NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Junior Josh Chamberlain (Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin) and freshman Ericson Davis (Clemmons, N.C./North Davidson) each wrestled their way to third-place finishes at the Newport News Apprentice Invitational on Saturday.
Chamberlain and Davis each posted pins in their opening matches before losing in the second round. Both wrestlers then were able to regroup, battling their ways through the consolation brackets to the third-place finishes.
Other Generals claiming victories in contested matches were senior Chad Casto (Buckhannon, W.Va./Buckhannon Upshur), and junior Greg Valentine (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills).
W&L finished seventh in the team scoring with a total of 24 points.
The Generals will return to action on Saturday, February 12, when they will travel to Baltimore, Md., for the Johns Hopkins Quadrangular. The quad-match is set to begin at 12:00 pm.
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125
Casto (W&L) pinned Marranto (SVC), 4:56
Pedalino (WMD) dec. Casto (W&L), 4-3
Cuevas (AND) pinned Casto (W&L), 1:59
133
Sell (LW) tech. fall over Ben Segal (W&L), 18-3
Ervin (UNCP) dec. Segal (W&L), 5-1
Waltes (APP) dec. John Polena (W&L), 13-1
Brewton (LW) dec. Polena (W&L), 7-2
141
Howard (AND) pinned Mike Eades (W&L), 2:49
Bennett (SVC) pinned Eades (W&L), 3:24
149
Chamberlain (W&L) pinned Calhoun (WMD), 2:59
Casperson (SVC) dec. Chamberlain (W&L), 13-4
Chamberlain (W&L) dec. Brown (UNCP), 10-0
Chamberlain (W&L) pinned Bobbitt (WMD), 2:39
157
Fuqua (LW) pinned Alex Poor (W&L), 4:11
Smith (UNCP) dec. Poor (W&L), 7-4
165
Goldstein (AND) dec. Valentine (W&L), 20-8
Valentine (W&L) pinned Bodkins (APP), 3:50
Sigmon (UNCP) dec. Valentine (W&L), 8-1
174
Summerlin (LW) pinned Smee (W&L), 1:13
Kemp (APP) tech. fall over Smee (W&L), 19-3
184
Davis (W&L) pinned Hildebrand (WMD), 4:35
Gilbert (AND) dec. Davis (W&L), 13-2
Davis (W&L) dec. Griffin (SVC), 6-4
Davis (W&L) dec. Hildebrand (WMD), 2-0
285
Lucas (LW) dec. John Sensing (W&L), 14-6
Leek (LW) pinned Sensing (W&L), 4:46
Teams Participating
(AND) - Anderson College
(APP) - The Apprentice School
(LW) - Longwood College
(SVC) - Southern Virginia College
(UNCP) - UNC-Pembroke
(W&L) - Washington and Lee University
(WMD) - Western Maryland College
