Ray, Kennett Lead Mason High Grapplers With District Titles; Regional Tourney Up Next

MASON SENIOR JAKE SCHWIND wrangles his opponent earlier in the season. (Photo: Diana Britell)George Mason’s David Ray and Barratt Kennett captured individual championships at the Bull Run District wrestling tournament this past weekend. Ray, wrestling at 140 lbs., pinned Strasburg’s Darren Neff in the third period for the title and Kennett pulled out a 1-0 squeaker against Strasburg’s Jonathan Wilson at 171 lbs. Both will enter the Group A, Region B tournament next weekend as No. 1 seeds. Joining Ray and Kennett at the Regional tournament will be Steve Parks, Jake Schwind, Tim Hillegass and Manny Veiga-Diaz. Parks (189 lbs.) and Schwind (152 lbs.) took second place, Hillegass (145 lbs.) came in third and Veiga-Diaz (215 lbs.) finished fourth.

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