RM wrestler joins elite club
January 14, 2009 Rocky Mount High School
- Senior Guy Williamson
By Nick Phillips
iHigh.com Correspondent
RED OAK - Rocky Mount senior wrestler Guy Williamson notched his 100th career varsity win Saturday at Northern Nash High School in NEW 6 Conference Duals Tournament.
Williamson got his 100th win against SouthWest Edgecombe in his first-round match. He became the second Gryphon this year to join that elite club. He won four more matches on the day to bring his four-year total to 104.
Williamson has become a special wrestler for the Gryphon program during his four years. He has been wrestling this year in the 215-pound weight class, but is a relative lightweight for the division. Routinely weighing in under 200 pounds, he gives up precious pounds to every opponent he goes against on the mat.
Teammate Chandler Phillips said, "Guy's got heart. He's got a lot of heart", as he was describing Guy's performance during his last two matches Saturday against Nash Central and Northern Nash.
In Williamson's final match against the Knights, he fought through a sprained ankle that he suffered in the match's first period and came back to win points in the final seconds.
The last few years Williamson has been bumped up in weight class to help the team in crucial matches. He has wrestled at heavyweight this season on a handful of occasions, going up against competition sometimes 80 or more pounds heavier than he is.
Never one to complain, Williamson has put his body on the line for the team. And that team has come to depend on him to win. More often than not, Williamson has come through for them.
One hundred times ... and still counting. |
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