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May River flexed its muscle as the area’s top wrestling program with an undefeated run at the Bobcat Duals on Saturday at Bluffton High School, but John Paul II’s growing program had another strong day against tough competition to lead the northern Beaufort County contingent.
The Golden Warriors claimed a 41-39 win over Battery Creek in the first round of pool matches after Chris Orta rallied for a pin after trailing through two periods, and they also defeated Whale Branch, 45-36, to finish 2-2 in pool matches before falling 64-15 to Hilton Head in the fifth-place match.
After going 1-3 in pool matches, Beaufort and Battery Creek squared off in the seventh-place match with the Dolphins winning, 47-36, in a preview of next week’s Region 8-3A duals. Whale Branch defeated Colleton Prep, 54-12, in the ninth-place match.
RSLA, LIMS each send 2 to state
Two wrestlers each from Robert Smalls Leadership Academy and Lady’s Island Middle School finished in the top three in their weight classes Saturday at the Coastal Sectional to qualify for the middle school state tournament Saturday at the Carolina Invitational in Lexington.
Elijah Shuler of Robert Smalls pinned his way to the 126-pound title, while Lady’s Island’s Cameron Posey won two tough decisions before scoring a first-period pin in the 135-pound final. Lady’s Island 96-pounder Santino Comunale placed second, falling 7-2 to H.E. McCracken’s Andrew Lawson in the final, and Chris Martinez of Robert Smalls was runner-up at 158 pounds, scoring two pins before losing by fall to Bluffton Middle’s Henry Santiz.
