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AAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL - TSSAA State Duals BRADLEY 35, CLEVELAND 24 106 – Wes Devaney (BC) pinned Garrett Stevenson, :56; 113 – T.J. Hicks (BC) dec. Garret Bowers, 5-1; 120 – Trey Hicks (BC) dec. Bryce Pond, 6-5; 126 – Colton Landers (Clev) major dec. Ethan Anderson, 13-1; 132 – Ryan McElhaney (BC) pinned Jayce Mullin, 1:19; 138 – Cody Mathews (Clev) dec. Andy Robinson, 5-3; 145 – Knox Fuller (BC) pinned Caleb Eachus, 2:46; 152 – Austin Mathews (BC) dec. Austin Sweeney, 7-6; 160 – Caleb Adkins (BC) dec. Odin Gallagher, 7-1; 170 – Dylan Jones (Clev) pinned Henley Headrick, 5:52; 182 – Jack Hicks (Clev) pinned Trey Johnson, :30; 195 – Ed Elkins (BC) dec. Logan Strickland, 3-1; 220 – Kevin Gentry (BC) dec. Seth Garcia, 6-0; 285 – Titus Swafford (Clev) won by forfeit.

My hopes for the Duals: 1. No one is injured. 2. Good sportsmanship by all wrestlers, coaches and fans. 3. Good weather 4. And that guy is cooking those sugar glazed pecans again this year. Upsets are always possible. If Cleveland and Bradley meet again in the finals, my prediction is "who knows". Bonus points will make the difference. These two teams are both very talented. My suggestion is don't leave early.

My hats off to all the current and past coaches for the hours of dedication they have provided our children. During wrestling season they sometimes spend more time with our children then their own. They deal with parents (the real job in coaching) and scheduling of season matches and tournaments. I am disappointed that this topic went from being who is the greatest coach to putting down coaches and other people's choice. And by the way just as a fact, Baylor and Bradley has wrestled during the regular season for the past 3 years, Bradley 2 - Baylor 1. Bear won 2015/2016 season and 2016/2017 season matches.

Bradley Central (BC) 57 - Soddy Daisy (SD) 6 160: Caleb Adkins (BC) over Cade Ghaffari (SD) (Fall 3:29) 170: Jackson Headrick (BC) over Hayden Maynor (SD) (Dec 7-5) 182: James Elkins (BC) over Caleb Addison (SD) (Fall 3:20) 195: Kevin Gentry (BC) over Curtis Settles (SD) (Fall 9:34) 220: Ty Boeck (SD) over Devin Gibson (BC) (Dec 5-3) 285: Christopher Cash (BC) over Addison Roberts (SD) (Fall 5:09) 106: Wesley Devaney (BC) over Jacob Allen (SD) (Dec 7-6) 113: Thomas (TJ) Hicks (BC) over (SD) (For.) 120: Gaven Hughes (BC) over Jacob Pratt (SD) (Dec 9-6) 126: Charles Wheaton (SD) over Ethan Anderson (BC) (Dec 3-0) 132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) over Jacob Kilgore (SD) (Dec 2-0) 138: Andy Robinson (BC) over Slater Daniel (SD) (Dec 2-0) 145: Knox Fuller (BC) over Austin Crowe (SD) (Fall 2:25) 152: Austin Mathews (BC) over Tony Wilson (SD) (Fall 4:20)

Bradley Central 57 - Soddy Daisy 6 Thursday 1/19/17

Soddy Daisy @ Bradley Central, Thursday 1/19/17 Bradley Central 57 - Soddy Daisy 6

Bradley Central @ Christian Brothers on 01/13/2017. Bradley Central (BC) 41.00 Christian Brothers (CB) 28.00 138: Trevor Brown (CB) over Andy Robinson (BC) (MD 13-5) 145: Knox Fuller (BC) over Elijah Hodge (CB) (Dec 5-2) 152: Austin Mathews (BC) over Eric Hodge (CB) (Fall 4:59) 160: Drew Nicholson (CB) over Caleb Adkins (BC) (Dec 10-5) 170: Jackson Headrick (BC) over Montana Doty (CB) (Dec 3-2) 182: Tommy Brackett (CB) over (BC) (For.) 195: James Elkins (BC) over Keegan Jones (CB) (Fall 1:59) 220: Grayson Walthall (CB) over Devin Gibson (BC) (Dec 5-0) 285: Patrick Healy (CB) over Christopher Cash (BC) (Fall 0:36) 106: Wesley Devaney (BC) over Charles Salvaggio (CB) (TF 15-0 0:00) 113: Thomas (TJ) Hicks (BC) over (CB) (For.) 120: Jackson Herring (CB) over Gaven Hughes (BC) (Fall 1:37) 126: Ethan Anderson (BC) over Russ Palmer (CB) (Fall 3:18) 132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) over Conner Rasberry (CB) (Fall 1:58)

