By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
The most successful season in the John Paul II wrestling program’s relatively young history culminated with quite a haul Saturday, as eight Golden Warriors finished in the top four in their weight classes to claim medals.
After earning their first trip to the SCISA duals final last weekend with a thrilling semifinal win at Hammond School before finishing runner-up to Cardinal Newman, the Golden Warriors took 11 wrestlers to the state tournament with eight surviving to be among the last four standing in their brackets.
Daniel Snyder knocked off the top seed in the semifinals before falling in the 132-pound final, finishing second along with teammates Brian Orta (138) and Jack Hannagan (150). Jase Reynolds (106), Jude Witkowski (120), Brandyn Horton (165), Chris Orta (175), and Renzo Cedeno (215) all placed fourth for JPII.
Hear more on the Golden Warriors’ outstanding season on Monday’s episode of the LowcoSports Lowdown, where JPII coach Greg Lonz was our guest. The episode is streaming on-demand on the Lowco Media Network on YouTube.
Justin Jarrett is the sports editor of The Island News and the founder of LowcoSports.com. He was the sports editor of the Island Packet and the Beaufort Gazette for 6½ years. He has a passion for sports and community journalism and a questionable sense of humor.
