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This Week in Black Knight Wrestling 11/28-12/3

By: Danny Crotts

This week saw the Black Knights wrestle on Wednesday night in a Tri match with Statesville and North Iredell.  Unfortunately, we lost two very close matches on Wednesday night.  On Saturday we travelled to West Wilkes High School for the Blackhawk Invitational.  The Black Knights were able to finish 4^th as a team out of 13 teams and were able to continue their success of having Wrestlers in the Finals with four wrestlers, Jacob Lester, Cody Tysinger, Cody Downs and Nick Wimmer all competing for the Championship, while Jan Pabon and Taylor Richardson were competing for 3^rd Place.  To find the results, please continue reading.

Tri Match at North Iredell – Wednesday November 30, 2011

The Black Knights traveled to North Iredell High School for a Tri-Match.  Just like last week, the Black Knights would be taking on Statesville and North Iredell on the evening.  We started with Statesville and we started at 106.

Spener Ader took to the mat for the Black Knights.  Spencer got taken down and turned right and left and then found himself on his back and unable to get off of it and lost by pin.  Black Knights down 0-6.

Gabe White was next.  Gabe got taken down, but quickly got back to his feet.  The same thing happened, Gabe was taken down, but he got back to his feet.  Gabe then got a take down and put his opponent on their back and Gabe won by pin.  Score tied, 6-6.

Brandon Blackburn was making his debut as a Black Knight next.  Brandon circled, but was taken down and put on his back and lost by pin.  Black Knights down 6-12.

Dylan Robertson was up next.  Dylan got a take down but let his man go.  Dylan then got another take down, but accidently started a Full Nelson and gave up a penalty point.  Dylan went into the 2^nd period up 4-2.  Dylan gave up another escape, but got a Take down.  Then gave up another escape and got another take down.  This time Dylan put his man on his back and kept him there for the pin.  Score tied again, 12-12.

Hunter Clark was up next, and like Brandon was making his debut as a Black Knight.  Hunter got taken down and was fighting from side to side on his back, but was unable to get off of it, losing by pin.  Black Knights down 12-18.

Caleb Wilson was up next and he was also making his Black Knight debut.  Caleb was taken down, but he got back to his feet.  He was taken down again and put on his back, but he fought off of it to go into the 2^nd period.  He got caught in a pinning combination and lost by pin.  Black Knights down 12-24.

Jan Pabon was up next.  He got a take down, but gave up an escape to go to the 2^nd period up 2-1.  Jan then spent just about the entire 2^nd period trying to turn his opponent, but was able to secure the pin in the closing seconds of the 2^nd period.  Black Knights down 18-24.

Jacob Lester was up next, Jacob gave up a take down but got back to his feet to go into the 2^nd period down 1-2.  We chose bottom in the 2^nd, and the opponent locked hands.  On the restart, he put Jacob on his back but Jacob got a reversal at the end of the 2^nd period.  Jacob was on top in the 3^rd period and turned his man to his back.  Jacob won a decision, 8-5.  Black Knights down 21-24.

Taylor Richardson was up next.  Taylor gave up a take down, but immediately got a reversal and put his man on his back in the process, securing the pin.  Black Knights in the lead, 27-24.

Cody Tysinger was up next for the Black Knights.  Cody got a take down about halfway thru the 1^st period and gave up an escape towards the end of the period to take a 2-1 lead into the 2^nd.  Cody then got an escape of his own in the 2^nd, to go up 3-1.  In the 3^rd period, Cody rode tough trying to turn his opponent to his back, but was unable to do so, and gave up an escape.  Cody then defended a shot in the closing seconds to win a decision, 3-2.  Black Knights up 30-24.

Cody Downs was up next for the Black Knights.  Cody gave up a take down and got put on his back in the first period, but managed to not get pinned and headed into the 2^nd period down 0-5.  Cody couldn’t get on track in the 2^nd period either, he got taken down, but got back to his feet for the escape, but got taken down again and pinned in the 2^nd period.  Score tied up again, 30-30.

Jared Reeves made his debut for the Black Knights next.  Jared got caught in a bad position on his feet and he was taken down and put on his back and lost by pin.  Black Knights down 30-36.

Bryson Starling was up next.  Bryson got taken down, but managed to stay off of his back so heading into the 2^nd period, he was down only 0-2.  In the 2^nd period, Bryson gave up an escape and a take down, but again managed to stay off of his back.  In the 3^rd period, Bryson was finally turned to his back and could not get off of it and lost by pin.  Black Knights down 30-42.

