Inspiring for coaches and wrestlers...

Sommers · February 19, 2016

Before I paste this, one must wonder and think this should be considered, reduced team points for the team where the coach declares a wrestler invaluable to continue and the next match will be a injury default.

I mean, let's put a bandaid on this and go in a couple of hours?

(Somewhat unrelated Side note: dual situation opposite, if a team FF's with eligible Wrestlers in that weight, 7-8 Pts awarded, not 6)

Soddy-Daisy's two-time state champ out of tournament after controversial decision, Bradley Central advances nine

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February 19th, 2016by Ward Gossett

Cleveland High School's Bryce Pond is on his way to defeating Bartlett's Matt Bozarth in the 106-pound class of the Class AAA state wrestling tournament in Franklin.

Photo by Contributed Photo /Times Free Press.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. â€” It was no surprise that Bradley Central advanced nine wrestlers to the Tennessee Class AAA state quarterfinals or that the Bears scored 83.5 first-day points.

It was a shock, however, that Soddy-Daisy senior 160-pounder Tucker Russo, a two-time state champion, won't be among the quarterfinalists.

The unbeaten Russo, who has yet to give up an offensive point this season and who was making a strong bid for the tournament's outstanding wrestler award, was dropped into the consolation bracket on a questionable illegal-slam call.

"I'm gut-sick," said longtime Trojans coach Steve Henry, who is filling in with Brad Laxton for head coach Jim Higgins. "I went to the table â€” knew I had to fight for him â€” but I went knowing there was nothing I could do. I just hate the principle behind the call."

Russo was up 5-0 in the first period, and when his opponent â€” Smyrna's Tyrone Johnson â€” stood up, Russo took him back to the mat. The referee determined that Russo used too much force, and he awarded a penalty point to Johnson.

Although cleared by a trainer, Johnson was not allowed by his coach to continue. The rule is that if a wrestler is injured with an "illegal hold" such as a slam and cannot continue, then that wrestler is awarded the win.

According to Soddy-Daisy parents, Johnson later approached them and apologized, saying he had wanted to continue and didn't want to win that way. He also said he got overruled by his coach.

Henry has known Russo for years and actually got him started in wrestling years ago in the Trojans' kids club program.

"In all the years I coached, the two most emotional matches for me were when Tucker lost in the semis his freshman year and tonight," Henry said. "All I could tell him was people that know the sport know what happened."

Bradley Central, in a night that otherwise wasn't very kind to Region 4 teams, positioned itself nicely for both individual and team championships.

"Not ready to relax yet," Bears coach Ben Smith said. "I remember years as a wrestler and as an assistant when we had pretty sizable leads and then stumbled a little in the quarterfinals."

Bradley led its nearest competitor by nearly 30 points, as Region 8 champion Arlington scored 54. Maryville Heritage, Tennessee High, Gibbs and Beech were in a four-point spread from Heritage's 52 to Beech's 48. Cleveland and Soddy-Daisy were tied for seventh with 47.5, and Wilson Central and Independence were deadlocked in ninth with 43.5.

Walker Valley had 32 points and was tied for 18th.

Eight of the nine Bears twice scored bonus points via major decision, forfeit, pin or technical fall. Those advancing were T.J. Hicks (113 pounds), Ryan McElhaney (120), Josha LaCoe (126), Hunter Parker (132), Knox Fuller (138), Austin Mathews (145), Donnie Beyer (152), Brett Brown (195) and D.J. Adams (285).

Cleveland had four wrestlers advance â€” Bryce Pond (106), Triston Blansit (126), Colton Landers (132) and Jack Hicks (170) â€” and Soddy-Daisy had three in Charles Wheaton (106), Emory Holcomb (138) and Ty Boeck (182).

Walker Valley has two quarterfinalists in Joseph Munoz (132) and Mikel Gregory (152), as does Ooltewah in Tyler Reid (195) and Victor Bednarski (220). The only other Region 4 wrestler still in the championship round is Rhea County's Jay Graham (152).

