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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/42/14VZye.St.138.jpeg|525Mallard Creek's Isaiah Crawford is lifted into the air by North Gaston's Collin Johnson in a match between 182 lb. wrestlers Saturday at East Meck High School. Johnson went on to pin Crawford and win the match. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/42/mmRVM.St.138.jpeg|440Legs and arms get tangled in a match of 132 lb. wrestlers between Chris Jordan of Independence High (left) and Patrick Dickey, of Ardrey Kell High. Dickey went on to win 14-3 Saturday at East Meck High School. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/42/1imX5K.St.138.jpeg|408Independence 132 lb. wrestler Chris Jordan is counseled by his coach Ben Barry after jordan lost a match Saturday at East Meck High School. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/13bapm.St.138.jpeg|395Close to pinning his opponent Peter Lapiana, of Charlotte Catholic, strains to press the shoulders of Carl Zeitler, of Independence High to the mat Saturday. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/1rbW9z.St.138.jpeg|338Sebastian Barreto (on top), of Hough High, tries to pin Shawn Cantales, of A.L. Brown High in a match of 160 lb. wrestlers Saturday under the watchful eye of referee Tim Sappenfield. Berreto eventually pinned Cantales for the win. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/12NzNy.St.138.jpeg|307Hough head coach Tripp Rogers (left) and his brother Zack Rogers shout encouragement to a wrestler Saturday at East Meck High School. lWith hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/YfVip.St.138.jpeg|384Jayquan McEntyre (top), of A.L. Brown pinned John Turner of Charlotte Catholic Saturday in a battle of 106 lb. wrestlers. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/m3mqK.St.138.jpeg|419Ben Litton (top), of Charlotte Catholic, defeated Richard Maxwell, of Mallard Creek High 10-3 in the 138 lb. class Saturday at East Meck High. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/12/01/15/43/12m7xS.St.138.jpeg|448On top for the moment Luke Wenger, of providence High was later pinned by his 138 lb. opponent Eli Moody (ear guard over eyes) of North Gaston High School Saturday. With hopes of qualifying for the state wrestling meet a number of the area's top high school grapplers competed in the Jim Hayes Invitational at East Mecklenburg High School on Saturday December 1, 2012. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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