Cardinal Gibbons beats Hickory Ridge to win first NCHSAA dual team wrestling state title
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Cardinal Gibbons won its first NCHSAA dual team wrestling championship Saturday in Greensboro, beating Hickory Ridge 41-22 in the 4A final.
Hickory Ridge was the only team from The Observer’s coverage area to make the finals.
Elsewhere, Union Pines won its first state title, beating Pisgah 47-17 in 3A. Union Pines made its fourth finals appearance. R-S Central beat Seaforth 34-32 in 2A and Uwharrie Charter won its third straight 1A title, beating Mount Airy 48-15.
In the 4A final, Cardinal Gibbons, which lost in the 2020 state final, got a pin from championship MVP Liam Hickey to start the match in the 144-pound weight class and got rolling.
Cardinal Gibbons got a technical fall win from Ryan Thompson at 165 plus pins at 106 (Luke Richards) and 138 (Alexander Rodriguez).
Hickory Ridge got pins from Colton Campbell at 190 and Damien Couture at 285. The Ragin’ Bulls were in the finals for the first time.
4A finals
CARDINAL GIBBBONS 41, HICKORY RIDGE 22
WT Wrestler (School) Result
144 Liam Hickey (CGHS) p. Carter Bowman (HRHS) 0:51
150 Beckham Enoch (CGHS) d. Asher Watson (HRHS) 23-7
157 Craig Rito (HRHS) d. Lincoln Petee (CGHS) 10-9
165 Ryan Thompson (CGHS) d. Noah Sapp (HRHS) 19-4
175 Braylon Peebles (CGHS) d. Jacob Hall (HRHS) 13-8
190 Colton Campbell (HRHS) p. William Ditillo (CGHS) 1:19
215 Jeremiah Glass (CGHS) d. Matthew Gonzalez-Varela (HRHS) 12-3
285 Damien Couture (HRHS) p. Wyatt Johnson (CGHS) 2:24
106 Luke Richards (CGHS) p. Jay English (HRHS) 0:54
113 Spencer Sterling (CGHS) d. Brady Donovan (HRHS) 9-4
120 Jacob Dusche (HRHS) d. Jonathan Binanay (CGHS) 20-10
126 Aaron Lumpkin (HRHS) d. John Henry Ehrenberger (CGHS) 7-3
132 Derek Mason (CGHS) d. Connor Susa (HRHS) 6-2
138 Alexander Rodriguez (CGHS) p. Andrew Alexander (HRHS) 0:56
3A finals
Union Pines’ fourth straight appearance in the state finals was the charm, as the school claimed its first dual meet state championship. The Vikings won the first seven matches for a 31-0 lead and were never headed.
UNION PINES 47, PISGAH 17
WT Wrestlers (School) Results
144 Evan Thompson (UPHS) d. Turner Robb (PHS) 8-5
150 Jacob De La Torre (UPHS) d. Johnathon Chapman (PHS) 7-6
157 Finnius McCafferty (UPHS) p. Camden Yawn (PHS) 3:10
165 Tripp Sullivan (UPHS) d. Levi Early (PHS) 16-1
175 Dominic Blue (UPHS) d. Iker Ramirez (PHS) 22-6
190 Dantrell Williams (UPHS) p. Jaxon Bautista (PHS) 3:03
215 Brock Sullivan (UPHS) d. Landon Pope (PHS) 4-2
285 Elijah Frizzell (PHS) d. Max Latyshenko (UPHS) 17-1
106 Liam Myles (UPHS) d. Levi Curtis (PHS) 14-10
113 Christian Gibson (PHS) p. Caiden McDermott (UPHS) 0:49
120 Kane Bryson (PHS) p. Chris Schroth (UPHS) 2:48
126 Keaton Crawford (UPHS) d. Kail Burnette (PHS) 15-0
132 Joseph Lloyd (UPHS) d. Jacob Cruz-Reyes (PHS) 16-0
138 Jose Salinas (UPHS) d. Tyson Silver (PHS) 7-1
2A finals
R-S Central edged Seaforth 34-32 Saturday at the Novant Health Fieldhouse to win the program’s first dual team wrestling state championship.
The match came down to the final bout as Seaforth held a 32-31 lead going into the 138-pound matchup. R-S Central’s Cayden Laws earned a takedown with just over a minute to go in the third period to take the 8-7 lead and he maintained control.
R-S CENTRAL 34, SEAFORTH 32
WT Wrestlers (School) Results
144 Cameron Crawford (RSC) p. Benjamin Johnson (SHS) 5:11
150 Hunter Feagan (RSC) d. Caden Brewer (SHS) 21-9
157 Elijiah Guzman (RSC) d. Carter Kearney (SHS) 6-3
165 Caleb Cox (RSC) p. Alex Hinchman (SHS) 1:30
175 Judge Lloyd (SHS) p. Henry Hamrick (RSC) 0:27
190 Harrison Compton (SHS) d. Jacob Hudgins (RSC) 16-7
215 Ethan Kuball (SHS) d. Conrad Sherburne (RSC) 7-1
285 Connor Olivares (RSC) p. Palmer Moad (SHS) 3:15
106 Luke Ayers (SHS) d. Aiden Dalton (RSC) 15-4
113 Jordan Miller (SHS) d. Bryson Davis (RSC) 13-3
120 Gabe Rogers (SHS) p. Aiden Gallegos (RSC) 1:02
126 Sam Gosnell (RSC) p. Ian Winger (SHS) 4:00
132 Layne Armstrong (SHS) p. Alex Lopez (RSC) 4:54
138 Cayden Laws (RSC) d. Maddock Cody (SHS) 8-7
1A finals
Uwharrie Charter picked up its fourth NCHSAA 1A Dual Team Wrestling Championship — and its third in three years – as the school defeated Mount Airy 48-15 in the small school class. The Eagles won the first five bouts and the last five bouts as they controlled the match.
UWHARRIE CHARTER 48, MOUNT AIRY 15
WT Wrestlers (School) Results
144 Brandon Jordan (UCA) d. Jack Martin (MAHS) 0-0
150 Caden Thorne (UCA) d. Joseph Jones (MAHS) 6-4
157 Aiden Foster (UCA) p. Brody Caudle (MAHS) 1:59
165 Lorenzo Alston (UCA) won by forfeit
175 Caden Bond (UCA) d. John Martin (MAHS) 11-5
190 Andrew Meadows (MAHS) p. Rylan Alvarez (UCA) 0:00
215 Michael Shropshire (UCA) d. Bryson Caudle (MAHS) 0-0
285 Aaron Ruiz-Angel (MAHS) d. Jesse Bowles (UCA) DQ
106 Angel Olalde (MAHS) d. Ayven Virasone Chitavong (UCA) 7-3
113 Paxton Kearns (UCA) d. Justice Collins (MAHS) 3-1
120 Andrew White (UCA) d. Charlie Smith (MAHS) 8-2
126 Caleb Saldana (UCA) p. Braylen George (MAHS) 4:26
132 Brennan Worrell (UCA) p. Jeremiah Brooks (MAHS) 0:38
138 Rick Riccardella (UCA) p. Alex Spainhour (MAHS) 2:37
This story was originally published February 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM.
