 The NCUSA East Coast Dual Team traveled to Fairfax,
Virginia over Memorial Weekend and returned home with the freestyle
tournament championship. The event fielded 10 teams from eight
different states. Many of the top high school wrestlers in the Eastern
part of the USA competed in this tournament. Wrestlers that competed in
this tournament had won (46) high school state championships, (48)
state placments, (13) all-american honors, (5) national championships
and featured (1) world team member.
The first day of competition was in freestyle. Team
North Carolina won their pool by defeating Virginia Silver 41-26, New
York 53 -13, Maine 38-28, and Connecticut 44-27. This set up the
freestyle championship match the Virginia Gold team. In this match
North Carolina wrestlers defeated (4) Virginia high school state
champions, (2) state runners-up and a state third place winner. Shane
Parrish (Northwest Guilford) got North Carolina on the scoreboard first
by scoring a second period pin at 98 lbs. Virginia then won the next
three weight classes before Brandon Davis (Greensboro Page) won a
decision over Virginia's state 3rd place winner Shane Gentry at 125lbs.
Virginia won the next weight class at 130lbs, but team North Carolina
countered by winning the next two weight classes. Phil Goodwin (South
Point) defeated Virginia state runner-up Marty Carlson at 135lbs. This
was followed by Alex Winn (Eden Morehead) defeating Virginia state
champion Joe Pantaleo at 140lbs. Virginia captured the 145lb weight
class by scoring a pin, but team North Carolina got their momentum
going by winning the next four weight classes. At 152lbs Chip Powell
(SE Guilford) scored a tech fall over Virginia state champion Stephen
Ours. This was followed at 160lbs when Chris Bullins (McMichael) scored
a first period pin over two-time Virginia state champion Sam Rakes.
Austin Trotman (Mt Tabor) then defeated two-time Virginia state
champion Andrew Clement by a decision at 171lbs. At 189lbs Anthony
Clinton (Mt Tabor) secured the team title for North Carolina with a
decision over Virginia state runner-up Max Huntley. Virginia scored a
tech fall and a pin in the next two weight classes but it was not
enough as Team North Carolina prevailed by winning the dual meet 32-27.
On Sunday team North Carolina finished third in the greco roman
competition. Their only loss was to Florida (35-30) in a dual meet
that was not decided until the final weight class. Florida went on to
defeat Virginia for the greco championship. Team North Carolina
finished up undefeated in freestyle with a 5-0 record. They were 4-1 in
greco roman. The Team was coached by Ronnie Sigmon and John Bullins.
David Haney was the team photographer and tour bus driver.
TEAM RESULTS: FREESTYLE
1st Round: North Carolina - 41 vs Virginia Silver - 26
2nd Round: North Carolina - 53 vs New York - 13
3rd Round: North Carolina - 38 vs Maine - 27
4th Round: North Carolina - 44 vs Connecticut - 27
Championship: North Carolina - 32 vs Virginia Gold - 27
1st place: North Carolina
2nd place: Virginia Gold
3rd place: Florida
4th place: Virginia Silver
5th place: Connecticut
6th place: Delaware
7th place: Maine
8th place: Maryland
9th place: New York
10th place: All-Stars
TEAM RESULTS: GRECO
1st Round: North Carolina - 40 vs Maine - 26
2nd Round: North Carolina - 30 vs Florida - 35
3rd Round: North Carolina - 58 vs Connecticut - 10
3rd PLACE MATCH: North Carolina - 36 vs New York - 28
1st place: Florida
2nd place: Virginia Gold
3rd place: North Carolina
4th place: New York
5th place: Maine
6th place: Delaware
7th place: Maryland
8th place: Connecticut
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: FREESTYLE & GRECO
WRESTLER: (Freestyle) - (Greco Roman) - Over All
98lbs Shane Parris, NW Guilford: (3-1) - (3-1) - 6-2
98lbs/105lbs Agustin Baltazar, Willmington Ashley: (4-1) - (3-1) - 7-2
105lbs Ryan Doyle, Forsyth Country Day: (0-4) - (0-2) - 0-6
112lbs Ian Coggin, SE Guilford: (2-3) - (3-1) - 5-4
119lbs D.J. Miller, NW Guilford: (0-1) - (1-3) - 1-4
119lbs Weston Haney, Robinsville: (1-4) - (0-0) - 1-4
125lbs Brandon Davis, Greensboro Page: (4-1) - (0-1) - 4-2
125lbs Dakota Holt, McMichael: (0-2) - (2-1) - 2-3
130lbs Johnny Watson, Forsyth Country Day: (3-2) - (3-1) - 6-3
135lbs Phillip Goodwin, South Point: (4-1) - (4-0) - 8-1
140lbs Alex Winn, Eden Morehead: (3-2) - (1-3) - 4-5
145lbs Andrew Williams, Greensboro Dudley: (3-2) - (0-4) - 3-6
152lbs Chip Powell, SE Guilford: (5-0) - (4-0) - 9-0
160lbs Chris Bullins, McMichael: (5-0) - (4-0) - 9-0
171lbs Blake Salyer, Alexander Central: (0-3) - (1-3) - 1-6
189lbs Austin Trotman, Mt Tabor: (4-1) - (2-0) - 6-1
189lbs Robert Brooks, Greenville Rose: (1-1) - (1-1) - 2-2
189lbs/215lbs Anthony Clinton, Mt Tabor: (5-0) - (4-0) - 9-0
215lbs Chandler Turbin, Robinsville: (3-2) - (3-0) - 6-2
275lbs Glenn Cothren, Alleghany: (2-2) - (2-2) - 4-4
275lbs Chris Demitraszek, North Rowan: (1-3) - (3-1) - 4-4
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