State Wrestling Tournament

James Wood senior Erik Bearer (36-9) place fifth and sophomore Jimmy Woznak (39-9) place sixth after Woznak lost his semifinal match 5-3 to Dominion’s Brandon Thien.

“Jimmy wrestled well and I’m proud of what he did,” James Wood coach Greg Walker said. “He wrestled hard and he wrestled smart, but unfortunately he came up on the short end. I know Jimmy, and he’ll be in the room in the offseason going hard, and we’ll see what he can do next year.

“Erik was great. He’s been wrestling for 14 weeks [in his career], and he took fifth in the state. You can’t beat that. He improved all year long, and I’m proud of what he did.”