TDR Top 12 Shirts for Sale

Fans and old wrestlers could be interested in purchasing one of the TDR Top 12 Shirts from previous years.  We have the following available.  For just $10 a shirt

TDR Top 12 2011 7-Sm, 7 Med, 14 Large, 6 XL, 2XXL

We will try to include a picture of each of them on here yet will see how well we can manage that technology.  Hmm, It does not seem to show up so we will work on this.  We also have TDR Top 12 Shirts from 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 & 2004.  The Tri-County Area Shirts we have from 2010 & 2009.  We will post pictures of each on our Facebook page at “The TakeDown Report”.

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Vote for Dake!

This has been copied from Mark Palmer’s column  on college wrestling;

Kyle Dake is one of five male athletes in the running for Sports Illustrated’s first-ever College Athlete of the Year. Cast your vote here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-athlete-of-the-year/news/20130508/kyle-dake-si-college-athlete-of-the-year/#ixzz2Sjab8Zcq

Bray Named 2013 TDR’s J.J. Award winner

Alex Bray of Croatan wins the 12^th Annual 2013 James Johnson Award.  The  Award for the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina.  This season Bray won his 4th Regional Championship, placed for the 4th year at States, won the 120 Lbs. State Championship and was named the TDR Top 12 top wrestler at his weight class for the 3rd year.  Bray is the record holder for best career placing in the TDR Top 12 with a 2nd place in the only year he was not top ranked.  More details will be announced when arrangements are made for the presentation.
Previous winners have been; 2012 – Jon Wiley of South Brunswick,  2011 – Marquin Hill of Washington,  2010 – Brandon Lietz of J.H. Rose,  2009 – Mamour Camara of Louisburg,  2008 – Anthony Rogers of Knightdale,  2007 – Ngu Tran of C.B. Aycock,  2006 – Victor Hojillo of West Carteret,  2005 – David Pelsang of White Oak,  2004 – Raymond Jordan of New Bern,  2003 – Shaun Sheffield of Havelock and 2002  – Paris Dottery of White Oak.

James Johnson started wrestling in his junior year for D.H. Conley High School in Greenville with Milt Sherman as his coach.  James was Coney’s 1st state champion in any sport in 1976.  He was North Carolina’s 1st Eastern Junior National Champion in 1975 and North Carolina’s 1st Junior Nationals All-American with 3rd in 1976.  He went on to start four years at the University of Kentucky.  He is now a sports consultant and coach for the Phoenix-based Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club. He also specializes in developing unique training for people of all fitness levels with a broad background in public speaking, sports training techniques, and health and fitness.  He was inducted as an “Outstanding American” in the North Carolina State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Before developing James Johnson, Inc., James served as a Public Relations/ Community Speaker for Sunkist worldwide.  He was on the USA National Wrestling team for 12 years, winning 3 National Championships, USA Athlete of the Year, AIM Christian Athlete of the Year, Olympic Team Alternate, and numerous accolades worldwide. He has been an Ambassador for the United States Olympic Committee, USA wrestling and The Sunkist Kids Wrestling organization for over 16 years.  More information at or http://jjchamp3x.com/

Correll of Topsail wins Roy Heverly Award

Matteson “Tate” Correll of Topsail High School has been named the 2013 Roy Heverly Award winner as the top underclassman this season in eastern North Carolina.  The Junior won the 2A 1522 lbs. state championship and finished the season with a (57-3) record.  More details will be announced when a date is arranged for the trophy presentation.

Previous Award winners have been : 2012 – Nick Quillen of Rosewood & Tyler Ross Jacksonville,
2011 – Jake Smith of Havelock,  2010 – Marquin Hill of Washington,  2009 – Ryan Blackwell of Croatan,
2008 – Charlie Millea of Havelock,  2007 – Frank Hickman of Wilmington-Laney H.S.,  2006 – Jake O’Laker of Croatan High,  2005 – Eddie Sawyer of Currituck County H.S.,  2004 – Bryan Lashomb of Currituck H.S.,  2003 – Raymond Jordan of New Bern
The award is named in honor of former state champion Roy Heverly, a 4 time state medallist at West Carteret and three time All-American at The University of North Carolina-Pembroke.  The TakeDown Report, an on-line publication promotes amateur wrestling in eastern North Carolina, sponsors these Awards.  “These awards recognize the most successful wrestlers in the area each year.” Fleming noted, “It encourages the young men from the teams in the eastern part of the state with another opportunity for fans to realize the hard work, determination and discipline it takes to be a top wrestler,” he added.  It has been awarded each year to the top underclassman wrestler in eastern North Carolina for the year.

