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On 2/16/2018 at 8:13 AM, cobrakid8 said:

I kńow you know about Jefferson RMC, that is for those in TN that have no idea who Jefferson is and the domination they have shown through the years. They started in A and now in 4A and still winning state titles. Goes to show what building a great program can do no matter how many students a school has.

Has Jefferson and Camden wrestled recently?

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Here's an article covering wrestlers out of Rutherford County....

http://www.dnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/02/15/thursdays-murfreesboro-area-basketball-tournament-top-performers/344109002/

HIGH SCHOOL Rutherford County

13 Class AAA area wrestlers went 2-0 in the first two rounds of the TSSAA Individual State Individual Wrestling Tournament Thursday, reaching the quarterfinals.

WRESTLING

Kenny Harness, Stewarts Creek: Went 2-0 in the 113 division (two pins) to reach the state quarterfinals.

Samaj Burton, Oakland: Went 2-0 in the 120 division (two decisions).

Lucas Gaines, Stewarts Creek: Went 2-0 in the 120 division (forfeit, fall).

David Medina, Riverdale: Went 2-0 in the 120 division (major decision, fall).

Cameron Henderson, Smyrna: Went 2-0 in the 132 division (technical fall, fall).

Daniel Bradford, Blackman: Went 2-0 in the 138 division (two major decisions).

Jalen Brown, Blackman: Went 2-0 in the 152 division (fall, major decision).

Michael Moultry, Siegel: Went 2-0 in the 152 division (fall, decision).

Landon Fowler, Blackman: Went 2-0 in the 170 division (two falls).

Christian Salter, Siegel: Went 2-0 in the 182 division (major decision, decision).

Ryan Heath, Blackman: Went 2-0 in the 195 division (two falls).

Branson Boone, Oakland: Went 2-0 in the 220 division (fall, decision).

Jamil Hughes, Blackman: Went 2-0 in the 285 division (two falls).

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Cookeville...

http://herald-citizen.com/stories/three-cavaliers-advance-in-state-tournament,26084

Three Cavaliers advance in state wrestling tournament

BY BEN CRAVEN
Posted 2/16/18

Two Cookeville High School wrestlers may have fallen out of competition on Thursday at the Williamson County Expo Center, but three Cavaliers still remain after the first day.

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12 Williamson County wrestlers reach state quarterfinals

https://brentwoodhomepage.com/12-williamson-county-wrestlers-reach-state-quarterfinals/

Posted by Sam McGaw

Date: February 15, 2018


Twelve Williamson County high school wrestlers reached the Class AAA state quarterfinals with wins in the first two rounds at the Williamson County Ag Expo in Franklin Thursday.

Brentwood’s Chad Milasauskas (132 lbs), Isaac Asselin (138), Colby Finch (160), C.J. Grissim (195) and Skylar Coffey (220) advanced to the quarterfinals. Summit’s Camden Porter (106), Cole Klingensmith (132) and Sawyer Knott (170) also reached the group of eight for their respective weight classes.

Page’s Jacob Gifford (106) and Nick Oberstaedt (145), Franklin’s Job Dooley (138) and Independence’s Daniel Fowler (126) also advanced.

The Class AAA quarterfinals and consolations begin at 10 a.m. Friday. All other classes begin their tournaments Friday morning.

The TSSAA State wrestling championships will run through Saturday.

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Johnson City Press....

State wrestling: Half-dozen Hilltoppers cut through first two rounds

JOHNSON CITY PRESS • UPDATED YESTERDAY AT 10:37 PM

FRANKLIN—Science Hill showed up for day one of the Class AAA individual state wrestling tournament with authority.

In fact, a half-dozen Hilltoppers — Luke Story, Arthur James, William Diehl, Jim Kalogeros, Weston Brown, Denzel Medina — plowed through the opening two rounds of winners’ bracket activity on Thursday.

Action continues today and Saturday at the Williamson County Expo Center.

Competing in the 138-pound weight class, Story opened with a 44-second pin of Tullahoma’s Sam Dean. He then pinned Nathan Porter of Summit in 2:28.

James (145) took a 6-4 decision from Soddy-Daisy’s Tony Wilson before winning by pinfall (1:12) over Hunter Hunley of Knox Halls. Diehl (160) worked for a pair of pins — beating Mohammad Ahmadi (Overton) in 3:13 and Brenden Adkins (Tullahoma) in 5:44.

As for Kalogeros, a quick pin (:51) over Collierville’s Spencer Scardino led into a tight match with Mokhtar Desouki of Ravenwood. In the end, the Hilltopper senior pulled out a 4-3 decision at 182.

Scoring a 5:07 pinfall over Brent Settles (Soddy-Daisy), Brown then captured a 4-1 decision in his 195 match with Clinton’s Ethan Fedesco.

Two decisions went the way of Medina at 220. He followed up a 5-2 conquest of Garrett Smith (Rhea County) with a 7-2 victory over Tyrese Troy (South Doyle).

The Hilltoppers’ Tyler Seeley is alive in the 120 consolation bracket after winning two of three matches. The same holds true for teammates Isaiah Ryans at 152 and Jesse Cross at 285.

Hayden Bodo (106), Braxton Mann (113), Joseph Frye (132) each won a match for Science Hill.

David Crockett’s Gavin Russell remains in the mix in the 138 class. He bounced back from a first-match loss to twice advance in the consolations.

Brenton Salyers (285) was the main man for Dobyns-Bennett on Thursday, needing just 37 seconds to pin Hardin Valley’s Dawson Hardesty before retrieving a 3-2 decision over Daniel Vaughan of Page.

The Indians’ Jackson Hurst (126) bowed out of the winners’ bracket in the second round, and from there picked up a second victory. Dillon Lemons (145) was dealt a round-one defeat, but twice advanced on the consolation mats.

Brennan Watkins (106) and Tre Morrisette (138) won a match for D-B. So did Volunteer’s Timmy Charpenter (120), Isaac Charpenter (138), Avery Venoy (160) and Dane Dykes (220).

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Wilson Central's Michael Kramer eyes first wrestling title


 

TOM KREAGER  |  USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE
Updated 2 hours ago

FRANKLIN – Michael Kramer is nimble for being a 6-foot-2, 300-pound high school wrestler.

 
He may show that off Saturday night if he claims his first state championship.

"Everyone tells me I'm the most agile fat guy they know," Kramer said. 

The Wilson Central junior reached the 285-pound final in Class AAA on Friday, pinning Dobyns-Bennett's Brenton Salyers in 36 seconds. It's his second fastest of four pins this weekend.

Kramer faces Tullahoma's Luke Champion in the final, which starts at 5 p.m. in the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

► More: Franklin's Job Dooley blocks out distractions to focus on wrestling

Kramer said he can do a front handspring, and a kick off from his back. He said he used to be able to do a back flip, but hasn't attempted one in a while.

"I don't know if I'd do it if I win," Kramer said. "I hadn't had that idea." 

Wilson Central wrestling coach John Kramer, Michael's dad, said his son was a middle weight in his younger days before he hit a growth spurt. That has been a big plus for him.

"If you have a heavyweight that can wrestle like a middle weight then you are going tow in matches," John Kramer said. "A lot of heavyweights wrestle like heavyweights and it's a shoving match until someone messes up.

"Until eighth grade he was only about 160."

The championship appearance is his second in as many years. He was runner-up to Riverdale three-time state champion Nick Boykin a year ago. Kramer placed fourth as a freshman.

"I've worked so hard for this opportunity," Kramer said.

Kramer uses his athleticism to his advantage to his mat. That and his size has given opponents trouble all season.

Kramer reached the semifinals by pinning Heritage's Jacob Coppenger in 1:18 in the quarterfinals.

If he wins he will be the second in the family to have a wrestling title. His older brother John Kramer won the 220-pound title in Class AAA in 2014.

"It's going to be awesome to see it if he wins the state title," Michael's father said. "He's won national titles, placed at Super 32 and won Virginia Beach. But he hasn't won a state title."

Reach Tom Kreager at [email protected] or 615-259-8089 and on Twitter.

Originally Published 9:03 p.m. CST Feb. 16, 2018
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Cleveland Still Leading State Wrestling

McCallie, Baylor Second, Third In DII; Hixson Third In A/AA

Friday, February 16, 2018 - by John Hunt
Bradley Central's Wesley Devaney, front and airborne, finds himself upended and headed for the zero-points end of a takedown perpetrated by Walker Valley's Chandler Davis during a consolation match in the AAA 113-pound classification Friday at the State Wrestling Tournament in Franklin. Devaney reversed the tables on Davis and won by an 8-5 decision.
Bradley Central's Wesley Devaney, front and airborne, finds himself upended and headed for the zero-points end of a takedown perpetrated by Walker Valley's Chandler Davis during a consolation match in the AAA 113-pound classification Friday at the State Wrestling Tournament in Franklin. Devaney reversed the tables on Davis and won by an 8-5 decision. 
- photo by Dennis Norwood

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – We’re down to the medal rounds here at the TSSAA traditional state wrestling tournament at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park, but nobody has conceded anything to anyone so far.

It’s a really close race in two of the three races, but anyone who knows anything about the sport of wrestling will tell you that those last two consolation rounds where placement points are distributed for third, fourth, fifth and sixth places are really important.

There have been teams in the past who won the tournament based solely off those consolation matches, so nothing has been decided so far.

The Cleveland Blue Raiders have been in first place since the AAA tournament began on Thursday afternoon and those guys are still in first following Friday’s action as they head to the medal matches with 149 points and eight wrestlers still competing for medals.

Science Hill is second with 136 while Wilson Central is third with 125.5.  Heritage and Beech are fourth and fifth with 119.5 and 114.5 points, respectively.

Science Hill has three in the finals while Cleveland and Wilson Central both have two each and Heritage one.

Gibbs is leading the A-AA competition as they compiled 139 points while advancing four to Saturday’s championship finals.  Forrest is a distant second with 106 points and three finalists while the Hixson Wildcats hold the third spot with 98 points and three in the finals.

Harpeth is fourth with 86 while Signal Mountain is fifth with 83 points and one finalist.

Christian Brothers is the team to beat in D-II after the Purple Wave scored 173 points and advanced seven to Saturday’s finals.

McCallie is second with 159 and six finalists while Baylor is third with 134.5 and five finalists.  Defending D-II state champ Father Ryan is a distant fourth with 77.5.

Trae McDaniel became Cleveland’s first finalist with a 2-0 decision in his semifinal match at 106, but it was Austin Sweeney’s stirring 6-4 victory over Beech’s Trevor Rippy that may have been the best match Friday night.

The score was deadlocked at 4-4 in the waning seconds, but the scrappy Blue Raider junior scored the decisive takedown right before the buzzer to advance with the 6-4 win.

Needless to say, first-year Cleveland coach Joey Knox was happy and worn out when the second day of competition finally ended.

“It’s been and up and down kind of day, sort of like a roller coaster.  It’s been a lot of fun and we’ve wrestled hard, so that’s all I ever ask for,” he expressed by phone from his motel room later.

“We still have eight alive and the odds appear to be in our favor, but we still have to take care of business.  I wish that our heavyweight Titus Swafford could have competed as it might not be as close, but that’s life,” Knox added about his 285-pounder who suffered a concussion last week in the region and wasn't cleared to compete this weekend.

The Bradley Bears are the defending AAA champions, but they had to replace eight seniors from last year’s team and it’s been a tough season from the start.  For the first time in a long time, Bradley will not have an entry in the championship finals.

“I really don’t know what to say right now,” said coach Ben Smith shortly after D.J. Gibson lost a controversial match in the semis at 195 when he lost 3-2 on a stalling call in overtime.

“I grade my kids on effort and it’s been good for the most part, but this isn’t what we’re used to.  Our character has been tested for sure and we’re much better than when we started, but most folks don’t have any idea of how hard we worked to get back here this weekend.

“I love my kids and we’ll be better on down the road for the experience we had here this weekend, but we simply lost too many close matches,” he said as tears streamed down his face.

The Division II race has been a three-team affair since the first match Friday morning, but the Purple Wave may be just a bit too strong as they pulled ahead by 14 points following the first day of action.

McCallie is still in the thick of the race, but the Blue Tornado needs a near-perfect day on Saturday and they also need for those guys in Memphis to stumble a bit.

“It’s been a pretty good evening of wrestling as we had a good round,” said McCallie coach Mike Newman.

