High school wrestling: State championships, updated results
Published 12:33 pm Sunday, February 19, 2023
- Rowan County's Most Outstanding Wrestler is Shayden Edwards from East Rowan., photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
Wrestling State Championships
Greensboro
East Rowan’s Shayden Edwards, West Rowan’s Christian Hercules and A.L. Brown’s Trevor Freeman will wrestle for state championships on Saturday, and a number of other wrestlers are still wrestling for places in the state tournament.
1A
195
Khalil Davis (North Rowan, 10-4) won by fall over David Hargro (Thomas Jefferson, 35-8) (Fall 1:22)
Jadon Maness (Uwharrie Charter, 25-5) won by major decision over Khalil Davis (North Rowan, 10-5) (MD 12-2)
2A
120
Braxton Woolard (Washington, 25-12) won by fall over Robert Moulton (Salisbury, 11-15) (Fall 3:13)
Bladen Ingle (West Lincoln, 34-19) won by fall over Robert Moulton (Salisbury, 11-16) (Fall 3:18)
3A
106
Mateo Diaz Ruiz (South Rowan, 20-4) won by injury default over Brayden Reid (Hibriten, 48-9) (Inj. 0:00)
Mateo Diaz Ruiz (South Rowan, 21-4) won by fall over Ethan Brownlee (South Johnston, 39-3) (Fall 2:58)
George Coleman (Fred T. Foard, 47-5) won by decision over Mateo Diaz Ruiz (South Rowan, 21-5) (Dec 5-4)
Mateo Diaz Ruiz (South Rowan) 23-5 won by decision over Elijah Dorsey (Dudley) 49-4 (Dec 6-3)
3rd place match — Mateo Diaz Ruiz (South Rowan) 23-5 won by decision over Ethan Brownlee (South Johnston) 42-4 (Dec 8-2)
106
Jathan Roby (West Rowan, 36-6) won by decision over Charlie Price (South Point, 34-7) (Dec 2-0)
Aiden Enright (Union Pines, 42-9) won by tech fall over Jathan Roby (West Rowan, 36-7) (TF-1.5 4:59 (19-2)
Jathan Roby (West Rowan, 37-7) won by decision over Brayden Reid (Hibriten, 49-10) (Dec 4-0)
113
Oliver Perry (West Rowan, 29-8) won by fall over Redmond Williamson (Northern Nash, 29-4) (Fall 1:47)
Israel Guerra (South Johnston, 46-1) won by fall over Oliver Perry (West Rowan, 29-9) (Fall 3:23)
Christian Lemaire (Person, 38-7) won by fall over Oliver Perry (West Rowan, 29-10) (Fall 2:33)
120
Ramir Hall (Seventy-First, 26-12) won by decision over Mark Truman (West Rowan, 16-10) (Dec 10-4)
Austin Hill (West Brunswick, 29-16) won by fall over Mark Truman (West Rowan, 16-11) (Fall 4:37)
120
Jayden Crawford (Union Pines, 36-9) won by decision over Alex Luna (East Rowan, 22-14) (Dec 8-2)
Ayden Goodman (Swansboro, 35-13) won by decision over Alex Luna (East Rowan, 22-15) (Dec 10-3)
126
Isaiah Morrison (Enka, 49-4) won by decision over Stetson Collins (West Rowan, 27-6) (Dec 11-4)
Stetson Collins (West Rowan, 28-6) won by decision over Malachi Cobb (Eastern Guilford, 42-14) (Dec 3-1)
Stetson Collins (West Rowan, 29-6) won by decision over Demarion Garner (Southern Durham, 25-7) (Dec 3-2)
Stetson Collins (West Rowan) 30-8 won by decision over Chayton Tala (Parkwood) 37-13 (Dec 7-0)
Will Varner (Kings Mountain) 32-5 won by decision over Stetson Collins (West Rowan) 30-8 (Dec 8-1)
5th Place Match – Cain Solis (Montgomery Central) 42-8 won by decision over Stetson Collins (West Rowan) 30-8 (Dec 7-5)
132
Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan, 40-3) won by tech fall over Barrett Klutey (Fike, 46-6) (TF-1.5 4:32 (21-6)
Charlie Sly (Stuart Cramer, 51-2) won by major decision over Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan, 40-4) (MD 13-4)
Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan, 41-4) won by fall over Logan Wilson (Clyde A. Erwin, 40-12) (Fall 2:36)
Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan) 44-4 won by decision over Cristian Rothrock (Douglas Byrd) 24-3 (Dec 6-5)
Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan) 44-4 won by fall over Jared Hutchins (Orange) 28-7 (Fall 4:34)
3rd place match — Kevin O’Brien (West Rowan) 44-4 won by decision over Dylan Shirley (West Carteret) 45-11 (Dec 5-2)
132
Luke Connick (West Brunswick, 37-5) won by decision over Parker Mills (Jesse Carson, 29-17) (Dec 4-1)
Logan Wilson (Clyde A. Erwin, 40-11) won by decision over Parker Mills (Jesse Carson, 29-18) (Dec 4-3)
138
Troy Gryder (Eastern Guilford, 24-2) won by fall over Christian Kluttz (Jesse Carson, 35-9) (Fall 4:40)
Jaylen Jarman (Havelock, 37-9) won by fall over Christian Kluttz (Jesse Carson, 35-10) (Fall 4:07)
138
Shayden Edwards (East Rowan, 34-4) won by fall over Ben Musser (Orange, 12-7) (Fall 3:47)
Shayden Edwards (East Rowan, 35-4) won by decision over Noah Tocaben (Enka, 43-4) (Dec 3-2)
Shayden Edwards (East Rowan, 36-4) won by major decision over Jacob Perry (West Rowan, 39-8) (MD 8-0)
138
Jacob Perry (West Rowan, 38-7) won by fall over Jahzion Patterson (Eastern Alamance, 17-16) (Fall 2:29)
Jacob Perry (West Rowan, 39-7) won by decision over Luke Sheets (Ashe County, 42-7) (Dec 7-4)
Shayden Edwards (East Rowan, 36-4) won by major decision over Jacob Perry (West Rowan, 39-8) (MD 8-0)
Jaelen Culp (Kings Mountain) 34-5 won by tech fall over Jacob Perry (West Rowan) 40-9 (TF-1.5 3:35 (15-0))
5th Place Match – Jacob Perry (West Rowan) 40-9 won by decision over Kevin Romero (Fred T Foard) 30-11 (Dec 6-0)
145
Brock Carey (Fred T. Foard, 48-0) won by tech fall over Bryan Taylor (West Rowan, 28-13) (TF-1.5 3:55 (16-0)
Bryan Taylor (West Rowan, 29-13) won by fall over Ryan Rakouskas (Cedar Ridge, 36-20) (Fall 4:05)
Klint Rhude (Swansboro, 36-11) won by decision over Bryan Taylor (West Rowan, 29-14) (Dec 10-3)
152
Azrael Simpson (First Flight, 35-5) won by tech fall over Conner Misenheimer (West Rowan, 32-10) (TF-1.5 2:56 (16-1)
Conner Misenheimer (West Rowan, 33-10) won by decision over Chandler Wyke (Hibriten, 16-7) (Dec 7-2)
Logan Fite (Central Academy, 47-3) won by fall over Conner Misenheimer (West Rowan, 33-11) (Fall 0:24)
170
Mason Kincaid (South Rowan, 18-1) won by injury default over Riley Pugh (Enka, 30-10) (Inj. 1:53)
Nathan Williams (Triton, 35-5) won by decision over Mason Kincaid (South Rowan, 18-2) (Dec 8-4)
Mason Kincaid (South Rowan, 19-2) won by decision over Matthew Wolff (High Point Central, 37-8) (Dec 8-4)
170
Zane Birtchet (Fred T. Foard, 45-2) won by fall over Eli Jenkins (West Rowan, 30-8) (Fall 3:48)
Troy Shannon (Terry Sanford, 26-3) won by decision over Eli Jenkins (West Rowan, 30-9) (Dec 3-0)
182
Braxtyn Barger (West Rowan, 38-9) won by fall over Collin Jasset (Havelock, 37-15) (Fall 3:25)
Nicholas Mascolino (Union Pines, 48-3) won by fall over Braxton Barger (West Rowan, 38-10) (Fall 2:51)
Braxton Barger (West Rowan, 39-10) won by fall over Ayden Rhoney (Lee County, 32-9) (Fall 0:58)
195
Dantrell Williams (Union Pines, 42-12) won by decision over Hunter Miller (West Rowan, 31-4) (Dec 5-1)
Hunter Miller (West Rowan, 32-4) won by fall over Damian Weaver (South Brunswick, 36-14) (Fall 1:18)
Hunter Miller (West Rowan, 33-4) won by decision over Justin Bullock (Fike, 48-10) (Dec 9-2)
Hunter Miller (West Rowan) 34-6 won by decision over Jacob Nix (North Buncombe) 31-7 (Dec 6-3)
Karin Sein (Eastern Guilford) 57-5 won by fall over Hunter Miller (West Rowan) 34-6 (Fall 4:42)
5th Place Match – Joshua Knipe (West Carteret) 60-2 won by decision over Hunter Miller (West Rowan) 34-6 (Dec 6-0)
285
Christian Hercules (West Rowan, 44-1) won by fall over Hyuga Doreus (Swansboro, 37-14) (Fall 0:21)
Christian Hercules (West Rowan, 45-1) won by fall over Wyatt Rickard (Lee County, 23-11) (Fall 1:20)
Christian Hercules (West Rowan, 46-1) won by fall over Sam Bolch (Fred T. Foard, 42-7) (Fall 0:42)
4A
113
Trevor Freeman (A.L. Brown, 46-6) won by decision over Makya Kerns (Lumberton, 51-9) (Dec 8-1)
Trevor Freeman (A.L. Brown, 47-6) won by major decision over Conner Hibberd (Middle Creek, 39-4) (MD 13-1)
Trevor Freeman (A.L. Brown, 48-6) won by decision over Tiaj Thao (Lake Norman, 35-13) (Dec 2-0)
132
Nick Barroso-Joslin (Cary, 31-7) won by decision over Jonathan Stanback (A.L. Brown, 30-13) (Dec 8-6)
Emmit Holland (Wake Forest, 41-10) won by decision over Jonathan Stanback (A.L. Brown, 30-14) (Dec 4-3)
138
Tyler Caldwell (Hough, 36-6) won by tech fall over Daniel Maye (A.L. Brown, 17-15) (TF-1.5 2:51 (15-0)
Cooper Schmidt (Holly Springs, 31-8) won by decision over Daniel Maye (A.L. Brown, 17-16) (Dec 8-7)
285
Daniel Karmanov (Apex Friendship, 41-4) won by fall over Chaz Knox (A.L. Brown, 36-14) (Fall 3:19)
Nathan Sanders (South Iredell, 36-8) won by fall over Chaz Knox (A.L. Brown, 36-15) (Fall 2:07)
