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How about that.......2 kids from same team in the finals in the same weight. And Ness doing well too.

Animal....If you know a team that would like to have someone help out with their upper weights my son would like to give back to wrestling and volunteer to help a Knoxville team. He is a junior at UT.....spent 10 years in the Collins Hill program and spent time at TWC with Arturo. If someone could use some help he'd be happy to help. If he needs a background check or similar that's fine too. Just shoot me an email at rossmcopeland@gmail.com

Congrats old man and to Jack and remember to have T look up my son.

I'd have to add.....Pat Murphy, Randy Batten, Johnny Bradford, Stan Walden...........still thinking...David weeks, Tom Popp......probably forgetting a few.

I understand.....but say take your 18 dates.....minus the 2 for a couple of individual tournaments......16...times 5 matches a day....you're at 80....even if you do 10 you're at 50. That's what some of these guys are doing. If you're wrestling in something like the Midwest Classic out in Kansas City, like CBHS did, you get 10 matches in 2 days. Its really popular here (GA) for the JV kids so that they get lots of matches.

Keep in mind the guys from Alabama can be on varsity in 6th or 7th grade. The guys on there from Georgia are showing the popularity of wrestling only in dual tournaments.

Probably talking about Tyler Askey.....from Northgate....going for his 3rd state championship.

If you were curious about some other national records for wins check these out: Career 324 Pete Baldwin (Life Academy & Osceola HS, Kissimmee, FL) 2004-2011 304 Travis Sullivan (Monticello Wayne County, KY) 2003-2008 304 Josh Johnson (Elizabethtown John Hardin, KY) 2005-2010 284 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC) 2003-2007 278 Evan Warrington (McDonough Henry County, GA) 2005-2009 276 Andy Khair (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2008-2011 275 Kyle Cuthbertson (Scottsboro, AL) 2003-2008 275 Zach Blindet (Salem McCook Central, SD) 2003-2008 268 Dan Bonte (Garretson, SD) 1999-2005 267 Chase Cuthbertson (Scottsboro, AL) 2003-2008 Consecutive 260 Justin Zeerip (Hesperia, MI) 2003-2007 235 Travis Sullivan (Monticello Wayne County, KY) 2005-2008 233 Alex Tsirtsis (Griffith, IN) 2000-2004 228 Brent Metcalf (Davison, MI) 2001-2005 219 Andy Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1999-2002 211 Nick Simmons (Williamston, MI) 1997-2001 187 Todd Beckerman (Hyattsville DeMatha, MD) 1993-96 177 Lance Ellis (Indianapolis Cathedral, IN) 1986-89 173 Travis Sullivan (Monticello Wayne County, KY) 2004-2007 162 Andrew Storrs (Goodrich, MI) 1994-98 160 Kevin Black (River Falls, WI) 1995-98 Season 91 Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-2007 86 Sheldon Wilder (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-2007 85 Anthony Fretwell (McDonough Henry Co., GA) 2006-2009 83 Cedric Carter (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-2007 80 Garrett Gainey (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2008-2009 80 Chad Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2010-2011 78 Chandler Pyke (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2010-2011 77 Tommy Carney (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2007-2008 77 Billy Edwards (Raleigh Leesville Road, NC) 2006-2007 76 BJ Murray (Durham Riverside, NC) 2006-2007 76 Andy Khair (College Park Woodward Academy, GA) 2010-2011 Found these at: http://www.wrestlingusa.com/02%20wusa%20web%20root/nationalrecords/highschoolnathsrecords.htm

One of the best matches I ever saw....Manson vs. Thomas Knapp.......classic.

I can't imagine we wrestle more in Georgia, but Brett Warrington and Anthony Fretwell had well over 70 wins in a season. Fretwell had 68 pins in a season according the University of Indiana site. I may be wrong but I think they both had 77 wins in a season. They both wrestled for Henry County which must use their 20 dates for mostly dual tournaments.

Not sure if you guys know, but Jefferson GA is a really small school....about 700 kids. They have a great youth and middle school program. They're tearing it up in the state duals this weekend.

Distant relatives...........

BCB had inside information................and needs to pay up!

