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CONSOLATION RESULTS HERITAGE, TN 54 KARNS, TN 24

DAY 2 RESULTS GOLD MEDAL POOL JEFFERSON, GA 43 LARUE, KY 18 GILMER, GA 39 FATHER RYAN, TN 30 SILVER MEDAL POOL NOTRE DAME, TN 16 ARCHER, GA 54 PIGEON FORGE, TN 33 CARROLLTON, GA 34 BRONZE MEDAL POOL DALTON, GA 17 HOLY INNOCENTS, GA 59 WILLIAM BLOUNT, TN 42 LAFAYETTE, GA 33 CONSOLATION POOL RESULTS HERITAGE, TN 42 HABERSHAM, GA 29 DUTCH FORK, SC 45 MCCREARY CENTRAL, KY 36 GIBBS, TN 57 WOODFORD, KY 18

5 pools of 5 the first day. each team had 4 matches and had the offer of a cross pool challenge match most teams declined but several, like Father Ryan, had 5 matches . Today, there will be 5 pools; GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, COPPER, AND CONSOLATION. so, 4 matches today for each team. Gold pool: Jefferson, GA, LaRue, KY; Gilmer, GA;Father Ryan, TN: Heritage, GA Silver pool: Wilson, Central, TN; Carrollton, GA; Pigeon Forge, TN; Archer, GA; Notre dame, TN Bronze pool: Dalton, GA; Holy Innocents, GA; William Blount, TN; Lafayette, GA; Chapin, SC

Round 5 Results Gilmer, GA 66 Habersham, GA 9 William Blount, TN 42 Dutchfork, SC 39 Carrollton, GA 60 Lafayette, GA 21 McCreary, KY 60 Karns, TN 18 Wilson Central, TN 54 Heritage, TN 28

Smoky Mountain Duals Round 4 results:
 Jefferson, GA 61 Woodford, KY 3
 Dalton, GA 25 Notre Dame 42 
Gibbs, TN 16 Archer, GA 51
 Larue, KY 48 Holy Innocents, GA 15 
Pigeon Forge, TN 63 Habersham, GA 9
 Gilmer, GA 70 Dutchfork, SC 6
 Carrolton, GA 40 McCreary, KY 18
 Team X 10 Heritage, GA 66
 Chapin, SC 43 Heritage, TN 25

Round 3 cont. Heritage, GA 64 Heritage, TN 11

Smoky Mountain Duals Round 1 results; 
Jefferson, GA 75 Jefferson, TN 6 
Dalton, GA 52 Woodford, KY 27
 Larue, KY 72 X-Team 9 
Holy Innocents, GA 31 Gibbs, TN 29
 Gilmer, GA 63 William Blount, TN 18
 Dutchfork, SC 21 Pigeon Forge, TN 45
 Carrollton, GA 72 Karns, TN 10 
McCreary, KY 12 Father Ryan, TN 68 
Chapin, SC 36 Wilson Central, TN 40
 Heritage, TN 36 Team X 36 Heritage wins on tie breaker Smoky Mountain Duals Round 2 Results
 Chapin, SC 44 Team X 30
 Heritage, GA 65 Heritage, TN 15
 Carrollton, GA 21 Father Ryan, TN 45
 Karns, TN 9 Lafayette, GA 65 
William Blount, TN 41 Habersham, GA 35
 Gilmer, GA 44 Pigeon Forge, TN 23 
Larue, KY 39 Gibbs, TN 18
 Archer, GA 81 Team X 0
 Jefferson, TN 31 Dalton, GA 45
 Woodford, KY 18 Notre Dame, TN 50 Smoky Mountain Duals Round 3 Results 
Holy Innocents, GA 16 Archer, GA 49 
William Blount, TN 12 Pigeon Forge, TN 67
 Dutchfork, SC 58 Habersham, GA 24

