MatMaster16693

January 1, 2011

Compiling a top 10 best in this country is nearly as American as mom, the flag and apple pie.

From the 10 toughest guys in your neighborhood growing up, to rock-n-rollï¿½s greatest hits of the 60s to the best utube videos.

How fiting, on the Eve of the 50th of the state wrestling tournament (Feb. 18-20), to name Tennesseeï¿½s best prep wrestlers in the past half century.

Itï¿½s a given that todayï¿½s mat warriors are more skilled than their predecessors from a generation ago and possibly even a decade ago. But in an effort to honor the past wrestlers - upon whose shoulders todayï¿½s wrestlers stand ï¿½ and the present champs, here is not only the top 10, but the 50 best high school wrestlers in Tennessee.

The criteria includes oneï¿½s high school career complete with at least one state title, success at senior nationals and cadet and junior freestyle and greco-roman nationals at Fargo, N.D., with college achievements a plus.

Mid South Conference: The vast majority of wrestlers who competed in the prep school Mid South Conference (1949-1970 for wrestling) did not compete in the state tournament; thus, are not eligible for this list.

But the handful of Mid South wrestlers who were allowed to compete in the 1961 and 1962 state tournaments are eligible and some did make the list as state champs.

The national prep champions from the Mid South are listed at the end of the story.

No doubt, several can and will argue for wrestlers in their region of the state over others which makes the discussion interesting, stimulating and welcome.

No Tonys, Oscars or Emmys are awarded and no checks handed out to the top 10. Just an opinion, yet hopefully an educated one, with solid input from across the state.

One wrestling official stated that, "We are not re-writing The Bible ... this is just an opinion!''

Those champions who stand out from the hundreds, yes maybe thousands of teens who have dared to walk alone to center mat in the squared circle before roaring student bodyï¿½s to test their abilities against another in honorable combat.

Warriors who have pushed themselves to the limit and beyond and have stood alone on the top step on many a Saturday afternoon, when in a six-minute span of time, which seemed an eternity, boys become men and legends in our sport.

To all who have wrestled and worked hard we salute you and to those who have reached higher we acknowledge those accomplishments as well.

With that, here is the best of the best; those with sterling credentials and lofty numbers.

Top 10

1. BILL HARLOW ... St. Andrewï¿½s ... ï¿½62 state champ at 171 ... also won Mid South and national prep titles in ï¿½62 ï¿½ OW in all three tournaments ï¿½ defeated ï¿½61 national prep OW in ï¿½62 finals ï¿½ 5x Mid South champ ï¿½ 80-1 career record ï¿½ At Oklahoma State was 1966 NCAA champ ï¿½ 3x All-American (2-2-1) ï¿½ 3x NCAA finalist ï¿½ 2x Big 8 champ ï¿½ career record: 54-5-2 ï¿½ 3x National AAU champ ï¿½ 1x OW ï¿½ World Silver medal ï¿½ Tblisi Bronze medal ï¿½ high school coach at Sapulpa High School in Oklahoma ... member of the Oklahoma chapter of the national wrestling hall of fame.

2. JORDAN LEEN ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ 4x state champ ; 2001-04 ï¿½ ï¿½04 OW ï¿½ 214 career wins ï¿½ national high school champ ï¿½ 4x McCallie Invite champ ï¿½ At Cornell, 2008 NCAA champion ï¿½ 3x All-American (8-1-3) ï¿½ 2x EIWA champ ï¿½ 2008 EIWA Wrestler of the Year ï¿½ career record, 118-29.

3. PHILIP SIMPSON ... MBA ï¿½ 4x state champ (1998-01) ï¿½ 2x OW ï¿½ 176 career wins ï¿½ national high school runner-up ï¿½ 4x champ, McCallie Invite ï¿½ At West Point, 3x All-American; 2003-04-05 ï¿½ 2005 NCAA runner-up ï¿½ West Pointï¿½s only 3x All-American ï¿½ 3x EIWA champ ï¿½134 career wins ï¿½ currently in the U.S. Army

4. MATT KELLER ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 4x state champ (1999-02) ï¿½ ï¿½99 OW ï¿½ 3rd at high school senior nationals ï¿½ NCAA All-American at Nebraska and UTC ï¿½ 2x SoCon champ ï¿½ currently in training for national freestyle tournaments ï¿½ lives in Cleveland.

5. RANDY BATTEN ï¿½ Hixson ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1973-74 ï¿½ ï¿½74 OW ï¿½ placed 3rd in 1972 ï¿½ high school record: 107-2 ... won final 87 matches ï¿½ medaled in three national AAU tournaments ï¿½ reached final four twice and placed second in the third ï¿½ At UTC, 3x NCAA D-II national champ (ï¿½75-77) ï¿½ ï¿½75 OW ï¿½ ï¿½75 SoCon champ ï¿½ lives in Birmingham.

