Rusty Connor (Davie County) 15-8; Nate Charest (Butler) d. Kenneth Radford (Pine Forest) 7-6; Dillon Hoke (Laney) t.f. Dustin Anderson (Alexander Central) 19-3; Matthew Colvard (Cary) p. Ray Schmucker (Northwest Guilford) 1:02; Dallas Winters (Freedom) p. Bryce Carter (Jack Britt) 1:05; Shaquawn Grant (Riverside) d. Timmy Dunn (West
Forsyth) 3-2; Zachery Simpson (Robinson) d. Mason Goldbach (Wake Forest
Rolesville) 6-0; Evan Baker (Scotland County) m.d. Aaron Bozman (South
Mecklenburg) 10-1
171–Scott Mcgee (Riverside) d. Tyrell Walker (Mallard Creek) 4-3; Jordan Nevseta (Ardrey Kell) t.f. Christian Bennet (Terry Sanford) 18-0; Joe Centrella (Weddington) m.d. Kyle Bland (Scotland County) 8-0; Robbie Wannenburg (West Forsyth) t.f. Joel Caudle (Wake Forest Rolesville) 20-3; Jon Hartley (South Caldwell) d. Alex Dolan (Holly Springs) 8-3; Andrew Takla (Northern Durham) d. David Young (High Point Central) 3-2; Soren Ferrell (Fuquay Varina) d. Jonathon Hupp (Davie County) 7-5; Elijah Adams (Southeast
Raleigh) t.f. Dillon Smith (East Gaston) 22-6
189–Sean Mears (Robinson) m.d. Caleb Killion (Wakefield) 12-0; Robert Warren (Myers Park) d. Juan Rodriguez (East Wake) 6-3; Timmy Mccall (South
View) m.d. Austin Bumgarner (Butler) 10-2; Sheridan Rucker (Panther Creek) p. Ricky Smith (Northwest Guilford) 4:00; Zachary Lee (Cape Fear) d. Blake Baker (Alexander Central) 5-1; Jon San Filippo (Davie County) d. Nate Reynolds (Green Hope) 6-4; Jacob Myers (Leesville Road) d. Nick Watson
(Hopewell) 7-2; Kevin Radford (Pine Forest) forfeit Donovan Price (Berry
Academy)
215–Anthony Grist (New Bern) d. Shawn Leonard (Hoggard) 5-3; Stephen Webb (Freedom) d. Sebastin Schulz (High Point Central) 4-2; Ben Schultz (East Burke) d. Ricky Bell (Davie County) 11-6; Jackie Green (Seventy-First) p. Kevin Puente (Cary) 2:18; AJ Smart (Northwest Guilford) p. Kevin Markham (Alexander Central) 3:50; Marcus Miller (Pine Forest) d. Bryan Houston (Athens Drive) 4-2; Karonne Jones (Cape Fear) m.d. Carl Bauknight
(Millbrook) 8-0; Gerorge Haddock (Myers Park) p. Ronnie Cole (East Forsyth)
3:47
285–Tyler Shatley (East Burke) p. Jonathan Hart (North Mecklenburg) 1:19; Kirk Lincoln (Leesville Road) d. David Speas (Pine Forest) 3-1 (OT); Colin Campbell (Person) d. Devin Riles (Seventy-First) 1-0; Aaron Peoples (Davie County) d. Quincy Teasley (Ashbrook) 10-4; Terance Cartrette (Douglas
Byrd) d. Mikhael Sylvia (Sanderson) 6-1; Martiz Smith (High Point Central) d. James Briggs (Butler) 8-4; Derrick Key (Berry Academy) d. Jarret Howard (West Charlotte) 7-4; Eloheim Palma (Cary) p. Terry Jefferson (Westover)
1:05

State Wrestling Championship First Round - 4A Team Standings
Cary 20; Davie County 20; Seventy-First 19.5; Robinson 18.5; South View 16; New Bern 11.5; Douglas Byrd 11; Sanderson 11; Pine Forest 10; Freedom 9; Jack Britt 8.5; Butler 8; East Burke 8; Myers Park 8; Panther Creek 8; Riverside 8; Ardrey Kell 7.5; Cape Fear 7; Leesville Road 7; Northwest Guilford 7; West Forsyth 6.5; Ashbrook 6; Chapel Hill 6; Laney 5.5; Green Hope 5; Scotland County 5; Alexander Central 4; East Gaston 4; Ee Smith 4; Grimsley 4; Millbrook 4; Person 4; Southeast Raleigh 3.5; Wakefield 3.5; Mount Tabor 3; Weddington 3; Berry Academy 2; Clayton 2; East Mecklenburg 2; East Wake 2; Fuquay Varina 2; High Point Central 2; Holly Springs 2; Jh Rose 2; Mallard Creek 2; New Hanover 2; North Forsyth 2; Northern Durham 2; South Caldwell 2

3A NC HS state wrestling championships - round one

Parkland, winners of the duel team championships, enjoys a nice round one:

103–Francisco Arcos (Williams) p. Kerry Chapman (Currituck) 0:22; Jacob Tutterrow (North Iredell) d. Tristan Steele (Al Brown) 8-6; Garland Willoughby (Anson County) d. Tucker Creasman (Enka) 9-5; DJ Giles (Morehead) m.d. Matt Bogard (Havelock) 16-4; Ryan Henson (Sun Valley) d. Hunter Dunn (South Point) 4-0; Kyle Tart (Triton) p. Ryan Hedgecorth (White Oak) 1:57; Corey Johnson (Northern Nash) m.d. Andre Nie (Dudley) 15-5; Ray Farnsworth (St Stephens) p. Jaryn Williams (Olympic) 0:56