“We appear to be in a good place, but it’s not over yet.  We just need to get after it tomorrow and build on what we did today.  Zach Ward pulled out a big win in overtime after we lost to that kid earlier and Walker Robinson won a battle that went back and forth.  He was able to come from behind and even got some bonus points, so that was really big too,” Newman added.

McCallie’s finalists include Christian Morris at 106, Emory Taylor at 113, Cody Chittum at 120, Alex Whitworth at 126, Ward at 132, Thomas Sell at 170 and Robinson at 195.

Baylor’s finalists include Andrew Pace at 138, Austin Atchley at 145, Mason Reiniche at 160, Connor Duffy at 170 and Riley Westlake at 182.

Gibbs beat Signal Mountain two weeks ago for the A-AA state duals title and it appears those guys from just outside Knoxville want to do it again. 

With four finalists and who knows just how many others in the consolations, it could be tough for anyone else in the field to catch them.

Hixson was second in the traditional tournament last year, but the Wildcats are rebuilding and still trying to reach the top.  Hixson coach Garrick Hall appeared to be almost exhausted near the end of the action on Friday, but he was still happy to have three finalists, including two who just happen to be brothers.

Junior Jordan Lewis advanced at 138 pounds while freshman younger brother Trevor will be battling for a state title at 113.  Sophomore Charles Burton is still looking for gold at 120.

“It’s been a roller coaster ride for us, but that’s what you expect when you have a young team like we do.  Some of our guys have looked really good while others have looked pretty bad, but at least the ones who have lost have gone down swinging.

“I’m really proud to have three in the finals.  We always want to do better, but it’s all about earning a medal at this point.  We’ll see what happens tomorrow,” Hall added.

Signal Mountain had two in the championship semis, but only Daniel Uhorchuk advanced after the freshman 106 pounder advanced with a pin.  Isaac Tate was also in the semis at 113, but lost a heartbreaker in overtime to Hixson’s Trevor Lewis.

 

Uhorchuk is now 27-0 for the season.

“It’s been a good and bad day I guess,” said Signal Mountain coach Joe Jellison while the consolation rounds were still being contested.

“We won a few that maybe we shouldn’t have won and we lost some we might could have won, but it’s been an okay day for the most part.  The best kid always gets first place while the toughest one always comes back to get third.

“It gets to a matter of who wants it most.  It’s been a great season for us as we qualified for the state duals the first time and finished second.  We have a great group coming back, so we just want to come back next year and do a little bit better,” he concluded with a smile.

Other finalists from Chattanooga include Notre Dame's Cade Holloway at 113 pounds in D-II and Soddy Daisy's Ty Boeck at 220 pounds in AAA.

Bradley is the defending AAA champ while Pigeon Forge is the defending winner in A-AA and Father Ryan the D-II winner from a year ago.

All results for this tournament can be obtained at unapproved website.

(email John Hunt at [email protected])

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Cleveland leading Class AAA state wrestling

February 17th, 2018by John Mitchellin Sports - PrepsRead Time: 2 min
 
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Two weeks after earning the TSSAA state duals championship at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo, the Cleveland High School wrestling team finished the first day of the TSSAA traditional state meet in first place in the same building.

With 149 points after Friday's competition, the Blue Raiders lead Class AAA with Science Hill second at 136 and Wilson Central third at 125.5 and third-placed Wilson Central (125.5). Soddy Daisy is currently in 13th (55), while East Hamilton is in 19th place (43.5).

Leading the Blue Raiders with championship semifinal wins were Trae McDaniel at 106 pounds and Austin Sweeney at 152 pounds.

Defending champion Bradley Central is in seventh place after what Bears coach Ben Smith called a "tough day all around."

"Seeing the careers of the seniors end is probably the hardest part about days like today, but we can't let wins and losses affect our mood moving forward," Smith said. "We represented our area well. I think the Chattanooga-Cleveland area is the hotbed of wrestling in the state of Tennessee. There's a lot of coaches and programs that'd like to be where our area is at right now."

Soddy-Daisy ended the day in 13th place with 55 points and Ty Boeck a finalist at 220 pounds. East Hamilton is 19th at 43.5.

Also Friday, McCallie and Baylor wrestled themselves into second and third place in Division II entering the final day. Christian Brothers from Memphis is in first place with 173 points, while McCallie has 159 and Baylor 134.5.

Finalists for McCallie are Christian Morris at 106 pounds, Emory Taylor at 113, Cody Chittum at 120, Alex Whitworth at 126, Zach Ward at 132, Thomas Sell at 170 and Walker Robinson at 195. Baylor finalists are Andrew Pace at 138 pounds, Austin Atchley at 145, Mason Reiniche at 160, Connor Duffy at 170 and Riley Westlake at 182.

Notre Dame sits in seventh (36), while Chattanooga Christian (16) and Boyd-Buchanan (7) are tied for 11th and 16th, respectively.

Despite graduating nine seniors — including two state champions— from last year's team, Hixson finished the day in third place in Class A/AA with 98 points. Leading the Wildcats with semifinal wins Friday were Trevor Lewis at 113 pounds, Charles Burton at 120 and Jordan Lewis at 138.

"Nobody gave us much of a chance this year because we're so young," Hixson coach Garrick Hall said. "The crazy thing about today is that a lot of the kids for us out here today weren't even around those guys (last year) because they're freshmen. Coming out tomorrow and taking care of business tomorrow can hopefully keep us rolling into next year. These kinds of things build programs."

Also in A/AA, Signal Mountain is in fifth place (83) with Daniel Uhorchuk a finalist at 106, Red Bank in 12th (47), East Ridge in 15th (39.5), Sequatchie County in 19th (30) and Central in 23rd (14).

The Celebration of Finalists at the Williamson County Expo is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. EST today with the final round starting at 6.

Contact John Mitchell at [email protected].

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Knoxville area photos with competition throughout the state...

https://www.knoxnews.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/2018/02/17/individual-state-wrestling-semifinals/110519982/

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Bristol area coverage and very notable... Look what's happening just over the line...

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PREP WRESTLING: Hicks, Fields to go for TSSAA gold

  • BHC Sports Desk
  • Feb 17, 2018 Updated 10 hrs ago
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A pair of local wrestlers advanced Friday to today’s TSSAA state finals as Sullivan East senior Elijah Hicks and Tennessee High junior Dominic Fields secured opportunities to bring home a championship.

Hicks, a state runner-up in 2016 and third-place finisher last year at 106 pounds, rolled through the boys Class A/AA 113-pound bracket with two first-period pins before taking a 5-1 decision in the semifinals over Haiden Dill of Chattanooga Central.

He’ll face Hixson freshman Trevor Lewis in today’s final.

 

Fields, attempting to become the first Tennessee High wrestler to win a state title, navigated his way through the boys Class AAA 145-pound bracket Friday in dramatic fashion after starting state competition with two wins Thursday to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals, Fields pulled out a 5-4 victory in an ultimate tiebreaker against Cleveland senior Cody Mathews. Fields then followed up that win with a 5-4 decision over Page senior Nick Oberstaedt in the semifinals.

Fields will take on a familiar foe in the state final as he’ll wrestle Science Hill senior Arthur James.

Dillon Pendley, Tennessee High’s other wrestler left in the championship bracket entering the day Friday, took a 9-5 decision in the quarterfinals, but lost 10-4 against Smyrna’s Cameron Henderson in the semifinals.

Twenty local grapplers in VHSL finals

Twenty grapplers from far Southwest Virginia will try to become VHSL state wrestling champions today.

In Class 1, Rural Retreat’s Josh Wynn (138-pound weight class) and Grundy’s Jacob McNutt (152-pounds) will both go for their fourth state championships at the Salem Civic Center.

Also, it will be local vs. local in the 170-pound division as Grundy’s Derrick Endicott tangles with George Wythe’s Areion Kapuy.

Other 1A finalists are Grundy’s Kaleb Horn (106), George Wythe’s Sebastian Lamrouex (113), Grundy’s Brandon Owens (120), Rural Retreat’s Blaine Sage (126), Patrick Henry’s Isaac Wright (132), Grundy’s Gabe Fiser (145), Grundy’s Peyton McComas (160), Rural Retreat’s Ethan Martin (182), Castlewood’s Casey Bush (195), Castlewood’s Gunnar Jessee (220) and Grundy’s Michael McCowan (285).

Grundy (190 points) leads Riverheads (125 points) and Rural Retreat (112 points) in the team standings.

In Class 2, Graham’s Justin Fritz (132), Lebanon’s Cole Stoots (170), Lebanon’s Logan Smith (182) and Luke Martin of Richlands (220) will get a shot at titles today. Lebanon is ninth in the team standings.

The finals for Class 1 and Class 2 in Salem are scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

In the Class 3 state tournament at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Abingdon’s Jack Campbell will go for the 145-pound state championship.

Campbell won two matches by pin and took a 3-0 quarterfinal decision over Warren County’s Connor Jost to reach the finals, where he will face Christiansburg’s Xander Whitehurst today.

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Bristol area coverage and very notable... Look what's happening just over the line...

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PREP WRESTLING: Hicks, Fields to go for TSSAA gold

  • BHC Sports Desk
  • Feb 17, 2018 Updated 10 hrs ago
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Video: State wrestling day two recap and finals preview
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00:0004:47
 

A pair of local wrestlers advanced Friday to today’s TSSAA state finals as Sullivan East senior Elijah Hicks and Tennessee High junior Dominic Fields secured opportunities to bring home a championship.

Hicks, a state runner-up in 2016 and third-place finisher last year at 106 pounds, rolled through the boys Class A/AA 113-pound bracket with two first-period pins before taking a 5-1 decision in the semifinals over Haiden Dill of Chattanooga Central.

He’ll face Hixson freshman Trevor Lewis in today’s final.

 

Fields, attempting to become the first Tennessee High wrestler to win a state title, navigated his way through the boys Class AAA 145-pound bracket Friday in dramatic fashion after starting state competition with two wins Thursday to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals.

In the quarterfinals, Fields pulled out a 5-4 victory in an ultimate tiebreaker against Cleveland senior Cody Mathews. Fields then followed up that win with a 5-4 decision over Page senior Nick Oberstaedt in the semifinals.

Fields will take on a familiar foe in the state final as he’ll wrestle Science Hill senior Arthur James.

Dillon Pendley, Tennessee High’s other wrestler left in the championship bracket entering the day Friday, took a 9-5 decision in the quarterfinals, but lost 10-4 against Smyrna’s Cameron Henderson in the semifinals.

Twenty local grapplers in VHSL finals

Twenty grapplers from far Southwest Virginia will try to become VHSL state wrestling champions today.

In Class 1, Rural Retreat’s Josh Wynn (138-pound weight class) and Grundy’s Jacob McNutt (152-pounds) will both go for their fourth state championships at the Salem Civic Center.

Also, it will be local vs. local in the 170-pound division as Grundy’s Derrick Endicott tangles with George Wythe’s Areion Kapuy.

Other 1A finalists are Grundy’s Kaleb Horn (106), George Wythe’s Sebastian Lamrouex (113), Grundy’s Brandon Owens (120), Rural Retreat’s Blaine Sage (126), Patrick Henry’s Isaac Wright (132), Grundy’s Gabe Fiser (145), Grundy’s Peyton McComas (160), Rural Retreat’s Ethan Martin (182), Castlewood’s Casey Bush (195), Castlewood’s Gunnar Jessee (220) and Grundy’s Michael McCowan (285).

Grundy (190 points) leads Riverheads (125 points) and Rural Retreat (112 points) in the team standings.

In Class 2, Graham’s Justin Fritz (132), Lebanon’s Cole Stoots (170), Lebanon’s Logan Smith (182) and Luke Martin of Richlands (220) will get a shot at titles today. Lebanon is ninth in the team standings.

The finals for Class 1 and Class 2 in Salem are scheduled to start at 3 p.m.

In the Class 3 state tournament at Churchland High School in Portsmouth, Abingdon’s Jack Campbell will go for the 145-pound state championship.

Campbell won two matches by pin and took a 3-0 quarterfinal decision over Warren County’s Connor Jost to reach the finals, where he will face Christiansburg’s Xander Whitehurst today.

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Rutherford County wrestling trio fares well at state

 
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FRANKLIN -- Rutherford County was well represented at the TSSAA Wrestling State Tournament on Friday.

