Friday, January 31, 2020

Three Raiders win at FAC Wrestling Tournament

Morganton- Three members of the East Burke Middle wrestling team won Thursday at the returning Foothills Athletic Conference tournament hosted by Walter Johnson Middle.

The Raiders had six competitors in the championship finals as Lincoln Pierce (134) was the first to win gold despite being down through two periods but was able to pin his opponent from Liberty Middle in the third period.

Connor Mobley (147) and Joshua Hess (162) each won their championship matches by pinfall.

Pierce finished his season with a 12-0 overall record and Hess, winning his final match in 53 seconds, finished with a 14-0 mark.

Grayson Phillips (108) came in the tournament with a 12-0 record but fell in the championship final with a 3-2 decision to finish 14-1

Zach Ward (100) and Daniel Powell (154) also finished runner-up for EBMS with Brandon Garcia (115), Sam Huffman (140), Chris Moore (184), and Brady Bostain (252) finishing third.

Avie Helton (78) and Vicente Michele (197) represented Heritage Middle in the championship finals each finishing runner-up.

Helton, earning a 12-0 mark in the regular season and finishing 14-1, fell by decision to her West McDowell opponent despite recording two reversals to come back from her 4-0 first period deficit.

Other key finishers for the Eagles included Logan McGee (108, 3rd), Isaiah Eller (134, 3rd), Tino Arellano (154, 3rd), and Chase Davis (172, 4th).



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