112–Robert Golde (Northwest Cabarrus) p. Landon Lucas (Southwest
Edgecombe) 5:34; Antwan Davis (Parkland) m.d. Daniel Deardoff (Union Pines) 10-0; Miguel Aguirre (Southern Lee) d. Lucas Bunch (Piedmont) 9-6; Vicent Webb (Fike) d. Jason Bottoms (Tuscola) 8-2; Timdarius Thurston (Tw Andrews) p. Isnardo Alberto (Dudley) 3:41; Jacob Freeman (South Rowan) p. Ahmir Scott (Rocky Mount) 4:15; Jonathan Mills (South Central) p. Donovan Smoot (East
Rowan) 5:02; Joe Deangelo (Southern Alamance) p. Elijah Cole (Asheboro) 2:26

119–Scott Acosta (Trinity) p. Donald Battle (Northern Nash) 5:34; Joseph Cutler (Northwest Cabarrus) p. Bryan Bowen (Webb) 5:30; Chase Thompson (East
Rowan) d. Brandon Berry (Union Pines) 4-3; Christian Holleman (Havelock) d.
Chris Lingle (Porter Ridge) 7-3; Justin Vaughn (Williams) d. Aaron Trull
(Enka) 12-6; Gerrit Grevenstuk (Eastern Randolph) forfeit Wesley Goldsmith (White Oak); Dakota Aldridge (Southwestern Randolph) d. Justin Farrell (Cb
Aycock) 7-3; Kurt Stephens (St Stephens) p. Isaiah Witcher (Morehead) 3:14

125–Will Johnson (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Tony Deangelo (Southern
Alamance) 7-5 (OT); Joseph Anders (Trinity) d. David Stone (Havelock) 4-3; Chad Mullins (Marvin Ridge) m.d. Andrew Bender (West Craven) 9-0; Daniel Ownbey (Enka) forfeit Forfeit Forfeit (Southern Lee); CJ Jablonski
(Currituck) d. Zack Priester (Charlotte Catholic) 9-2; Cody Stephens (St
Stephens) d. Randy Stevens (Union Pines) 7-4; Jeremy Griffin (Fred T Foard) d. Austin Swayne (Morehead) 9-2; Chris Rivas (Parkland) p. Jacob Robinson (Nash Central) 5:39

130–Trey Weliver (Union Pines) p. Aaron Plyler (East Rowan) 1:13; Bryan Johnson (Trinity) d. Francisco Alfaro (Rocky Mount) 4-3 (OT); Nathanael Torrence (Concord) d. Raymond Davis (Havelock) 5-3; Luke Dutch (Northwest
Cabarrus) p. Tony Pilkington (Southern Lee) 3:00; Brandon Hodges (Ragsdale) p. Jared Quevedo (Currituck) 3:16; Sam Ross (Dudley) d. Travis Hamilton (North Iredell) 9-3; Aaron Smith (Lake Norman) p. Reid Brown (Southern
Alamance) 3:21; Lyn Cartwright (Dh Conley) d. Jovontae Coleman (Parkland)
7-2

135–Jack Stephens (Rs Central) d. Patrick Wells (Gray’s Creek) 12-6; Brian Thompson (Parkland) d. Sam Tomlinson (West Carteret) 7-3; Morgan Mcdaniel (Al Brown) p. Michael Newby (Havelock) 0:39; Donovan Sweet (Northwest Cabarrus) d. Kyle Davis (Southern Lee) 4-0; Jacob Creed
(Ragsdale) p. Chandler Phillips (Rocky Mount) 1:22; Joe Shively (Enka) d.
Luke Ziglar (Morehead) 9-6; Santonio Thompson (Mooresville) p. Cody Miles (Bartlett Yancey) 3:21; Shane Shepherd (Trinity) d. Gabriel Gardner
(Washington) 5-1

140–Langston Powell (Western Guilford) m.d. Jordan Fox (Statesville) 16-8; Eric Tozzi (Eastern Randolph) p. James Jones (South Central) 5:14; Eric Hogue (Charlotte Catholic) d. Nicholas Moore (West Carteret) 7-0; Dylan Cala (South Point) p. Paul Duggan (Western Harnett) 5:12; Luis Ramos
(Parkland) p. Dean Rudder (White Oak) 2:25; Shane Mcbroom (Northern
Guilford) d. Gunnar Mcdowell (St Stephens) 16-14 (OT); Rashad Palmer
(Overhills) d. Dalton Peirce (Mooresville) 10-7; Jonathan Donatien (Al
Brown) p. Tavis Richardson (Northern Nash) 4:28

145–Marcus Cain (Parkland) p. Andrew Wike (North Iredell) 2:27; Michael Isabella (Eastern Alamance) d. Quincy Culler (Currituck) 3-1; Ben Thomas
(Williams) p. Dustin Richards (Southern Wayne) 3:24; Justin Rice (North
Buncombe) p. Tyler Gardner (Waddell) 5:25; Harry Jenkins (White Oak) p.
Jared Boyette (Southern Lee) 3:02; Nick Vetell (Trinity) d. Owen Halbach
(Enka) 2-0 (OT); Blair Fewell (Ragsdale) t.f. Brandon Lackey (St Stephens) 18-2; Tylor Sigmon (Dudley) d. Steven Luper (Nash Central) 11-4