The quarterfinals and semifinals were held on Friday, with three area wrestlers advancing to the finals, which took place on Saturday evening.

Four wrestlers got thru the quarterfinals unscathed on Friday morning to advance to the next round.

“I worked hard to be here; I feel like it’s no surprise to me. It’s what we practiced for to get here and get to the finals.” Siegel's Christian Salter said of making the 182-pound championship match.

Riverdale Warrio David Medina started the day off with an 8-7 victory over Cane Ridge’s William Witt in the 120-pound division to the next round.

Medina had trouble getting going in the semifinals, losing by technical fall against Michael Cannon from Arlington.

In the 132-pound weight class, Smyrna Bulldog Cameron Henderson got a technical fall victory over Thomas Williams from Kenwood to advance.

Henderson got off to a quick start in the first period of his semifinal match as he took an early 7-2 lead.

In the second period, Henderson got a takedown to make the score 9-4 and finished off the match in the third period with a reversal to win by a score of 10-4 against Dillon Pendley of Tennessee High School.

“It feels great to be in the finals," Hendesrson said. "I placed last year; I wanted to outdue myself and I did already and now I just got to go out there and win it.”

A decisive 14-1 win for Blackman Blaze 170-pounder Landon Fowler over Summit’s Sawyer Knott took him to the next round of the tournament.

In the semifinal, Fowler took a 2-0 lead in the first period against Sawyer Knott of Summit, but it quickly turned into a 2-2 match in the second period after a reversal by Knott.

Fowler got the deciding point in the third period, to move him into the championship round.

“I knew he was a good wrestler and I had to push the pace, and I was able to keep going to the very end.” Fowler said.

Siegel 182-pound Salter got a pin fall victory against Cade Young out of Houston to move onto the semifinals.

Salter took a 6-2 lead in the opening period against Jim Kalogeros of Science Hill and proceeded to dominate the match getting a 19-6 win.

 

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Borders, Kramer go for state crowns

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FRANKLIN — Two Wilson Central wrestlers will wrestle for state championships Saturday and 13 from Wilson County will bring home medals from the state championships at the Williamson County Expo Center.

Hunter Borders will represent Wilson Central in the 113-pound finals at 5 p.m. Saturday while Wildcat teammate Michael Kramer goes for the 285 crown.

Grant Fetters (106), Cole Fort (126) and Alex Pergande (138) will finish anywhere from third through sixth. The consolation semifinals will go off at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Also on the mat at 109 a.m. will be Mt. Juliet’s Dylan Quinn (160) and Nathan Walling (195) and Lebanon’s Eli Clemmons (106) and Evan Clemmons (195).

In Division II, Friendship Christian’s Hayden Alexander (160) and Ryan Jackson (195) will also compete in the consolation semis.

In the girls, Wilson Central’s Bailey Hansen (215) and Mt. Juliet’s Kaitlyn Lee (125) will vie for third-place finishes.

As a team, Wilson Central is third with 125.5 points. Mt. Juliet is 14th with 51. Cleveland leads with 149.

The Wildcats’ Sinjin Noga broke his collarbone in the first match, finishing his tournament. He won the District 6 championship and was ranked in the top five in the state all season.

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Wilson Central's Michael Kramer eyes first wrestling title

TOM KREAGER  |  USA TODAY NETWORK - TENNESSEE
Updated 12:09 a.m. MST Feb. 17, 2018
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Wilson Central's Michael Kramer reaches the final at 285 pounds.
Michael Kramer reaches Class AAA 285 final
Wilson Central's Michael Kramer reaches the final at 285 pounds.
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FRANKLIN – Michael Kramer is nimble for being a 6-foot-2, 300-pound high school wrestler.

He may show that off Saturday night if he claims his first state championship.

"Everyone tells me I'm the most agile fat guy they know," Kramer said. 

The Wilson Central junior reached the 285-pound final in Class AAA on Friday, pinning Dobyns-Bennett's Brenton Salyers in 36 seconds. It's his second fastest of four pins this weekend.

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Michael Kramer is seen during the TSSAA Individual Wrestling State Championships, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Franklin, Tenn.  
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Kramer faces Tullahoma's Luke Champion in the final, which starts at 5 p.m. in the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

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Kramer said he can do a front handspring, and a kick off from his back. He said he used to be able to do a back flip, but hasn't attempted one in a while.

"I don't know if I'd do it if I win," Kramer said. "I hadn't had that idea." 

Wilson Central wrestling coach John Kramer, Michael's dad, said his son was a middle weight in his younger days before he hit a growth spurt. That has been a big plus for him.

"If you have a heavyweight that can wrestle like a middle weight then you are going tow in matches," John Kramer said. "A lot of heavyweights wrestle like heavyweights and it's a shoving match until someone messes up.

"Until eighth grade he was only about 160."

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The championship appearance is his second in as many years. He was runner-up to Riverdale three-time state champion Nick Boykin a year ago. Kramer placed fourth as a freshman.

"I've worked so hard for this opportunity," Kramer said.

Kramer uses his athleticism to his advantage to his mat. That and his size has given opponents trouble all season.

Kramer reached the semifinals by pinning Heritage's Jacob Coppenger in 1:18 in the quarterfinals.

If he wins he will be the second in the family to have a wrestling title. His older brother John Kramer won the 220-pound title in Class AAA in 2014.

"It's going to be awesome to see it if he wins the state title," Michael's father said. "He's won national titles, placed at Super 32 and won Virginia Beach. But he hasn't won a state title."

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Cleveland wrestlers win AAA state championship

February 18th, 2018by John Mitchell
 
 
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Thanks to Cleveland High School, the Chattanooga area's streak of winning a TSSAA traditional wrestling state championship was pushed to 18 seasons in a row Saturday at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo.

The Blue Raiders handled business for a 30-plus point advantage in Class AAA before either of their two finalists hit the mat Saturday. Then Cleveland 152-pounder Austin Sweeney won an 8-5 decision over Josh Pietarila of Hardin Valley Academy to further seal the Blue Raiders' spot on top.

"A streak like that just shows how dedicated our area is to the sport. There's a lot of competition, so we know this is an accomplishment to be proud of," Cleveland coach Joey Knox said. "At the same time, though, this just has to be another day for us. We'll have the guys in the room on Monday, and we'll keep working."

Trae McDaniel at 106 pounds was the second Cleveland finalist to wrestle Saturday. He lost a 5-3 decision to undefeated Trey Bates from Beech.

Science Hill was the runner-up in Class AAA with 155 points, while Wilson Central (148.5) took third. Bradley Central (110) finished sixth, and Soddy-Daisy (59) was 14th.

Soddy-Daisy's Ty Boeck, who's set to play football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, took the state title at 220 pounds.

McCallie finished second in Division II with seven finalists. The Blue Tornado began the final round within striking distance of Christian Brothers, and with early wins from Emory Taylor at 113 pounds and Cody Chittum at 120 they were looking to make a run for the top spot. McCallie 126-pounder Alex Whitworth went head-to-head with Christian Brothers and won, but the Memphis school pulled away from the Blue Tornado with two head-to-head wins.

"We've genuinely been getting better every week, and all those results showed today," McCallie coach Mike Newman said. "A lot of these guys are really young as well. As a coach you've got to love that."

After finishing as the runner-up in the state duals two weeks earlier, Baylor had three traditional state champions — Andrew Pace at 138 pounds, Mason Reiniche at 160 and Riley Westlake at 182 — and finished third in Division II. Notre Dame was seventh (54), Chattanooga Christian 14th (21) and Boyd-Buchanan 16th (14).

With one of the least experienced teams in the field, Hixson finished third in Class A/AA with 118 points and three finalists. The Wildcats' Trevor Lewis at 113, Charles Burton at 120 and Jordan Lewis at 138 all finished runners-up.

Gibbs (179) finished first in Class A/AA, while Forrest (126) was second.

Signal Mountain was fifth with 10-pound champion Daniel Uhorchuk, and Red Bank was 13th, East Ridge 14th and Sequatchie County 16th.

Chattanooga-area wrestlers earned more than 40 medals in tournament.

Contact John Mitchell at [email protected].

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Wow!!
Middle Tennessee with more AAA Gold Medals than any other area in the state... When have we seen this area go 9 of 11 in the finals?

AAA 106

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Trey Bates of Beech
  • 2nd Place - Trae McDaniel of Cleveland
  • 3rd Place - Eli Clemmons of Lebanon
  • 4th Place - Grant Fetters of Wilson Central
  • 5th Place - Chris Calvin of McGavock
  • 6th Place - Bryce Woerner of Rossview

1st Place Match

  • Trey Bates (Beech) 52-0, Fr. over Trae McDaniel (Cleveland) 39-5, Fr. (Dec 5-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Eli Clemmons (Lebanon) 39-4, Fr. over Grant Fetters (Wilson Central) 7-4, So. (MD 10-2)

5th Place Match

  • Chris Calvin (McGavock) 32-10, Fr. over Bryce Woerner (Rossview) 39-13, Fr. (Fall 1:31)

AAA 113

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Hunter Borders of Wilson Central
  • 2nd Place - Gabe O`Callaghan of Bartlett
  • 3rd Place - Wesley Devaney of Bradley Central
  • 4th Place - Kenny Harless of Stewarts Creek
  • 5th Place - Te`Nario Thomas of East Hamilton
  • 6th Place - Jackson Bradford of Cleveland

1st Place Match

  • Hunter Borders (Wilson Central) 8-0, Fr. over Gabe O`Callaghan (Bartlett) 45-3, Sr. (Dec 6-5)

3rd Place Match

  • Wesley Devaney (Bradley Central) 36-10, So. over Kenny Harless (Stewarts Creek) 30-6, So. (Fall 3:42)

5th Place Match

  • Te`Nario Thomas (East Hamilton) 18-6, So. over Jackson Bradford (Cleveland) 29-7, Fr. (Dec 7-2)

AAA 120

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Brayden Palmer of Beech
  • 2nd Place - Michael Cannon of Arlington
  • 3rd Place - Dominic Williams of Lawrence Co.
  • 4th Place - Lucas Gaines of Stewarts Creek
  • 5th Place - William Witt of Cane Ridge
  • 6th Place - David Medina of Riverdale

1st Place Match

  • Brayden Palmer (Beech) 56-1, Jr. over Michael Cannon (Arlington) 35-3, Jr. (MD 11-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Dominic Williams (Lawrence Co.) 21-2, Jr. over Lucas Gaines (Stewarts Creek) 34-4, Jr. (For.)

5th Place Match

  • William Witt (Cane Ridge) 35-7, Jr. over David Medina (Riverdale) 29-7, So. (Fall 4:29)

AAA 126

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Noah Horst of Beech
  • 2nd Place - Calvin Martin of William Blount
  • 3rd Place - Bryce Pond of Cleveland
  • 4th Place - Luke Dezember of Lawrence Co.
  • 5th Place - Daniel Fowler of Independence
  • 6th Place - Cole Fort of Wilson Central

1st Place Match

  • Noah Horst (Beech) 45-2, So. over Calvin Martin (William Blount) 12-1, Sr. (SV-1 4-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Bryce Pond (Cleveland) 33-4, Sr. over Luke Dezember (Lawrence Co.) 32-4, Jr. (Dec 5-1)

5th Place Match

  • Daniel Fowler (Independence) 43-7, Sr. over Cole Fort (Wilson Central) 8-4, Fr. (Fall 0:20)

AAA 132

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Cameron Henderson of Smyrna
  • 2nd Place - Chase Brown of Knoxville Halls
  • 3rd Place - Dillon Pendley of Tennessee
  • 4th Place - Chad Milasauskas of Brentwood
  • 5th Place - Cole Klingensmith of Summit
  • 6th Place - Jacob Stamper of Heritage

1st Place Match

  • Cameron Henderson (Smyrna) 51-6, Jr. over Chase Brown (Knoxville Halls) 28-5, Sr. (SV-1 5-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Dillon Pendley (Tennessee) 52-3, Jr. over Chad Milasauskas (Brentwood) 39-5, Sr. (Dec 8-4)

5th Place Match

  • Cole Klingensmith (Summit) 35-5, Jr. over Jacob Stamper (Heritage) 10-6, Fr. (MD 11-1)