TDR Top 12 Eastern North Carolina Team

The following 35 players are the tops in eastern North Carolina for the 2012-2013 season.  Eventually each will receive a personalized wooden plaques with their name and weight class.

1^st Team
106 – Zack Howard, C.B. Aycock (6^th-3A), 113 – Victor Sosa, Ashley (2^nd-4A), 120 – Alex Bray, Croatan (1^st-2A), 126 – Nick Quillen, Rosewood (1^st-1A), 126 – Tyler Ross, Jacksonville (1^st-3A), 132 – Alex Monaco, First Flight (1^st-2A), 138 – Chris Halstead, West Carteret (1^st-3A), 145 – Eric Milks, New Bern (1^st-4A), 152 – Matteson “Tate” Correll, Topsail (1^st-2A), 160 – Zach Winegardner, SW Onslow (3^rd-1A), 170 – Jorge Martinez, Ayden-Grifton (2^nd-1A), 182 – DeAndre Jones, New Bern (2^nd-4A),  195 – Kyle Colburn, Croatan (2^nd-2A),  220 – Trent Allen, South Brunswick, (3^rd-3A), 285 – Shuler Phillip, SE Raleigh (1^st-4A)
2^nd Team
106 – Darius Dunn, Corinth-Holders (4^th-2A), 113 – Grayson Millis, Croatan (4^th-2A), 120 – Brandon Armstrong, Ayden-Grifton (2^nd-1A), 132 – Ryan Davis, Havelock (3^rd-3A), 132 – Joby Armenta, SW Onslow (1^st-1A), 138 – Brody McGrath, Croatan, (3^rd-2A), 145 – Alexander Knight, Rocky Mount (2^nd-3A),  160 – Devon Van Cura, Washington (6^th-3A), 170 – Levincent Clark, SE Raleigh (3^rd-4A),  182 – Alex Jones, Beddingfield (3^rd-2A),  195 – Brian Capps (3^rd-4A),  220 – Trey Eason, Northside (3^rd-1A),  285 – Demarcus Whitehurst, North Pitt (5^th-2A)
Honorable Mention
132 – Angel Najar, North Pitt (2^nd-2A), 138 – Dakota Hill, Cleveland (3^rd-3A), 45 – Chad Hoff, Pamlico Co. (2^nd-1A), 195 – Tyler Hudson, Dixon (2^nd-1A), 220 – Chris Alex Lopez, Ayden-Grfton (3^rd-1A), 220 – Joseph Sculthorpe, Topsail (2^nd-2A), 285 – Justin Brown, Ayden-Grifton (2^nd-1A)

There will not be any Shirts printed this season.  We still have over 200 available from the 2004-2011 seasons and welcome those interested in purchasing some.

TDR Top 12 – 285 Lbs.

