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Led by seniors, the Rockbridge County High School wrestling team went 3-0 against Valley District rivals Spotswood, Harrisonburg and East Rockingham on Wednesday night in Lexington.
Ignited by a spirited home crowd at the RC gym, the Wildcats cruised to a 72-4 win over Spotswood before beating Harrisonburg 71-9, and they ended the night with a 61-17 win over East Rockingham. With the victories, the Wildcats improved to 8-6 in duals this season.
Before the duals, the Wildcats honored their seven seniors: Kellan Dorey, Wyatt Eisenbrown, Mia Marando, Gabe Wade, Roman Wilhelm, Aidan Williams and Isaiah Woolfrey.
All of the seniors got to wrestle, and three of them – Williams (165-pounds), Dorey (190) and Wade (215) – went 3-0. Also going undefeated for the Wildcats was sophomore Billy Chittum in the 285-pound/heavyweight division. Chittum won his first two bouts by forfeit before facing East Rockingham’s Blayne Gooden in one of the most exciting showdowns of the night. Chittum built up a 7-0 lead in the second period and, fueled by loud cheers from the crowd, pinned Gooden in 3:05.
Marando (138), RC’s lone female senior, wrestled in an exhibition match against an East Rockingham opponent and pinned him in 3:18.
The Wildcats make the short trip to Parry McCluer on Saturday to wrestle in a quad meet with PM, Lord Botetourt and Staunton. Wrestling is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
For the full stories and photos from this week’s action, with comments from RC head coach Mike Wood and several of the Wildcats’ seniors, please see our Jan. 29 newspaper.
