2008-2009 Results Recap

Brady Epperly, James Linkous, Braden Carter and David Cheney finish as runners up!

Christiansburg locked up the team championship early on and the suspense turned to whether the Blue Demons could qualify all 14 wrestlers for the state tournament next week. With 11 Blue Demons in the Championship finals, the task of qualifying fell to the 3 Demons in the consolations to work their way back to finish in the top four spots. Led by a toughman performance by Shawn Quessenberry, who had the only loss on the first day but came back to win 4 matches on Saturday, Luke Rakes and Keith Krafft also punched their tickets to Salem. Keith, Shawn and Luke finished 3rd to complete the full team's advancement.

In the finals, Devin Carter picked up Christiansburg's first 2009 Championship at 112. He was followed to the top step by Rich Eva, Tyler Miles, Derek Woody, Braden Carter, David Cheney and Jon Weber. Eva won in overtime and Miles and Cheney were able to pick up wins in the waning seconds of their matches.

The finals were not without a heartbreaking loss when Brady Epperly lost 6-5 in the final 5 seconds of his match to Blake Bowman of Carroll County. Garrett Dowdy, James Linkous and Phillip Dowdy finished 2nd.

The entire team will now prep for next weeks state tournament in Salem. The action will begin at 10am on Friday. We have our broadcast all day both days so be sure to check in if you are not able to make the trip! Broadcast

Blue Demons win 12 Championships on the way to winning the River Ridge District Championship!

Christiansburg went 12 for 12 in the Championship finals on its way to winning the 2009 River Ridge District title. The finals had a bit of everything ...great come back wins by James Linkous at 135 and Rich Eva at 145, dominating performances by Devin Carter at 112, Braden Carter at 171 and Jon Weber, solid wins by the seniors Derek Woody at 160, David Cheney at 189, Phillip Dowdy at 285 and sophomore Luke Rakes at 140, to the surprising wins by the freshmen Keith Krafft at 103, Brady Epperly at 130 and Tyler Miles at 152! Rounding out placement of the Blue Demons were Shawn Quessenberry at 119 and Garrett Dowdy who finished 3rd.

The entire team has qualified for next week's Region IV tournament to be hosted by Magna Vista on Friday and Saturday.

1. Christiansburg 305.00
2. Hidden Valley 170.00
3. Salem 154.00
4. Cave Spring 153.50
5. Blacksburg 115.00
6. Pulaski County 92.00

In a tight match that came down to the last match, the Blue Demons finished their dual match season with a win over two time defending AAA state champion, Colonial Forge at Deep Creek High School. With both teams winning 7 matches each, Christiansburg prevailed by collecting 4 pins against none for the Eagles. Keith Krafft finished off the night and sealed the team win with a pin of junior Son Nguyen at 103. After falling behind 2-0 on a quick takedown by Nguyen, Keith was able to quickly reverse Nguyen and the match and by the second period was able to put Nguyen in peril a couple of times before picking up the pin.

Christiansburg now prepares to begin the post season with the River Ridge District tournament next weekend.

1 Christiansburg 0330.5 
2 Louisa 0118.0 
3 Carroll County 0117.0 
4 Langley 0116.5 
5 Brentsville 0115.0 
6 Matoaca 0114.0 
7 Hopewell 0104.0 
8 Glenvar 0099.0 
9 Patrick County 0093.0 
10 Caravel Academy 0092.0 
11 Massaponax 0091.0 
12 Riverbend 0091.0 
13 Abington 0088.5 
14 Blacksburg 0088.0 
15 Forysth County 0081.0 
16 Sullivan EastTN 0075.5 
17 Lakeland 0075.0 
18 Richlands 0062.5 
19 Atlee 0060.0 
20 Skyline 0055.0 
21 William Fleming 0053.5 
22 Chilhowie 0048.0 
23 Bassett 0047.0 
24 Centreville 0046.5 
25 AlleghanyNC 0044.0 
26 Fluvanna County 0034.0 
27 Floyd County 0031.0 
28 S.L.ChristianNC 0030.5 
29 EC Glass 0021.0 
30 Rye Cove 0015.0 
31 Glenvar-B 0008.0 
32 Randolph Henry 0007.0 
33 Matoaca-B 0004.0

The Blue Demons continued their hot hand on the national scene by defending their Va Duals Crown of last year. Christiansburg defeated national ranked #9 St Marks in the finals by the score of 29-27. Keyed by some great matches in both victory and defeat by the quickly improving freshmen, the Blue Demons look to move up even more in the national polls in their final "national" event of this season.

In the past two weeks of dual team action, Christiansburg has faced 7 teams that have been ranked in the national top 40 at some time this year and finished with a 5-2 record, losing only to #3 Apple Valley of Minnesota and #5 Ballard-Huxley of Iowa.

In the finals of the VA Duals, Christiansburg faced a team that not only had placed higher (4th) at the Beast of the East, but had placed twice as many wrestlers in that event. Key to winning the match were victories by Freshmen James Linkous and Tyler Miles. Both pinned older and more experienced wrestlers. Not to be overlooked though was the wrestling of Keith Krafft, Brady Epperly and Phillip Dowdy in defeat. Each saved the team points by keeping their matches close with more renowned and experienced opponents. In the case of Phillip Dowdy, at 285 he faced the reigning Beast of the East champion, Bobby Telford of St Marks. Telford came in to his match knowing he had to pin Phillip for St Marks to win the team event. Phillip wrestled a great match losing the battle but winner the war for Christiansburg.

Devin Carter, James Linkous, Braden Carter, David Cheney and Jon Weber finished 4-0 for the weekend.

Championship Bracket - Christiansburg is guaranteed 1st place
Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Christiansburg defeated Gloucester 72-0
103 - Keith Krafft (Christiansburg) over Axton Kadel (Gloucester) Pin 0:54
112 - Shawn Quessenberry (Christiansburg) over Nick Bogue (Gloucester) Pin 5:34
119 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg) over Matt Owens (Gloucester) Pin 1:34
125 - Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg) over Xzavier Darden (Gloucester) Pin 1:53
130 - Brady Epperly (Christiansburg) over Howard McCoy (Gloucester) Pin 1:24
135 - James Linkous (Christiansburg) over James Flynn (Gloucester) Maj 10-2
140 - Luke Rakes (Christiansburg) over Brandon Cohick (Gloucester) TF 15-0
145 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg) over Tyler Wood (Gloucester) TF 17-0
152 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg) over John Boyd (Gloucester) Maj 8-0
160 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg) over Cameron Cecil (Gloucester) Pin 3:15
171 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg) over Colin Lenhardt (Gloucester) Dec 9-6
189 - David Cheney (Christiansburg) over Drew Whitlow (Gloucester) Dec 14-8
215 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg) over Jarrett Larrimore (Gloucester) Pin 2:45
285 - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg) over Brenden Lenhardt (Gloucester) Pin 3:46

Match #2 Quarterfinal: Christiansburg defeated Kellam 40-24
103 - Brennen O`Shea (Kellam) over Keith Krafft (Christiansburg) Dec 8-3
112 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg) over Ross Benzel (Kellam) Pin 0:48
119 - Tanner Ketcherside (Kellam) over Shawn Quessenberry (Christiansburg) Pin 3:49
125 - Aaron Runzo (Kellam) over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg) Pin 3:16
130 - Brian Beatson (Kellam) over Brady Epperly (Christiansburg) Pin 5:42
135 - James Linkous (Christiansburg) over Austin D`Amico (Kellam) OT 8-6
140 - Mike Burnett (Kellam) over Luke Rakes (Christiansburg) Dec 7-3
145 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg) over Brandon Russell (Kellam) Dec 5-1
152 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg) over Cameron Vaughne (Kellam) OT 3-2
160 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg) over Sean Montgomery (Kellam) Dec 6-5
171 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg) over Dalton Parker (Kellam) Maj 9-0
189 - David Cheney (Christiansburg) over Hunter Walsh (Kellam) Pin 1:32
215 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg) over Greg Polhemus (Kellam) Pin 2:55
285 - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #3 Semifinal: Christiansburg defeated Eastern Regional 42-27
103 - Keith Krafft (Christiansburg) over Jake Backal (Eastern Regional) Pin 0:47
112 - Robert Deutsch (Eastern Regional) over Shawn Quessenberry (Christiansburg) Pin 3:56
119 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg) over Louis Mueller (Eastern Regional) Pin 2:52
125 - Eric Dunnet (Eastern Regional) over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg) Pin 0:46
130 - Mike Crowley (Eastern Regional) over Brady Epperly (Christiansburg) Dec 14-10
135 - James Linkous (Christiansburg) over Kris Castagnola (Eastern Regional) Pin 0:20
140 - Anthony Baldasaro (Eastern Regional) over Luke Rakes (Christiansburg) Pin 3:32
145 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg) over Frank Perone (Eastern Regional) Dec 3-0
152 - Dave Newcomer (Eastern Regional) over Tyler Miles (Christiansburg) Dec 11-5
160 - Preston Keiffer (Eastern Regional) over Derek Woody (Christiansburg) Dec 8-3
171 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg) over Day Scott (Eastern Regional) Pin 5:54
189 - David Cheney (Christiansburg) over Anthony Miccichie (Eastern Regional) Pin 1:38
215 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg) over Vinnie Shaw (Eastern Regional) Pin 1:06
285 - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg) over John Daddario (Eastern Regional) Dec 2-0

Match #4 1st Place Match: Christiansburg defeated St. Marks 29-27
103 - Tyler Pendergast (St. Marks) over Keith Krafft (Christiansburg) Dec 4-2
112 - Sean Boylan (St. Marks) over Shawn Quessenberry (Christiansburg) TF 20-4
119 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg) over Michael Valania (St. Marks) Maj 23-9
125 - Sean Dolan (St. Marks) over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg) Pin 0:09
130 - Nick Schenk (St. Marks) over Brady Epperly (Christiansburg) Maj 13-4
135 - James Linkous (Christiansburg) over Matt Buckworth (St. Marks) Pin 2:58
140 - Josh Snook (St. Marks) over Luke Rakes (Christiansburg) Dec 4-0
145 - Jay Matheus (St. Marks) over Rich Eva (Christiansburg) Dec 4-2
152 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg) over Beau Callery (St. Marks) Pin 3:37
160 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg) over Michael Mauk (St. Marks) Dec 5-0
171 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg) over Bryan Mey (St. Marks) Dec 4-2
189 - David Cheney (Christiansburg) over Ty Snook (St. Marks) Dec 9-5
215 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg) over Joel Mey (St. Marks) Maj 9-0
285 - Bobby Telford (St. Marks) over Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg) Dec 7-1