The 2011 Smoky Mountain Duals December 22-23 in Pigeon Forge, is shaping up as THE Toughest Smoky Mountain Duals we have hosted! Chapin, SC #1. LaRue, KY # 1. Gilmer, GA # 1. Jefferson, GA # 1 Somerset Academy, FL # 2. These are just a few that have been brought to my attention. Also coming to the Duals: Tennessee State Powerhouse Father Ryan. Returning Tennessee State Duals Small school Runner-ups Pigeon Forge. Perennial Georgia Wrestling power LaFayette, Heritage, Carrollton, and Dalton . Northwest Regional HS out Western PA makes their return trip to the Smoky Mountains. Dutch Fork, SC, year in and year out a top 10 team in SC. Knox Gibbs, who will compete for the TSSAA small school Duals championship this year will be there as will Middle Tennessee rising force Wilson Central. These are just some of the teams attending. I will post updates on the other teams when my research is complete. We have 1 or 2 spots remaining. If there are any teams out there looking for a Challenge and Great and Tough Tournament to compete in before Christmas break, please let me know.

2011 teams thus far: Pigeon Forge, TN Gibbs, TN Father Ryan, TN Heritage, TN Wilson Central High School, TN Heritage, GA Jefferson, GA LaFayette, GA Gilmer, GA Northwest Regional, PA Dutch Fork, SC Chapin HS, SC Somerset Academy, FL (Pembroke Pines) McCreary Central High School, KY Whitley County, KY University Heights Academy, KY LaRue County, KY I will post the remaining teams later along with the 2011 Team results.

ROUND 15 UNITED 47 IND. GOLD 27 ALABAMA 24 NC RED 70 YOUNG GUNS 15 MINION 65 JR TERPS 52 TENNESSEE 33 LIL HAWKS 42 VA 37 MYWAY 45 INFERNO 34 ROUND 16 NORTH STARS 58 FLORIDA 33 PALMETTO 36 IND. AVON 53 GOLD MEDAL POOL 5TH PLACE MATCH YOUNG GUNS 39 IND. GOLD 50 GOLD MEDAL POOL 3RD PLACE MATCH ILLINOIS UNITED 52 GA MINION 28 GOLD MEDAL POOL 7TH PLACE MATCH PA 57 IOWA GOLD 31 GOLD MEDAL CHAMPIONSHIP IOWA BLACK 39 (CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN!) GRAPPLERS 34 TEAM TENNESSEE FINISHES 4TH IN THE SILVER POOL.

ROUND 13 SILVER INFERNO 60 FLORIDA 37 NORTH STARS 52 PALMETTO 36 JR TERPS 62 IND. AVON 24 TENNESSEE 21 MYWAY 47 GOLD IOWA BLACK 53 MINION 28 GRAPPLERS 56 UNITED 27 ROUND 14 BRONZE VA 54 NC BLUE 28 LIL HAWKS 22 NC RED 65 IOWA GOLD 42 YOUNG GUNS 43 JR TERPS 87 FLORIDA 10 PA 41 IND. GOLD 43 TENNESSEE 67 NORTH STARS 27

ROUND 9 ALABAMA 36 FLORIDA 56 NC BLUE 4 YOUNG GUNS 89 IOWA BLACK 98 IND. AVON 6 IND. GOLD 31 MINION 61 GRAPPLERS 101 LIL HAWKS 6 PALMETTO 55 NORTH STARS 42 ROUND 10 IND. AVON 39 INFERNO 52 YOUNG GUNS 59 FLORIDA 24 TENNESSEE 81 VA 26 IOWA GOLD 28 UNITED 57 NORTH STARS 24 JR TERPS 64 LIL HAWKS 9 MINION 93 MEDAL ROUNDS ROUND 11 BRONZE LIL HAWKS 66 NC BLUE 9 VA 44 ALABAMA 45 SILVER INFERNO 49 NORTH STARS 39 MYWAY 59 IND. AVON 31 PALMETTO 39 FLORIDA 47 JR TERPS 41 TENNESSEE 46 ROUND 12 GOLD IOWA BLACK 65 IND. GOLD 18 GRAPPLERS 68 YOUNG GUNS 15 MINION 46 PA 39 UNITED 69 IOWA GOLD 27

