On the same day, Orange wrestling Tayton Alvis earned his 20th victory of the season and his first individual championship at the varsity level. Alvis won the 145-pound title at the Silver Fox Invitational at Riverside High School in Durham. Alvis scored a takedown in the opening period and held on to defeat Terry Edwards of Wakefield 4-2 in the championship match on Saturday afternoon. In the semifinals, Alvis pinned Dawson Owen of Person in 51 seconds. Alvis is 20-12 with 13 pins this season. Last season, as a sophomore, Alvis wrestled at 138 pounds. He finished 27-14 with 19 pins as Orange won the Big 8 Championship and advanced to the 2nd round of the 3A State Dual regional tournament after beating Morehead in the opening round. Orange has already clinched a birth for the State Dual Playoffs for this season, and will go for the Big 8 Conference Championship this week with a road trip to Northern Durham and a home match against Chapel Hill on Thursday in Hillsborough.

Orange’s Tayton Alvis on winning the Silver Fox Invitational

On the same day, Orange wrestling Tayton Alvis earned his 20th victory of the season and his first individual championship at the varsity level. Alvis won the 145-pound title at the Silver Fox Invitational at Riverside High School in Durham.

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