152–Keith Brown (Williams) m.d. Stephen Henkel (Currituck) 15-4; Eddy Roman (Southwestern Randolph) d. Josh Smith (Lake Norman) 2-1; Jake Greco (North Buncombe) t.f. Jackson Vuncannon (Piedmont) 18-2; Terrance Zaleski (White Oak) d. Eli Southern (Dudley) 4-1; Logan Self (St Stephens) d. Baxter Riddleberger (Ragsdale) 7-6; Dorian Mcdougald (Western Harnett) m.d. Deven Ruane (West Brunswick) 13-2; Simone Santos (Western Guilford) m.d. Darien Peele (Washington) 11-3; Desean Grimes-hines (Parkland) p. Tyler Bruton
(Mooresville) 1:01

160–Kasey Young (Mooresville) p. Melvin Jones (Southwest Guilford) 5:59; Daylon Scott (Western Alamance) t.f. Janicento Williamson (Rocky Mount) 16-1; Chris Foy (South Central) d. Alex Sellars (Dudley) 4-3 (OT); Marciano Ali (Parkland) p. Taylor Wright (Asheville) 2:46; Jeff Ross (Currituck) d.
Hunter Cardone (South Johnston) 2-0; Josh Ashworth (Ragsdale) forfeit Nijel Jones (Tc Roberson); Christopher Cope (Rs Central) m.d. Jeff Wysosky (Southeast Guilford) 17-7; Charles Royester (Northern Vance) p. Michael Goldberg (Washington) 4:57

171–Guillermo Magallon (Dudley) p. Terrence Simmons (Jacksonville) 2:28; David Atwood (Tuscola) d. Matt Berry (Southwestern Randolph) 7-3; Hunter Scott (Erwin) d. Carter Barnhouse (Porter Ridge) 10-5; Justin Moore
(Washington) p. Colby Flinchum (Rockingham County) 0:32; Chris Hill
(Mooresville) p. Maurice Copeland (Anson County) 3:47; Raheem Simmons (South
Johnston) p. Dedrick Silver (Rocky Mount) 3:23; Donny Wacenske (Nash
Central) d. Marcus Terry (Northern Vance) 7-4; Dallas Rice (North Buncombe) p. Tarrell Walker (Glenn) 2:32

189–Jesse Doyle (Trinity) m.d. Thurman Green (Havelock) 11-3; Prath Bruton (Mooresville) p. Zachary Bartleson (Western Harnett) 2:51; Steven Rink (St Stephens) default Jose Garnica (Dudley); Matt Stoeckle (South
Central) d. Colby Lemmond (Hickory Ridge) 4-0; Harrison Honeycutt (Lake
Norman) p. Antonio Singletary (Southern Lee) 1:44; Jamie Bennett (Anson
County) d. Johnnie Smallwood (Washington) 5-4; Kevin Brackett (Southwestern
Randolph) p. Seth Brinkley (Currituck) 1:16; Jason Friddle (Southern
Alamance) d. Taylor Overcash (Northwest Cabarrus) 3-2

215–Christian Mclean (Southwest Guilford) p. Guy Williamson (Rocky
Mount) 2:44; Kaleb Rierson (Union Pines) d. Travis Cox (Hunter Huss) 6-3; Matt Allison (North Iredell) d. Ian Kirkman (Morehead) 13-11; Dereck Holloman (West Carteret) m.d. Marquez Mcduffie (Parkland) 10-2; Kenneth Lindsey (Southern Lee) p. Michael Ellis (St Stephens) 3:00; Kentrell Jackson (South Central) p. Eric Huynh (Trinity) 5:17; Javier Ortiz (Southwestern
Randolph) p. Joe Young (Northern Nash) 2:40; Nathan Lemings (Mooresville) d.
Daniel Lambert (Bartlett Yancey) 9-7 (OT)

285–Garrett Frank (Trinity) p. Darius Roberts (Asheville) 1:47; Marquin Hill (Washington) p. Brent Adcock (Webb) 3:30; Dee Kent (West Brunswick) d.
Archie Fuller (Williams) 3-1; Chris Giddens (Glenn) d. Kenderic Dunlap (West
Rowan) 5-2; Charles Millea (Havelock) p. Blade Shoop (Southern Lee) 1:42; Mitchell Simpson (Piedmont) p. Matt Brock (Enka) 4:17; Branson Ohara (Southwestern Randolph) m.d. Chris Demitraszek (East Rowan) 9-1; Patrick Quinn (Gray’s Creek) d. Nick Summrell (South Central) 1-0

State Wrestling Championship First Round - 3A Team Standings

Parkland 25; Mooresville 18; Northwest Cabarrus 16; St Stephens 16; Trinity 16; Ragsdale 15.5; Southwestern Randolph 15; Williams 13; South Central 12; North Buncombe 11.5; Al Brown 8; Eastern Randolph 8; Lake Norman 8; Washington 8; Dudley 7; Enka 6; Havelock 6; Southern Alamance 6; Southern Lee 6; Union Pines 6; Western Guilford 6; White Oak 6; Rs Central 5; Anson County 4; Currituck 4; North Iredell 4; Northern Vance 4; Piedmont 4; South Johnston 4; South Point 4; South Rowan 4; Southwest Guilford 4; Triton 4; Tw Andrews 4; Western Alamance 3.5; Marvin Ridge 3; Morehead 3; Northern Nash 3; West Carteret 3; Western Harnett 3; Charlotte Catholic 2; Concord 2; Dh Conley 2; East Rowan 2; Eastern Alamance 2; Erwin 2; Fike 2; Fred T Foard 2; Glenn 2; Gray’s Creek 2; Nash Central 2; Northern Guilford 2; Overhills 2; Sun Valley 2; Tuscola 2; West Brunswick 2

