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| North’s Jake Linhart pins South’s Landon Hurt in the 125 weight class. - Photo by James Barringer |
The undefeated Wildcats (8-0) put up their largest point total and pins in four matches, won their fifth straight in the series and carved up South’s three-match winning streak. By capturing 14 of 16 weight classes, they left Kirk with very little to nitpick.
North played your turn, my turn from start to finish. That means there was one pin after another, with North winding up with 10 of the match’s 11 pins. The exception was Shane Carter’s first-period pin in the second matchup at 93.
The North pins belonged to Clifton Bodenhamer (83), Calob Howard (103), Shelton Sales (119), Jake Linhart (125), Tanner Bledsoe (130), Jordan Farmer (152), Casey Ferebee (160), Ricky Bell (171), Ward Wilson (215) and Christian McGougan (250).
Farmer has dramatically improved since the early season, improving to 4-3 with a third-period pin.
“That’s the type of match he would have lost two weeks ago,” North assistant coach Jamey Holt said.
“What he did to pin the guy was something I never would have thought he would have done,” said Kirk, whose team has won 63 in a row. “He hooked his head and brought him back. It was something he’d seen or done in practice. The score was 1-1 at the time.”
McGougan may not be one of North’s seven unbeatens, but he put on a first-period clinic to run his record to 7-1, and his high-school potential is immense.
“The one loss he had he was winning by five or six points,” Kirk said. “With his body size, the way his frame is built and the length of his arms and legs, wrestling might be his best sport. He’s just got to learn the technique. He’s the kind of heavyweight that could wrestle a 260- or 270-pounder if he learns the ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.