Led by Devin Carter, Jon Weber and some strong freshmen showings, the Blue Demons won their first day bracket and placed 4th in the toughest dual tournament in the country. The Clash National Duals in Rochester, Minnesota is the number one rated Duals tournament in the country and with good reason. Each team's roster is made up of not only ranked wrestlers from their home state but also national ranked wrestlers. Several teams had multiple All Americans in their lineups.

Devin Carter and Jon Weber finished undefeated, going 6-0, to lead the Blue Demons in the Championship bracket. Freshman Brady Epperly finish at 5-1, defeating ranked wrestlers along the way. Finishing 4-2 were Phillip Dowdy, Freshmen James Linkous, Derek Woody and Braden Carter. Finishing 3-3 were Luke Rakes and David Cheney.

In the first day's-first round action Christiansburg was able to defeat Plainview-Elgin-Millville of Minnesota by the score of 38-24.

In the second round Christiansburg defeated the defending New Jersey State Champion High Point High School by the score of 49-19. High Point entered as the #36 team in the nation.

In the finals of the first day bracket, Christiansburg defeated #37 Hastings of Minnesota in a great match, 28-27. After falling behind early, Christiansburg stormed back to win the last 4 matches of the meet to win. Jon Weber won the deciding final match to pick up the team victory.

On the second day, Christiansburg faced the nation's number #5 team, Apple Valley of Minnesota in the opening round. The Blue Demons fell to this national powerhouse and eventual tournament champion, by the score of 40-19.

The Blue Demons then won the next dual vs #21 Simley of Minnesota by the score of 29-25. Again the Simley school was able to build a small lead and then the Blue Demons were able to overtake them for the win. James Linkous, Luke Rakes and Brady Epperly picked up some critical victories over highly ranked opponents. This dual came down to Devin Carter to finish off the victory and he did so with a convincing 23-12 major decision.

In the final dual of the event the Blue Demons faced #7 ranked Ballard-Huxley of Iowa. The Ballard team was made up 5 or 6 Fargo All Americans. The Blue Demons were defeated 45-19. James Linkous, Derek Woody and Braden Carter all gave Ballard's All Americans great matches, falling just short to their All American opponents.

Christiansburg finish 4-2 for the tournament. They finished the championship bracket tied with Ballard and Simley with 1-2 records. Through tie breakers set up at this tournament, Simley was awarded 2nd and Ballard 3rd, leaving Christiansburg as the 4th place team even with the win over the second place team, Simley.

The Blue Demons will again be tested in a Dual format this coming weekend when they attempt to defend their 2008 Championship at the Va Duals.

Christiansburg over Plainview-Elgin-Millville 38 - 24

215 Jon Weber Christiansburg fall Coby Makela Plainview-Elgin-Millville 1:55
285 Cam Miller Plainview-Elgin-Millville fall Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg 1:37
103 Aaron Haley Plainview-Elgin-Millville fall Keith Krafft Christiansburg 1:47
112 Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg major decision Dylan Siem Plainview-Elgin-Millville 14 - 0
119 Devin Carter Christiansburg fall Levi Yankosky Plainview-Elgin-Millville 3:05
125 Ben Swanson Plainview-Elgin-Millville fall Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 1:23
130 Brady Epperly Christiansburg decision Greg Naschansky Plainview-Elgin-Millville 9 - 3
135 James Linkous Christiansburg major decision Steve Reiter Plainview-Elgin-Millville 13 - 4
140 Luke Rakes Christiansburg decision Cody Dillinger Plainview-Elgin-Millville 6 - 1
145 Rich Eva Christiansburg decision Garret Miller Plainview-Elgin-Millville 1 - 0
152 Blaine Miller Plainview-Elgin-Millville decision Tyler Miles Christiansburg 5 - 1
160 Derek Woody Christiansburg fall Jack Ihrke Plainview-Elgin-Millville 3:19
171 Braden Carter Christiansburg decision Alan Miller Plainview-Elgin-Millville 8 - 1
189 Darren Wingert Plainview-Elgin-Millville decision David Cheney Christiansburg 9 - 3

