Bristol, Tenn. - A day after suffering a heartbreaking defeat against the King Tornado, the Newberry Wrestling Team headed into the King Open on Sunday looking to end the weekend and head into Thanksgiving Break on a high note and they did just that as seven different Wolves placed and almost every wrestler won at least one bout.

The Scarlet and Gray had both of their 125-pound wrestlers placed as Evan Carrigan set the tone for the day as he placed second. Carrigan won his first three bouts by a 17-1 technical fall, a 9-4 decision, and pinned a King wrestler for the second time in as many days to propel him into the championship bout where his afternoon came to an end via pin less than a minute into the bout to James Joplin. Zach Shupp started his afternoon with a loss to James Joplin but would rally and go on to win his next four bouts. Shupp earned a win over teammate Christian Decatur, who wrestled unattached, pinned Glenville State's Parker Henderson, and earned a 12-10 decision over King's Elijah Hicks before winning his third place match via injury default over King's Rylee Billings.

At 133, Timothy Decatur placed third after earning a pin in his first round bout against Adam Szewczyk, then following that up with a 3-1 decision over Vincent Scollo of Davis and Elkins. However, Decatur's run in the championship bracket came to an end against Ethan Oakley of Appalachian State. But Decatur would earn two exciting wins over Davis and Elkins wrestlers in the consolation semifinals with a 12-9 decision over Jett Pattison and a second win over Vincent Scollo via a takedown in sudden victory to secure third place.

The next Newberry placer came at 174 where Caleb Spears, ranked ninth nationally, placed second. Spears path to the championship match included a first period pin over Tre Vonte Burrell-Jones of Ohio Valley University, a 20-5 technical fall over Davy Mundey of Fairmont State, and then earned decisions over Jake Null of Dolgeville (6-4) and Bradden Galassi of Davis and Elkins (12-6). Spears' quest for the championship came up short as he was defeated by Dylan Reinert of the NC State Wrestling club in a hard fought 12-5 decision.

At 197, Kaleb Haven continued his impressive early season run as he placed third. Haven lost his quarterfinal bout after having an opening round bye but bounced back and won his final three matches. He pinned King's Jeremiah Good in the first period, the second Newberry wrestler to do so in as many days, earned a 16-0 tech fall shutout over his teammate Niko DeAugustino, and capped his day with a 17-12 decision over Garrett Eddy of Davis and Elkins to secure another placer for the Scarlet and Gray.

Newberry's final placers of the day came at 285 where Bowdy Boyce placed second and Devon Rice placed third. Boyce pinned App State's Jacob Barlow in the third period to open the day. He followed that up with a 3-1 decision over King's Ty Kelly, avenging his loss the day before in the deciding bout of the match. In the semifinals, Boyce earned a 6-2 decision over Charles Morrison of Davis and Elkins. Boyce's championship run was put to an end in a hard fought 5-3 loss to Limestone's Juan Edmonds-Holmes. 

Rice earned a pin in under a minute vs Ohio Valley's Dakota Parsons, got a sudden victory over Glenville State's Gavin Shamblin before losing to Holmes on his path to the title. Rice's run did not end there though as he followed Boyce's lead and earned a 7-3 decision over Ty Kelly of King and got a take down to secure the sudden victory and the third place finish against Gavin Shamblin.

Other highlights from the afternoon include Will Evans earning two pins for his two wins, Nolan Wheeler having a pin and a tech fall in his two wins, Armando Acosta earning a pin and a major decision, Niko DeAugustino earning two pins of his own, and Damon Loveless earning a win on the afternoon.

Overall Newberry Wrestlers went 43-23 on the afternoon. Newberry also had the most pins of any team with 14 and the most technical falls of any team with six. 

The Wolves will enjoy the Thanksgiving Break and will look ahead to Thursday, December 2nd as they head to Charlotte, N.C. to face the Queens Royals in SACC action. This will be the final conference dual for the Wolves in 2021 as they will conclude the calendar year in Indianapolis at the Midwest Classic. The Scarlet and Gray will return home to Eleazer Arena after the new year on January 3rd, 2022 against UNC Pembroke.