Here's from Chattanoogan.com Collins Hill Wins Competitive Soddy Daisy Showdown Soddy Daisy, McCallie, Bradley Follow In Team Standings by John Hunt posted January 7, 2012 The annual Soddy Daisy Showdown attracted some of the best high school wrestling talent from Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, but nobody was any more talented than the Eagles from Collins Hill. These guys from Suwanee, Ga. have had great wrestling teams for years and the 2012 version appears to be no different. They've won four straight Class 5-A state titles in Georgia and they showed why after putting seven individuals in the championship finals before winning five times. The format for this event was unique in that the field was divided in half. There were actually two tournaments going on at the same time where the winners from each faced each other for individual titles. The second-place guys wrestled for third place and so on down the line. Collins Hill claimed five individual champions while two finished second. They also had a third and a fourth-place finisher as they headed home with the first-place award after scoring 234.5 points. Host Soddy Daisy finished a strong second with 195 points and three champions while McCallie scored 160 points to finish third in the 25-team field. Bradley was fourth with 134.5 while Grissom and Independence tied for fifth with 119.5 Collins Hill has dominated competition at the Cleveland Duals for many years, but the Eagles chose to attend another tournament the same weekend. Saturday was their first visit to the Showdown. Josh Stephen has been the head coach for the last two years. He has a lot of coaching friends in this area, so it's a win-win situation for him. "I love coming to Tennessee for wrestling tournaments as I have a lot of friends in this area and it's always good to renew old friendships. "There's also always great competition and that's really why we come, but it went pretty well for us today as we did great by winning five of seven in the finals. "We had a couple of tough losses at 126 and 170, but it was about what I expected. I'm real happy with Spencer Rickman at 138 as he beat a real good kid from McCallie. "We've been out of town a lot this season and we're looking forward to staying at home next weekend and hopefully dominating our state duals again," he added. Joining Rickman as winners for the Eagles were Sean Russell at 106, Ryan Millhof at 113, Drew Ferguson at 120 and Matthew Connell at 160. Steven Bradtmueller finished second at 126 while Andrew Krawulski was the runner-up at 170. McCoy Newberg of Independence beat Krawulski by a 6-5 final in double overtime and the two shared the Best Match award for their effort. While Collins Hill had five champions, Soddy Daisy won all three of its matches in the finals. Turbo Smith was victorious at 145 while Billy Swanson and Alex Seeley finished the tournament off on a positive note for the Trojans with wins at 220 and 285. Seeley's win was especially gratifying as he beat Bradley's Patrick Benson, who is the defending state champion at that weight. Other individual winners included Notre Dame's Jack Boone at 126. He was involved in a tight match with Bradtmueller, but used a cradle for a pin 23 seconds into the final period. It was the only pin in the finals. McCallie's Tim Westbrooks was the winner at 132 while Reagan Matlock of Maryville Heritge was first at 152. Bryson Begley of Dobyns-Bennett and Nick Coffey of Brentwood claimed titles at 182 and 195 pounds, respectively. While Collins Hill had nine finishers in the top four, Soddy Daisy also had nine while McCallie and Bradley had six each. In addition to their three champions, Jacob Stevens (113), Gage Richmond (132), Campbell Lewis (138) and Brett Ervin (195) all finished third for Soddy Daisy. Josh Deckelman (126) and Blaike Henry (170) both claimed fourth. Tim Westbrooks was McCallie's only winner while Alex Ward was the runner-up at 138. Adam Connell (120), Eliot Berz (170) and Nathan Hoodenpyle (182) were all third while James Westbrooks was fourth at 106. Tyler Schuch (152) and Benson both finished second for Bradley while Toribio Navarro (106) and Jericho Crutcher (126) were both third. Dakota Bromley and Jacob Bailey were fourth at 120 and 160, respectively. Soddy Daisy coach Steve Henry was one of the happiest guys in the gym when the tournament ended. It was hard to say if he was more pleased with his team's second-place finish or the fact that it was all finally over. "We had some outstanding teams here today, maybe the best for a tournament in the state of Tennessee this year," Henry began. "I'm so glad that Collins Hill came. They have a great program and another strong team. They're legit," he continued. "I don't think I heard any complaints from anyone today and we have everyone on their way home before 9. We had 25 teams here today and they were all here for some great competition. "That was a huge win for Alex Seeley. Ever since he was elected our team captain, he's been a different wrestler. He's my go-to guy when I need something, but I'm really proud of him today. "It was different this year, but I liked the new format. Carol Goss and Brad Jackson did a great job making it work, but I'm just happy it's over," Henry added. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Collins Hill 234.5; 2. Soddy Daisy 195; 3. McCallie 160; 4. Bradley 134.5; 5. Grissom and Independence tied with 119.5; 7. Science Hill 117.5; 8. Notre Dame 113.5; 9. Hewitt-Trussville 108; 10 Maryville Heritage 98.5. 11. Pigeon Forge 97; 12. Gibbs 85.5; 13. Walker Valley 83.5; 14. Brentwood 81; 15. Cordova 80; 16. Beech and Cookeville tied with 57; 18. Tullahoma 46; 19. Bolton 38; 20. Ooltewah 21. 21. Jefferson Co. 20; 22. Oakland 9; 23. Knoxville Central 7; 24. Dobyns-Bennett 4; 25. Rhea Co. 3. CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 106 -- Sean Russell (Collins Hill) major dec. J.D. Henderson (Grissom), 22-11; 113 -- Ryan Millhof (Collins Hill) dec. Tate Dalrymple (Bolton), 8-3; 120 -- Drew Ferguson (Collins Hill) dec. Alex Kaferie (Tullahoma), 4-1; 126 -- Jack Boone (Notre Dame) pinned Steven Bradtmueller (Collins Hill), 4:23; 132 -- Tim Westbrooks (McCallie) major dec. Caleb Langford (Walker Valley), 16-3; 138 -- Spencer Rickman (Collins Hill) dec. Alex Ward (McCallie), 7-2; 145 -- Turbo Smith (Soddy Daisy) dec. Grayson Mullin (Notre Dame), 8-2; 152 -- Keagan Matlock (Heritage) major dec. Tyler Schuch (Bradley), 13-4; 160 -- Matthew Connell (Collins Hill) major dec. Killian Holt (Grissom), 11-2; 170 -- McCoy Newberg (Independence) dec. Andrew Krawulski (Collins Hill), 6-5 in double overtime; 182 -- Bryson Begley (Dobyns-Bennett) dec. David Kieta (Pigeon Forge), 8-3; 195 -- Nick Coffey (Brentwood) major dec. Brian Walker (Grissom), 14-6; 220 -- Billy Swanson (Soddy Daisy) dec. Raul Leyva (Gibbs), 5-4; 285 -- Alex Seeley (Soddy Daisy) dec. Patrick Benson (Bradley), 6-2. CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE 106 -- Toribio Navarro (Bradley) dec. James Westbrooks (McCallie), 9-6; 113 -- Jacob Stevens (Soddy Daisy) dec. Byron Smith (Cordova), 9-7; 120 -- Adam Connell (McCallie) major dec. Dakota Bromley (Bradley), 12-4; 126 -- Jericho Crutcher (Bradley) dec. Josh Deckelman (Soddy Daisy), 5-3; 132 -- Gage Richmond (Soddy Daisy) dec. Tyler Knowles (Science Hill), 5-2; 138 -- Campbell Lewis (Soddy Daisy) won by technical fall over Caleb Little (Independence), 4:50; 145 -- Nate Croley (Pigeon Forge) dec. Steven Goldstein (Science Hill), 9-6; 152 -- Reginald Adams (Cordova) dec. Fred Denson (Hewitt-Trussville), 6-3; 160 -- Kevin Elmore (Hewitt-Trussville) pinned Jacob Bailey (Bradley), 1:30; 170 -- Eliot Berz (McCallie) won by injury default over Blaike Henry (Soddy Daisy); 182 -- Nathan Hoodenpyle (McCallie) dec. Jordan Davis (Cordova), 8-6; 195 -- Brett Ervin (Soddy Daisy) dec. Tommy Venuti (Independence), 5-3; 220 -- Elijah Wellington (Collins Hill) dec. Damien Hayes (Science Hill), 6-5; 285 -- Jamison Hicks (Hewitt-Trussville) dec. Zach Carmin (Collins Hill) 5-3.

