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Photo gallery of Randolph County’s nine wrestling champions

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Trinity fans gathered at the state finals at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, where five wrestlers from the school reached individual state finals. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

GREENSBORO — There were nine individual wrestling state champions from schools in Randolph County schools during the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state tournament, which ended Monday at First Horizon Coliseum.

Those titlists represented five different schools — Eastern Randolph and Uwharrie Charter Academy in Class 1A and Randleman, Trinity and Wheatmore in Class 2A.

Here’s a look at some of the scenes from the championship round:

Trinity’s Lawson Coltrane was delighted after winning the Class 2A championship at 165 pounds against Connor Byrd of Bandys. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Wheatmore’s Dominic Hittepole, top, works against Mt. Pleasant’s Jacob Reigel during the Class 2A 175-pound state final. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Michael Shropshire works on Mt. Airy’s Aaron Ruiz-Angel during the Class 1A 215-pound state final. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Randleman’s Braxton Walker, right, tussles with Seaforth’s Ethan Kuball during the 215-pound final in Class 2A. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Eastern Randolph’s Maddox Carson squeezes Alleghany’s Jason Vielandi during the Class 1A 285-pound state final. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Trinity’s Aiden Burkholder grapples for position against Washington’s Sam Boltes during the 106-pound title bout in Class 2A. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Eastern Randolph’s David Lambright, with his coaches in the background, controls Kale Stephenson of Swain County during the Class 1A 126-pound state final. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Wheatmore’s Ayden Sumners is set to make a move against Washington’s Bryce Perry during the Class 2A 126-pound state final. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)
Uwharrie Charter Academy’s Lorenzo Alston gears up for the 157-pound state final in Class 1A against Bradford Prep’s Michael Mauro. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

 

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