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30 minutes ago, cobrakid8 said:
There is no equal on Jefferson as far as a TN team, if they were in TN and doing that we would have people fighting for a 4th division. Cleveland beat them this year 36-30 but they would be considered a small school division in TN
Should I tell Sommers, who I went to high school with, that Pope finished 9th in 6A?....hardly back. Should we tell him to watch Woodland next year too?
I would have liked to see Buford and Cleveland wrestle this year......after Buford got healthy of course.
And cobrakid8.....your previous post was spot on.
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17 hours ago, Sommers said:
One of the nations best going 3 of 8 in the finals, and who knows if all divisions were thrown in. That shows depth down in GA!!
But Beuglas has been and continues to be on the fast track to the GHSA HofF.
Amazing Coach!
I'd love to see a Tri-Meet between Union Co KY, Cleveland and Buford.
The pre-tournament thinking was Buford would win an all classes tournament. Definitely some good wrestlers in GA. When a kid can win the Kansas City Stampede tournament, but lose in the 5A state finals shows that.
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OK...a non scientific count (I went to Hixson....so my counting may be in question) of teams in the Georgia state tournament from this past weekend shows there were 280 teams represented. The doesn't include teams that compete in the GISA.
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Three individual champions enough for Buford state wrestling repeat title
MACON — By its own admission, the finals of the GHSA State Traditional Wrestling Championships wasn’t exactly the best day for Buford.
Fortunately for the Wolves, it was good enough, with eight individuals advancing to the finals having built up a huge lead in the team standings so that even with only three state champions, they were able to cruise to the Class AAAAAA team title Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.
Sophomores Nick Stonecheck (132 pounds) and Charlie Darracott (145) each won their second straight individual state championships, while Triston Bozoian completed a perfect season with his first state title at 182 pounds.
But it was just as much the five Wolves who wound up as state runners-up that played a role in Buford sweeping the state team duals and traditional championships for the second straight year.
“They (all) wrestled really well this weekend,” Buford coach Tom Beuglas said. “Getting eight of nine (state qualifiers) to the semifinals was pretty impressive. That’s obviously what won the tournament for us. I knew we were going to have a hard time winning very many in the finals because we had some really tough matchups. It’s disappointing, but when you get this far, everybody’s good. A lot of them can go either way.
“Last year … was exciting. This time, there was a little more pressure because everybody expected it. But they did the job as a group.”
Indeed, even the five Wolves who wound up on the short end of the stick in their title matches — Nick Cambria, Logan Ashton, Kyle McCullough, Blaine Bergey and Cooper Roberts — put up a tough fight, with three of those five defeats coming by a single point and one other coming by only two points.
And they each earned valuable team points leading up to Saturday, along with Billy Barber, who worked his way through the consolation bracket to place fifth at 195 pounds.
Still, with the first three Buford finalists on the day having come up short, it was a bit of a relief when Stonecheck was able to jump out in front with an early takedown, and then use a two-point reversal late in the second period to pull away for a 5-0 win over Union Grove’s Bryson Nease to win the 132 title.
“I had to do what I had to do,” said Stonecheck, who won a state title at 126 pounds last year. “Obviously, it was enough. I just figured if I do what I had to do, I’d come out on top. That’s how it ended up.
“The first takedown was obviously the key to the match, but that reversal kind of iced the match. I relaxed a little bit more (after that).”
Two matches later, Darracott joined Stonecheck in becoming a two-time state champ, pulling away for an 8-3 decision over Union Grove’s Gabe McDaniel to add the 145 title to the one he won at 138 a year ago.
But perhaps the most dramatic title for the Wolves on the day was Bozoian, who outpointed Union Grove’s Camden Johnson 5-3 in the 182-pound final to not only win his first state title, but end the season at a perfect 33-0.
“He actually went undefeated this season,” Beuglas said. “So I’m super happy for him. That’s certainly the way you want to go out.”
While Buford was the only Gwinnett squad to win a team title, several others turned in strong performances throughout the weekend, and specifically on Saturday.
Archer got individual titles from Peter Myndresku at 152 pounds and Will Choloh at 285 to place third in the Class AAAAAAA team standings with 114 points, trailing only champion Camden’s 233 and runner-up North Forsyth’s 115.50.
Two other Gwinnett teams rounded out the top five of the Class AAAAAAA team standings, with Collins Hill riding championship performances from Clint Gilbert at 106 and Lucas DeSilva at 145 to place fourth at 110, while Brookwood was close behind in fifth at 107.50, thanks to a state 170-pound title by Gabriel Lee plus a runner-up finish at 182 by David Key.
