NCHSAA State 3-A Dual Team Wrestling Championship

FRED T. FOARD WINS NCHSAA STATE 3-A DUAL TEAM WRESTLING TITLE

NEWTON– Fred T. Foard downed Eden Morehead 41-27 before its home crowd Saturday evening to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A dual team wrestling championship.

The victorious Tigers earned their 39th victory in 41 dual team matches on the season and won their first dual team championship.

Ben Hughes of Foard, who won by a pin in the 138-pound weight class, was named the MVP of the championship match. The Tigers also got pins from Trevor Cook at 160, Caleb Bumgarner at 170, Cameron Wilfong at 195 and Dylan Curtis at 285.

Morehead finished dual team competition with a 21-7 mark. The Panthers had won five previous NCHSAA dual team championships but were in the finals for the first time since 2008.