Forbush High School’s wrestling team in Yadkinville,
North Carolina will be hosting its very first home tournament on Saturday,
October 19.
Forbush
is a small school. In North Carolina, the schools are characterized as 1A, 2A,
3A, and 4A. A 1A school is the biggest and a 4A is the smallest. Forbush is a
2A school. The wrestling team is extremely small in comparison to the amount of
students in the school. There are about fifteen wrestlers on the team. Since
there are thirteen weight classes, things do not look good for Forbush on
Saturday.
One
of the captains of the school’s team, Storm Long, said, “We’ve been working
pretty hard. If all the guys wrestle their best, I know we’ll do some great
things.” Storm is a senior and a second year captain. He and the other senior
and second year captain, Dylan Edwards, train during the off season to bring
new knowledge and skill to their team. Dylan said, “I’m proud of all the effort
and improvement I have seen from my teammates. I have faith in our team.”
The
head coach, Jeff Farmer, has been organizing the tournament. He has made
arrangements for concessions, seating, transportation for other teams, and
fundraising for Forbush’s team. Two of the teams coming to the tournament,
McMichael and West Stokes, have female wrestlers on their team. Jeff Farmer has
also arranged for female officials so the girls can weigh in comfortably, and
he has one of the wrestling locker rooms reserved just for the girls.
Jeff
Farmer said, “I know how nervous the guys are about this tournament. This is
our chance to represent our school and our team. There is not a doubt in my
mind that they will perform flawlessly.”
The Forbush High School 2012-2013 wrestling team
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