Jackets wrestlers home opener pin Warriors

Details: RRspin Sports; Other Sports; 06 January 2019; 2302

User Rating: 5 / 5

The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets Wrestling Team defeated the Louisburg Warriors 60-7 Friday night in ther first home match of the 2018-19 season.

Match results:

285 Antonio Lawrence (RR) won by forfeit

106 Harry Crawford (RR) dec Shemar Davis 8-4

113 Caleb Benjamin (RR) won by forfeit

120 Double Forfeit

126 Johnathan Olnhausen (RR) won by forfeit.

132 Jacob Bouchard (RR) won by forfeit.

138 Logan Hall (RR) won by forfeit.

145 Christian Doisey (RR) won by forfeit.

152 Aaron Purser (RR) won by forfeit.

160 Maliki Briggs (L) dec. Wallace Bowser 8-2.

170 Aaron Hunter (RR) pin Landon Allen 2:34

182 Jeremy Clemmons (RR) pin Elijah Mitchell :28.

195 Stephen Faulkner (L) Maj. Dec. Jordan Hernandez 10-0.

220 Payton Anderson (RR) dec. Yahir Garcia 7-5.

Northampton Co. Cancelled due to transportation issues.

Post match comments from Jackets head coach DA White, "We wrestled okay tonight. Our 120 pounder Ethan Dixon was out of the rotation due to being sick. I hate to see all these forfeits however, of the six matches, we did win four."

The Jackets next match will be at home on 01-09-19 against JF Webb and Louisburg for another conference matchup.

The Jackets are now 9-3 overall and 2-0 conference.

Match photos by Randy Wrenn