Nick Wimmer came up last for the Black Knights.  He spent a first period jockeying for position and no scoring occurred in the 1^st period.  In the 2^nd period, Nick gave up an escape and then got a take down and near fall and then finished the pin.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough points for the Black Knights, as we dropped a 36-42 decision.

North Davidson High School: 36

Statesville High School: 42

106: Teauge, Ralston (Statesville High School) FALL Spencer Ader (ND)  

113: Gabe White (ND) FALL Miller, Deonte (Statesville High School)

120: Ijames, Kishon (Statesville High School) FALL Brandon Blackburn (ND)  

126: Dylan Robertson (ND) FALL Robinson, Ross (Statesville High School)

132: Dixon, Robby (Statesville High School) FALL Hunter Clark (ND)  

138: Perrin, Tristen (Statesville High School) FALL Caleb Wilson (ND)

145: Jan Pabon (ND) FALL Holmes, Quinten (Statesville High School)

152: Jacob Lester (ND) DEC Rankins, Randy (Statesville High School) 8-5

160: Taylor Richardson (ND) FALL Jones, TJ (Statesville High School)

170: Cody Tysinger (ND) DEC Cromwell, Markus (Statesville High School) 3-2

182: Nichols, LaBryant (Statesville High School) FALL Cody Downs (ND)  

195: Moten, Keenan (Statesville High School) FALL  Jared Reeves (ND)  

220: Humes, Sharif (Statesville High School) FALL Bryson Starling (ND)

285: Nick Wimmer (ND) FALL McClain, Camron (Statesville High School)

The Black Knights then took on the host North Iredell Raiders.  They had just dispatched East Wilkes so they were on a winning streak and we were coming off of a loss.  In multiple dual match events, you move up a weight class to start the next dual match, so we began this dual at 113.

Gabe White was up first.  Gabe was taking on a returning state runner-up.  Gabe was taken down, but he fought off of his back the first time, but the second time he was not so lucky as the North Iredell grappler secured the pin for the host team.  The Black Knights are down 0-6.

Brandon Blackburn was up next for the Black Knights and he received a forfeit.  This tied the score, 6-6.

Dylan Robertson was up next.  Dylan gave up a take down after some position jockeying.  He was put on his back, but he fought off of it, only to be turned a 2^nd time and that time, Dylan did not get off of his back.  The Black Knights were now down 6-12.

Hunter Clark was up next.  He was taken down, and put on his back and couldn’t find a way to get off of it and suffered the pin fall loss.  The Black Knights were now down 6-18.

restarted in Referee’s position.  Caleb was put on his back again, but he managed to not get pinned and went into the 2^nd period down 1-8.  Caleb gave up a reversal in the 2^nd period, and found himself on his back again, and unable to get off of it this time and suffered the loss by pin.  The Black Knights were now down 6-24.

Jan Pabon was up next.  Jan, after a feeling out process from both wrestlers, Jan secured a take down and was able to ride out his opponent for the rest of the period.  In the 2^nd period, Jan got a reversal, but let his opponent go.  Jan then got another take down, but gave up an escape as time was winding down in the period.  Heading into the 3^rd period, Jan was up 6-2. Jan gave up another escape to start the 3^rd and then got another take down.  Jan let his North Iredell counterpart go and got another take down to close out the match with the decision victory, 10-4.  The Black Knights were now down 9-24.

Jacob Lester was up next.  Jacob gave up a take down and was put on his back and he fought off of it once and got put on it again as time wound down.  Jacob went into the 2^nd period down 0-7.  There was no scoring in the 2^nd period by either wrestler.  Jacob took neutral in the 3^rd period and was taken down, but managed to not be turned but lost the major decision, 0-9.  The Black Knights were down 9-28.

Taylor Richardson was up next for the Black Knights and he received a forfeit.  The Black Knights were down 15-28.

Cody Tysinger was up next.  Cody got a take down and put his opponent on his back and secured the pin victory.  The Black Knights close to 21-28.

Cody Downs was up next.  Cody got a take down and near fall, then got out of position and gave up an escape.  Cody then got another take down and again, put his counterpart on his back for more near fall but got out of position and gave up a reversal to close the period.  Cody had the lead 8-3.  In the 2^nd period, Cody turned the North Iredell grappler again, but couldn’t secure the pin and gave up an escape.  Cody got another take down, but locked up a full nelson and gave up a penalty point.  After the restart, Cody then got his opponent on his back again for good this time as he secured the pin.  The Black Knights were now down 27-28.