ROUND 5 TENNESSEE 30 PA 63 IOWA GOLD 47 MYWAY 40 UNITED 84 VA 12 FLORIDA 43 IND. AVON 39 INFERNO 11 IOWA BLACK 80 ALABAMA 62 NC BLUE 16 ROUND 6 NORTH STARS 6 GRAPPLERS 92 YOUNG GUNS 72 ALABAMA 15 LIL HAWKS 10 IND. GOLD 90 FLORIDA 36 INFERNO 61 MINION 64 JR TERPS 15 IND. AVON 92 NC BLUE 3 ROUND 7 JR TERPS 72 LIL HAWKS 20 IND. GOLD 62 NORTH STARS 26 GRAPPLERS 100 PALMETTO 6 VA 15 IOWA GOLD 77 MYWAY 56 TENNESSEE 25 NC RED 21 PA 59 ROUND 8 INFERNO 27 YOUNG GUNS 54 MYWAY 18 UNITED 70 ALABAMA 36 IND. AVO 63 PA 51 IOWA GOLD 37 NC BLUE 0 IOWA BLACK 107 NC RED 31 TENNESSEE 48

2011 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY DUALS TEAM SCORES ROUND 1 PA 79 VA 12 NC BLUE 3 ILL INFERNO 81 SC 16 IND. GOLD 68 GA YOUNG GUNS 48 IND. AVON 24 TENNESSEE 24 IOWA GOLD 62 NC RED 7 ILL UNITED 78 IOWA BLACK 88 FLORIDA 3 ROUND 2 GRAPPLERS 75 JR TERPS-MD 18 PALMETTO 3 GA MINION 97 NORTH STARS 72 Iowa LIL HAWKS 21 IOWA GOLD 65 NC RED 18 UNITED 45 PA 34 VA 18 Mich. MYWAY 61 IOWA BLACK 99 ALABAMA 0 ROUND 3 LIL HAWKS 24 PALMETTO 65 MINION 25 GRAPPLERS 52 JR TERPS 36 IND. GOLD 51 YOUNG GUNS 9 IOWA BLACK 79 FLORIDA 78 NC BLUE 12 INFERNO 65 ALABAMA 9 NC RED 29 MYWAY 58 ROUND 4 UNITED 76 TENNESSEE 10 VA 33 NC RED 57 MYWAY 31 PA 57 MINION 73 NORTH STARS 15 JR TERPS 60 PALMETTO 28 IND. GOLD 24 GRAPPLERS 64

