Inspiring for coaches and wrestlers...

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From the Chattanoogan...

 

Thanks Luther!

 

 

Baylor Tops State Wrestling Poll

Monday, December 15, 2014

The Baylor wrestling team took over the tops state of the state high school wrestling poll.  Cleveland is third, Bradley Central fifth, McCallie sixth and Soddy-Daisy seventh.  

 

Now in its 23rd year, The Poll is primarily a measure of dual meet strength with some consideration to individual tournament strength.

 

   Votes are cast by a state-wide panel of high school wrestling coaches and are based on a maximum Power Ranking of 100%.

 

STATE POLL:

 

RANK

SCHOOL

POWER

RANKING

LAST WEEK

1

BAYLOR

100

2

2

FATHER RYAN

92

1

3

CLEVELAND

81

4

4

WILSON CENTRAL

74

3

5

BRADLEY CENTRAL

69

5

6

MCCALLIE

60

6

7

SODDY DAISY

38

7

8

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

36

9

9

BEECH

33

8

10

MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY

32

10

11

HALLS

7

11 (tie)

12

COOKEVILLE

6

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Others receiving votes:  ARLINGTON, BRENTWOOD, PIGEON FORGE, RED BANK, SUMMIT, TULLAHOMA.

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CBS affiliate channel 12 in Chattanooga covers our Mocs...

 

http://www.wdef.com/content/sports/localsports/story/Mocs-Wrestling-Team-Drops-Tough-18-17-Match-to/1HrUxeqeME-b_DS2zS4J0A.cspx

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http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/colleges/wrestling-shorter-finishes-fourth-at-midwest-classic/article_6693a9a4-848e-11e4-b0e0-978e64c37ea6.html

 

Wrestling: Shorter finishes fourth at Midwest Classic

 

Shorter Hawks

 

Posted: Monday, December 15, 2014 2:13 pm

Shorter Reports

Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Hawks finished fourth overall at the 36th Annual Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis over the weekend.

 

Maryville University posted a top team finish with 127.5 points, followed by McKendree University with 121 in second and Western State Colorado University with 102 for third place. Shorter's 85.5 points placed them in fourth; while Upper Iowa rounded out the top five with 83 points.

Individually they Hawks were led by Terence Smith; who recorded a second place overall finish at 184 after falling to Maryville's Nick Burghardt in the championship bout by a 3-1 decision.

Wally Figaro finished third overall at 165; winning the third place fight via a 3-2 decision over Jimmy Sandlin of Limestone University. At 174, Dalton Lane turned in a fourth place finish falling to Luis Alba of McKendree (Dec. 9-5) in the third place match.

 

Nate Galloway won his final match to finish fifth overall at 149; topping Western State Colorado's Tyler Adams, 5-3. While Ben Smith and Andrew Ewers turned in 7th and 8th place finishes, respectively. Smith, at 125, earned seventh place overall via forfeit over Jon Boatman of King College.

 

Shorter will be back in action after the holiday's on January 3rd as they travel to Louisville, Ky. to take on Lindsey Wilson College. The dual is set to begin at 5 p.m.

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Wildcats getting ready for when it really counts...

 

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2014/dec/17/hixswrestlers-improve-13-4/278497/

 

 

Tip: require wrestlers to weigh in with lunch in hand day of wrestling and take a pic and text to captains.

 

Hixson wrestlers improve to 13-4

 

December 17th, 2014by Ward Gossett in SportsprepsRead Time: 2 mins.

 

Joshua Brooks of Ooltewah controls Parker Ward of Hixson, foreground, in the 152-pound division as Ooltewah hosts Hixson in a high school wrestling match Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Brooks won by a pin, but Hixson won the match by a team score of 42-32.

Photo by John Rawlston/Times Free Press.

 

Working with a patchwork lineup due to injury, illness and weight descent is nothing new for most wrestling programs as they head into the last weekend of competition before Christmas.

