RSSWestfield High School wrestling team wins 2009 NOVA Classic
Bulldogs best second-place Fairfax by 140 points at event
The Westfield High School wrestling team won the 2009 NOVA Classic at Fairfax High School over this past weekend. The Bulldogs finished with 302 points -- 140 more than second-place Fairfax. The team had a school-record 13 place-winners and five champions.
The Bulldogs' Brett Campbell (103 pounds), John Orchard-Hays (130), Beau Donahue (135) and Nick Grinups (160 pounds) won their first NOVA Classic individual championships. Senior Austin Fallon (189) won his third NOVA Classic title. Steven Aiello (112) and Kyle Arnold (140) were runners-up for the Bulldogs.
Annandale's Dane Harlowe took the 112-pound title, while fellow Northern Region wrestlers Bob Hauser (119) of W.T. Woodson, Jake Cox (125) of Fairfax, and Andrew Embree (215) of Marshall took home titles.
NOVA Classic Championship Match Results
103: Brett Campbell (Westfield) def. Miguel Escoto (Annandale), 7-4
112: Dane Harlowe (Annandale) def. Steven Aiello (Westfield), 5-1
119: Bob Hauser (W.T. Woodson) def. Omar Maknassi (T.C. Williams), 7-4
125: Jake Cox (Fairfax) def. Josh Pike (Herndon), 2-1
130: John Orchard-Hays (Westfield) pin Greg Nelson (Woodbridge), 5:13
135: Beau Donahue (Westfield) pin Matt Olem (Herndon), 3:43
140: Duke Pickett (Woodberry Forest) def. Kyle Arnold (Westfield)
145: Taylor Reuss (Woodberry Forest) def. Sean Dunn (Heritage)
152: Nolan King (Woodbridge) def. Alex Shmorhun (Thomas Jefferson), 8-3
160: Nick Grinups (Westfield) def. Tommy Williams (W.T. Woodson), 19-6
171: Anthony Blocker (Woodbridge) def. Stacey Anderson (Annandale), 3-1
189: Austin Fallon (Westfield) def. Alex Jabaley (W.T. Woodson), 13-2
215: Andrew Embree (Marshall) pin Reed Dismuke (South Lakes), 3:47
HWT: Zack Duffin (Potomac Falls) pin Joe Latta (Thomas Jefferson), 1:41