By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — While Ashe County and Hibriten dominated the all-conference list for the 2023 Northwestern Conference season, Watauga had three wrestlers receive honors. As a team, the Pioneers place third in the 3A/4A Northwestern Conference regular season.
The Huskies of Ashe County were both the regular season and conference tournament champions and coach Brandon Dillard was named “Coach of the Year.” Alexander Central’s Dylan Dalton was the “Conference Tournament MVP,” while a pair of Hibriten grapplers shared “Wrestler of the Year” honors. Josiah Honer received the nod in the lower weight classifications while teammate Dillan Earp earned top honors in the upper weight classes.
ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
- Ashe County: Bridger Fairchild, Landen Wilson, Gabriel Smith, Luke Sheets, Luke Osborn, Ryder Phipps, Matthew Peterson, Lukas Spencer, Nathan Herman, Mason Armentrout
- Hibriten: Josiah Honer, Ross Watts, Dillan Earp, Elijah Amaya, Rylan Davidson, Brayden Reid, Brian Reid, Chandler Wyke
- Alexander Central: Dylan Dalton, Kanon Harrington, Aaron Longinos, Nate Dahlstrom
- Freedom: Nathan Vue, Fredy Vincente-Perez, Jeulenea Khang, Kevin Agustin-Hernandez
- South Caldwell: Kevin Pereira, Kaleb Martin, Damian Harkey
- Watauga: Palmer Smith, Eli Greene, Ryder Sullivan
Final Regular Season Team Standings
- Ashe County
- Hibriten
- Watauga
- Alexander Central
- Freedom
- South Caldwell