6. DAVID VANCE ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1988-91 ï¿½ ï¿½90 OW ï¿½ four-time state finalist (2-1-1-1) ï¿½ 3x McCallie Invite champ ... 135-2 record ï¿½ 103 wins in a row ï¿½ wrestled one year at Oklahoma ... lives in Chattanooga.

7. MARKESE NELSON ï¿½ Kirby ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1994-95 ï¿½ lost one match his last three years ï¿½ 3x champ at McCallie (OW) and Father Ryan tourneys ï¿½ 4th at high school senior nationals ï¿½ Cadet All-American at Fargo ï¿½ 2x JUCO All-American at Fresno City College ï¿½ wrestled at Fresno State ï¿½ UniversityNationals All-American ï¿½ Armed Forces national champ

8. ADRIAN NORFLEET ï¿½ Whites Creek ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1986-88 ï¿½ lives in Texas

9. SCOTT WELLS ï¿½ Brentwood Academy ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1998-99 ï¿½ ï¿½98 OW ï¿½ 4x cadet national champion at Fargo; 2x in Greco/Roman and 2x in Freestyle ï¿½ undefeated two seasons in Tenn.

10. CHARLES McTORRY ï¿½ Overton ï¿½Tenn. record for wins (216) ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1994, 1996 ï¿½ 2x OW ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1) ï¿½ high school national champion ï¿½ wrestled at Nebraska ï¿½ head coach at Ensworth.

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11. NICK MARABLE ï¿½ Christian Brothers ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2004-05 ï¿½ 4x medalist (3-2-1-1) ï¿½ Cadet national champion at Fargo ï¿½ at Missouri, 2x All-American ï¿½ placed 3rd (2008) and 7th (2009) ï¿½ 2x Big 12 champ ï¿½ currently ranked No. 6 at 165.

12. KEVIN WARD ï¿½ Soddy Daisy/Red Bank ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1999-00-01 ... 4x finalist (2-1-1-1) ï¿½ 4th at high school nationals ï¿½ Big 8 champ at 157 on 2005 undefeated NCAA champions at Oklahoma State ï¿½ Big 8 runner-up in 2004 ï¿½ 4-2 at NCAAs.

13. JOHNNY LENNON ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1980-81 ï¿½ ï¿½81 OW ï¿½ 102-2 in high school .. 78 in a row to close out career ï¿½ Southeastern Junior National Freestyle Champion, summer of 1980 ï¿½ beat two state champs on the way to the title ï¿½ wrestled at Tenn.

14. HEATH ESLINGER ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1994-95 ï¿½ ï¿½95 OW ï¿½ at UTC, Southern Conference OW ï¿½ 3x SoCon champ ï¿½ 3x NCAA Qualifier ï¿½ 120-18 ï¿½ UTC head coach.

15. J.T. HAGEN ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1998-99-00 ï¿½ OW at Bethlehem (Pa.) tournament ï¿½ as a senior, beat defending state champs Eric Collins, Claytor Thompson and Charlie Ritchie ï¿½ wrestled at Cornell.

16. RANDY FAIRES ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1965-66 ï¿½ at Chattanooga, 3x Southern champion ï¿½ was 100-1 in high school and college ï¿½ also wrestled at Oklahoma State.

17. PAUL TESSMANN ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ Tennesseeï¿½s first 2x state champ; 1961-62 ï¿½ 3rd at prep nationals in ï¿½62 ï¿½ ï¿½62 Mid South and City Prep champ ï¿½ At Sewanee, 4x Southern champ ï¿½ at the time was the second wrestler to win 4x ï¿½ never taken down in college ï¿½ only losses were at small college nationals.

18. RUSTY BLACKMON ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 2x state champ, 2000-01 ï¿½ ï¿½01 OW ï¿½4x medalist (4-2-1-1) ï¿½ 4th at high school nationals ï¿½ wrestled at Oklahoma State.

19. CODY CLEVELAND ï¿½ Tullahoma/McCallie ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2004-05 ï¿½ 4x state medalist ï¿½ at UTC, 2008 NCAA All-American ï¿½ 2x SoCon champ.

20. KYLE JAMES ï¿½ Soddy Daisy ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2002-03-04 ï¿½ beat two-time defending champ Shawn Cordell (Red Bank/Bradley Central) in 2003 finals ï¿½ 3rd at junior nationals as a Freestyle All-American at Fargo, N.D.

