2011 TDR Top 12 H.S. Wrestlers
The following wrestlers have been named as being the most successful this season in their weight class in eastern North Carolina. Two wrestlers are in a tie for top honors at 119 pounds. Each wrestler will be awarded a wooden plaque with their name engraved as being at the top of their weight. The rest of the Top 12 list will be named soon.
| 103 | Jake Smith | Havelock |
| 112 | Alex Bray | Croatan |
| 119 | Nick Quillen | Rosewood |
| 119 | Christian Holleman | Havelock |
| 125 | Aric McCutcheon | Topsail |
| 130 | Zach Jaramillo | Havelock |
| 135 | Michael Thagard | East Carteret |
| 140 | James Napier | North Johnston |
| 145 | Sam McCauley | Croatan |
| 152 | Smiley Mueller | Louisburg |
| 160 | Chad Parks | Manteo |
| 171 | Xavier Najar | North Pitt |
| 189 | Stuart Nadeau | Topsail |
| 215 | Anthony Grist | New Bern |
| 285 | Marquin Hill | Washington |
TDR Shirt Sales
TDR shirts from past seasons are for sale for just $10 each in the following sizes;
TDR Top 12 – 2010 in sizes Med., Lg., XL & XXL – Small size has sold out!
TDR Top 12 – 2009 in sizes Sm., Med., Lg., XL & XXL
TDR Top 12 – 2008 in sizes Sm. (only 1), Med., Lg., XL & XXL (only 2)
TDR Top 12 – 2006 in sizes Lg., & XL
TDR Top 12 – 2005 in sizes Lg., & XL
TDR Top 12 – 2004 in sizes Lg., & XL
All-Area – 2010 in sizes – Sm., Med., Lg., XL & XXL
All-Area – 2009 in sizes – Sm. (only 1), Lg., XL & XXL
E-Mail tdr@tarboronc.com about purchasing a shirt or a dozen.
The 2011 TDR Top 12 Shirts will soon be announced and available for $12 but we will only have a limited number of 72 for sale.
Top Carolinas College Wrestlers
The TDR named their Top Carolinas College Wrestlers. The top individual at each weight will receive an engraved wooden plaque with their name as the top wrestler at that weight.
Newberry College will receive the top team award.
| 125 | John McDonald | Newberry |
| 133 | William Young | Newberry |
| 141 | Darius Little | N.C. State |
| 149 | Caldwell, Darrion | N.C. State |
| 157 | Corey Mock | North Carolina |
| 165 | Mike Williams | UNC-Pembroke |
| 174 | Byron Sigmon | UNC-Greensboro |
| 184 | Bryant Blanton | Newberry |
| 197 | Zachary Bennett | North Carolina |
| 285 | Jake Elkins | Newberry |
Almost Final TDR Top 12 Rankings
The ‘Almost Final’ TDR Top 12 Rankings are posted on the link in the upper right hand corner. Once the head to head matches are cross referenced next week the final rankings will be posted. We will have a limited number of shirts printed this year so let us know how many you want and order early,
N.C.H.S.A.A. State Championship photos
Photos of the State Wrestling tournament taken by Chris Wagner of Laney wrestling are posted and available to see at this link; http://web.me.com/cgwagner/Laney_Wrestling/Welcome.html
TDR HS Top Teams Final Rankings 2011
| Rank | Team | Div. | Conf | Wins | Loss | Pct. | Prev. |
| 1 | Croatan Cougars | 2A | E Central | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 |
| 2 | Havelock Rams | 3A | Coastal | 18 | 1 | 0.947 | 2 |
| 3 | New Bern Bears | 4A | Mideastern | 18 | 3 | 0.857 | 3 |
| 4 | Topsail Pirates | 2A | Coast. Plains | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 5 |
| 5 | West Johnston Wildcats | 4A | Gr.Neuse R. | 23 | 2 | 0.920 | 4 |
| 6 | South Brunswick Cougars | 3A | Waccamaw | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | 6 |
| 7 | Rosewood Eagles | 1A | Carolina | 34 | 8 | 0.810 | 8 |
| 8 | Dixon Bulldogs | 1A | Coast. Plains | 21 | 6 | 0.778 | 7 |
| 9 | Northern Nash Knights | 3A | Big East | 21 | 8 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 10 | West Brunswick Trojans | 3A | Waccamaw | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | 11 |
| 11 | Nash Central Bulldogs | 3A | Big East | 21 | 5 | 0.808 | 9 |
| 12 | South Central Falcons | 3A | Coastal | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | 12 |
| 13 | Beddingfield (Wilson) Bruins | 2A | East Plains | 15 | 6 | 0.714 | 13 |
| 14 | Pamlico Hurricanes | 1A | Coast. Plains | 19 | 9 | 0.679 | 16 |
| 15 | Jacksonville Cardinals | 3A | Coastal | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 18 |
| 16 | Louisburg Warriors | 2A | N Carolina | 19 | 20 | 0.487 | 17 |
| 17 | North Pitt Panthers | 2A | East Plains | 15 | 7 | 0.682 | 14 |
| 18 | D.H. Conley Vikings | 3A | Coastal | 19 | 9 | 0.679 | 20 |
| 19 | Ayden-Grifton Chargers | 1A | Carolina | 25 | 18 | 0.581 | 20 |
| 20 | Washington Pam Pack | 3A | Coastal | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 20 |
TDR Carolinas College Wrestling Team Final Rankings 2011
| Rank | Teams-N. & S. Carolina | W | L | T | Pct. | Pre. | Notes: Recent Results |
| 1 | Newberry College Indians | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.864 | 1 | Eastern Regional D-II Champion |
| 2 | North Carolina, Univ. of – Tar Heels | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0.500 | 2 | Placed 4th at ACC Tourney |
| 3 | N.C. State Wolfpack | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 3 | Placed 5th at ACC Tourney | |
| 4 | UNC-Greensboro Spartans | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 4 | Placed 2nd at Southern Conference | |
| 5 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.421 | 6 | Placed 3rd at Southern Conference |
| 6 | Citadel Bulldogs | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 5 | Placed 4th at Southern Conference | |
| 7 | Limestone College Saints | 4 | 12 | 0.250 | 7 | Placed 6th at Regional Tourney | |
| 8 | UNC-Pembroke Braves | 13 | 5 | 0.722 | 8 | Tied 5th at East Region w/ 3 NQs | |
| 9 | Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0.273 | 9 | Placed 2nd at East Regionals |
| 10 | Duke Blue Devils | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.250 | 10 | Placed 6th at ACC Tourney |
| 11 | Campbell Camels | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 11 | Placed 5th at East Regionals | |
| 12 | Belmont Abbey Crusaders | 8 | 11 | 0.421 | 14 | Placed 8th at Regionals with 3 NQs |
Chattanooga Wins 25th SoCon Wrestling Championship
BOONE, N.C.– Led by four individual titlists, Chattanooga returned to its perch atop the Southern Conference by winning the 2011 SoCon Wrestling Championship on Saturday at the Holmes Center. After a disappointing fourth-place finish last year, Chattanooga won its 25th overall SoCon title and its sixth in the last seven years. The Mocs’ SoCon-record 25 team championships have come in just 34 years in the league. Rest of story at www.soconsports.com/wrestling
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1) Chattanooga – 98 pts.
