3 champs give JPII 2nd at Northwood
By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
John Paul II snagged three individual titles en route to a runner-up finish in the 10-team Northwood Invitational on Saturday with 11 Golden Warriors placing in the top four in their weight classes.
Chase Lafountain (88 pounds), Daniel Snyder (132), and Renzo Cedeno (190) all claimed gold for JPII, while Hayes Keefer (126) and Brandyn Horton (175) reached the finals, and Jase Reynolds (106), Alex Mercer (165), and Chris Orta (190) placed third. JPII’s Brian Orta (144), Jack Hannagan (150), and Gavin Byrne (190) placed fourth.
Beaufort High finished fourth in the team standings with Antonio McKnight winning the 138-pound title to lead a contingent of seven medalists. Calvin Garcia (150), Chase Richardson (190), Brandon Bolles (144), and Jaden Priester (285) were runners-up, while Joseph Griffin (132) defeated teammate Ian Newell for third.
Dolphins down Beach, Stall
Battery Creek continued its busy start to the season last week by splitting a pair of duals at May River on Wednesday before trouncing Stall on the road Thursday.
The Dolphins made quick work of Beach in an 82-6 win before losing 60-17 to the host Sharks in Bluffton, but they bounced right back with a 59-18 road win over the Warriors a night later.
John Coker, Emmanuel DonJuan, Andrew Legree, Christian Fess, Cooper Livingston, Gunnar DeGroat, Robbie Ingram, and Leroy Tyus all scored pins against Stall, as the senior class went undefeated for the Dolphins.
Degroat has won 38 consecutive matches spanning a full calendar year and is 14-0 with 13 pins this season.
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.
