The 2019-20 All-Observer wrestling team is here and includes a junior who won 110 in a row
The Observer begins its winter sports awards today with the all-star wrestling team.
Over the next several days, the newspaper will name All-Observer teams for wrestling, indoor track, swimming and basketball. The annual Mr. and Ms. Basketball for North and South Carolina will also be named.
The All-Observer teams represent the top players in the newspaper’s coverage area, which covers more than 150 schools.
Fred T. Foard dominates wrestling all-star teams
The Fred T. Foard wrestling team always has great expectations. The Tigers have won five NCHSAA state championships.
This year, Tigers coach Mike Carey helped his team post a perfect 47-0 record. Along the way, Foard won the 2A dual-team state title. Carey is the 2019-20 Charlotte Observer co-wrestling coach of the year.
Cary shares that award with Hough’s Tripp Rogers, who led his team to a historic season as Hough won its first 4A state dual championship.
▪ Fred T. Foard’s Landon Foor is the All-Observer wrestler of the year after going a perfect 63-0 on his way to his second straight 182-pound, 2A state individual championship.
Foor has won 110 straight matches.
First Team
106: Marcus Jackson, Central Cabarrus, So.: Jackson won the 3A state champion, going 54-1. He was runner-up in 2019.
113: Richard Treanor, Hough, Jr.: 4A state individual champion is 141-7 in his Hough wrestling career, going 49-2 this year, while also leading the Huskies’ to their first dual team state title. Treanor won the 106-pound 4A state crown last year in 2019.
120: Tripp Collins, Piedmont, Jr.: The 3A state champion is 124-4 in the last two years with two state titles (won the 113-pound title last year). Collins was 62-1 this season.
126: Will Kercher, Charlotte Country Day, Jr.: NCISAA state champion was 34-3.
132: Justyn Black, SouthLake Christian, Jr.: NCISAA state champion was 30-2.
138: Caleb Campos, Cannon School, So. and Xander Pendergrass, West Lincoln, Sr.: Campos won his second straight state title (at 120 pounds last year), going 31-2; Pendergrass was 35-2 on his way to the 2A state title.
145: Niles Debnam, Metrolina Christian: The NCISAA state champion went 25-2 on the mat.
152: Canon Bridges, West Lincoln, Sr. and Isaac Shaw, Mooresville, Sr.: Bridges won the 2A state title and went 35-2; Shaw was 20-0 on his way to the 4A state championship.
160: Aiden Curry, Central Academy, So.: 2A state champion was 45-6.
170: Joshua Nichols, Newton Conover, Sr.: 2A state champion repeated at 170 pounds, and is 104-5 in the last two years.
182: Landon Foor, Fred T. Foard, Jr.: 2A state champion repeated at 182 pounds, has won 110 straight matches.
195: Sakarri Morrison, Newton Conover, So.: 2A state champion was a perfect 50-0.
220: Chase Crayton, Mount Pleasant, So.: 2A state champion was 38-9 on the mat.
285: Ryan Walker, Newton Conover, Jr.: 2A state champion was 51-1 this season.
Second Team
106: Charlie Carr, Cannon School, Fr./Jorden Schlossman, North Lincoln, Jr.
113: Jacob Cox, South Rowan, So./Pearce Phillips, Providence Day, Fr.
120: Caden Hagler, Providence Day, Jr./Kyle Montaperto, Central Academy, So.
126: Tommy Capul, Marvin Ridge, Sr./Hunter Ross, Central Academy, Jr.
132: Zane Birtchet, Fred T. Foard, Fr./Jon Figueredo, Hough, Jr.
138: Will Berkowitz, Shelby, Sr.
145: Jake D Frodson, Central Academy, Sr./Patrick Mahaffey, North Iredell, Sr.
152: Dalton Miller, Mount Pleasant, Jr.
160: Sam House, Charlotte Latin, Jr.
170: Kaleb Spann, Patton, Jr.
182: Kevin Sangmuah, Providence Day, Jr.
195: Amir Joseph, Parkwood, Sr./Dean Omirly, Charlotte Latin, Jr./Caleb Tate, Lake Norman, Jr.
220: Aaron Redfearn, Myers Park, Sr.
285: Hudson Jones, Charlotte Christian, So.
This story was originally published April 6, 2020 at 3:33 PM.
