Jones emerges as Eagles' top placer in 43rd WRAL Invitational

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on December 22, 2014 1:48 PM

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RALEIGH -- Four Rosewood grapplers logged top-five performances during the 43rd installment of the WRAL Invitational contested at Athens Drive.

The Eagles' Rayquon Jones (22-2 overall) claimed third at 220 pounds with a second-period fall over New Bern's Rodney Pender. Teammates Kaleb Smith (170) and heavyweight Kaleb Taylor each earned fourth.

Taylor (17-7) fell to Jack Britt's Byron Bryant 4-3 in semifinal-round play.

Senior Josh Drew took fifth at 182 pounds. Drew is one of nine returning state placers for Rosewood, which collected 116 team points during the two-day Invitational.

The Eagles return home Tuesday for a non-conference tri-meet and then play host to another non-conference tri-meet on Dec. 30.