Score it one more for four for Polk County’s wrestling program.
Polk claimed its fourth consecutive Blue Ridge Conference East Division championship on Thursday, sweeping Brevard Middle and Hendersonville Middle in a BRC tri-match in Brevard.
The Wolverines (11-1) topped the Blue Devils 54-43 and the Bearcats 76-29 in their first match since last week’s loss to Apple Valley that snapped a 42-match winning streak. It marks the first team that any Polk Middle team has won four consecutive division titles, and it secures a shot for Polk to try to win its third straight conference championship.
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Not bad for what many expected to be a rebuilding year for the program.
“We looked really good bouncing back,” said Polk Middle head coach Jerry Cox. “Rhys (Jackson) bumped up a weight class and beat a really good eighth grader from Brevard to help us win that matchup.
“We’re looking forward to hitting on all cylinders in the coming week and a half.”
Polk will close its regular season on Tuesday, traveling to Flat Rock Middle, before hosting the BRC Individual Conference Tournament on Friday, Jan. 24 at Polk County High School.
POLK MIDDLE 54, BREVARD MIDDLE 43
78: Ethan Dotson (PC) p. Finn B.
85: Micah B. (B) d. Jared Contreras
92: Silas Amorelli (PC) p. C. Roberts
100: C. Gash (B) maj. dec. Alec Fine
108: Rhys Jackson (PC) d. E. Rivera
115: Oakley McDowell (PC) d. J. Edwards
122: Riley Morgan (PC) d. J. Hunt
128: Gavin Waldbillig (PC) maj. dec. B. Allison
134: C. Russell (B) p. Alex Labreche
140: James Logan (PC) p. A. Justice
146: Matthew Sokil (PC) p. D. Galloway
152: Ethan A. (B) p. Chris Kriblings
159: JT (B0 by forfeit
167: Andy Serrano (PC) by forfeit
177: B. Perry (B) p. Michael Jenkinson
192: Xander Worley (PC) by forfeit
217: S. Robinson (B) p. Hudson Hyde
Hwt: Logan Myers (B) p. Gabe Nelon
POLK MIDDLE 76, HENDERSONVILLE MIDDLE 28
78: Ethan Dotson (PC) p. L. Leclair
85: Jared Contreas (PC) p. B. Marshall
92: Silas Amorelli (PC) p. S. Morris
100: Rhys Jackson (PC) p. C. Griffith
108: H. Killaber (H) p. Josh Odel
115: Oakley McDowell (PC) maj. dec. C. Killaber
122: Riley Morgan (PC) p. A. Trinity
128: Gavin Waldbillig (PC) p. J. Retzbach
134: Alex Labreche (PC) p. E. Gurrea
140: James Logan (PC) p. M. Mains
146: Matthew Sokil (PC) p. N. Henderson
152: G. Rose (H) p. Chris Kriblings
159: Andy Serrano (PC) p. M. Retzbach
167: T. Jackson (H) by forfeit
177: Michael Jenkinson (PC) by forfeit
192: B. Maximov (H) maj. dec. Xander Worley
217: N. Rihpen (H) p. Gabe Nelon
Hwt: Hudson Hyde (PC) p. C. Page