1A/2A NC HS state wrestling championships - round one
103–John Bention (Monroe) p. Tyler Mishoe (East Davidson High School) 4:38; Matt Craven (South Brunswick) p. Ryan Lewis (Owen) 4:47; Robbie Gladwell (Croatan) d. German Ramirez (North Henderson) 9-5; Daniel Hernandez (East Montgomery High School) m.d. Kyle Major (Bandys) 12-4; Cody Roberts
(Madison) p. JC Mitchell (First Flight) 2:35; Colby Bowman (North Surry) d.
Patrick O’neill (Cardinal Gibbons High School) 10-7; Dontarious Mills (Salisbury High School) p. Hayden Carroll (Mt Pleasant) 1:47; Zach Behrend
(Rosewood) p. Logan Mckinney (Mitchell) 1:46

112–Ryan Spivey (West Lincoln) t.f. Garrett Mcauliffe (Bishop
Mcguinness) 16-1; Clint Callahan (West Davidson High School) d. Ryan Anderson (Swansboro) 3-0; Zakary Berckman (Eastern Guilford High School) d.
Corey Craven (South Brunswick) 3-2; JJ Laplante (West Wilkes) p. Eric Holbrook (Newton Conover) 3:37; Ryan Blackwell (Croatan) p. Brad Droese (Northwood High School) 1:02; Cody Smith (Alleghany) d. Corbyn Spurrier
(Maiden) 6-3; Nate Smith (North Lincoln) d. Brock Yackey (Avery County) 5-2; Brandon Boles (West Stokes High School) d. Trevor Jones (Ayden Grifton) 4-3

119–Ric Mccutcheon (Topsail) d. Austin Setzer (Newton Conover) 13-8; Brandon Harrison (West Henderson) d. Dustin Champion (Orange High School) 9-5; Matt Williams (Cardinal Gibbons High School) t.f. Tyler Caldwell
(Robbinsville) 19-1; Scott Hardiman (Hibriten) t.f. Daniel Richter (Spring
Creek) 15-0; Eric Evanger (Brevard) d. Zach Hudson (West Davidson High
School) 3-2; Alex Thompson (South Stanly) d. Elijah Shaul (Croatan) 9-8; Jeromy Roundtree (South Brunswick) d. Thomas Lunsford (Bandys) 3-2; Dakota Holt (Mcmichael High School) t.f. Grant Sawyer (West Wilkes) 18-2

125–Chris Johnson (Orange High School) d. Chandler Gooch (Murphy) 10-3; James Taylor (Richlands) d. Jake Nelson (North Lincoln) 12-7; Logan Orr (Ashe County) d. Keyvin Dixon (North Pitt) 11-6; Carlos Hernandez (East Montgomery High School) d. Johnathan Mchone (North Stokes) 9-4; Cesar Pena (Surry Central) d. Joey Williams (Dixon) 11-4; Mitch Overton (West Stokes High School) m.d. Scott Pena (West Wilkes) 15-4; Quinton Mins (Atkins High
School) m.d. Allen Bice (West Henderson) 10-2; Cohl Fulk (Mt Pleasant) m.d.
David Croft (Topsail) 9-0

130–Will Weekly (Ledford Senior High School) m.d. Brandon Higgins
(Madison) 16-5; Philip Mueller (Louisburg) d. Mathew Gatien (South Stanly) 4-1; Tyler Smith (West Lincoln) p. Kevion Dixon (North Pitt) 1:38; James Norman (Orange High School) d. Enrique Vera (North Henderson) 2-0; Michael Melin (Croatan) d. Zach Leggett (North Stanly) 8-4; Joseph Figueroa (Salisbury High School) m.d. Nick Sgroi (Bishop Mcguinness) 17-3; Chance Smith (Mcmichael High School) p. Ethan Peterson (Mitchell) 1:17; Darrell Gledhill (Mt Pleasant) m.d. Kyle Proulx (Topsail) 12-3

135–Zack Eller (North Wilkes) p. Patrick Kolb (Richlands) 4:42; Erik Messick (Robbinsville) p. Daniel Griffin (Central Davidson High School) 3:37; Devin Nichols (West Wilkes) d. James Rodgers (Orange High School) 7-1; Mamour Camara (Louisburg) t.f. Chris Murray (North Surry) 17-1; Sadrac Rodriguez (East Montgomery High School) d. Brandon Reece (Pisgah) 9-2; Charlie Avis (Newton Conover) d. Shane Brinn (Manteo) 11-6; Sam Mccauley
(Croatan) m.d. Taylor Barber (West Lincoln) 11-0; Michael Williams (West
Henderson) d. Alex Olinger (Cardinal Gibbons High School) 8-2

