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This used to be the system in a lot of places where you played with no classes. One state champion for the entire state. Basketball is definitely more conducive to having everyone in the same class than other sports (ie. Football). However, there is a reason why TN has five, soon to be six classifications. People like competing against schools their size, and having a more reasonable chance to win a title. It isn't to say small schools can't be as good, just a lower probability of it. That being said, I think we have too many classifications in most sports. Yet, I wouldn't be in favor of an end of the year tournament that pitted all the champs against each other. Season is long enough as it is. Plus, ending your season with a state title win is about as sweet as it gets. I wouldn't want to then have to turn around and try and earn some additional title, and potential finish with a loss instead.

I have been wanting to put together a P4P for A-AA for a while. Just to show some love and appreciation to the smaller schools that sometimes get overlooked. There are some real hammers in this division and some fun potential match ups come time for State. Just to make this clear this is my opinion and I encourage others to voice their own opinions as well. Hunter Mason (Greeneville) - Sophomore (132) {Why: Ranked 19th in the country at 126 by Track wrestling; 1X State Champ} Daniel Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) - Senior (126) {Why: 4X State Finalist; 3X State Champ} Kodiak Cannedy (Greeneville) - Junior (160) {Why: 2x State Champ; Several Appearances in National Tourneys} Wyatt McLemore (Eagleville) - Senior (170) {Why: 2X State Finalist; 1X State Champ; Undefeated the for the last two seasons} Garrett Foreman (Pigeon Forge) - Junior (170) {Why: 1X State Finalist; 1X State Champ} Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) - Sophomore (113) {Why: 2X State Finalist; 1X State Champ} Lance Williams (Alcoa) - Sophomore (HWT) {Why: Undefeated State Champ as a Freshman; Only loss this year was in OT to Mustafi Algarawi from PF (3-2)} Josh Parton (Pigeon Forge) - Junior (138) {Why: 2X State Finalist; 1X State Champ} Noah Hill (Forrest) - Senior (195) {Why: 2X State Finalist; 1X State Champ} Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge) - Sophomore (220) {Why: 1X State Finalist; Win over 2X State Champ at Fandetti-Richardson in the Finals} Honorable Mentions: Colby Dalon (Pigeon Forge) - Junior (N/A) {Why: 2X State Champ; appears to not be wrestling this year or else would be ranked top 5} Jonathan Morton (Elizabethton) - Senior (220) {Why: 2X State Finalist; 2X State Champ; Lost to Caleb Wolfe from PF (7-4)} Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) - 8th Grade (106) {Why: OT loss to second ranked Cleveland; Several MS and Elem. State Championships and he's a Uhorchuk I mean do we expect anything less than a State Championship from him this year JK but not really} Trevor Lewis (Hixson) - Senior (132) {Why: 3X State Finalist; 1X State Champ} Riley Bennett (Fairview) - Senior (138) {Why: 3X State Finalist} Parish Pacetti (Hixson) - Senior (220) {Why: 1X State Champ}

I was wrong, Stone doesn't sweep Cookeville, something special brewing .

