2A Wrestling: Bandys claims team tournament title; 4-time champ Price wins MOW
Posted February 18, 2023 3:33 p.m. EST
Updated February 19, 2023 11:15 a.m. EST
Greensboro, N.C. — In dominating fashion, Bandys won its second straight N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A wrestling tournament team title at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday.
The Trojans completed the single-season sweep by claiming both the dual-team and the team-tournament state championship trophies.
The Most Outstanding Wrestler award went to the state's 12th-ever four-time state champion: Jeremiah Price of Surry Central. It was Price's second MOW award.
Team Top 10
- Bandys 134
- R-S Central 99
- Mount Pleasant 96.5
- Morehead 93
- Newton-Conover 86
- Surry Central 84
- Lincolnton 83
- Hendersonville 68
- Trinity 66.5
- West Lincoln 60
Individual Placers
Multiple-time state champs
- Summer Horton, R-S Central (2x)
- R.J. (Rayshun) James, Reidsville (2x)
- David McEachern, Mount Pleasant (2x)
- Jeremiah Price, Surry Central (4x)
- Jacob Price, Surry Central (2x)
- Owen Clark, Newton-Conover (2x)
106 champ - Elijah Horton, Morehead (MD 9-1)
1st Place - Elijah Horton, Morehead (42-2)
2nd Place - Gabe Rogers, Seaforth (37-2)
3rd Place - Cameron Gue, Mount Pleasant (48-4)
4th Place - Jose Pina-Velasquez, Forbush (42-6)
5th Place - Sam Gosnell, R-S Central (47-13)
6th Place - Ayden Norman, Surry Central (37-10)
113 champ - Sumter Horton, R-S Central (Fall 5:59)
1st Place - Sumter Horton, R-S Central (52-4)
2nd Place - Josh Miller, Seaforth (36-1)
3rd Place - Brayden Hall, Trinity (45-10)
4th Place - Fernando Teniente, West Caldwell (44-12)
5th Place - Seth Almond, Mount Pleasant (47-8)
6th Place - Kaden Shoup, Burns (24-6)
120: Jared Thomas, Morehead (SV-1, 7-5)
1st Place - Jared Thomas, Morehead (34-5)
2nd Place - Spencer May, Trinity (48-7)
3rd Place - Carter Minton, West Wilkes (49-2)
4th Place - Layne Armstrong, Seaforth (39-5)
5th Place - Xavier Salazar, Surry Central (35-10)
6th Place - Will Brickle, North Surry (35-12)
126 champ - R.J. (Rayshun) James, Reidsville (Dec. 7-0)
1st Place - R.J. (Rayshun) James, Reidsville (37-2)
2nd Place - Walker Bell, West Craven (34-2)
3rd Place - Josh Hammac, Mount Pleasant (46-13)
4th Place - Trey Story, Bandys (45-12)
5th Place - Levi Dennis, Trinity (44-11)
6th Place - Chris Haro, South Lenoir (43-11)
132 champ - David McEachern, Mount Pleasant (Fall 4:43)
1st Place - David McEachern, Mount Pleasant (47-8)
2nd Place - Corey Fazekas, Northeastern (45-3)
3rd Place - Caleb Deaton, Lincolnton (47-6)
4th Place - Trey Swaney, Wheatmore (42-13)
5th Place - Gunner Horton, R-S Central (45-16)
6th Place - Austin Chastain, Bunn (43-11)
138 champ - Will Nix, Bandys (MD 9-1)
1st Place - Will Nix, Bandys (47-5)
2nd Place - Caleb Cox, R-S Central (50-9)
3rd Place - Connor Shumate, Newton-Conover (54-7)
4th Place - Ethan Smith, Lincolnton (48-11)
5th Place - Austin Price, East Gaston (46-7)
6th Place - Luke White, Southwestern Randolph (35-5)
145 champ - John David Curtis, Burns (Dec. 12-5)
1st Place - John David Curtis, Burns (33-3)
2nd Place - Walker Mains, Hendersonville (55-4)
3rd Place - Josh White, Lincolnton (45-6)
4th Place - Rakeem Smith, West Caldwell (40-8)
5th Place - Trey Ballew, Bandys (30-6)
6th Place - Jacob Crump, North Pitt (45-8)
152 champ - Jeremiah Price, Surry Central (Fall 3:14)
1st Place - Jeremiah Price, Surry Central (43-2)
2nd Place - Dennis Waters, Hendersonville (50-7)
3rd Place - Cole Prichard, Morehead (47-3)
4th Place - Luke Burkett, Bandys (46-16)
5th Place - Jason Brawley, Newton-Conover (55-5)
6th Place - Bryant Smith, Washington (32-7)
160 champ - Jacob Price, Surry Central (Dec. 12-7)
1st Place - Jacob Price, Surry Central (19-1)
2nd Place - Jeremiah Jones, Southwest Onslow (12-7)
3rd Place - Ian Moore, Bandys (39-4)
4th Place - Dominic Hittepole, Wheatmore (43-7)
5th Place - Andrew Meadows, East Surry (39-9)
6th Place - Kyle Jamerson, Madison (43-10)
170 champ - Jaxon Turner, Brevard (Dec. 6-5)
1st Place - Jaxon Turner, Brevard (37-6)
2nd Place - Jordan Henze, Newton-Conover (53-9)
3rd Place - Richard Post, R-S Central (37-6)
4th Place - Elias Martinez, Jay M. Robinson (38-4)
5th Place - Patrick Goins, West Lincoln (44-9)
6th Place - Dayton East, Trask (28-13)
182 champ - Mason Avery, West Lincoln (Dec. 12-5)
1st Place - Mason Avery, West Lincoln (44-2)
2nd Place - Nicholas Harris, J.F. Webb (37-7)
3rd Place - Jason Rodriguez Jr., Southwest Onslow (43-3)
4th Place - Eli Becker, East Surry (33-6)
5th Place - Camden Mongene, Bandys (25-9)
6th Place - Jadyn Virgil, Polk County (46-12)
195 champ - Owen Clark, Newton-Conover (Dec. 5-3)
1st Place - Owen Clark, Newton-Conover (53-2)
2nd Place - Ray Laney, Brevard (29-5)
3rd Place - Zack Evans, Bandys (39-7)
4th Place - Alex Maximov, Hendersonville (50-11)
5th Place - Xavier Roberts, Morehead (39-9)
6th Place - Nick Brewster, Manteo (46-19)
220 champ - Jose Flores, Southwestern Randolph (Dec. 3-0)
1st Place - Jose Flores, Southwestern Randolph (30-2)
2nd Place - Colt Kluttz, Mount Pleasant (43-9)
3rd Place - Geviaunta Walker, Lincolnton (17-1)
4th Place - Joey Smith, Trinity (40-9)
5th Place - J`Lynn Sheff, Walkertown (21-3)
6th Place - Matthew Cranfill, Bandys (50-12)
285 champ - D.J. Spring, Maiden (UTB 3-2)
1st Place - D.J. Spring, Maiden (30-1)
2nd Place - Dyllin Ellis, Bunn (34-7)
3rd Place - Colton Wood, Providence Grove (39-8)
4th Place - Camden Sain, West Lincoln (43-13)
5th Place - Ty Gwyn, North Surry (36-7)
6th Place - Nick McClellan, East Gaston (24-16)