The wrestling Trojans traveled to Reedy on Thursday night to battle the Reedy Lions and the Birdville Hawks. Once again the Trojans wrestled with great pride. Although they were small in number, they fought with great enthusiasm. During the JV competition, the Trojans got pins from Marshall Masvikeni, Jamel Scott, and Lenyn Carvalho. The latter two in their first career matches.
The varsity competition heated up quickly when the Trojans took on the Hawks from Birdville. The final score of the dual was 35-24, but of the matches that were wrestled the Trojans had 3 pins to Birdville’s 2. Anthony Machorro, Luis Gonzalez-Rodriguez, and Christopher Conway each pinned their way to victory. The Trojans also received an exhibition match pin victory from Tyrese Lewis after he took the forfeit at 152. Before the dual with Birdville was over, the Trojan ladies got a chance to shine. Freshman Mackenzie Greer and junior Barbie Sanchez each recorded pins. After finishing against the Hawks, the Smith Trojans took on the Reedy Lions.
Reedy won the dual 69-11 as they filled every weight class and came away with eight forfeits totaling 48 points. The Trojans were able to rely on their steady seniors, Lewis and Conway, to keep from being shut out completely. Lewis won by a technical fall and Conway pinned his way to victory once again. In addition to their victories, senior girl Neriaha Wofford closed out Smith’s night with a pin of her own. This group of wrestlers continues to improve, and it should be exciting to see them pitted against some high level competition this weekend at Turner’s Paul Aubrey Holiday Tournament.