Winning District Wrestling Championships
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Winning District Wrestling Championships

Liberty District Wrestling Tournament held at McLean High School.

Senior Parsa Yazdani-Arazi from Langley High School won 21-10 against Sophomore Roy McCoy of Washington & Lee High School in the 220 pound weight class.

Senior Parsa Yazdani-Arazi from Langley High School won 21-10 against Sophomore Roy McCoy of Washington & Lee High School in the 220 pound weight class. Photo by Jennifer Kaye/The Connection

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The reigning 2017 District Champion and Regional Champion, Albert Mensah of South Lakes High School, won the 2018 District Champion title by escape against Herndon's Chris Estrada in an exhilarating seven period match.

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In a close match, Alex Woltman of Langley was able to pin Bijon Bose of Yorktown and win the 113 pound weight class.

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Yorktown's Clay Chadwick won the Heavyweight class with a win over Nicholas Halorday of Herndon.

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With a score of 10-5 in the match, Bilal Estwani from Herndon High School won against Samuel Sharp of Washington & Lee High School in the 145 pound weight class.

McLean High School hosted the Liberty District Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Feb. 3. The tournament featured 73 wrestlers from South Lakes High School, Herndon High School, Washington & Lee High School, Langley High School, McLean High School and Yorktown High School. With weigh-ins starting at 8 a.m. and 14 weight classes, from 106 pounds to heavyweight, it was a full day of wrestling. Each school took home at least one District Championship title, and Washington & Lee was the overall winner of the tournament with a total score of 198 points. Washington & Lee also took home the awards for Head Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year. The Wrestler of the Tournament Award went to Senior Albert Mensah of South Lakes High School. Team scores for the top schools of the tournament are as followed:

  1. Washington & Lee High School, 198 points

  2. South Lakes High School, 151.5 points

  3. Herndon High School, 113 points