140–Ronta Burgess (Thomasville High School) d. David Turner (South
Lenoir) 10-8; Felix Soto (Shelby) p. Jordan West (North Henderson) 4:53; Aaron Scott (Ashe County) p. Joshua Thomas (Mount Airy) 3:41; CC Wright
(Croatan) d. Tyrone Mason (Orange High School) 1-1 (crit); Matthew Owensby (Newton Conover) d. Jeff Updike (Hayesville) 11-6; Richard Bateman (Manteo) d. Tyler Martin (Ledford Senior High School) 6-4; Tre Jackson (Salisbury High School) d. Ahmadou Camara (Louisburg) 12-10; Nick Albertson (Mt
Pleasant) p. Patrick Preudhomme (Bishop Mcguinness) 5:48

145–Joshua Holmes (Rosewood) p. ED Lyda (Brevard) 0:31; Damond Kelly
(Albemarle) m.d. Brandon Rollins (Franklinton High School) 10-0; Jake Johnson (Central Davidson High School) m.d. Ian Rogers (Shelby) 9-0; Nick Hehner (Polk County) p. Isaac Toler (Croatan) 3:53; Brad Owens (West
Lincoln) p. Daniel Britt (Durham School Of The Arts) 1:39; Jeremy Schwisow
(Dixon) forfeit Zach Whitman (Rosman); Ryan Pippen (Pasquotank) d. Collin Eichhorn (Bishop Mcguinness) 11-4; Remington Jarrett (Orange High School) d.
Michael Prouty (North Wilkes) 8-2

152–Justin Grady (South Lenoir) d. John Radford (Madison) 4-2; Davis Dilillo (Cardinal Gibbons High School) d. Clayton Eudy (Mt Pleasant) 3-1; Shawn Swing (West Davidson High School) d. Gene Goodson (Lincolnton) 4-0; Josh Wilson (Pasquotank) p. Andrew Campbell (North Henderson) 5:08; Cody Matheney (Shelby) m.d. Taylor Cash (Orange High School) 10-1; Jesse Creech
(Croatan) d. Joshua Norman (East Surry) 10-5; Nick Barnes (North Brunswick) p. James Maxwell (Polk County) 5:29; Jesse Johnson (Central Davidson High
School) p. John Navey (West Lincoln) 2:36

160–Kenny Linsey (First Flight) d. Charlie Coggins (Albemarle) 6-2; Max Redfoot (Cardinal Gibbons High School) d. Aaron Rabin (Elkin) 2-1; Tyler Heck (West Stokes High School) m.d. Mel Hope (Hiwassee Dam) 18-9; Devin Moore (Hibriten) d. Terrence Luines (Pender) 6-3; Daniel Hopper (Mcmichael High School) forfeit David Middleton (Madison); Austin Sloan (Starmount) d.
Chris Grimes (North Pitt) 9-4; Scott Crossman (Richlands) d. Ethan Carter (Newton Conover) 5-3; Tony Sciuva (Polk County) p. Cliff Joyce (Chatham Central High School) 2:51

171–Brian Wilson (Pasquotank) m.d. Ramiro Sanchez (Chase) 9-1; Travis Smalling (Pisgah) m.d. Dustin Strickland (Eastern Guilford High School) 15-6; Corry Heath-miller (Madison) p. Brandon Hill (West Davidson High
School) 5:36; Leo Guevara (Wilkes Central) d. Carl Crossman (Richlands) 11-6; Jordan Ford (South Stokes) m.d. Tyler Tomasic (Durham School Of The
Arts) 17-7; Stuart Nadeau (Topsail) d. Glen Self (West Lincoln) 11-9 (OT); Tripp Patterson (Hibriten) p. Daniel Graham (North Brunswick) 5:00; Jake Phillips (Robbinsville) p. Reashon Farlow (Ledford Senior High School) 2:59

189–Brach Walker (Mcmichael High School) p. Joseph Graves (Topsail) 3:58; Larry Burgess (West Caldwell) p. Chad Harper (Smoky Mountain) 5:51; Matt Walker (Starmount) t.f. Cody Carpenter (Robbinsville) 20-4; Ervin Hunt
(Louisburg) d. Lucas Brogdon (Central Davidson High School) 11-6; Markus Brown (East Surry) d. Vincent Beam (Wilkes Central) 6-4; Corey Smith
(Tarboro) d. Brandon Moss (Thomasville High School) 5-2; James Chilton (Eastern Guilford High School) d. Jacob Lewis (North Johnston) 2-1; Tommy Mcmillian (North Surry) p. Jacob Williams (Polk County) 0:42

215–Emmanuel Bryant (Croatan) p. Tyler Benson (Hayesville) 1:47; Jake Tester (North Stanly) d. Jeremy Stukes (Thomasville High School) 8-7; Eric Confer (Orange High School) d. Garrett Morton (Mt Pleasant) 8-5; Jordan Ollis (Polk County) p. Nathan Logenbach (Pender) 1:15; Zoi Ouellette
(Hibriten) p. Keyonne Redfearn (Lexington High School) 4:58; Devin Trull
(Robbinsville) d. Wayne Johnson (North Johnston) 4-3; Josh Schaefer
(Topsail) p. Kris Haney (Pisgah) 1:49; Chris Anderson (South Davidson High
School) p. Joshua Wineberg (Ashe County) 3:25

285–Trey Hemphill (Brevard) p. Rick Logan (South Brunswick) 4:37; Robbie Miller (Chase) p. RC Rouse (West Davidson High School) 1:14; Andrew Tremain (Newton Conover) d. Thomas Harrington (Orange High School) 4-2; Casey Collins (Swansboro) p. BO Henson (Pisgah) 5:22; Brock Durfee (Bandys) p.
Jorge Cristobal (West Montgomery High School) 0:36; Seth Stewart (Owen) m.d.
Jonathan Bailey (Dixon) 16-6; Torris Norman (Holmes) p. Tyler Philpott (Polk
County) 3:25; Chase Ervin (Bunker Hill) p. Stevon Wilkerson (Cummings High
School) 3:58

State Wrestling Championship First Round - 1A/2A Team Standings

Croatan 19; Mcmichael High School 15.5; Hibriten 12.5; Polk County 12; West Lincoln 11.5; Mt Pleasant 10; Robbinsville 10; Pasquotank 9; Salisbury High School 9; Madison 8; Orange High School 8; Rosewood 8; Topsail 8; West Stokes High School 8; Cardinal Gibbons High School 7.5; Louisburg 7.5; Central Davidson High School 7; East Montgomery High School 7; Shelby 7; Ashe County 6; Brevard 6; Newton Conover 6; North Surry 6; South Brunswick 6; West Wilkes 6; Starmount 5.5; Bandys 4; Bunker Hill 4; Chase 4; Dixon 4; Eastern Guilford High School 4; Holmes 4; Monroe 4; North Brunswick 4; North Wilkes 4; Richlands 4; South Davidson High School 4; Swansboro 4; West Caldwell 4; West Davidson High School 4; West Henderson 4; Albemarle 3; Atkins High School 3; Ledford Senior High School 3; Owen 3; Pisgah 3; South Stokes 3; Alleghany 2; East Surry 2; First Flight 2; Manteo 2; North Lincoln 2; North Stanly 2; South Lenoir 2; South Stanly 2; Surry Central 2; Tarboro 2; Thomasville High School 2; Wilkes Central 2
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The NC state wrestling championships take place on Saturday evening.

Cary has won the team tournament championship at the 4-A level four consecutive times and five of the last six years, while Winston-Salem Parkland is the two-time defending 3-A team champ. Orange won the 1-A/2-A team title a year ago.

Earlier this month, Cary (4-A), Winston-Salem Parkland (3-A), Orange (2-A) and Hampstead (1-A) won their respective classifications in the NCHSAA dual team wrestling championships.

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2009 NC High School Wrestling Championship Preview

Photo: High school wrestling photo from photographer Oscar Salinas’ photo website on LocalReplay

2009 North Carolina state high school wrestling championships start tomorrow at Lawrence Joel:

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NCHSAA State Wrestling Championships Slated For Winston-Salem This Weekend

WINSTON-SALEM — The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum will be the site this weekend for one of the biggest single high school sporting events in the Southeast as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s annual state wrestling championships are scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Favorites Cary (4-A), Winston-Salem Parkland (3-A), Orange (2-A) and Hampstead (1-A) will try to earn championships over the grueling two-day event that includes over 600 NC high school wrestlers in over 1100 wrestling matches.

Wrestling will start at 9 a.m. on Friday and will run until Saturday evening with the consolation and championship finals starting at 6 p.m. This is the seventh year that Lawrence Joel Coliseum has hosted the event. The NCHSAA, with a strong tradition in wrestling, has been offering a championship in the sport since the 1930’s.

Cary has won the team tournament championship at the 4-A level four consecutive times and five of the last six years, while Winston-Salem Parkland is the two-time defending 3-A team champ. Orange won the 1-A/2-A team title a year ago.

Earlier this month, Cary (4-A), Winston-Salem Parkland (3-A), Orange (2-A) and Hampstead (1-A) won their respective classifications in the NCHSAA dual team wrestling championships.

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SE Raleigh and Mount Tabor win 4A NC High School Track Championships

Photo: Last year’s indoor track and field championship photos, by photographer Ken Charnock

SOUTHEAST RALEIGH WINS 4-A MEN’S TRACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP; MOUNT TABOR TAKES WOMEN’S TRACK CROWN

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SOUTHEAST RALEIGH NUDGES NEW BERN IN 4-A MEN’S MEET
By the slimmest of margins, Southeast Raleigh nipped New Bern to win the team title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association men’s 4-A indoor track and field championships Saturday night at the Eddie Smith Indoor Arena on the University of North Carolina campus.

Southeast Raleigh won the title by 0.5 points and what boiled down to 0.89 seconds. New Bern won the final event of the night, the four by 400 relay, in a state record time of 3:21.79. But Southeast Raleigh finished fourth, 0.89 seconds out of fifth, and that was just enough to nip the Bears in the team standings.

Southeast Raleigh scored 62.5 points to 62 for New Bern. Morrisville Green Hope was well back in third with 31 points, followed by West Charlotte (28) and a tie for fifth at 23 points between Charlotte Z.B. Vance and East Forsyth.

New Bern’s Fuqwaun Greene was the MVP, winning the 300 and finishing second in the 55 while running a leg of the victorious four by 400. Lincoln Carr of Fayetteville Pine Forest won a pair of individual titles, winning both the triple jump and the long jump.

WINSTON-SALEM MOUNT TABOR TAKES WOMEN’S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Mount Tabor won the women’s title with 50 points to 46 to runner-up Matthews David Butler. Southeast Raleigh and Charlotte Myers Park tied for third with 43 points and West Charlotte was fifth at 31.

West Charlotte’s Nyosha Bryant was the women’s MVP, taking first in the long jump, runner-up in the 55 and placing seventh in the 300.

