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2026 Men’s Individual Wrestling State Championship

Team Champions
1A/2A Champion: Robbinsville (118.5 points)
1A/2A Runner-Up: Rosewood (113 points)
3. South Stanly (81.5)
4. North East Carolina Prep (57.5)
5. Pamlico County (51)
6. East Wilkes (46)
7. Bradford Prep (42.5)
8. Alleghany (41.5)
9. Mountain Island Charter (40)
10. South Davidson (36)

All Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
1A/2A:  Adair Panama, Robbinsville (120)

Championship Finals

1A/2A 106

Ryan Johnson (Mountain Island Charter) 41-1 won by major decision over Marcus Pemberton (South Stanly High School) 28-10 (MD 13-5)

1A/2A 113

Sullivan Cunningham (Swain County) 50-4 won by decision over Josue Welsh (Mountain Island Charter) 36-11 (Dec 2-0)

1A/2A 120

Adair Panama (Robbinsville) 50-0 won by decision over Isaiah Mazura (Rosewood High School) 45-4 (Dec 4-2)

1A/2A 126

Holton Quincy (North East Carolina Preparatory School) 50-1 won by decision over Kaiden Dahle (South Stanly High School) 34-3 (Dec 12-7)

1A/2A 132

Ikey Holt (South Stanly High School) 32-2 won by tech fall over Riley Treacy (Pamlico County High School) 25-9 (TF-1.5 5:36 (18-2))

1A/2A 138

Loxston Hooper (Robbinsville) 52-2 won by fall over Shane Mangroo (Rosewood High School) 35-7 (Fall 0:38)

1A/2A 144

Devin Hall (Robbinsville) 44-12 won by decision over Collin White (East Wilkes) 52-6 (Dec 7-0)

1A/2A 150

Isaiah Mewborn (Pamlico County High School) 32-2 won by decision over Lleyton Hooper (Robbinsville) 35-5 (Dec 9-3)

1A/2A 157

Michael Mauro (Bradford Prep) 42-1 won by tech fall over Carson Williams (Chatham Central High School) 33-7 (TF-1.5 3:46 (17-0))

1A/2A 165

Noah Sapp (South Stanly High School) 27-3 won by decision over Alexis Nuevo (Alleghany) 35-7 (Dec 13-10)

1A/2A 175

Aldinio Previl (Rosewood High School) 32-6 won by decision over Brodie Wright (Starmount) 23-4 (Dec 4-2)

1A/2A 190

Jaylin Darden (Rosewood High School) 49-5 won by fall over Lee Birchfield (Rosman) 53-7 (Fall 3:51)

1A/2A 215

Cael Dunn (South Davidson Middle and High School) 51-0 won by fall over Nick Wade (Rosewood High School) 52-5 (Fall 0:25)

1A/2A 285

Rayland Martinez (Hayesville) 40-6 won in tie breaker – 1 over Josh Lemke (Rosewood High School) 38-8 (TB-1 3-2)

All Match Results

Team Champions
3A Men’s Champion:  Trinity (156.5 points)
3A Men’s Runner-Up:  Mount Airy (104.5 points)

All Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
3A: Ayden Sumners, Wheatmore (126)

Team Champions
4A Men’s Champion:  Pisgah (108.5 points)
4A Men’s Runner-Up:  R-S Central (86.5 points)
3. Uwharrie Charter (83.5)
4. Mount Pleasant (77)
5. Central Davidson (66.5)
6. John M. Morehead (52)
7. Stuart W. Cramer (49.5)
8. Bandys (36)
9. First Flight (35.5)
10. South Town (34.5

Full Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
4A: Lorenzo Alston, Uwharrie Charter (175)

Championship Finals

4A 106

Carson Raper (South Rowan High School) 37-3 won by decision over Michael Woodard (Pisgah High School) 41-6 (Dec 7-0)

4A 113

Diego Rubio (Central Davidson High School) 36-3 won by major decision over Levi Curtis (Pisgah High School) 39-10 (MD 19-11)

4A 120

Alan Benitez (Forbush High School) 55-2 won by major decision over Christian Gibson (Pisgah High School) 41-7 (MD 10-1)

4A 126

Kail Burnette (Pisgah High School) 42-4 won by decision over Brayden Reid (Hibriten High School) 45-6 (Dec 2-1)

