Takedown Report

TDR Top 12 – 126 Lbs.

State Champions Quillan and Ross both repeat as State Champs and as the top wrestlers at 126 lbs.. on the TDR Top 12 List.  Quillen has been on the Top 12 all 4 years while Ross and Brewer are on their 3rd Top 12 List. DeCosse, McCaw and Whitfield repeat for their 2nd year while all others are on their 1st time on the list.  This weight is deep with 5 honorable mentions wrestlers who all came one match short of qualifying for the state tournament in their respective divisions.  A total of 200 wrestlers will be on the TDR Top 12 List across the 14 weight classes.

April 14, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 – 120 Lbs.

Alex Bray is clearly the best or most dominant at this weight.  He has also been been on the Top 12 all 4 years and in the top 3 each year.  An impressive and rare feat.  Cameron and Armstrong are on the Top 12 List for their 3rd year.  Bradley and Cradle are the only other repeat wrestlers on the Top 12 List while all other wrestlers are honored by their first year on the list.

April 14, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

TDR Top 12 113 Lbs.

Victor Sosa takes the top spot in his 3rd year on the TDR Top 12 Rankings.  Jaramillo and Jackson also place for their 3rd year while Henson has been on the list all 4 of his years.  Will continue to post 2 weight classes a day through Friday and then announce the Top Senior and Top Underclassman Awards on Saturday the 20th.

April 13, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

TDR Top 12 106 Lbs.

Of the top 5 who placed at the State Tournament all lost to Howard or someone else who lost to Howard.  Yet his win in the only match with Dunn was just 1-0.  Howard did lose to Allen in the Regional finals but placed higher in the same bracket at States.  3 of the other 4 state placers placed higher than Howard but they were in different divisions.
Will post the Top 12 in each weight class in the coming week.

April 13, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

James Johnson Award

The 12^th Annual James Johnson Award for the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina will soon be announced.  Previous winners have been;

2012 – Jon Wiley of South Brunswick

2011 – Marquin Hill of Washington

2010 – Brandon Lietz of J.H. Rose

2009 – Mamour Camara of Louisburg

2008 – Anthony Rogers of Knightdale

2007 – Ngu Tran of C.B. Aycock

2006 – Victor Hojillo of West Carteret

2005 – David Pelsang of White Oak

2004 – Raymond Jordan of New Bern

2003 – Shaun Sheffield of Havelock

2002  – Paris Dottery of White Oak

James Johnson started wrestling in his junior year for D.H. Conley High School in Greenville with Milt Sherman as his coach.  James was Coney’s 1st state champion in any sport in 1976.  He was North Carolina’s 1st Eastern Junior National Champion in 1975 and North Carolina’s 1st Junior Nationals All-American with 3rd in 1976.  He went on to start four years at the University of Kentucky.  He is now a sports consultant and coach for the Phoenix-based Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club. He also specializes in developing unique training for people of all fitness levels with a broad background in public speaking, sports training techniques, and health and fitness.  He was inducted as an “Outstanding American” in the North Carolina State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Before developing James Johnson, Inc., James served as a Public Relations/ Community Speaker for Sunkist worldwide.  He was on the USA National Wrestling team for 12 years, winning 3 National Championships, USA Athlete of the Year, AIM Christian Athlete of the Year, Olympic Team Alternate, and numerous accolades worldwide. He has been an Ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee, USA wrestling and The Sunkist Kids Wrestling organization for over 16 years.  More information at or http://jjchamp3x.com/ the trophy can be seen at www.pittsburghtrophy.com/guillotine .

April 11, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Roy Heverly Award

Previous Winners;

2013 – to be announced

2012 – Nick Quillen of Rosewood & Tyler Ross Jacksonville

2011 – Jake Smith of Havelock

2010 – Marquin Hill of Washington

2009 – Ryan Blackwell of Croatan

2008 – Charlie Millea of Havelock

2007 – Frank Hickman of Wilmington-Laney H.S.

2006 – Jake O’Laker of Croatan High

2005 – Eddie Sawyer of Currituck County H.S.

2004 – Bryan Lashomb of Currituck H.S.

2003 – Raymond Jordan of New Bern

The award is named in honor of former state champion Roy Heverly, a 4 time state medallist at West Carteret and three time All-American at The University of North Carolina-Pembroke.  The TakeDown Report, an on-line publication promotes amateur wrestling in eastern North Carolina, sponsors these Awards.  “These awards recognize the most successful wrestlers in the area each year.” Fleming noted, “It encourages the young men from the teams in the eastern part of the state with another opportunity for fans to realize the hard work, determination and discipline it takes to be a top wrestler,” he added.  It has been awarded each year to the top underclassman wrestler in eastern North Carolina for the year. 

