GREENSBORO — Drew Ferguson brought hardware back from Greensboro this past weekend. The 182-pound Pam Pack wrestler earned fourth place at the individual state championships after being pinned by East Lincoln’s Austin Ford in the consolation finals.

Washington sent six others to represent the school at the three-day tournament. In addition to Ferguson, Simeon Pope (126) made it as far as the championship-round semifinals. Carson Asby (120) and Jacob Smith (132) made it to the championship quarterfinals. Asby, Pope and Smith each placed sixth in their respective weight classes.

As a group, the Pam Pack finished in a three-way tie for 10th place. It scored 48 points as a team, which was matched by Brevard and Monroe. Carrboro earned 137 points to run away with the team title. That topped any team throughout all four classifications.

“It’s the first time we’ve gotten four people to place in one season,” coach Chris Penhollow said. “We had talked about maybe being able to win it as a 2-A team, but Carrboro just turned it on.”

Smith’s performance in Greensboro leaves him the third-winningest wrestler in Washington history.

It was another season for the record books for the Pam Pack. It didn’t quite reach some of the lofty goals it laid out months back, but it was still among the best campaigns in program history. It may be hard for the team’s four seniors to realize that so soon, but they’ve left a significant mark on what is becoming a stronger team with each passing year.

“When you’re a senior and you’ve put so much into it in the last four to six years, when it’s finally over, they’re devastated,” Penhollow said. “… They just have to go through the process of taking it in, and once you give them time to decompress, we can talk about stuff.”

The Pam Pack went 4-3 in Thursday’s first-round matches. Seniors D.K. Credle and Austin Coward both led late in their matches, but were beaten late and relegated to the consolation bracket right out of the gate.

“That’s tough on those kids mentally,” Penhollow said. “I told them that you start out with 64 and you’re down to the final 16 in your weight class, you’re not going to have any easy kids. Those two in the first round I thought should have gone the other way.”

Marcus Sneed was also defeated in the first round. He ran into Ryan Greenblatt, of the North Carolina School of Science and Math. Sneed had beaten Greenblatt before, but was pinned this time around.

“That first time you get (to the state championship), it’s tough,” Penhollow said. “He wrestled a kid he had beaten earlier in the season, but that kid was ready to go.”

With Ferguson and Asby set to return next year, a year of experience for a talented group of freshmen, and another strong P.S. Jones contingent coming up, the future is bright for Pam Pack wrestling. Penhollow and company are already looking ahead to next season.

“I think, top to bottom, we’ll be a strong team again,” Penhollow said. “I’m excited about next year.”