The 2023 Bison Invitational was held this past Saturday, where the Alleghany Mountaineers as a team finished second overall.
The Mountaineers finished as a team just 33 points by Millbrook who placed first, 209-176.
Along with their second place team finish, the Mountaineers had three individual titles.
Carter Nicely in the 157-pound class pinned Harrisonburg’s (Blue Streaks), Charlie Blair to win his weight class. Meanwhile, Sam Rusmisel in the 165-pound class pinned Rashad Parham also from the Blue Streaks to win his weight class, and Remington Tucker won the 175-pound class by pinning Jason Coleman of Millbrook.
The trio went a combined 11-0.
For the Bath County Chargers, they finished with nine victories total. The team was led by Miguel Malpic who grabbed three wins in the 190-pound class. Meanwhile, Anthony Woodson (138), and Ethan Bryant (144) each had two wins.
Representing the Covington Cougars, Luke Conner finished fourth in the 215 with a 3-1 record.
This Saturday, James River High School (Knights) host a quad, where the Mountaineers, Chargers, Knights, and Stuarts Draft will be performing in.
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Mountaineers Results
106: Malachi DePriest (4th, 2-2)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals – over Hunter Watson (Madison County)
Semifinals – loss to Zion Hunter (Harrisonburg)
Cons. Semifinals – over Gavin Smith (Madison County)
3rd Place Match – loss to Watson
120: Avery Smithers (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 – loss to Chloe Ascher (Essex)
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Jordan Garvey (Millbrook)
126: Justin Craft (3rd, 3-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – over Jackson Miller (Mountain View Quicksburg)
Semifinals – loss to Alex Stubblefield (Millbrook)
Cons. Semis – over Thomas Vaughn (Hargrave Military Academy)
3rd Place Match – over Tucker Smiley (Buffalo Gap)
138: Ethan Nicely (2nd, 2-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – over Sam Shifflett (East Rockingham)
Semifinals – over Karim Mahaman Laouan (Harrisonburg)
1st Place Match – loss to Jesse Lemon (Mountain View Quicksburg)
144: Dalton Nelson (2-2, 4th)
Champ. Round 1 – loss to Brennan Olmert (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – over Eli Myers (Madison County)
Cons. Round 3 – over Ethan Bryant (Bath County)
Cons. Semis – loss to Nic Totten (Mountain View Quicksburg)
150: Dontae Miller (4-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – loss to Markell Scott (Essex)
Cons. Round 2 – over Mary Rose Coladonato (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cons. Round 3 – over Eli Morris (Waynesboro)
Cons. Semis – over Landon Dove (Staunton)
3rd Place Match – over Grant Malin (East Rockingham)
157: Carter Nicely (1st, 4-0)
Champ. Round 1 – over Yar Al Sindi (Harrisonburg)
Quarterfinals – over Jonathan Harris (Madison County)
Semifinals – over Mario Alto Diaz (Waynesboro)
1st Place Match – over Charlie Blair (Harrisonburg)
165: Sam Rusmisel (1st, 3-0)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – over Colby Yeago (Buffalo Gap)
Semifinals – over Rashad Parham (Harrisonburg)
1st Place Match – over Tucker Olmert (Virginia Episcopal School)
175: Remington Tucker (1st, 4-0)
Champ. Round 1 – over Xander Lotkin (Blue Ridge School)
Quarterfinals – over Aaron Fincham (Madison County)
Semifinals – over Sims Propst (Virginia Episcopal School)
1st Place Match – over Jason Coleman (Millbrook)
175: Ryan Greene (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 – loss to Roman Chornoblavskyi (Harrisonburg)
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Aaron Fincham (Madison County)
285: Caleb Walden (3rd, 4-1)
Champ. Round 1 – over Tony Wilder (Buffalo Gap)
Quarterfinals – over Tucker Dodson (Madison County)
Semifinals – loss to Jeff Helmut (Millbrook)
Cons. Semis – over Dwayne Wright (Virginia Episcopal School)
3rd Place Match – over Cedric Jungmann (Blue Ridge School)
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Chargers Results
120: Lyric Altizer (1-2)
Champ. Round 1 – over Louis Gibson (Harrisonburg)
Quarterfinals – loss to Charles Brooks (Madison County)
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Anselm Wasinger (Blue Ridge School)
132: Jonathan Bursey (0-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – loss to William Golden (Staunton)
Cons. Round 2 – Double Forfeit
138: Anthony Woodson (4th, 2-2)
Champ. Round 1 – over Mo Scott (Virginia Episcopal School)
Quarterfinals – loss to Karim Mahaman Laouan (Harrisonburg)
Cons. Round 2 – over William Christian (East Rockingham)
Cons. Round 3 – loss to Sam Shiffilett (East Rockingham)
144: Ethan Bryant (2-2)
Champ. Round 1 – over Landon Alcock (Madison County)
Quarterfinals – loss to Hunter Dallas (Madison County)
Cons. Round 2 – over Izaya Terpening (Essex)
Cons. Round 3 – loss to Dalton Nelson (Alleghany)
150: Jeremy Burns (1-2)
Champ. Round 1 – over Mary Rose Coladonato (Virginia Episcopal School)
Quarterfinals – loss to Landon Dove (Staunton)
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Cole Reed (Buffalo Gap)
157: Noah Boiling (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – loss to Dev Patal (Millbrook)
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Lance Rhodes (Mountain View Quicksburg)
165: Dustin Woods (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 – loss to Silas Carter (Madison County)
Cons. Round 1 – loss to Devon Hensley (East Rockingham)
190: Miguel Malpica (3-2)
Champ. Round 1 – over Ronnie Simmons
Quarterfinals – loss to Will Vamer (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cons. Round 2 – over Klan Jones (Waynesboro)
Cons. Round 3 – over Addison Grant (Harrisonburg)
Cons. Semis – loss to Nicholas Moore (Page County)
215: Ethan Miller (0-2)
Champ. Round 1 – loss to Dave Darko (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – loss to Trey Heishman (Mountain View Quicksburg)
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Cougars Results
215: Luke Conner (4th, 3-1)
Champ. Round 1 – Bye
Quarterfinals – loss to Ezra Doyle-Naegeli (Millbrook)
Cons. Round 2 – over Benedict Lukman (Hargrave Military Academy)
Cons. Round 3 – over Dave Darko (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cons. Semis – over Cameron Newsome (Waynesboro)
