Pisgah senior Landon Pope speaks in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope sits in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
A pair of shoulder pads rests atop Pisgah senior Landon Pope’s locker in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah wrestling coach Ryan Gibson speaks with the Asheville Citizen Times in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope sits in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah wrestling coach Ryan Gibson speaks with the Asheville Citizen Times in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope speaks in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope speaks in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope sits in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope speaks in the Pisgah locker room at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times
Pisgah senior Landon Pope spars against an opponent during wrestling practice at Pisgah High School in Canton on Jan. 29, 2026. Josh Bell / Asheville Citizen Times…Read more by Josh Bell