2017 Virginia Prep League Tournament

Virginia Prep League Tournament

Left to Right: Coach Budlong, Taft Gantt '20, Will Thomas '19, Bill Clark '19, Captain Will Medick '17, Clayton Noyes '17, Philip Williams '17, Emmett Aydin '20, Davis Smith '19, Sy Duke '19, Will Harris '17, Coach Lillard 

This past Saturday, the Tigers competed in the annual Prep League Tournament. The tournament was hosted by Collegiate and included six teams: St. Christopher's, Trinity Episcopal, Fork Union Military Academy, Norfolk Academy, Collegiate, and Woodberry Forest.

Listed below are the individual finishes by Woodberry wrestlers. 

Taft Gantt-4th Place
Sy Duke-4th Place
Philip Williams-4th Place
Will Harris-4th Place
Will Medick-2nd Place
Will Thomas-3rd Place
Ward Bissell-3rd Place
Davis Smith-3rd Place
Emmett Aydin-3rd Place
Clayton Noyes-2nd Place
Bill Clark-3rd Place
Team Rankings:1st-St Christopher's
2nd-Fork Union Military Academy
3rd-Collegiate
4th-Woodberry
5th-Norfolk Academy
6th-Trinity Episcopal

                      Overall, the Tigers placed fourth for the day. Woodberry was 16 points away from 3rd place and 29 points away from 2nd place overall. This was a big tournament for Woodberry wrestlers, and the boys made great strides as the season builds up for next weekend's 32 team WCDC Tournament and then the state tournament in two weeks.

Senior Philip Williams '17
Fourth Place

Senior Will Harris '17
Fourth Place 

Senior Captain Will Medick '17
Second Place

Will Thomas '19
Third Place

Davis Smith '19
Third Place

Senior Clayton Noyes '17
Second Place

Bill Clark '19
Third Place

Emmett Aydin '19
Third Place

-Coach Budlong