21-30

21. MARC LYLE ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1978-79-80 ï¿½ 2x OW; ï¿½79-80 ï¿½ 85-3.

22. HOWARD LANGFORD ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ ï¿½86 state champ and OW ï¿½ At UTC, 1992 NCAA D-I All-American ï¿½ 2x SoCon champ, 1989, 92

23. JOHNNY BRADFORD ï¿½ Chattanooga Central ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1976-77 ï¿½ high school All-American ï¿½ at UT, ï¿½82 SEC champ ï¿½ 1x NCAA qualifier.

24. KENNY WHITWORTH ï¿½ East Ridge ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1965-67 ï¿½ OW in ï¿½65 and ï¿½66 at 98 lbs. ï¿½ stateï¿½s first 2x OW ï¿½ 51-2.

25. MARTIN FRANCIS ï¿½ Notre Dame ï¿½ first 4x state champ; 1969-72 ï¿½ beat defending national prep champ Brian Card in ï¿½72 finals ï¿½ beat defending state champ Danny Brown in ï¿½70 finals.

26. RAYMOND DUNNING ï¿½ Father Ryan ï¿½ 3x state champ ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-1-1-1) ï¿½ 4x McCallie champ ï¿½ NCAA D-II All-American at Adams State.

27. PAT MURPHY ï¿½ Hixson ï¿½ 2x state champ ï¿½ 3x finalist ï¿½ High School All-American ... 64-3-4 ï¿½ at UTC, 4x SoCon champ ï¿½. 4x NCAA qualifier ï¿½ 2x SEIWA champ.

28. KEVIN JOHNSON ï¿½ Chattanooga Central ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1990-91-92

29. BUBBA MILLER ï¿½ Brentwood Academy ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1990-91

30. JAKE YOST ï¿½ Soddy Daisy ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2001-02 ï¿½ OW in ï¿½02 ï¿½ 4x medalist (5-5-1-1) ï¿½ 4th at high school nationals ï¿½ Greco-Roman All-American at Fargo ï¿½ At UTC, SoCon champ ï¿½ NCAA qualifier

31-40

31. CARLOS THOMPSON ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ 2x state champ, 1993, ï¿½95 ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1)

32. PEZ WHATLEY ï¿½ Notre Dame ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1967, ï¿½69 ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1) ï¿½ first heavyweight to win OW ï¿½ wrestled at UTC and in the pros.

33. RICKY JOHNSON ï¿½ Chattanooga Central ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1989, 91 ï¿½ ï¿½91 OW

34. JAKE YOUNG ï¿½ Ooltewah ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2007, 09 ï¿½ 3x medalist (3-1-1) ï¿½wrestles for UTC

35. DARREN McKNIGHT ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ 3x state champ;1999-00-01 ï¿½ wrestled at Michigan State ï¿½ co-captain ï¿½ Big 10 medalist ï¿½ 3x NCAA Qualifier.

36. PATRICK SIMPSON ï¿½ MBA ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2000-02 ï¿½ 2x OW ... four-time state finalist (2-1-1-1) ï¿½ 3x winner at McCallie and Father Ryan tourney ï¿½ At West Point, was 2x EIWA medalist ï¿½ 2x NCAA qualifier.

37. CHRIS MEADOWS ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1965-66-67

38. MOE TRAIL ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ in ï¿½62, he won state, Mid South, city prep and national prep ï¿½ also won Mid South and city prep in ï¿½61 ï¿½ At Purdue, was 2nd in Big 10 as a junior.

39. JACK BAKER ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ stateï¿½s first 3x state champ; 1963-64-65 ï¿½ 2x Southern champ at Sewanee ï¿½ NCAA PostGraduate Scholar

40. GEORGE LEWIS ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1991-93 ï¿½ ï¿½92 OW ï¿½ wrestled at West Virginia

41-50

41. WHIT DUNNING ï¿½ Father Ryan ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2003-04-05 ï¿½ 4x medalist (6-1-1-1) ï¿½ wrestled for West Point

42. MATT McCARTY ï¿½ Clarksville ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1999-00 ï¿½ ï¿½00 OW ï¿½ 4x state medalist (6-4-1-1) ï¿½ 4th at high school nationals ï¿½ wrestled at Michigan State.

43. WAYLON LOWE ï¿½ Jefferson County ... 1x state champ; ï¿½98 ï¿½ ï¿½97 runner-up ï¿½ 3x medalist (4-1-2) ï¿½ NAIA national champion ... 2x NCAA D-II national champion

44. JEFF HOWARD ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ 1976 state champ and OW ... 3x finalist ï¿½ (2-1-2)

45. CHARLEY MOORE ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ in ï¿½62, undefeated in winning state, Mid South, city prep and national prep ï¿½ also won Mid South and city prep in ï¿½61 and second at national preps ï¿½

46. SHAZZON BRADLEY ï¿½ McMinn County ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1987-88 ï¿½

47. DAVID KENT ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1975-76 ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-2-1-1) ï¿½ 79-8 career ... five losses were to Randy Batten ï¿½ high school All-American

48. RONNIE STEVENSON ï¿½ MacGavock ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1988-89 ï¿½ ï¿½89 OW

49. JOHN FARR ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1963-65 ï¿½ 2x city prep champ ï¿½ two losses in three years ï¿½ at Chattanooga, 2x Southern Champion

50. QUINN GIBSON ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2002-03-04 ï¿½ 2x OW; 2003-04

Another 37 To Consider ...

