1A Wrestling: Avery County four-peats tournament title; Robbinsville's Williams named MOW
Posted February 18, 2023 2:47 p.m. EST
Updated February 19, 2023 2:33 a.m. EST
Greensboro, N.C. — Avery County won a close race for the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A wrestling tournament title on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
It was the fourth straight team tournament championship for the Vikings.
Kage Williams, a three-time champ from Robbinsville, was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
Team scores and individual placers are listed below, including how the state champs won their bouts, a full list of multiple-time state champions, and season W-L records for each wrestler who placed.
Team Top 10
- Avery County 134.5
- Robbinsville 127.5
- Uwharrie Charter 112
- Swain County 56
- Thomasville 55.5
- Cherryville 45.5
- Pamlico County 45
- Rosewood 42
- Alleghany 36
- Starmount 34.5
Individual Placers
Multiple-time state champs
- Alexis Panama, Robbinsville (2x)
- Benjamin Jordan, Avery County (2x)
- Grant Reece, Avery County (2x)
- Aldo Hernandez, Uwharrie Charter (3x)
- Tristan Adams, Avery County (2x)
- Kage Williams, Robbinsville (3x)
- Seth Blackledge, Avery County (2x)
106 champ - Cooper Foster, Avery County (Dec. 1-0)
1st Place: Cooper Foster, Avery County (49-0)
2nd Place: Ethan Hines, Uwharrie Charter (46-7)
3rd place: Ian Jones, Starmount (33-5)
4th place: Adair Panama, Robbinsville (49-10)
113 champ - Alexis Panama, Robbinsville (Fall 2:44)
1st Place - Alexis Panama, Robbinsville (38-5)
2nd Place - Josue Gomez, Thomasville (48-3)
3rd Place - Christian Harris, Albemarle (18-9)
4th Place - Kale Stephenson, Swain County (42-16)
120 champ - Benjamin Jordan, Avery County (Fall 3:45)
1st Place - Benjamin Jordan, Avery County (46-3)
2nd Place - Marcus Tyson, Pamlico County (49-2)
3rd Place - Loxston Hooper, Robbinsville (38-10)
4th Place - David Rojas, Elkin (36-10)
126 champ - Carlos Vasquez, Thomasville (TF 4:12 17-2)
1st Place - Carlos Vasquez, Thomasville (50-0)
2nd Place - Eli Thomas, Alleghany (33-19)
3rd Place - Adrian Lopez, Eastern Randolph (35-7)
4th Place - Elijah Dacuyan, Pamlico County (38-17)
132 champ - Grant Reece, Avery County (Dec. 4-3)
1st Place - Grant Reece, Avery County (41-2)
2nd Place - Ryan Mann, North East Carolina Prep (56-1)
3rd Place - Gavin Mann, Bradford Prep (32-4)
4th Place - Ariam Estrada, Rosewood (48-10)
138 champ - Aldo Hernandez, Uwharrie Charter (TF, 4:39, 22-5)
1st Place - Aldo Hernandez, Uwharrie Charter (52-2)
2nd Place - Cameron Worrick, Alleghany (38-13)
3rd Place - Alex Cox, Mount Airy (24-9)
4th Place - Giovani Rivera, Rosewood (41-9)
145 champ - Lorenzo Alston, Uwharrie Charter (MD 11-3)
1st Place - Lorenzo Alston, Uwharrie Charter (54-2)
2nd Place - Willie Riddle, Robbinsville (35-18)
3rd Place - Ranfere Garciam, South Stanly (33-6)
4th Place - John Martin, Mount Airy (23-3)
152 champ - Tristan Adams, Avery County (Dec. 8-4)
1st Place - Tristan Adams, Avery County (36-2)
2nd Place - Chase Miller, Cherryville (42-6)
3rd Place - Jacob Regitz, Bishop McGuinness (50-4)
4th Place - Alec Millikan, Uwharrie Charter (17-4)
160 champ - Suhaib Hatamleh, Bradford Prep (Dec. 3-1)
1st Place - Suhaib Hatamleh, Bradford Prep (33-5)
2nd Place - Turner Jackson, Robbinsville (43-13)
3rd Place - Carson Robinson of Uwharrie Charter (46-7)
4th Place - Kaleb Davis of Rosewood (43-8)
170 champ - Cael Dunn, Avery County (Dec. 1-0)
1st Place - Cael Dunn, Avery County (51-1)
2nd Place - Grayson Roberts, Uwharrie Charter (50-5)
3rd Place - Kam Bolin, Cherryville (38-12)
4th Place - Ramiro Gutierrez, Thomasville (18-7)
182 champ - Kage Williams, Robbinsville (Fall 3:23)
1st Place - Kage Williams, Robbinsville (57-0)
2nd Place - Darius Saunooke, Swain County (25-12)
3rd Place - Ryan Deloach, Rosewood (50-10)
4th Place - Nikolas Ellis, Bessemer City (28-15)
195 champ - Seth Blackledge, Avery County (Fall 1:33)
1st Place - Seth Blackledge, Avery County (50-2)
2nd Place - Jadon Maness, Uwharrie Charter (25-6)
3rd Place - David Hargro, Thomas Jefferson (38-8)
4th Place - Ryan Baker, Pamlico County (38-12)
220 champ - Koleson Dooley, Robbinsville (Dec. 5-2)
1st Place - Koleson Dooley, Robbinsville (30-8)
2nd Place - Tyler Stevens, Pamlico County (38-13)
3rd Place - Nathan Rogers, North Moore (26-5)
4th Place - Blake Sain, Swain County (44-13)
285 champ - Johnatan Argueta, Starmount (Dec. 11-6)
1st Place - Johnatan Argueta, Starmount (49-7)
2nd Place - Kohlton Neadeau, Swain County (36-6)
3rd Place - Caleb Hovis, Cherryville (35-23)
4th Place - Jacob Teesateskie, Robbinsville (15-10)