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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 18, 1993                   TAG: 9302180417
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-13   EDITION: METRO 
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BYRD WINS VALLEY TROPHY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING

William Byrd Middle School wrestling team recently won the championship trophy during the second annual Roanoke Valley Invitational at Northside High School.

Seven junior high and middle schools participated in the tournament.

The Byrd team scored 211 1/2 points and had eight wrestlers in the finals. Five of them won.

Northside Junior High, with 174 points, earned the runner-up trophy. Northside had seven wrestlers in the finals, and four won.

Other teams participating and their score were: Franklin County, 156; Cave Spring, 123 1/2; Hidden Valley, 92 1/2; Botetourt Intermediate, 80 1/2; and Glenvar, 70.

The champions, by weight class, were:

75 - Clay Proctor (WB) dec. Dallas Barnett (HV) 6-5

80 - Zack McCoy (CS) pin Duane Amos (WB) 1:32

85 - Josh Rogers (WB) dec. Daniel Tunstal (N) 7-0

90 - Jonathon Bloodworth (N) dec. Jamie Wright (FC) 3-0

95 - Justin Dent (N) dec. Cody Blankenship (CS) 5-4

100 - Ricky Collins (FC) dec. Larry Clegg (N) 7-5

105 - Randall Sell (WB) dec. Jeremy Hedrick (CS) 9-0

110 - Tommy Dickenson (N) dec. Adam Flora (FC) 7-1

115 - Jonathon Holland (N) dec. Lonny Wade (WB) 6-4

120 - Shawn Nahkly (WB) dec. Charlie Campbell (HV) 11-5

125 - Travis Young (FC) dec. Matt Taylor (N) 5-3

130 - David Nixon (HV) dec. Wayne Ellis (FC) 9-6

140 - Kenneth Moore (WB) pinned Chad Norris (CS) 1:48

150 - John Panky (BI) dec. Travis Mullins (FC) 7-0

175 - Erik Dunn (BI) pinned Aaron Smith (CS) 1:41

Heavyweight - Shane Triplett (G) dec. Timmy Boothe (WB) 9-5

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