Contributed By Tim Lawson
The Patrick County High School Boys Wrestling team had eight wrestlers to place in the top 4 of the Class 2 C Regional wrestling tournament, hosted by Liberty of Bedford on February 14. Ben Knight finished 2nd at 132, Aden Frazier finished 4th at 144, Logan Rakes finished 3rd at 150, Mason Spencer finished 3rd at 157, Adin Geiger finished 4th at 165, Wheeler Helms finished 2nd at 190, and Eli Lester finished 2nd at heavyweight. Tyler Cobbler won first place honors in the 175-pound weight class. Wesley Catron and Landon Moles each finished 5th in their respective weight classes.
The regional top 4 finishers all qualified for the State Tournament that was held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem on February 20th and 21st. Ben Knight finished 4th in the State Tournament in the 132-pound weight class and Wheeler Helms finished 5th in the 190-pound weight class. Both these guys had 30-win seasons and wrestled in tough weight classes in the State Tournament with both having returning State Champs to compete with. Logan Rakes, Eli Lester and Tyler Cobbler fell short one match from making it to the podium awards. They finished in the top 8 in their respective weight classes.
Patrick County State Tournament Results
Ben Knight 132 lb. Weight Class
Champ. Round 1 – Ben Knight (Patrick County) over Cameron Deneal (Page County) (Fall 2:50)
Quarterfinals – Ben Knight (Patrick County) over Aiden Lawson (Central) (Fall 5:30)
Semifinals – Jared Goodson (Poquoson) over Ben Knight (Patrick County) (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Semis – Ben Knight (Patrick County) over Cameron Deneal (Page County) (Fall 4:41)
3rd Place Match – Nolan Adolphson (Strasburg) over Ben Knight (Patrick County) (Dec 12-5)
Wheeler Helms 190 lb. Weight Class
Champ. Round 1 – Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) over Sergio Acevedo (John S Battle) (MD 14-3)
Quarterfinals – Nathaniel Quiroz (Poquoson) over Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) (MD 14-6)
Cons. Round 2 – Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) over Grady Ferrell (Clarke County) (TF 22-6 4:22)
Cons. Round 3 – Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) over Ashton Orange (James River (Buchanan)) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semis – Josh Guerrant (Union) over Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) (Fall 3:52)
5th Place Match – Wheeler Helms (Patrick County) over Logan Powell (Windsor) (Dec 10-3)
Eli Lester HWT. Class
Champ. Round 1 – Eli Lester (Patrick County) over Anthony Galbreth (Virginia H.S.) (Fall 2:42)
Quarterfinals – Cory McPhearson (King William) over Eli Lester (Patrick County) (Fall 3:08)
Cons. Round 2 – Eli Lester (Patrick County) over Preston Bundy (Poquoson) (Fall 1:39)
Cons. Round 3 – Austin Huffman (Westmoreland) over Eli Lester (Patrick County) (Fall 1:15)
Tyler Cobbler 175 lb. Weight Class
Quarterfinals – Gresson Marshall (Clarke County) over Tyler Cobbler (Patrick County) (Fall 3:29)
Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Cobbler (Patrick County) over Aiden Cline (Radford) (Fall 2:40)
Cons. Round 3 – Adam Wimer (Fort Defiance) over Tyler Cobbler (Patrick County) (Fall 2:26)
Logan Rakes 150 lb. Weight Class
Champ. Round 1 – Logan Rakes (Patrick County) over Frank Kinzer (Fort Defiance) (Fall 1:36)
Quarterfinals – Bryan Latta (Poquoson) over Logan Rakes (Patrick County) (MD 14-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Logan Rakes (Patrick County) over Ethan Conway (Marion) (MD 13-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Caden Trigg (Liberty (Bedford)) over Logan Rakes (Patrick County) (Fall 3:44)
