The high school wrestling postseason will begin to unfold at a breakneck pace today with district matches.

The three teams of the Three Rivers District will be the first to wade into peril at 6 tonight at Radford. With partial rosters the norm for Glenvar, Floyd County and the Bobcats, there will be only seven semifinal matches. Finals should start at 7 p.m.

CHILHOWIE, Va. – Patrick Henry High School junior Jaymee Copenhaver shares the same sentiments as most everybody else in the Hogoheegee District when it comes to PH star Cadence Wilmoth.

“She’s pretty unstoppable,” Copenhaver said. “I don’t know what else to say.”

Northwood 46, Rural Retreat 41

Kristin Dean scored 21 points and Tori Blevins added 11 – including a rare 3-pointer from the Panthers’ post player – as Northwood beat the Indians.

Jasmine Cressell led Rural Retreat with 11 points.

The Panthers had three players in double-digits on the boards with Mille Spence pulling down 10, Bailey Hess 12 and Blevins 14.

Chilhowie 66, Patrick Henry 61

Reid Sturgill and Jonathan Hayden each scored 16 points as Chilhowie claimed a Hogoheegee District win over Patrick Henry.

It was the fourth straight game that Sturgill scored in double figures for Chilhowie. Dylan Thomas added 10 points for the victors.

Rural Retreat 55, Northwood 47

Travis Foster tallied 17 points while Lukas Langston, Sam Hadaway and Jay Linkous each had 12 points to lead Rural Retreat to a Hogoheegee District win over Northwood.

Matt Harris led the Panthers with 11 points and nine rebounds.

George Wythe 42, Holston 36

DAMASCUS - Kiana Ransome scored 14 points, while Kristen Atwell led the way with 17 as the Maroons won a Hogoheegee District game.

Taylor Doss had 16 points for Holston, which cut a 12-point deficit in half in the final 2:30.

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Hardy Lester scored 17 points, Isaac Baltazar added 15 and Shaquille Calfee dropped in 14 to lead George Wythe to a 75-70 non-district win over Marion on Monday.

Marion held a 56-52 lead after three quarters but the Maroons outscored the Scarlet Hurricanes in the final period 23-14 to take the win.

Austin Klug led Marion with 17 points while Ethan Richardson added 16 and Sam Lincoln 13.

Quarterback

Reece Strong, sr., Richlands: 92-for-148 for 1,850 yards and 25 touchdowns. … Ran for four touchdowns.

Running backs

Austin Glover, sr., Sullivan East: Finished the year with 1,285 yards. … Broke the single-season and career rushing records at Sullivan East. … Also used as a return man.

Tyler Graham, sr., Lee High: Finished with 2,305 yards in nine games for the Generals. … Scored 29 touchdowns – 28 on the ground, caught one – and had 11 two-point conversions. … Clinch Mountain District offensive player of the year.

Wide Receivers

Adrian Lavergne, sr., Tennessee High: Caught 43 passes for 578 yards and five touchdowns.

Dakota Stanley, sr., Haysi: Sixty catches for 949 yards and 11 touchdowns. … Caught 17 passes for 306 yards and two scores in playoff loss to J.I. Burton. … Finishes career with more than 150 catches.

Tight end

Jeremiah Dye, sr., Honaker: Twenty-eight catches for 469 yards and eight scores.

Offensive linemen

Daniel McMurray, sr., Gate City: Played on both sides of the ball for Blue Devils. … Helped Gate City, as a team, rush for 1,932 yards and pass for 915. … All-Region D blocker.