The Tigers placed third in the State Wrestling Tournament this past weekend.
Woodberry placed eight wrestlers, with Taylor Reuss named champion in his weight class, earning All-State honors. Duke, Josh, and Cary all made the finals and placed second in their respective weight classes.
Josh, who was seeded fourth, upset the number-one seed in an exciting semi-final match that avenged an earlier loss to his opponent.
Brandon placed third and also avenged an earlier loss in the consolation finals.
Spencer and Rogers both placed fifth.
Israel, who was unseeded, placed sixth.
The overall team scores were very close — the Tigers finished only one point ahead of the fourth-place team and four points out of second place. Twelve out of fourteen Woodberry wrestlers scored team points at States, all contributing directly to our third-place finish.
The Tigers worked very hard this past weekend and represented Woodberry well with a very solid effort and performance. Please congratulate them when you see them.
Brandon Walker: 3rd place
Josh Trudgeon: 2nd place
Duke Picket: 2nd place
Taylor Reuss 1st place
Spencer Brewer: 5th place
Israeal Arana: 6th place
Cary Jones: 2nd place
Rogers Clark: 5th place
Additional congratulations go out to Brandon Walker, Josh Trudgeon, Duke Pickett, Taylor Reuss, and Cary Jones, all of whom have qualified for the National Prep Wrestling Tournament. They each placed in the top four this past weekend at the State Tournament. National preps will be held at Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA this weekend.