** Hill won one title in Tenn., but a combined 4xï¿½er in two states ï¿½

** KENNY HILL ï¿½ LFO/East Ridge 4x state champ ï¿½ 3x in Ga. ï¿½ wrestled at Kentucky ï¿½ 1x champ in Tenn. ï¿½ head coach at Heritage HS in Ringgold

BRANDON WRIGHT ... Houston ... 2x champ; 2006-07 ... 3x medalist (3-1-1) ... 4th at senior nationals ... wrestles at UTC.

TRAVIS CREAGAN ... Bradley Central ... 2x champ; 2005-06 ... 3x finalist ... 4x medalist (3-1-1-2) ... Bears all-time leader in wins ... medaled at junior nationals ... started as a freshman at Columbia

SEAN SMITH ï¿½ Tyner ï¿½ ï¿½92 state champ ï¿½

RYAN SCOTT ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 4x state champ ï¿½5x medalist (3-1-1-1-1) ï¿½ 8th at high school nationals ï¿½ 176 wins ï¿½ wrestled at Appalachian State.

ERNIE ROSE ... Kirkman Tech ... 3x state champ at 189; 1965-67 ... '67 OW .. 4x medalist (4-1-1-1)

CHRIS MULLIN ... Notre Dame ï¿½ 2x state champ and 2x OW; 1984-85 ï¿½ 114-7-1 ï¿½ 64wins in a row.

CHRIS VANDERGRIFF ï¿½ Knox. Halls ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1976-77 ï¿½ first state champ from Knoxville ï¿½ at UT, 3rd in SEC.

CASEY BREWSTER ï¿½ Overton ï¿½ 2x state champ ï¿½ 3x finalist ï¿½ 4x medalist (5-1-1-2) ï¿½ 199 wins ï¿½ NAIA All-American at Edinboro ï¿½ head coach at Sacred Heart

STEVE AGNEW ï¿½ Brainerd ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1968-70 ï¿½ ï¿½70 OW ï¿½ beat 2x defending state champ Joe Roberts in ï¿½70 finals.

RANDY THOMPSON ï¿½ Tenn. School For the Blind ï¿½ ï¿½63 state champ and OW ï¿½ current assistant coach at TSB ï¿½

DAVID GRAHAM ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2007-08-09

JAMES JABALEY ï¿½ Notre Dame ï¿½ 3x state champ, all at 105 lbs.; 1976-78

SHANNON SAYNE ï¿½ Knox Halls ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1996, ï¿½98 ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1)

DANNY COLEMAN ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ 2x champ; 2003, 05 ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-1-2-1)

SHANE FORD ï¿½ Germantown ï¿½ 1x champ; 1997 ï¿½ 6th in ï¿½96

MICHAEL MURRAY ï¿½ Whites Creek ï¿½ ï¿½87 state champ and OW

JUSTIN SPAIN ï¿½ Bradley Central ï¿½ 1x state champ; 2007 ï¿½ 3x medalist (2-2-1) ï¿½ wrestles for Princeton

DEE PARKER ... Red Bank ï¿½ ï¿½96 state champ ï¿½ 2x state medalist ï¿½

LANCE SCHAEFFER ï¿½ Chattanooga City ï¿½ ï¿½61 state champ and city prep champ ï¿½ ï¿½60 city prep champ ï¿½ wrestled at Virginia.

PATRICK MARCHETTI ï¿½ Father Ryan ï¿½ 2x state champ ï¿½ 4x medalist (3-3-1-1) ï¿½ wrestles for West Point

DANIEL WADDELL ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2006-07 ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-2-1-1) ï¿½ 8th at senior nationals ï¿½ wrestles at UTC

KELLY FELIX ï¿½ Franklin ï¿½ 3x state champ; 2005-07 ï¿½ 2x OW ï¿½4x finalist (2-1-1-1) ï¿½ wrestles at UTC

DANNY COLEMAN ï¿½ Cleveland ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2003, 05 ï¿½ ï¿½05 OW ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-1-2-1)

ZAC DAILEY ï¿½ Mt. Juliet ï¿½ 2x state champ ï¿½ ï¿½98 OW ï¿½ 3x finalist (2-1-1) ï¿½ beat defending state champ Eric Collins in ï¿½98 finals.

