By Staff Report Saturday, February 13 2010 22:12
Christianburg won five of six championship matches, as they defeated Grundy 254 1/2 to 237 1/2, to claim the Region IV wrestling title Saturday at Christiansburg High School.
Picking up wins in the championship round for the Blue Demons were Joey Dance (112), Devin Carter (130), Zach Epperly (135), Brady Epperly (140) and Rich Eva (152).
Blacksburg's James Peterson won in the 171 pound weight division.
Hidden Valley's David Williams was the winner of the 160 pound weight division.
Salem's Devin Smith won at 189 pounds and Jacob Semones won in the 215 weight class.
Both Christiansburg and Grundy will send 10 wrestlers each to next week's Group AA state tournament, which starts Friday at the Salem Civic Center. The Blue Demons will be looking to win their ninth-straight Group AA title.
Christiansburg's Dayrl Weber was named the Region IV Coach of the Year and Devin Carter was named the Wrestler of the Year.
Click here to see more photos from the championship rounds in our Photo Gallery.
Photo: (Top left) The Christiansburg High School wrestling team pose with their Rehion IV trophy Saturday. (Photo by Jon Fleming).
Final Team Standings
1. Christiansburg 254.50
2. Grundy 237.50
3. Hidden Valley 166
4. Blacksburg 114
5. Cave Spring 113.50
6. Salem 111.50
7. Marion 84
8. Richlands 83
9. Martinsville 77
10. Tazewell 71
11. Magna Vista 61
12. Abingdon 60
13. Pulaski County 58
14. Carroll County 51
15. Patrick County 50
16. Tunstall 45
17. Graham 30.50
18. Bassett 16
Championship Finals
- 103 -- Austin Compton (Gr) def. Aaron Haywood (Rc), 8-1.
- 112 -- Joey Dance (CHS) def. Sean Vandyke (Gr), 9-3.
- 119 -- Jeremy Hurley (Gr) def. Neal Kennedy (B), 6-1.
- 125 -- Cody Wilson (Tz) def. Justin Street (Gr), 5-1.
- 130 -- Devin Carter (CHS) pinned Chad Conner (Sa), 1:11.
- 135 -- Zach Epperly (CHS) m.d. Munkhush Jargalsaikhan (HV), 11-1.
- 140 -- Brady Epperly (CHS) def. C.T. Talevi (CS), 5-2.
- 145 -- Cody Rife (Gr) def. Trae Patterson (HV), 11-5.
- 152 -- Rich Eva (CHS) def. Zach Myers (B), 5-0.
- 160 -- David Williams (HV) def. Tyler McClanahan (Gr), 5-4.
- 171 -- James Peterson (Blacksburg) pinned Tanner McClanahan (Gr), 5:07.
- 189 -- Devin Smith (Sa) def. Tommy Wojcik (Pulaski), 2-1.
- 215 -- Jacob Semones (Sa) pinned Ryan Williams (Tu), 1:28.
- 285 -- Zach McClanahan (Rc) def. Nick Criner (CHS), 5-1.
Consolation Finals
- 103 -- Daniel Stinespring (Blacksburg) d. Dane Peoples (CHS), 12-9.
- 112 -- Ralph Price (Mt) p. Jake Estep (Rc), :48.
- 119 -- Justin Vernon (PaC) p. Gabe Lumpp (CHS), :29.
- 125 -- Jake Brabham (HV) d. Keith Krafft (CHS), 9-3.
- 130 -- Dakota Vance (Gr) d. Jake Kite (HV), 3-0.
- 135 -- Andrew Benitez (CS) d. John Dotson (Gr), forfeit.
- 140 -- Ethan Owens (Gr) p. Jordan Lamb (CC), 1:25.
- 145 -- James Linkous (CHS) d. Scot Freeman (CS), 9-5.
- 152 -- Jordy Martin (HV) d. Aaron McReynolds (Tz), forfeit.
- 160 -- Aaron Williard (CC) d. Tanner Howell (Gh), 9-7.
- 171 -- Matt Bowman (Pulaski) p. Freddie Williams (Mt), 2:34.
- 189 -- Nick Groseclose (Ma) d. Cory Reese (CS), 2-1, OT.
- 215 -- Chris Bembry (PaC) d. Zeb Rhodes (Ma), 4-2.
- 285 -- Cray Webb (CS) p. Brent Myers (Ma), 2:30.
Championship Semifinals
- 103 -- Haywood (Rc) d. Stinespring (Blacksburg), 16-11; Compton (Gr) p. Peoples (CHS), 3:25.
- 112 -- Dance (CHS) p. Estep (Rc), :53; Vandyke (Gr) p. Duarte (MV), 1:52.
- 119 -- Kennedy (Blacksburg) p. Jenkins (A), 3:17; Hurley (Gr) p. Vernon (PaC), 1:18.
- 125 -- Street (Gr) m.d. Krafft (CHS), 11-1; Wilson (Tz) p. Brabham (HV), 3:01.
- 130 -- Conner (Sa) d. Kite (HV), 11-9, OT; Carter (CHS) p. Vance (Gr), 3:15.
- 135 -- Jargalsaikhan (HV) m.d. Benitez (CS), 12-3; Z. Epperly (CHS) d. Dotson (Gr), 6-3.
- 140 -- Talevi (CS) m.d. Lamb (CC), 8-0; B. Epperly (CHS) d. Owens (Gr), 6-0.
- 145 -- Patterson (HV) d. Freeman (CS), 9-4; Rife (Gr) d. Linkous (CHS), 5-4.
- 152 -- Myers (Blacksburg) d. Martin (HV), 9-2; Eva (Cb) p. McReynolds (Tz), 4:26.
- 160 -- Ty. McClanahan (Gr) p. Wade (CHS), 3:06; Williams (HV) p. Howell (Gh), 4:51.
- 171 -- Ta. McClanahan (Gr) tech. fall Bowman (Pulaski), 18-3; Peterson (Blacksburg) p. Osborne (Ma), 4:35.
- 189 -- Wojcik (Pulaski) p. Reese (CS), 5:44; Smith (Sa) d. McCowan (Gr), 4-1.
- 215 -- Williams (Tu) p. Weller (CHS), 1:23; Semones (Sa) tech. fall Bembry (PaC), 17-0.
- 285 -- Z. McClanahan (Rc) p. Webb (CS), 3:46; Criner (CHS) p. Myers (Ma), 3:45.
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