All Conference Wrestling Team

Southern Nash's Kendrick Watson who was the conference heavy weight champion was named Player of the year in Big East Wrestling.  Coach of the year is Fike's Mike Wickham who had two wrestlers to finish in the top five in the state meet.  The top Wrestlers per weight class is listed below.

(106)  Blake Edwards- Fike .....Finished 4th in Regional

(113) Rashun Lawrence- Rocky Mount ...Regional champ

(120)  Josiah Watterbarger- Hunt

(126)  Daniel Martinez- Fike

(132)  Rae Sae Settles- Fike  Finished 2nd in state tournament earning All State Honors

(138)  Linton Holmes -Fike...place 2nd in regional

(145)  Aaron Bancroft- Fike finished 5th in state tournament

(152)  Joshua Brice- Nash Central

(160)  Isiah Proctor-  Fike...finished 4th in regional

(170) Emanuel Williams- Nash Central

(182) Vyshaun Richardson- Southern Nash....4th in regional

(195) Alex Nobles- Nash Central

(220) Dillon Joyner- Northern Nash

(285) Kendrick Watson- Southern Nash...  placed 2nd in regional

The ACC Tournament is heading for the old fashion Friday night semi finals and quite frankly the crowds have been better in the meaningless games than expected.  The state game at 12 noon on Tuesday looked to have 12,000  in the arena.  Of course Barlay's Center only holds a little under 18,000 so it is not like Greensboro when 12,000 looks empty.

I think one reason for the early game  attendance is that this is the first time ever in New York for the tournament and everyone is using it as a vacation week to stay in New York.  If that is the case people who stay for the whole week are outlaying big bucks.  Since the conference went doubled in expansion  those early games like every regional site the 12 noon game only have the people involved from those teams. 

I love the fact that the one coach to claim New York is the capitol of basketball and not Greensboro Jim Boeheim was one and done.  So goes the home court advantage.