“Bet On Black”- Black Knights Impress At James Orr

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Robbinsville hosted one of the longest running tournaments in the state on Saturday, and More than a dozen schools made the journey to Graham County over the weekend to compete in the James Orr Memorial Invitational. However, none of them were able to knock off the home team as Robbinsville held their ground and won the tournament by more than 60 points.

Top 5 Team Scores are as follows-

1. Robbinsville 206.0

2. Uwharrie Charter 145.0

3. Swain 111.5

4. Cherryville

5. West Oak

The Black Knights had 11 wrestlers place in the top 4, including 7 finalists and 4 champions.

Alexis Panama (106), Kyle Fink (182), Kage Williams (195), and Ben Wachacha (220) all took home first place in their respective weight classes.

Aynsely Fink (113), Jayden Nowell (132), and Carlos Wesley (HWT) all finished second, and Nowell earned his 100th pin of his high school career- only 3 shy of tying the school record!

Avery Phillips (120), Zane Lucksavage (138) and Jacob Hall (160) fought back for a 3rd place finish, and Jaret Panama (152) came in 4th in his weight class.

Knights Head Coach Todd Odom said in a Facebook post after the tournament-

I’m extremely, extremely proud of how we wrestled, how we competed, and how tough we are and were. It’s a great day to be a Black Knight I can tell ya that. We are looking forward to the weeks to come.

If you’re gonna bet, do me a favor and bet on Black.

The Black Knights will wrestle one more match on Wednesday at Swain County for the regular season Conference Title, and then Saturday will bring us the SMC Tournament.

Black Knights Win Great Smoky Mtn. Grapple

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The Robbinsville Black Knights Wrestling team traveled to Harrahs Cherokee Center to compete in the Great Smoky Mtn Grapple last Saturday.

The Black Knights did what they do best, and put 8 wrestlers in the semi-finals against some of the toughest competition in our area.

On the girls side of things, Aynsley Fink rattled off four straight pins on her way to winning the 106lb womens division

In the 132lb class, Jayden Nowell won his first 3 matches of the day by pin-fall and secured a second place finish on the day. Nowell lost in the championship match to 3-time, 2A State Champ Kyle Montaperto.

In 138lb, Zane Lucksavage was knocked out of the semifinals but fought his way back in the consolations for a 3rd place finish, as did Jaret Panama in the 160lb division. Panama’s wins all came by decision.

Kyle Fink ran through the 182lb weight class until falling in the Championship match. Fink still finished second and is 16-2 on the year.

In 195, Kage Williams kept his undefeated streak alive, going 4-0 on the evening and defeating Owen Clark, a 2A State Runnerup, in the championship round.

Big Ben Wachacha suffered his first loss on the year, but fought back for a 3rd place finish and now sits at 15-1 this season.

Robbinsville defeated 30+ other teams, and scored 187 team points on the evening.

Full results can be found here:

 

 

The Ville: Wilson, Nowell, Williams, Fink, Wachacha Win Wrestling State Titles

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Robbinsville High School sent an unprecedented 7 wrestlers to compete in the North Carolina High School 1A State Wrestling Championships this weekend. 5 of those 7 came away with a ring. Luke Wilson, Jayden Nowell, Kage Williams, Kyle Fink and Ben Wachacha all won State Titles in their respective weight classes!

106lb- Luke Wilson beat Rosewood’s Jason Kennedy 7-4

126lb- Jayden Nowell pinned Tim Freeze of South Davidson

182lb- Kage Williams won 8-0 over Dalton Towe of Avery County

195lb- Kyle Fink pinned Maliek Bryant of North Stanley in the first period

220lb- Ben Wachacha won 3-2 (!!!) over Zack Vance of Avery County

In the 285lb weight class, Carlos Wesley fell in the semi-finals, but defeated Naquian Carpenter of Albemarle to earn a 3rd Place finish.

All of the wrestlers that competed had very interesting days, but perhaps no one’s day was sweeter than Luke Wilson’s. Last year, Wilson was defeated by Heaven Fitch in the 106lb NCHSAA State Championship Final. This year, he was able to avenge that loss and defeat Fitch in overtime in the semi-finals.

Another thing worth noting is that Kyle Fink also secured his 100th career victory earlier in the day.

 

7 Black Knights Advance to State Wrestling Championships, Along With A Slew of Other SMC Wrestlers

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The NCHSAA 1A Western Regional Championships were held last Tuesday at Robbinsville High School, and the hometown boys (& girl) took advantage of wrestling at home. Robbinsville High School had 7 wrestlers on the podium at the Regional Championships, earning them all a spot in the State Championships on Saturday.

7 other wrestlers from around the Smoky Mountain Conference also found themselves on the podium last Tuesday, for a total of 14 from the Conference advancing to the State Championships.

Luke Wilson, Jayden Nowell, Kage Williams, and Kyle Fink of Robbinsville all were crowned Regional Champs of their respective weight classes. It would not be surprising to see these guys on top of the podium after Saturdays State Championship either, as most are favored to win their division.

Aynsley Fink of Robbinsville placed fourth in the 113 pound weight class, but she didn’t have to wait until next Saturday to try to win a ring. This past weekend Aynsley competed in the NCHSAA Women’s Wrestling Championships, where she dominated the competition and became the 14th state champion in Black Knight wrestling history. Congratulations to Aynsley on her accomplishments thus far, and we are excited to see what the future holds!

The full results from the Regional Championships are as follows-

106lb-

1st Place: Luke Wilson (Robbinsville)

113lb-

4th Place: Aynsley Fink (Robbinsville)

120lb-

3rd Place: Logan Hyde (Murphy)

126lb-

1st Place: Jayden Nowell (Robbinsville)

132lb-

4th Place: Adam Cotterman (Swain County)

160lb-

4th Place: Braden Taylor (Cherokee)

170lb-

3rd Place: Gabe Lillard (Swain County)

182lb-

1st Place: Kage Williams (Robbinsville)

195lb-

1st Place- Kyle Fink (Robbinsville)

220lb-

1st Place: Ben Wachacha (Robbinsville) 3rd Place: Samuel Wood (Andrews)

225lb-

3rd Place: Carlos Wesley (Robbinsville) 4th Place: Conner Driver (Swain County)

 

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