
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 5, 1995                   TAG: 9503070035
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: D-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                                LENGTH: Short

FRANKLIN COUNTY PLACES 5TH

Franklin County finished fifth in the Group AAA state wrestling tournament Saturday at Oscar Smith.

Great Bridge won its fifth consecutive title with 1121/2 points to finish ahead of Western Branch (86), Centreville (78), Stonewall Jackson (65) and the Eagles with 55.

The Roanoke Valley District had no individual champions and no wrestler in a championship match.

The Eagles' Trung Nguyen (103), Brian Jones (140) and Pulaski County's J.R. Osborne (171) were the top finishers for the RVD as all took third-round consolation titles.

Nguyen won a 13-10 decision, Jones took his match in overtime at 7-5 while Osbourne scored a pin.

William Fleming's Jonathan Rosser (160) and the Eagles' Jone Muse (152) were both beaten in the third-place matches while Cave Spring's Tim Carter (171) was sixth. Franklin County lost seven matches by one point.

by CNB