First year wrestling head coach Shane Turner, right, helps Darius Wallace and Cody Baugh, facing away, with their technique at Red Bank High School.Shane Turner had high hopes when he assumed the head-coaching duties for Red Bank’s wrestling program.
Even with just 18 wrestlers in the room when the season started, he remained optimistic. And even after parting ways with three or four, his mindset was upbeat.
“We had some guys that were more concerned about themselves than the team. There’s no room for selfishness,” Turner said. “We want the guys to be aware of how individual actions impact their teammates, their coaches, their school and their community.”
The Lions, now 11-6, are within a win of tripling last year’s victory total, and they’re within a single point of having a top-five finish in each of the three tournaments they’ve entered.
They’re coming off a runner-up finish at the Central Invitational last weekend behind Trent Comeaux (106), a finalist in each of the three tournaments, and state-ranked Devin Crawl, who has won the 170-pound title in all three.