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Virginia Duals schedule: Great Bridge has top seed in elite high school division

jami frankenberry, the virginian-pilot
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The Virginia Duals, a wrestling showcase at the Hampton Coliseum, begins at 9 a.m. Friday with dozens of high school and college matches on the schedule.

Great Bridge, winner of back-to-back Class 4 state championships and the top-ranked team in Hampton Roads to start this season, owns the No. 1 seed in the Townebank High School Division and takes on Franklin County at 9 a.m. Friday. The Wildcats have moved up to Class 5 under the Virginia High School League’s reclassification this school year.

Kellam and Tallwood also are in the Townebank bracket.

Other intriguing first-round matchups include Cox against New Kent — winner of four straight Class 3 titles from 2019-22 and last year’s runner-up — in the Cliff Keen High School Division; and Princess Anne vs. Staunton River, the Class 3 champ last season, also in the Cliff Keen division.

The Black & Blue High School Division features two first-round matchups between 757 teams: King’s Fork vs. Kempsville and Bethel vs. Granby.

The 43rd annual Virginia Duals

At Hampton Coliseum

Tickets: Available online through Ticketmaster. A single-session pass for Friday is $25 plus fees; a two-session pass for Saturday is $30 plus fees; a single-session pass for Saturday night is $21 plus fees. An all-session two-day pass is $50 plus fees. Tickets also are available at the Hampton Coliseum box office.

Townebank High School Division

Friday

First round

9 a.m. – Great Bridge vs. Franklin County; Eastern View vs. West-Oak (SC); Kellam vs. St. Augustine Prep (NJ); Tallwood vs. Grundy; Hempfield (PA) vs. Orange County; Westfield vs. Skyline; Liberty (PA) vs. Heritage (Lynchburg); McLean vs West Depford (NJ).

Quarterfinals, noon Friday

Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Championship, 8 p.m. Saturday

Cliff Keen High School Division

Friday

First round

10:30 a.m. – Nazareth (PA) vs. Deep Run; Ocean Lakes vs. Battlefield; Delaware Mil vs. Western Branch; Lafayette vs. Ridge (NJ); Staunton River vs. Princess Anne; Cox vs. New Kent; Grassfield vs. Landstown; Menchville vs. Canon-McMillan (PA).

Quarterfinals, 1:30 p.m. Friday

Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Championship, 8 p.m. Saturday

Black & Blue High School Division

Friday

First round

6 p.m. – Spotsylvania vs. York; Kempsville vs. King’s Fork; Mills Godwin vs. Tabb; Western Albemarle vs. Oscar Smith; Turner Ashby vs. Smithfield; Mathews vs. Grafton; Granby vs. Bethel; Richlands vs. Poquoson.

Quarterfinals, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Semifinals, 1:30 p.m. Saturday

Championship, 8 p.m. Saturday

National College Duals

Friday

First round

Noon – Navy vs. Oklahoma, 1:30 p.m. – San Diego State vs. Kent State; Wisconsin vs. Virginia.

3 p.m. – Virginia vs. Kent State; Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma.

4:30 p.m. – San Diego State vs. Navy.

American College Division

Friday

First round

3 p.m. – Alvernia vs. St. Andrews; Frostburg State vs. Liberty; Reinhardt vs. Johns Hopkins; Marymount vs. Centenary; Averett vs. Camden County; Penn College vs. King; Belmont Abbey vs. Apprentice School; Rowan College vs. Elizabethtown.

Quarterfinals, 4:30 p.m. Friday

Semifinals, 4:30 p.m. Saturday

Championship, 8 p.m. Saturday