High School Wrestling Wrestling: Fairview takes 3rd at GP West Invitational at Brentwood Wilson Central takes team title in Williamson County for second weekend in a row Herald Sports Jan 17, 2021 Updated Jan 17 Buy Now Patrick Styblo of Centennial wrestles Donovan Rich of Beech in the third round of the 195-pound division at the GP West Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at Brentwood High School. See IMAGES for full photo gallery from the tournament. Photo by Charles Pulliam BRENTWOOD – The Fairview High School wrestling team continued to impress with another strong showing Saturday at the GP West Invitational at Brentwood High. The Yellow Jackets, who hosted and battled some of the state’s best last week in the first Yellow Jacket Invitational at home, collected a third-place showing in Saturday’s 10-team tournament. Wilson Central claimed five individual titles and won the team crown with 297.5 points, while Blackman (203) was second and Fairview third (178) to beat out Beech (149) and Arlington (133.5) among others. Wilson Central also won the team title at Fairview last week in another trip to the county. Wrestling Photo Gallery – GP West Invitational at Brentwood Brentwood High School hosted the 2021 GP West Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 featuring 10 teams, including Williamson County foes Fairview and Centennial. 1 of 26 Buy Now Dean Klueppelberg Photo by Charles Pulliam @cspulliam Buy Now Photo by Charles Pulliam @cspulliam Buy Now Blake Mitchell Photo by Charles Pulliam @cspulliam Buy Now Arash Yazdani Photo by Charles Pulliam @cspulliam Buy Now Patrick Styblo of Centennial wrestles Donovan Rich of Beech in the third round of the 195-pound division at the GP West Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 at Brentwood High School. 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The 182-pound sophomore Curtis improved to 29-1 overall and pinned Matthew Hills of Wilson Central in the second round of the final. Clevenger, a 220-pound junior, avenged his only loss suffered last week against Wilson Central’s Noah Todd by pinning Todd early in the second round of his final. Fairview senior Riley Bennett fell by a 12-4 major decision against Wilson Central’s Riley Fort in a battle of returning state medalists in the 138-pound final. Both Marco Pukl (170) and Sam Hammon (285) captured third-place finishes for the Yellow Jackets as well. Other top finishers from the county included Centennial’s Ceron Campbell (145) and Patrick Styblo (195), who both closed third along with Brentwood’s Andrew Donelson at 132. The Bruins' Zach Ordonez settled for fourth after a narrow 5-4 decision against Blake Palmer of Beech in the third-place match at 113. Dean Klueppelberg also grabbed a fourth-place finish for Brentwood at 152. Wrestling: Fairview tips hat to Johnny Drennan Memorial, hosts high-caliber 8-team tourney 2021 GP West Invitational at Brentwood High School Jan. 16, 2021 Team Scores 1, Wilson Central 297.5 points; 2, Blackman 203; 3, Fairview 178; 4, Beech 149; 5, Arlington 133.5; 6, Clarksville 120; 7, Brentwood 106; 8, Centennial 75.5; 9, Lebanon 73.5; 10, Riverdale 27. Individual Results 106 1st Place – Aslan Nadeau, Blackman, maj. dec. Paul Johnson, Wilson Central. 9-1; 3rd Place – Koen Ploeckelman, Clarksville, pinned Sam Frank, Fairview, 1:49; 5th Place – Elijah Benfield, Centennial, pinned Aiden Scruggs, Brentwood, 0:08; 7th Place – Cohen Oswald, Beech, pinned Vincent Kennivong, Riverdale, 0:24. 113 1st Place – Justin Bradford, Blackman, pinned Nick Mercante Wilson Central, 1:31; 3rd Place – Blake Palmer, Beech, dec. Zach Ordonez, Brentwood, 5-4; 5th Place –Kaleb Reaume, Arlington, pinned Judah Lind, Centennial, 1:15; 7th Place –Josh Helm, Fairview, won by forfeit. 120 1st Place – Hunter Border, Wilson Central, pinned Grant Myers, Blackman, 4:47; 3rd Place – Hunter Heflin, Arlington, won by forfeit over Keegan Seaver, Fairview; 5th Place – Cole Moss, Brentwood, pinned Eiljah Weston, Centennial, 3:55; 7th Place – Coen Myers, Beech, dec. Niko Gottlick, Clarksville, 6-0. 126 1st Place - Trey Bates of Beech; 2nd Place - Mason Sells of Blackman; 3rd Place - Connor Warnock of Wilson Central; 4th Place - Javier Montero of Arlington; 5th Place - Arash Yazdani of Brentwood; 6th Place - Jeffery Anderson of Fairview. 132 1st Place – Avery Warnock, Wilson Central, dec. Adin Heathcott, 6-2; 3rd Place – Andrew Donelson, Brentwood, maj. dec. Cameron Cain, Beech, 14-4; 5th Place – Mathew Blaylock, Fairview, pinned Connor Coop, Clarksville, 0:29; 7th Place – Bryce Thomas, Lebanon, bye. 138 1st Place – Riley Fort, Wilson Central, maj. dec. Riley Bennett, Fairview, 12-4; 3rd Place – Aidan Johnson, Clarksville, dec. Jacob Roaten, Arlington, 7-6; 5th Place – Clark Vaughn, Brentwood, dec. William Griggs, Beech, 8-7; 7th Place – Josiah Pajarillo, Blackman, won by injury time over Nathan Alcoch, Centennial, 0:00. 145 1st Place – Cole Fort, Wilson Central, pinned Alex Rose, Blackman, 1:51); 3rd Place – Ceron Campbell, Centennial, pinned Nolan Sandefer, Lebanon, 2:11; 5th Place – Aiden Nettleton, Arlington, pinned Mathew Cox, Fairview, 1:36; 7th Place – Benjamin Ferguson, Riverdale, dec. Malachi Robinson, Clarksville, 2-1. 152 1st Place – Eli Clemmons, Lebanon, dec. Aidan Brenot, Clarksville, 4-3; 3rd Place – Steven Fisak, Wilson Central, pinned Dean Klueppelberg, Brentwood, 1:12; 5th Place – Blake Mitchell, Fairview, pinned William Clingan, Centennial, 2:48; 7th Place – Brayden James, Blackman, won by forfeit over Devyn Dates, Riverdale. 160 1st Place – Dylan Cockman, Arlington, dec. Matthew Seeber, Clarksville, 3-0; 3rd Place – Samuel Griggs, Wilson Central, won by injury time over Justin Brown, Blackman, 0:00; 5th Place – Jackson Light, Beech, pinned Alec Lewis, Riverdale, 2:00; 7th Place – Max Munson, Centennial, pinned Aiden Thompson, Brentwood, 2:39. 170 1st Place – Mason Smith, Beech, pinned Luke Krepela, Arlington, 3:38; 3rd Place – Marco Pukl, Fairview, pinned Jashua Chew, Blackman, 3:35; 5th Place – Brady Jarvis, Wilson Central, maj. dec. Jake Beightol, Brentwood, 13-0; 7th Place – Gipson Frost, Riverdale, bye. 182 1st Place – Ken Curtis, Fairview, pinned Matthew Hills, Wilson Central, 3:26; 3rd Place – Chase Rozell, Arlington, dec. Deago Buck, Clarksville, (SV-1) 5-3; 5th Place – Preston Clark, Beech, dec. Hunter Meade, Brentwood, 10-5; 7th Place – David Wilkinson, Blackman, pinned Craig Sanford, Centennial, 1:10. New venues secured for TSSAA State Wrestling Championships 195 1st Place - Donovan Rich of Beech; 2nd Place - Miles Workman of Blackman; 3rd Place - Patrick Styblo of Centennial; 4th Place - Connor Staggs of Wilson Central; 5th Place - Arie Donaldson of Fairview; 6th Place - Dylan Rogers of Brentwood. 220 1st Place – Jacob Clevenger, Fairview, pinned Noah Todd, Wilson Central, 2:35; 3rd Place – Eli Nelms, Lebanon, pinned Kyelar Edwards, Clarksville, 4:21; 5th Place – Noah Dixon, Brentwood, pinned Tytus Kirby-Reach, Blackman, 2:48; 7th Place – Jaylen Weist, Riverdale, pinned William Kalamen, Beech, 4:38. 285 1st Place – Jesse Richardson, Wilson Central, pinned Kaden White, Beech, 0:33; 3rd Place – Sam Hammon, Fairview, pinned Jayden Hemphill, Blackman, 3:21; 5th Place – Zyrion Elliott, Clarksville, pinned Marhius Watkins, Riverdale, 1:13; 7th Place – Jeremiah Logan, Arlington, bye. williamsonherald.com 1117 Columbia Ave. Franklin, TN 37064 Phone: 615-790-6465 Email: web@williamsonherald.com ---------------- Union Co. 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Indiana dropped the single-class tournament in 2007. Kentucky and Delaware are the last holdouts.

