Four Polk County wrestlers earned individual titles Saturday to lead the Wolverines to a second-place finish in the War Eagle Invitational at East Henderson.
The Wolverines trailed only Palmetto (S.C.) in the 22-team field. East Henderson placed third, with Madison and Tuscola rounding out the top five.
Efrain Rivera, Brody Wolfe, Styler Blackwell and Zalen McCraw each won their weight classes, with Wolfe defeating teammate Amon Villarreal in the 126-pound final. Cole Huntley at 106 also notched a second-place finish.
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Polk County is slated to be back in action Tuesday, traveling to Landrum for a 5 p.m. non-conference match.
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Quarterfinal – Cole Huntley (Polk County) maj. dec. Dirk Griffith-Arell (East Henderson), 12-1
Semifinal – Cole Huntley p. Joel Maffett (Swain County) (Fall 3:52)
1st Place Match – Drew Whiteside (Palmetto) p. Cole Huntley (Fall 0:52)
Champ. Round 2 – Dirk Griffith-Arell (East Henderson) p. Silas de Wet (Polk County) (Fall 1:05)
Cons. Round 4 – Michael Scott (Rosman) 14-5 p. Silas de Wet (Fall 2:37)
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Quarterfinal – Liam Jackson (Polk County) d. Gabe Diaz (Palmetto), 4-0
Semifinal – Chace McCord (East Lincoln) d. Liam Jackson, 7-3
Cons. Semi – Liam Jackson maj. dec. Jayson Yang (Jimmy C. Draughn), 10-1
3rd Place Match – Liam Jackson won in the ultimate tie breaker over Gabe Diaz (Palmetto), UTB 2-1
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Champ. Round 2 – Efrain Rivera (Polk County) p. Sam Cherry (Asheville / SILSA) (Fall 0:36)
Quarterfinal – Efrain Rivera p. Marcus Short (East Rutherford)(Fall 0:54)
Semifinal – Efrain Rivera tech. fall Tony Austin (Asheville / SILSA)), 15-0
1st Place Match – Efrain Rivera p. Alexander Cecil (Madison) (Fall 3:21)
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Champ. Round 2 – Brody Wolfe (Polk County) p. Jayden Nolley (Stuart W. Cramer) 2-7 (Fall 2:27)
Quarterfinal – Brody Wolfe d. Lincoln Collins (Palmetto), 11-9
Semifinal – Brody Wolfe p. David Grigg (East Lincoln) (Fall 2:41)
1st Place Match – Brody Wolfe d. Amon Villarreal (Polk County), 6-2
Champ. Round 2 – Amon Villarreal (Polk County) p. Branch Browning (Franklin) (Fall 1:35)
Quarterfinal – Amon Villarreal p. Paxton Brown (Jimmy C. Draughn) (Fall 1:15)
Semifinal – Amon Villarreal maj. dec. Corbin Young (Madison), 14-4
1st Place Match – Brody Wolfe d. Amon Villarreal, 6-2
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Champ. Round 2 – Aiden Billings (Polk County) p. Jackson Mills (North Buncombe) (Fall 1:43)
Quarterfinal – King Orvosh (Palmetto) maj. dec. Aiden Billings, 16-7
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Shelton (Tuscola) won by injury default over Aiden Billings
Champ. Round 1 – Rocco Quoyle (Polk County) p. Coletrane Farmer (Asheville / SILSA) (Fall 5:07)
Champ. Round 2 – King Orvosh (Palmetto) tech. fall Rocco Quoyle, 17-2
Cons. Round 3 – Jackson Mills (North Buncombe) p. Rocco Quoyle (Fall 2:26)
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Champ. Round 2 – Jaxtyn Virgil (Polk County) medical forfeit over Ryan Kinter (Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy)
Quarterfinal – Alexander May (Hendersonville) p. Jaxtyn Virgil (Fall 0:30)
Cons. Round 4 – Jaxtyn Virgil p. Andrae Aguilera (Swain County) (Fall 1:34)
Cons. Round 5 – Jaxtyn Virgil p. Bailey Farabaugh (East Lincoln) Fall 3:31)
Cons. Semi – Micah Howard (Tuscola) p. Jaxtyn Virgil (Fall 2:09)
Champ. Round 1 – Bailen Somerville (Walhalla) d. Logan Baird (Polk County), 8-3