 

That doesn't mean, though, that the grind doesn't get old, especially when coupled with would-be competitors who are still learning how to control their weight and how to listen or read group messages about departure times, etc.

 

Hixson coach Garrick Hall had suffered through one of those type days Tuesday -- an overweight wrestler eating chicken fingers and ranch dressing for lunch and a handful of text messages wanting to know when the Wildcats were leaving school for their tri-meet with Howard and host Ooltewah.

 

Never mind that his team improved to 13-4 with wins over Ooltewah (42-32) and Howard (72-12), the veteran was still contemplating rescuing the letter of resignation he'd started and then trashed earlier in the day, especially after one of his freshmen walked up belatedly and asked him where to put his dirty singlet.

 

Hall is feeling the effects of an extended football season and trying to assist there while still keeping a handle on wrestling. He's looking forward to a Christmas break as much as Hixson's students.

 

"They're driving me crazy, but I am happy with where we are competitively, especially with what we have going because of injuries and illness," he said. "There is lots of room for improvement, but we have a lot of kids scrapping and fighting."

 

Hixson figures to be among the contenders for the Class A/AA dual and traditional state titles, although the Wildcats had at least two returnees from last year's team who basically decided wrestling was too demanding.

 

"They're young but they're still well-coached and they're putting competitors out there," Ooltewah coach Bryant Blackmon said. "By late January into February, they'll be ready to go."

 

Ooltewah raced out to a 12-0 lead as Jordan Chaffi (160) won on an injury default and Tyler Reid got a pin. By the time the teams reached the turn at heavyweight, though, Hixson had grabbed a 15-14 lead on pins from Chris Nicholson and Guiliane Palacio and a decision by Brody Gregory.

 

The meet would have been tied as they headed into the 106-pound match, but Mack Fairley, although he won at 195, cost his team a point due to an unsportsmanlike-conduct call from referee Travis Wright.

 

Hixson went on a tear from there and finished with pins from Cameron Russell (106) and Isaac Yates (126) and forfeit victories for Jacob Newman (113) and Cederick Harris (132).

 

While he had praise for Josh Brooks (152) and Chaffi, Blackmon focused on the team, which had six medalists and a fourth-place finish in an invitational tournament at Auburn, Ala., last weekend.

 

"There are still a lot of technical things we're doing wrong, and some of it comes down to being disciplined in aspects of what we're asking them to do," he said. "Overall we're still a very young and inexperienced team. As we continue to fix the technical side of things and they continue to battle, we obviously expect to improve."

 

Contact Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com or 423-886-4765. Follow him at Twitter.com/wardgossett.

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More local coverage...

 

http://www.standardbanner.com/sports/patriot-wrestlers-split-with-science-hill-south-greene/article_5dcece30-8627-11e4-b1ae-bf420743580f.html

 

Patriot wrestlers split with Science Hill, South Greene

 

Posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 3:00 pm

 

From Staff Reports | 0 comments

Jefferson County High School’s wrestling team split a pair of matches Tuesday night at Science Hill, losing to the Hilltoppers before defeating South Greene.

 

Had Jefferson County been able to win three matches that it forfeited to Science Hill, the event may have turned out differently. Instead, the Patriots spotted the Hilltoppers with 18 points, forfeiting the 170, 182 and 106 pound weight classes in a 50-18 loss.

The Patriots opened the Science Hill match with six straight losses to fall behind, 31-0. At 145 pounds, Hilltoppers’ Arthur James pinned JCHS’s Hayden Dome in the first 19 seconds. Then at 152 pounds, Jefferson County’s Stephen Harville lost a 13-9 decision. Patriot 160-pounder Austin Baker was pinned in the opening period of his match with Science Hill’s Richard King-Jessee, and then JCHS forfeited both the 170 and 182 pound classes.

 

At 195 pounds, Jefferson County senior Virgil English lost an 11-3 decision to Hilltoppers’ Hunter Bagley. Jefferson County picked up its first two wins in the 220 and 285 pound matches when both J.P. Latham and Logan Townsend earned pins over their opponents.