Christiansburg over High Point Regional 49 - 19

285 Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg decision Trevor Papenmeier High Point Regional 8 - 3
103 Nick Francavilla High Point Regional major decision Keith Krafft Christiansburg 14 - 1
112 Billy Gould High Point Regional fall Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg 3:29
119 Devin Carter Christiansburg fall Griffin Panicucci High Point Regional 3:13
125 Drew Wagenhoffer High Point Regional fall Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 1:45
130 Brady Epperly Christiansburg decision Tyler Forbeck High Point Regional 2 - 0
135 James Linkous Christiansburg fall Tom DiVitantonio High Point Regional 1:36
140 Luke Rakes Christiansburg decision Joey Gaccione High Point Regional 6 - 5
145 Ethan Orr High Point Regional decision Rich Eva Christiansburg 6 - 4
152 Tyler Miles Christiansburg major decision Matt Blecker High Point Regional 12 - 4
160 Derek Woody Christiansburg fall Mike Blecker High Point Regional 3:41
171 Braden Carter Christiansburg fall Buddy Mallon High Point Regional 1:37
189 David Cheney Christiansburg fall Gavin Donahue High Point Regional 1:37
215 Jon Weber Christiansburg fall Cal Perry High Point Regional 1:21

Christiansburg over Hastings 28 - 27

103 Corey Latuff Hastings decision Keith Krafft Christiansburg 5 - 1
112 Devin Carter Christiansburg technical fall Eric Bauer Hastings 27 - 12 4:53
119 Jeff Engstrom Hastings fall Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg 3:08
125 Colten LaChance Hastings major decision Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 19 - 8
130 Brady Epperly Christiansburg decision Zach Rohr Hastings 5 - 4
135 James Linkous Christiansburg decision Bobby Petersen Hastings 5 - 0
140 Luke Vaith Hastings technical fall Luke Rakes Christiansburg 17 - 2 3:25
145 Tyler Rohr Hastings decision Rich Eva Christiansburg 2 - 1
152 Nate Williams Hastings decision Tyler Miles Christiansburg 6 - 4
160 Brendan Eichmann Hastings decision Derek Woody Christiansburg 7 - 1
171 Braden Carter Christiansburg fall Jesse Wellman Hastings 2:47
189 David Cheney Christiansburg major decision Harry Bourgoin Hastings 10 - 0
215 Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg major decision Isaac Eichmann Hastings 11 - 3
285 Jon Weber Christiansburg decision P.J. Mike Hastings 9 - 5

Second Day results
Team Result: Apple Valley over Christiansburg 40 - 19

112 Devin Carter Christiansburg technical fall Dakota Trom Apple Valley 21 - 6 3:54
119 Matt Kelliher Apple Valley fall Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg 1:51
125 Brandon Kingsley Apple Valley fall Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 0:19
130 Justin LaValle Apple Valley major decision Brady Epperly Christiansburg 9 - 0
135 Destin McCauley Apple Valley fall James Linkous Christiansburg 2:38
140 Joe Fessler Apple Valley decision Luke Rakes Christiansburg 7 - 0
145 Rich Eva Christiansburg decision Nate Bruner Apple Valley 4 - 1
152 Jarret Heoppner Apple Valley decision Tyler Miles Christiansburg 7 - 1
160 Derek Woody Christiansburg major decision Brent Lewis Apple Valley 13 - 0
171 Tyler Lehmann Apple Valley decision Braden Carter Christiansburg 11 - 4
189 Craig Kelliher Apple Valley decision David Cheney Christiansburg 5 - 1
215 Jon Weber Christiansburg decision Luke Schmidt Apple Valley 4 - 0
285 Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg major decision Herold Delancy Apple Valley 9 - 1
103 Jordan Kingsley Apple Valley fall Keith Krafft Christiansburg 3:12

Team Result: Christiansburg over Simley 29 - 25

119 Cola Jensen Simley fall Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg 3:06
125 Tommy Glenn Simley fall Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 1:07
130 Brady Epperly Christiansburg decision Dan Dick Simley 4 - 2 (OT)
135 James Linkous Christiansburg decision Nick Wanzek Simley 11 - 10
140 Luke Rakes Christiansburg decision Conner Anderson Simley 4 - 2
145 Jack Barnes Simley decision Rich Eva Christiansburg 11 - 5
152 Kurtis Julson Simley major decision Tyler Miles Christiansburg 9 - 1
160 Derek Woody Christiansburg major decision Jake Hoffner Simley 12 - 4
171 Braden Carter Christiansburg decision Torrie Morgan Simley 7 - 1
189 Mic Berg Simley decision David Cheney Christiansburg 8 - 6
215 Jon Weber Christiansburg fall Alex LaShomb Simley 3:50
285 Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg decision Charlie Gelhaye Simley 4 - 2
103 Pedro Delao Simley decision Keith Krafft Christiansburg 6 - 3
112 Devin Carter Christiansburg major decision Dylan Wright Simley 23 - 12

Team Result: Ballard Huxley over Christiansburg 45 - 19

125 Tyler Grask Ballard Huxley fall Garrett Dowdy Christiansburg 1:11
130 Brady Epperly Christiansburg major decision Brad Mickelson Ballard Huxley 13 - 0
135 Tanner Weatherman Ballard Huxley decision James Linkous Christiansburg 11 - 5
140 Tanner Hiatt Ballard Huxley major decision Luke Rakes Christiansburg 15 - 5
145 Taylor Eichinger` Ballard Huxley fall Rich Eva Christiansburg 0:59
152 Trent Weatherman Ballard Huxley fall Tyler Miles Christiansburg 2:26
160 T.J Hiatt Ballard Huxley decision Derek Woody Christiansburg 5 - 4 (OT)
171 Brock Weatherman Ballard Huxley decision Braden Carter Christiansburg 8 - 3
189 David Cheney Christiansburg fall Dillon Weatherman Ballard Huxley 0:45
215 Jon Weber Christiansburg fall Pierre Jones Ballard Huxley 3:01
285 Chris Schaudt Ballard Huxley decision Phillip Dowdy Christiansburg 8 - 3
103 Easton Bridgewater Ballard Huxley fall Keith Krafft Christiansburg 0:30
112 Devin Carter Christiansburg decision Dakota Bauer Ballard Huxley 8 - 5
119 Willie Miklus Ballard Huxley technical fall Shawn Quessenberry Christiansburg 17 - 1 3:41