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

Edited February 20, 2016 by Sommers

Sommers · February 19, 2016

As of 2:30 PM

Team Scores

AAA

1. Bradley Central 135.5

2. Tennessee 77.0

3. Independence 70.5

4. Arlington 69.0

5. Cleveland 68.5

6. Heritage 66.0

7. Soddy Daisy 65.5

8. Beech 65.0

9. Gibbs 64.0

10. Wilson Central 60.0

11. Siegel 53.0

11. William Blount 53.0

13. Bartlett 52.0

14. Knoxville Halls 50.0

15. Blackman 49.0

15. Walker Valley 49.0

17. Science Hill 48.0

18. Stewarts Creek 44.0

19. Brentwood 42.0

20. Northwest 40.5

21. Rossview 40.0

22. Ooltewah 37.0

22. Tullahoma 37.0

24. Mt. Juliet 35.5

25. Jefferson Co. 35.0

25. Summit 35.0

27. Centennial 31.0

28. Smyrna 29.5

29. Stone Memorial 27.5

30. East Hamilton 27.0

31. Bearden 26.5

32. Dobyns Bennett 25.0

33. Houston 22.0

34. Franklin 21.0

35. Ravenwood 20.5

36. McGavock 19.5

37. Cookeville 19.0

37. Riverdale 19.0

39. Bolton 17.0

40. John Overton 16.0

41. Antioch 15.0

41. Cane Ridge 15.0

41. Lawrence Co. 15.0

44. Hardin Valley 14.5

45. Cumberland Co. 14.0

46. Anderson Co. 13.0

46. Seymour 13.0

48. Collierville 12.0

48. West Creek 12.0

50. Morristown-Hamblen East 11.0

50. Rhea Co. 11.0

52. Hunters Lane 10.0

52. Oakland 10.0

52. Sevier Co. 10.0

55. David Crockett 9.0

55. Southwind 9.0

57. Maryville 8.0

57. Volunteer 8.0

59. Germantown 7.0

60. Clarksville 6.0

60. Cordova 6.0

60. Daniel Boone 6.0

60. Memphis East 6.0

64. Farragut 5.0

64. Karns 5.0

64. Lebanon 5.0

64. Northeast 5.0

68. Clinton 4.0

68. Cocke County 4.0

68. Hillsboro 4.0

71. Coffee Co. 3.0

71. Kenwood 3.0

71. Knoxville Central 3.0

71. Morristown-Hamblen West 3.0

75. Powell 2.0

76. Franklin Co. 0.0

76. Kingsbury 0.0

76. Munford 0.0

76. Shelbyville 0.0

76. South Doyle 0.0

Congrats to Tennessee High, Arlington and Independence so far... Nice Start!!

