West Lincoln High’s wrestling team, the South Fork 2A tournament champion, repeated Saturday as the state dual-team champion by beating Croatan at the Greensboro Coliseum./NCHSAA PHOTO
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GREENSBORO – West Lincoln High has repeated as the state’s 2A dual-team wrestling champion, winning handily over Croatan at the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday.
See the press release from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) for more details:
2A: West Lincoln runs away with back-to-back titles with 60-14 victory over Croatan
GREENSBORO – West Lincoln got seven wins by fall to capture the team’s second straight NCHSAA 2A Dual Team Wrestling Championship in a 60-14 win over Croatan. The Rebels reeled off five straight wins by pin, starting at 160 pounds with Canon Bridges and ending with Harley Scronce’s pin of Walker Gladwell at 220 pounds.
The most outstanding wrestler for the tournament for West Lincoln was Brock Steele who secured a victory by decision in the 285-pound class. Steele was a decision winner 5-3 over Nathan Waltrip stretching West Lincoln’s advantage to 51-14.
Croatan started off strong, with Luke Walker winning a 7-2 decision victory over Chade Norman in the opening match at 120 pounds. After a forfeit by the Cougars at 126, Anthony Marello pinned Chance Norman at 5:02 in the 132-pound bout. Marello’s win gave the Cougars a short-lived 9-6 lead.
But pin wins by West Lincoln’s Ricky Reynolds and Xander Pendergrass in the next two matches pushed the Rebels lead out to 18-9. Justin Jolin dominated his 152-pound bout to put the Cougars back in the dual, picking up a win by technical fall, 16-0, and cutting the West Lincoln lead to 18-14 before the decisive run of fall wins by West Lincoln.
The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing and upholding good sportsmanship throughout the season. The 2019 winners of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards were Anthony Marello from Croatan and Luke Stewart for West Lincoln.
WEST LINCOLN 60, CROATAN 14
106: Kemp Wehunt (WL) won by forfeit
113: Langston Hoffman (WL) d. Max Buglisi, 6-2
120: Luke Walker (C) d. Chade Norman, 7-2
126: Luke Stewart (WL) won by forfeit
132: Anthony Marello (C) p. Chance Norman, 5:02
138: Ricky Reynolds (WL) p. Zachary Barker, 1:39
145: Xander Pendergrass (WL) p. Zachary Simonette, 0:53
152: Justin Jolin (XC) t.f. Hayen Thomas, 16-0
160: Canon Bridges (WL) p. Colton Sullivan, 3:45
170: Nathan Hall (WL) p. Logan Tenczar, 2:27
182: Luke Scronce (WL) p. Dakota Gray, 4:00
195: Alex Hall (WL) p. Ryan Lindsay, 3:09
220: Harley Scronce (WL) p. Walker Gladwell, 1:05
285: Brock Steele (WL) d. Nathan Waltrip, 5-3
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Anthony Marello (Croatan) & Luke Stewart (W. Lincoln).
2A Dual Team Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler: Brock Steele, W. Lincoln
