Steven Ours Wins State Championship

Junior Steven Ours won his first state title defeating Jared King of Great Bridge in the finals to lead the MatHawks to a 5th place finish at the 2007 Virginia AAA State Championships.

Ours got to the finals with wins over Tyler Muth of Machenster by a score 10-6, Steve Courtney of Colonial Forge by score of 7-2 in the quarterfinals, and a win over Sean Kitchen of Douglas Freeman by a score 4-2. In the finals, Ours faced off against returning state runner-up Jared King of Great Bridge. King had defeated Ours just a month ago in the finals of the USMC Ultimate Challenge Tournament. Ours dominated the match by scoring a takedown in the first period, then in throwing King to his back in the 2nd and nearly pinning him. Ours held off in the 3rd period and won his first state title. Ours became the first underclassman to win a state championship.

Other medalist for the MatHawks were 4th place finishers, sophomore Raymond Borja at 103 lbs, and senior Robert DeSano at 171 lbs, and 6th place medalist Daniel Mills at 189 lbs.

As a team the MatHawks finished tied for 5th place overall with Westfield with 61 points.
Virginia AAA State Championships:

Top 5 Teams
1) Colonial Forge 170
2) Great Bridge 152
3) Kellam 74
4) Cox 68
5) Hayfield 61
5) Westfield 61