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The Trojans huddle up before the game begins.
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Tristan Windburn attempts to pin his opponent.
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Captians Josh Connick, Tristan Windburn, and Bryson Mabe step up to meet with the Laney’s captains as well as the refs.
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Kids of coaches and siblings to players color and play as the matches continue.
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Micah Oxidine competing with his opponent, hoping for a win.
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Coaches Whitman and Fore celebrate after the first win of the night.
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West player attempts to break away from the pin.
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Micah Oxidine rallies hard but ultimately faces a tough loss.
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Whitman communicating with his player on the mat.
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The fans cheer on the wrestlers as the match starts to heat up.
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Garrison Abbott heads up to the stand to check in for his match.
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Josh Connick and coach Whitman talking before Connick’s match begins.
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Jacob Dalverny fighting hard against his opponent.
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Tristan Windburn pins his opponent for the win.
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Junior Chris Bui working strong to win his match, yet sadly facing a tough defeat.
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Junior Josh Connick begins his match against the Buccaneer.
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Tristan Winburn accepting his hard earned win.
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Senior captain Bryson Mabe getting in the zone for his match.
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The bench cheers on their teammate hoping he gets a win.
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Josh Connick scrambles Laney oppenent.
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Laney wrestler picking up wrestler Liam Kian.
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Garrison Abbott wraps up with a win for the teams last match of the night.
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As student athletes got back into the groove of things with winter semester starting just the day before the wrestlers came to the match ready for their game of the new year. They worked hard over break with early morning practices but still majority loss with a final overall score of 53-12.
“It was a tough school,” said junior Josh Connick. “While overall we did lose, everyone fought hard and we learned a lot and are excited to go into our next meet.”
The crowd did not lose energy and momentum once, just like the players. The fans cheered loudly from both schools and encouraged their players. Two kids from the opposing school even got 100 wins of their careers during this meet.
Overall the Trojans are learning from their defeats and will continue to fight with their next match being away against Topsail on January 14.