2011 NATIONAL ELEMENTARY DUALS TEAM SCORES ROUND 1 PA 79 NC BLUE 3 VA 12 ILL INFERNO 81 SC 16 GA YOUNG GUNS 48 IND. GOLD 68 IND. AVON 24 TENNESSEE 24 NC RED 7 IOWA GOLD 62 ILL UNITED 78 IOWA BLACK 88 FLORIDA 3 ROUND 2 GRAPPLERS 75 PALMETTO 3 JR TERPS-MD 18 GA MINION 97 NORTH STARS 72 IOWA GOLD 65 Iowa LIL HAWKS 21 NC RED 18 UNITED 45 VA 18 PA 34 Mich. MYWAY 61 IOWA BLACK 99 ALABAMA 0 ROUND 3 LIL HAWKS 24 MINION 25 PALMETTO 65 GRAPPLERS 52 JR TERPS 36 YOUNG GUNS 9 IND. GOLD 51 IOWA BLACK 79 FLORIDA 78 INFERNO 65 NC BLUE 12 ALABAMA 9 NC RED 29 MYWAY 58 ROUND 4 UNITED 76 VA 33 TENNESSEE 10 NC RED 57 MYWAY 31 MINION 73 PA 57 NORTH STARS 15 JR TERPS 60 IND. GOLD 24 PALMETTO 28 GRAPPLERS 64 ROUND 5 TENNESSEE 30 IOWA GOLD 47 PA 63 MYWAY 40 UNITED 84 FLORIDA 43 VA 12 IND. AVON 39 INFERNO 11 ALABAMA 62 IOWA BLACK 80 NC BLUE 16 ROUND 6 NORTH STARS 6 YOUNG GUNS 72 GRAPPLERS 92 ALABAMA 15 LIL HAWKS 10 FLORIDA 36 IND. GOLD 90 INFERNO 61 MINION 64 IND. AVON 92 JR TERPS 15 NC BLUE 3 ROUND 7 JR TERPS 72 IND. GOLD 62 LIL HAWKS 20 NORTH STARS 26 GRAPPLERS 100 VA 15 PALMETTO 6 IOWA GOLD 77 MYWAY 56 PA 59 TENNESSEE 25 NC RED 21 ROUND 8 INFERNO 27 MYWAY 18 YOUNG GUNS 54 UNITED 70 ALABAMA 36 PA 51 IND. AVO 63 IOWA GOLD 37 NC BLUE 0 NC RED 31 IOWA BLACK 107 TENNESSEE 48 ROUND 9 ALABAMA 36 NC BLUE 4 FLORIDA 56 YOUNG GUNS 89 IOWA BLACK 98 IND. GOLD 31 IND. AVON 6 MINION 61 GRAPPLERS 101 PALMETTO 55 LIL HAWKS 6 NORTH STARS 42 ROUND 10 IND. AVON 39 YOUNG GUNS 59 INFERNO 52 FLORIDA 24 TENNESSEE 81 IOWA GOLD 28 VA 26 UNITED 57 NORTH STARS 24 LIL HAWKS 9 JR TERPS 64 MINION 93 MEDAL ROUNDS ROUND 11 BRONZE LIL HAWKS 66 ALABAMA 45 NC BLUE 9 VA 44 SILVER INFERNO 49 MYWAY 59 NORTH STARS 39 IND. AVON 31 PALMETTO 39 JR TERPS 41 FLORIDA 47 TENNESSEE 46 ROUND 12 GOLD IOWA BLACK 65 GRAPPLERS 68 IND. GOLD 18 YOUNG GUNS 15 MINION 46 UNITED 69 PA 39 IOWA GOLD 27

WILLIAM BLOUNT INV. Friday, January 6, 2012 – Dual Meet • Weigh In at 4:30 pm on Friday • 3 matches per team Saturday, January 7, 2012 – Individual Tournament • Weigh In at 8:00 am Saturday • Double elimination format • 1 lb allowance Entry Fee for both Friday and Saturday - $150.00 Entry Fee for Saturday Only - $100.00 Seeding meeting for Saturday’s tournament will be on Thursday, January 5th at 6:00 pm in the gym. If you cannot attend your lineup must be in by 3:00 pm on Thursday. Tournament Director: Marty Carpenter Phone: 865.310.1328 Email: fatcats05@charter.net Fax: 865.980.1187

WILLIAM BLOUNT FR - JV TOUNAMENT November 26, 2011 Round Robin Format - Similar to the AAU Folder System Weigh In: 8:30 am Wrestling begins: 9:30 am Entry Fee: $5.00 per wrestler Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Please submit number of wrestlers by Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Tournament Director: Marty Carpenter Phone: 865.310.1328 Email: fatcats05@charter.net Fax: 865.980.1187

Thanks for the post. i was wondering how the idea was presented.

Well I wish I had waited to vote until you made the change. I would have voted otherwise. i do not agree with only the Region Champ from small schools and only the top 3 from large schools going to state.

I agree RC. If this is the way the TSSAA presented it, its no wonder it passed. Only allowing the top 8 I believe is an attempt by them to make sure no one votes for the split.

