Saturday, February 21, 2015

Smith Wrestles For State Title Tonight

Rocky Mount High's Wilson Smith won his 126 pound semi final match by fall and will now compete for the State Championship tonight in Greensboro.  Smith's teammate Alexander Henderson has lost in the consolation round 9-3.

Southern Nash's two wrestlers still alive for third both won their first matches and can still take third in the state in their weight class.  Clinton Whitaker 145 won his match 6-4 in a decision and in the 220 class Ryan Ashley won by fall.

Clinton  Whitaker lost his second match of the day.  Ashley in the 220 category won in a decision 6-4 while Whitaker Lost 17-9.  Whitaker finishes the State championships 2-2 and Ashley is still fight for the third spot.  He will have to win two more matches today to do so.

Ryan Ashley has won his next match by fall in the third period to advance to the championship of the consolation 220 pound bracket.  When you get in that loser bracket you wind up playing extra matches and Ashley has won again 9-8 and now has earned his way to the 3rd place match.

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