Takedown Report

Ribustello named the 2025 Lee Carroll Award winner

            Stephen Ribustell0 of Tarboro High School has been named the 2025 Lee Carroll Award winner.  He ended his junior season in sudden victory overtime in the 1-A State Championship match.  It was a successful season as he scored his 100^th career win and repeated as a State Runner-Up.  In three seasons he has qualified for the State Championships each year while amassing a scholastic record of 109 wins and just 12 losses. He will receive the 27^th Annual Lee Carroll Award for excellence in athletics, academics and sportsmanship in northeastern North Carolina later this year.           
            Lee Carroll started wrestling as a sophomore when Tarboro High School re-started their program in 1992.  Lee won 112 matches in 3 years with the Vikings.  Lee was state runner-up his junior year before becoming a record setting undefeated state champion in 1995 with a (50-0) record.  Lee went on to start four years at North Carolina State qualifying for the Nationals 3 times.  Lee has taught engineering graphics at N.C. State and has his own interactive design agency, Forged Media, in Raleigh.  He is a member of the Tarboro High Athletic Hall of Fame.
Previous award winners include Holton Quincy in 2024, Ryan Mann in 2023, Caleb Beaty of Corinth-Holders (2022), Logan Tortual of Rosewood (2021). Javon Armstrong of Pamlico County (2020), Aaron Bancroft of Wilson-Fike (2019), Timothy and Christian Decatur of Rosewood (2018), Jaqwuez Norman of Farmville Central (2017), Kaleb Taylor of Rosewood (2016), Wilson Smith of Rocky Mount (2015 & 2014), Angel Najar of North Pitt (2013), Alexander Knight and Jacineto Williamson of Rocky Mount in 2012, Chris Fess of Beddingfield and Tamaris Lane of Nash Central in 2011, Chandler Phillips of Rocky Mount (2010), Landon Lucas of SW Edgecombe (2009), Corey Smith (2008) and Eric Sutton (2007) of Tarboro, Zach Shearin and Paul Horner (2006) and Pat Anstead (2004) of Southern Nash, Jimmy McNamara (2005) of Wilson Hunt and Sammi Hadi (2003) of SW Edgecombe.

March 31, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | history, north-carolina