Jared Reeves was up next for the Black Knights.  Jared was taken down straight to his back and could not get off of it and lost by pin.  The Black Knights were now down 27-34 with 3 matches to go, so we still had a chance.

Bryson Starling came up next for the Black Knights.  Bryson got the take down for the Black Knights, but got high on his opponents back and gave up a reversal and got put on his back and he was unable to get off of it and lost by pin.  The Black Knights were now down 27-40.

Nick Wimmer was up next and received a forfeit.  The Black Knights were down 33-40.

Spencer Ader finished the match for the Black Knights.  Spencer was taken down and put on his back and was unable to get off of it suffering the loss by pin.  The Black Knights lost 33-46.

North Davidson High School: 33

North Iredell High School: 46

106: Cockerham, Taylor (North Iredell High School) FALL Spencer Ader(ND)  

113: Tutterrow, Matthew (North Iredell High School) FALL Gabe White(ND) 

120: Brandon Blackburn (ND) For (North Iredell High School)

126: Cockerham, Ryan (North Iredell High School) FALL Dylan Robertson(ND)  

132: Souther, Taylor (North Iredell High School) FALL Hunter Clark(ND)  

138: Trivette, Cole (North Iredell High School) FALL Caleb Wilson (ND)

145: Jan Pabon (ND) DEC Tennant, Nick(North Iredell High School) 10-4

152: Hampton, Mitchell (North Iredell High School) MD Jacob Lester(ND) 9-0

160: Taylor Richardson (ND) For (North Iredell High School)

170: Cody Tysinger (ND) FALL Swofford, Morgan(North Iredell High School)

182: Cody Downs (ND) FALL McCants, Zach(North Iredell High School)

195: Price, Travis (North Iredell High School) FALL  Jared Reeves(ND)  

220: Lancaster, Joseph (North Iredell High School) FALL Bryson Starling (ND)

285: Nick Wimmer (ND) For (North Iredell High School)

Blackhawk Invitational 12-3-11 @ West Wilkes High School

The Black Knights got up early this Saturday morning and headed to West Wilkes High School for the Blackhawk Invitational.  This has been a very good tournament since I was in high school, many moons ago and we were fortunate enough to be allowed to come last year.  Now, something I have tried to do each year that I have coached is go to a tournament with one of my friends here in Davidson County.  Normally, this is my old high school, the one I graduated from and coached at starting out, West Davidson.  We have traveled to Wakefield together before and last year we were able to make the trip to West Wilkes together.  It just makes too much sense to split the gas on one bus as opposed to two buses from Davidson County making the trip to the same spot.  It has also worked out that the last two years we actually have not wrestled many matches against each other at this tournament. 

Round 1 – Round of 16

We had a few wrestlers taking part in the round of 16 today.

Spencer Ader took to the mat to start the day for the Black Knights.  Spencer was taken down and put on his back and unable to get off of it and lost by pin, dropping him down to the consolation bracket.

Gabe White was up next.  The Final score would make you think it was a football game.  As back and forth matches go, this was one of the best that I’ve seen.  Gabe was able to come out on top, 26-18 to advance to the Quarter-finals.

Caleb Wilson was up next.  Caleb couldn’t get started with his offense, but fought off his back each time he got put on it, but lost a major decision, 2-12 and dropped to the consolation bracket.

Bryson Starling finished the round of 16 off for the Black Knights.  Bryson got taken down and in trying to get a reversal turned to his back and hooked the head of his opponent (A West Davidson Wrestler no less) and got pinned, dropping down to the consolation bracket.

Things are not starting great for the Black Knights, as a team we are in 12^th place (out of 13 teams) at the end of the first round.

Quarterfinals

Gabe White was up first and he took on the same young man from Surry Central he opened the season with two weeks ago.  Unfortunately, it was the same result, as Gabe was taken down and put on his back and lost by pin, dropping him to the Consolation bracket. 

Brandon Blackburn was up next.  Brandon circled with his opponent for a few moments and then was taken down.  Brandon was turned to his back and unable to get off of it and lost by pin, dropping him to the Consolation bracket.

Dylan Robertson took the mat for the Black Knights next.  Dylan was taking on a defending state champion from West Wilkes.  Dylan got taken down and turned to his back, but managed to get a reversal, only to give up an escape and another takedown, trailing 2-8 headed into the 2^nd.  Dylan gave up a reversal in which he got turned to his back and lost by pin, dropping him to the Consolation bracket. Jan Pabon was up next for the Black Knights.  He was also rematching someone from opening night, his young man from North Surry.  Jan dominated this match, until the 3^rd period when each wrestler traded some scores, but Jan was able to pull out the decision victory, 9-5, advancing to the Semi-finals for the second straight week.Jacob Lester was up next for the Black Knights, and like Jan and Gabe was rematching someone from opening night.  On opening night, Jacob posted a pin victory, today, it was a much tighter

match, which required Jacob to stay off of his back in the closing seconds to pull out the 8-6 decision, advancing to the Semi-Finals for the second straight week just like Jan.

Taylor Richardson was up next.  Taylor took on a North Surry wrestler but it was a different one than he faced on opening night.  Taylor got a takedown and put the wrestler on his back in the process and secured the pin victory to advance to the Semi-Finals for the second straight week like his previous two teammates, Jan and Jacob.

Cody Tysinger was up next.  Cody shot in for a takedown, and the other wrestler fell to his back and went flat for the pin, advancing Cody to the Semi-Finals for his 2^nd straight week as well.

Cody Downs was up next and he got sloppy in neutral and was taken down.  He then came back strong scoring an escape, then a takedown and then some near fall before the 1^st period ended.  Then in the 2^nd period, he got a reversal and put his opponent on his back for the pin victory, advancing to the Semi-finals for, yep, you guessed it, the 2^nd straight week.

Nick Wimmer was up next, and he snapped his opponent down and turned him to his back to secure the pin, and just like his previous teammates, advanced to the Semi-Finals for the 2^nd straight week.

1^st Round Consolations

Spencer Ader was up first on the Consolation mat.  Spencer failed to sprawl when his opponent shot in on him and was taken to his back and pinned, eliminating him from the tournament.

Gabe White was next up on the Consolation mat.  Gabe put on a clinic in dismantling his opponent on the way to an 18-1 Techincal Fall, advancing to the Consi-Quarters.

Caleb Wilson was up next for the Black Knights on the consolation mat.  Caleb scored the opening takedown of the match, only to be reversed and put on his back.  He fought off the pin attempt and in the 2^nd period, he got caught on his back and was unable to get off of it, losing by pin, eliminating him from the tournament.

Bryson Starling was up next for the Black Knights on the consolation mat.  Bryson was very active on his feet, securing a takedown in the first period.  In the 2^nd period, Bryson locked hands twice and then gave up an escape.  Bryson got that back though with a takedown, but got high again trying to get his pin and was reversed and put on his back and pinned, eliminating him from the tournament.

As a team right now, we have moved up in the standings and depending on the results as they came in, 6^th to 9^th.

Semi-Finals/Consi-Quarters

We ran these rounds together to try to speed up the tournament, but it could only go so fast on 2 mats.

First up was Gabe White in the Consi-Quarters.  Gabe was again caught in a high scoring match.  Gabe started off behind as he got taken down and put on his back, but he did get a reversal before the 1^st period ended.  Gabe then erupted for points in the 2^nd period, with a penalty point, then a reversal, then some near fall, another near fall, then he gave up an escape but ended the period with a takedown.  Gabe then scored some more points in the 3^rd period and won a major decision, 20-11, advancing to the Consi-Semi’s.

Brandon Blackburn was up next in the consolation Quarters.  Brandon was taken down, but not turned in the 1^st period.  In the 2^nd period, Brandon took bottom, and was turned once, he fought off his back, but got put back on it and couldn’t get off of it, losing by pin, eliminating him from the tournament.

Dylan Robertson was next in the consolation Quarters.  Dylan gave up a takedown, but quickly reversed and turned his opponent, getting out of position and giving up an escape.  In the 2^nd period, Dylan got a reversal.  He then turned his counterpart two times before giving up an escape, only to get a takedown to his back and win by pin, advancing to the Consi-Semi’s.

Jan Pabon was up next in the Semi-Finals.  Jan quickly got a takedown and rode out his opponent for the rest of the period.  In the 2^nd period, Jan gave up an escape, but got another takedown and rode out for the 2^nd period as well, taking a 4-1 lead.  In the 3^rd, things flipped around on us, we were turned to our back, tying up the score, then we got an escape to go up by one point.  Jan then shot in for a takedown and instead of getting the takedown, was taken down to his back, giving up a 5 point move as time expired, losing a decision, 5-9, dropping him to the Consi-Semi’s.

