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Black Knights collect 3 state individual championships; finish 2nd in team-title race
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Koleson Dooley won his first 1A state championship Saturday, last besting Pamlico County’s Tyler Stevens 5-2 in the 220-pound finals. Photos by Kevin Hensley/sports@grahamstar.com -
Alexis Panama attained his only pinfall victory of the state tournament when it mattered most: the finals, as he pinned Thomasville’s Josue Gomez in the second period to snag the 113-pound gold medal. -
Kage Williams grabs a single-leg on Swain County’s Darius Saunooke during Saturday’s 182-pound state finals. Williams went on to win his second title at 182. -
Robbinsville senior Turner Jackson wrestled a methodical, defensive bout against Bradford Preparatory Academy’s Suhaib Hatamleh on Saturday, but ultimately fell in the 160-pound state finals. -
The Robbinsville Black Knights finished as the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s 1A Runner-Up (falling 137.5-127.5 to Avery County) at the conclusion of the 2022-23 individual state tournament in Greensboro.
Black Knights senior Willie Riddle hung tough with defending 145-pound state champion Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter Academy) in the finals Saturday, before incurring a majority-decision loss…