April 9, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

ECU Spring Wrestling Clinic Sun. April 14th

Sunday April 14th

Sign in at 8:30
Instruction and wrestling 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
$30 for sessions with Randy Bieber, Milt Sherman, Phil Mueller, Ron Williams, Tom Marsh, Binky Moore and NCAA D-I National Champion Carl Perry!  For more details and how to sign up contact Coach Milt Sherman at SHERMANM@ecu.edu

March 30, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

20th Annual Michael Stokes Award

Michael Stokes Award Winner  – Top Scholastic Wrestler in the Tar-Roanoke Region

2013 – The 20^th Annual Michael Stokes Award to Alexander Knight of Rocky Mount
Further details on the award and Alexander Knight to be announced later.

Previous Winners

2012 – Reggie Huff of Southern Nash

2011 – Xavier Najar of North Pitt

2010 – Joe Young of Northern Nash

2009 – Corey Smith of Tarboro

2008 – Jasmine Cooper of Nash Central

2007 – Eric Wischhusen of Southern Nash

2006 – John Brewer of Wilson Fike

2005 – Anthony Taylor of Rocky Mount

2004 – Sammi Hadi of SouthWest Edgecombe

2003 – Charles Washington of Northern Nash

2002  – Quadric Eason of Tarboro

2001 – Roylando Lucas of Southern Nash

2000 – Ira Bing of Southern Nash

1999 – Mike Christopher of Tarboro

1998 – Mike Christopher of Tarboro

1997 – Ryan Huffman of SouthWest Edgecombe

1996 – Tony Mercer of Tarboro

1995 – Lee Carroll of Tarboro

1994 — Lee Carroll of Tarboro

Michael Stokes wrestled from years 1981-1984 at Tarboro High School with an overall record of 96 wins and just 4 losses. He was North Carolina’s 2nd 3-time State Champion. There was only one individual state champion at each weight in those years. After receiving a scholarship to wrestle for NC State he went on to win ACC wrestling titles in 1988 and 1989. He also receive the ACC Most Valuable Wrestler award for both of these years. His record of 68 wins 8 losses and 3 ties ( .879) is the best winning career winning percentage at NC State. He finished second at the NCAA’s at 126lbs in 1989 to Kendall Cross, who eventually won an Olympic Gold medal. Michael was a co-captain of the Wolfpack in 1989 and was recently named one of the ACC all time 50 greatest wrestlers as part as the conference’s 50th anniversary celebration. Stokes credits wrestling which “has provided me with a mental toughness that enables me to remove boundaries that stand in my way. Wrestling has given me the sheer determination to believe that I can conquer anything that I set my mind to do.” This determination has lead him to earn a second college degree in Accounting last December, 2002. He currently works as an auditor with the North Carolina Department of Revenue.

The Tar-Roanoke Region as defined by the counties of Wilson, Nash, Halifax, Edgecombe, Northampton, Martin, Washington, Bertie, Beaufort, and Hertford along with North Pitt and Farmville Central High Schools.

March 29, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The 2013 Lee Carroll Award

Lee Carroll Award Winner  – Top Underclassman in the Tar-Roanoke Region

2013 – The 11^th Annual Lee Carroll Award to Angel Najar of North Pitt
Further details on the award and Angel Najar to be release later.

Previous Winners

2012 –Alexander Knight  & Jaciento Williamson of Rocky Mount.

2011 – Chris Fess of Beddingfield & Tamaris Lane of Nash Central High School

2010 – Chandler Phillips of Rocky Mount

2009 – Landon Lucas of S.W. Edgecombe

2008 —  Corey Smith  of Tarboro

2007 —  Eric Sutton of Tarboro

2006  — Paul Horner & Zach Shearin of Southern Nash

2005 —  Jimmy McNamara of Wilson Hunt

2004 —  Pat Anstead of Southern Nash

2003 —  Sammi Hadi of SouthWest Edgecombe

Lee Carroll started wrestling his sophomore year when Tarboro High School restarted the sport in 1992 with Butch Sadler as his coach.  Lee won 112 matches in just 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.  After graduation Lee has worked in the field of computer assisted graphics and architecture in Raleigh.

The Tar-Roanoke Region as defined by the counties of Wilson, Nash, Halifax, Edgecombe, Northampton, Martin, Washington, Bertie, Beaufort, and Hertford along with North Pitt and Farmville Central High Schools.

March 26, 2013 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2013 TDR Tar-Roanoke Team

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