Mountain View also cracked the top 10 of the AAAAAAA standings by placing seventh at 96 points, paced by Harrison Spikes’ individual title at 195.
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39 minutes ago, cbg said:
I have been saying the same thing since the split occurred. No reason to place everyone back together because then "LITTLE JOHNNY" not only would not get a medal at the state tournament but he probably would be fortunate to get out of the district tournament and qualify for the region tournament. It would be an unfair advantage if some redneck public school kid like myself had to wrestle against some spoiled rich brat from one of the private schools. I am so thankful that my public school parents and coach NEVER EVER told me that I was not good enough to compete against those primadonna soft prep school kids.
LOL CBG......now don't hold back....tell us how you really feel.
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I'm sure you guys have seen what's going on down here in Georgia......sad that we have 7 classifications (A - AAAAAAA), but we have area or regionals, and top 4 from the area go to sectionals (16 man bracket).....then top 8 from the two sectionals go to State with 16 man brackets.
All came down to shortening the State tournament and the money GHSA was paying for the State site, which was pricey at the Gwinnett Arena....now back in Macon.
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Buford rolls to Area 8-AAAAA wrestling title
- From Staff Reports
Buford poses for a team photo after winning the state title for Class AAAAA. (Photo: David McGregor)
Buford dominated the Area 8-AAAAA Championships on Saturday, sending all 14 wrestlers to sectionals for the second straight year.The Wolves, already this year’s State Duals champions, got individual area titles from Nick Cambria, Logan Ashton, Kyle McCullough, Nick Stonecheck, Blaine Bergey, Charlie Darracott, Cooper Roberts, Tristan Bozoian, Billy Barber and John Downing. Alcein Mendoza, Jose Bravo and Quentin Skinner had second-place finishes, and Dylan Bozoian placed fourth.
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Results from Archer Invitational:
(Noteworthy.....Buford only entered 9 wrestlers....had 7 champs)
Team Scores 1 Buford 231.0 2 South Paulding 171.0 3 Archer 169.5 4 Crisp County 155.5 5 Roswell 126.0 6 North Hall 110.0 7 Lanier 100.0 8 George Walton Academy 91.5 9 Johns Creek 90.0 10 Meadowcreek 88.5 11 Dutchtown 75.0 12 Palmetto 59.0 13 Berkmar 53.0 14 Gainesville 30.0 15 Jonesboro 24.0 -
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Buford wrestlers second in Ohio tournament
Buford placed second in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Tournament over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio. (Special photo)
Buford placed second in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Tournament over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio.The tourney featured 49 teams from Ohio and Kentucky. The Wolves finished as runner-up by 39 points to St. Paris Graham, ranked third nationally.Logan Ashton, Nick Stonecheck and Alcein Mendoza had second-place finishes for Buford, while Cooper Roberts, Charlie Darracott and Blaine Bergey ended up in third. Kyle McCullough was fourth in his weight class and Nick Cambria was sixth.-
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16 minutes ago, wrestler04 said:
Clearly all the UTC fans want to drive an extra two hours to Atlanta to see the Mocs.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but UTC has been doing a match down here for quite a while. We don't get to see D1 wrestling often. ATA is a great group and does a ton for wrestling in Georgia; I'm glad they've arranged to put this on.
And for UTC, its a pretty good recruiting area.
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Just now, cbg said:
Why is it so difficult to have a state championship run of 8 or 10 years in Georgia? Is it due to coaches not staying at one school long enough or do the school zones change rapidly? Are most of the schools open zoned where any student may attend if they provide their own transportation?
I've been asked this a bunch, but I'd say both reasons. Although, Camden has had a good run for quite a few years, but not sure if they travel much to the north.
I moved to to the Suwanee area in 1996......since then, 7 - AAAAAAA schools have been built within a 10 mile radius of my home. Currently, school #8 is under construction. My older 2 kids went to Collins Hill.....it was built in 1994.... and youngest is at Buford.
It also so it seems like the pool of kids dries up. In my neighborhood, we went through a period with hundreds kids and then that dwindled to almost none. We have seen a resurgence, but not like it used to be. Collins Hill when from 4200 students to around 2000 or so now. It's like the feeders get killed off and form in new areas.
