East Gaston placed seven out of nine wrestlers to win the 21st Annual Viking Invitational Tournament held at North Mecklenburg HS on Saturday, November 26. The Warrior's got 21 pins out of 31 total matches to capture the tournament title, including a pin in the finals by freshman Eric Harvey in the only head to head finals match against runner up Kings Mountain.
Medalist and their places:
106 Eric Harvey (Fr.) CHAMPION
113 Jared Bassett (So.) CHAMPION
120 Michael Bedard (Jr.) 2nd
126 Jacob Grigg (So.) 2nd
132 John Grigg (Sr.) CHAMPION
138 Alex Ledford (Jr.) 2nd
145 Cody Moore (Sr.) CHAMPION
Team Scores
1. East Gaston 174.00
2. Kings Mountain 171.00
3. North Gaston 153.00
4. Hunter Huss 92.00
5. Hickory Ridge 83.00
6. Starmount 73.00
7. Forestview 72.00
8. Berry Academy 71.50
9. West Charlotte 68.00
10. Middle Creek 64.00
11. Riverside 52.00
12. North Mecklenburg 27.00
Next Action: East Gaston will compete in the Jim B. Hayes Invitational at Rocky River High School on Friday and Saturday December 2-3.
