Tallwood’s Tatiana Denig recorded a second-period pin of Annandale’s Darling Saravia to win her second consecutive Virginia High School League girls wrestling championship at 145 pounds on Wednesday at the Henrico Sports and Events Center.
Denig, who became the Beach District’s first girls state champ last season, led 12-2 when she pinned Saravia at the 4:43 mark. Denig opened the two-day tournament with a first-round fall in 57 seconds, followed by a quarterfinal pin and a 6-1 decision in the semifinals over top-seeded Serenity Shearer of Lord Botetourt.
Denig was one of four state champions from Hampton Roads.
At 107 pounds, Tabb’s Jayden Crotty won the championship with a 7-1 decision over Rock Ridge’s Betsy Polanco. Crotty, a state finalist last season at 107, reached the final with a first-round technical fall and back-to-back pins in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
King’s Fork’s Hayden Mayo defeated Courtland’s Elena Carter 2-1 in the 152-pound final. Mayo scored a first-period reversal and held on from there. She recorded a first-round pin, a 6-5 decision in the quarterfinals over eventual third-place finisher Kelynn Dunn of Orange County and reached the final with a semifinal fall.
Akaila Gray gave King’s Fork its second champion with a title at 235 pounds, winning by a disqualification over Colonial Forge’s Carrie Ray. Gray opened the tournament with a first-period pin and followed that with decisions of 6-2 and 4-2.
Girls wrestling
Virginia High School League championships
100
First place: Alliya Walker (Grayson Co.) d. Lottie Durant (Broad Run), 18-10.
Third place: Sydney Branch (Prince George) d. Gabrielle Garvey (West Springfield), 9-0.
107
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First place: Jayden Crotty (Tabb) d. Betsy Polanco (Rock Ridge), 7-1.
Third place: Julie Gatto (Stafford) d. Jennah ElBardicy (George C. Marshall), 6-0.
114
First place: Sarah Congleton (Woodbridge Senior) d. Samantha Van der Weken (Mecklenburg Co.), 1-0.
Third place: Farah Ahmed (Riverbend) d. Addison Molina (Kellam), 20-7.
120
First place: Mariah Roberts (Riverheads) d. Aubrianna Bracken (Page Co.), 9-6.
Third place: Danika Castrejon (Mountain View) p. Zoe Rodrigez (Westfield), 2:03.
126
First place: Allison Hegg (Oakton) p. Raegan Forehand (Caroline), 1:23.
Third place: Caitlin Rankin (Riverbend) p. Kayden Dauch (Orange Co.), 1:20.
132
First place: Sophia Slaughter (Orange Co.) p. Katherine Crockett (Oakton), 2:43.
Third place: Raya Fowle (Westfield) p. Nimmar Al Hussieni (C.G. Woodson), 2:03.
138
First place: Lily Oh (Riverside) d. Abigail DeBerry (Stafford), 8-1.
Third place: Naima Rodriguez (Fauquier) tf. Kari Streit (John S. Battle), 20-5.
145
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First place: Tatiana Denig (Tallwood) p. Darling Saravia (Annandale), 4:43.
Third place: Bella Nguyen (Broad Run) p. Samantha Stephens (New Kent), 1:44.
152
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First place: Hayden Mayo (King’s Fork) d. Elena Carter (Courtland), 2-1.
Third place: Kelynn Dunn (Orange Co.) p. Hazel Garrett (Lebanon), 2:59.
165
First place: Chloe Williams (Brooke Point) p. Katherine Donohue (Oakton), 1:32.
Third place: Teegen Bowen (Patrick Henry) p. Enerlen Davaajav (Freedom), 4:00.
235
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First place: Akaila Gray (King’s Fork) d. Carrie Ray (Colonial Forge), disqualification.
Third place: Eja Gatewood (Herndon) p. Meera Benedict (Potomac Senior), 4:29.