4A 132

Cameron Gue (Mount Pleasant High School) 60-1 won by fall over Christian Riddick (First Flight High School) 39-2 (Fall 3:29)

4A 138

Austin Laws (Fred T. Foard High School) 49-3 won by fall over Coy Deel (West Craven High School) 38-5 (Fall 4:28)

4A 144

Micah Howard (Tuscola) 56-2 won by fall over Cade Gehris (First Flight High School) 44-7 (Fall 3:28)

4A 150

Bentley Sly (Stuart W. Cramer High School) 51-2 won by fall over Tucker Massie (Washington High School) 49-10 (Fall 1:23)

4A 157

Eli Horton (John M. Morehead High School) 49-2 won by decision over Isaac Young (Pisgah High School) 47-6 (Dec 9-6)

4A 165

Corbin McCartney (Central Davidson High School) 42-1 won by fall over Keilan Adams (Bandys High School) 39-4 (Fall 1:49)

4A 175

Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter Academy) 47-0 won by decision over Jacob Reigel (Mount Pleasant High School) 49-1 (Dec 8-1)

4A 190

Jacob Hudgins (Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School) 40-2 won by decision over Logan Mumy (Fred T. Foard High School) 41-5 (Dec 9-4)

4A 215

Landon Pope (Pisgah High School) 43-0 won by fall over Ayden Smith (Mount Pleasant High School) 16-3 (Fall 1:53)

4A 285

Nick McClellan (East Gaston High School) 52-1 won by decision over Alex Roach (Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School) 37-20 (Dec 8-2)

Full Match Results

Team Champions
5A Men’s Champion: Enka (83 points)
5A Men’s Runner-Up:  Seaforth (61 points)
3. North Gaston (56.5)
4. Montgomery Central (56)
5. Northside Jacksonville (42.5)
6. West Rowan (42)
7. Cedar Ridge (34)
8. South Point (33.5)
9. East Rowan (32)
10. Havelock (28)

All Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
5A: Miller Menteer, Currituck (132)

5A 106

Maddox Crooke (Enka High School) 41-8 won by decision over Judah Robinson (Southeast Alamance) 32-13 (Dec 8-4)

5A 113

Jacobie Morrison (Enka High School) 51-2 won by tech fall over Favio Jaramillo Esparza (Cedar Ridge) 42-5 (TF-1.5 5:47 (22-2))

5A 120

Jordan Miller (Seaforth) 45-1 won by decision over Colton Farmer (Enka High School) 48-10 (Dec 9-4)

5A 126

Sheppard Homan (Enka High School) 54-2 won by fall over Caleb Lynthacum (Montgomery Central) 51-6 (Fall 5:25)

5A 132

Miller Menteer (Currituck County) 53-6 won by tech fall over James Stephens (West Rowan High School) 44-7 (TF-1.5 5:29 (19-3))

5A 138

Cameron Massey (North Gaston High School) 43-1 won by decision over Dylan Belmont (Monroe High School) 53-5 (Dec 13-7)

5A 144

Gabe Rogers (Seaforth) 28-1 won by tech fall over Dominic Avvisato (Dixon) 37-8 (TF-1.5 3:43 (19-3))

5A 150

Aiden Campbell (Havelock) 53-9 won by decision over Ammon Scott (South Point High School) 41-1 (Dec 14-7)

5A 157

Kavan Wilson (Smoky Mountain High School) 51-0 won by decision over Zachary Cotter (East Lincoln High School) 44-5 (Dec 3-1)

5A 165

Imon Freeman (Montgomery Central) 54-0 won by decision over Braylen Yates (East Rowan High School) 33-3 (Dec 8-6)

5A 175

Jacob Hillis (Oak Grove High School) 45-2 won by fall over Cooper Ranson (Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School) 47-12 (Fall 2:46)

5A 190

Luke Padgett (Croatan) 47-1 won by decision over Harrison Compton (Seaforth) 31-4 (Dec 1-0)

5A 215

Garrett Young (Franklin High School) 47-2 won by decision over Judah Harris (Hunt) 39-2 (Dec 4-3)

5A 285

Zack Knott (North Davidson High School) 45-1 won by decision over Kai Phinazee (Forest Hills High School) 27-4 (Dec 7-1)

