RALEIGH - The East Wake wrestling team moved to 3-1 in the Greater Neuse River Conference Wednesday night with a 42-29 win over host Southeast Raleigh.

The Warriors were wrestling for the first time in 2010 and posted an important win for the conference standings. Coach Brian Staples had high words of praise for Cory Estes in victory and Sterling Wilder in defeat.

"Cory is wrestling so well now. To come out and post a pin in 23 seconds, his win was very inspiring for the team. Sterling was wrestling Elijah Adams, who is undefeated for this season. Sterling fought hard and set the tone for the type of effort we would need tonight."

Over the holiday break, six wrestlers competed in the Mark Adams Invitational in Cary. The Warriors were led by Connor Porter, who continues to have a strong season. Porter placed third in the 152-pound match. In the semifinals, Porter lost 8-7, but fought back to place third. Mitchell Morgan also placed, earning sixth in the 160-pound division.

Results: East Wake vs. Southeast Raleigh

112 - Scott Staples (EW) won by decision 8-7 over James Baker; 119 - Artie Johnson Jr (SER) won by fall in 2:50 over Derrion Moody; 125 - Azzam Dhamra (EW) won by forfeit; 130 - Charlie Manarino (EW) won by fall in 4:14 over Brock Adams; 135 - Kyle McCarthy (SER) won by technical fall 17-0 over Daniel Killette; 140 - Brandon Beck (EW) won by decision 14-7 over DeJon Vaughn; 145 - Cory Estes (EW) won by fall in :23 over LeVincent Clark; 152 -Connor Porter (EW) won by forfeit; 160 - Mitchell Morgan (EW) won by fall in 1:04 over Jeremiah Olaniyan; 171 - Cullen Casper (EW) won by fall in 5:48 over Darius Herring; 189 - Elijah Adams (SER) won by fall in 4:58 over Sterling Wilder; 215 - Chris Thomas (SER) won by fall in :52 over Austin Smith; 285 - Ryan Harris (SER) won by fall in :25 over Elijah Robertson.