JIM ELDRIDGE ï¿½ Chattanooga City ï¿½ ï¿½61 state and city prep champ ï¿½ ï¿½60 city prep champ ï¿½ wrestled at Univ. of Chattanooga

DAVID LEVITT ï¿½ McCallie ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1992, ï¿½94 ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1) ï¿½ NCAA qualifier at Boise State

DANIEL CROSBY ï¿½ Greeneville ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2002-03 ï¿½ 3x medalist (3-1-1) ï¿½ 3x McCallie champ ï¿½ 193 wins

SHAWN CORDELL ï¿½ Red Bank/Bradley Central ï¿½ 3x state champ ï¿½ 4x finalist (1-1-2-1)

COREY MANSON ï¿½ Baylor ï¿½ 2x state champ; 2005-06 ï¿½ 4x finalist (2-2-1-1) ï¿½ wrestles at Cornell

ERIC COLLINS ï¿½ Red Bank ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1997, ï¿½99 ï¿½ 4x finalist; (2-1-2-1)

MATT SWEETON ï¿½ Tullahoma ï¿½ 3x state champ; 1998-00-01ï¿½ 4x medalist (1-4-1-1)

RALPH BREWER ï¿½ Tenn. School for the Blind ï¿½ ï¿½62 state champ ï¿½ 3rd in ï¿½61 ï¿½ wrestled at Auburn as a freshman ï¿½ coached at TSB ... ï¿½ has received the Courage Award for Tennessee from the national wrestling hall of fame.

TIM VOILES ï¿½ Lookout Valley ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1995-96 ï¿½ 5x qualifier ï¿½ 202 wins ï¿½ wrestled at Carson-Newman

JOE ROBERTS ï¿½ Donelson ï¿½ 2x state champ; 1968-69 ï¿½ ï¿½68 OW ï¿½ ï¿½70 runner-up ï¿½ 5x state qualifier.

MICHAEL SPENCER ï¿½ Kirby ï¿½ ï¿½93 state champ and OW ï¿½ 127-11-1 .. SoCon freshman of the year at UTC.

JEFF LOYD ... Clarksville NW ï¿½ 1x champ; 1990 ï¿½ ï¿½89 finalist ï¿½ 4th at senior nationals in 1991 .. 6th at

NAIA nationals ï¿½ has received the Courage Award for Tennessee from the national wrestling hall of fame.

JIMMY HILLER ï¿½ Father Ryan ï¿½ 2x champ, 2003-04 ï¿½ 3x finalist ï¿½ 4x medalist (5-2-1-1)

Honorable Mention:

Brentwood (Sean Kim; 1999 state champ ï¿½ 2x finalist)

Baylor (Bailey Whitaker, 4x state champ; 2005-08 ï¿½ wrestles for U.S Naval Academy)

Brainerd (Gordon Connell, state champ, 1966 ï¿½ Masters World Champion, 60+ ï¿½ member of the Tenn. Chapter of the national wrestling hall of fame)

Brighton (Bucky Johnson, 2x state champ; 2006-07 ï¿½ SoCon champ at UTC)

Cleveland (Bill Emendorfer, ï¿½68 state champ ï¿½ 3x finalist (2-1-2) ï¿½ 2nd in SEC at UT; Nathan Jones, 2x state champ; 2001, 03 ï¿½ 3x finalist (1-2-1) ï¿½ D-II All-American at Carson-Newman)

East Ridge (Lynn Goss, 2x state champ; 1966-67 ï¿½ 3x finalist (2-1-1) ï¿½ wrestled at UTC; Charlie Goss, ï¿½64 state champ ï¿½ member of the Tenn. Chaper, national wrestling hall of fame; Roger Kendrick, 2x champ, 1983-84 ; Charlie Ritchie, 2x state champ; 1998-99)

Lookout Valley (Dusty Griffith, 1990 state champ)

Notre Dame (Yogi Anderson; '68 state champ ... 2x conference champ at Sewanee ... former coach and official ... Ken Mara ... '68 state champ ... wrestled at UTC .. longtime official . worked numerous NCAA championship finals matches ... member of state chapter of national wrestling hall of fame ... David Weeks; '73 state champ ... NCAA D-II national champ at UTC)

Father Ryan ( David Thoni, ï¿½83 state champ and OW ï¿½ 3x finalist and 4x medalist)

Franklin (Rycine Ellison, 1989 state champ)

Glencliff (Mike Green, 2x state champ ; 1970-71)

Hixson (Mike Blosser, ï¿½82 state champ and OW ï¿½ 26-0-1 in ï¿½82 and pinned nine of 10 opponents in district, region and state; Tom Popp, ï¿½76 state champ and OW)

Hunters Lane (Mike Newman, 1988 state champ)

