The Watauga High wrestling team came up a little short Friday night in a rescheduled match against McDowell.

The Titans defeated WHS 48-30 at Lentz-Eggers Gym. WHS picked up victories from Gus Coffey at 103 pounds (by forfeit), Mark Townsend at 112 (by decision), Demetre Kostis at 125 (by major decision), Jonah Critcher at 152 (by tech fall) and Jake Gilliam at 160 (by pinfall).
WHS takes on Alexander Central today in a rescheduled match at 2:30 pm at Lentz-Eggers Gym. The match was snowed out January 11. WHS will travel to St. Stephens next Tuesday, January 18, and then its off to Mitchell for a tri-match next Thursday, January 20.
The Pioneers will go up against Mitchell and Owen. Tuesday match at St. Stephens begins at 6 pm; the tri-match at Mitchell next Thursday also has a 6 pm start.

McDOWELL 48, WHS 30

103: Coffey, Gus (Watauga High School)  For Forfeit()  0-0

112: Townsend, Mark (Watauga High School)  DEC Cody Walsh(McDowell High School)  12-6

119: Evan Walsh (McDowell High School)  FALL Hawley, Eli(Watauga High School)  :26

125: Kostis, Demetre (Watauga High School)  MD Bruce Kemper(McDowell High School)  13-0

130: Tony Johnston (McDowell High School)  For Forfeit(Watauga High School)  0-0

135: Alex Huendo (McDowell High School)  For Forfeit(Watauga High School)  0-0

140: Josh Dula (McDowell High School)  For Forfeit(Watauga High School)  0-0

145: Jeremy Anderson (McDowell High School)  For Forfeit(Watauga High School)  0-0

152: Critcher, Jonah (Watauga High School)  TF Aaron McEntire(McDowell High School)  (6:00)

160: Gilliam, Jacob (Watauga High School)  FALL Tanner Williams(McDowell High School)  (3:29)

171: Tanner Lenon (McDowell High School)  FALL Catoe, Grant(Watauga High School)  6:27

189: Sherrill, Robbie (Watauga High School)  FALL Abraham Calvert(McDowell High School)  (:33)

215: Tyler Radford (McDowell High School)  FALL Gryder, Travis(Watauga High School)  1:47

285: Greg Radford (McDowell High School)  FALL Lawley, Jackson(Watauga High School)  1:42