#	Name	Yr.	Div.	School	W’s	L’s	Pct.	Reg	Sta
1	Phillip, Shuler	12	4	SoEAST Raleigh	39	0	1.000	1st	1st
2	Whitehurst, Demarcus	12	2	North Pitt	55	3	0.948	1st	5th
3	Brown, Justin	10	1	Ayden-Grifton	43	6	0.878	1st	2nd
4	Williams, Larry	12	4	Laney (Wilm. )	42	7	0.857	4th	3rd
5	Doherty, Michael	12	3	Currituck	31	4	0.886	1st	2nd
6	Rigsby, Jonathan	12	2	Croatan	50	16	0.758	2nd	w1
7	Brown, Marquis	11	3	West Brunswick	23	7	0.767	3rd	w2
8	Moore, Malik	11	4	Hoggard (Wilm.)	32	8	0.800	3rd	w1
9	Reed, Mathew	12	3	Jacksonville	40	10	0.800	2nd	w1
10	Dawson, Markel	12	2	Bunn	21	7	0.750	3rd	w1
11	Williams, Jordan	12	2	Greene Central	20	12	0.625	4th	L2
12	Tyson, Trey	11	3	South Central	20	15	0.571	4th	L2
HM	Langley, Samuel	12	2	Roanoke Rapids	29	9	0.763	w3
HM	Solano, Chris	11	2	Corinth-Holders	35	12	0.745	w3
HM	Hill, Colby	10	3	South Brunswick	26	13	0.667	w3

Shuler Phillip stakes out the top spot for the biggest man’s division with his undefeated season and his 1st year to be included on the TDR Top 12 list.  Phillip is the only state champion at this wait but he is joined by 4 other state placers.  Whitehurst posted a strong season before stumbling at the end with two losses at the big show in Greensboro.  He takes 2nd spot.  He took 3 of 4 matches with Brown to move Brown down to 3rd on the list.  Williams and Doherty also placed at state and finish at 4th and 5th.  Rigsby takes 6th and Brown 7th based on head to head match results with others below them on the list.  The final Awards to the top senior and top underclassman will be announced next this weekend.

TDR Top 12 – 220 Lbs.

#	Name	Yr.	Div.	School	W’s	L’s	Pct.	Reg	Sta
1	Allen, Trent	11	3	South Brunswick	33	1	0.971	1st	3rd
2	Eason, Trey	12	2	Northside	44	4	0.917	1st	5th
3	Lopez, Chris Alex	12	1	Ayden-Grifton	39	5	0.886	3rd	3rd
4	Sculthorpe, Joseph	9	2	Topsail	49	13	0.790	2nd	2nd
5	Cogar, Todd	12	1	East Carteret	41	5	0.891	1st	4th
6	Mills, Sterling	12	3	D.H. Conley	29	6	0.829	2nd	6th
7	Campbell, Sam	10	4	West Johnston	42	10	0.808	2nd	L2
8	Harris, Elijah	12	2	Corinth-Holders	51	10	0.836	3rd	6th
9	McRainey, Bobby	12	3	West Brunswick	28	9	0.757	3rd	w1
10	Bond, Tywon	11	2	Holmes	31	7	0.816	4th	w2
11	Person, Jeffery	11	3	Rocky Mount	37	12	0.755	4th	w1
12	Williams, Justin	12	2	Bunn	30	6	0.833	w3
HM	Stevens, Tykearion	12	2	Clinton	26	8	0.765	w3

Allen is clearly the best at 220 in eastern North Carolina.  With 6 other state placers the weight class is strong.  The head to head results sorted out the top 8 spots with Campbell edging Harris for 7th based on 2 wins.  Allen beat Eason and Sculthorpe earlier in the season while Lopez topped both Sculthorpe and Cogar yet lost to Mills.

TDR Top 12 – 195 Lbs.

#	Name	Yr.	Div.	School	W’s	L’s	Pct.	Reg	Sta
1	Colburn, Kyle	12	2	Croatan	61	3	0.953	1st	2nd
2	Capps, Brian	11	4	Laney (Wilm. )	46	4	0.920	3rd	3rd
3	Hudson, Tyler	11	1	Dixon	39	6	0.867	1st	2nd
4	Collins, Travis	12	3	Southern Nash	32	9	0.780	1st	w1
5	Dulin, LaMar	12	4	Knightdale	24	3	0.889	2nd	w2
6	Poff, Austin	12	2	Pasquotank	28	9	0.757	2nd	w2
7	Mendozza, Humberto	12	1	Pamlico County	30	8	0.789	2nd	w1
8	Barrett, Jamel	11	3	Eastern Wayne	27	8	0.771	2nd	w1
9	Coley, Keyaad	11	3	Rocky Mount	29	8	0.784	3rd	w1
10	Brownridge, Anthony	10	2	Holmes	25	8	0.758	3rd	L2
11	Shaw, Christopher	11	2	North Pitt	46	15	0.754	4th	w1
12	Smith, Dakota	11	3	West Brunswick	28	10	0.737	4th	L2
HM	Stephenson, Hunter	12	2	North Johnston	46	8	0.852	w3
HM	Suggs, Jon	11	2	Topsail	28	14	0.667	w3