Full Match Results

Team Champions
6A Men’s Champion:  Union Pines (161 points)
6A Men’s Runner-Up:  White Oak (86.5 points)
3. St. Stephens (83.5)
4. Ashbrook (63)
4. Piedmont (63)
6. Jacksonville (53.5)
7. Eastern Guilford (50)
8. Southeast Guilford (44)
9. Charlotte Catholic (38.5)
10. Kings Mountain (36.5)

All Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
6A: Elijah Oakley, Piedmont (150)

Championship Finals

6A 106

Liam Myles (Union Pines High School) 42-3 won by decision over Tommy Kishpaugh (St. Stephens High School) 49-1 (Dec 7-4)

6A 113

Jaxon Thomas (Piedmont High School) 58-2 won by decision over Daniel McDermott (Union Pines High School) 50-6 (Dec 8-3)

6A 120

Jackson D`Ettore (Charlotte Catholic High School) 48-5 won by major decision over Naylor Higgins (Middle Creek High School) 53-5 (MD 14-3)

6A 126

Caleb Edwards (Piedmont High School) 53-5 won by decision over Oscar Zelaya (Asheboro High School) 45-6 (Dec 11-6)

6A 132

Ashton Tennessee (West Johnston High School) 34-1 won by fall over Colten Lewis (White Oak High School) 47-6 (Fall 0:45)

6A 138

Maxwell Davis (Jacksonville High School) 44-4 won by tech fall over Joseph Shook (Union Pines High School) 40-6 (TF-1.5 4:00 (19-4))

6A 144

James Campos (White Oak High School) 53-2 won by fall over Elijah Diouf (Eastern Guilford High School) 57-3 (Fall 3:35)

6A 150

Elijah Oakley (Piedmont High School) 59-2 won by decision over Hayden Smith (White Oak High School) 48-3 (Dec 9-2)

6A 157

Mason Hollar (South Caldwell High School) 48-3 won by decision over Jacob Campos (White Oak High School) 47-9 (Dec 1-0)

6A 165

Will Varner (Kings Mountain High School) 27-3 won by major decision over Tripp Sullivan (Union Pines High School) 29-6 (MD 15-4)

6A 175

Dominic Blue (Union Pines High School) 43-2 won by tech fall over Cameron Perryman (James B. Dudley High School) 37-7 (TF-1.5 2:55 (18-3))

6A 190

Honor Paxton (Middle Creek High School) 22-2 won by decision over Micah Geoghegan (St. Stephens High School) 40-5 (Dec 4-2)

6A 215

Avery Rhymer (St. Stephens High School) 48-0 won by major decision over Jeremiah Reynolds (Scotland High School) 22-3 (MD 10-1)

6A 285

Jonathan Moore (Ashbrook High School) 27-3 won by decision over Brian Bellerand (Southeast Guilford High School) 38-3 (Dec 7-1)

Full Results

Team Champions
7A Men’s Champion:  Lumberton (95 points)
7A Men’s Runner-Up: Mooresville (73 points)
3. Davie (68)
4. A.L. Brown (58.5)
5. Grimsley (51.5)
6. New Bern (49)
7. Cardinal Gibbons (46)
8. Cape Fear (44)
9. Pine Forest (42.5)
10. Lake Norman (36)

All Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
7A: Tye Johnson, Cape Fear (138)

Championship Finals

7A 106

Xavier Bernthal (New Bern) 54-7 won by decision over Sander Tran (South Central) 32-5 (Dec 3-0)

7A 113

Trevelian Hall (Lumberton) 50-0 won by decision over Adam Walker (Holly Springs) 50-7 (Dec 5-3)

7A 120

Lucas Angstadt (Ashley) 36-1 won by decision over Dylan Nunez (Richmond Senior High School) 41-8 (Dec 9-3)

7A 126

Jace Barrier (Mooresville High School) 22-3 won by decision over Brennan Ferguson (Cuthbertson High School) 34-10 (Dec 8-2)

7A 132

Mac Johnson (Cape Fear) 37-0 won by fall over Trenyce Campbell-Bethea (Lumberton) 42-8 (Fall 1:40)

7A 138

Tye Johnson (Cape Fear) 38-0 won by major decision over Aidan Szewczyk (Davie) 47-6 (MD 18-5)