Cons. Round 2 – Cole Putorti (Palmetto) p. Logan Baird (Fall 2:09)
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Champ. Round 2 – Conner Ahlert (Polk County) p. Kobe Mashburn (Swain County) (Fall 0:42)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Garrison p. Conner Ahlert (Polk County) (Fall 4:58)
Cons. Round 4 – Conner Ahlert p. Isaac Kirk (Jimmy C. Draughn) (Fall 2:38)
Cons. Round 5 – Evan McCraw (Polk County) d. Conner Ahlert, 5-4
Champ. Round 1 – Michael Fulford (Walhalla) maj. dec. Evan McCraw (Polk County), 12-4
Cons. Round 2 – Evan McCraw (Polk County) p. Blake Windham (Stuart W. Cramer) 1-7 (Fall 2:11)
Cons. Round 3 – Evan McCraw tech. fall Henry Spivey (Tuscola), 16-0
Cons. Round 4 – Evan McCraw p. Andrew Spivey (Stuart W. Cramer) (Fall 2:36)
Cons. Round 5 – Evan McCraw d. Conner Ahlert, 5-4
Cons. Semi – Trevor Tedder (Clyde A. Erwin) p. Evan McCraw (Fall 0:45)
150
Quarterfinal – Jacob Ed (Polk County) p. Judson Beaver (Madison) (Fall 3:03)
Semifinal – Bentley Sly (Stuart W. Cramer) p. Jacob Ed (Fall 1:32)
Cons. Semi – Jacob Ed p. Joseph Leep (North Buncombe) Fall 0:52)
3rd Place Match – Jacob Ed maj. dec. Judson Beaver, 14-0
Champ. Round 2 – Ridge Martin (Palmetto) p. Jayvin Clark (Polk County) (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 4 – Judson Beaver (Madison) p. Jayvin Clark (Fall 1:00)
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Champ. Round 2 – Bryson Seagle (Jimmy C. Draughn) 6-3 p. Mykah Hills (Polk County) (Fall 0:51)
Cons. Round 3 – Mykah Hills d. Tyler Rollins (Rosman), 12-8
Cons. Round 4 – Mykah Hills tech. fall Brendan Lewis (Hendersonville), 17-0
Cons. Round 5 – Jayden Calloway (Charles D. Owen)p. Mykah Hills (Fall 0:47)
Champ. Round 2 – Carson Bell (Polk County) p. Zachary Duncan (Tuscola) (Fall 1:09)
Quarterfinal – Carson Bell p. Colton Jessup (Madison) (Fall 5:12)
Semifinal – Caleb Whitten tech. fall Carson Bell, 17-1
Cons. Semi – Jayden Calloway (Charles D. Owen) medical forfeit over Carson Bell
165
Champ. Round 2 – Isaiah Staley (Polk County) p. Sawyer Cromer (Clyde A. Erwin) Fall 3:52)
Quarterfinal – Chase Hillis (Tuscola) p. Isaiah Staley (Fall 1:12)
Cons. Round 4 – Isaiah Staley p. Peyton Moore (East Henderson) (Fall 0:53)
Cons. Round 5 – Drake Marshall (Madison) p. Isaiah Staley (Fall 1:18)
Champ. Round 2 – Styler Blackwell (Polk County) p. Peyton Moore (East Henderson) (Fall 1:00)
Quarterfinal – Styler Blackwell p. Cayman Lewis (Jimmy C. Draughn) (Fall 0:45)
Semifinal – Styler Blackwell d. Ben Bullard (Walhalla), 10-8
1st Place Match – Styler Blackwell by forfeit over Jayden Jenkins (Palmetto)
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Quarterfinal – Zalen McCraw (Polk County) p. Santino Dela Torre (East Henderson) (Fall 1:33)
Semifinal – Zalen McCraw tech. fall Joshua Remington (Hendersonville), 18-0
1st Place Match – Zalen McCraw d. Clay Seagle (Swain County), 7-4
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Quarterfinal – Donovon Tice (East Lincoln) d. Chester Wilson (Polk County), 14-12
Cons. Round 4 – Chester Wilson p. Lee Birchfield (Rosman) (Fall 3:59)
Cons. Round 5 – Chester Wilson p. Allen Oldfield (Charles D. Owen) Fall 2:13)
Cons. Semi – Alex Wilker (Palmetto) p. Chester Wilson (Fall 2:15)
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Champ. Round 1 – Banks Burgess (North Buncombe) p. Brady Carroll (Polk County) (Fall 1:24)
Cons. Round 2 – Brady Carroll maj. dec. Kolton Jordan (Stuart W. Cramer), 16-4
Cons. Round 3 – David Torkornoo (Oak Hill Academy) p. Brady Carroll (Fall 0:52)
