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GRUNDY’S JOSH Lee (top) puts the pressure on
the upper body of North Myrtle Beach’s Jon Silverberg, looking
for the pinfall in the championship finals of the 189-pound
weight class. Lee, a sophomore, was in control for much of the
match and eventually won by fall with less than a minute
remaining in the final period to capture his first Agie Skeens
wrestling title.
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Wave Defends Agie Skeens Wrestling
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by Scotty
Wampler
Staff Reporter
Led by six Wave finalists, Grundy
High School defended its Agie Skeens Memorial Wrestling Tournament
crown last week.
In front of a packed gymnasium at
Riverview Elementary/Middle School Wednesday, December 28, four of
those finalists took top honors.
Derek Anderson (103, 4-0), Kris
Stiltner (130, 4-0), Jerami Bartley (152, 4-0) and Josh Lee (189,
4-0) won their respective weight classes for the Golden Wave.
“I think they were living up to
their expectations and their goals,” Grundy coach Travis Fiser
said of the four tournament champions. “I thought that they
wrestled well.”
Two other Grundy wrestlers,
Brandon Hankins (125, 3-1) and Andy Stiltner (275, 3-1), were
runners-up.
A total of 46 teams
participated in this year’s tournament, some from as far away as
South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Grundy (259) claimed the top
spot for the second consecutive year, besting South Carolina’s
Rock Hill High School (244). Northside High School (226.50)
finished third.
In the 103-pound finals,
Anderson and Northside’s Cameron Hurd (3-1) traded momentum
throughout the first two periods of the match -- although Anderson
jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead.
After the clock began to tick in
period three, Anderson took control, wrapping Hurd up for a solid
45 seconds. Anderson scored the pinfall win with 38 seconds
remaining in the match.
Later that evening, Anderson was
named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler.
Rural Retreat’s Casey
Conway, wrestling Hankins in the 125-pound finals, established a
quick 5-0 lead.
Hankins nearly lost the
match early when Conway had him down for a near pinfall with 40
seconds remaining in the first period.
Conway (4-0) controlled
most of the first two periods, before Hankins took over, keeping
Conway off of his feet through much of the final period.
Hankins fell 5-1 to Conway, grabbing
his only point with 23 seconds remaining in the match.
For more of the
story, see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to subscribe to the Mountaineer,
call 276-935-2123 today.
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Lady Wave
Wins
Title in
Ramey's
Holiday
Classic
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by Lloyd Combs
Sports Reporter
Virtually everyone made a big shot late in the game for Grundy,
which captured its second straight Ramey Holiday Classic title a
62-57 overtime win over host Twin Valley in the girls finals
Friday night at Twin Valley High School.
The Lady Wave advanced to the
finals with a 95-22 rout of Hurley on Tuesday (Dec. 27).
Kaitlyn Riley forced
overtime in Friday’s finals with two free throws with 1:50
remaining in regulation and the mobile freshman post scored the
go-ahead basket in the extra period.
“Kaitlyn Riley’s a steady
player,” Grundy Coach Bill Christian said. “She made some big
plays for us on both ends of the floor.”
A freshman, Riley
finished with 17 points, eight boards, four assists and three
steals. Teammate Brooke Shepherd scored six of her 20 points in
the overtime period and had a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Courtney Hagerman scored 22
points and Brittany Maxwell tossed in 19 points for Twin Valley,
which went scoreless for six minutes, including the first two
minutes of overtime.
Riley scored the final
four points of a 6-0 run at the end of the fourth period for
Grundy, which overcame a seven-point, fourth-quarter deficit and
outscored the Lady Panthers 13-8 in OT.
Ashley Cook hit a pair of
key buckets in the second half, while Samantha Rice got a key
stick back off a missed free throw in overtime for the Lady Wave.
“Brooke Shepherd made some big
plays and Ashley Cook hit some key shots,” Christian added. “Sam
Rice got a big rebound and (stickback). She did that in last
year’s tournament. We just took the shots that were given to us
and made some key ones when we needed them.
“We needed to be in a game like
this where we had to come from behind. We didn’t quit, we kept
working and we didn’t panic. It was a big game for us to be
mentally tough and to come out on top against a good team. That
should help us down the road.”
Cook scored seven of her nine
points in the third period. Riley scored six points in the fourth
quarter as the Lady Wave tied the game at 49-49.
For more of the
story, see the print edition of the Mountaineer, on sale at
newsstands now. For more information on how to subscribe to the Mountaineer,
call 276-935-2123 today.
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