A forfeit in the 106 pound class gave the Hilltoppers a 37-12 advantage, and Jefferson County would need to win out to have a shot at the match.

 

It wasn’t to be as Patriot 113 and 120 pounders Kyle Burns and Cody Harris both lost decisions. Burns lost a close 8-4 decision in his match, while Harris lost a major decision, 13-0.

 

Both Bryson Hux (126 pounds) and Luke Collins (138 pounds) won their matches by decision, and Blaise Banks (132 pounds) was pinned in his match, making the final score 50-18 in favor of the Hilltoppers.

Jefferson County only had to wrestle five matches against South Greene, which forfeited seven weight classes to give the Patriots a 42-point advantage. Jefferson County forfeited the 182-pound class, and both teams forfeited the 106 pound match.

The Patriots won the match by a 57-18 margin.

Jefferson County picked up wins in the 160, 220 and 285 pound classes. At 160 pounds, Patriot Austin Baker earned a pin over Caleb Brown in the last 20 seconds of the match.

 

In the 220 pound bout, Deven Hills won a 12-8 decision over Greene’s Richie Lowery, and then at 285 pounds, Dakota Moungey pinned Matthew Habberstad in the opening 30 seconds.

 

Jefferson County’s Hayden Dome (152 pounds) and Glenn Carter (170 pounds) lost their respective matches by pin.

Jefferson County returns to the mat tonight to play host to Volunteer High School at the Patriot Academy. Weigh-ins are scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with matches to begin around 6:30 p.m.

Edited December 17, 2014 by Sommers

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Tennessee University gets new wrestling coach as reported by Tennessean...

 

Todd Allen resigned as coach of the Cumberland wrestling team on Tuesday in the middle of the 2014-15 season and assistant Shaine Jamie was named the interim coach for the remainder of the season.

 

The Bulldogs (3-7) have lost their last four matches. They still have 11 events left on their schedule.

 

Allen was in his third season at Cumberland after leading the program to a sixth-place finish in the NAIA National Tournament in 2013-14.

 

The Bulldogs had three individuals earn All-America honors for the second straight year and Jake Williams earned the program's third national title, winning in the 149 weight class.

 

Prior to being named Cumberland's coach, Allen, who is from Hodgenville, Ky., worked for a commercial contractor and was deployed with the U.S. Army as a Company Commander in support of military operations in the Middle East.

 

He served as a graduate assistant at Cumberland for two seasons.

 

Allen was a two-time All-American at the University of the Cumberlands (2005 and 2006).

 

Jaime spent one season as coach on the "The Ultimate Fighter Reality Television Show," in 2013.

 

He is in his first season at Cumberland.

 

Jamie was a two-time Division II All-American at Central Washington University, who placed third twice during his career.

 

He then served four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of the Cumberlands, helping the Patriots to third-place showings in the NAIA Championships in 2004 and 2005 and seventh place in 2006.

 

Jaime also spent one season as an assistant at then Division II Grand Canyon University, helping with training and road trips.

 

Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 and on Twitter @MikeOrganWriter.

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http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/12/18/290592/Prep-Wrestling-Three-Tourneys-This.aspx

 

Prep Wrestling: Three Tourneys This Weekend

McCallie, Bradley and CCS

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - by B.B. Branton

A trio of long-standing prep wrestling tournaments at Bradley Central, McCalllie and Chattanooga Christian highlight the last weekend of mat action before Christmas.

 

The Bradley and McCallie Invitationals are today and Saturday, while the Charger Invitational is held Saturday.

 

Bradley Central - Defending champ and defending D-II state traditional winner Father Ryan is the favorite along with host Bradley Central and defending A-AA state champs Hixson in the 30-team field.

 

 

The Purple Irish from Nashville are led by state champ Eli King.

 

Friday: First matches at 5 p.m. ... Finals are Saturday afternoon - 3 p.m..