AAA 138

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Luke Story of Science Hill
  • 2nd Place - Job Dooley of Franklin
  • 3rd Place - Alex Pergande of Wilson Central
  • 4th Place - Michael Whiteside of Cleveland
  • 5th Place - Kyle Burns of Bearden
  • 6th Place - Gavin Russell of David Crockett

1st Place Match

  • Luke Story (Science Hill) 62-3, Sr. over Job Dooley (Franklin) 37-4, Jr. (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Alex Pergande (Wilson Central) 9-1, Jr. over Michael Whiteside (Cleveland) 31-7, Jr. (TB-1 5-3)

5th Place Match

  • Kyle Burns (Bearden) 44-9, Sr. over Gavin Russell (David Crockett) 39-13, Jr. (Dec 6-1)

AAA 145

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Dominic Fields of Tennessee
  • 2nd Place - Arthur James of Science Hill
  • 3rd Place - Cody Mathews of Cleveland
  • 4th Place - Enrique Gonzalez of Rossview
  • 5th Place - Joshua Teaster of Heritage
  • 6th Place - Nick Oberstaedt of Page

1st Place Match

  • Dominic Fields (Tennessee) 51-6, Jr. over Arthur James (Science Hill) 48-11, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Cody Mathews (Cleveland) 37-6, Sr. over Enrique Gonzalez (Rossview) 56-6, Sr. (Dec 3-2)

5th Place Match

  • Joshua Teaster (Heritage) 51-6, Sr. over Nick Oberstaedt (Page) 38-3, Sr. (Dec 6-3)

AAA 152

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Austin Sweeney of Cleveland
  • 2nd Place - Josh Pietarila of Hardin Valley Academy
  • 3rd Place - Michael Moultry of Siegel
  • 4th Place - Dalton Cockman of Arlington
  • 5th Place - Ndayambaje John of Kingsbury
  • 6th Place - Trevor Rippy of Beech

1st Place Match

  • Austin Sweeney (Cleveland) 29-3, Jr. over Josh Pietarila (Hardin Valley Academy) 29-3, So. (Dec 8-5)

3rd Place Match

  • Michael Moultry (Siegel) 22-4, Sr. over Dalton Cockman (Arlington) 30-6, Jr. (Dec 8-3)

5th Place Match

  • Ndayambaje John (Kingsbury) 41-9, Sr. over Trevor Rippy (Beech) 36-4, Sr. (For.)

AAA 160

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - William Diehl of Science Hill
  • 2nd Place - Blake Spink of Northwest
  • 3rd Place - Dylan Quinn of Mt. Juliet
  • 4th Place - Dontae Johnson of Kingsbury
  • 5th Place - Elijah Miller of West Creek
  • 6th Place - Colby Finch of Brentwood

1st Place Match

  • William Diehl (Science Hill) 56-3, Jr. over Blake Spink (Northwest) 33-6, Sr. (Dec 6-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Dylan Quinn (Mt. Juliet) 8-1, . over Dontae Johnson (Kingsbury) 42-5, Sr. (Fall 4:35)

5th Place Match

  • Elijah Miller (West Creek) 40-7, Sr. over Colby Finch (Brentwood) 38-12, Sr. (Dec 10-7)

AAA 170

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Landon Fowler of Blackman
  • 2nd Place - Max Grayson of Bearden
  • 3rd Place - Sawyer Knott of Summit
  • 4th Place - Jackson Headrick of Bradley Central
  • 5th Place - Dylan Jones of Cleveland
  • 6th Place - Austin Antcliffe of Arlington

1st Place Match

  • Landon Fowler (Blackman) 48-2, Jr. over Max Grayson (Bearden) 43-3, Sr. (Dec 12-5)

3rd Place Match

  • Sawyer Knott (Summit) 44-3, Sr. over Jackson Headrick (Bradley Central) 32-11, Sr. (Fall 2:24)

5th Place Match

  • Dylan Jones (Cleveland) 24-6, Jr. over Austin Antcliffe (Arlington) 36-9, Jr. (For.)

AAA 182

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Christian Salter of Siegel
  • 2nd Place - Dawson Satterfield of William Blount
  • 3rd Place - Robert Hicks of Cleveland
  • 4th Place - Antonio Mariscal of Rossview
  • 5th Place - Jim Kalogeros of Science Hill
  • 6th Place - Calvin Branch of Antioch

1st Place Match

  • Christian Salter (Siegel) 37-1, Sr. over Dawson Satterfield (William Blount) 34-4, Sr. (Dec 5-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Robert Hicks (Cleveland) 33-4, Sr. over Antonio Mariscal (Rossview) 45-9, Sr. (Fall 1:00)

5th Place Match

  • Jim Kalogeros (Science Hill) 41-17, Sr. over Calvin Branch (Antioch) 12-6, Sr. (Fall 2:30)

AAA 195

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Bradley Williams of Clarksville
  • 2nd Place - Brent Buckman of Knoxville Halls
  • 3rd Place - CJ Grissim of Brentwood
  • 4th Place - Devin Gibson of Bradley Central
  • 5th Place - Nathan Walling of Mt. Juliet
  • 6th Place - Evan Clemmons of Lebanon

1st Place Match

  • Bradley Williams (Clarksville) 8-0, Jr. over Brent Buckman (Knoxville Halls) 32-2, Sr. (Dec 10-5)

3rd Place Match

  • CJ Grissim (Brentwood) 28-3, Sr. over Devin Gibson (Bradley Central) 35-8, Jr. (Dec 5-2)

5th Place Match

  • Nathan Walling (Mt. Juliet) 8-3, . over Evan Clemmons (Lebanon) 34-8, Jr. (Fall 2:58)

AAA 220

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Ty Boeck of Soddy-Daisy
  • 2nd Place - Javier Salvador of Heritage
  • 3rd Place - Denzel Medina of Science Hill
  • 4th Place - Jamal Miller of McGavock
  • 5th Place - Branson Boone of Oakland
  • 6th Place - Skylar Coffey of Brentwood

1st Place Match

  • Ty Boeck (Soddy-Daisy) 7-0, Sr. over Javier Salvador (Heritage) 50-3, Sr. (Dec 6-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Denzel Medina (Science Hill) 52-10, Sr. over Jamal Miller (McGavock) 27-4, Sr. (Dec 7-4)

5th Place Match

  • Branson Boone (Oakland) 43-5, Sr. over Skylar Coffey (Brentwood) 40-7, So. (Dec 3-2)

AAA 285

Guaranteed Places

  • 1st Place - Michael Kramer of Wilson Central
  • 2nd Place - Luke Champion of Tullahoma
  • 3rd Place - Cameron Oliver of Bartlett
  • 4th Place - Thomas Roberts of Anderson Co.
  • 5th Place - Jacob Coppenger of Heritage
  • 6th Place - Brenton Salyers of Dobyns Bennett

1st Place Match

  • Michael Kramer (Wilson Central) 8-0, Jr. over Luke Champion (Tullahoma) 34-2, Sr. (Fall 2:19)

3rd Place Match

  • Cameron Oliver (Bartlett) 50-3, Sr. over Thomas Roberts (Anderson Co.) 36-6, Sr. (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match

  • Jacob Coppenger (Heritage) 53-8, Sr. over Brenton Salyers (Dobyns Bennett) 34-8, Jr. (For.)

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Sweeney, Raiders take top honors

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TSSAA WRESTLING: Tennessee High's Fields, Sullivan East's Hicks secure state titles

 
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Tennessee High finally has its state wrestling title – and so does Sullivan East standout Elijah Hicks.

In a pair of triumphs to perseverance, Vikings junior Dominic Fields won the boys TSSAA Class AAA 145-pound state crown Saturday to become the first THS wrestler to claim state gold after a series of recent near-misses for the program, while Hicks completed his own arduous climb to the top of the state by prevailing at 113 pounds in the boys Class A/AA bracket for the Patriots at the Williamson County Expo Center in Franklin, Tennessee.

“The first thing I told him when he came off the mat was, ‘You just made history,’ ” said THS coach Tim Marshall about the victory for Fields.

Fields could hardly have conjured up more drama for Tennessee High’s long-awaited breakthrough.

After winning a regional championship as a freshman, Fields slipped to second in the region last year at 126 pounds and was a non-factor at the state tournament, dropping his first match and making little headway in the consolation bracket to fall short of placing.

Fields bounced back to claim his second regional title last week, but was by no means a favorite heading into state and needed a 5-4 quarterfinal victory in an ultimate tiebreaker and another 5-4 decision in the semifinals Friday just to claw his way into Saturday’s championship bout against Arthur James of local archrival Science Hill.

James and Fields had never previously faced off, but the final proved to be a classic as Fields earned his historic title by scoring in a sudden-victory extra session to take a 6-4 decision.

“Everybody has to go through stuff,” Fields said. “I just had three tough matches. All the training we do conditioning-wise gets you through it.”

The up-and-coming Tennessee High program had to watch seven state finalists, five boys and two girls, in the past three years fall one win of short of an elusive state title – including three seniors just last year alone – and Marshall said the victory by Fields unleashed the ultimate joy for a whole host of Vikings.

“There was about four coaches that jumped about 12 feet off the ground,” Marshall said. “There were a lot of tears flowing. All the kids in the stands just immediately jumped up and started sprinting down to the floor, which nobody was supposed to do but every single one of them ran right past the security guards.

“It’s still just crazy. Everybody was so excited for Dom.”

Marshall said Fields earned every ounce of his gold.

“Nobody has given him hardly a second look this year,” Marshall said. “There were six or seven kids in his bracket that were state medalists from last year that were returning. Everybody talked about his weight class being the hardest and toughest all year long.

“Everything was stacked against him so it just made it so sweet that he won it. The fact that it went into overtime – he’s trying to give us a heart attack I think. It was so sweet. I’m so proud of him.”

Fields said his victory was a triumph for the entire THS program.

“It’s for everybody,” he said. “Everybody I trained with – those three finalists last year, I trained with them the past two years. They definitely led me to become who I am today as a wrestler.”

State gold for Hicks came Saturday in much more straightforward fashion – he claimed his title with a pin of Hixson freshman Trevor Lewis in 2:19 – but the championship for the East senior was just as hard-earned.

Seeded No. 1 in the state bracket Saturday for the third straight year, Hicks used the pain of a second-place finish in 2016 and a third-place showing last year to fuel his dominant march to victory this time around.

“I definitely know what coming up short feels like and I don’t want that feeling again,” Hicks said. “It feels awesome to come away with the win.”

East’s Allison Davis dominated the past three seasons on her way to winning three consecutive all-classes girls state titles before graduating, but Hicks is only the second East boy to win a state wrestling title, joining Kole Bishop who won the Division I all-classes 145-pound title for the Patriots in 2009.

“I love East and I like putting their name out there and just getting the school recognized,” said Hicks, who won by pinfall in three of his four state matches in rolling to the championship.

“It’ll definitely be a memory I’ll have for the rest of my life.”

While Hicks can bask in the glory of winning his final high school match, Fields less than an hour after his triumph already expressed eagerness to get back on the mat to train for his senior campaign.

Marshall said he’ll force the unflappable Fields to celebrate his accomplishment first.

“We’re going to make him enjoy it,” Marshall said. “He’s going to take some time to sit down and soak all this in.”

While Fields and Hicks were the only wrestlers for Tennessee High or East to bring home state championships Saturday, three other representatives from the two programs secured state medals.

Dillon Pendley (132 pounds) took third place for the Vikings with an 8-4 decision over Brentwood’s Chad Milasauskas, while Lexie Worley placed fifth for THS in the 132-pound girls bracket with a 3-1 overtime triumph over Maura Hart of Cookeville.

Sonoma Davis took fifth place at 125 pounds for East in the girls bracket with a pin of Farragut’s Hailey Stevenson in 1:29.

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Blount County wrestlers leave Franklin with hardware
 
 
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Calvin Martin from William Blount and Noah Horst from Beech face each other in the 126 pound championship match.

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FRANKLIN — It’s in the books. After a grueling three days of happiness and heartbreak, the 2018 version of the Tennessee state wrestling championships concluded Saturday night in Franklin.

Heritage, Williams Blount and Alcoa were well represented during the tournament in both the boys and girls events with a total of seven wrestlers earning a shot to stand at the top of the podium.

