Add another impressive accomplishment to Evelyn Holmes-Smith’s already glittering wrestling resume.
The Enterprise High freshman girls wrestler captured sixth place in the girls 112-pound weight class Sunday at the 33rd Annual NHSCA High School National wrestling tournament at Virginia Beach, Va., earning All-American honors.
People are also reading… Holmes-Smith’s 112-pound weight class featured 34 wrestlers, including several nationally ranked girls “I was so tired and I had this drainage going , but I felt ready to wrestle,” Holmes-Smith said. “I pinned her in the second period, so I felt good after that. It was a good match and I was glad to get the nerves out.”
Holmes-Smith choose the down position to start the third period and earned an escape with 1:22 left and added a takedown with 52 seconds left to seize an 8-5 lead. She then rode out the match to maintain the lead and win the match. Holmes-Smith had the option to start the period and chose the down position. Scherer stuck in legs and continually tried to turn Holmes-Smith onto her back behind a variety of moves, including crossfaces and power halfs, but was unsuccessful. However, the official docked Holmes-Smith for stalling three times, giving Scherer a point on each of the last two to tie the match. The last stalling call came with five seconds left.
Cole, as she did most of the day, dominated the match, earning a 5-0 lead before pinning Holmes-Smith 20 seconds into the second period. Cole went on to win the individual weight class, allowing only four points in five matches.
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