There were five teams competing at the classic. The OHS team dominated with 273 points while the second place team, Northwest Guilford, had a distant 180 points. Thirteen out of fourteen wrestlers placed there. Jack Twomey-Kozak, Anderson Pope, and Bryon Stephenson all got first place in their own weight divisions.
The other past matches were the Thanksgiving Duel, JKO/Orange Invitational, and the Eden Holiday Classic Duels. Orange placed first at the Thanksgiving duel which was against three other schools. That was also the first match of the season. The Eden Holiday Classic was hosted all the way at Morehead High School on the NC coast. Orange received second place there after some tough matches against three other schools as well.
The JKO is a huge wrestling tournament dedicated to Jim King. The Invitational lasts through Friday and Saturday. At the end of it all Orange got third out of twenty-two teams. Kozak, Pope, and David Peters-Logue were first in their weight divisions. Orange was given the Team Sportsmanship award by the Air Force which was a huge honor.
The Varsity Wrestling team is led by Coach Shiner and J.V. is led by Brian Schnee. Spenser Poteat, Jack Lyle, Kyle Long, Aaron Holt, and Larry Smith are all assistant coaches. Collin Cockerham, junior, said “Coach Shriner is a great coach.” He has really enjoyed being a part of the team all three years he has been at Orange. Dylan Mckinnon, junior, agreed that he enjoyed being on the team.
The season started off on November 1st and the team is still going strong. The next match will be the Sgt. Mark Adams Tournament at Cary High School both Friday and Saturday. Thirty schools will be attending and they expect a huge turn out. State Tournaments will start in early February.
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