Knox Catholic ( Junior Hernandez, ï¿½95 state champ)

McCallie (Spencer Manley, 2x champ; 2003, 04 ï¿½ 4x medalist (3-1-1-2) ï¿½ wrestled for U.S. Naval Prep Academy and U.S. Naval Academy; John McCall, school's first state champ in '61 ... Mid South champ ... national prep runner-up in '61; Jon Bennett, '72 state champ and OW, Jason Finnell, 3x champ; 1999-00-01)

Morristown West (Allen Koors, 2x state champ; 1979-80)

North Stratford (Tony Kennedy, ï¿½77 state champ and OW)

Overton (Eric Jordan, 2x state champ; 1996-97 ï¿½ Derrick Jordan, ï¿½97 state champ ï¿½ ï¿½96 runner-up)

Red Bank (George Farr, ï¿½61 state and city prep champ ï¿½ 2x Sourthern champ at Univ. of Chattanooga; Jim Beatty, 2x state champ; 1963, ï¿½65; Kevin Jones, ï¿½96 state champ )

Tenn. School for the Blind (Mitchell Cole, ï¿½61 state champ & OW; Mickey Bailey ï¿½ 2x champ; 63-64 ï¿½ ï¿½64 OW; Jody Chamberlain, 2x state champ; 1963-65 ï¿½ youngest state champ as a 6th grader in ï¿½63; Chester Lewis, ï¿½62 state champ)

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Mid South Conference ï¿½ The prep school conference held wrestling tournaments from 1949-1970, usually the third weekend in February ï¿½ A strong conference in wrestling and other sports, Baylor won 14 of the 22 wrestling titles, followed by McCallie (7) and Castle Heights (1).

The Mid South schools were allowed to compete in the state tournament in 1961 and 1962 and again after the conference closed its doors in the spring of 1970.

The main schools competing in a variety of sports were Baylor, Castle Heights Military Academy, Columbia Military Academy, Darlington, McCallie, Sewanee Military Academy, St. Andrewï¿½s, Tennessee Military Academy.

Notre Dame also competed in wrestling he first couple of years

Baylor produced 11 national prep champions; Charley Moore (1962), Moe Trail (1962), Chip Healy (1964, ï¿½65), Lane Headrick (1965), Alex Roberts (1967), John Hannah (1967), Rob Healy (1968, ï¿½69), Randy Weinberg (1969) and Albert Wilson (1970).

McCallie national champions were Pat Smartt (1959), Lou Hudson (1966), Jim Glasser (1966, 1967), Luther Killian (1968), Steve Gross (1969), Brian Card (1971).

Several of the national champions had success in college wrestling, plus college football and the NFL (Chip Healy) ... McCallieï¿½s Hudson won a Big 10 title in 1969 and was second at the Midlands ... The most decorated prep wrestler in Tennessee history is Bill Harlow of St. Andrewï¿½s (1958-1962) who won an 1966 NCAA D-I title, three national AAU titles and a World silver medal.

Contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@comcast.net

Nic Bundy from Hendersonville.

2x state champion 3X state medalist and currently wrestling at west point

December 24, 2010

i completely agree. if Adrian Thomas is up there, so should Belcher and Sawyer...i personally think Belcher and/or Sawyer should be there in place of Thomas

Ok question, @ 135... If Sawyer from Harpeth beats Thomas from Clarksville NE and Belcher from Wilson Central Beats Sawyer.. Why is Thomas still on the board and neither one of those Boys are? Belcher not only won the tourney but was seeded 4th and had to wrestle his way to the top to win. If your going to give credit to Thomas for coming in 3rd, Then shouldn't those other two boys get some too? Just wondering how it works...

December 16, 2010

Does anyone know where the brackets/results can be found?

October 26, 2008

103 Tanner Bates MJ

112 Ethan McPherson WH

119 Hunter Adcock WC

125 Drake Townsend HHS

130 Caleb Alsup FCS

135 Ryan Treloar

Alt. Johhny Kleinert

140 Austin Weaver

145 ?

152 Brandon Tucker

160 Kyle Saunders

171 ?

189 ?

215 ?

HVY Hunter Allen

Alt. Elijah Baird

Help out with the empty weight classes.

Treloar i believe is staying at 130

Matt Shanes will be a big contender at 140 or 145

if Tanner can get down to 103, he will definately be at the top of the list

followed by White House and Beech

October 25, 2008

if your talking about transfers

Zach Pikney went to state at 119 at Hunters Lane

and the kid from Nebraska who is supposed to go 171 went there last year

October 25, 2008

Ok matmaster, where did the two new kids (state qualifiers) come from and what weight class will they wrestle?

New kids??

