2012 NHSCA "ALL AMERICAN" Sophomore Division

2012 "OFF SEASON" TOURNAMENTS

***NHSCA CHAMPIONSHIPS***

March 29-30, 2012

** Ohio Tournament Champions**

April 21, 2012
***SUPER 32 CHALLENGE***

October 20-21, 2012

Group "AA" High School State Championships

Wrestlers from the 4 regions of the Virginia High School League, Group "AA" division converged on the Salem Civic Center for the 20th Annual State Wrestling Tournament.

Logan Turner (Soph) Cave Spring H.S., entered the tournament as Region IV, AA, HWT Champion with a 39-8 record and proceeded to work the field match ups against:

1st Round:  

Ronald Cruz (Jr) 30-4 from Park View-Sterling HS, Logan came away with a Fall: 3:23

2nd Round:

Stephen Nicosia (Jr) 20-12 from Rustburg HS, Logan prevailed with a Fall: 3:57

Round 3 (Semi Final)

Evan Oddenino, (Sr) 27-4 from Fauquier HS, Logan fell short with a Decision 3-1, in favor of Oddenino. This placed Logan into the bracket to wrestle for 3rd place.

Round 4:

Jacob Rose (Jr) 23-9 from Tabb HS, Logan came away with a win by Fall:  2:50

Round 5:

Allen Chappell (Sr) 40-6 from Rockbridge Co. HS, Logan won by decision: 4-1. This win secured a finish of 3rd Place in the AA Heavyeweight 285 bracket.

285 FINALS BRACKET

Logan finishes his Sophomore year with a regular season record of 43-9; (32 pins)



DIVISION "AA" - REGION IV

CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT

Magna Vista H.S. Ridgeway,VA  - February 10-11.2012

13 teams from Virginia High School League competed in the 2012 Division AA, Region IV wrestling tournament this past weekend.  Cave Spring H.S. as a team finished in 3rd place, despite leaving 6 wieght classes on the table and having to forfiet in those weight categories.

However, Cave Spring did produce two Region IV Champions 

• Coty Love (145 lb) 
• Logan Turner (285 lb) wieght classes. 285 FINALS BRACKET 
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  Five other Cave Spring wrestlers qualified for next week's State Tournament -

Chase McDaniel, Travis Hodges and Zach Hodges made it to the region finals.
Austin Mobley and Austin Amos placed in the top 4.

Turner,a Sophomore ranked #2 in State AA, received a Bye in the first round proceeded to work through the field with wins over:

• Alan Jones (Magna Vista) by Pin 0.53 ;
• Matt Nash (#7) (Abingdon) by Decision 8-3,
• Adam Thurman (#8) (Martinsville) by Decision 2-1 in the Championship Round.

Next it is on to the State AA Championships, next week (Feb. 16-17) at the Salem Civic Center.

Team Scores

1, Christiansburg (CB) 3-5.5; 2, Hidden Valley (HV) 159; 3, Cave Spring (CS) 157.4, Abingdon (AB) 129; 5, Martinsville (MA) 128; 6, Salem (SA) 117.5; 7, Richlands (RI) 96; 8, Magna Vista (MV) 90.5; 9, Pulaski County (PC) 87; 10, Tunstall (TU) 71.5; 11, Bassett (BA) 64.5; 12, Marion (MA) 61; 13, Carroll County (CC) 40; 14, Patrick County (PA) 20; 15, Blacksburg (BL) 16.5; 16, Tazewell (TA) 10 15, Blacksburg (BL) 16.5; 16, Tazewell (TA) 10
(Roanoke Times Story)           (Martinsville Bulletin Story)



Region IV Wrestling Tournament

Magna Vista High School

Day 1 Friday 2/10/2012                   2012 REGION IV - BRACKETS

·        Weigh-in 11:00 am
Championship rd 1 – 1:00 pm
Consolation rd 1 – 4:00 pm
Championship quarters – 6:00 pm
Consolation rd 2 – 7:30 pm

Day 2 Saturday 2/11/2012

·        Weigh-ins 9:00 am
Championship semi’s – 11:00 am
Consolation quarters
Consolation semi’s – 1:00 pm
3rd/4th and 5th/6th – 2:30 pm
Championships – 4:30 pm

2012 Group AA, Region IV,

River Ridge District Champion

Pulaski County High School was the venue for the 2012 River Ridge District wrestling tournament. As a team, Cave Spring High School, placed 2nd in the District and produced 2 District Champions in the 145 (Coty Love) and 285 Weight classes.

Heavyweight 285 Champion, sophomore LOGAN TURNER , increased his season record to 36-8 by defeating 

• Trevor Holdren (Hidden Valley HS) PIN: 36 sec.
• Rodney Hearse (Salem HS) PIN: 1:25

The District Title qualifies Turner, for next week's Group AA, Div. IV Regional Tournament, (February 10-11, 2012) to be held @ Magna Vista H.S. in Ridgeway, VA.

Roanoke Times Article

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 .

Video: Semi Final HWT Turner vs Chappell

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. 

Video: Finals Round - Turner vs Jones

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.