Thomas Dale captured the Central Region wrestling title on Saturday for the first time in 19 years with a score of 195 points.
The Knights did not have any individuals win a title but three finished second.
Second-place James River (145 points) had three individual champions including Patrick Nowaczyk. The 140-pounder had been a runner-up in regions the past three years.
Manchester finished third with 120 1/2 points. The Rapids’ Jared Anongos was named most outstanding wrestler and Thomas Dale coach Chris Persing garnered coach of the year honors.
TEAM SCORES
1. Thomas Dale (195); 2. James River (145); 3. Manchester (120½); 4.
Hermitage (111); 5. Hanover (109½); 6. Douglas Freeman (108); 7. Cosby (95½); 8.
Matoaca (69½); 9. Deep Run (66); 10. Lee-Davis (61); 11. Mills Godwin (57); 12.
Henrico (53); 13. Atlee (52); 14. Petersburg (40); 15. Huguenot (39½); 16.
Varina (39); 17. Patrick Henry (35½); 18. Midlothian (34½); 19. Prince George
(34); 20. Hopewell (30½); 21. Monacan (29½); 22. L.C. Bird (23½); 23. Clover
Hill (23) ; 24. George Wythe (22); 25. Armstrong (21); 26. Colonial Heights
(18); 27. Dinwiddie, J.R. Tucker (17); 29. Highland Springs, Meadowbrook (14);
31. Maggie Walker (1)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
103: Charlie Lipford (Henrico) d. Peyton Walsh (Deep Run)
9-7; 112: Justin Dennis (Hermitage) p. Cody Griffin (Thomas
Dale) 5:20; 119: Kieyon Nash (Varina) d. Derrick Graham
(Petersburg) 9-7; 125: Jordan Dix (James River) d. Tony
Campbell (Midlothian) 8-1; 130: Jared Anongos (James River) d.
Matt Hatcher (Mills Godwin) 5-0; 135: Blake Roulo (Matoaca) d.
Brandon Diamond (Thomas Dale) 9-2; 140: Patrick Nowaczyk
(James River) d. Anthony Lineberry (Lee-Davis) 5-1; 145:
Andrew Rose (Manchester) d. Matt Brunke (Mills Godwin) 9-2; 152: Matt Brock (Douglas Freeman) d. Isreal Cannon (Hermitage) 5-3;
160: Joseph Bayer (Matoaca) maj. dec. Noah English (Monacan)
9-0; 171: Dallas Brummel (Hanover) d. Marc Heathcock
(Hermitage) 9-3; 189: D.J. Ratcliffe (Douglas Freeman) d.
Tommy Kendzia (Patrick Henry) 10-4; 215: Matthew Holcomb
(Manchester) p. Luke Slate (Thomas Dale) 5:40; 285: Byron
Tibbetts (Manchester) d. Bryan Poole (James River) 2-0