Center Grove edges Franklin for county wrestling title
12/23/20 10:58 PM
The lightest Center Grove wrestler found himself carrying the heaviest of responsibilities on Saturday, which is what Charlie LaRocca wanted.
His team leading Franklin by a point with 13 matches complete, LaRocca, a 106-pound freshman, knew his performance would either make or break his team’s chances of winning a Johnson County tournament title.
And win he did.
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Center Grove’s Charlie LaRocca puts a move on Franklin’s Ryan Million to get his shoulders over for the pin during the decisive 106-pound match at the Johnson County tournament on Saturday. Rob Baker
County wrestling tournament forges ahead despite pandemic
12/16/20 11:57 PM
Even the Johnson County wrestling tournament couldn’t elude the long reach of the pandemic.
Greenwood coaches and wrestlers are in the final stages of a two-week quarantine after someone from the program tested positive for COVID-19, turning what was supposed to a five-team event to four and forcing a move to a different location.
The tourney was to be hosted by the Woodmen, but instead begins Saturday morning inside Center Grove’s West Gym.
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Franklin’s Jalen Ward competes during Saturday’s 170-pound regional final at Mooresville. Chris Williams | Daily Journal