The defending Class 3 state wrestling champion Blue Demons found things a little tough this year at the Virginia Duals in Hampton. When the dust cleared, they finished 1-2 in team play.
On Friday, the Blue Demons lost to St. Augustine Prep 42-27 and Smyrna 36-31 in the high school competition. In a consolation match, the team did pick up 59-12 win over Lafayette.
On the collegiate side of the mat, No. 13 Virginia Tech handed in-state foe Virginia a 37-5 defeat to win the 2019 Virginia Duals title at the Hampton Coliseum on Saturday night.
The Hokies (5-2) won nine of the 10 bouts with five going for bonus points. The win marked Tech’s fourth Duals title over the last six years and its second in the last three.
MATCH NOTES:
The Hokies are now 46-32-1 against UVA all-time.
The 32-point win marked the most lopsided victory for the Hokies over the Cavs since a 32-0 win back in 2004.
The Hokies have now won five straight duals since starting the season 0-2.
Tech improved to 3-0 all-time against the Hoos in finals at the Virginia Duals.
In 30 bouts at the Duals, Tech went 26-4 with 12 bonus point wins.
B.C. LaPrade’s win by fall in 43 seconds was the first of his career.
Mitch Moore has won six of his last eight matches by fall and now has eight pins on the season.
Zack Zavatsky’s 17-4 major decision was the fourth of the season and the 24th of his career.
After dropping a major decision to seventh-ranked Jay Aiello at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas earlier this season, Tom Sleigh got his revenge on Saturday with a convincing 7-3 decision.
- 13 VIRGINIA TECH 37, VIRGINIA 5
125: #5 Jack Mueller (Virginia) TF Kyle Norstrem, 21-6
133: #15 Korbin Myersdec. Louie Hayes (Virginia), 7-3
141: Mitch MooreWBF #16 Sam Krivus (Virginia), 3:18
149: Ryan Blees dec. Michael Murphy (Virginia), 6-3
157: B.C. LaPrade WBF Jake Keating (Virginia), 0:43
165: #8 Mekhi Lewis dec. Cam Coy (Virginia), 6-2
174: #6 David McFadden TF Robert Patrick (Virginia), 18-1
184: #8 Zack Zavatsky MD Chance McClure (Virginia), 17-4
197: #9 Tom Sleigh dec. #7 Jay Aiello (Virginia), 7-3
285: #17 Billy Miller MD Tyler Love (Virginia), 12-3
