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Cullen still unbeaten; Cary-Grove 2nd in FVC

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Cary-Grove's Michael Cullen is pulled down to the mat by Huntley's Zach Stenger in the 113-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday. Cullen took the win.

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Cary-Grove's Michael Underwood attempts to take down Crystal Lake South's Nick Peters to the mat in the 138-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday. Underwood took the match.

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Cary-Grove's Michael Underwood takes down Crystal Lake South's Nick Peters in the 138-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday. Underwood took the match.

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Dundee-Crown's Tim Schanmier takes down McHenry's Wade Lardy in the 152-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday, January 26. Lardy turned the match around to take the win.

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Dundee-Crown's Tim Schanmier wraps up McHenry's Wade Lardy in the 152-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday, January 26. Lardy turned the match around to take the win.

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Prairie Ridge's Travis Piotrowski and Jacobs' Austin Ryan in the 106-pound championship match at the Fox Valley Conference finals on Saturday, January 26. Piotrowski took the match.

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It was clear going into Saturday's Fox Valley Conference finals that Crystal Lake Central's five-year reign as the league wrestling champion was over. The question was, would Cary-Grove's navy and white or McHenry's black and orange be the new colors of FVC wrestling royalty. McHenry's lead wasn't safe up only 10 points after Friday's prelims but sending 13 of 14 into the semifinals to Cary-Grove's 10 didn't seem to make the Warriors nervous. The Trojans closed in early with first place wins in 2 of the first 3 matches and watched three wrestlers earn titles, but McHenry grew stronger in the heavier classes and garnered 3 first-place winners, 3 second-place winners and 4 third-place medals to grab the overall championship over Cary-Grove, 261.50-210.