And your second question, permissive transfers are determined by the principal. For Gwinnett county, some schools allow and some don't, but you'd have to live in Gwinnett county. (I don't know about other counties)
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17 minutes ago, cbg said:
Who is the top team in Georgia this year? You can bet that GA has one or two of the Top 25 teams every year but for some reason no team has the ability to stay on top for an extended period of time. Archer was strong, Collins Hill was good, McEachern was good back in the 90's, Pope has been on top and it now appears that Camden is standing on top of the podium.
My daughter is a wrestling manager for Buford (5A)......they'll be tough and Camden (7A) is strong. This past weekend North Hall looked good too.....Woodland is young.....but all good talent.
Buford returned 11 starters, 3 state champs, 3 runner-ups, a 3rd place and a 6th place. Camden is returning 6 with 4 of those being state champions.
Buford won the tournament in SC last weekend with a really good kid defaulting out of all matches and their heavy still in football. If you remember how Archer was a few years ago.....that coach is at Buford.
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I can bring you a team from Georgia....
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Sommers.......I was able to get out yesterday and watch the Mountain View vs. Bradley Central dual. Mountain View was down two starters, but pulled out the win. If I find the results online, I'll post the link. My guess is that North Hall probably won that dual tournament. (I left to watch football)
You might want to check out Buford's lineup......they'll have their full lineup soon now that football is over.
Very nice finish for Science Hill at the Southern Slam Invitational (SC):
Team Scores 1. Buford 184.0 2. Science Hill 181.5 3. Alexander 152.5 4. Eastside 145.0 5. River Bluff 131.0 6. Collins Hill 124.0 7. Archer 112.5 8. Cane Bay 109.0 9. West Forsyth 106.5 10. Davie County 101.0 Mountain View Results:
Team finishes
1. North Hall
2. Mountain View
3. Bradley Central, TN
4. Woodland-Cartersville
5. Hillgrove
6. Vestavia Hills, AL
7. Pope
8. South Paulding-
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Yeah, Ross, can you name all the GA kids at NCAA's?
Russell Edinboro (125lb)
Bullard NC STATE (157lb)
Austin Trott Gardner Webb (?)
Jason Grimes American (weight class?)
Ryan Millhoff ASU (133lb) was doing well at UofO
Who am I missing?
Some bigger boys
So. Sean Russell (Edinboro)
Sr. Jason Grimes (American)
Sr. Ryan Mosley (Gardner-Webb)
Fr. Thomas Bullard (NC State)
Sr. Austin Trott (Gardner-Webb)
RFr. Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa)
Jr. Bryce Carr (Chattanooga)
Sr. Hunter Gamble (Gardner-Webb)
*Millhof sat out season and has transferred to Arizona State.
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Hey...Sommers.....
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – For the second day in a row, Collins Hill grad Sean Russell rode a big third period to an even bigger victory.
On Saturday morning at the Scottrade Center, it came in the seventh place match at the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships. The end result was a 10-3 decision for Russell over Campbell's Nathan Kraisser to become Gwinnett’s second wrestler ever to earn NCAA Division I All-American honors — Ryan Millhof, also a Collins Hill grad, was the first last year.
Russell, a redshirt sophomore at Edinboro (Pa.), ended up wrestling exactly to his seed, as he came in seeded seventh. The redshirt sophomore finished 5-2 in his second trip to NCAAs, battling back to earn All-American honors for the first time after a second-round loss. He ended the year with a 37-8 record.
Russell never trailed in his match with Kraisser, the 16th seed, but the match was tight for two periods. Russell opened the scoring with a takedown with 1:13 left in the first period. A Kraisser escape made it 2-1 after one period, and another just over 30 seconds into the second period knotted the match at 2-2.
Russell grabbed the lead for good at 4-2 with his second takedown with 35 seconds remaining in the period. An escape with 1:32 left in the third period made it 5-2. Russell would add two takedowns in the final 40 seconds and had riding time for the 10-3 final score.
The win marked the second time Russell defeated Kraisser this year. He won a 6-5 decision at the Southern Scuffle.
Russell opened his NCAA bracket with a 21-3, technical-fall win over George Mason’s Ibrahim Bunduka in the first round. He lost a 5-2 decision to 10th-seeded Jack Mueller of Virginia in the second round, then reeled off three straight consolation round victories over Wisconsin’s Johnny Jimenez (4-2), Wyoming’s Drew Templeman (5-2) and North Carolina’s Sean Fausz (8-2).
He fell to Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni, the No. 8 seed, 6-4 in the consolation fifth round, sending him to the seventh-place match against Kraisser.
