Wrestling: Tuscarora Goes 2-3 at Raider Duals

(Dec. 19, 2011) - The Tuscarora High School wrestling team was at Loudoun County on Saturday for the Raider Duals Wrestling tournament. The Huskies went 2-3 with wins over George Mason (48-36) and Briar Woods (42-42 a win under Criteria H - most 1st period Takedowns). Losses were to Loudoun County 52-24, Robert E. Lee 49-27, and Heritag 41-32.


Alex McCord took team MVP with 4 wins and 1 loss to Heritage for the day. Thomas Jackson had 3 wins, 2 losses to Robert E Lee and George Mason. Dionte Fitts had the team's fastest pin of 11 seconds and went 3 wins, 2 losses to Loudoun County and Robert E Lee. Jack Lord went 3 and 2 with losses to Loudoun County and Briar Woods.

Huskies head wrestling coach Andrew Bango: "Compared to last years' Raider Dduals where Tuscarora went 0-5, I felt that Saturday was a success. We have been steadily improving and we are only getting better. With captains Garrett Mastria, Dionte Fitts, and Thomas Jackson leading the team on the mat they get improve each tournament. We also have freshman on the team with experience that will lead the team in future years, Alex McCord (106) and Saxon Downs (113)."