When the Fauquier and Liberty (Bealeton) wrestling teams left Amherst County High School after two days of battle at the 4A West regional tournament, this much was clear: Fauquier was the regional champion and Liberty fell just short.

The Falcons edged Liberty in the team score, 184.5 to 183. Fauquiers Franco Camarca defeated Libertys Jordan Florence in the 170-pound finals to clinch Fauquiers championship.

A point recount after the tournament confirmed the team scores.

That changed Monday afternoon, with Liberty and Fauquier declared co-Regional champions, according to Liberty athletic director Dean Spahr.

There was confusion at the tournament regarding advancement and achievement points in the seventh/eighth place rounds, Spahr said. In wrestling tournaments, advancement points are awarded after winning matches. Achievement points are added for major decisions, technical falls and pins.

Fauquiers 184.5 point total included points from the seventh/eighth place matches, while Liberty believed those points should not have been counted.

Some schools left thinking the seventh and eighth place matches didnt count toward team points, while other schools thought they did, Spahr said. We chalked it up to a clerical error.

Spahr and other athletic directors from the 4A West region had a meeting scheduled for Monday. Spahr brought up the confusion and the representatives decided to declare Liberty and Fauquier co-champions.

We really didnt want to strip a team title to someone afterwards, Spahr said. I thought this was a good compromise.

The compromise means Liberty is a regional champion for the first time in school history.

A call to Fauquier athletic director Mark Holmes was not immediately returned. Check back for more updates.

Culpeper Star-Exponent correspondent Chuck Jackson contributed to this report.

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