Jacob Lester was up next in the Semi-Finals.  Jacob got taken down and looked to be in trouble on his back, but fought off of his back.  Down by 5 points now, Jacob got a reversal and turned his opponent to tie up the score headed into the 2^nd period.  Jacob got another near fall in the 2^nd period, but gave up a reversal.  Jacob got an escape as time was winding down to take a 8-7 lead.  The 3^rd period saw both wrestlers score a lot of points.  Jacob got an escape and a takedown with nearfall, but was reversed and put on his back as time expired.  Thankfully, Jacob acquired enough points to win the 14-12 decision and advance to his first Finals ever!

Taylor Richardson was up next in the Semi-Finals.  Taylor scored the only points of the 1^st period with a takedown.  There were no points in the 2^nd period from either wrestler.  Taylor went into the 3^rd period with a 2-0 lead.  The other wrestler chose bottom and got an escape.  He then took a shot on Taylor and Taylor was defending it and lost his grip as time was winding down, Taylor went down by 1 and was unable to score either an escape or reversal.  Taylor now would drop down to the Consi-Semi’s.

Cody Tysinger was up next.  He completely dominated his match and took the positions to where he wanted them, when he wanted to go there.  At the end of the 1^st period, he had a 12-0 lead.  In the 2^nd period, he secured a takedown and a near fall to win by technical fall.  Cody was the defending champion here last year, so he is making not only his 2^nd Finals appearance in 2 weeks, but also the 2^nd time at this tournament.

Cody Downs was up next in the Semi-Finals.  Cody gave up a takedown quickly in the 1^st period, but battled back to his feet and secured an escape for himself.  We went to the 2^nd period Cody gave up an escape but got a takedown, he couldn’t hold the takedown and gave up an escape.  He then got another takedown, but gave up a reversal and then got away and in a scramble found himself on top and he secured the pin and his 2^nd straight week into the Finals!

Nick Wimmer was the last match for the Black Knights in the Semi-Finals.  Nick was taken down, but got a reversal and put his counterpart on his back and he secured the pin and moved to his 2^nd straight finals.

Consi-Semi’s

Gabe White is up first in this round.  Gabe got a takedown, but gave up a reversal as time was expiring at the end of the 1^st period, tying up the score 2-2. In the 2^nd period, Gabe gave up a reversal and some near fall, but he fought off of his back and got an escape.  Gabe then got takendown and was trying to fight off of his back, but as time was expiring succumbed to the pin, eliminating him from the tournament.

Dylan Robertson was up next in this round.  Dylan was rematching someone from opening night.  Dylan was taken down and found himself on his back and was unable to get off of it and was pinned, eliminating him from the tournament.

Jan Pabon was up next.  Jan put on a takedown clinic in this round and took the match where ever he wanted to take it.  He won a major decision, 18-4, advancing to the Consi-Finals (Chance to get 3^rd Place).

Taylor Richardson took the mat next.  Taylor much like Jan, completely dominated this match, winning a major decision, 16-5, advancing to the Consi-Finals (Chance to get 3^rd Place).

Consi-Finals

Jan Pabon was up first for the Black Knights.  Jan got a takedown.  Jan gave up an escape in the 2^nd period, but got a takedown and put his opponent on his back.  In the 3^rd period, Jan got another takedown to win the match and take 3^rd place with an 8-2 decision.

Taylor Richardson was up next and he was taking on his opponent from the first match of the day.  Taylor dominated the 1^st period with a takedown and near fall, but gave up an escape, taking a 4-1 lead into the 2^nd period.  The 2^nd period saw both wrestlers score a bunch of points, with Taylor taking a 12-8 lead.  In the 3^rd period, Taylor scored at will, racking up 9 points to win a major decision, 21-8 and take 3^rd place.

Finals

Jacob fought tough and was down 0-5 at the end of the first.  In the 2^nd period, it was more of the same, Jacob fought and twisted and turned to stay off his back, but got put on it for some near fall, but got off of it and got an escape.  There were no points in the 3^rd period for either wrestler, but some more potentially dangerous.  Jacob lost the match by decision, 1-8, taking 2^nd place.

