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From The Street To The Mat: Zack Silver Signs At Bluefield College

Admittedly, Zack Silver was headed down a bad path. But as a middle schooler, he found what has become one of his best friends — the sport of wrestling. Silver, an Alleghany senior and a two-time state qualifier, signed recently to attend and wrestle at Bluefield College.

“Wrestling helped keep me out of trouble, it taught me how to get a good work ethic and become a coachable person,” said Silver at a recently ceremony in the AHS library. “It changed me completely.” And it is helping in getting him a college education. Silver’s numbers as a Mountaineer wrestler are solid. He posted a 128-48 career record over his four years, he earned 278 takedowns and 57 pins. But Silver’s career has been about much more than numbers says his Alleghany High School coach Dale Burdette.

“You can talk about wins on the mat, but he really matured as a young man,” Burdette said. “A lot of that happened as a result of wrestling, but he also got in a good environment at home living with the Reed family.” Silver was a middle school football player when Burdette had his first contact with him. “When I first met Zack he was hanging out on the streets in Clifton (Forge),” he added. “I knew he was a good athlete. Rest of the story at https://thevirginianreview.com/Content/Free-Articles/Free-Articles/Article/From-The-Street-To-The-Mat-Zack-Silver-Signs-At-Bluefield-College/71/1478/47082?mc_cid=6cd9b9e806&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

April 16, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized