Bristol Herald Courier | Tim Hayes | Photo Credit: Emily Ball
SALEM, Va. –Honaker siblings Carter Dye (113) and Hunter Dye (120) won championships as Region 1D grapplers prevailed in 11 of the 14 weight classes.
Rural Retreat took the grand prize with a team score of 216. Grundy (192 ½), Riverheads (128 ½), Mathews (108) and Bath County (96) rounded out the top five.
VHSL State Tournament
Class 1
Feb. 20-21
Salem Civic Center
Championship Finals
106 – Colton Clevinger (Grundy) pinned Dalton Arden (Holston), 2:36; 113 – Carter Dye (Honaker) pinned Mason Wood (Riverheads), 1:10; 120 – Hunter Dye (Honaker) maj. dec. Jaccob Smeltzer (Grundy), 11-0; 126 – Caleb Gibson (RR) maj. dec. Brody Julian (P. McCluer), 10-0; 132 – Caleb Thompson (Grayson) tech. fall Gradyn Gibson (RR), 18-3 (2:50); 138 – Justin Walker (RR) dec. Grant Gardner (Smith Mountain Lake), 5-3; 144 – Bryson Cash (Riverheads) tech. fall Carson Campos (Giles), 19-2 (3:00); 150 – Reid Stiltner (Grundy) pinned Dominic Haynes (Northwood), 1:08; 157 – Chaz Penwright (RR) dec. Ivan Schaible (Mathews), 4-1 (OT); 165 – Andrew Scarberry (Grundy) tech. fall Eddie Sherlinski (Grayson), 21-5 (5:25); 175 – John Smith (Giles) maj. dec. Jake Bush (Castlewood), 10-2; 190 – Talan Looney (Grundy) pinned Kenneth Madison Jr. (Rappahannock), 2:37; 215 – Brody Ford (Grundy) pinned Trey Sparks (GW), 1:00; 285 – Luke “Quake” Shelton (Grundy) dec. Brendon Mabry (Fort Chiswell), 5-3 (Double OT);