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NC high school indoor track and field championships

Photo: Last year’s indoor track and field championship photos, by photographer Ken Charnock

BURLINGTON CUMMINGS WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WOMEN’S STATE TITLE, SOUTHWEST GUILFORD RALLIES TO CLAIM MEN’S INDOOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

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Saturday was a another great day for Sherice Walker and her Burlington Cummings High School track and field teammates.

Sherice Walker, a senior, took first place in three individual events to lead Cummings to its third consecutive 1-A/2-A/3-A North Carolina High School Athletic Association women’s state indoor track and field championship at the Eddie Smith Indoor Arena on the University of North Carolina campus. Cummings has won the team title in each of the three years that there has been a separate classification for 1-A/2-A/3-A in indoor track, and Walker repeated as the championship meet’s Most Valuable Performer. Walker took first place in the triple jump, long jump and the55-meter hurdles.

Cummings tallied 74 points to 53 for Asheville T.C. Roberson. Jacksonville White Oak was third with 35, followed by Winston-Salem Parkland (28) and Greensboro Dudley (25).

The men’s indoor track and field state championship was much closer, with Asheville hanging on to a three-point lead over Southwest Guilford in the team standings entering the final event of the day. But Southwest Guilford finished third in the four by 400 relay while Asheville was 12th in the event, lifting Southwest to victory.

Southwest scored 51 points to 48 for Asheville, followed by Waxhaw Marvin Ridge (45), Hendersonville (31) and Winston-Salem Parkland (26.5).

Cordell Livingston of Southwest Guilford captured top honors in both the 55-meter hurdles and the triple jump and was second in the long jump to earn Most Valuable Performer honors. His time of 7.47 seconds in the hurdles established a new 1-A/2-A/3-A state record.

Hendersonville’s Darryl Demps set a new classification record in the 300 meter dash (35.77) and ran the lead leg on the four by 400 relay team that established a new classification mark of 3:28.19.

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NC state high school wrestling championships

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Four of the recent NC high school wrestling powerhouse programs continued to shine as Topsail, Orange, Parkland and Cary claimed NC state high school wrestling championships on Saturday:

TOPSAIL TAKES NCHSAA STATE 1-A DUAL TEAM WRESTLING TITLE

Topsail broke a 16-16 tie and tallied 28 unanswered team points to hold off West Wilkes 44-28 and win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday at Thomasville High School.

Topsail was making its fourth consecutive appearance in the dual team championship match, but earned its first state crown.

Stuart Nadeau of Topsail at 171 pounds was named the Most Valuable Performer of the championship.

Topsail had advanced to the final with a 42-36 victory over host Thomasville in the regional final held earlier on Saturday, while West Wilkes moved into the championship with a 34-29 regional triumph over Polk County.

ORANGE OVER NEWTON-CONOVER, AGAIN, IN NCHSAA 2-A DUAL TEAM REMATCH

For the second year in a row, Orange defeated Newton-Conover in a close match to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday night at Orange.

Orange beat the Red Devils 33-27 for the state title in their home gymnasium after defeating the Red Devils at Newton-Conover in the 2008 final, 29-25.

It was the third NCHSAA dual team title for Orange, which earned the 2005 3-A championship to go with the Panthers’ two straight at 2-A and has a 27-3 mark.

Newton-Conover was in the finals for the third consecutive year and finished with a dual team record of 36-6.

PARKLAND ROLLS TO THIRD STRAIGHT NCHSAA 3-A DUAL TEAM WRESTLING CROWN

Winston-Salem Parkland earned its third consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday night by rolling past Greensboro Dudley 46-18 at Dudley.

Parkland, winning its fifth state championship in dual-team wrestling in the 20-year history of the tournament, kept its record unblemished on the season at 38-0 while Dudley is 20-6.

Parkland’s Luis Ramos at 145 pounds was named the Most Valuable Performer of the championship match. Ramos helped lead Parkland back after Dudley had opened with a 3-0 lead.

CARY CONTINUES TO DOMINATE NCHSAA 4-A WRESTLING

Cary won its third consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A dual team wrestling crown and eighth in the 20-year history of the event Saturday night as the Imps rolled past Matthews David Butler 43-18 at Cary High School.

The Imps were appearing in their ninth consecutive championship match and 14th all-time as they ran their perfect record to 36-0 on the season under veteran coach Jerry Winterton.

Butler, which advanced to the state finals after earning the Western Regional title on Friday night with a pair of victories, jumped out to a 6-0 lead with decisions in the first two matches at 135 and 140 pounds. But the Imps got it rolling, paced by the performances of Gabe Brotzman at 152 pounds and Eloheim Palma at heavyweight. The Cary duo shared the Most Valuable Performer award for the championship match.

Butler finished the dual-team campaign with a 21-4 record.

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Best 2009 college football recruiting class?

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We all know that the ball is the only thing that doesn’t lie - the 2009 college football signees will separate themselves on the gridiron. However before these high school players hit the field for their new college football programs, it’s always fun to grade out how each college did with their recruiting efforts.

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With our North Carolina sports focus, we’ll limit this post to the top NC colleges and their recruiting classes, and you can take it a step further if you wish, and only comment on the NC high school football players that help make up these recruiting classes.

We’ve separated out the NC high school football portions of each college’s 2009 recruiting class along those lines for you:

So what do you think? Which NC college football program did the best job in their 2009 in-state recruiting effort? Are the NC college football programs still losing too many of their top recruits to the powerhouses in the SEC, Big-12 and Pac-10?