 

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Forrest trio earn state final berth, four more looking for third

Saturday, February 17, 2018
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Jeff Gross wrestles for the 126-pound TSSAA state title tonight. Gross is the defending state champion and he is undefeated on the season at 25-0.
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Forrest grapplers Jeff Gross (126 pounds), Drew Carlisle (182), and Wesley McCoy (195) advanced to the Class A/AA state finals, while Cole Geeting (145), Bryton Spitzley (152), Austin Geeting (160), and Nick McClendon (170) are hoping to fight their way through the consolation round in hopes of wrestling for third place.

The three Rocket finalists wrestle tonight at 4:45 p.m. and the four others are on the mat this morning at the Franklin Expo Center.

Gross (25-0), the defending state champion at 113-pounds, won by a pair of technical falls in the first two rounds before pinning Ryan Wimbley from Alcoa in the semifinals with 1:54 remaining in the first round.

Gross faces Fairview freshman Riley Bennett in the championship match.

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Forrest senior Drew Carlisle takes on defending state champion Trent Knight (170) from Greeneville in the 182-pound title bout tonight.

Carlisle (25-3), who finished in third place last year, pinned his first-round opponent before coming away with a last second 6-5 win in round two, advanced to the title bout with a second round semifinal pin over defending state champion Trent Knight (170) from Greeneville.

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Wesley McCoy takes on Alcoa’s Noah Evans in the 195-pound state championship match tonight.

McCoy (10-1) dominated with pins in round one and two before defeating Elijah Lawson from Gibbs 6-4 in the semis. McCoy took home third place last season at 160 and he wrestles Alcoa’s Noah Evans, who finished in second place in 2016-2017 in the 182-pound weight class.

Consolation Bouts Results:

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Cole Geeting earned a medal and will wrestle for fifth place.

145-pounds: Cole Geeting (20-5) loses on a second round pin to fellow freshman Preston Worley from Signal Mountain. Wrestles Bransen O`Dell from Greeneville in fifth place match.

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Senior Bryton Spitzley is in the fifth place match.

152: Bryton Spitzley (23-7) falls 17-2 in a major decision to Kilroy Hill, junior (Elizabethton). Wrestles Michael Bowser from Memphis East in fifth place match.

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Austin Geeting won his consolation bout 8-2 and wrestles for third place.

160: Austin Geeting (19-4) wins 8-2 over Garrett Wright from Greeneville. Wrestles Daniel Hodges from East Ridge in 3rd place match.

170: Nick McClendon (26-2) pins returning state medalist Allen Ashworth from Whitwell in the second round. Wrestles Jacob Kieta from Pigeon Ford in third place match.

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Nick McClendon came back strong this morning with a pin and will wrestle for third place.
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AMAZING....
Huge Historic Congratulations in order for a Tennessee (Ward-Chalifoux) Army Connection...
  • Head coach Kevin Ward tied LeRoy Alitz for the most victories over Navy in program history with three.
  • Ward became the first coach in program history to win three of his first four Star Matches.
  • Chalifoux recorded his 10th-career dual victory tonight.
  • The Nashville, Tenn., native improved to 3-0 all-time in matches versus Navy wrestlers.
  • It was Army's second-ever dual win at Navy and first since 1961.

College wrestling: Army stuns Navy to claim star in Annapolis

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Army West Point wrestling team picked up a thrilling 18-15 victory over service-academy rival Navy in the Star Match on Saturday evening at Alumni Hall.
 
The Black Knights close out the regular season at 3-6 overall and 2-3 in EIWA matches, while the Midshipmen dropped to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in conference duals. Additionally, Army improved to 9-6-2 in the 2017-18 Star Series presented by USAA.
 
Trey Chalifoux opened the match with a comeback 6-5 win at 125 pounds after trailing 3-1 at the start of the third period. The Mids won the next three matches, capped by a Corey Wilding pin at 149 pounds to send the home squad to a 12-3 advantage.
 
The Cadets had the heart of their lineup show up in a major way at that point, pulling three upsets to draw even in the dual. Sophomore Lucas Weiland, who picked up his first-career dual win last week at Bucknell, earned a 5-1 upset victory over No. 26 Zack Davis at 157 pounds to get the rally started for Army. Senior co-captain Andrew Mendel followed that with a 6-3 win over 19th-ranked Drew Daniels at 165 to set up Ben Harvey for the match of the year.

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Harvey entered the 174-pound bout with Army trailing by three points, 12-9. On top of that, he had never beaten Navy's Jadaen Bernstein in their first four meetings.
 
A scoreless first period preceded a scoring frenzy in the middle frame. The two wrestlers battled to a 5-5 tie heading into the third with Bernstein starting on bottom. The senior Navy grappler escaped to take a one-point advantage, forcing Harvey to go on the offensive.
 
The sophomore from New Palestine, Ind., did just that, picking up the match-deciding take down with 16 seconds remaining. He rode out the eighth-ranked 174-pounder in the nation to once again bring the Black Knights even in the dual.
 
The Black Knights were forced to win the final two matches after dropping a 4-0 decision at 184 pounds as the Mids recaptured the lead, 15-12. Rocco Caywood finessed his way to a 2-1 victory in the 197-pound bout by using the ride time point to force a winner-takes-all scenario at heavyweight.
 
Rookie Bobby Heald versus senior Austin Faunce. The two were scoreless after the first period, with Heald escaping after being on bottom in the second period and Faunce doing the same in the third. With the score at 1-1, the Star would be decided in overtime.

After neither was able to manage the match-winning take down in the first sudden victory period, the Mids heavyweight started on bottom for the first tiebreaker period. Faunce nearly escaped Heald's grasp multiple times, but was never able to get out from under his grasp. With the dual on the line, Heald fought his way out and escaped with 17 seconds and waited out the oncoming attacks to send the Black Knights home with a 2-1 win in his bout.

 
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

 

  • Army defeated Navy in back-to-back years for the first time since winning three straight from 1960-62.
  • It was Army's second-ever dual win at Navy and first since 1961.
  • Head coach Kevin Ward tied LeRoy Alitz for the most victories over Navy in program history with three.
  • Ward became the first coach in program history to win three of his first four Star Matches.
  • In all three of Army's dual wins this season, the Black Knights have erased a deficit of nine or more.
  • Chalifoux recorded his 10th-career dual victory tonight.
  • The Nashville, Tenn., native improved to 3-0 all-time in matches versus Navy wrestlers.
  • Weiland won his second career dual match and has now won eight of his last nine bouts.
  • The Barnhart, Mo., native notched his second victory over a ranked opponent in his first-career match against Navy.
  • Mendel documented his 15th-career dual victory with his first win over a ranked opponent this season at 165 pounds.
  • The senior co-captain orchestrated his fifth-career win over Navy and finished his career 3-0 in Star Matches.
  • Harvey upset No. 8 Bernstein for the first time in his career.
  • Harvey set a new personal best with his sixth dual victory.
  • It was his 15th win of the season and third this season over a ranked opponent.
  • The win over Bernstein was Harvey's second over a top-10 foe this year.
  • Caywood improved to 3-0 in his career against Navy wrestlers.
  • Heald picked up his first-career win over a Navy wrestler to clinch the victory for the Black Knights.

 
MORE: NCAA reveals updated wrestling award standings

HOW IT HAPPENED
125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Aslan Kilic, 6-5 (Army leads, 3-0)
133: Cody Trybus dec. over Lane Peters, 6-2 (Tied, 3-3)
141: #17 Nicholas Gil dec. over Austin Harry, 7-3 (Navy leads, 6-3)
149: #24 Corey Wilding pinned Will Lucie at 4:33 (Navy leads, 12-3)
157: Lucas Weiland dec. over #26 Zack Davis, 5-1 (Navy leads, 12-6)
165: Andrew Mendel dec. over #19 Drew Daniels, 6-3 (Navy leads, 12-9)
174: #27 Ben Harvey dec. over #8 Jadaen Bernstein, 7-6 (Tied, 12-12)
184: #17 Michael Coleman dec. over #30 Noah Stewart, 4-0 (Navy leads, 15-12)
197: #30 Rocco Caywood dec. over Steban Cervantes, 2-1 (Tied, 15-15)
285: Bobby Heald dec. over Austin Faunce, TB-2, 2-1 (Army leads, 18-15)
 
COACHES CORNER

  • Head Coach Kevin Ward – "I'm so proud of all of our guys. Weiland, Mendel and Harvey were all underdogs on paper and just went out on the mat believing they should win. This team shows the power of believing in yourself and respecting your abilities against any odds."
  • "I can't say enough about how proud I am of the team. They are fighters and they had to fight like crazy to win this one. They broke a barrier for this program and should be very proud of themselves."

 
UP NEXT

  • The Black Knights will compete at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships at Hofstra on March 3-4.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

One school gets a first-time wrestling champ, another wins third straight title

BY JOSH MOORE

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Madison Central is renowned for its success on the basketball court, but its latest state champion was crowned far from a three-point line.

Thomas Deck defeated Scott’s Brendan Pye, 10-0, in the finals of the 113-pound division at the 2018 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships on Saturday evening in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. It was the first state wrestling championship in the history of Madison Central.

The Indians won their first 7th Region team title last season but didn’t advance any wrestlers to the finals at the state tournament. Pye last season defeated Deck, 6-5 in overtime, in the 106-pound, third-place match when both were freshmen.

Deck said he underestimated his quarterfinals opponent, Johnson Central sophomore Dalton Lawson, and as a result trailed after the first period on Friday night. He re-focused himself for the semifinals, defeating Ryle’s Shay Horton, 6-0, earlier Saturday before keeping Pye off the scoreboard later in the day.

“I feel great,” Deck said. “It’s the first title for Central, but hopefully more state champs can come through the program.”

Madison Central Coach Wes Watts, who at one time led Paul Laurence Dunbar’s program, said he’s trying to change the perception of the Indians’ wrestling program. A single region championship and a state titlist are just the beginning for Madison Central, he hopes.

“We’ve got some good kids coming through the program and still’ve got two more years left with this one,” Watts said, referring to Deck. “Maybe we’ll get a couple more titles to go with it.”

Deck doesn’t know yet in which class he’ll wrestle next season.

“(He’ll) just continue to train, eat, work out, be happy and when next season hits we’ll see where his weight’s at and see where he wants to win the state tournament at and go there,” Watts said.

Three-peat

Union County became the second team in state history to win three consecutive team titles. The Braves edged St. Xavier, 186-163.

Woodford County finished third overall with 155.0 points. The Yellow Jackets were the first program to win three straight teams titles, doing so from 1972-1974.

Union County won its 10th state team title and seventh since 2007. Woodford County owns the state record with 13 team titles but hasn’t added to its total since 2006.

“We’re used to being the top dog,” said Union County senior Saul Ervin, who defeated Woodford County’s Chase Yost in the 138-pound finals. “We work super hard and that just gives you that much more confidence that you deserve it. Knowing that feels good coming into it.”

Ervin, who has signed to wrestle at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, won the 106-pound title as a freshman in 2015 but finished as the state runner-up in the 120-pound division as a sophomore. He won the 132-pound championship last year.

“That’s not bad,” Ervin said with a grin. “It feels good to come out on top. That’s the No. 1 goal and it feels good to accomplish it.”

Ervin couldn’t remember the last time he had a Sprite, his favorite soft drink. He planned to remedy that Saturday night.

“I don’t know. It’s been a little while,” Ervin said. “That’s why I’m gonna eat a lot of pizza and drink a lot of pop. It’s gonna be fun.”