Hey...talk about it all you want. We have to guard the 5 they put on the floor, and score against them. Mer was family and is still close to some of our kids. Differences of opinion happen and choices are made. I can speak for my family and my kid...we don’t hold anything against her. Hate that she left but it is what it is. We will toss the ball up Thursday and see what happens!

Its interesting as there are no such statements on a timeframe in the TSSAA Handbook. I would have thought it to have been a little better publicized if they were doing it with that intention.

Shut up stupid.

Lol..that's funny

What??? Nobody coaches because of the pay... its about the love of the game and building character and turning boys into men and all that other Hoorah stuff

Yes, but like I said, one of the benefits of winning a state title is finishing as one of the only teams in the state that gets to end their season, sometimes careers with a win. Something special about finishing your year on a high. By adding an extra tournament, you lose that, unless you win that "Tournament of Champions".

I wasn’t suggesting an end to classification champs. Just a chance to add another trophy to your case as well. Each class champion gets a gold ball and two games later there is a crystal ball (or whatever) for the best team in TN. I other words it would be a tournament of champions.

This means you are too young to remember DCA, FRA, and CPA of the 80’s and 90’s, you’re a transplant gone bad, or you’re an absolute idiot. My money is on all three.

Hmmmm. Making $5 million per year on a 5 year contract, vs. making public school teaching salary plus coaching supplement on a year by year contract. Yeah, that's really a tough choice.

I'm just gonna leave this here: stopping Tessa is not the only key to beating Stone. She is phenomenal. She is amazing. She is one of my favorite kids to ever have the good fortune to know- but just like last year when you thought Stone was a two woman team ( it wasn't,) it's not a one woman team this year. I don't know how this game will play out- honestly I don't. I know that Cookeville is athletic and scrappy and when they're on they are ON, so I'm not making a prediction. I am saying don't overlook the rest of the team. Scoring is still fairly balanced most nights.

The TSSAA apparently changed that rule at some point. There were also a couple of kids from Lakeway Christian Academy that competed in-season at an event not as part of their team that got me to looking at the handbook again. Not going to go search through the handbook now but the gist of it was that they have removed the "all-star" event restriction from sports with an individual championship. There is even a FAQ that covers that exact scenario for golf and then mentions it would be the same for other sports and names wrestling. Certainly interesting to me because it seemed like that was the type of rule change that would have received a little more visibility in the past.