I am not comparing the sports of Golf, Wrestling, Track, etc, etc as they stand as sports. What I tried to point out is that, why are those sports/athletes offered the opportunity to compete against schools of similar size and wrestling is not afforded the SAME opportunity. This same arguement took place back when the TSSAA decided to split wrestling into 2 groups back in the 1990's: Public and Private. People were outraged, stating that having 2 state champions would cheapen the sport. Really? Has it? No I do not think so, but you may. Are you of the belief that those teams and individuals that captured titles this weekend should be be proud of their accomplishments because Tennessee has 2 divisions? Those individuals and teams should be PROUD of their accomplishments. They are the BEST in their division! Congratulations to ALL of THEM!! The question was asked, did the large school coach's vote/ Good question, but should large schools decide what is better for the small schools? How can anyone predict that having a seperate state tournament for small schools would hurt the sport, when we really do not know and wont know until it is tried. 2 of the top 20 teams this year at this event wer Small school, with Pigeon Forge being the higher finisher with 4th. 5 of the top 40 were small schools. 8 of the top 50 were small schools. 39 small schools had kids qualify for state. Thats 39 out of the 139 schools that had qualifiers To save me some time, when is the last time a "Small" school won the state traditional title? I will state again: IF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT THERE WILL BE A SPLIT, WITH SMALL SCHOOLS ONLY ABLE TO SEND THEIR REGIONAL CHAMP TO STATE AND FOR LARGE SCHOOLS TO SEND ONLY THEIR TOP 3 REGIONALS FINISHERS I WOULD VOTE NO! Yes, wrestling is the 2nd oldest sport. But to deny change based on that fact is not valid. Wrestling has change a great deal since the first match was organized. Today they wear singlets back then Olive oil and sand. The rules today are no where near the rules that were used when the sport first became organized. Changes were made to improve the sport for the time in which people lived and competed and who knows maybe to increase participation. I bet they had this same discussion (not an arguement) back then.

Great Accomplishment TJ. Congratulations and good luck to you in all you do. Hooker to Father Ryan???

Just got off the phone with Cael, he said: "Who is this?" "Should Tennessee do what?" "Why are you calling me?" " Good luck, I have to go to practice. We do have the NCAA's coming up!"

I too have a passion about wrestling and I love a good discussion and this topic is a good one to discuss. I did some quick research, so if any of the following numbers are off, then I should have taken a bit more. In GA, they have 433 high school wrestling teams (again, I quickly counted them) They have 5 divisions for wrestlings, so divided evenly, there are should be 86 teams per classification. NC has 342 high school wrestling teams (if my math is correct) the have 4 divisions: 91-AAAA; 95 AAA; 84 AA; and 46 A VA has 260 high school wrestling teams and 3 clissifications, A, AA, and AAA. So, divided evenly, there would be 86 schools in each division. TN has 155 Div. I wrestling teams (OK, again, I quickly went down the list and counted). So, we have Division I with 155 teams. So, lets divide it evenly, and that would would place 77 (hey, that is a pretty good dang number, 77)teams in each division. Now I know that there is a great deal of info/data/considerations that will go into classification of schools for this purpose, just as there is in other states. Well, with 4:30 AM workout ahead of me, it is time to hit the sack. Again, this is a hot topic, however I have been to Grundy VA many times. they are VERY PROUD of their SUCCESSFUL VA-AA Wrestling program. They have won many team and individual state championships and they are as proud of the latest ones as they are the ones that were captured when the state of VA decided to divide the schools into divisions to compete for state championships.

YES I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE TEAM SPORTS! Golf is an individual sport. Tennis in an individual sport. Track is an individual sport. Cross Country is an individual sport. All these INDIVIDUAL SPORTS and their athletes are allowed to compete against athletes from schools in their classification. My point is, why should wrestling not be afforded the SAME opportunity as these above mentioned sports. I did not compare GA with TN, I simply pointed out that they have multiple divisions because someone mentioned California. If the small schools want the opportunity, then why should they not be allowed the opportunity. AS LUDICROUS as it may sound to YOU, it has not been tried, so to assume that it will have no impact on participation is basically your opinion. I did not realize that this was an agrument, I thought this was a dicussion on the topic posted. I like it the way it is, however I do believe that wrestling should be afforded the same opportunity as other INDIVIDUAL SPORTS. I do not agree with only allowing the small school region champion to enter the state tournament. If this is the case, I would advise the samll schools to not agree.