 

McCallie - Pope (Ga.), D-I AAA state champion Cleveland and Soddy Daisy are among the team favorites for the 34th annual tourney along with Georgia state champion Cambridge (5A), Cass (4A state runner-up), Alexander (4A third place) and Woodland (4th place in 5A(. .

 

Wrestling starts Friday at 5:30 p.m, with Saturday championship semis at 11 a.m. and finals at 3:30 p.m.

 

Track Wrestling: All results can be found on trackwrestling.com and finals will be broadcast live on the McCallie School web site.

 

Salvation Army Toy Drive: Collection bins will be at the two main entrances ... SA needs bicycles among other items.

 

Charger Invitational: Defending champion Summit HS and Red Bank are the favorites in the 21-team field.

 

First matches start Saturday at 9 a.m.  The tourney was originally hosted by Chattanooga City HS and later Lookout Valley HS before moving to CCS in recent years. 

 

 Results can be found: chargerwrestlingtournaments.com

 

Thanks BB!

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For Beech Invitational...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QqnHqCvJdA

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Pretty Fine Dual Competition Going on this Weekend in Gatlinburg

 

Smokey Mtn Duals

 

Tournament Teams

Team Season Team Abbr Count

 

1. Abingdon, VA Abingdon, VA (GET) Ab 12

VA 3A

 

2. Alcoa, TN Alcoa, TN (GET) Al 26

2014 TSSAA A-AA Traditional State Runner-Up; 2014 A-AA Dual State 4th

 

3. Brookwood, GA Brookwood, GA (GET) BW 21

Currently 17-2 on the year GA 6A. Returning State Placers:Solamon 3rd 2014, Quarshie 5th 2014. Took 4th in state duals in 2013, 10 in traditional last year. returning 7 starters.

 

4. Gibbs, TN Gibbs, TN (GET) Gib 21

TN AAA

 

5. Gilmer, GA Gilmer County, GA (GET) Gil 26

Gilmer has won 13 state titles since 2005. We have won the Ga state duals in AAAA in 2014. We won state duals in AAA in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010. We are traditional champs in 14,13,11,10

 

6. Grundy, VA, VA Grundy, VA (GET) Gru 13

2014 VA (2A) State Champion; 17x VA State Champions;

 

7. Harpeth, TN Harpeth, TN (GET) Har 9

Harpeth 33-Sycamore High School 30 Harpeth 42-Whites Creek High School 12 Forrest High School 42-Harpeth 36 Harpeth 42-White House 36 Harpeth 34-Hume Fogg 9 Harpeth 34 Hillsboro 29 Harp 56 Lipscomb 6

 

8. Heritage, TN Heritage, TN (GET) Her 33

2014 TSSAA AAA State Duals 5th place;

 

9. Jefferson, GA Jefferson, GA (GET) Jeff 28

2014 Georgia Dual and Traditional AA State Champions, Greenville Duals Champion, Smokey Mountain Duals Champion and Bayou Duals Runner up. Returning 11 starters, 6 State Champions, 2 runner up, 3 plac

 

10. Lumpkin County, GA Lumpkin Co., GA (GET) LC 18

GA 4A State Tournament 4th

 

11. McClean, VA McLean, VA (GET) McCl 15

VA 3A

12. North Paulding, GA North Paulding, GA (GET) NP 14

GA 6A

 

13. Pierce County, GA Pierce County HS, GA (GET) PC 28

GA AAA Top 6 in State Duals in 2013. 1 returning state placer (3rd place) and 3 total SQ`s.

 

14. Pigeon Forge, TN Pigeon Forge, TN (GET) PF 25

2014 TSSAA A-AA State Dual Champions; 2014 TSSAA Traditional States 3rd;

 

15. William Blount, TN, TN William Blount, TN (GET) WB 26

Tennessee AAA;

 

16. Wilson Central, TN Wilson Central, TN (GET) WC 17

2014 TSSAA 2nd in Duals, 2nd in Traditional, Defeated Cleveland at ooltewah tournament, 15-1 this year

 

 

The future of HS Wrestling is looking strong thanks to many holding these USA and AAU Events, Like This Weekend...