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So true ol' Ross... My bad, another senior moment
Tom couldn't get ur done without you at his new school ...I mean, check out this video
...and we all can see what's going on down there at Buford,,, also the nation saw from Archer and before that... Parkview.
And not only that... where would Collins Hill be without your mentoring over the years? I'm surprised Cael hasn't gone after you by now
Sommers.....I'm retiring after my little one gets through Buford!!! (and I'm only good with the high school kids!.....although....really had nothing to do with Buford....besides being a fan)
I would like to see if I could get Buford up there to wrestle Baylor.....at their wrestling arena where Collins Hill did such a good job inaugurating!! I think I'd need some help from the really old CoachT guys.....like Thompson and Waddell.
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Sommers......they beat Archer......and at the tournament at Buford......you may recall the scores:
1. Buford HS 242.5
2. Archer 211.5
3. Woodland, Cartersville 194.0
4. Gilmer County 176.5
5. Father Ryan 163.0
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Sommers....Ness is a senior.....and yes..little brother of Chip....but is playing football in college.
And you know the obvious reason for program improvement.....cause I'm at Buford.
Surprised you didn't pick up on Trent Ferguson....brother of Drew.....stepbrother of TJ Mitchell.
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Hey Sommers.....11 placers......5 state champs...3 runners up....
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Sommers....you might want to look up the history of the school.......I met the current principal when he was a HS wrestling coach. Had a little bit of turmoil with coaches, but all straightened out now. Of those 9 placers.......I think 6 are freshman or sophs. In your list of good GA teams.....you need to include Woodland...they are going to be a top team.
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Buford Takedown Sportswear Invitational top 10
1. Buford HS 242.5
2. Archer 211.5
3. Woodland, Cartersville 194.0
4. Gilmer County 176.5
5. Father Ryan 163.0
6. Cass 130.0
7. Morgan County 116.0
8. East Coweta HS 107.0
9. Collins Hill 106.0
10. Fitzgerald 90.0
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Buford opens new arena with tournament win
By Brandon Brigman
BUFORD — Tom Riden Stadium has been the home of Buford’s football team, one of the most dominant teams in the state.
Across the street in Buford’s new arena, the wrestling team is trying to build the same tradition. Under first-year head coach Tom Beuglas, the Wolves won the Takedown Sportswear Invitational on Wednesday. It was the first sporting event in the new 5,500-seat arena.
“It was nice winning in the new arena. I’m not going to lie, I wanted to win,†Beuglas said with a grin. “The guys were excited about being in here. We’ve been hearing about this place for a year. We didn’t even get to look inside until Monday, so the guys were pretty excited about it.â€
Buford scored 242.5 points to hold off runner-up Archer, Beuglas’ former team, with a score of 211.5 points. Woodland-Catersville was third with 194 points. Collins Hill placed ninth and Peachtree Ridge was 27th in the 36-team tournament that featured some of the top teams from all classifications in Georgia along with teams from Tennessee and Alabama.
“For us in AAAAA and the Gwinnett AAAAAAA schools, this is probably tougher than the state tournament,†Beuglas said.
Buford had nine wrestlers place in the tournament, including five in the finals. Logan Ashton was the only tournament champion at 106 pounds.
Nick Stonecheck (132 pounds), Trent Ferguson (152), Tristian Bozoian (160) and Jack Ness (195) were second. Cooper Roberts (170) was fourth, Charlie Darracott (145) and Billy Barber (182) were fifth and Blaine Burgey (126) was sixth.
“We would like to win them all, but they had some tough matchups,†Beuglas said. “A lot of times you get in the finals and you hope they can go either way. We had a couple that pulled upsets just to get to the finals.â€
Ashton had four pins in the tournament and posted a 7-0 win over Woodland-Catersville’s Gavin Nix, who he will likely see again at the state tournament.
“This is big because it’s the first one in the arena and Woodland and Archer are here,†Ashton said of his fourth tournament win this season. “Archer is the defending state champion and Woodland will be our toughest competition at state.
“It shows where we are going into state.â€
Archer had seven tournament placers, including three champions. Gavin Smith (138), Peter Myndresku (152) and Quinn Miller (220) placed first. Logan Smith (145) and Will Choloh (285) were second, Chase Degernier (160) was fourth and Aaron Hunt (132) was fifth.
“We went 5-for-5 in the semifinals, which I thought was great because the tournament is super tough,†Archer head coach Keith Jannett said. “I’m just super proud of the guys. They have wrestled hard all year. Buford is obviously a very tough team. That’s why we came here. We want to face the best competition and wrestle the best.â€
Myndresku is having a breakout season after not even placing at the state tournament last year. Myndresku won his second tournament of the year on Saturday with a 9-5 win over Buford’s Ferguson.