Josh Moore: 859-231-1307, @HLpreps

2018 KHSAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top 10 teams1. Union County 186, 2. St. Xavier 163, 3. Woodford County 155, 4.Johnson Central 117, 5. Oldham County 114.5, 6. Walton-Verona 110, 7. Christian County 103.5, 8. Madison Central 102, 9.Scott 90, 10. Moore 85.5

106-pound division1. Samuel Grandstaff, Conner; 2. Jayssen Hanson, St. Xavier; 3. Cole Thomas, Ryle; 4. Gage Fowler, Christian County

113—1. Thomas Deck, Madison Central; 2.Brendan Pye, Scott; 3. Brandon Miller, Taylor County; 4. Shay Horton, Ryle

120—1. Cagen Wallace, Wayne County; 2.Gabe Adams, Union County; 3. Brad Miller, Taylor County; 4. Carson Deckard, Oldham County

126—1. Tylan Tucker, Woodford County; 2. Sam Bacon, Union County; 3. Blake Evans, Pleasure Ridge Park; 4. Jake Insko, Apollo

132—1. Ryan Moore, Walton-Verona; 2.Thomas Ketchen-Carter, Campbell County; 3. Gentry Deck, Madison Central; 4. Jakerion Merritt, Christian County

138—1. Saul Ervin, Union County; 2.Chase Yost, Woodford County; 3. Blake Roth, Walton-Verona; 4. Mannie Murrer, Covington Catholic

145—1. Trent Johnson, John Hardin; 2.Alex Rivera, Moore; 3. Nathaniel Lawrence, Franklin County; 4. Ryan Mcmanus, Madison Central

152—1. Zane Brown, Male; 2. Drevon Jones, Newport; 3. Keaon Taylor, Doss; 4.Wyatt Andreoni, Woodford County

160—1. Derrick Smallwood, John Hardin; 2. Konner Kraeszig, St. Xavier; 3. Colin Stevens, Trigg County; 4. Max Powell, Fairdale

170—1. Mason Smith, Walton-Verona; 2.Micah Ervin, Union County; 3. Cameron Ward, St. Xavier; 4. Jacob Bratcher, Manual

182—1. Dylan Gray, Caldwell County; 2.Diion Leavell, Christian County; 3. Don Harris, Danville; 4. Chase Blanton, Harrison County

195—1. Matthias Ervin, Union County; 2.Benjamin Deprest, St. Xavier; 3. Kadin Kulmer, Trinity; 4. Matthew Horn, Johnson Central

220—1. Damoreon Travis, Moore; 2.Bryan Pratt, Meade County; 3. Alex Horn, Johnson Central; 4. Ray-Karl Irving, Henry Clay

285—1. Byron Pierce, Johnson Central; 2.Kairus Washington, Dixie Heights; 3.Brandyn Robertson, Central; 4. Christian Denney, Wayne County

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE RESULTS FROM THE 2018 KHSAA STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Madison Central's Thomas Deck wrestled Scott’s Brendan Pye on Saturday evening and won the 113-pound finals at the KHSAA state high school wrestling championships.
Woodford County’s Tylan Tucker, left, wrestled Union County’s Sam Bacon on Saturday evening before winning the 126-pound finals at the KHSAA state high school wrestling championships.
Wayne County’s Cagen Wallace wrestled Union County’s Gabe Adams on Saturday evening before winning the 120-pound finals at the KHSAA state high school wrestling championships.
 
Woodford County’s Tylan Tucker, left, wrestled Union County’s Sam Bacon on Saturday evening before winning the 126-pound finals at the KHSAA state high school wrestling championships. Matt Goins

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For those of you following Thompson, Arab, Scottsboro and others...

High school wrestling state champs crowned

Saturday, February 17th 2018, 9:34 pm MST by Sheldon Haygood
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Saturday, February 17th 2018, 9:50 pm MST
Source: AHSAA
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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WBRC) - Thompson High School junior Gabe Hixenbaugh captured his fourth state wrestling championship on Saturday to spark Thompson High School to the Class 7A state wrestling title at the 63rd AHSAA State Championships held at the Von Braun Center.

Warriors coach Sean Weltzin totaled 120 points to claim the crown. Central-Phenix City finished second with 93 points and Oak Mountain was third with 84.5. Oxford posted 203 points to win the Class 6A state championship for the second year in a row, Benjamin Russell had 111 and Clay-Chalkville totaled 103.5. Arab edged Scottsboro 157.5 to 153.5, as coach Michael Pruitt’s Knights won their sixth straight state crown.

Hixenbaugh (53-3) won a tough 3-2 decision in the Class 7A 132-pound finals over Maxwell Kauffman of Central-Phenix City (51-5) to seal the championship for the Warriors. He won at 126 pounds as a sophomore, 113 pounds as a freshman and 106 pounds as an eighth grader. Thompson had four wrestlers in the winner’s circle Saturday with junior Dylan Lesueur (47-8) at 106 pounds, junior Chandlar Akins (39-9) at 126 and senior Seth Whitlock (28-11) at 285 pounds.

Oxford 285-pound junior Clay Webb (35-1) was one of three Yellow Jackets to claim state titles in the 6A competition. Webb beat Hueytown’s Brian Gardner in the finals with a pin at 37 seconds. Webb finished with four pins for a state-tourney leading three minutes and 40 seconds. Freshman Jakob Chisolm (57-14) won the 126-pound title and senior Matt King (55-3) was the victor at 152 pounds.

Arab had just one wrestler in the winner’s circle, 145-pound senior Clay Jones (69-0). Jones was also one of four wrestlers to finish unbeaten on the season in Class 1A/5A. Macon Edwards, a senior at Fultondale, won at 120 pounds and finished the year 75-0. He won three state titles in the last four years with just one loss – finishing with a 238-1 record overall in that stretch. He won 163 matches in a row from 2015-17.

Alexandria junior Chris Knop (50-0), who was named the Class 1A/5A state tourney MVP, won at 182 pounds for his third state title and extended his current winning streak to 164 matches. If he can complete his senior year undefeated, he could become the first wrestler in AHSAA history to win four straight state titles with unbeaten records.

In Class 6A, senior Justin Ingram of Spanish Fort finished 76-0 with a victory in the 145-pound finals and earned MVP honors. Senior Tobias Garrison of Stanhope Elmore (40-0 won at 170 pounds to also finish unbeaten.

In Class 7A, Oak Mountain senior Barrett Blakely (53-0) won MVP honors capturing the 170-pound title for his second straight championship

AHSAA 63rd State Wrestling Championships Final Results

TEAM SCORING (TOP 10)

CLASS 1A/5A

Arab 157.5; Scottsboro 153.5; Alexandria 112.5; Cleburne County 111.0; Dora 108.5; Mortimer Jordan 78.5; Hayden 69.0; Moody 69.0; Mae Jemison 64.5; Susan Moore 60.5.

CLASS 6A

Oxford 203.0; Benjamin Russell 111.0; Clay-Chalkville 103.5; Gardendale 98.0; Athens 97.0; McAdory 88.0; Helena 87.0; Pinson Valley 86.5; Southside-Gadsden 85.0; Stanhope Elmore 71.0.

CLASS 7A

Thompson 120.0; Central-Phenix City 93.0; Oak Mountain 84.5; Hewitt-Trussville 77.0; Vestavia Hills 77.0; Bob Jones 73.5; Hoover 73.5; Grissom 57.0; Huntsville 36.0; Auburn 33.0.

CLASS 1A-5A Championship Bouts

106 pounds: Cory Land (Moody) 53-2, 8th. over Cody Souder (Weaver) 34-1, Fr. (Dec 6-4).

113 pounds: Jaden New (Alexandria) 37-5, 8th. over Joseph Martin (Arab) 56-5, Jr. (Fall 1:28).

120 pounds: Macon Edwards (Fultondale) 75-0, Sr. over Dylan Turner (Cleburne County) 31-4, Sr. (Dec 6-0.

126 pounds: John Mcalpin (Scottsboro) 46-4, Sr. over Landon Castleberry (Hayden) 53-3, Sr. (Fall 1:16).

132 pounds: Zachary Clayton (Dora) 59-1, Sr. over Kage Robertson (Susan Moore) 40-4, Sr. (MD 16-3).

138 pounds: Brantley McHugh (Madison County) 28-5, Sr. over Garrett Mcclendon (Arab) 58-7, Jr. (Fall 6:00).

145 pounds: Clay Jones (Arab) 69-0, Sr. over Rashad Clark (Moody) 53-6, Jr. (Dec 8-6).

152 pounds: Aaron Whittaker (Alexandria) 46-4, Sr. over Brady Richardson (Holtville) 49-2, Sr. (Dec 7-5).

160 pounds: Carial Tarter (Mortimer Jordan) 62-0, Sr. over Colby Hallmark (Hayden) 47-9, Jr. (MD 15-2).

170 pounds: Kolton Clark (Scottsboro) 51-2, Jr. over Ethan Pippin (Westminster Christian) 44-5, Sr. (Fall 2:57).

182 pounds: Christian Knop (Alexandria) 50-0, Jr. over Monquavias Ricks (Deshler) 43-3, Sr. (Fall 1:45).

195 pounds: Tanner Woodall (North Jackson) 30-2, Jr. over Andy Baker (Tallassee) 57-2, Jr. (Fall 2:40).

220 pounds: Sean Caleb Allison (Weaver) 57-2, Jr. over Travis Woodall (North Jackson) 30-5, Jr. (SV-1 3-1).

285 pounds: Bradford Womack (Scottsboro) 29-6, Jr. over Michael Barnes (Mortimer Jordan) 46-11, Jr. (Dec 6-0).

1A/5A MOST PINS: John Mcalpin, Scottsboro (4 pins, 5:02).

1A/5A BEST MATCH: Aaron Whittaker, Alexandria vs. Brady Richardson, Holt (152-pound finals).

1A/5A MVP: Christian Knop, Alexandria.

CLASS 6A Championship Bouts

106 pounds: George Vazquez (Pinson Valley) 32-3, Jr. over Bobby Charsha (Benjamin Russell) 56-10, So. (Dec 8-5).

113 pounds: Andrew Smith (Southside-Gadsden) 71-4, Sr. over Chase Hicks (Oxford) 59-8, Fr. (MD 12-1).

120 pounds: Jacob Dease (Southside-Gadsden) 61-10, Fr. over Landon Burrage (Oxford) 53-21, Jr. (MD 8-0).

126 pounds: Jakob Chisolm (Oxford) 57-14, Fr. over Steven Bell (McAdory) 69-2, Jr. (Dec 8-5).

132 pounds: Gage Hudson (Gulf Shores) 42-6, Jr. over Brandon Seawright (Minor) 36-3, So. (Dec 11-6).

138 pounds: Alex Miller (Helena) 51-2, Sr. over Deacon Cowart (Athens) 35-14, Jr. (Fall 3:06).

145 pounds: Justin Ingram (Spanish Fort) 76-0, Sr. over Saxon Coker (Benjamin Russell) 55-11, So. (Dec 5-1).

152 pounds: Matt King (Oxford) 55-3, Sr. over Javonic Turner (Homewood) 42-1, Sr. (Dec 4-2).

160 pound: Zaquarius Harris (Columbia) 42-9, Jr. over Trevor Muncey (Gardendale) 26-6, Sr. (Dec 2-1).

170 pounds: Tobias Garrison (Stanhope Elmore) 40-0, Sr. over Isaiah Mcdougal (Columbia) 45-3, Sr. (Dec 5-2).

182 pounds: Nathan Dunaway (Helena) 67-1, So. over Thomas Carter (Athens) 12-2, Sr. (Dec 6-2).

195 pounds: Carlos Miguel Figueroa (Homewood) 61-1, Jr. over Anthony Talton (Clay-Chalkville) 43-5, Jr. (Fall 1:23).

220 pounds: Jackson Jones (Clay-Chalkville) 36-2, Jr. over Daiquion Thedford (Brookwood) 32-4, Sr. (Fall 1:55).

285 pounds: Clay Webb (Oxford) 36-1, Jr. over Brian Gardner (Hueytown) 22-3, Sr. (Fall 0:37).

6A MOST PINS: Clay Webb, Oxford (4 pins, 3:40).

6A BEST MATCH: Steven Bell, McAdory, vs. Jakob Chisolm, Oxford (126 pound finals).

6A MVP: Justin Ingram, Spanish Fort.

CLASS 7A Championship Bouts

106 pounds: Dylan Lesueur (Thompson) 47-8, Jr. over Adrian Neco (Central-Phenix City) 51-6, Fr. (Dec 1-0).

113 pounds: Tyler Ivey (Grissom) 22-0, Jr. over Emmanuel Oliver (Thompson) 32-6, So. (Dec 5-1).

120 pounds: Sullivan Tipton (Oak Mountain) 50-7, So. over Riley Huff (Hoover) 35-9, Jr. (Dec 4-3).

126 pounds: Chandlar Akins (Thompson) 39-9, Jr. over Mark Hurt (Central-Phenix City) 39-7, Sr. (Dec 3-0).

132 pounds: Gabe Hixenbaugh (Thompson) 53-3, Jr. over Maxwell Kauffman (Central-Phenix City) 51-5, Jr. (Dec 3-2).

138 pounds: Stone Barden (Hewitt-Trussville) 26-3, Jr. over Hector Candelaria (Central-Phenix City) 51-1, Sr. (MD 9-1).