 

 

West TN Youth Championships 2014

12/20/2014

St. Benedict at Auburndale

8250 Varnavas Dr

Cordova, TN 38016

 

TNAAU - Alcoa Beginner Tournament

12/20/2014

Alcoa High School

532 Faraday Street

Alcoa, TN 37701

 

TNAAU - Region 4/5 Tour of TN Top 100

12/20/2014

Winfield Dunn Center

Drane St

Clarksville, TN 37040

 

2014 Smoky Mtn Elem. Duals

12/22 - 12/23/2014

Rocky Top Sports World

1870 Sports World Blvd

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

 

2014 Smoky Mtn Middle School Duals

12/22 - 12/23/2014

Rocky Top Sports World

1870 Sports World blvd

Gatlinburg, TN 37738

Edited December 19, 2014 by Sommers

[Sommers]

from the Cleveland daily banner...

 

(impressive Tullahoma victory in a way by base)

 

http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/26262687/article-Mustangs--Blue-Raiders-battle-Tullahoma--Alcoa-in-4-way-in--The-Stable-?instance=home_sports

 

Mustangs, Blue Raiders battle Tullahoma, Alcoa in 4-way in ‘The Stable’

by RICHARD ROBERTS Banner Sports Editor 21 hours ago | 197 views | 0  | 11  |  | 

 

WALKER VALLEY’S ED JOHNSON battles Alcoa’ Ryan Verhulst in the 138-pound bout Thursday night inside “The Stable†at Walker Valley High School. Banner photo, LYNNAE ROBERTS

 

 

For the second time this season, Walker Valley and Cleveland shared mat time with common opponents. Thursday inside “The Stable†at Walker Valley the Mustangs picked up a victory over Alcoa, ranked No. 1 in A-AA, then fell to a tough Tullahoma team, 54-15. The Blue Raiders walked away with two wins wrestling to a 34-28 win over Tullahoma in their first match before putting Alcoa away 61-12 in the closer.

 

“All-in-all we did good just to get a lineup out there tonight. We're like a lot of teams. I'm sure Alcoa, Cleveland and Tullahoma are feeling the same thing. We've got guys sick and we've got some injured. This is just the time of year where it's tough to get a lineup in there,†said Mustangs coach Al Morris. “No excuses, but we're going through all that and on top of it we are a young team. The bottom line is, we've just got to keep working to get better. We've done that. From the beginning of the year to this point we are an improved team.â€

 

The Mustangs wrestled in front of the Tornados the entire match in their first win of the night. Joseph Munoz picked up the first pin for Walker Valley at 132 pounds. Austin Gregory (145), Jalon Martin (195), Ric Kennett (220) and Clay Pankey) all put their opponent's shoulders to the mat for Walker Valley.

 

The Blue Raiders got only two pins against the Wildcats of Tullahoma with Joseph Bowers (138) and Ezra Taylor earning six points apiece for Cleveland.

 

“We did alright. I think we got ourselves in some situations against a tough Tullahoma team. They've got some fighter on their team. They are doing a good job and getting better,†said Cleveland coach Jake Yost. “I felt like we got out hustled a little bit and I don't necessarily like to see us get out hustled.â€

 

Tullahoma picked up the pace against the Mustangs in the second match of the night for both teams. The Wildcats got pins at 113, 120, 126, 145, 170, 182 and 285. The Mustangs earned pins from Ed Johnson at 138 and Kennett.

 

“Tonight's results had more to do with our lineup than it was our effort, but we've got a few guys who need to check themselves out a little and make sure they are doing all they can to get better and improve,†said Morris in the loss to the team coached by Morris' son Al junior. “If somebody has to beat us I'm glad it's my son's team. He won't rub it in on me until maybe some time this summer. But I never like to lose even to my son.â€

 

The Raiders were able to take a bit of a breather against Alcoa running away with the win.