“It’s just another win. I take it one match at a time,†Myndresku said.
Myndresku won arguably the toughest bracket in the tournament, pinning Woodland-Catersville’s Cody Cochran, a defending state champion, and beating Ferguson, a third-place finisher last season.
“I know I can beat anybody. It’s just about having confidence in yourself,†said Myndresku, who also won the Southern Slam and placed fourth at the Kansas City Stampede.
Miller, a three-time state finalist and a Virginia commitment used a decisive 18-1 technical fall to claim his third tournament title. Miller missed most of last season with an injury and returned to wrestling last month after football season where he earned Daily Post Defensive Player of the Year honors.
“Now that I’ve won three out of the last four tournaments, it’s kind of letting people know that I’m back and ready to go,†Miller said.
Collins Hill’s Lucas Desilva had the most exciting win of the finals. The freshman trailed 8-7 in the 132-pound championship with 50 seconds in the match when Stonecheck let him go.
Desilva responded by taking him down and getting a pin with 33 seconds left in the match.
“I felt disrespected,†Desilva said. “When he cut me like that he was saying I’m not good enough to take him down, but I did.â€
The win was the fourth tournament victory for Desilva, who also won the Gwinnett County championship earlier this month.
“It’s definitely a great win. This is my first big tournament win,†said Desilva, who improved to 40-5 on the season. “By far this is a bigger win than county. There’s a lot of good teams here from Tennessee and Alabama.â€
Collins Hill’s Joey Felix (106) was third at 106 and Tariq Malik (113) was fourth. Peachtree Ridge’s Bryce Jones was fourth at 285 pounds.
Team Scores
1. Buford HS 242.5
2. Archer 211.5
3. Woodland, Cartersville 194.0
4. Gilmer County 176.5
5. Father Ryan 163.0
6. Cass 130.0
7. Morgan County 116.0
8. East Coweta HS 107.0
9. Collins Hill 106.0
10. Fitzgerald 90.0
11. South Forsyth H.S. 89.0
12. Oak Mountain 85.0
13. Creekview 84.5
14. Ola 82.5
15. West Laurens 80.5
16. Social Circle 78.0
17. South Pointe 77.5
18. St Pius X School 71.0
19. Marietta 59.0
19. West Forsyth 59.0
21. Clarke Central 57.0
22. Shaw 53.0
23. Franklin 52.5
24. Pepperell 52.0
25. Pickens 50.0
26. Starr`s Mill 47.0
27. Peachtree Ridge 37.0
28. Cambridge 33.5
29. Buford HS #2 20.0
30. Gainesville 16.0
31. Woodland, Cartersville B 11.0
32. Morgan County B 7.0
33. Archer 2 4.034. Elbert County 0.0
34.Heritage-Catoosa 0.0
34.Jonesboro 0.0
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Southern Slam - Eastside, SC
I knew Science Hill was TN team...are there others?
Can't wait until Buford gets a couple more of the starters back in the lineup.
Team Scores
1. Archer 207.0
2. Buford 198.0
3. Eastside 183.0
4. Oak Mountain 154.0
5. Collins Hill 148.5
6. Davie 138.5
7. Lugoff Elgin 135.0
8. Alexander 120.5
9. River Bluff 119.0
10. Fort Mill 112.5
11. Science Hill 107.5
12. Rock Hill 105.5
13. Woodward Academy A 100.5
14. Dorman 98.5
15. Belton-Honea Path 95.5
16. South Forsyth 89.5
17. Emerald 88.0
18. James F Byrnes 85.5
19. Mauldin 72.0
20. York 71.5
21. Boiling Springs 61.0
22. Clover 48.0
23. South Pointe 45.0
24. Walhalla 39.0
25. Crescent 36.5
26. Sumter 36.0
27. Blue Ridge 35.0
28. Berea 31.0
29. J L Mann 30.0
30. Greenville 17.5
31. Seneca 15.0
32. High Point Academy 6.0
33. Woodward Academy B 4.0
33. Wren 4.0
35. Travelers Rest 3.0
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I'm familiar with GA and TN wrestling. Actually helped run the GA State tournament for 10 years until 2009. Live in Suwanee, kid goes to Buford......grew up in Hixson.....nephew was a state champ at Baylor....helped build the old Collins Hill feeder program....going back to late 90's with that....son wrestled at CH....during the boom years.