Just a guess from what faced Brandon: 106: Sean Russell 113: Ryan Millhof 120: Drew Ferguson-Mitchell 126: Todd Headlam 132: Steven Bradtmueller 138: Spencer Rickman 145: Not sure 152: Anthony Codella 160: Matthew Connell 170: Aubrey Johnson 182: Andrew Krawulski 195: Tommy Donaldson 220: Elijah Wellington 285: Zach Carmin 7 state champions or placers in there....and 3 Super 32 placers.

Nah.......decided to send the varsity. Be gentle on the moms BCB!

Collins Hill will be there.

We all wanted to see it! The skinnyposts for keeping me straight on the score.

I say he's right on. Brandon is not the team they have been in the past....yet. I was holding the weigh in sheets for most of the day and their roster is full of 9th and 10th grader wrestlers. Again....I'm going from memory, but I think earlier this year they only beat Camden County, GA by 3....and that was with a full lineup. That's why Camden is ranked in AWN. CH fell out of some rankings because of their 6th place finish at The Cougar Invitational, but in their defense they didn't have Ferguson and Brandtmueller injury defaulted during his first match. Ferguson finished 2nd in that same tournament last year. Anyway....after saying all that..I wouldn't be surprised if Soddy-Daisy wins their tournament.....even with Collins Hill there this year.

