CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. -- The Apprentice School wrestling team
finished sixth on Saturday competing in the Virginia Division I
State Championships held at the John Paul Jones Arena at the
University of Virginia.
Sophomore Matt Perry (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS) was the
top finisher for the Builders coming in fourth place at 149 pounds
with a 2-2 record. He opened with an 8-1 loss to Pete Ferrara
of UVA before taking his next two matches in the consolation
bracket. Perry defeated Aaron Keeton of George Mason via a
9-7 decision and then advanced to the third place match with a
medical forfeit victory over Pat Riley of Virginia. In that
third place match he lost to Ferrara by a pin at 5:22.
The other victory on the day for the Builders was by freshman
Charles Robinson (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover HS) as he defeated
Corey Vasbinder of Liberty in his first consolation match by an 8-4
decision.
Next up for the Builders will be the 28th annual Virginia Duals
starting on Friday at the Hampton Coliseum.
2008 VIRGINIA INTERCOLLEGIATE
CHAMPIONSHIP
JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Team Scores: Old Dominion 107; Virginia 101; Liberty 40.5;
George Mason 32.5; VMI 15; Apprentice School 6.
APPRENTICE RESULTS
125 pounds
Ross Gitomer (UVA) tech fall Kevin Hill (Apprentice)
22-7
Billy Chamberlain (ODU) maj. dec. Hill 10-2
133 pounds
Kyle Hutter (ODU) p. Jeff Jiron (Apprentice)
1:44
Ryan Goodsell (VMI) p. Jiron 3:37
149 pounds
Pete Ferrara (UVA) dec. Matt Perry (Apprentice)
8-1
Perry dec. Aaron Keeton (George Mason) 9-7
Perry def. Pat Riley (UVA) medical forfeit
Ferrara p. Perry 5:22
165 pounds
Andrew Roak (George Mason) dec. Justin Gilliard
(Apprentice) 4-3
Greg Scott (George Mason) maj. dec. Gilliard
14-1
184 pounds
Bill Widener (George Mason) maj. dec. Charles Robinson
(Apprentice) 14-5
Robinson dec. Corey Vasbinder (Liberty) 8-4
Curtis Moore (VMI) dec. Robinson 5-0
197 pounds
Pat Hogan (Liberty) maj. dec. Kendall Ridenour
14-3
David Mendoza (ODU) p. Ridenour 1:21
Full results