Beech sent 6 to state last year

Now Graduated-Josh Maggart, Cory Amons, Ryan Priddy, and Justin Gibson

Now a Senior-Johnny Kleinart

Now a Sophmore-Taylor Cash, who may or may not be wrestling this year due to baseball

October 25, 2008

i think kleinart is returning this year but i dont know the weight class

I dont know exact weights but Beech's line-up should be somethin like this

103-Jacob Bolton/Travis Proctor

112-Kyle Talbott

119-Zach Pickney

125-Justin Kleinart

130-Jonathan Roberts

135-Johnny Kleinart

140-Matt Shanes

145-Ward Strickland

152-Hunter Cain

160-Nathan Goff

171-(some kid from Nebraska) not sure who

189-Camden Dalton

215-Jonathan Sites

HWT-Jamie Howell

October 25, 2008

Region 8 belongs to H'ville until another (FULL) team decides to take it. If a team can keep

Hendersonville from maxing out points with their studs, and get a few pins of their own,

they may come out on top? I do think that it will be closer this year. We need to see team

strength before passing judgement. No team will be able to have open slots and win the region

this year. It's going to take a good, full team to beat H'ville. Smyrna may have a stud or two,

but it takes more than a couple pins to win the region.

My guess based on last years performance would be H'ville on top with MJ and Beech at their heels.

Beech has a full line-up and will be giving hendersonville a run for their money

October 25, 2008

what do you think about region 8

October 22, 2008

Jake Rainey

Matt Williams

Steven Bretz

Rossview wins overall. Not a very exciting region.

ummm its actually a pretty exciting matchup between Beech and Rossview

Beech was only 3 points behind them in the region at Mid-State

I say Beech gets them in the end

October 19, 2008

Chose your classification, and region number. And we'll help you from there.

Region 5AAA

October 5, 2008

Beech travels to Ravenwood next week. We'll see how they compare to Brentwood, Franklin and Hendersonville. Should be a good game.

what part of Hendersonville is terrible do you guys not get.

Please watch them and then try to say that they are one of the best teams

October 3, 2008

"and I believe Oak Ridge also beat SAA"

Don't think. Get your facts, can you say, E U R O S P O R T S C O R E Board? All the scores are there.

So here goes the facts:

St. Agnes did not play Oak Ridge, they played Dobyns-Bennett to a tie. DB beat OR 2-0

DB has scored 60 goals and had 8 scored on them

Gallatin, who you dominated, has scored 13 and had 27 goals scored on them. The point was tongue in cheek, Gallatin is dominated by everyone, sorry Gallatin for making you part of this.

SAA has scored 29 vs 8 and

Beech has scored 30 vs 19

Statisticly, you have no case, but I applaud your big heart and confidence and I agree with letting the regionals even out the boasting field.

I just could not figure out why you decided to pick SAA as THE team Beech is better than.

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Yeah um DB was beaten by OR 2-0

ok wut is SAA's record against state ranked teames

Beech is 3-1

beating OR, HHS, and SCHS

October 1, 2008

Sorry, did not realize you would needed to be handled. You said Beech is better that SAA, "they had a bad day"

My point was Gallatin.........who had the bad day there? SAA won over both, were they both having a bad day? Every team has a bad day, but that's a poor excuse for a loss. SAA has had some bad days this year and lost games where the other team capitalized on a missed ball, but no one is claiming "bad day". You can't say anyone is better than another until the season is over. You created the post, I just responded. If you are confused, I suggest you not proclaim one team is better than another without using "bad day" as the reason for a loss. Perhaps we should say, the team had a great day and won over the better team who only had a good day. Good day, bad day, great day, if a team wins because of an own goal, what kind of day is that for the winner? Maybe we should add a "lucky"day. I guess I missed your point.

ok

Wut does Gallatin have to do with this????

Beech beat them 3-0

it was no contest

they completely dominated

how is Oak Ridge inside the Top 10 when Beech beat them 2-0

and I believe Oak Ridge also beat SAA

now i may be wrong. i may be thinkin of someone else

but yeah your right

we'll see what happens when regions and state roll around

September 29, 2008

Thank you Mr. Beech.

Great win over Gallatin. Check the scores of their games and where do you think you stand? No ill for Gallatin, but was that a bad day for Beech too?

