Pairings for Virginia Duals high school and college divisions announced

James Heath Virginia Duals
01/11/2006

HAMPTON, VA. – The full pairings for the 26th annual Virginia Duals wrestling tournament were announced today.

Four of the five defending champions return, with Great Bridge High School (National HS) and South Dakota State University (American College) having a chance of repeating.

Brentsville District (Va.) High School has gone up from the Black-and-Blue Division to the American HS, while Liberty (Pa.) High School has gone up from the American High School to the National High School.

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www.virginiaduals.org

26th Annual Virginia Duals
Hampton Coliseum January 13-14, 2006

Friday’s Schedule

National High School Division
(1) Christiansburg, Va. vs. Freedom, Pa.
(8) Johnson City, N.Y. vs. Delaware Valley, N.J.
(5) Parkersburg South, W.Va. vs. Whitehall, Pa.
(4) St. Mark´s, Del. vs. Eastern Regional, N.J.
(3) Nazareth, Pa. vs. Kingsway Regional, N.J.
(6) Camden Catholic, N.J. vs. Robinson, Va.
(7) Canon-McMillan, Pa. vs. Hoover, Ala.
(2) Great Bridge, Va. vs. Bethlehem Liberty, Pa.

First Round Matches: Top Half of bracket – 9 am, Friday; Bottom Half – 11 am, Friday
Second Round and First Round Consolations – Top Half – 1 pm, Friday; Bottom Half – 3 pm, Friday

American High School Division
(1) Bellefonte, Pa. vs. Chesapeake Hickory, Va.
(8) Grundy, Va. vs. Virginia Beach First Colonial, Va.
(5) Virginia Beach Kellam, Va. vs. Cape Coral, Fla.
(4) Virginia Beach Kempsville, Va. vs. Columbia, N.Y.
(3) Stafford Colonial Forge, Va. vs. Lynchburg Brookville, Va.
(6) Woodbridge Gar-Field, Va. vs. Buena, N.J.
(7) Summerville, S.C. vs. Nokesville Brentsville District, Va.
(2) Virginia Beach Cox, Va. vs. Chesapeake Deep Creek, Va.

First Round Matches: Top Half of Bracket – 5 pm, Friday; Bottom Half – 7 pm, Friday
Second Round Matches: 9 pm; First Round Consolations: 8 am, Saturday

Black & Blue High School Division
All teams from Virginia
(1) Virginia Beach Tallwood vs. Hampton Bethel
(8) Newport News Menchville vs. Chesapeake Western Branch
(5) Yorktown Grafton vs. Poquoson
(4) Yorktown Tabb vs. Newport News Peninsula Catholic
(3) Fairfax W.T. Woodson vs. Newport News Woodside
(6) Gloucester vs. New Kent
(7) Hampton vs. Leesburg Dominion
(2) Williamsburg Lafayette vs. Newport News Denbigh

First Round Matches: Top Half of Bracket – 5 pm, Friday; Bottom Half – 7 pm, Friday
Second Round Matches: 9 pm; First Round Consolations: 8 am, Saturday

National College Division
#1 Indiana vs. Virginia Tech
#8 Bloomsburg vs. Old Dominion
#5 North Carolina vs. UC Davis
#4 Tennessee-Chattanooga vs. Columbia
#3 West Virginia vs. Rider
#6 Ohio State vs. The Citadel
#7 Drexel vs. Virginia
#2 Penn vs. North Dakota State

Top bracket first-round bouts will go at 9 a.m. Friday, bottom bracket first round bouts will go at 11 a.m.
Second Round matches (and first round consolations): Top bracket at 1 pm, Friday, bottom bracket at 3 pm

American College Division
#1 South Dakota State vs. Delaware State
#4 Franklin & Marshall vs. Duquesne
#3 Princeton vs. Anderson College
#2 SUNY-Brockport vs. Apprentice School

Top bracket first-round bouts will go at 9 a.m. Friday, bottom bracket first round bouts will go at 11 a.m.
Semifinals: 2 pm, Saturday
First Round Consolation: 1 pm, Friday