Polk County's John Wright, third from left, finished fourth in the 170-pound class at Wednesday's North Knight Invitational (photo courtesy Polk County wrestling)

Polk County earned an 11th place showing Wednesday at the North Knight Invitational at North Henderson, with three wrestlers delivering top-four finishes.

The Invitaitonal drew a field of 21 teams from three states. Pisgah won the team championship, followed by Hendersonville and Science Hill, Tenn.

Leading the way: Polk’s Jaydn Virgil finished third at 182 pounds while Alex Martin (113) and John Wright (170) each had fourth-place showings.

JV highlights: All of Polk’s entrants in the North Knight JV tourney – Carter Wade, Myka Hills, Isaiah Wilmoth, Tanner McKinney, Lucas Johnson, Kam Montgomery, and Chris Wilmoth – won at least one match. Hills won the tournament with a 3-0 record.

Next up: Polk County will host Owen and Madison on Nov. 30, the tri-match beginning at 5 p.m.

North Knight Invitational
Polk County results
113

Quarterfinal – Alex Martin (Polk County) p. Sully Kean (Walhalla)
Semifinal – Seth Eden (North Henderson) p. Alex Martin
Cons. Semi – Alex Martin p. Isaac Hensley (Watauga)
3rd Place Match – Christian Gibson p. Alex Martin

120
Round 1 – Amon Villarreal (Polk County) p. Laine O`Brien (A.C. Reynolds)
Round 2 – Hampton Higdon (James F Byrnes) p. Amon Villarreal
Consolation Bracket – Amon Villarreal d. Gavin Coggins (Smoky Mountain), 6-2
5th Place Match – Brady Mathis (East Henderson) p. Amon Villarreal

132
Round 1 – Shatter Johnson (Polk County) p. Cole Cubbison (Brevard)
Round 3 – Kavan Wilson (Smoky Mountain) p. Shatter Johnson
Consolation Bracket – Izick Thao (Maiden) p. Shatter Johnson
7th Place Match – Logan Anderson (James F Byrnes) p. Shatter Johnson

145
Round 1 – Devin Haynes (T.C. Roberson) p. Logan Nodine (Polk County)
Round 2 – Walker Mains (Hendersonville) p. Logan Nodine
Round 3 – Ryan Touati (Science Hill) maj. dec. Logan Nodine, 13-4

160
Round 1 – Zalen McCraw (Polk County) d. Uistean Anderson (Asheville), 8-3
Round 2 – Zalen McCraw p. Diego Gallegos (Maiden)
Round 3 – Dennis Waters (Hendersonville) p. Zalen McCraw
Consolation Bracket – Hunter Lusk (Walhalla) p. Zalen McCraw
7th Place Match – Alex Rodriguez (Smoky Mountain) p. Zalen McCraw

170
Round 1 – Carson Smith (Watauga) p. John Wright (Polk County)
Round 2 – John Wright p. Hunter Nelson (Pisgah)
Round 3 – John Wright p. James Beck (Science Hill)
Championship Bracket – Alex Ashley (Hendersonville) p. John Wright
3rd Place Match – Jaxon Turner (Brevard) p. John Wright

182
Round 1 – Jadyn Virgil (Polk County) p. Aydan Evett (Travelers Rest)
Round 3 – Jadyn Virgil p. Koltt McCall (Brevard)
Championship Bracket – Landon Pope (Pisgah) d. Jadyn Virgil, 7-1
3rd Place Match – Jadyn Virgil won in sudden victory – 1 over Da`quan Pretrick (Asheville) SV-1 2-0)

195
Round 1 – Ray Laney (Brevard) p. Dakota Ridings (Polk County)
Round 2 – Camron Cook (Mitchell) p. Dakota Ridings
Round 3 – Dakota Ridings p. Mason Bryant (James F Byrnes)

220
Round 1 – Nathaniel Diaz (Franklin) p. Obed Najera (Polk County)
Round 3 – Reese Meadows (North Henderson) p. Obed Najera

285
Round 1 – Kendall McEntyre (Polk County) p. Diego Menjivar (A.C. Reynolds)
Round 3 – Garrett Jackson (East Henderson) p. Kendall McEntyre
Consolation Bracket – Eli Greene (Watauga) p. Kendall McEntyre
7th Place Match – Kendall McEntyre p. Chandler Niven (Brevard)