 

Cody Mathews got Cleveland started with a pin at 120, Victor Barbosa followed with a pin at 132 and Bowers and Taylor both picked up their second pin of the night. Riley Stevison (182), John Gaither (220) and Trey Simpson closed out the night for the Blue Raiders with pins.

 

“We're working to get better getting better. We're trying to get where we need to be. We're a little banged up and have some guys out of the lineup. But that's what everybody's going through this time of year so you've just got to fight through it and keep believing in the process and putting one foot in front of the other and try to get better,†said Yost. “We're definitely making progress. It's just keeping at it.â€

 

Walker Valley 42, Alcoa 33

 

(Match started at 106)

 

106 — Chandler Davis (WV) win by forfeit; 113 — Gitapun Jur (WV) win by forfeit; 120 — MIchael Colon (A) pinned Tyler Womac (WV), 1:27; 126 — Anthony Richardson (A) major dec. Tyler Wampler (WV), 16-5; 132 — Joseph Munoz (WV) pinned Nathaniel Murphy (A), 3:00; 138 — Ryan Verhulst (A) dec. Edward Johnson (WV), 3-1; 145 — Austin Gregory (WV) pinned Tim Fisher (A), 3:30 152 — Isaac Lorenzo (A) pinned Danny Nguyen (WV), 3:34; 160 — Austyn Renshaw (A) dec. Mikel Gregory (WV), 8-6; 170 — Karim Shereef (A) pinned Justin Rowland (WV), 0:39; 182 — George Hooker (A) techincal fall Matt Pankey (WV), 16-0, 4:00; 195 — Jaylon Martin (WV) pinned Kris Dockery (A), 0:18; 220 — Ric Kennett (WV) pinned Micah Curtis (A), 0:31; 285 — Clay Pankey (WV) pinned Jackson Bond (A), 1:42.

 

Tullahoma 54, Walker Valley 18

 

(Match startd at 113)

 

106 — Chandler Davis (WV) dec. Will Moran (T), 10-4; 113 — Adam Rogers (T) pinned Gitapun Jur (WV), 2:23; 120 — Jovahny Sanchez (T) pinned Tyler Womac (WV), 0:32; 126 — Cleveland Cyree (T) pinned Tyler Wampler (WV), 0:24; 132 — Devan Cyree (T) dec. Joseph Munoz (WV), 11-5; 138 — Edward Johnson (WV) pinned Aaron Kelly (T), 3:41; 145 — Dylan McElhaney (T) pinned Austin Gregory (WV), 3:07; 152 — Chris Howse (T) dec. Mikel Gregory (WV), 8-7; 160 — Tristan Scott (T) win by forfeit; 170 — Jared Bonee (T) pinned Justin Rowland (WV), 0:31; 182 — Dylan Pearson (T) pinned Matt Pankey (WV), 1:40; 195 — Jaylon Martin (WV) dec. Michael Lett (T), 8-6; 220 — Ric Kennett (WV) pinned Akil Hicks (T), 0:49; 285 — Christian Kazmark (T) pinned Matt Pankey (WV), 2:27.

 

Cleveland 34, Tullahoma 28

 

(Match started at 106)

 

106 — Jayce Mullin © major dec. Will Moran (T), 8-0; 113 — Cody Mathews © dec. Adam Rogers (T), 8-4; 120 — Jovahny Sanchez (T) win by forfeit; 126 — Colton Landers © dec. Cleveland Cyree (T), 10-3; 132 — Devan Cyree (T) pinned Tristian Blansit ©, 1:16; 138 — Joseph Bowers © pinned Aaron Kelly (T), 3:05; 145 — Ezra Taylor © pinned Dylan McElhaney (T), 2:42; 152 — Chris Howse (T) major decision Robert Hicks, 14-6; 160 — Tristan Scott (T) win by forfeit; 170 — Jonathan Martin © pinned John Bonee (T), 0:46; 182 — Dylan Pearson (T) pinned Riley Stevison ©, 3:46; 195 — Double Forfeit; 220 — John Gaither © dec. Michael Lett (T), 8-4; 285 — John Simpson © dec. Christian Kazmark, 3-2.

