Wrestling: Young Raiders Fare Well at PWC Tournament vs. AAA Foes

(Dec. 15, 2009) - The Loudoun County High School wrestling team did well at the PWC Tournament over the weekend with the Raiders beating a number of AAA teams.

"A great accomplishment only bringing 10 wrestlers that are mostly made up of juniors and sophomores," reported Loudoun County wrestling coach Joel Caruso to his wrestlers after the tournament. "Keep your heads up ... we still have work to do."

The Raiders ended the 2-day tournament at Gar-Field High School in the top 10 as a team (only bringing 10 wrestlers) and came away with two seconds, a third, a fifth, and a sixth individually.

Junior standouts David Richardson (4-1) and Tyler Anthony (5-1) both took second place. Anthony improved his career record mark to 93-23. Kenton Perez (5-1) had a strong showing at 160, taking 3rd place (3-1 for the tourney). Eric Acton (5-4) fought back after losing in the first round and took fifth after going 4-3.

Cameron Acton (3-5) fought hard as well and took a sixth place after going 3-3 during the tournament. Other notables were: Zach Stevens (4-2), recorded 2 pins, a record of 2-2, and a round away from placing; and Scott Rossell (2-3) went 1-2.

Team Results
1-Forest Park 280 Pts.
2- Osbourn 195
3-Osbourn Park 189
4-Stafford 155
5-North Stafford 135
6-Lee 95
7-Loudoun County 91
8-Stonewall Jackson 84
9-Hylton 83
10-Gar-Field 82
11-Jefferson 66
12-Manassas Park 65
13-Potomac 44
14-Stuart 28
15-Freedom (PW) 17

Next up for Loudoun County is a Dulles District dual match with Broad Run Wednesday night in Leesburg. JV starts at 6:30 p.m. and varsity will wrestle at 7:30 p.m.

Last year, Loudoun County lost to broad Run by two points after giving up three forfeits. Loudoun County is currently 2-0 in District competition and 2-0 overall.

This Saturday, the Raiders head to Culpepper for the Blue Devil Duals. The Duals are being held at Culpepper Middle School.

Teams that are attending: Colonial Forge B Team, Culpepper, Louisa, Liberty, and Rappahannock.
Raiders Schedule
9:15pm Loudoun vs Louisa
11:00pm Loudoun vs Rappahannock
1:30pm Loudoun vs Colonial Forge
3:10pm Loudoun vs Culpepper
4:50pm Loudoun vs Liberty
6:30pm Awards