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Trojans pin loss on Varina

By Alan Chamberlain | January 16, 2008 11:30 am

Sam Craig’s sudden reversal and pin of Varina’s Poncho Lyles in the 140-pound match enabled host New Kent to forge in front of the visiting Blue Devils.

New Kent then went on to win six of the final seven matches to defeat the Group AAA Blue Devils 54-22 in non-district wrestling.

Craig fought back from a 6-1 scoring deficit as Lyles had dominated during the match. Craig managed the pin at the 3:18 mark to put New Kent in front 18-16 in team points.

New Kent then picked up four forfeits in the Jan. 8 encounter with wins going to Willie Driscoll (145), Ethan Young (152), Tyler Block (160), and Ethan Emmons (171).

At 189 pounds, New Kent’s Donta’ Taylor held a narrow 3-2 lead in points before pinning the Blue Devils’ Julian Alford at 5:43. The Trojans Evan Canady amassed a 10-4 advantage before pinning Tommy Bowen at the 5:02 mark of the 215-pound encounter.

Varina’s Michael Roach won the final match, pinning Kyle Sneed at 1:10 of the 285-pound match.

Earlier, New Kent jumped on top 3-0 with Mikey Emana’s hard-fought 13-9 decision over Shawn Crawley at 103 pounds. But Varina moved in front as Steve Barlow (112) pinned Corey Gorman at the five-minute mark.

The Blue Devils won the next two weight classes. Billy McGinley pinned the Trojans’ Joe Giffen (119) at 3:31, and Kieyon Nash (125) gained a 7-0 decision over Kevin Peddicord to hand Varina a 16-3 lead in team scoring.

New Kent, however, narrowed the gap before Craig’s pin. James Emana (130) took a 15-0 major decision from Terrance Powell to make it a 16-8 contest. Luke Todd (135) then scored an 8-1 decision over Raymon Robinson to reduce the margin to 16-11.