The N.C. High School Athletic Association Individual Wrestling State Championships concluded at the Greensboro Coliseum with several Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools athletes making their mark in both the boys and girls competitions.
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After winning the dual-team state championship, Hough’s wrestling team also won the team title at the 8A individual tournament, posting 128 points. Northwest Guilford was second with 101.5 points.
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Michael Santoro (Hough) defeated Faysal Busisou (Athens Drive) in a 4-0 decision in the 8A 106-pound first-place match.
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Tyton Kostoff (Hough) also took home first-place honors, beating Vincent Valention (Laney) in a 10-0 major decision to win the 144-pound weight class.
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Here’s how other Hough wrestlers completed the tournament:
- Brandon Lefler – 2nd Place, 113-pound weight class
- Adrian Feliciano – 2nd place, 120-pound weight class
- Cody Bui – 4th place, 138-pound weight class
- Vincent Grack – 4th place, 157-pound weight class
- Amiri Mingo – 4th place, 165-pound weight class
- Quinn Schiano – 4th place, 175-pound weight class
- Joey Ricci – 2nd place, 190-pound weight class
Hough was not the only CMS school that had notable performances at the individual championships.
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Colton Bogan (Providence) won the 190-pound weight class in the 8A classification, beating Joey Ricci (Hough) in a 7-3 decision.
Other notable performances from CMS athletes:
- Davis McLaughlin (Myers Park) – 4th place, 113-pound weight class (8A)
- Charles Thompson (Mallard Creek) – 2nd place, 126-pound weight class (8A)
- Colt Cambruzzi (Providence) – 3rd place, 132-pound weight class (8A)
- Marcello Scaldaferri (South Mecklenburg) – 3rd place, 144-pound weight class (8A)
- Khalif Rhodes (Mallard Creek) – 4th place, 150-pound weight class (8A)
- Avery Small (Mallard Creek) – 2nd place, 215-pound weight class (8A)
- Dacario Smith (North Mecklenburg) – 4th place, 285-pound weight class (7A)
- Raimire Lewis-Taylor (Myers Park) – 2nd place, 285-pound weight class (8A)
Girls wrestling state championships
Providence’s Jasmine Laing won the 138-pound weight class in the 8A class after recording a fall at the 5:02 mark of the first-place match against Jada Lebron (Hoke County).
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Riley Paden of South Mecklenburg took home top honors in the 145-pound weight class in the 8A championship. Paden pinned Sydney Simmons (Laney) at the 1:13 mark of the bout.
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East Mecklenburg’s Aaliyah Paige won the 152-pound weight class in the 8A championship over Peyton Conway (Green Level). Paige recorded a fall at the 2:20 mark.
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Other notable performances from CMS athletes:
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- Sofia Salas (Ballantyne Ridge) – 2nd place, 114-pound weight class (7A)
- Brooke Jackson (Mallard Creek) – 4th place, 120-pound weight class (8A)
- Jala Webster-Jackson (Mallard Creek) – 4th place, 126-pound weight class (8A)
- Anida Begic (East Mecklenburg) – 3rd place, 145-pound weight class (8A)
- SeRina Byrd (Mallard Creek) – 2nd place, 165-pound weight class (8A)
- Erykah Kirkley (Independence) – 3rd place, 185-pound weight class (7A)
- Vanessa Lopez (South Mecklenburg) – 4th place, 235-pound weight class (8A)