Colburn takes the top spot again as he finishes his scholastic career as a 3x Regional Champ, 2x State Finalist and 3xState Placer.  This is his 3rd year on the Top 12 list.  Capps and Hudson also placed at state and are the only other repeat wrestlers on the TDR Top 12.

TDR Top 12 – 182 Lbs.

1	Jones, DeAndre	11	4	New Bern	40	6	0.870	2nd	2nd
2	Jones, Alex	12	2	Beddingfield	41	4	0.911	1st	3rd
3	Tanquay-Penn, Demion	12	3	West Carteret	27	7	0.794	1st	6th
4	Martinez, Diego	11	1	Ayden-Grifton	49	4	0.925	2nd	2nd
5	Segura, Homero	12	2	North Brunswick	34	10	0.773	1st	w2
6	Bryant, Blaine	12	3	Cleveland	44	9	0.830	2nd	w1
7	Childress, Josh	12	3	Jacksonville	39	10	0.796	3rd	w1
8	Stanton, Brian	11	2	North Pitt	39	13	0.750	2nd	L2
9	Schaefer, Matt	11	2	Topsail	41	17	0.707	3rd	w1
10	Ricks, Devonte	12	3	Rocky Mount	28	10	0.737	4th	L2
11	Hurdle, Molik	12	2	Pasquotank	16	7	0.696	4th	L2
12	Leonard, Marquise	11	3	Nash Central	23	7	0.767	w2

This weight class was the closest in determining the top wrestlers.  Had to recheck the results and votes with 4 state placers with 1 in each division.  When looking at head to head matches and state placings DeAndre Jones of New Bern takes the top spot in the TDR Top 12.  Alex Jones of Beddingfield has a good record but with very few matches at the weight class he has no head to head results.  Tanquay-Penn looked to place high at the end before running into a stunning blow which caused him to injury default at states.  Martinez placed 2nd in the 1A Division and finishes 4th on the Top 12 list.  All 4 wrestlers repeat from last years list.

TDR Top 12 – 170 Lbs.

1	Martinez, Jorge	12	1	Ayden-Grifton	47	3	0.940	1st	2nd
2	Clark, Levincent	12	4	SoEAST Raleigh	31	2	0.939	2nd	3rd
3	Colburn, Andrew	10	2	Croatan	61	8	0.884	1st	4th
4	Burns, Marcell	12	4	Laney (Wilm. )	44	6	0.880	3rd	5th
5	Battle, Anthony	12	3	Rocky Mount	32	15	0.681	1st	w1
6	Batts, Ned	12	3	Washington	41	10	0.804	2nd	L2
7	Wallace, Chance	11	3	Cleveland	37	8	0.822	3rd	w2
8	Rodrigues, Jordan	12	2	First Flight	21	6	0.778	2nd	L2
9	Chilton, Matthew	11	1	East Carteret	30	14	0.682	3rd	w1
10	Gatling, Grant	12	3	Hertford County	36	6	0.857	4th	w1
11	Thigpen, Eric	12	2	Topsail	34	18	0.654	3rd	L2
12	Schoonover, Seth	11	1	Dixon	42	9	0.824	4th	L2
HM	Winstead, Alcindor	11	3	Fike (Wilson)	34	2	0.944	dnw

With 4 state placers the 170 lbs. weight class we have a close finish at the top with Martinez edging out Clark for the top spot.  All four have been on the Top 12 list once before.  Clark defeated Burns twice but of the top 3 it looks as if they did not lose to any wrestlers in the east who finished the season.  Possibly the best wrestler was Winstead, as he defeated Martinez twice yet Winstead did not compete in the Regional tournament.