7A 144

Austin Green (Mooresville High School) 31-4 won by major decision over Damicquen Powell (Lumberton) 49-8 (MD 16-3)

7A 150

Andrew Davis (Davie) 49-1 won in sudden victory – 1 over Aaron Ellison (Lumberton) 51-1 (SV-1 20-17)

7A 157

Aidan Gore (Garner) 37-1 won by decision over Jacob McCord (Grimsley Senior High School) 45-3 (Dec 1-0)

7A 165

Carson Worrick (Davie) 43-4 won by decision over Ryan Thompson (Cardinal Gibbons) 52-4 (Dec 7-6)

7A 175

Drew Teeter (Mooresville High School) 41-4 won by tech fall over Hayden Rogers (Grimsley Senior High School) 25-4 (TF-1.5 3:58 (16-1))

7A 190

Gavin Yow (A.L. Brown High School) 50-1 won by decision over Sam Harper (South Iredell High School) 54-2 (Dec 4-2)

7A 215

Keyshon Morrison (Lake Norman High School) 45-4 won by decision over Murdoch Smith (Grimsley Senior High School) 42-4 (Dec 9-7)

7A 285

Jaylen Wheeler (R J Reynolds) 44-5 won by fall over Quentin Whisonafe (A.L. Brown High School) 43-9 (Fall 3:33)

Full Match Results

Team Champions
8A Men’s Champion:  William Amos Hough (128 points)
8A Men’s Runner-Up: Northwest Guilford (101.5 points)
3. Pinecrest (84)
4. Millbrook (60.5)
5. Hoke County (53.5)
6. Green Level (47.5)
7. Mallard Creek (45)
8. Laney (43.5)
9. Hoggard (42.5)
10. Leesville Road (37.5)
10. Wakefield (37.5)

Full Team Scores

Most Outstanding Wrestler
8A: Jekai Sedgwick, Hoke County (120)

Championship Finals

8A 106

Michael Santoro (William Amos Hough High School) 37-4 won by decision over Faysal Busisou (Athens Drive) 45-6 (Dec 4-0)

8A 113

Matthew Akins (Pinecrest High School) 43-7 won by decision over Brandon Lefler (William Amos Hough High School) 46-2 (Dec 4-3)

8A 120

Jekai Sedgwick (Hoke County High School) 38-0 won by fall over Adrian Feliciano (William Amos Hough High School) 40-5 (Fall 1:54)

8A 126

Carter Furman (Northwest Guilford High School) 45-3 won by decision over Charles Thompson (Mallard Creek High School) 41-9 (Dec 4-3)

8A 132

Abdul-Jamil Zaggout (West Forsyth High School) 28-4 won by decision over Tristen Lawrence (Northwest Guilford High School) 42-8 (Dec 11-4)

8A 138

Connor Reece (Northwest Guilford High School) 42-3 won by tech fall over Samuel McQueen (Laney) 36-3 (TF-1.5 3:54 (17-2))

8A 144

Tyton Kostoff (William Amos Hough High School) 48-0 won by major decision over Vincent Valentino (Laney) 47-12 (MD 10-0)

8A 150

Jack Gibson (Northwest Guilford High School) 36-2 won by decision over Kalil McDowell (Wakefield) 50-8 (Dec 8-6)

8A 157

Connor Reed (Leesville Road) 55-3 won by decision over Campbell Tufts (Millbrook) 45-4 (Dec 7-4)

8A 165

Tobin McNair (Wakefield) 44-0 won by major decision over Thomas Gingerich (Green Level) 36-6 (MD 11-2)

8A 175

Fares Alkurdasi (Charles E. Jordan High School) 36-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over Jude Moulton (Hoggard) 37-2 (SV-1 4-1)

8A 190

Colton Bogan (Providence High School) 41-4 won by decision over Joey Ricci (William Amos Hough High School) 36-5 (Dec 7-3)

8A 215

Gavin Lopez (Green Hope) 45-0 won by fall over Avery Small (Mallard Creek High School) 40-10 (Fall 3:28)

8A 285

Mason Hocker (Hoggard) 39-3 won by decision over Raimire Lewis-Taylor (Myers Park High School) 32-5 (Dec 8-2)

Full Match Results