Freeman takes gold; Mullins wins No. 100
By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
Beaufort High’s Colton Freeman topped the podium again and teammate Olesya Mullins hit a career milestone and had a breakthrough performance to highlight the Eagles’ performance at the Dutch Fork Silver Fox Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Freeman won a 7-2 decision over T.L. Hanna’s Kavon Cole to cap off a 3-0 run through the 215-pound bracket, continuing his dominant start to the season after a runner-up finish in Class 4A last year. Mullins earned her 100th career win with a technical fall in the quarterfinals, then toughed out an 8-6 decision in the semifinals to reach the championship match.
Mullins was also the hero in Beaufort’s 42-40 win over rival Battery Creek earlier in the week, winning the clinching bout to lift the Eagles over the top.
The Dolphins were in action at the Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic over the weekend, where Theo Johnson captured an individual title at 126, and John Paul II’s Chase LaFountain won a title at 113 pounds at the Northwood Invitational.
Dual Results
Hilton Head 41, Bridges Prep 40
Beaufort 47, John Paul II 35
Battery Creek 48, John Paul II 28
Beaufort 42, Battery Creek 40
John Paul II 43, Benedictine 33
John Paul II 55, Colleton Co. 18
Dutch Fork Silver Fox Invitational
Beaufort (78) finishes 10th among 16 teams … Beaufort’s Colton Freeman (215) wins individual title … Beaufort’s Olesya Mullins (106) places second, earns 100th career win
Northwood Invitational
JPII’s Chase LaFountain (113) wins individual title … JPII’s James Del Mazo (106), Tripp Thiesen (126), Jase Reynolds (138) and Jacob Vortisch (165) place 3rd … JPII’s Payne Campanella (157), Spencer Murphy (215) and Taylor Murphy (175) finish 4th
Cardinal Newman Holiday Classic
Battery Creek (103.5) finishes 7th among 13 teams … Theo Johnson (126) wins individual title … Chris Martinez (165) finishes 2nd … Nate Najar (157) places 3rd … David Ding (113), Khalil Myers (190) and Ricky Najar (144) place 4th
