Wheatmore’s Dominic Hittepole, top, works against an opponent during last year’s state tournament. (Randolph Record file photo)
GREENSBORO – Dominic Hittepole of Wheatmore added another individual championship in the wrestling season by capturing first place in the Crosby Invitational on Saturday at Greensboro Dudley.
Hittepole pinned Eden Morehead’s Brock Blizzard in 3:45 of the 175-pound title bout. It was his fourth pin of the day after topping Central Davidson’s Ethan Mumford in 31 seconds, Greensboro Page’s Ian Harris in 3:14 and Greensboro Grimsley’s Hayden Rogers in 32 seconds.
A week earlier, Hittepole won 6-3 against Blizzard in a consolation-round match of the Tiger Holiday Classic in Chapel Hill.
Hittepole, competing in the 190-pound division earlier in the season, won titles in Jerry Hampton Invitational at Central Davidson, Bobby Abernathy Invitational and Jim King Invitational at Orange.
** At Saturday’s RJ Reynolds Invitational in Winston-Salem, Trinity’s Aiden Burkholder (106), Stephen Cross (113), Jaden Allred (138) and Joseph Trahan (285) were champions.
In the girls’ version of the tournament, area winners were Trinity’s Bliss Joyce (132) and Briana Joyce (235).
** Uwharrie Charter Academy went 7-1 as the host school in the Pin Down Autism Duals on Friday and Saturday.
The Eagles defeated Alleghany, East Davidson, North Rowan, Pinecrest, Ragsdale, Thomasville and Cary, with the loss coming by 48-24 to Pisgah.
Lorenzo Alston, Caden Bond and Paxton Kearns had 8-0 records for UCA.
** In Saturday’s Southwestern Randolph Duals, Asheboro was 2-1, Southwestern Randolph went 2-2 and Eastern Randolph was 1-3.
Other tournament champions
Here’s a recap of some other first-place individual tournament finishes for Randolph County wrestlers this season:
Gate City Grapple in Greensboro: Trinity’s Jaden Allred (130), Bliss Joyce (138, girls).
Jerry Hampton Invitational at Central Davidson: Wheatmore’s Ayden Sumners (132)
Mark Adams Holiday Classic at Cary: Eastern Randolph’s David Lambright (126)
Mallard Creek Invitational: Trinity’s Bliss Joyce (132, girls)
Eye of the Tiger Invitational at Mt. Pleasant: Trinity’s Jaden Allred (150), Bliss Joyce (138, girls), Briana Joyce (135, girls)
Red Wolf Invitational at Cedar Ridge: Providence Grove’s Mitchell Freeman (165)
West Rowan Thanksgiving Invitational: Trinity’s Aiden Burkholder (106), Edgar Vasquez (120), Zane Schoemer (157), Joseph Trahan (285).
Dragon Wrestling Invitational at West Davidson: Wheatmore’s Spencer Moore (150)
Cold Turkey Invitational at Asheboro: Eastern Randolph’s David Lambright (126) and Jamie Crabtree (138), Southwestern Randolph’s Jose Flores (285) and Asheboro’s Quentez Butler (215) and Andrea Thornton (122, girls).
