Heather Crull opened the championship round by winning the 106-pound weight class for the fourth time, Lucas Chamness won at 120 pounds and Zane Schneider won at 215 pounds to help lift the Northeastern Knights to the TEC tournament title on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Hagerstown High School.

The Knights also collected two second-place finishes and three third-place finishes to slide past second-place Centerville 175.5 to 163. It is the first time since 1985 that the Knights have won the TEC title.

Conner Frazier (132) Centerville was a weight class champion. 

Gage Sherwood (138) Lincoln was a weight class champion. 

Zach Golliher (150) Hagerstown was a weight class champion 

Final team standings: Northeastern 175.5, Centerville 163, Winchester 157.5, Hagerstown 133, Union City 123.5, Tri High 79.5, Lincoln 68, Union County 59.5, Knightstown 27.5

Top four finishes by weight class:

106 pounds: Heather Crull (NE) 34-0 over Carter Gross (H) 27-7 by fall 0:34

Northeastern’s Heather Crull won the championship at 106 pounds. Photo by DAJO Photos

3rd — Van Stamper (T) 27-7 over Payton Taylor (UCi) 20-11 by fall 3:14

113 pounds: Joseangel Perez (UCi) 22-7 over Olivia Crull (NE) 25-7 by decision 17-11

3rd — Aiden Davis (C) 10-4 won by forfeit 

120 pounds: Lucas Chamness (NE)  28-6 over Calen Rudnick (UCo) 28-7 by fall 5:33

3rd — Conner Cline (UCi) 7-3 over Brennen Lanter (W) 19-12 by fall 5:08

126 pounds: Isaiah Spurlin (W) 26-4 over Alex Nobbe (C) 14-15 injury

3rd — Jayden Parker (H) 18-14 over Jackson Liss (UCi) 9-11 by fall 3:47

132 pounds: Conner Frazier (C) 25-7 over Michael Leas (UCo)  18-13 by fall 0:33

Centerville’s Conner Frazier took the 132-pound TEC title. Photo by DAJO Photos

3rd — Vanden Miller (NE) 23-9 over Robert Sullivan (H) 22-15 by fall 4:05 

138 pounds: Gage Sherwood (L) 30-3 over Nick Roberts (C) 23-10 by decision 12-7

Lincoln’s Gage Sherwood won the 138-pound TEC championship. Photo by DAJO Photos

3rd — Gavin Elmore (UC) 22-9 over Ryan Brookbank (UCo) by fall 1:39

144 pounds: Elden Fredenburg (T) 28-4 over Gus Golliher (H) 27-15 by decision 5-2

3rd — Kale Creech (C) 21-8 over Logan White (NE) 18-7 by decision 14-8

150 pounds: Zach Golliher (H) 33-8 over Grant Soper (C) 25-5 by decision 10-4

Hagerstown’s Zach Golliher won the championship at 150 pounds. Photo by DAJO Photos

3rd — Noah Reffitt (UCo) 23-10 over Oliver Patterson (K) 23-6 by decision 7-4

157 pounds: Evan Duncan (W) 29-1 over Auton Toth (UCi) 23-5 by fall 1:39

3rd — Zach Dehoff (C) 10-3 over James Bond (T) 27-7 by fall 3:27

165 pounds: Gentry Foreman (W) 28-3 over Tzylon Phillips ( C) 27-5 by fall 5:05 

3rd — Thane Berger (NE) 24-10 over Logan Gambil (L) 16-18 by fall 0.50

175 pounds: Wesley Hendrickson (W) 18-2 over Roy Thornbury (H) 33-7 by tech fall 18-2

3rd — Brody Butler (K) over Rodney Sickles (UCi) 13-14 by fall 2:35

190 pounds: Clayton Holder (W) 25-3 over Caleb Cohee (NE) 26-7 by fall 2:16

3rd — Xavier Hill (UCi) 24-7 over Wyatt Mitchell (H) 24-12 by fall 3:49   

215 pounds: Zane Schneider (NE) 23-4 over Gehrig Fredenburg (T) 18-5 by fall 4:20 

3rd — Owen Mitchell (H) 24-12 over Anthony Monaghan (L) by fall 2:37

285 pounds: Matthew Alberson (W) 21-8 over Charlie Wadsworth (L) 18-12 by fall 1:28

3rd — Matthew Henderson (NE) 27-5 over Maclane Henry (C) 4-6 by fall 2:16

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A version of this article appeared in the January 29 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.

Dan Harney is a sports reporter at the Western Wayne News.