Cody Tysinger was up next.  Cody was also in a rematch from opening night.  Cody got a takedown in the first period and managed to ride out his opponent.  In the 2^nd, his opponent chose neutral and Cody got another takedown.  In the 3^rd period, Cody was able to get a reversal and turn his opponent 2 times, taking a major decision, 12-0 and repeating as Blackhawk Invitational Champion.

Cody Downs was up next and just like Cody Tysinger, was in a rematch from opening night.  Cody shot in for a takedown, but was instead taken down and put on his back, but he fought his way off of his back and got an escape.  Again, he took a good shot, but was taken down and put on his back for good this time, losing by pin, taking 2^nd place.

Nick Wimmer was the last match of the tournament.  As a freshmen, this may be pretty nerve racking, but Nick has taken it all in stride, and as a first year wrestler, has so far, made the Finals of each tournament we have been to.  Nick could not get on track in the 1^st period and got off balance and found himself taken down and on his back, but he fought off of it, and managed to just about make it back to his feet, but wasn’t able to do so.  In the 2^nd period, he found himself again on his back and this time he wasn’t able to get off of it and was pinned, taking 2^nd place.

The Black Knights will be back in action on Wednesday, at West Rowan, taking on West Rowan and Central Davidson, with matches starting at 6 PM.

Spencer Ader: 0-2, No Place

Gabe White: 3-2, No Place

Brandon Blackburn: 0-2, No Place

Dylan Robertson: 1-2, No Place

Caleb Wilson: 0-2, No Place

Jan Pabon: 3-1, 3^rd Place

Jacob Lester: 2-1, 2^nd Place

Taylor Richardson: 3-1, 3^rd Place

Cody Tysinger: 3-0, 1^st Place

Cody Downs: 2-1, 2^nd Place

Bryson Starling: 0-2, No Place

Nick Wimmer: 2-1, 2^nd Place

The Black Knights took 4^th as a team.

  7 69 West Caldwell - -
  8 67 Wilkes Central - -
  9 62 Mt. Airy - -
10 58 South Stokes - -
11 48 North Forsyth - -
12 47 Forbush - -
13 23.5 Avery

MOW Was Nick Kiter from Forbush HS at 138 lbs

106: Nunez, Eddie (East Surry High School) FALL Spencer Ader (NDHS)

106: Barnette, Grant (West Caldwell High School) FALL Spencer Ader (NDHS)

113: Gabe White (NDHS) MD Jowers, Laken(Forbush High School) 26-18

113: Pack, Kevin (Surry Central High School) FALL Gabe White (NDHS)

113: Gabe White (NDHS) TF Mittet, Eric(Wilkes Central High School) 18-1

113: Gabe White (NDHS) MD Lowe, Michael(West Caldwell High School) 20-11

113: Bryant, Austin (East Surry High School) FALL Gabe White (NDHS)

120: Gibson, Joe (East Surry High School) FALL Bandon Blackburn (NDHS)

120: Gragg, Justin (Avery County High School) FALL Bandon Blackburn (NDHS)

126: Lima, Jorge (West Wilkes High School) FALL Dylan Robertson (NDHS)

126: Dylan Robertson (NDHS) FALL Wilson, Shay(Mt Airy High School)

126: Snow, Mason (Surry Central High School) FALL Dylan Robertson (NDHS)

138: Holder, Nathan (Mt Airy High School) MD Caleb Wilson (NDHS) 12-2

138: Shaner, Sebastian (West Davidson High School) FALL Caleb Wilson (NDHS)

145: Jan Pabon (NDHS) DEC Pruitt, CJ(North Surry High School) 9-5

145: Smith, Justin (West Davidson High School) DEC Jan Pabon (NDHS) 9-5

145: Jan Pabon (NDHS) MD Willis, Casey(West Wilkes High School) 18-4

145: Jan Pabon (NDHS) DEC Kelly, Keanu(East Surry High School) 8-2

152: Jacob Lester (NDHS) DEC Golding, Dalton(North Surry High School) 8-7

152: Jacob Lester (NDHS) DEC Suddreth, Daquan(West Caldwell High School) 14-12

152: Adkins, Shiloh (West Wilkes High School) DEC Jacob Lester (NDHS) 8-1

160: Taylor Richardson (NDHS) FALL Goss, Dakota(North Surry High School)

160: Blevins, Wesley (West Wilkes High School) DEC Taylor Richardson (NDHS) 3-2

160: Taylor Richardson (NDHS) MD Wagoner, Dustin(Wilkes Central High School) 16-5

