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Cherryville, NC (WNN) Cherryville wrestling is back in full swing after having time off for the holidays. Two events were on tap this week: a tri-meet at Lincolnton High School on January 6th and a home tri-meet on January 8th. Tri-meets are comprised of three schools involved in dual matches; in other words, each school competes against the other two schools, and team scores are recorded for each school in these matches. Some of you might not be familiar with how high school wrestling is scored. Points are awarded in each match based on the outcome of the match. The individual match points are added to determine the team score and the team winner. The breakdown is as follows; a forfeit is awarded when only one team has a participant in that weight class and counts as 6 points, a major decision is when a wrestler wins a match by 8-14 points and the team points awarded are 4, a regular decision occurs when 1-7 points win a game and the team points are 3 points, a technical fall is winning by 15 plus points. The team receives 5 points, and a fall, also known as a pin, results in 6 team points.
The Ironmen have had a powerful season; however, this week did not go as well as they had hoped. They had some good individual results, just not enough to put together team victories. Even so, this team has been having a great season and looks to finish the season strong. Several of these young men have a good chance to earn postseason recognition. There are still several weeks remaining; either way, this team has held its own in most of the matches and meets.
Shelby 45 – Cherryville 36
This was one of those matches where having a smaller team hurt the overall score, as there were fewer participants in the weight classes. The Cherryville victories are listed by weight class.
Wrestling at Cherryville High School Gymnasium - December 10th, 2025
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106lbs. Geovanny Martinez by forfeit 6points
113lbs. Holden Walker by forfeit 6 points
120lbs. Kenny Waters over Grayson Titeca by fall 6 points
132lbs. Mason Powers over Antwan Spikes by fall 6 points
150lbs. Kaleb Pendleton by forfeit 6 points
285lbs. Maddox Carrigan over Ja’Harrie Tate by fall 6 points
Lincolnton 57 – Cherryville 20
113lbs. Holden Walker over Jayden Starr by major decision (11-2) 4 points
126lbs. Bryson Yarbro over Park Sailors by major decision (12-3) 4 points
132lbs. Mason Powers over Giovonni Wallace by fall 6 points
144lbs. Daniel Chapman by forfeit 6 points
Bandys 65 – Cherryville 15
106lbs. Geovanny Martinez over Tristan Gault by fall (1:23) 6 points
120lbs. Jonah Harrison by forfeit 6 points
150lbs. Kaleb Pendleton over Wade James by decision (8-5) 3 points
Maiden 61 – Cherryville 18
106lbs. Geovanny Martinez over Maddox Vang by fall (3:35) 6 points
132lbs. Mason Powers over Vance Ervin by fall (1:48) 6 points
285lbs. Maddox Carrigan over Jake Mann by fall (1:13) 6 points
Only 3 more events left in the regular season, followed by postseason tournaments. Next up for the Ironmen will be on January 13th in Cherryville, hosting Stuart Cramer, West Lincoln, and Mt. Island. On January 17th, CHS will participate in the James Orr Memorial Tournament, then back home on January 21st, hosting Bessemer City and Thomas Jefferson to close out the regular season.
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