Was what a bad day?

no ill for Gallatin?

it may just be me but that didnt make any sense

in order east to west

oak ridge(D-

bearden(greenville/morristown west)

soddy-daisy(siegel/shelbyville)

riverdale(cleveland)

franklin/ravenwood(beech)

brentwood(smryna/hendersonville)

collierville and houston

Hendersonville needs to be removed from that list

Have you seen them play?

they have no chance of makin it to state

September 27, 2008

This is Master MJUHB:

Top 25 Overall

1 Baylor

2 Collierville

3 Brentwood

4 Bearden

5 Siegel

6 Riverdale

7 Franklin

8 Father Ryan

9 Soddy-Daisy

10 Oak Ridge

11 Ravenwood

12 CAK

13 ECS

14 Brentwood Academy

15 BGA

16 FRA

17 Notre Dame

18 CCS

19 Farragut

20 Independence

21 Houston

22 Beech

23 Shelbyville

24 Dobyns-Bennett

25 Hendersonville

This is Euorospit:

1 Brentwood 8-0-1

2 Baylor 6-0-1

3 Notre Dame 5-3-0

4 Bearden 7-2-0

5 Collierville 6-1-2

6 Father Ryan 5-2-1

7 FRA 6-1-1

8 Siegel 5-2-0

9 Brentwood A 4-0-2

10 Oak Ridge 7-2-1

11 Houston 4-3-1

While ECS did make mjuhb' list, St. Agnes did not. SAA beat Beech 3-1 and tied Dobyns-Bennett. ECS is 5-1-0, Briarcrest is 7-3-0 and St. Agnes is 4-1-1. Father Ryan in on both list with 5-2-1. Collierville and Houston seem to get noticed, but the private schools get left out, IMO. There's some big games this week which could impact the standings as well. Let's see how they play out. My thoughts may be moot.

Beech is a better team than SAA

they had a bad game and showed what they were made of by beating,"State Championship contender" Oak Ridge, 2-0

They also beat Hendersonville 1-0 and Station Camp 3-2

The only Regular Season loss they have is to Independence 3-1 at the begining of the year

They are a young based team with 6 Sophmores starting

2 strong Forwards in Rikki Mercado and Brittany Kemp

Mid Fielders Alex Carufe and Kay Morgan

Defender Demmie Guinn

and very good and improving Goal Keeper Leslie Davenport

all of which are sophmores

they are definately a team to watch down the stretch

September 27, 2008

Beech 3

Gallatin 0

Goals:

Beech- Brittney Kemp, Alex Carufe, Clara Huddleston

May 24, 2008

Good question. Don't know the answer. I know that they did last season (but also filmed a lot of games during the year that they broadcasted which they didn't during this season). I would like for them to do so, but if not, I have a camera man who will be filming either way.

Will you be broadcasting?

May 18, 2008

I heard that coach Russ Plummer (Hendersonville High School) was in a accident at Drakes Creek Park today.

I am not sure all the details but please keep him in your prayers. If anyone has details of his condition please share.

He was parking his flat bed gator and it got stuck in high gear causing him to get stuck under the bottom of the bleachers at the field of dreams, where the walkway is in front of the seats. The flat bed hit the bleachers and could not go any farther, causing it to bounce off and hit it again and again eventually bending the steering wheel back, causing more pressure on him. A man walking his dog found him and called for help

His circulation was completely cut off, and he was loosing conciousness fast. They got him out and immediately called 911. He had an inch indention just below his chest. A helicopter then landed on the Field of Dreams and they took him to Vanderbilt

May 16, 2008

whit grey of hendersonville

Are you kidding me

there is no way

May 16, 2008

hayden coffman is king

UM NO

Josh Martin from Beech is better

He signed with Columbia

May 16, 2008

Landham has really picked up his game the last few matches. Plus he just signed with Union so he must be doing fairly well. And his real name is James; everyone just calls him J.

actually its Lanham

May 8, 2008

Ok then...if that is the case then I'd vote Hville's entire defense to all district, along with their keeper - end of story.

u ppl dont get it

Josh already won it

period.. end of story

now quit blabbing about how good your goalkeepers are cause its not gonna change anything

May 8, 2008

Half of the scheduled teams have losing records. and 2011 is far away and beech will not be a state contender period.

ok we'll see wut happens

beech played christian brothers

the #3 team in the state at the time

and #12 in the nation

who did your team play????

May 8, 2008

cause Beech has no Defense. Thats why they are terrible. when you have 3 shutouts all year with a weak schedule like Beech does you dont deserve it. Hayden is playing in college. Lavergne's keeper has 4-5 shutouts in a row. Hayden has 4 GA in District Lavergne has 8. Martin on the other hand has 10. I'm just saying whichever keeper wins tonight should receive that honor but anyways congrats to Josh.

i understand wut your saying and they arent terrible

they lost 15 senoirs last year. they are redeveloping

i promise u by the 2011 season beech will be contending for state titles

they have players from kaos 94 coming up, who recentally won state

plus 10 of the freshman they have, 4 of which start varsity, have been together as a team for 4 yrs

not to mention they were ranked 3rd in the nation in 7th grade while thier 6th grade team(freshman next year) were 1st in the nation for 3 yrs

but actually beech had a really tough schedule this year

im excited about the future

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