The Hayfield Wrestling team won their 3rd consecutive Virginia Northern Regional Title and won 4 individual titles along the way. Gabe Resto won the 112-pound title in an exciting 3-2 victory over West Springfield’s David Gitlin . Hayfield led by just 4 points over Centreville going into the 145-pound final bout between Hayfields Jason Howard and Centreville’s Brian Milchak. A pin by Milchak would have put the Wildcats up by two. But Howard, ranked No. 3 in the Washington area, wasted no time with a takedown 15 seconds into the match and cruised to a 16-6 victory, gaining 5 points for his team . Tomas Ovalle, one of the areas most dominate 189-pounders defeated John Goodsell 19-8 and heavyweight Floyd Wright won by default over Robinson’s Stelios Adractas. Hayfield will take 7 wrestlers to the State Championship starting Friday at Oscar Smith High Scool in Chesapeake, Va.

Other Regional Champions include Danny Vucci at 103 who defeated Jonathan Stryker 5-0. Oakton High School had back to back champions, at 119-pounds Oakton’s Eric Amstutz beat Carlos Palacios 9-2 and Jamie O’Donnell defeated Sam Alveranga 7-6 at 125-pounds. Centreville’s Mark Moore won at 130 with a 5-1 victory over Adam Thomas. West Potomac’s Jimmy Vosler beat Grant Ryder 9-7 to win at 135. The tournaments Most Valuable Wrestler Jon Koch won the tough 140-pound weight class with a 14-4 victory over Mike Vachon. Herndon’s Eric Zakrzewski won at 152 with a 12-5 decision. Centreville’s Matt Wood won at 160-pounds 5-3 over Warren Haines. Robinson’s Ryan Fassnaucht defeated Nathan Dappen 5-2 in 171 pound final. In the 215 pound final West Springfield’s Brian McLain won in overtime against a tough Jason Myers.