Raiders come away with win in competitve Panthers wrestling tournament

Published 12:00 am Sunday, January 18, 2004

CHESAPEAKE - Talk about a log jam.

The records in the Chesapeake round robin wrestling tournament might not suggest the parity, but Panthers coach Phil Davis said the competition was tight.

"The kids did a good job. The tournament was really competitive," Panthers coach Phil Davis said. "Every single match was a good match. Everyone was close."

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River Valley was 5-0 to win the tournament. George Washington was 4-1 to place second followed by Chesapeake in third place at 2-3, Fairland was 2-3 to finish fourth, Hurricane (W.Va.) was fourth at 1-4, and Spring Valley (W.Va.) was sixth at 0-5.

The Panthers lost to George Washington by one point.

Chris Ridenour at 103 pounds, Brad Eldred at 160, and Jonathan Butler in the 189 division were champions for the Panthers.

Larry McDonald, who was second last week at the 26-team Nitro (W.Va.) tournament, was second in the 189 class.

Bryan Eldred was fifth at Nitro as Chesapeake placed 14th as a team.

Fairland had one champion as Michael Evans won the 119-pound class. Placing second for the Dragons were Chuck Wentz at 103, Casey Galligan at 160, and Brad Malone in the 215 division.

103 – 1. Chris Ridenour (C), 2. Chuck Wentz (F).

112 – 1. Michael Evans (F), 2. Jesse Russell (RV).

119 – 1. Steven Shaffer (H), 2. Tyler Smith (SV).

125 – 1. Zach Davis (RV), 2. Tyler Woolwine (SV).

130 – 1. Morgan Anderson (RV), 2. Cory Donoho (SV)

135 – 1. Matt Bruner (GW), 2. Justin Chapman (H).

140 – 1. Kevin Smith (RV), 2. Anthony Roohalahae (GW).

145 – 1. Riley Rice (RV), 2. Ty Litton (GW).

152 – 1. Dusty Lucas (RV), 2. Matt Roohalahae (GW).

160 – 1. Brad Eldred (C), 2. Casey Galligan (F).

171 – 1. Allen Shaffer (H), 2. Derrick Smith (RV).

189 – 1. Jeremy Linville (H), 2. Larry McDonald (C).

215 – 1. Jonathan Butler (C), 2. Brad Malone (F).

275 – 1. Tyler Kelley (RV), 2. Chris Johnson (H).