 

Cleveland 66, Alcoa 12

 

(Match started at 113)

 

106 — Bryce Pond © win by forfeit; 113 — Jayce Mullin © win by forfeit; 120 — Cody Mathews © pinned MIchael Colon, 3:28; 126 — Colton Landers © pinned Nathaniel Murphy, 0:35; 132 — Victor Barbosa © pinned Anthony Richardson (A), 3:49; 138 — Joseph Bowers © pinned George Hooker (A), 3:23; 145 — Isaac Lorenzo (A) pinned Ezra Taylor ©, 1:34; 152 — Jack Hicks © dec. Alex Richardson (A), 7-4; 160 — Karim Shariff (A) win by forfeit; 170 — Jonathan Martin © dec. GFeorge Hooker, 4-2; 182 — Riley Stevison © pinned Sites, 3:49; 195 — Sean Elder (A) win by forfeit; 220 — John Gaither © pinned Michael Curtis (A), 1:40; 285 — John Simpson © pinned McCullen, 1:28.

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Thanks again BB,,, I saw you there buried in all the stats...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/12/20/290698/McCallie-Claims-Own-Mat-Title-with-Depth.aspx

 

McCallie Claims Own Mat Title with Depth

Cleveland Takes Third

Saturday, December 20, 2014 - by B.B. Branton

 

With no champions, yet good depth, host McCallie won the 34th annual McCallie Wrestling Invitational Tournament Saturday with 223 points followed by runner-up Union Grove (196) and third place Cleveland (186.5) in the 27-team field.

 

In winning a record eighth team title, McCallie had runners-up in James Westbrooks (126) and Brock Herring (132), plus three thirds and a pair of fourths.

 

Twelve of the 14 wrestlers scored points including six who sclored 20 or more points.

 

 

“Our depth definitely won it for us and the five guys who lost in the semis stepped up to take three thirds and two fourths to win big matches,†said McCallie head wrestling coach Mike Newman.

 

“A good example of our guys stepping up in the consolation rounds was Will Patton who after losing in the morning semis, beat two guys in the afternoon who had beaten him last weekend.â€

 

No Individual Champs –But a Team Title: In 1988, Soddy Daisy won with no first place medals and Brother Martin (La.) on it all in 1990 with no champs.

 

McCallie Championships (8): 1882-84-85 90-91-92-2010-2013

 

Outstanding Wrestler: 182, Taylor Lujan (Carrollton) … also was OW in 2012

 

Best Match: 145 – No.1 Ezra Taylor (Cleveland) edged Cody Cochran (Woodland), 18-16 in the championship finals ... Cochran beat No.3 Montavio Turner (Cass) in the quarters and No.2 Will Britain (Cambridge) in the semis.

 

Trackwrestling.com - all results and stats can be found on track wrestling.com

 

Championship Finals

 

106 – No. 3 Payton Mitchell (Lambert) def. No.1 Dawson Woods (Woodland), 5-4

 

113 –No.2 Jahvari Lewis (Woodland) def. No.1 Eric Diemert (Lambert), 2-0

 

120 – No.3 Charles Thurman (Heritage) def. No.4 Justin Becci (Brentwood Acad.), 15-10

 

126 –No.2 Logan Sims (Woodland) def. No.4 James Westbrooks (McCallie), 3-1

 

132 – No.3 Justin Ruffin (Union Grove) major def. No. 4 Brock Herring (McCallie), 9-0

 

138 – No.1 Roman Boylen (Akexander) pinned No.3 Caleb Mariakis (Ridgeland), 4:45

 

145 – No.1 Ezra Taylor (Cleveland) dec. Cody Cochran (Woodland), 18-16

 