145 pounds: Conner Smith (Hewitt-Trussville) 43-4, Sr. over Jonathan Handy (Grissom) 52-3, Sr. (Dec 10-4).

152 pounds: Cale Land (Hewitt-Trussville) 23-9, Jr. over Peter Dazzio (Vestavia Hills) 38-7, Jr. (Dec 6-3).

160 pounds: Robert Morales (Central-Phenix City) 49-3, Sr. over Bowman Hill (Vestavia Hills) 28-3, Sr. (Fall 3:12).

170 pounds: Barrett Blakely (Oak Mountain) 53-0, Sr. over Jordan Hunter (Buckhorn) 31-3, Jr. (Fall 3:42).

182 pounds: Spencer Haddock (Vestavia Hills) 22-2, Sr. over George Francovitch (Bob Jones) 42-5, Jr. (MD 14-5).

195 pounds: D`angelo Dewitt (Hoover) 46-2, Sr. over Harold Gilmore (Bob Jones) 41-6, Sr. (MD 10-2).

220 pounds: Jaeger Clark (Huntsville) 57-2, Sr. over Seth Dupree (Bob Jones) 45-5, Sr. (Dec 4-2).

285 pounds: Seth Whitlock (Thompson) 28-11, Sr. over Camron Hill (Lee-Montgomery) 29-2, Sr. (DQ).

7A MOST PINS:  Robert Morales, Central-Phenix City (3 pins, 8:24).

7A BEST MATCH: Jaeger Clark, Huntsville vs. Seth Dupree, Bob Jones (220-pound finals).

7A MVP: Barrett Blakely, Oak Mountain.

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Three CBHS wrestlers capture state championships

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John Varlas | USA TODAY NETWORK – TennesseeUpdated 17 hours ago

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Tommy Brackett gestured to his nose.

 
"It's probably broken and I don't know it," he laughed.

What's definitely broken is Brackett's run of disappointing runner-up finishes at state. The senior closed his career at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center with a championship in the Division II 195-pound competition.

It was one of three championships taken by CBHS wrestlers Saturday; Grayson Walthall won at 220 while Garrett Bowers took the honors at 132. Those victories helped the Brothers win the team title for the second time in school history

 

Brackett's took the longest — but through no fault of his own. He posted a 9-3 victory over Chattanooga McCallie's Walker Robinson despite having to stop frequently to get his bloody nose tended to.

"That was pain," he said. "I like to get in the there and get the pace of my matches going quick. But it's hard to do that when you're stopping every six seconds ... I finally get it and it just feels so good."

 
Walthall was also a runner-up in 2017 and he made his last match a success with a 2-0 decision over Jordan McCoy of Brentwood Academy. As soon as the whistle blew, he pointed to the sky.

"I just have a lot of angels watching over me," Walthall said. "A lot of people that I've lost ... I just remembered how I felt last year coming up short and I had to do whatever it took to not feel that way again."

Bowers, a sophomore, wrapped up an impressive 47-6 season with a 10-2 major decision over Zach Ward of McCallie. Add in runner-up finishes from Dayne Dalrymple (106), Evan Anthony (126), Eric Hodge (170) and Patrick Healy (285) and it equaled one of the best days in CBHS' long and proud wrestling history.

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"You hate to see any of our guys lose, honestly," said first-year coach Derek Harrison. "But it's the state tournament ... and overall it was a great effort by our whole team. We had 14 guys place and had half the team in the finals.

 
"Just a super effort top to bottom from our whole team. They've worked hard, very consistently, and I think it shows on the mat."

The Brothers were also aided by third-place finishes from Luke Spencer (120) and Montana Doty (182) while Charles Salvaggio (113), Eli Hodge (145) and Luke Condy (170) earned fourth. Austin Brooks was fifth at 138 while Luke Leon finished sixth at 152.

MUS had four wrestlers place in D-II led by by third-place finishes from Carlo Guinocor and Stephen Christenbury at 113 and 220 respectively. Ryan Aghabeg (120) and Matthew Rhodes (285) placed sixth. Maverick Rorie of Briarcrest was sixth at 113.

The biggest controversy of the day came in the Class AAA final as Gabe O'Callaghan of Bartlett controlled the vast majority of the match against Hunter Borders of Wilson Central before losing 6-5. The final two points appear to have been awarded to Borders after the clock hit zeroes, which incensed normally mild-mannered Panthers coach Daniel Longo.

"(The official) signaled that it was a two-point reversal and back points after the match was already over," Longo said. "The whole purpose of the clock is that when he signals a reversal, it puts a time stamp on it. So with two seconds on the clock he somehow got a reversal and a two-count.

"It can't be (quickly) 'one-two.' It has to be 'one-Mississippi, two-Mississippi.' And he refused to ask the table how much time it was ... the head official came over and said, 'What did my officials say? OK, I agree.' 

"First time since 1989 we had a wrestler in the final (and) they just took a state championship away from our kid."

Reed Cannon of Arlington also earned a second-place medal in AAA, losing to Beech's Brayden Palmer by an 11-2 majority decision. It's the highest finish in school history.

 
Dalton Cockman of Bartlett finished fourth followed by Ndayambaje John of Kingsbury in fifth. Dontae Johnson of Kingsbury took fourth at 160, while Arlington's Austin Antcliffe finished sixth at 172. Bartlett's Cameron Oliver was third in the 285-pound division.

Michael Bowser became the first medalist in East wrestling history as he took fifth place in the A-AA 152-pound division.

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HIGH SCHOOL

Gibbs wins traditional wrestling tournament to complete sweep

Tom Kreager | USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee3:59 p.m. ET Feb. 18, 2018

FRANKLIN — A change in classification was good for Gibbs' wrestling program this season.

 

Gibbs won the TSSAA's Class A/AA traditional wrestling state championship on Saturday, completing a season sweep of the team awards. The Eagles won the Class A/AA team duals last month.

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The two titles came in the program's first season dropping down in A/AA from Class AAA.

"This just feels good to know that Gibbs dropped down and we're proving ourselves," said Gibbs' Noel Leyva, who beat Alcoa's Alexander Richardson 3-1 in the 160-pound championship. "We went to the team duals and we won it.

"We then came here and had like eight wrestlers place. It's just awesome."

Gibbs won with 179 points. Forrest was second with 126.

The Eagles claimed four of seven Knoxville area championships won in Class A/AA.

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Gibbs' Landon Adzima defeated Harpeth's Thomas Hatcher 1-0 in the 126-pound championship. Teammate Matthew Maxwell pinned Greenback's Jonathon Hawkins in 2:46 at 145 pounds. Isaiah Brooks beat Greenback's Zach Malone 14-5 at 170 pounds.

Adzima's title came a year after a self-described "rough season" when he was eliminated on the first day of the state tournament.

 

"Last year I had my tonsils taken out, and I had mono right before the season and I just never recovered from it," Adzima said. "It was just a really tough season.

"It is great to come back and be healthy and just feeling strong," he added.

Also winning were Fulton's Elijah Davis at 152 pounds with a 20-5 technical fall over Pigeon Forge's Joseph Skidmore and Alcoa's Noah Evans at 195 pounds with an 11-4 win over Forrest's Wesley McCoy. Greeneville's Trent Knight beat Forrest's Andrew Carlisle in the 182-pound final.

Davis, a junior, was named co-outstanding wrestler for Class A/AA with Signal Mountain's Daniel Uhorchuck.

"This means all this weight that I burned off paid off," said Davis, who lost 15 pounds over the past month to be able to compete at 152 pounds. "It means a lot to me to win this because I started out in middle school and I've been wanting a championship.

"Now I've got it."

Three Knoxville area girls won their respective weight classes. William Blount's Kate Barnett pinned David Crockett's Taylor Roy in 3:331 at 103 pounds. Heritage's Kerra Streval pinned Elizabethton's Tyesha Thomas in 3:50 at 112 pounds. Hardin Valley's Kenya Sloan pinned Rossview's Brielle Bissonette in 1:19 at 160 pounds.

Sloan was named the outstanding wrestling for the girls tournament.

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Badon, Snapp, Hicks among state wrestling champs

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FRANKLIN — Just call it championship Saturday for several local wrestlers.

Daniel Boone junior Isabella Badon captured her third consecutive girls state title, and Science Hill’s Luke Story and William Diehl seized Class AAA crowns in the TSSAA individuals at the Williamson County Expo Center.

David Crockett’s Paige Snapp and Elizabethton’s Shamia Wells joined Badon as girls title winners. In boys Class A/AA competition, Sullivan East senior Elijah Hicks was the last man standing in the 113-pound weight class.

The 145 Class AAA final pitted Science Hill’s Arthur James against Dominic Fields of Tennessee High. Fields emerged the winner there (SV-1 6-4).

Science Hill finished second (189-155) to Cleveland in the Class AAA team standings.

 

Story took the 138 title with a 3-2 decision over Job Dooley of Franklin, and William Diehl took a 6-3 decision over Blake Spink from Clarksville Northwest at 160.

Diehl, who finished third in 2017, was the only returning medalist in that weight class.

Though a championship was just out of reach for James, he finished his Hilltoppers career as a three-time medalist. Other Science Hill boys medalists were Jim Kalogeros, fifth at 182, and Denzel Medina, third at 220.

Brenton Salyers of Dobyns-Bennett finished sixth in the heaviest division (285).

Other local Class AAA boys medalists were Tennessee High junior Dillon Pendley, who was third at 132, and Gavin Russell of Crockett, who was sixth in the 138 ranks.

In Class A-AA, Hicks pinned Hixson’s Trevor Lewis in 219 to earn his third state medal. He has previously posted second- and third-place finishes at 106.

Elizabethton wrestlers Chris Taylor placed fourth at 182 and Hunter Morrell fifth at 106.

On the girls’ side, the Cyclones finished second 118-62 to Rossview in the team standings.

It took Wells just 46 seconds to pin Taylor Davis of Heritage in the 215 class. Tyesha Thomas, a 112-division freshman, and Haley Brown at 170 recorded runner-up showings.

Thomas fell short against Heritage ninth-grader Kerra Strevel (pinfall, 3:50) while Brown, who closed her high school career as a two-time medalist, lost to Cane Ridge’s Gabrielle Neal (pinfall, 3:00).

Science Hill’s Helaina Campbell-Ketron made it to the 125 final, where she lost to Robin Yunis, now a two-time state champion for Rossview.

Washington County was well represented with Badon pinning Jasmine Barrios of Rossview in 2:21 for the 119 crown. The Boone grappler won the 112 title the previous two years.

Crockett had two finalists. Snapp, a three-time state medalist, pinned Jazlyn Oropeza of McGavoc in 5:39 in a battle of seniors. Taylor Roy, also a cross-country standout for the Pioneers, lost to Kate Barnett of William Blount in the 103-pound final

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Two Williamson County wrestlers took home wrestling state titles and several more placed at the Williamson County Ag Expo in Franklin Saturday.

Battle Ground Academy’s Conner Mitchell captured the 152-pound title in Division II, while Brentwood Academy’s Airin Spell won the 285-pound championship.

Mitchell defeated Father Ryan’s Joseph Vogelpohl via 6-5 decision for the throne.

Spell beat Christian Brothers’ Patrick Healy with an 8-5 decision for the 275-pound championship.

BA’s Jordan McCoy added a runner-up finish in 220 with a loss via 2-0 decision against Christian Brothers’ Grayson Walthall.

Logan Spell (fourth in 138) and Billy Brooks (sixth in 126) also placed for BA.

In Class AAA, Franklin’s Job Dooley lost to Science Hill’s Luke Story via 3-2 decision in the 138-pound championship.

Nolensville’s Max Dansereah and Wes Miller both earned runner-up finishes in Class A-AA.

Dansereah lost to Signal Mountain’s Daniel Uhorchuk (Fall 1:08) in 106, while Miller lost via 6-4 decision against Greenbrier’s Toby Lynch in 220.

Brentwood had four wrestlers place in Class AAA, while Summit had two. Page and Independence each had one wrestler place.

Brentwood’s CJ Grissim finished third in 195 with a 5-2 decision against Bradley Central’s Devin Gibson. Fellow Bruin Chad Milasauskas finished fourth in 132, Colby Finch placed sixth in 160 and Skylar Coffey placed sixth in 220.

