Wrestler Of the Year: MATT MYERS, MCDONOUGH, SR.
Completed 35-0 season -- and 130-11 career -- by becoming first wrestler from the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference to win the 130-pound 4A/3A title, his second state crown. Just the second wrestler in the conference's 34 years to win four SMAC titles. Also won the 4A/3A South Region for the fourth time. Committed to Clarion University in Pennsylvania.
Front row, from left: John Loss, Chopticon; Andrew Athens, Northern; Ryan Buff, Calvert; Jeffers Frazier, Calvert; Colin Leadbeter, Northern; Dane Orzechowski, La Plata. Back row, from left: Coach Frank Young, Northern; Matt Szoch, La Plata; Sean Slick, Chopticon; Phil Riley, Huntingtown; Jon Brown, Westlake; Phillip Jack, Patuxent. Not pictured: Matt Myers, McDonough; Michael Cannon, Chopticon; Tim Remo, Westlake.
(Don Wright For The Washington Post)
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Coach of the Year
FRANK YOUNG, NORTHERN
Fifth-year coach guided the Patriots to their first 4A/3A State Dual Meet final in four years, but they lost to Whitman to conclude a 15-2 dual meet season. His career record rose to 69-12. Northern finished second to La Plata at the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference tournament and 4A/3A South Region tournament before placing 16th at the 4A/3A state meet.
First Team
103: TIM REMO, WESTLAKE, SR.
SMAC and 4A/3A South Region champion finished 28-5.
112: DANE ORZECHOWSKI, LA PLATA, SOPH.
4A/3A finalist finished 35-3, which included SMAC and 4A/3A South Region titles.
119: COLIN LEADBETER, NORTHERN, SOPH.
Placed third at the 4A/3A tournament after winning the 4A/3A South Region and finishing second at SMAC tournament. Concluded season 36-3.
125: RYAN BUFF, CALVERT, JR.
All-Met capped undefeated season, 40-0, with the 2A/1A title after winning SMAC and South Region titles.
