THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 12, 1995 TAG: 9502090206
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST PAGE: 15 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY JEFF ZEIGLER, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: Short : 39 lines
Four area wrestling teams had strong showings this past weekend in conference wrestling tournaments.
Currituck County, which won the regular season Northeastern Conference title, also took the conference tournament title with 141 points. Manteo finished second with 120 points, and Edenton-Holmes took third with 91 1/2 points.
The Knights placed eight wrestlers in the finals. Like they have all season, the Knights dominated the lower weights. Jeremy Walker (103) and Steven Wilson (112) won individual championships as well as Anthony Tymul (152). Other finalists for Currituck included Ryan Serrano (second place, 119), Clint Balangia (second place, 140), Brandon Ankney (second place, 145), Clint Lassiter (second place, 189), Glenn Childress (third place, 125), Greg Gilbert (third place, 160), and Rene Kindel (third, place, 171).
The much-touted match at 130 between Currituck freshman David Lowe and Manteo senior Chris O'Neill ended with O'Neill taking the championship.
In the Big East Conference tournament, New Bern, the defending champs, took first place with 235 points. Northeastern took second place at 176.
Ernest Sutton, who won his third Big East championship at his third different weight, was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.
Rob Eckerfield claimed the 103-pound championship, upping his record to 20-0 on the season by pinning Greenville Rose's Mike Crawford in just 15 seconds.
Second-place finishers for the Eagles included Thomas Little (112), Ken Stokley (125), Mike Davis (151) and Calvin Cooper (171). Third-place finishers were Bo Gladden (119), Johnnie Jones (135), Tarrance Santos (140), T.J. Sutton (145), C.J. Harris (160) and Tim Witwer (189). by CNB