[New] Powhatan tops Cosby, Benedictine at quad meet

ROBBY FLETCHER Sports Editor

Fresh off a strong fourth place performance in Bristol, Tennessee at the Bill Brimer Brawl in the Hall, Powhatan wrestling head coach Jonathan Tanaka has been preaching consistency to his team in the hopes that they can build off that result.

At their next matchup, a quad meet hosted by Cosby that featured the Atlee Raiders and Benedictine Cadets on Jan. 11, the Indians continued to impress in matchups that displayed the consistency Tanaka sought, winning two of their three head-tohead meetings.

The Indians opened with a 5514 win over the Raiders, a team Tanaka says he was glad to face first in order to see how his team would look against a tough regional opponent. They followed that up with a 48-26 win over the Cadets soon after, though in their last matchup of the evening against the hosting Titans, they fell in a 56-30 loss.

“I’m really happy with the Atlee score and the Benedictine matchup, just for us it’s all about being consistent and giving that consistent effort. That was our big talk after the Cosby match,” Tanaka said. “We learned our lessons and got lots of great film.”

Powhatan won its first four matchups against Atlee, with Talon Harness winning in a 9-1 decision, Gavin Utley winning in a 5-3 decision, Britton Proffitt pinning his opponent in the second period and Preston Ritz getting a first period pin. Those four helped Powhatan jump to a 19-0 lead, which then grew to 49-5 after consecutive pins from Cal Johnson and Brady Beard.