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Duke football - 2009 recruiting class

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to Duke. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with Duke.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

Duke football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

August Campbell, LB, Arden, NC
Ross Cockrell ,DB, Charlotte, NC
Joey Finison, OL, Jamestown, NC
Justin Foxx, DE, Charlotte, NC
Corey Gattis, ATH, Durham, NC
Zach Greene, ATH, Raleigh, NC
Kevin Rojas, LB, Raleigh, NC
Desmond Scott, RB, Durham, NC
Perry Simmons, OL, Raleigh, NC

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East Carolina football 2009 signees, NC high schools

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to East Carolina. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with ECU.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

East Carolina football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

Jimmy Booth, DT, Greenville, NC
Michael Brooks, DT, Yanceyville, NC
Michael Dobson, DB, Mount Airy, NC
Ty Holmes, DB, Lexington, NC
Torrance Hunt, DB, Durham, NC
Perry James, DB, Mocksville, NC
Lamar McLendon, LB, Fayetteville, NC
Matt Milner, DE, Raleigh, NC
Zico Pasut, TE, Charlotte, NC
Mike Price, WR, New Bern, NC
Will Simmons, OL, Ahoskie, NC
Damonte Terry, RB, Laurinburg, NC
Kendrick Wiggins, WR, Durham, NC

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National football signing day - Appalachian State

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Sullivan South High School football vs Morristown East high school football photos

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to App State. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with App State.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

Appalachian State football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

Brandon Gier, LB, Charlotte, NC
Jamill Lott, ATH, Kannapolis, NC
Andrew Peacock, QB, Durham, NC

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National football signing day - Wake Forest

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to Wake. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with Wake Forest.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

Wake Forest football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

Whit Barnes, OL, Rocky Mount, NC
Quan Rucker, WR, Statesville, NC
Dominique Tate, DB, Winston Salem, NC

[where: 27106]

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National signing day - NC State signees

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to the NC State. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with NC State.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

NC State football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

Sylvester Crawford, DE, Charlotte, NC
Rickey Dowdy, LB, High Point, NC
A.J. Ferguson, DE, Southport, NC
Everett Proctor, ATH, Fayetteville, NC

[where: 27607]

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National football signing day - NC high school to UNC Chapel Hill recruiting class

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High school football players across North Carolina are making their committments to the NCAA college football programs, where some will start as soon as spring football. Following is the current list of NC high school football players that have committed to the UNC Chapel Hill. These are only football players that have signed their letter of intent with Butch Davis and company.

Let us know in the comments what you expect from each player and if you have late signees to add to the list.

UNC Chapel Hill football commits, 2009 recruiting class:

Hawatha Bell, LB, Matthews, NC
Travis Bond, OL, Windsor, NC
Jheranie Boyd, WR, Gastonia, NC
D.J. Bunn, DB, Smithfield, NC
David Collins, OL, Kernersville, NC
Justin  Dixon, LB, Smithfield, NC
Hunter Furr, ATH, Lewisville, NC
Erik Highsmith, WR, Vanceboro, NC
Josh Hunter, DB, Charlotte, NC
Jared McAdoo, DT, Chapel Hill, NC
Donte Moss, DE, Jacksonville, NC
Jerrell Rhodes, RB, Durham, NC
Terry Shankle, DB, Norwood, NC

[where: 27514]

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Texas Longhorns make their BCS case

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Texas toppled Ohio State 21-17 in a thrilling Fiesta Bowl. Texas QB Colt McCoy took the ball on his own 21-yard line with two minutes to go, and marched the Longhorns down the field, all through the air, culminating in a game-winning TD strike to Quan Cosby with 30-seconds to play. McCoy finished his brilliant junior campaign with 413 passing yards, two TD tosses and one rushing TD.

Ohio State had rallied from down 17-6 to take a 21-17 lead with two minutes to go as Daniel Herron rushed into the endzone from 15 yards out. On the previous Buckeye drive, QB Todd Boeckman passed to fellow QB Terrelle Pryor for a five-yard TD. Pryor then attempted to tie the game at 17, but his two-point conversion pass attempt failed, leaving Texas in the lead at 17-15.

Unfortunately, the 12-1 Longhorns, like the Utah Utes and USC Trojans, will not have the opportunity to play for a national championship since the infinite wisdom of BS polls ranked Oklahoma higher than Texas, despite Texas beating the Sooners by 10, and finishing tied with the Sooners for the Big 12 South regular season title.

Of course, Oklahoma and Florida have good cases for their slots in the BS championship, and deserve to be there as much as any team in the nation. The real problem is the lack of a true college football championship, a college football playoff.

How about we take two weeks off the regular season - the week that most teams load up on an inferior opponent, and conference championship week. Those two weeks will be the first two rounds of an eight team playoff, with the final round being the bowl week. Yes, we lose conference championships in some conferences, but it will make the regular season championship that much more signficant, and each regular seaon game that much more meaningful. And, if the conferences decide they really need their conference championship playoff, they’ll find a way to trim a different week.

And we gain an eight-team college football playoff. There will still be arguments about which eight teams go, no matter the system we come up with. But the arguments will center around the last few teams, not the top teams. The #9 team in the country may get robbed in an eight team playoff, instead of the #3 team in the country in the current BS system. This year, we could have had Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, USC, Alabama, Penn State and Texas Tech in our eight-team playoff. We would have a national champion, decided on the playing field.

Instead, Texas, USC, and Utah end the season having proven that they can play with anyone. If the BCS would let them.

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