Jon Weber followed up his 5th place finish at the Ironman with a Championship at the Beast of the East, regarded by many was the toughest tournament in the country! Jon received a first round bye, picked up a pin and then went on a string of victories over the #11 seed, #3 seed and then in the finals knocked off the #4 seed, Ben Krakower(Blair) SR. Jon's semifinal and finals matches were some of the most exciting of the tournament as he weathered the early rounds to wear down his opponents and then picked up the wins, each in the final 2 seconds of the match. In the finals, Jon blocked a nice double leg shot in the final 10 seconds of a 1-1 match and was able to clear one leg and swing around behind for the win.

Braden Carter battled his way back from a first round upset to come back to place 7th. Braden lost to an unranked wrestler that made it to the semifinals and finished 4th in the tournament. Resnick of Pencrest may not have been ranked, but he was a very good wrestler that no one seemed to know. In Braden's match with Resnick, Resnick was able to score a quick takedown on a collar tie passby and was able to score quick back points to put Braden in a hole very early. I should note too that Resnick was able to do this same thing to every wrestler he faced including #1 seed and national #1 ranked Ed Ruth of Blair. After that match, Braden was able to pick up 3 pins and 2 decisions before running into #1 Ruth. Braden battled hard but got caught in one 5 point move that cost him, losing 6-2 to the national #1 Ruth. Braden then had the wrestler that had knocked Ruth out of the Championship side in the first round, Matt Mullet of Mount St Joseph's in Maryland. Braden picked up the pin and the 7th place finish.

Devin Carter picked up 3 pins and then defeated the #7 seed by a major decision. In the semifinals, Devin was up against the #6 seed and national #12 ranked Robert Deutsch or Eastern Regional in NJ. Devin was able to win, by a 6-1 margin. That set up a finals match up with Evan Silver of Blair. Silver came into the Beast as the # 6 ranked national 112. Silver was able to get in on a good shot late in the 1st period and picked up the takedown against Devin. Devin picked up a quick escape. For the remainder of the match Silver, who is very stocky and strong, was able to play defense and not open up any chances for Devin to score allowing Silver to pick up the 3-1 win.

David Cheney again was knocked out one round from placing, going 4-2. Rich Eva, Tyler Miles and Derek Woody went 3-2.

As a team, the Blue Demons finished 7th, ahead of at least 2 teams ranked higher than them. Not a bad job for a team that had 7 kids wrestling at the Beast for the very first time!

Devin Carter avenged one of last year's losses by defeating Hunter Stieber in the Ironman Finals. Devin won by the score of 8-4 over the #2 ranked wrestler in the country. Devin defeated Mason Beckman, ranked #13, 12-0 and Jerome Robinson, ranked #10, 8-0.

Braden Carter lost a close 7-6 match to the top seed, #2 ranked Ethan Lofthouse in the semifinals. One the way to finishing 5th.

Jon Weber also drew the top seed in the semifinals #7 Joe McMullan. Jon jumped out to a quick lead before McMullan rallied to win. Jon finished 5th also.

1 Blair NJ 0282.5
2 St.Paris Graham 0234.0
3 Central Mnt PA 0145.0
4 St. Edward 0143.0
5 Massillon Perry 0117.0
6 BlueMountain PA 0113.5
7 Reynolds PA 0102.5
8 Wyoming Semi PA 0102.0
9 ChristiansbrgVA 0096.5
10 Brecksville 0082.0

After the first day the Blue Demons find themselves in a tie for eleventh place!

After starting the tournament shorthanded due to some injuries and illnesses, the Blue Demons battled to a tie for eleventh after the first day in the toughest tournament in the country.

Three wrestlers are still alive in the championship bracket. Devin Carter, Braden Carter and Jon Weber are still seeking the championship.

Alive in the consolation bracket are Derek Woody, David Cheney and Phillip Dowdy.

6 Blue Demons won individual titles including the first championships for David Cheney and Phillip Dowdy. Also winning championships were Devin Carter, Rich Eva, Braden Carter and Jon Weber. Keith Krafft, Andrew Robertson, Tyler Miles and Derek Woody finished second. Brock Buckner placed 4th in his first action in 2 years after injury derailed him last year. Luke Rakes placed 5th and Michael Giordano also finished 5th.

