Union Pines boys wrestling won its third straight North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHHAA) 6A individual state championship on Saturday, the NCHHAA announced.
Team Champions
6A Men’s Champion: Union Pines (161 points)
6A Men’s Runner-Up: White Oak (86.5 points)
3. St. Stephens (83.5)
4. Ashbrook (63)
4. Piedmont (63)
6. Jacksonville (53.5)
7. Eastern Guilford (50)
8. Southeast Guilford (44)
9. Charlotte Catholic (38.5)
10. Kings Mountain (36.5)
Most Outstanding Wrestler
6A: Elijah Oakley, Piedmont (150)
Championship Finals
6A 106
Liam Myles (Union Pines High School) 42-3 won by decision over Tommy Kishpaugh (St. Stephens High School) 49-1 (Dec 7-4)
6A 113
Jaxon Thomas (Piedmont High School) 58-2 won by decision over Daniel McDermott (Union Pines High School) 50-6 (Dec 8-3)
6A 120
Jackson D`Ettore (Charlotte Catholic High School) 48-5 won by major decision over Naylor Higgins (Middle Creek High School) 53-5 (MD 14-3)
6A 126
Caleb Edwards (Piedmont High School) 53-5 won by decision over Oscar Zelaya (Asheboro High School) 45-6 (Dec 11-6)
6A 132
Ashton Tennessee (West Johnston High School) 34-1 won by fall over Colten Lewis (White Oak High School) 47-6 (Fall 0:45)
6A 138
Maxwell Davis (Jacksonville High School) 44-4 won by tech fall over Joseph Shook (Union Pines High School) 40-6 (TF-1.5 4:00 (19-4))
6A 144
James Campos (White Oak High School) 53-2 won by fall over Elijah Diouf (Eastern Guilford High School) 57-3 (Fall 3:35)
6A 150
Elijah Oakley (Piedmont High School) 59-2 won by decision over Hayden Smith (White Oak High School) 48-3 (Dec 9-2)
6A 157
Mason Hollar (South Caldwell High School) 48-3 won by decision over Jacob Campos (White Oak High School) 47-9 (Dec 1-0)
6A 165
Will Varner (Kings Mountain High School) 27-3 won by major decision over Tripp Sullivan (Union Pines High School) 29-6 (MD 15-4)
6A 175
Dominic Blue (Union Pines High School) 43-2 won by tech fall over Cameron Perryman (James B. Dudley High School) 37-7 (TF-1.5 2:55 (18-3))
6A 190
Honor Paxton (Middle Creek High School) 22-2 won by decision over Micah Geoghegan (St. Stephens High School) 40-5 (Dec 4-2)
6A 215
Avery Rhymer (St. Stephens High School) 48-0 won by major decision over Jeremiah Reynolds (Scotland High School) 22-3 (MD 10-1)
6A 285
Jonathan Moore (Ashbrook High School) 27-3 won by decision over Brian Bellerand (Southeast Guilford High School) 38-3 (Dec 7-1)
Also, Pinecrest High School placed third in the 8A. Matthew Akins, 43-7, won by decision over Brandon Lefler (William Amos Hough High School) 46-2 (Dec 4-3)
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