152 – No.1 Jake Adcock (Pope) dec. No.3 Luke Hamilton (Brentwood), 9-4

 

160 – No.1 Kevin Kane (Cambridge) pinned No.2 Aaron Oliver (Cleveland), 5:19

 

170 – No.3 Brock Nielson (Cambridge) dec. No.1 Austin Williamson (Soddy Daisy), 2-1

 

182 – No.1 Taylor Lujan (Carrollton) pinned No.3 Muhammed Ansari (Alexander), 1:47

 

195 – No.3 Tony Spencer (Union Grove) dec. No.4 Wyatt Shepherd, 8-1

 

220 – No.1 Ken Brinson (Marist) major dec. No.3 John Gaither (Cleveland), 13-5

 

285 – No.2 Tyjuan Jett (Cass) pinned No.1 Jack Trainor (Marist), 3:36

 

Stats:

 

Seeds who won … No.1 (6), No.2 (3), No.3 (5)

 

No.1 vs. No.2 – 3 times … No. 1 seed won at 160 … No.2 won at 113, 285

 

Defending Titles: past champions Logan Sims 126, Woodland), Roman Boylen (138, Alexander), Taylor Lujan (182, Carrollton) all won today ... note- Lujan won his first McCallie Invite in 2012

 

Kudos: tourney director Tom Herring and his staff did their usual great work ...

 

Hospitality: plenty of good food for officials and coaches

 

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

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Thanks Ward...

 

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2014/dec/20/mmocs-try-end-two-meet-slide/279056/

 

Mat Mocs try to end two-meet slide

 

December 20th, 2014by Ward Gossett in Sports - CollegeRead Time: 2 mins.

 

 

There is an urgency in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling room to get back on the right track, and the Mocs hope to do that today in Norfolk, Va., where they tackle 22nd-ranked Old Dominion.

 

UTC coach Heath Eslinger plans to weigh in a pair of freshmen for the meet, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Freshman Garrett Alexander (1-3) is the lone wrestler scheduled to weigh in at 165 pounds, but freshman Kamaal Shakur will weigh in at 157 and it's possible that he or 157-pound Austin Sams will wrestle at 165.

 

The Mocs' other 165-pound candidate, Jared Pressley, is out with a staph infection in his knee.

 

"We have to see how the dual is going. We want to figure out the best lineup, but we're here to win," Eslinger said Friday.

 

He might have burned a redshirt season for Shakur regardless.

 

"Tennessee pulled (quarterback) Josh Dobbs out of a redshirt, and that worked out pretty well," Eslinger said.

 

Shakur's appearance today would be an attempt to shore up the lineup. The team has lost two close meets in a row, and the general feeling is that the Mocs (3-2) let prime opportunities against Purdue and North Carolina slip through their fingers.

 

"We've got to get back on track, and this is a great opportunity," Eslinger said. "We need to do what we should've done the last two matches.

 

The Mocs lost 19-16 to Purdue and 18-17 to North Carolina and surrendered their Top 25 national ranking.

 

They are still feeling the loss of Corey Mock, one of the team's three senior anchors along with Sean Boyle (125) and Nick Soto (133). And the 18th-ranked Soto has dropped three of his last five matches, including a pin against Purdue.

 

"Obviously 165 is a question right now, but I think overall we're pretty darn solid bottom to top. There are a lot of guys wrestling well," Eslinger said. "What we have to do is get six or seven wrestling well on the same day. Guys are showing they can win. They just need to do it together. If we had we'd be 5-0 right now."

 

Old Dominion, which is 2-2, has a 16-15 win over Purdue. The Monarchs have five wrestlers ranked in the top 25 for their weight classes: No. 20 Brandon Jeske (125), No. 12 Alexander Richardson (149), No. 14 Tristan Warner (165), No. 4 Jack Dechow (184) and No. 18 Jacob Henderson (285).

 

Chattanooga is 1-2 all-time vs. ODU and lost 31-9 in their last meeting during the 2011-12 season.

 

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