160: Taylor Richardson (NDHS) MD Goss, Dakota(North Surry High School) 21-8

170: Cody Tysinger (NDHS) FALL Jolly, Nathan(Wilkes Central High School)

170: Cody Tysinger (NDHS) TF Poss, Matt(South Stokes High School) 17-0

170: Cody Tysinger (NDHS) MD Slate, Levi(North Surry High School) 12-0

182: Cody Downs (NDHS) FALL Medley, Kenny(West Wilkes High School)

182: Cody Downs (NDHS) FALL Shoaf, Josh(West Davidson High School)

182: Younger, Logan (North Surry High School) FALL Cody Downs (NDHS)

220: Hudson, Tyler (West Davidson High School) FALL Bryson Starling (NDHS)

220: Barnette, Grant (West Caldwell High School) FALL Bryson Starling (NDHS)

285: Nick Wimmer (NDHS) FALL Odom, Charles(Mt Airy High School)

285: Nick Wimmer (NDHS) FALL Byers, Steve(Wilkes Central High School)

285: Barnette, Grayson (West Caldwell High School) FALL Nick Wimmer (NDHS)

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This week in Black Knight Wrestling
By: Danny Crotts
This week in Black Knight Wrestling saw the team with a Tri-Match on Tuesday and host a tournament this past Saturday. Some of the Black Knights were able to go undefeated for the week, Seth Murdock, Jan Pabon, Taylor Richardson and Cody Tysinger. Here is a description of both the Tri-Match and the tournament.
I also want to give a big thanks to all of the Parents who helped with the Tournament Saturday. Without you, we would not have the success we have and it is greatly appreciated!
Tuesday – Dual Matches versus North Surry and Surry Central
On Tuesday, we travelled to West Davidson for some dual matches. Now, the funny thing about this evening was that we would not be wrestling West Davidson on this trip, but we would be participating in the Davidson County/Surry County challenge. North Davidson, West Davidson, North Surry and Surry Central were the teams involved in this opening night action for all four teams. This idea was concocted by all of the coaches involved last season. We all get along and are friends and decided that we would like to maybe set something up where we would wrestle a tri-match (Which means 2 matches in one night) since the state allows us to have a Tri-Match and tournament in the same week now so we decided to have this little challenge and rotate host schools/counties. This starting year, due to a conflict at the Surry County schools, West Davidson took the hosting duties for the first set of matches.
We got to West Davidson and the best thing possible for the Wrestling Team happened, we ALL made weight with no issues at all for any of the young men competiting. We started with North Surry for the first match and we started with Nick Wimmer at 285. Nick is just a freshmen for the Black Knights and is learning very fast in his first year of wrestling. Nick went thru a scoreless first period and he chose down to start the 2nd period and quickly got an escape. Nick then started the 3rd period in the Top position. Nick locked hands and gave up an escape, causing him to drop behind by 1 point. He then got a takedown to take the lead, but gave up another escape. Nick would not be denied and secured a takedown in the closing seconds to secure a 5-3 decision win and a 3-0 lead for the Black Knights in the team score.
Spencer Ader was up next for the Black Knights at 106. Spencer is also a 9th grader in his first year of wrestling. Spencer was taken down and unable to get off of his back and suffered the loss by pin. The Black Knights were now down 3-6 in the team score.
Gabe White was next at 113 for the Black Knights. Gabe is also a 9th grader and first year wrestler as well. Gabe was taken down and put on his back, but he fought off of his back but unfortunately was put back on it and unable to get off of it and was pinned. The team score was now 3-12 for North Surry.
Nick Jarvis was the next Black Knight to take the mat and the 120 weight class. Yep, you guessed, it, Nick is also a 9th grader and first year wrestler. We are a mix of first year and experienced wrestlers. Nick was taken down and fought for some position, but was put on his back and like his teammates before him, was unable to get of his back and lost by pin. Black Knights falling farther behind, 3-18.
Dylan Robertson was next and unlike his previous teammates, Dylan has been wrestling with us for three years now. Dylan is in the 126 weight class, and he was taken down, but fought to get an escape. He was taken down again, this time to his back and unable to get off of it. Black Knights down 3-24.
Seth Murdock took the mat next at 132. Seth wasted no time in securing a takedown and putting his North Surry counterpart on his back to get the pin. Black Knights dig into the Greyhound lead, 9-24.