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–Six wrestlers make it to NCHSAA finals, with three from Robbinsville

23 February 2008
Written by: prepalertnc Posted under High School Sports

WINSTON-SALEM - On Friday, only six of the original 45 Western North Carolina wrestlers advanced to the Saturday semi-finals of the NCHSAA wrestling championships being held at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. 

19 wrestlers made it into the quarter-finals with only six of them advancing.

Only wrestlers from Enka got into the 3-A semis, with Daniel Owenby (125) and Justin Guthrie (152) making the grade.

In the 1-A/2-A semis, Avery’s Jonathan Hensley (130), Brevard’s Eric Evanger (112) and a trio of Robbinsville wrestlers made it to Saturday.

The three Black Knights include Weston Haney (112), Chandler Turpin (215) as well as Erick Messick (103), who defeated the first female wrestler ever to qualify for the state tournament, Rosewood’s Olivia Neal who won her first two matches of the day to make it into the quarter’s.


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