TDR Top 12 at 126 Lbs.
A preliminary look at some of the top wrestlers at each weight class in eastern N.C.
TDR Top 12 at 120
A preliminary look at some of the top wrestlers at each weight class in eastern N.C.
TDR Top 12 at 113 lbs.
A preliminary look at some of the top wrestlers at each weight class in eastern N.C.
TDR Top 12 at 106
A preliminary look at some of the top wrestlers at each weight class in eastern N.C.
NCHSAA DUAL TEAM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
1-A CHAMPIONSHIP: MITCHELL 36, CHATHAM CENTRAL 30
BEAR CREEK—Mitchell won four of the final six matches to take a tough 36-30 victory over host Chatham Central to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday evening. It was Mitchell’s first NCHSAA dual team championship. Mitchell was runner-up in the very first dual team championship in 1990. Mitchell improved its dual team record to 37-7 while Chatham Central fell to 19-5 overall.
2-A CHAMPIONSHIP: NEWTON-CONOVER 44, DIXON 15
NEWTON– Newton-Conover held off Dixon 44-15 to clinch its second consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday here at Lemon Gymnasium. The Red Devils rolled up a 35-13 margin with three matches to go to clinch the crown in winning their 38th consecutive math and running their overall dual mark to an outstanding 52-1. Newton-Conover made its fifth appearance in the dual team finals. Dixon, which beat last year’s runner-up Newport Croatan in the third round of the dual team playoffs, lost for only the second time in 24 dual meets.
3-A CHAMPIONSHIP: EDEN MOREHEAD 38, NEWTON FRED T. FOARD 28
EDEN—Morehead downed visiting Fred T. Foard 33-28 to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A dual team wrestling championship on Saturday afternoon. Morehead, under first-year head coach Daniel Bradford, ran its dual team record to 38-1 and avenged a 41-27 loss to Fred T. Foard in last year’s dual team finals. The Panthers won their sixth NCHSAA dual team title in 10 appearances in the finals, but it was the Panthers’ first state crown since 2006. Foard suffered only its fourth loss against 36 dual team wins.
4-A: WINSTON-SALEM PARKLAND 30, FAYETTEVILLE JACK BRITT 24
WINSTON-SALEM—It wasn’t easy, but Winston-Salem Parkland extended its streak of state dual team wrestling championships to eight on Saturday night in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A final in front of its home crowd. Parkland outlasted Fayetteville Jack Britt 30-24, winning four of the final five matches and finally clinching the crown after the 170-pound match gave the champs an insurmountable 30-21 lead. Parkland has now won five straight 4-A crowns after winning three 3-A titles. Parkland kept its record perfect in dual team matches this season at 52-0 and improved its incredible all-time playoff record in dual team wrestling to 57-8. Britt, which fell to Parkland in a tightly contested final last year, lost its first dual team match after 31 straight wins. For complete summary at http://www.nchsaa.org/newsletter.php?mode=displayHTML&archiveID=3363#.Uve0-vldX_8

