CCHS has four Cavaliers ( pictured above) that have already 👊 punched their tickets 🎟 to a State Tournament. Today a large number of fellow students will give it their best shot to add to that total and we will do our best to shine a light on their efforts !
The sites involved include Staunton River High School, Christiansburg Aquatic Center and Carroll County High School
As the clock ⏰ strikes 6am now, we start with the journey about to begin for West Long and his Wrestling Cavaliers.
The level of dedication that it takes to Wrestle at the High School level is pretty much overwhelming at first glance. The team is getting ready to head up to the School 🏫 for the 7am sharp departure time.
Some of the group will get to have breakfast while others will have to ” make weight”. Next step in the process will be a lengthy Bus 🚌 ride up to Staunton River High School.
Once there, each Student Athlete will begin the process of hitting the calibrated scales ⚖ in order to qualify for the event. With a dozen schools competing and 14 classifications per team, this takes a bit.
Once everyone clears that hurdle they will begin the wait part of the day. The actual Wrestling doesn’t begin until Noon so in six hours from now, the initial matches will begin. Three periods of two minutes is the high end of time each grapler is looking at and each competitor is guaranteed two matches.
Quick Math tells me that 12 minutes of action 🎬 is all that everyone is guaranteed and that’s if they don’t get pinned before the end of that. Don’t forget that they get to ride home once the meet is over but at least then they can eat food !
West Long is a focused young Man 👨 with a vision that is laser focused to say the least. He’s easy to pull for and today is the Day that his group has waited for all season.
There’s no reason for a member of Cav Nation to give up their entire day to drive up to the meet in hopes of cheering on our Student Athletes compete in a sport that most cannot relate to easily. But there is a reason to know that they are doing this for themselves, their families, their teammates, their School 🏫 and Community!
We will keep this Post 📫 open throughout the day and add to it as information becomes available.
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