Paw Print Staff
Dec. 2, 2021
The Eastern Guilford wrestling team is off to a fast start, having piled up 9 straight wins to begin the season.
Currently, the Wildcats are ranked fifth in the 3-A division.
According to head coach Maurice Atwood, the following wrestlers are state ranked in their respective weight class:
Jeremiah Chapman- 106lbs- 5th- current record is 9-2
Adam Salazar-113lbs- 9th- current record is 8-2
Devin Ellis- 126lbs- HM (top 16)- current record is 10-4
Nasir Grant- 138lbs- 9th- current record is 12-2
Michael Green- 145lbs- HM (top 16)- current record is 9-3
Salif Conneh- 170lbs- 8th- current record is 13-0
Kelvin Daniels- 195lbs- 6th- current record is 11-1
Karin Sein- 220lbs- 4th- current record is 11-0
EGHS began the season with an 80-0 victory over Northeast Guilford on Nov. 17.
Three days later, the team competed in the Wolverine Challenge at Wakefield High School in Raleigh on Nov. 20. In all there were 24 teams in attendance and the Wildcats finished third overall.
“We were 15 points out of 1st place and were missing two starters who may have been able to help overcome that deficit,” said Atwood. “We will never know, but what I do know is the JV wrestling team absolutely dominated the JV tournament. In all, the JV team had 7 champions, 9 runners-up, and 1 third place finisher.”
Since Nov. 23, the Wildcats have competed in a quad and dual meet and have racked up 8 straight victories.
On Nov. 23, EGHS competed in their first home quad meet and won all three matches – defeating Reagan (75-3), Morehead (57-24), and Eastern Alamance (66-18).
The next day, the Wildcats hosted the Wildcat Duals and wrestled five duals winning all five. EGHS defeated Grimsley (66-18), Glenn (63-18), North Carolina Leadership Academy (84-0), McMichael (84-0) and East Forsyth (77-6).
Other currently unranked varsity wrestlers who are having outstanding seasons:
Willian Hoo Chocoj- 106lbs- current record of 12-1
Malachi Hamilton- 152lbs- current record of 8-4
Marcus Bynum- 160lbs- current record of 8-4
Solomon Howell- 182lbs- current record is 8-0
Deshawn Hunter-285lbs- current record is 4-1
Next up for the Wildcats will be the tough Guilford County Championships Dec. 3-4. Both the JV and Varsity teams will be competing.