Of great interest was the outstanding showing of the young freshmen Blue Demons in their first official varsity action. Keith Krafft finished 2nd in a tough 103 bracket with many upper classmen. One of Keith's wins came over the top seed and Fargo All American Kasey Early of Deep Run. Brady Epperly finish 3rd, James Linkous finished 5th, Tyler Miles was runner up, Garrett Dowdy finished 8th and Jacob Quinn finished 8th. 6 of the youngest Blue Demons placed in their first varsity match! Good things are ahead for these young men.

Also of note was Rich Eva picking up a win against a Fargo All American in Cody Allala of Hopewell.

In the team scoring, Christiansburg outdistanced Va State Private School Champ by 152.5 points!

Team Scores
1. Christiansburg - A 371.0
2. St. Christopher`s 218.5
3. James River 208.0
4. Hermitage 175.5
5. Deep Run 162.5
6. Mills Godwin 126.0
7. Riverbend 122.0
8. Hopewell 118.0
9. Lee Davis 100.0
10. Landstown 97.0

103 - Keith Krafft's place is 2nd and has scored 19.50 team points.
Round 2 - Keith Krafft (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won by pin over Nick Shaw (Lee Davis) 0-2 (Pin 1:38)
Round 5 - Ricky Gambriel (Atlee) 22-10 won by major decision over Keith Krafft (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 (Maj 9-1)
Quarterfinal - Keith Krafft (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won by tech fall over Kasey Early (Deep Run) 5-1 (TF 15-0)
Semifinal - Keith Krafft (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won by decision over Shawn Crawley (Varina) 34-12 (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match - Brayden Manchester (James River) 6-0 won by pin over Keith Krafft (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 (Pin 1:49)

112 - Devin Carter's place is 1st and has scored 32.00 team points.
Round 1 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over Chris Kennedy (Smithfield) 1-2 (Pin 2:14)
Round 2 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over David Austin (St. Christopher`s) 0-3 (Pin 1:42)
Round 5 - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over Jack Walsh (Deep Run) 2-3 (Pin 3:08)
Quarterfinal - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over Stevie Barlow (Varina) 3-4 (Pin 1:32)
Semifinal - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over Jordan O`donnell (James River) 33-27 (Pin 1:30)
1st Place Match - Devin Carter (Christiansburg - A) 63-3 won by pin over Micah Fox (Riverbend) 43-15 (Pin 1:19)

119 - Andrew Robertson's place is 2nd and has scored 22.00 team points.
Round 1 - Andrew Robertson (Christiansburg - A) 47-15 won by pin over Dillon Massey (Hermitage) 1-3 (Pin 1:29)
Round 5 - Andrew Robertson (Christiansburg - A) 47-15 won by pin over Ted Schoenborn (Douglas Freeman) 9-3 (Pin 0:23)
Quarterfinal - Andrew Robertson (Christiansburg - A) 47-15 won by pin over Ritchie Holt (Mills Godwin) 28-22 (Pin 1:08)
Semifinal - Andrew Robertson (Christiansburg - A) 47-15 won by decision over Joe Etcho (Riverbend) 38-18 (Dec 3-1)
1st Place Match - Peyton Walsh (Deep Run) 42-9 won in overtime over Andrew Robertson (Christiansburg - A) 47-15 (OT 5-3)

125 - Shawn Quesenberry's place is 16th and has scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 - Ben Occhiuto (Douglas Freeman) 23-13 won by decision over Shawn Quesenberry (Christiansburg - A) 21-25 (Dec 7-4)
Round 2 - Shawn Quesenberry (Christiansburg - A) 21-25 won by pin over Jonathan Toms (Manchester) 0-3 (Pin 1:15)
Round 4 - Gary Woods ii (Riverbend) 5-1 won by tech fall over Shawn Quesenberry (Christiansburg - A) 21-25 (TF 15-0)

130 - Brady Epperly's place is 3rd and has scored 16.00 team points.
Round 2 - Brady Epperly (Christiansburg - A) 4-1 won by major decision over Will Hays (Atlee) 2-3 (Maj 15-6)
Round 5 - Brady Epperly (Christiansburg - A) 4-1 won by pin over Eric Johnson (CD Hylton) 27-20 (Pin 3:15)
Quarterfinal - Brady Epperly (Christiansburg - A) 4-1 won by pin over Jonah Avillanoza (Landstown) 16-13 (Pin 1:08)
Semifinal - Jordan Dix (James River) 50-6 won by decision over Brady Epperly (Christiansburg - A) 4-1 (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match - Brady Epperly (Christiansburg - A) 4-1 won by decision over John Kizer (Hermitage) 4-2 (Dec 9-3)

135 - James Linkous's place is 5th and has scored 14.00 team points.
Round 2 - James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 won by pin over Kj Johnson (CD Hylton) 1-2 (Pin 2:53)
Round 4 - James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 won by pin over Ryan Bather (Landstown) 0-3 (Pin 0:48)
Round 5 - Marshall Robinson (Smithfield) 5-1 won by decision over James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 (Dec 11-8)
Quarterfinal - Jared Anongos (James River) 64-7 won by pin over James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 (Pin 1:12)
Cons. Semi - James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 won by pin over Mitch Furr (Lee Davis) 32-22 (Pin 2:10)
5th Place Match - James Linkous (Christiansburg - A) 4-2 won by pin over Carson Hogge (Douglas Freeman) 24-15 (Pin 3:56)