The issue is that local administrators don't have the authority to make such promises and even if they do make them orally, they aren't binding. And in systems with multiple schools, administrators are moved often and chances are that an administrator who hires a coach isn't going to be there in 3-4 years down the road. Bottom line - they are teachers first. That's what they are hired to do. Coaching isn't the primary function of those folks. And a large, large, percentage of the coaches I know are in it for the right reasons first, to educate young folks. While a lot of things about high school sports has become more like college athletics, primarily because of the social media pressures, it's still high school. Unfortunately pressure on coaches to win championships at that level is way too great, IMO.

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I shouldn't of said 'I know a couple of East Tennessee Coaches that have applied for jobs in the past who MAY have interest."?? I'm not sure most would consider that BREAKING NEWS. Come on man. This is a message board. People are allowed to make comments. Whether you deem them worthy of mention or not is out of my control.

I believe they do this in Kentucky also. There are no classes, its like 16 team top teams in the state battle it out.

South Side plays their game they can beat anyone in the state. Take care of the ball and make a few shots they will be hard to beat because they are going to cause TO’s.

He is worse than Botch Jones. Would have been better off sticking with Dooley rather than the parade of losers and punks (Kiffin) that have come through. UT football is a full on dumpster fire. Period. He should have been fired after losing to Ga State at home.

How many high school coaches have constructed national championship level defenses at multiple schools? Mediocre SEC HC? Absolutely. But to act like the man is not a quality football coach is ludicrous. Some coaches are made to be coordinators and Pruitt is one of them. Also no one remembers him from Two-A-Days on MTB.

Kaleb Baker also placed 2nd at Tulsa as well as an 8th grader, so likely 15U (I would have to go back and look). You could say he didn't make the finals since he lost in quarters or semi's (I can't remember which) to eventual champ and wrestled back to true 2nd. Always good to celebrate success, but hate to misrepresent the past with statements too broad. Was good to see the success of the BoomRanch / Higher Calling guys this weekend. Tulsa is a very tough event and certainly worth celebrating any level of success there. Interesting weekend for national tournaments with several very good teams / kids ending up in Gattlinburg for the NUWAY events. Hate to see those types of scheduling conflicts. For example, I know some very tough PA kids ended up in Gattlinburg.

Jacob Berven and B. Kelly will be all over the field from their LB spots. I wonder who caught your punter comment. I thought it was clever and made me laugh.

Thoughtful statement question Blazer. I’ve seen Boone in person 3 times over the last 5 years and 2 or 3 dozen times in person over the last 40 years. So here are my random thoughts. 1) it’s harder for a county program to get the resources they need as oppose to special designated school districts such as Maryville, Alcoa, Tullahoma, Greeneville, Oak Ridge, and Betsy. Most counties consist of multiple High Schools. 2) The Janeways, Charlie Coles, are ballers that everybody would love to have, but the Traditional powers have several of them. Betsy and the Devils have produced a ton of D1 prospects. 3) Depth..... it’s a major factor. 4) the little things...... such as splits. Boone has had traditionally huge linemen over the years but have used tight splits and have tried to pound the rock inside. Against the big boys it looks like a mass of humanity and 2 yards and a cloud of dust. Philosophy, we will run the blankety, blank ball against anybody. So everybody’ runs man on the corner and the safety becomes a mlb with a 10 yard run to slam his body into the Boone back. 5) Betsy and the Devils have middle school programs that if those staffs were in HS they would still be called excellent staffs. 6) community expectations. All the little boys run around in Devil Jerseys with their names on the back. Winning begets winning. There is also an alignment from little league through HS. What is your community’s identity? Greeneville’s is the school system, AAA ACADEMICS, the ARTS and ATHLETICS. 7) The weight room and guess what.... Multi Sport athletes that win big in other sports. Basketball, wrestling, soccer, track and baseball. The bar bell is an inanimate object and doesn’t push back. This is your Greene Devils. You don’t have 280 lb stiff legged kids that bench 300. You have big agile athletes that bench 360. 8) Good kids want to play for winning teams. I’m a baller, we move to Fall Branch. I drive up I81. Do I turn left to big DB or right to little db. I TURN LEFT. Everybody calls it recruiting and it is...... caused by winning, facilities, coaching staffs, recruitment by universities and in many cases believe it or not, ACT and fine arts programs. Blazer these are just observations and opinions by someone that has journeyed a long time.

They would have to give him the same 120 day contract situation. He can't draw retirement and be full time. Also, he would not come back to RuCo because he would not have the control to bring in all the athletes like he does now and did when he was at Riverdale. He has never exactly "looked for a challenge". He left RuCo when his special zoning ceased to exist. Creasy controls Murfreesboro now.

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