CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. -- The Apprentice School wrestling team finished sixth on Saturday competing in the Virginia Division I State Championships held at the John Paul Jones Arena at the University of Virginia.
Sophomore Matt Perry (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS) was the top finisher for the Builders coming in fourth place at 149 pounds with a 2-2 record. He opened with an 8-1 loss to Pete Ferrara of UVA before taking his next two matches in the consolation bracket. Perry defeated Aaron Keeton of George Mason via a 9-7 decision and then advanced to the third place match with a medical forfeit victory over Pat Riley of Virginia. In that third place match he lost to Ferrara by a pin at 5:22.
The other victory on the day for the Builders was by freshman Charles Robinson (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover HS) as he defeated Corey Vasbinder of Liberty in his first consolation match by an 8-4 decision.
Next up for the Builders will be the 28th annual Virginia Duals starting on Friday at the Hampton Coliseum.
2008 VIRGINIA INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Team Scores: Old Dominion 107; Virginia 101; Liberty 40.5; George Mason 32.5; VMI 15; Apprentice School 6. APPRENTICE RESULTS 125 pounds Ross Gitomer (UVA) tech fall Kevin Hill (Apprentice) 22-7 Billy Chamberlain (ODU) maj. dec. Hill 10-2 133 pounds Kyle Hutter (ODU) p. Jeff Jiron (Apprentice) 1:44 Ryan Goodsell (VMI) p. Jiron 3:37 149 pounds Pete Ferrara (UVA) dec. Matt Perry (Apprentice) 8-1 Perry dec. Aaron Keeton (George Mason) 9-7 Perry def. Pat Riley (UVA) medical forfeit Ferrara p. Perry 5:22 165 pounds Andrew Roak (George Mason) dec. Justin Gilliard (Apprentice) 4-3 Greg Scott (George Mason) maj. dec. Gilliard 14-1 184 pounds Bill Widener (George Mason) maj. dec. Charles Robinson (Apprentice) 14-5 Robinson dec. Corey Vasbinder (Liberty) 8-4 Curtis Moore (VMI) dec. Robinson 5-0 197 pounds Pat Hogan (Liberty) maj. dec. Kendall Ridenour 14-3 David Mendoza (ODU) p. Ridenour 1:21