On Saturday, December 6th, the John I. Burton wrestling team will be traveling to Lee High to compete in a dual tournament. Dual tournaments usually take place on Saturdays and last from early in the morning to late at night; these tournaments consist of different local teams. In a dual meet, teams are randomly drawn to decide which team will go against whom. Starting off, the wrestler at the lowest weight class will go against the wrestler at that same weight from the opposing school. This continues until the heaviest weight match has ended. At the end, the team with the most points wins.
There are several different ways to earn points for your team. Wrestlers can win by pin (putting someone on their back for five seconds with their shoulders touching the mat), which is worth six points; by forfeit, which is worth 6 points; by technical fall (getting ahead of the opposing wrestler by 15 points, automatically ending these two wrestlers match), by major decision (the champions points subtracted from the losing wrestler is between 8-14 points), worth four team points; or by minor decision (the champions points subtracted from the losing wrestler is fewer than 8 points), worth three team points. With hopes of winning the tournament and bringing the trophy home, these wrestlers have been working very hard to prepare for this event.
Coach Armistead said, "We are young and have time for improvement as the season progresses. I have high expectations for these wrestlers and am looking forward to seeing them strive." Come out and support your Raider wrestlers Saturday as they travel to Lee High! The tournament will begin at 9 a.m in Lee High's gymnasium, and will last until every team has competed against one another.