2) UNC Greensboro – 87.5 pts.
3) Appalachian State – 57.5 pts.
4) The Citadel – 44.5 pts.
5) VMI – 27 pts.
6) Davidson – 18 pts.
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
125 – No. 1 Manuel Ramirez (UNCG) dec. No. 3 Prescott Garner (UTC), 17-6
133 – No. 2 Demetrius Johnson (UTC) dec. No. 1 Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 5-1
141 – No. 1 Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. No. 3 Mike Kessler (ASU), 9-5
149 – No. 1 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. No. 2 Dean Pavlous (UTC), 7-5
157 – No. 1 Josh Condon (UTC) dec. No. 2 Pierre Frazile (CIT), 11-5
165 – No. 2 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. No. 1 Turtogtokh Lusandorj (CIT), 4-3 (2OT)
174 – No. 1 Brandon Wright (UTC) dec. No. 3 Byron Sigmon (UNCG), 6-4
184 – No. 1 Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. No. 2 Jason McCroskey (UTC), 6-4
197 – No. 1 Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. No. 2 Nikolas Brown (UTC), 3-2
285 – No. 1 Josh Wine (VMI) dec. No. 2 Peter Sturgeon (UNCG), 3-2
NCAA SECOND-PLACE TIEBREAKERS (winners also receive automatic berths to NCAA Championships)
165 – No. 1 Turtogtokh Lusandorj (CIT) dec. No. 3 Dan Waddell (UTC), 5-1
285 – No. 2 Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) dec. No. 4 Marc Tyson (ASU), 7-3
Maryland Captures 2011 ACC Wrestling Championship
Terps’ senior Mike Letts voted Most Valuable Wrestler.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For the third time in four seasons, the Maryland Terrapins own the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship. The Terps triumphed in five of the six weight class finals in which they competed on Saturday night to break open a tight battle with ACC regular-season champion Virginia Tech and finish atop the 2011 field. A crowd of 1,986 at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena watched the Terps claim their second title under head coach Kerry McCoy and their ACC-leading 23rd wrestling championship in school history.
2011 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP WEIGHT CLASS FINALS
(Each weight class winner and runner-up named All-ACC)
125 – Jarrod Garnett (VT) def. Matt Snyder (VA), 6-4 (SV)
133 – Devin Carter (VT) tech. fall Joe Spisak (VA), 19-4
141 – Jon Kohler (MD) def. Darrius Little (NCS), 3-1 (SV)
149 – Darrion Caldwell (NCS) def. Derek Valenti (VA), 6-3
157 – Jesse Dong (VT) def. Kyle John (MD), 6-3
165 – Josh Asper (MD) def. Pete Yates (VT), 9-3
174 – Mike Letts (MD) def. Chris Henrich (VA), 4-2
184 – Corey Peltier (MD) def. Diego Bencomo (DU), 3-1
197 – Zac Bennett (NC) def. Chris Penny (VT), 9-5
285 – Spencer Myers (MD) def. David Marone (VT), 3-2 (TB2)
Rest of Story at http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/030511aaa.html
Eagles Wrestling Club’s 5th Annual Spring Tourney March 12th at Rosewood H. S. in Goldsboro
The Eagles Wrestling Club is hosting the 5th Annual Spring Wrestling Tournament on March 12, 2011 at Rosewood High School in Goldsboro. In past years we have had as many as 300 wrestlers participate in the event ranging in ages from 5 years old to 55 years old. We are offering to allow 2011 NC State Champions and runners up the opportunity to participate free. This tournament is not affiliated with NCHSAA, AAU or USA wrestling and participants will not need a club card to wrestle. Registration is $15 if you pre-register on our website and pay at the door or $20 as a non-registered walk-up. We will have weigh-ins on Friday night or Saturday morning. The high school and open divisions will have certified officials during the tournament for the protection of the wrestlers. If you could please forward this information to any of your wrestlers or to wrestling club members or coaches, I would greatly appreciate it. You can find information online at: www.rosewoodhigh.comfollow the Spring Tournament link on the right side of the home page. If you have any questions or concerns, please write or call.
Bill Edmundson
Rosewood High School
(252) 236-8888 Cell
williamedmundson@gmail.com
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