Bradley Central @ Cleveland on 01/12/2017. Cleveland (CLEV) 30.00 Bradley Central (BC) 29.00 285: titus Shafton (CLEV) over Devin Gibson (BC) (Fall 1:46) 106: Wesley Devaney (BC) over Burns Meagher (CLEV) (MD 18-5) 113: Garret Bowers (CLEV) over Thomas (TJ) Hicks (BC) (SV-1 3-1) 120: Bryce Pond (CLEV) over Gaven Hughes (BC) (Fall 2:39) 126: Ethan Anderson (BC) over Jayce Mullin (CLEV) (Dec 2-1) 132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) over Colton Landers (CLEV) (Dec 8-4) 138: Cody Mathews (CLEV) over Andy Robinson (BC) (Dec 5-1) 145: Knox Fuller (BC) over Caleb Eachus (CLEV) (Fall 4:43) 152: Austin Mathews (BC) over Austin Sweeney (CLEV) (Dec 5-3) 160: Caleb Adkins (BC) over Zach Brezna (CLEV) (MD 8-0) 170: Jackson Headrick (BC) over Dylan Jones (CLEV) (Dec 5-3) 182: Robert Hicks (CLEV) over (BC) (For.) 195: James Elkins (BC) over Jason Strickland (CLEV) (Dec 5-2) 220: Samuel Garcia (CLEV) over Kevin Gentry (BC) (Fall 0:58)

Tex 23. You are right but if Bradley beats Cleveland and Soddy Daisy. Cleveland will want to wrestle so to get a better seed. My understanding even if Bradley finished 2nd to Cleveland they will get a #1 seed on the other side of the bracket (?). (Since Bradley was state champs last year.)

This will be a great match up. I am a Bear fan but I cannot say who will win. Either team could win by 10. Or it could come down to the last match again. Good luck and as always we hope no injuries. I think we will see these two teams see each other two more times after Thursday.

Bradley Central @ Ooltewah on 0110/2017 Bradley Central (BC) 64 Ooltewah (O) 7 106: Wesley Devaney (BC) over (O) (For.) 113: Kobe Parker (BC) over (O) (For.) 120: Gaven Hughes (BC) over Gavin Carroll (Dec 6-1) 126: Ethan Anderson (BC) over Justin McClure (O) (Tech 16-0 3:15) 132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) over Tucker Passons (O) (Fall :50) 138: Andy Robinson (BC) Easton Norris (O) (Fall 2:45) 145: Knox Fuller (BC) over Merek Banks (O) (Fall 3:04) 152: Austin Mathews (BC) over Tay Parris (O) (Fall :43) 160: Caleb Adkins (BC) over Jordan Davis (O (Fall 1:06) 170: Jackson Headrick (BC) over Ethan Retelaff (O) (Fall 3:31) 182: James Elkins (BC) over Franscisco Gallardo (O) (Fall :21) 195: Blake Wright (O) over Alex Showmaker (BC) (Maj 12-2) 220: Victor Bednarski (O) ) over Devin Gibson (BC) (Dec 5-4) 285: Christopher Cash (BC) over Kevin Chang (O) (Dec 7-1) * 1 team point taken

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Walker Valley @ Bradley Central on 01/05/2017. Bradley Central (BC) 66.00 Walker Valley (WV) 10.00 106: Chandler Davis (WV) over Wesley Devaney (BC) (MD 10-1) 113: Thomas (TJ) Hicks (BC) over James Jur (WV) (Fall 1:24) 120: Gaven Hughes (BC) over Mario Acevedo (WV) (Fall 3:33) 126: Ethan Anderson (BC) over Cameron Dwyer (WV) (Fall 1:25) 132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) over Ethan West (WV) (Fall 0:37) 138: Andy Robinson (BC) over Dillon Clark (WV) (Fall 5:22) 145: Knox Fuller (BC) over Zeth Haynie (WV) (Fall 2:43) 152: Austin Mathews (BC) over Joey Vecchione (WV) (Fall 0:56) 160: Mikel Gregory (WV) over Caleb Adkins (BC) (Dec 3-0) 170: Jackson Headrick (BC) over (WV) (For.) 182: James Elkins (BC) over (WV) (For.) 195: Kevin Gentry (BC) over (WV) (For.) 220: Devin Gibson (BC) over Cody Duggan (WV) (Fall 3:49) 285: Koby Hooker (WV) over Christopher Cash (BC) (Dec 10-3)

Cleveland is at Soddy Daisy this Thursday (January 5, 2016). Should be a good match.