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Pound For Pound
1- Tyrone Eatman, Riverside 44%
2t- Marciano Ali, Parkland 19%
2t- Joe DeAngelo, Southern Alamance 19%
4t- Daniel Ownbey, Enka 8%
4t- Dominic Parisi, JM Robinson 8%

4A Wrestler of the Year
1- Marciano Ali, Parkland 43%
2- Joe DeAngelo, Southern Alamance 23%
3- Tyrone Eatman, Riverside 16%
4- Brandon Lietz, JH Rose 10%
5- Harrison Honeycutt, Lake Norman 4%

3A Wrestler of the Year
1- Daniel Ownbey, Enka 45%
2- Dominic Parisi, JM Robinson 42%
3- Keith Brown, Williams 9%
4- Marquin Hill, Washington 3%
5- Only four received votes

2A Wrestler of the Year
1- Kenny Lindsay, First Flight 32%
2- Nick Vetell, Trinity 29%
3- Ryan Blackwell, Croatan 21%
4- Andrew Tremain, Newton Conover 9%
5- Cody Roberts, Madison 3%

1A Wrestler of the Year
1- Shelton Sales, Chatham Central 59%
2- Shane Brinn, Manteo 24%
3- JJ LaPlante, West Wilkes 9%
4- Chance Smith, NCSSM 5%
5- Chris Anderson, South Davidson 3%

NCISAA Wrestler of the Year
1- Stout Watson, FCDS 43%
2t- Chris Caton, Northside Christian 14%
2t- Evan Rodbell, Providence Day 14%
2t- Christian Funder, FCDS 14%
2t- Marshall Sykes, Charlotte Latin 14%

Head Coach
1- Maurice Atwood, Parkland 67%
2- Dave Parisi, JM Robinson 11%
3t- Matt Ragsdale, Union Pines 7%
3t- Jerry Winteron, Cary 7%
5- David Perry, Croatan 4%

Assistant Coach
1- Michael Turner, Parkland 24%
2- Chris Vondruska, Union Pines 23%
3- Rick Hedden, JM Robinson 18%
4- Kenny Walsh, Pasquotank 14%
5- Gary Eller, Mooresville 8%

Most Physical
1- Daniel Ownbey, Enka 34%
2- Marcus Cain, Parkland 13%
3t- Harrison Honeycutt, Lake Norman 6%
3t- Michael Waters, Davie County 6%
5- Jared Bartram, Jack Britt 3%

Toughest on Top
1- Marcus Cain, Parkland 39%
2- Brandon Lietz, JH Rose 16%
3- Shane Brinn, Manteo 13%
4- Chris Johnson, Orange 9%
5- Tyler Sigmon, Dudley 6%

Hardest to Takedown
1- Marciano Ali, Parkland 40%
2- Harrison Honeycutt, Lake Norman 14%
3t- Shane Brinn, Manteo 10%
3t- Andrew Tremain, Newton Conover 10%
5- Joe DeAngelo, Southern Alamance 6%

Best Athlete
1- Adonis Wright, Parkland 36%
2- Marciano Ali, Parkland 27%
3- Keith Brown, Williams 18%
4- Harrison Honeycutt, Lake Norman 6%
5- Brandon Lietz, JH Rose 5%

Best Pinner
1- Shane Brinn, Manteo 29%
2- Dominic Parisi, JM Robinson 22%
3- Garrison White, JM Robinson 21%
4- Marcus Cain, Parkland 10%
5- Matt Colvard, Cary 3%

Best Takedown Artist
1- Jake McKay, West Forsyth 71%
2- Joe DeAngelo, Southern Alamance 16%
3- Tyler Sigmon, Dudley 5%
4- Daniel Ownbey, Enka 3%
5- Chris Intehar, Orange 3%

Academic Excellence Award
Nate Reynolds, Green Hope
There were several wrestlers who all had similar GPA and SAT scores, but with schools having different grading set-ups and course loads, I had to look beyond those numbers. What impressed me most about his resume was the number of teammates he tutored as well as his many other extracurricular activities.

Person of the Year
Jerry Winteron, Cary
The mans resume speaks for itself. North Carolina wrestling was made better by his presence in the Cary program.

Wrestlerette/Scorekeeper of the Year
Kayla Johnson, Orange
Many nominations were sent in but Kayla was nominated by several people, to include coaches from other programs. That really made her stick out in my mind.

Freshman of the Year
Nick Kee, Scotland County
Usually the talk associated with best Freshman seems to center around a Freshman that wins a state championship at 103, but when a Freshman is a force at what is normally Senior dominated weight classes of 135 & 140, so much that he places 3rd (the highest finish of any Freshman above 103), he sticks out.

Co-Inspirational Wrestlers of the Year
Alex Sellers, Dudley & Ryan Lewis, Owen
Both lost parents during the course of the season but stayed the course and finished strong. They showed so much heart in the process, that they both were truly an inspiration to many, including myself.

The Final Edition of the 2010 Retro Rankings and the 2001 through 2010 version of the Powerhouse Rankings have been posted.

I've given a lot of thoughts to year end awards. While wanting to do the traditional awards, I also wanted to do something different that would give some additional individuals some recognition. I also wanted to include wrestlers, parents, and fans in the voting so I have three categories of awards. One will be voted on by Coaches and Media. One will be voted on by coaches, media, wrestlers, parents, and fans. And one will be Editor's Choice.

Listed below are the eight categories to be voted on by coaches and members of the media:
* 4A Wrestler of the Year
* 3A Wrestler of the Year
* 2A Wrestler of the Year
* 1A Wrestler of the Year
* NCISAA Wrestler of the Year
* Pound for Pound Best Wrestler
* Assistant Coach of the Year
* Head Coach of the Year

Listed below are the six categories to be voted on by coaches, members of the media, wrestlers, parents, and fans:
* Most Physical
* Toughest on Top
* Hardest to Takedown
* Best Athlete
* Best Pinner
* Best Takedown Artist

The Editor's Choice awards won't simply be totally my control. I will make the final decision, but nominations for those awards are open to any one reading this. Simply email me the persons name and why you feel they deserve consideration.

Listed below are the two categories to be done as Editor's Choice:
* Academic Excellence Award
* Person of the Year
* Wrestlerette/Scorekeeper of the Year

For the Academic Excellence Award, I will require that nominations include the coach of the individual nominated contact information so that I can verify the information in their nomination (GPA, SAT score, etc.).

Voting and nominations will be open until March 15th.

Votes and nominations can be sent to me via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .