Senior Brandon Stafford, pictured above at the Brockway Tournament in December, recently took the gold at the Tool City Wrestling Tournament in Meadville, Pa.

Twenty wins. One loss. Those are senior Branden Stafford’s statistics for the 2011-2012 wrestling season thus far. On Saturday, Jan. 8, Stafford won the Tool City Wrestling Tournament at Meadville High School.

In the finals, he pinned Boiling Springs High School senior Tyler Wentzel in 3:42. “I wasn’t expecting to get the fall in the finals. He was a good wrestler,” said Stafford. Stafford has been a wrestler since his seventh grade year, and he has won four other tournaments throughout his high school career.

Last year, Stafford broke the school’s record for the most pins in a season with 28. He also had the most team points. Stafford finished the season with 38 wins and eleven losses. This year he is ranked ninth in the state.“My biggest competition is probably Blake Heim from Reynolds and Jeff Burger from Union City,” said Stafford.

He is currently working on making his hundredth win, with only eight to go as of press time. Next year, Stafford plans to wrestle for Edinboro University.