Summit’s Sawyer Knott defeated Bradley Central’s Jackson Headrick (Fall 2:24) to place third in 170.  Cole Klingensmith defeated Heritage’s Jacob Stamper via 11-1 majority decision in the 132-pound fifth-place match.

Independence’s Daniel Fowler defeated Wilson Central’s Cole Fort (Fall 0:20) in the 126 fifth-place match.

Page’s Nick Oberstaedt lost via 6-3 decision in the 145 fifth-place match.

Nolensville’s Jacob Vogelpohl placed sixth in Class A-AA 113 after losing to Gibbs’ John Pittman via 4-2 decision.

In girls wrestling, Independence’s Zanaya Shropshire lost to Stone Memorial’s Katie Scoville via 7-1 decision in the 190-pound title match.

Page’s Peyton Marsh defeated Warren County’s Allison Vazquez (Fall 3:53) for third place in 140.

Summit’s Nevaeh Brinson placed fifth in 112 via ff

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Sycamore's Tyree Bass, Harpeth's Dylan Becker win wrestling state titles


 

 
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FRANKLIN — Tyree Bass didn't consider himself a favorite in this past weekend's TSSAA Class A/AA Individual State Wrestling Championships at Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

His dad and coach thought otherwise.

And dad knew best.

Bass became Sycamore's first wrestling state champion Saturday when he beat Hixson's Jordan Lewis 8-7 in the 138-pound championship, which won best match award for their classification.

"This is a really big opportunity," Bass said. "When I came into this tournament nobody believed I could get the job done.

"Through hard work and practice with my dad behind me pushing me, I got it."

Bass said he had to surprise some people during the week to win the championship. He even called the championship an upset.

His dad, Sycamore coach Raymond Bass, didn't think it was an upset.

"He's been working really hard," Raymond Bass said. "I thought he was one of the favorites from the start.

"With Tyree, it's his mind set. When he has the mind to go, then he is a real competitor. We had a talk. I just told him to come out and have fun and not worry what people may have said."

Raymond Bass said several former Sycamore state qualifiers came to the state finals to cheer on Sycamore's first wrestling champion.

Tyree Bass was one of two Cheatham County wrestlers to win state this past weekend. Harpeth's Dylan Becker beat Hixson's Charles Burton 7-1 in the 120-pound championship.

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Becker's title came a year after finishing third at 113 pounds.

"That was a confidence piece for me to know that I was capable of doing big things," Becker said.

Becker's title came three years after Tyler Christian won the Class A/AA 138-pound championship for the Indians' lone wrestling title prior to Becker winning.

Becker was one of five Harpeth wrestlers to bring home a medal.

Becker's teammate Thomas Harper finished second at 132 pounds, falling to Gibbs' Landon Adzima 1-0

Harpeth's Jackson Whitlow finished fourth at 106 pounds. Rolando Lucio was third at 126 pounds. Mason Lovell was sixth at 138 pounds. Devin Spence was fourth at 285 pounds.

 
 
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Three Williamson County wrestlers claim state championships


 

 
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BGA senior Conner Mitchell won his first state title on Saturday. Mitchell beat Father Ryan's Joseph Vogelpohl 6-5.
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Conner Mitchell's college future includes playing football at Rhodes in Memphis.

The Battle Ground Academy senior will go as a state champion wrestler.

Mitchell was one of three Williamson County wrestlers to claim state titles on Saturday at the TSSAA State Individual Wrestling Championship. 

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"I've been wrestling since I was in fifth grade," said Mitchell, who also plays soccer for the Wildcats. "This is just one of those things that I've always wanted to do.

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"I wanted to leave my high school career being a state champion."

Mitchell, who will play safety at Rhodes, beat Father Ryan rival Joseph Vogelpohl 6-5 in the Division II 152-pound final. Mitchell said he and Vogelpohl split during the season. Vogelpohl beat Mitchell at Father Ryan's annual invitational but Mitchell won in the region tournament.

"He's a great wrestler and a great guy," Mitchell said. "We've gotten really comfortable with each other's styles."

Also winning championships from Williamson County were Brentwood Academy's Airin Spell in Division II's 285-pound final and Fairview's Jackson Clevenger in the Class A/AA 285-pound final.

Spell, who also is a standout lineman on the school's football program that has claimed three straight titles, beat Christian Brothers' Patrick Healy 8-5 in their championship.

Clevenger pinned White House's Elijah Zweydorff in 1:32 in the championship. He is Fairview's second state champion in school history, joining Joseph Hudgins, who won the 275-pound final in 2004.

Six Williamson County wrestlers were runner-up.

That list included:

  • Franklin's Job Dooley (Class AAA at 138 pounds)
  • Nolensville's Max Dansereah (Class A/AA at 106 pounds)
  • Fairview's Riley Bennett (Class A/AA at 126 pounds)
  • Nolensville's Jacob Miller (Class A/AA at 220 pounds)
  • Brentwood Academy's Jordan McCoy (Division II at 220 pounds)
  • Independence's Zanaya Shropshire (Girls at 190 pounds)

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FRANKLIN — Toby Lynch stood atop the podium Saturday night at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

His high school wrestling career was officially over for the Greenbrier senior.

And he finished on top.

Lynch became the Bobcat wrestling program's first state champion on Saturday, beating Nolensville's Jacob Miller 6-4 in the Class A/AA final.

"This means a lot," Lynch said. "I've been wrestling for a while.

"It's really important to me to win this. I've been wanting it for a while."

Lynch cruised to the final, winning his first three matches by pin. He pinned James Stinnett of Pigeon Forge in 1:29. Lynch then pinned Sale Creek's Kaleb Penny in 3:05. 

Lynch reached the finals by pinning Gibbs' Joel Griffin in 1:40.

Lynch place third at 220 pounds a year ago, which also served as motivation this season.

"I think it should have been me last year as well, because I went into the ultimate tiebreaker with the state champ from last year," Lynch said. "I believe I should have beat him."That did motivate me this year."

Greenbrier had three others place in the top six at the TSSAA Class A/AA State Championships.

Cole McCartney finished third at 106 pounds. Anthony Collins placed fifth at 195 pounds and Preston Edwards was sixth at 285 pounds.

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FRANKLIN — The Pigeon Forge High School wrestling team had a good showing in Franklin over the weekend, placing sixth overall in the Class A-AA state wrestling championships as five Tiger wrestlers placed in the top five in their respective weight class.

The Tigers' top finisher over the weekend was freshman Joseph Skidmore (21-9), who fell to Fulton's Elijah Davis (39-0) via a 20-5 technical fall in the championship match of the 152-pound weight class to finish as the runner-up....

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On 2/16/2018 at 9:13 AM, cobrakid8 said:

I kńow you know about Jefferson RMC, that is for those in TN that have no idea who Jefferson is and the domination they have shown through the years. They started in A and now in 4A and still winning state titles. Goes to show what building a great program can do no matter how many students a school has.

They headed back down to 3A next year...

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On 2/16/2018 at 11:32 PM, Sommers said:

Has Jefferson and Camden wrestled recently?

 

Not that I'm aware of.  Check the map and look at their locations.  I'm not a 100% certain, but I think Camden spends allot of time wrestling Florida teams. 

With Jefferson there's no secret to their success.  Good coaching, community involvement, and a great feeder program.  They always treated me like family when we wrestled up there.  

And for your follow up, no Buford didn't wrestle either of them in a dual.  

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7 hours ago, RMC said:

Not that I'm aware of.  Check the map and look at their locations.  I'm not a 100% certain, but I think Camden spends allot of time wrestling Florida teams. 

With Jefferson there's no secret to their success.  Good coaching, community involvement, and a great feeder program.  They always treated me like family when we wrestled up there.  

And for your follow up, no Buford didn't wrestle either of them in a dual.  

Thanks for the update on Georgia's best. Always impressive especially Camden and Jefferson's track record over the years.

It's great that we have the Cleveland Duals and the McCallie invitational up here that brings so much talent into one venue.

...We get see some area head to head early on as a result. A grand championship would top that off.

Ryan and Brentwood invitational used to be known as well for highest area matchups a few years ago.  Ala, Chattanooga, Ky, Mater Dei and other top tier teams ...Hopefully that is regenerated one day.

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WRESTLING -- Two Wildcats win state titles

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WCHS wrestling champs
 

FRANKLIN -- Wilson Central wrestlers Hunter Borders (113) and Michael Kramer (285) won their respective state titles Saturday at the Williamson County Expo Center. They are joined by WCHS coaches Ken Hammonds and John Kramer. 

 
 
 
 
 

FRANKLIN -- Mt. Juliet's 195 pounder Nathan Walling (on top). 

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LHS grapplers Evan and Eli Clemmons.

 
 
 
 
 

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FRANKLIN -- Two Wilson Central grapplers completed perfect 5-0 runs through their respective brackets and brought home Class AAA state titles in Saturday's final round of the TSSAA State Championships held at the Williamson County Expo Center.

Wildcat ninth grader Hunter Borders defeated Bartlett's Gabe O'Callaghan 6-5 in the 113-pound finals.

Borders closed out the season 55-6 overall.

"Hunter has such a great work ethic for being as young as he is," said WCHS head coach John Kramer. "He's very coachable and he's going to have a great high school career."

Wilson Central's 285-pounder Michael Kramer wasted little time in his title bout, disposing of Tullahoma's Luke Champion with a pin at the 2:15 mark.

With the win, the junior ended the season with a record of 60-1.

"Michael does more wrestling in the off-season -- both in and out of state - than anyone I know of. It's obviously paid off."

WCHS had three other wrestlers earn medals, including:

Junior Alex Pergande, third place at 138;

Sophomore Grant Fetters, placed fourth place at 106.

Fetters dropped a major decision to Lebanon High freshman Eli Clemmons by a 10-2 score.

Clemmons wrapped up his first varsity season 39-4 oveall.

Freshman Cole Fort, sixth place at 126-pounds for WCHS.

As a team, Wilson Central finished third in the state with 148.5 points.

Six other Wildcat wrestlers earned berths in the state tournament -- including TH Oakley, Cullen Belcher, Levi Stone, Kolin Miller, Sinjin Noga (who went down with a shoulder injury) and Parker Bennett.

Cleveland placed first with 189 points and Johnson City's Science Hill was second at 155.

Mt. Juliet garnered 64 team points with two medalists -- Dylan Quinn and Nathan Walling.

Quinn placed third in the 160-pound class, recording a fall over Kingsbury's Dontae Johnson at 4:35 in the third place match.

Walling finished fifth at 195 pounds, scoring a pin over Lebanon High's Evan Clemmons at 2:58.

Clemmons, a junior, ended his season 34-8 overall.

Division II --

Friendship Christian School saw two wrestlers earn medals -- Hayden Alexander and Ryan Jackson.

Alexander placed fourth in the 160-pound division.

He lost the third place match to McCallie's Hayden Rowland at 0:38.

Jackson finished fourth at 285, losing on a fall to Franklin Road Academy's Tymon Mitchell at the 4:07 mark in the third place match.

Girls Division --

Mt. Juliet's Kaitlyn Lee earned a third place medal at 125 pounds by pinning Tullahoma's Promyse Bryson at 0:30..

Wilson Central's Bailey Hansen placed sixth at 215 pounds, losing in the fifth place match to NovaLee Feichko of Clarksville Northwest on a fall at 0:15.

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Flo's National HS rankings...

Congrats to several from Tennessee... 3 in top ten and 7 top 15!

11. Isabella Badon, junior, Johnson City, Tenn., Daniel Boone High School, (9 at 112)

9. Robin Yunis, sophomore, Clarksville, Tenn., Rossview High School (11 at 132)

14. Emma Walker, sophomore, Clarksville, Tenn., Rossview High School 132

11. Paige Snapp, senior, Jonesborough, Tenn., David Crockett High School 152

8. Kenya-Lee Sloan, senior, Knoxville, Tenn., Hardin Valley High School 162

13. Katie Scoville, senior, Crossville, Tenn., Stone Memorial High School 200

3. Shamia Wells, sophomore, Elizabethton, Tenn., Elizabethton High School 225

It has been an extremely busy time in girls high school wrestling. Official girls state championships have been held in Hawaii, Washington and Tennessee in recent weekends. Many other states which do not yet have an official girls state championships also held unofficial state meets in January and February. Two of the biggest official girls state championships are scheduled for this coming weekend in California and Texas.

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6117516-february-21-national-girls-high-school-wrestling-rankings

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