140 - Luke Rakes's place is 5th and has scored 12.00 team points.
Round 2 - Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 won by pin over David Conti (Landstown) 0-3 (Pin 1:11)
Round 3 - Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 won by pin over Andrew Blakely (CD Hylton) 19-18 (Pin 0:44)
Round 5 - Ryan Milbourn (Smithfield) 33-9 won by decision over Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - David Wesley (St. Christopher`s) 46-12 won by decision over Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi - Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 won by pin over Terrance Powell (Varina) 3-3 (Pin 2:39)
5th Place Match - Luke Rakes (Christiansburg - A) 35-23 won by decision over Jordan Dibich (James River) 39-20 (Dec 4-1)

145 - Rich Eva's place is 1st and has scored 32.00 team points.
Round 1 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over Ryan Bleeker (Smithfield) 15-10 (Pin 1:25)
Round 2 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over Andy Hogue (Henrico) 0-4 (Pin 0:46)
Round 3 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over Sean Hodge (Varina) 1-3 (Pin 0:43)
Round 5 - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over Rodney Nelson (Douglas Freeman) 15-7 (Pin 1:06)
Quarterfinal - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over Zach Moore (Hermitage) 2-3 (Pin 3:51)
Semifinal - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by pin over David Wilburn (Manchester) 27-23 (Pin 1:49)
1st Place Match - Rich Eva (Christiansburg - A) 54-13 won by decision over Cody Allala (Hopewell) 5-1 (Dec 5-3)

152 - Tyler Miles's place is 2nd and has scored 22.00 team points.
Round 2 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by pin over Dwayne Jerkins (Smithfield) 0-3 (Pin 1:36)
Round 4 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by decision over Jesse Wells (James River) 9-9 (Dec 7-3)
Round 5 - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by pin over Antonio Hamlin (Smithfield) 26-11 (Pin 2:50)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by decision over Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 (Dec 5-0)
Semifinal - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by pin over Andrew Rose (Manchester) 42-14 (Pin 3:35)
1st Place Match - Matt Brunke (Mills Godwin) 48-13 won by decision over Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 (Dec 8-5)

160 - Brock Buckner's place is 4th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Round 2 - Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won by pin over Duane Peppel (Hermitage) 0-2 (Pin 1:12)
Round 5 - Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won by decision over Blake Edwards (Mills Godwin) 29-22 (Dec 5-0)
Quarterfinal - Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 won in overtime over Enoch Obeng (Landstown) 29-15 (OT 7-4)
Semifinal - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by decision over Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Andy Svanda (James River) 35-13 won by decision over Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 (Dec 3-1)

171 - Braden Carter's place is 1st and has scored 28.00 team points.
Round 1 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg - A) 57-12 won by pin over Corey Lawrence (Mills Godwin) 0-2 (Pin 1:06)
Round 5 - Braden Carter (Christiansburg - A) 57-12 won by pin over Michael Bazemore (Atlee) 11-22 (Pin 1:16)
Quarterfinal - Braden Carter (Christiansburg - A) 57-12 won by pin over Nathaniel Traugh (Riverbend) 3-2 (Pin 3:27)
Semifinal - Braden Carter (Christiansburg - A) 57-12 won by pin over Matt Robinson (Landstown) 35-12 (Pin 3:42)
1st Place Match - Braden Carter (Christiansburg - A) 57-12 won by decision over Marc Heathcock (Hermitage) 4-1 (Dec 8-1)

189 - David Cheney's place is 1st and has scored 28.50 team points.
Round 1 - David Cheney (Christiansburg - A) 42-19 won by pin over Taylor Di bello (Manchester) 23-25 (Pin 1:10)
Round 5 - David Cheney (Christiansburg - A) 42-19 won by pin over Sam Poole (CD Hylton) 12-9 (Pin 1:36)
Quarterfinal - David Cheney (Christiansburg - A) 42-19 won by pin over Chris Gill (St. Christopher`s) 2-3 (Pin 1:39)
Semifinal - David Cheney (Christiansburg - A) 42-19 won by major decision over Josh El (Hermitage) 29-11 (Maj 13-0)
1st Place Match - David Cheney (Christiansburg - A) 42-19 won by tech fall over Cole Knapp (Deep Run) 24-15 (TF 16-0)

215 - Jon Weber's place is 1st and has scored 30.00 team points.
Round 1 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg - A) 43-14 won by pin over Kyle Tetterton (Manchester) 0-2 (Pin 1:17)
Round 5 - Jon Weber (Christiansburg - A) 43-14 won by pin over Mason Ramsey (Hermitage) 1-3 (Pin 1:33)
Quarterfinal - Jon Weber (Christiansburg - A) 43-14 won by pin over Jacob Wright (Douglas Freeman) 27-10 (Pin 1:30)
Semifinal - Jon Weber (Christiansburg - A) 43-14 won by pin over Brad Ackerman (Atlee) 3-2 (Pin 1:18)
1st Place Match - Jon Weber (Christiansburg - A) 43-14 won by pin over Mark Burlee (St. Christopher`s) 5-1 (Pin 1:24)

