Xavier Tinnen was one of nine Orange wrestlers competing in the Jim King Invitational for the first time this weekend. For Tinnen, it was a successful debut as he finished third at 195 pounds. Tinnen pinned Chatham Central’s Gerli Amador in 1:43 to capture third place. Tinnen finished 4-1 for the weekend. On Friday, he was pinned by Millbrook’s Holden Cyphill, who would go on to win the 195-pound championship. Tinnen rebounded to win over consecutive matches. He pinned Tyler Kendall of Northern Durham in 39 seconds. Then he defeated Person’s Zak Lieske in 1:28 to reach the consolation finals. Tinnen, in his first year starting for Orange, is 9-3 this season going into the Warrior Holiday Duals at Southern Wayne High School this Saturday. On December 20, he will compete in his first Tiger Holiday Classic at Chapel Hill High School, featuring some of the top programs in the southeast.