Silver joins 100-win Wrestling Club
February 17, 2009 Rocky Mount High School
By Nick Phillips
iHigh.com Correspondent
WINTERVILLE - Rocky Mount wrester Dedrick Silver joined two of his fellow senior wrestlers in the elusive 100-career varsity win club with a victory in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A Individual East regional Tournament on Friday at South Central High School.
Despite missing handfuls of matches over the years that delayed his wrestling while being a part of Rocky Mount's powerhouse football playoff teams, Dedrick reached the 100-win plateau in his own style; with a quick pin over his 171-pound opponent.
Silver joins seniors Guy Williamson and Francisco Alfaro in the Century Club.
It is rare enough for wrestlers to get 100 wins in a career, which makes Silver's feat all the more impressive. The wrestling season starts roughly in the first weeks of November, which affects almost no athlete besides the few who are participating in playoff football. Taking into consideration that the Gryphon football team has played through Thanksgiving the past several years, all the matches Silver has missed on the mat have added up over his career.
The fewer chances you have, the more difficult it is to get there.
Silver has made the most of the opportunities he's had. In addition to notching win No. 100, he won three more times Friday and Saturday, placing him third in the Individual Regional which earned him the title of "Two-Time State Qualifier."
The others who will join him in Winston-Salem's Lawrence Joel Coliseum next weekend are Ahmir Scott (112), Francisco Alfaro (130), Chandler Phillips (135), freshman J.K. Williamson (160) and Guy Williamson (215). |
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