Sommers · February 20, 2016

Team Scores

AAA

1. Bradley Central 202.5

2. Beech 108.0

3. Tennessee 103.0

4. Cleveland 95.0

5. Heritage 88.0

6. Wilson Central 86.0

7. Soddy Daisy 84.5

8. Gibbs 73.5

9. Arlington 72.0

10. Independence 70.5

11. William Blount 69.0

12. Walker Valley 67.0

13. Siegel 63.0

14. Science Hill 61.0

15. Blackman 60.0

15. Knoxville Halls 60.0

17. Jefferson Co. 59.0

18. Stewarts Creek 55.0

19. Bartlett 52.0

20. Ooltewah 48.0

21. Rossview 47.0

22. Brentwood 42.0

23. Northwest 40.5

24. Summit 39.0

25. Tullahoma 37.0

26. Dobyns Bennett 36.0

27. Mt. Juliet 35.5

28. Bearden 34.5

28. Smyrna 34.5

28. Stone Memorial 34.5

31. Riverdale 32.0

32. Ravenwood 31.5

33. Centennial 31.0

33. East Hamilton 31.0

35. Bolton 26.0

35. Houston 26.0

37. Anderson Co. 24.0

38. Franklin 21.0

38. John Overton 21.0

40. McGavock 19.5

41. Cookeville 19.0

42. Hardin Valley 18.5

43. Antioch 18.0

43. Cane Ridge 18.0

45. West Creek 17.0

46. Lawrence Co. 15.0

47. Cumberland Co. 14.0

48. Seymour 13.0

49. Collierville 12.0

50. Morristown-Hamblen East 11.0

50. Rhea Co. 11.0

52. Hunters Lane 10.0

52. Oakland 10.0

52. Sevier Co. 10.0

55. David Crockett 9.0

55. Southwind 9.0

57. Maryville 8.0

57. Volunteer 8.0

59. Germantown 7.0

60. Clarksville 6.0

60. Cordova 6.0

60. Daniel Boone 6.0

60. Memphis East 6.0

64. Farragut 5.0

64. Karns 5.0

64. Lebanon 5.0

64. Northeast 5.0

68. Clinton 4.0

68. Cocke County 4.0

68. Hillsboro 4.0

71. Coffee Co. 3.0

71. Kenwood 3.0

71. Knoxville Central 3.0

71. Morristown-Hamblen West 3.0

75. Powell 2.0

76. Franklin Co. 0.0

76. Kingsbury 0.0

76. Munford 0.0

76. Shelbyville 0.0

76. South Doyle 0.0

Team Scores

A-AA

1. Alcoa 131.0

2. Pigeon Forge 128.5

3. Red Bank 126.5

4. Greeneville 90.0

5. Hixson 78.5

6. Sullivan East 63.0

7. Page 53.5

8. Notre Dame 48.5

9. Signal Mountain 46.0

10. Forrest 43.0

11. Harpeth 39.5

12. Chattanooga Central 35.0

13. Stratford 33.0

14. Nashville Christian 32.0

15. Cak 26.0

16. Boyd Buchanan 25.0

16. Sycamore 25.0

18. East Ridge 17.0

19. Knoxville Grace 15.0

20. East Nashville 14.0

20. Greenbrier 14.0

22. Millington 13.0

23. Greenback 12.0

24. Cheatham Co. 11.0

25. Eagleville 9.0

26. Kingston 8.0

26. Montgomery Central 8.0

28. Chattanooga Christian 7.0

28. Creek Wood 7.0

28. Fairview 7.0

31. White House 6.0

32. Goodpasture 5.0

32. Knoxville Catholic 5.0

34. Tyner 3.0

35. Knoxville Fulton 2.0

36. Howard 1.0

37. Hume Fogg 0.0

37. Martin Luther King 0.0

37. Pearl Cohn 0.0

37. Sequatchie Co. 0.0

37. Union Co. 0.0

37. Whitwell 0.0

Team Scores

DII

1. Father Ryan 196.0

2. Baylor 173.0

3. Christian Brothers 121.5

4. Mccallie School 120.5

5. Montgomery Bell Acad. 109.0

6. Franklin Road Acad. 23.0

7. Knoxville Webb 18.0

7. St. Benedict 18.0

9. Ensworth 17.0

10. Memphis University School 15.0

11. St. George`s 13.0

12. Battle Ground Acad. 7.0

13. Brentwood Academy 6.0

14. Briarcrest 0.0

14. St. Andrews 0.0

Congrats to Baylor MBA McCallie and the Bro's for stepping up for the big dance!!

Can't say enough about Arlington, Tennessee High, Beech and Wilson Central after losing a hevy hitter or two... Heritage & Gibbs!!! ..... and the Dog fight at AA with Alcoa, RB and PF

Edited February 20, 2016 by Sommers

Sommers · February 20, 2016

More press from the Knoxville News Sentinel...

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SPORTS PREPXTRA

Karim Shereef, Phillip Nichols get the wrestling matchup they wanted

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By Tom Wood

Updated: 12:38 a.m.

FRANKLIN â€” Karim Shereef of Alcoa High School and Phillip Nichols of Christian Academy of Knoxville got the matchup they wanted at the individual wrestling state championships.

Each other.

Shereef will go for a second consecutive state championship on Saturday night against Nichols in the 170-pound Class A/AA finals at Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

Both dominated Friday's semifinals with Shereef (40-1) posting a 4-1 decision over David Johnson (31-10) of Red Bank and Nichols (30-2) earning an 11-2 majority decision over Julian Furr (25-4) of Montgomery Central.

"It feels pretty good to be in the finals," said Shereef, who won the 160-pound state title last year. "I'm glad I'm in the finals with Nichols. It's just what I wanted. I'll just do my thing."

Shereef beat Nichols 12-6 in the region finals, but Nichols said that's not a factor with the state title on the line.

"It's great to represent our school, Knoxville and East Tennessee in the finals," Nichols said. "I lost to him then in the regional finals, but this is now."

Another A-AA final made in Knoxville is at 160 pounds between Josh Croley (50-8) of Pigeon Forge and Alcoa's Austyn Renshaw (50-6). Croley won a technical fall 17-1 over Sean Srock (18-4) of Millington while Renshaw won by fall at 1:03 over Daniel Novack (36-5) of Kingston.

"I beat him in the finals of Region 1, so I have that experience against him. I think I can beat him," Croley said.

"It's my senior year, I'm just glad to make it," Renshaw said. "It would be bonus points if I win the title."

A third all-Knoxville-area A-AA final comes at 220, where Nick Foster (32-3) of Greeneville meets Alcoa's Grant Brace (11-3). Brace's nose bled continuously, resulting in numerous stoppages, and he finished out the 8-7 win over Red Bank's Devon Suddeth with a bandage around his head.

Juan Hernandez (53-5) of Heritage said winning the 126-pound title in Class AAA "would mean everything to me. I've worked four years for this chance." He'll face Joshua LaCoe of Bradley Central.

Other Class AAA finalists are 285-pounder Logan Townsend (26-3) of Jefferson County, Michael Diemer (49-6) of Heritage at 145 and Kyle Burns (27-4) of Bearden at 120.

