The (Almost) Perfect Match

On January 24th the Men’s Wrestling team faced off against the South Brunswick Men’s Wrestling team.

Jan 26, 2024

Senior Austin Hill and brother hugging after their match against each other.

It was a big rivalry game, West vs. South, who will win? The question everyone is thinking. Everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to see who is gonna win.

West starts off strong with Senior Nick Chirco pinning his opponent with 5 seconds left on the clock during the first period, giving West 6 team points. Throughout the night there were tons of well wrestled matches.

Matches ending with pins by weight class: Tristan Winburn, 106; Austin Hill, 120; Luke Connick, 132; Joshua Connick, 138; Cyrus Gregory, 144; Antonio Sanchez, 165; Alex Dominguez, 175; and Oscar Mendoza, 190.

Forfeits by weight class: Bryson Mabe, 150 and Leonel Rodriguez, 157

With all this excitement there were also some firsts. In the 126 weight class Freshman Spencer Serra got his first Tech Fall. A Tech Fall is when you gain 15 points on your opponent and they call the match. This is a big deal for anyone, it proves you actually know what you are doing. This was especially uplifting for Serra after his 9-14 season.

With 72 points West was close to what they call a perfect match. A perfect match is when all 13 weight classes get 6 team points during their match ending with a total of 78 points. This win allows West to attend the playoffs this weekend at Jacksonville High School.

Donate to The West Wind

$100

$500

Contributed

Our Goal

Your donation will support the student journalists of West Brunswick High School. Your contribution will allow us to purchase equipment and cover our annual website hosting costs.

About the Contributor

Courtney Weston, Editor in Chief

Courtney Weston is a senior who is currently in her 5th semester in journalism. Weston is Editor In Chief, North Carolina’s Scholastic Media Student President and a persevering student. Weston is 17-years-old, born and raised in Brunswick County, North Carolina “I love journalism,” said Weston. “It has helped with my writing so much, along with my people skills. I think that everyone should experience this class, at least for one semester. ” You can often find Weston working at Beaches-N-Cream and Sorellas of Holden Beach. When not working, she is normally reading books such as romance and fiction novels. She loves to travel and wishes to see many places throughout her life. She loves animals and would one day like to own a farm with pigs and cows. “I love reading,” said Weston. “It gives me some sort of escape. Getting invested with the storyline and the characters' lives.” Weston plans to attend two years at Brunswick Community College and then transfer to University of North Carolina Wilmington. Weston plans to use this to become a high school English teacher, wanting to share her love of reading and writing. Weston is choosing to teach high school because she wants to make an impact on people. “I love reading and writing,” said Weston. “Throughout my school years there have been multiple teachers that have impacted me and I want to be that for students, especially the ones that might not have that at home.”