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Rosewood, Princeton at CBA duals09 January 2008 — The Rosewood wrestlers put in a good showing at this weekend’s Pilkington Memorial Dual Team Tournament, coming home with fourth place honors and a 4-1 record for the tournament.
Coach Bill Edmundson said that participating in the tournament at Aycock, which honors the late Terry Pilkington, has special meaning for him, as well as his team. “Terry was so instrumental in making Wayne County wrestling what it has become today,” he said. “The seeds he planted in the early nineties are something we are all very thankful for.” The Eagles won four of their five matches on Saturday, and finished in an honorable fourth place. The Eagle’s only loss for the day was to host Charles B. Aycock, who finished second overall. The Falcons won the match 57-23. Rosewood started the day off with a 56-18 win over South Lenior, and followed up with a 57-21 win over Bunn. After their loss to Aycock, Rosewood defeated Southern Wayne 51-21. Rosewood finished the night against Wilson Hunt in the Eagles’ most competitive match, winning 46-31.
Coach Edmundson commended his team, saying he felt they wrestled as well as they possibly could have. “We almost have our line-up solidified at this point, and are becoming a little more competitive,” he said. Andrew Sass (152), as well as team captains Olivia Neal (103) and JD Baker (125) went a perfect 5-0 for the tournament. Scott Pate (130), Josh Holmes (145), Jonathan Rudolph (171), and JP Person (215) only had one loss each. Kelly Cosgrove (112) and Ariel Nacca (119) each went 3-2 for the tournament. Earlier in the week, the Eagles traveled to Overhills High School, where the team earned a 66-14 win. The Eagles won all but two contested matches. Coach Edmundson said he was especially impressed with the performance of two of his female wrestlers, Cosgrove and Neal. Neal earned a pin in 3:38, while Cosgove pinned her opponent in 107. “These ladies have changed a lot of minds when it comes to females competing against male wrestlers,” he said. He also noted a strong performance from Rudolph (171), who won by pin in under 30 seconds. “I was very proud of Johnathan Rudolph, who hit a beautiful standing cradle to a pin,” he said. The Eagles wrestled Greene Central on Tuesday night in a match that ended after press deadline. Rosewood will also host the Conference Dual Tournament on Saturday. Wrestling will begin at 10:00. The Princeton wrestling team showed improvement this weekend with a strong finish in the Pilkington Memorial Duals Tournament.
Each of the 12 participating teams wrestled five matches, and the Bulldogs finished with a winning record of 3-2 for the tournament. The record earned the team a seventh place finish.
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