Alcoa junior heavyweight Samson Evans (59-0) seeks his third consecutive state title after a 2:00 fall over Logan Hayes of Sycamore.

"It's pretty cool," he said. "I started thinking about this (in) about the fourth grade, when I started wrestling."

Other A-AA finalists include Josh Vance (36-3) of Greeneville at 152 and the Pigeon Forge trio of Matthew Kieta (51-4) at 138, Jacob Ruiter (41-12) at 120 and Dymond Smith (43-12) at 106.

Alcoa leads in A-AA with 131 points followed by Pigeon Forge (128.5) and Red Bank (126.5).

In Class AAA, Bradley Central is running away with 202.5 points, while Beech is second at 108. Heritage is a distant fifth with 88 points.

No Knoxville area girls made the finals, but could still medal in consolations.

Cailey Griffin of Gibbs lost a 3-2 decision to Lindsey Morrison of Northwest at 148, and the junior called it a learning experience.

Consolation semifinal matches start at 11 a.m. Saturday. The championship finals start at 6 p.m.

Tom Wood is a freelance contributor.

Sommers · February 20, 2016

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Stewarts Creek's Tyler Barber defeated Ooltewah's Victor Bednarski 5-1 on Friday to reach the state finals at 220 pounds.

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Alan Poizner, For The Tennessean

Matthew Sells of Blackman, back in black and orange, defeated Knoxville Halls' more

FRANKLIN â€” Tyler Barber and Matthew Sells will be rookies Saturday night when they take the mat in their first TSSAA state championship matches.

It will be deja vu for Riverdale junior Nick Boykin.

For the second time in two years, three Rutherford County wrestlers reached the Class AAA state title matches at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

The finals start at 5 p.m.

Boykin (44-0) will attempt to win his second consecutive title at 285 pounds while completing his second undefeated season.

Sells, a Blackman junior, is in the 160-pound championship. Barber, a Stewarts Creek senior, is in the 220-pound title match.

Barber, who defeated Ooltewah's Victor Bednarski 6-1 in his semifinal, placed sixth a year ago at 220 pounds. Barber wrestles Science Hill's Hunter Bagley.

He is tryinging to become Stewarts Creek's first TSSAA state champion in any sport in the school's three-year history.

"It's huge," Barber said. "This offseason I worked my butt off to get here.

"It hasn't hit me yet. I'm just so excited."

Sells, who finished fourth at 152 pounds in 2015, defeated Knoxville Halls' Colton Mcmahan 4-3 in the semifinals. Sells was up 4-2 in the final minute when Mcmahan closed to within one after Sells was called for stalling. But Sells was in control of the match.

It marked the second time Sells had defeated Mcmahan this season. He also beat him in the Bradley Central tournament.

"He was a little more aggressive on his feet," Sells said. "Other than that, I think I did a pretty good job against him."

Sells faces Dobyns-Bennett's Alex Jeffers in the championship match.

Boykin needed just 25 seconds to pin Gibbs' Jonathan Davis to clinch a berth in the final. However, his quarterfinal wasn't as easy. He beat Wilson Central's Michael Kramer 14-7 in a match where Boykin was put on his back at one point in the match.

"The last time I was put on my back was my freshman year against Bruno Reagan (in the state tournament)," Boykin said. "I am on my back in practice, but I haven't been there in a match in a while."

Four other Rutherford County wrestlers are guaranteed medals on Saturday. They wrestle at 10 a.m. in consolation matches to determine if they will be in the third-place match or fifth-place match.

Stewarts Creek's John Olivieri faces Beech's Kyle Smith at 170 pounds.

Smyrna's Chester Peden faces Independence's Isaiah Demello at 220 pounds.

Siegel's Landen Patterson faces Davis at 285 pounds.

Siegel's Madeline Davis will become the school's first female medalist. She faces Genesis Tinoco of Northview Academy.

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 and on Twitter @Kreager.

Sommers · February 20, 2016

Mr. Hunt once again...

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Bradley Locks Up Another State Wrestling Title

Bears Have Six In Finals And Lead By 94.5 Points Over Beech

Friday, February 19, 2016 - by John Hunt

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Bradley Central's Brett Brown (front) won this Class AAA 195-weight class bout with Bearden's Jacob Gerken on Friday at the 2016 TSSAA State Wrestling Championships by a 5-4 decision. Brown advanced through the championship bracket and will face Ooltewah's Tyler Reid for the gold medal on Saturday at the Williamson county Ag Exposition Park in franklin, Tenn.