Here's the results borrowed from the Georgia forum......(Thanks to Fret and Coach Stephens) Below are the results from the Kyle Maynard Duals: Pool A Collins Hill 54, Manatee 21 Collins Hill, 69, Cass 6 Manatee 27, Peachtree Ridge 34 Manatee 39, Cass 36 Collins Hill 60, Peachtree Ridge 16 Cass 26, Peachtree Ridge 49 Pool B Osceolla 77, Loganville 0 Baylor 50, North Gwinnett 18 Loganville 6, Baylor 75 Osceolla 55, North Gwinnett 21 Loganville 30, North Gwinnett 54 Osceolla 34, Baylor 36 Pool C Chapel Hill 15, Gordon Lee 60 Chapel Hill 30, Grayson 44 Soddy Daisy 48, Gordon Lee 31 Grayson 20, Gordon Lee 54 Soddy Daisy 63, Grayson 4 Soddy Daisy 70, Chapel Hill 3 Pool D Brandon 58, Woodland 20 Brandon 58, Bremen 18 Brandon 45, McCallie 22 Bremen 24, McCallie 34 Woodland 38, Bremen 39 Woodland 30, McCallie 42 Other Matches: Peachtree Ridge 21, McCallie 57 Osceolla 64, Gordon Lee 12 Manatee 18, Bremen 54 North Gwinnett 58, Grayson 15 Cass 21, Woodland 54 Loganville 52, Chapel Hill 24 Cass 44, Chapel Hill 24 Woodland def Loganville (didn't get the score) Manatee 46, Grayson 33 North Gwinnett 18, Bremen 48 Peachtree Ridge 42, Gordon Lee 31 Osceolla 58, McCallie 15 3rd Place- Soddy Daisy vs. Baylor (didn't wrestle) 1st Place- Brandon 38, Collins Hill 24

For the Soddy-Daisy - Brandon....I thought it was 45 - 24.....I could be wrong. From what I recall against Baylor....Headlum wrestled at 126 and he's varsity.....they wrestled JV at: 145, 152, 170, 195, 220.......I'll post when I get the line up.

BRANDON (FLA.) 38, COLLINS HILL 24 106 pounds: Sean Russell (Collins Hill) forfeit 113: Ryan Millhof (Collins Hill) dec. James Flint (Brandon) 3-2 120: Drew Ferguson-Mitchell (Collins Hill) dec. Victor Fugate (Brandon) 4-2 126: Rossi Bruno (Brandon) fall Todd Headlam (Collins Hill) 2:53 132: Kevin Nostrem (Brandon) maj. dec. Steven Bradtmueller (Collins Hill) 12-4 138: Spencer Rickman (Collins Hill) fall Troy Joyce (Brandon) 1:15 145: Dakota Greene (Brandon) dec. Michael Roquet (Collins Hill) 10-5 152: Travis Berridge (Brandon) fall Anthony Codella (Collins Hill) 1:08 160: Clark Glass (Brandon) maj. dec. Matthew Connell (Collins Hill) 11-3 170: Jacob Haydock (Brandon) fall Aubrey Johnson (Collins Hill) :13 182: Kyle Koziel (Brandon) dec. Andrew Krawulski (Collins Hill) 7-2 195: Robert Enmon (Brandon) dec. Tommy Donaldson (Collins Hill) 9-5 220: Jonathan Summitt (Brandon) dec. Elijah Wellington (Collins Hill) 8-2 285: Zach Carmin (Collins Hill) fall Darron Lester (Brandon) :38 Soddy Daisy and Baylor were to wreslte for 3rd and 4th, but chose not to wrestle. I figured they'd probably seen enough of each other. CH had a close semi with Baylor, but did insert 4 JV wreslters in the line up. I think SD's score was about the same as CH's against Brandon as Soddy Daisy and Baylor won their respective pools. I haven't seen CH in a while and I think they've got some work to do on the upper end of the lineup if they want to compete with the likes of Brandon.

Pool A Collins Hill - COH Manatee- MAN Cass- CAS Peachtree Ridge- PEA Pool B Osceola- OSC Baylor- BAY Loganville- LOG N. Gwinnett- NOR Pool C Soddy Daisy- SOD Chapel Hill- CHA Grayson- GRA Gordon Lee- GOR Pool D Brandon- BRA Woodland- WOO Bremen- BRE McCallie- MCC Tentative Schedule: 7:00 AM Weigh-Ins 8:30 AM Round 1 10:00 AM Round 2 11:30 AM Round 3 1:00 PM Round 4 2:30 PM Quarter (crossovers) 4:00 PM Semi 5:30 PM Finals

I agree.........Walsh Ironman was pretty tough too. Georgia did have a wrestler win Beast of the East a few years ago.....Peter Yates...he's now at Virginia Tech.

Here's what they said on The Mat: There are seven teams which are represented in a recent national ranking on display there this weekend: No. 9 Bettendorf, IA; No. 18 Allen, TX; No. 26 Collins Hill, GA; No. 31 Blue Springs, MO; No. 32 Tuttle, OK; No. 33 Kearney, MO; and No. 45 Collinsville, OK. Others in this field of nearly 40 teams have long and successful wrestling traditions in their state and region.