Bristol Herald Courier | BHC Sports Desk | Photo Credit: Honaker High School
WRESTLING
Grundy wins Agie Skeens tourney
The Grundy Golden Wave won a tournament for the second straight week as they were triumphant in the annual Aggie Skeens Memorial Tournament they host.
Grundy finished with 239 ½ points, 51 ½ points ahead of runner-up Richlands. The Golden Wave won the Bobby Bates Classic the week before.
Bryce Looney (120-pound weight class), Talen Hall (132), Brody Coleman (138), Shaeim Gordon (157), Carson Deel (165), Brody Ford (175), Talon Looney (190) and Luke “Quake” Shelton (285) won titles. Shelton won his title match in 34 seconds.
Kendi Dye (113), Devin Blankenship (126) and Wyatt Spencer (144) were champs for Richlands.
Honaker’s Hunter Dye (106) also won individual gold. Honaker’s Eric Ball placed 3rd (113) and Jacob Powers (215) placed 5th at the Agie Skeens Memorial.
Team Scores
Grundy 239.5; Richlands 188; Bath County 103.5; Carroll County 93; Fort Chiswell 93; Tazewell 81.5; Honaker 49; Graham 23.
Championship Finals
106 – Hunter Dye (Honaker) tech. fall Colton Clevinger (Grundy), 19-3 (4:50); 113 – Kendi Dye (Richlands) pin. Tyler Farmer (Tazewell), 1:45; 120 – Bryce Looney (Grundy) pin. Jamie Stump (Richlands), 1:18; 126 – Devin Blankenship (Richlands) pin. Trenton Newman (Carroll County), 3:21; 132 – Talen Hall (Grundy) pin. Jacob Fields (Grundy), 2:40 ; 138 – Brody Coleman (Grundy) tech. fall Samuel Collins (Carroll County), 22-4 (3:54) ; 144 – Wyatt Spencer (Richlands) maj. dec. Graham Pittman (Grundy), 15-3; 150 – Anthony Woodson (Bath Co.) pinned Miguel Kincer (Fort Chiswell), 3:02; 157 – Shaiem Gordon (Grundy) tech. fall Andrew Boyd (Richlands) 17-1 (3:33); 165 – Carson Deel (Grundy) pin. Ethan Bryant (Bath Co.), 1:50; 175 – Brody Ford (Grundy) dec. Andrew Scarberry (Grundy), 3-2; 190 – Talon Looney (Grundy) pin. Henry Brown (Grundy), 0:54; 215 – Louis Marshall (Carroll County) dec. Parker Spencer (Richlands), 3-1; 285 – Luke Shelton (Grundy) pin. Brendon Mabry (Fort Chiswell), 0:34
(L to R) Coach Jamie Shelton, Jacob Powers, Hunter Dye, Eric Ball, Coach Doug Shortridge, Carter Dye, and Coach Dylan Shortridge. | Photo Credit: Honaker High School
Third-Place Matches
106 – Caleb Harrison (Bath Co.) pin. Brayden McCracken (Richlands), 2:16; 113 – Eric Ball (Honaker) maj. dec. Olivia Scott (Fort Chiswell), 12-0; 120 – double forfeit; 126 – Jayson Hancock (Tazewell) pin. Cameron Spencer (Richlands), 0:57; 132 – Jeramia Caviness (Fort Chiswell) pin. Ty Jones (Richlands), 0:45; 138 – Brennan Havens (Graham) dec. Chanler Wimmer (Richlands), 7-3; 144 – Paxton Rivenbark (Bath Co.) pin. Austin Graham (Tazewell), 2:17; 150 – Lucas Vance (Grundy) pin. Aiden Baker (Grundy), 4:18; 157 – double forfeit; 165 – Dalton Robinson (Graham) pin. Aaron Burcham (Fort Chiswell), 0:41; 175 – Hunter Blankenship (Richlands) pin. Jessee McGraw (Tazewell), 3:39; 190 – Fisher Myers (Carroll County) pin. Cade Vass (Tazewell), 4:36; 215 – Levi Blevins (Fort Chiswell) pin. Azriel Tyson (Bath Co.), 0:53; 285 – Trevor Dupree (Richlands) pin. Tyler Shaver (Bath Co.), 4:22