LOGAN TURNER, Places 2nd in HWT Finals at the 36th Annual "BIG ORANGE" Classic Wrestling Tournament
held @ William Byrd H.S., Vinton, Va. -This 2 day event was held, January 27-28, 2012 and featured 18 teams from around Virginia.
Though tournament officials did not publish the tournament seeds, Turner, a Sophomore @ Cave Spring H.S. entered the "Big Orange" for his first time, ranked # 3 in VAWA "AA" Division, (Region IV-River Ridge District), behind Mike Jones (Sr. @ Botetourt H.S.) ranked #1 in VAWA "AA" (Region III, Blue Ridge District) The only other VAWA ranked contender in the HWT divison, was Allen Chappell (Sr. Rockbridge Co. H.S.) #4 in VAWA "AA" Division-(Region III, Blue Ridge District).
After a 1st round bye, Turner went on to defeat Cody Morgan (Jr. Radford H.S.) in a 7-3 decision, that placed him into the Semi-final round against Allen Chappell - a repeat match from the Big Blue tournament semi final. Turner went on to defeat Chappell, by Fall in 2:50 .
The Finals round, also turned out to be a repeat of the previous week's Big Blue tournament, where Turner was pitted against Mike Jones of Botetourt again. The more experienced Jones went on to defeat Turner in a hard fought match by a 1-0 decision. This tournament marks the 3rd time that Jones and Turner have met in tournament finals this season, and they will most likely meet again at the State AA Tournament.
After this tournament, Turner has a 34-8 record in his sophomore season. Next on his schedule is the River Ridge District tournament @ Pulaski Co. H.S. (Feb.4, 2012) and Region IV - AA regional tournament @ Magna Vista H.S. (Feb. 10-11, 2012)
Logan's commitment to perfecting his skills are his main focus and his goal for this season is in pursuing nothing short of a State Title.
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