285 - Phillip Dowdy's place is 1st and has scored 28.00 team points.
Round 1 - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg - A) 24-6 won by pin over Andre Redman (Henrico) 0-2 (Pin 0:36)
Round 5 - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg - A) 24-6 won by pin over Myrick Griffin (Manchester) 1-3 (Pin 1:00)
Quarterfinal - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg - A) 24-6 won by pin over Adam Atwell (Deep Run) 9-7 (Pin 0:36)
Semifinal - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg - A) 24-6 won by pin over George Maddrey (Landstown) 2-2 (Pin 1:28)
1st Place Match - Phillip Dowdy (Christiansburg - A) 24-6 won by decision over Jackson Freeman (St. Christopher`s) 32-10 (Dec 14-8)

103 - Jake Quinn's place is 8th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Round 1 - Jake Quinn (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 won by pin over Riley Trent (Douglas Freeman) 9-4 (Pin 0:55)
Round 2 - Kasey Early (Deep Run) 5-1 won by pin over Jake Quinn (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (Pin 0:50)
Round 3 - Jake Quinn (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 won by pin over Kyle Hutson (Henrico) 1-2 (Pin 5:45)
Quarterfinal - Ricky Gambriel (Atlee) 22-10 won by tech fall over Jake Quinn (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (TF 16-0)
Cons. Semi - Jonathan Gay (Hopewell) 26-19 won by pin over Jake Quinn (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (Pin 3:28)

125 - Garrett Dowdy's place is 8th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Round 1 - Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 won by pin over Marcus Williams (Smithfield) 23-10 (Pin 1:53)
Round 2 - James Williams (Henrico) 49-12 won by decision over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (Dec 10-6)
Round 4 - Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 won by pin over Will Porzio (James River) 0-3 (Pin 0:14)
Quarterfinal - Gary Woods ii (Riverbend) 5-1 won by pin over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (Pin 3:09)
Cons. Semi - Tyler Kelly (Deep Run) 26-15 won by pin over Garrett Dowdy (Christiansburg - B) 2-3 (Pin 0:45)

140 - Travis Williams's place is 18th.
Round 1 - Terrance Powell (Varina) 3-3 won by pin over Travis Williams (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Pin 3:46)
Round 2 - Anthony Lineberry (Lee Davis) 46-13 won by pin over Travis Williams (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Pin 0:28)
Round 3 - Robert Winston (Henrico) 2-2 won by pin over Travis Williams (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Pin 0:56)
Round 4 - Malcolm Scott (Douglas Freeman) 11-18 won in double overtime over Travis Williams (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (2-OT 2-1)

140 - Ryan Wade's place is 18th and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 - Matt Hatcher (Mills Godwin) 45-11 won by pin over Ryan Wade (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Pin 1:22)
Round 2 - Joey Johnson (Hermitage) 1-3 won by major decision over Ryan Wade (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Maj 9-1)
Round 3 - Brandon Armstrong (Manchester) 2-2 won by decision over Ryan Wade (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Dec 9-4)
Round 4 - Jordan Dibich (James River) 39-20 won by pin over Ryan Wade (Christiansburg - B) 0-4 (Pin 1:25)

145 - Brandon Taylor's place is 16th and has scored 0.00 team points.
Round 1 - David Wilburn (Manchester) 27-23 won by pin over Brandon Taylor (Christiansburg - B) 0-3 (Pin 2:28)
Round 2 - Loren Phillips (St. Christopher`s) 38-13 won by pin over Brandon Taylor (Christiansburg - B) 0-3 (Pin 1:50)
Round 4 - Jordan Mills (Atlee) 1-2 won by pin over Brandon Taylor (Christiansburg - B) 0-3 (Pin 0:34)

152 - Michael Giordano's place is 5th and has scored 10.00 team points.
Round 2 - Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 won by decision over Seth Wagner (St. Christopher`s) 1-2 (Dec 12-10)
Round 4 - Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 won by pin over Seth Linquest (Landstown) 18-16 (Pin 3:27)
Round 5 - Belal Haidari (Lee Davis) 36-26 won by decision over Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 (Dec 8-4)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Miles (Christiansburg - A) 5-1 won by decision over Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi - Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 won by pin over Stuart Slusher (Douglas Freeman) 19-5 (Pin 4:20)
5th Place Match - Michael Giordano (Christiansburg - B) 24-23 won by decision over Chris Fano (Hermitage) 3-3 (Dec 4-3)

160 - Derek Woody's place is 2nd and has scored 24.00 team points.
Round 3 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by pin over Brian Siepka (Atlee) 0-3 (Pin 0:33)
Round 4 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by pin over Phillip Hughes (Douglas Freeman) 10-5 (Pin 1:13)
Round 5 - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by pin over Taylor Griggs (Lee Davis) 25-23 (Pin 1:56)
Quarterfinal - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by forfeit over Jack Deforrest (Smithfield) 1-4 (FF)
Semifinal - Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 won by decision over Brock Buckner (Christiansburg - A) 3-2 (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match - Clint Allala (Hopewell) 46-9 won by decision over Derek Woody (Christiansburg - B) 51-13 (Dec 7-4)