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FRANKLIN, Tenn. â€“ The fat lady had already warmed up and even sung a few verses, but headed home long before Fridayâ€™s action was complete here at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park in the annual TSSAA Class AAA State Wrestling tournament.

Thatâ€™s about the way things have gone in this division as the Bradley Bears have unofficially clinched another state title with still a day left in the competition.

If the truth were known, coach Ben Smith could have put his Bears on the bus and headed back to Cleveland Friday night and still won as they piled up 202.5 points and advanced six to Saturdayâ€™s championship finals.

Nobody else has a chance of catching them as Beech is a distant second with 108 points and three finalists.

Tennessee High is currently third with 103 points and one in the finals while three-time defending champ Cleveland is fourth with 95 points and one finalist. Heritage is fifth with 88 points.

Soddy Daisy is seventh with 84.5 while Walker Valley is 12thand Ooltewah 20th with 67 and 48 points, respectively. East Hamilton is 33rd with 31 while Rhea County is 50th with 11 points.

Bradley coach Ben Smith is a superstitious fellow and does his best to not show emotion, no matter what the situation. But on a weekend when his team has exceeded even his own expectations, the emotional fellow had a tough time containing his joy following Friday nightâ€™s championship semifinals.

â€œWe have six in the finals and three others alive in the consolations, but whoâ€™s in second place?â€ he asked following a first-period loss by D.J. Adams at 285 in Bradleyâ€™s final match of the day.

â€œItâ€™s been a positive day for the Bears, but I hurt for my heavyweight. We had a great day and I think we won 90 percent of our matches. Thatâ€™s what we needed to do to get to where we are right now.

â€œI knew we were capable from the beginning, but you always have to expect a few upsets along the way. Joshua LaCoe beat a defending state champ at 126, so that was a huge win. Thatâ€™s one I wasnâ€™t sure weâ€™d win, but when he opens up, heâ€™s hard to stop.

â€œIt really feels good to be in the position weâ€™re in, but it feels even better because we had some kids who overachieved this weekend and Iâ€™m really proud of that,â€ Smith concluded on a positive note.

Bradleyâ€™s six finalists include unbeaten T.J. Hicks at 113, who was the champ at 106 a year ago. Ryan McElhaney is set at 120, LaCoe at 126, Knox Fuller is looking for this third-straight state title â€“ this year at 138 â€“ while Donnie Beyer is the man at 152 and Brett Brown a favorite at 195.

Colton Landers is Clevelandâ€™s finalist at 132 while Landon Wheaton will be battling at 106 for Soddy Daisy. Joseph Munoz is Walker Valleyâ€™s hope at 132 while Ooltewahâ€™s Tyler Reid is hoping for a title at 195.

While the consolation finals will be held on Saturday morning for third and fifth places, the championship finals are set to begin around 5 p.m. (CST).

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

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Soddy Daisy's Tucker Russo (top), a number one seed, has battled back through the consolation bracket after being knocked out of the championships on a controversial and unpopular decision Thursday evening in the Class AAA 160-weight division. Above, he defeats Memphis East's Cedric Lynn by a fall at 2:12

Sommers · February 20, 2016

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Father Ryan sends nine, Beech three to wrestling finals

By Andy Telli, For The Tennessean February 19, 2016

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Matthew Sells of Blackman, left, in black and orange, wrestles Colton McMahan of Knoxville Halls, right, in red and white, during the 160-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Matthew Sells of Blackman, back in black and orange, wrestles Colton McMahan of Knoxville Halls during the 160-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Wilson Centralâ€™s Zach Linton, left, in blue and gold, wrestles Stewartâ€™s Creekâ€™s John Olivieri during the 170-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Jay Graham of Rhea County, left, in green and yellow wrestles Chris Rowland of Ravenwood, right, in red and black during the 152-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Daniel Dawson of Signal Mountain, left in gray and red, wrestles Page High Schoolâ€™s Andrew Birchett during the 138-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Beech High Schoolâ€™s Brayden Palmer, back, in blue and orange, competes with Luke Dezember of Lawrence, standing in purple, white and yellow, during the 106-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Brentwood High Schoolâ€™s Graham Brothers, back left in gray competes with Thomas Hicks of Bradley Central, front navy during the 113-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Father Ryanâ€™s Trey Chalifoux, top in purple, wrestles Baylorâ€™s Trevor Milling in gray and red during the 120-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

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Wilson Centralâ€™s Zach Linton, left, in blue and gold wrestles John Olivieri of Stewarts Creek, right, in black and red during the 170-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

Father Ryan, sitting in second place in the team standings of the Division II State Wrestling Championships after the first round, stormed back into the lead in the semifinal round Friday evening by sending nine wrestlers into the finals.

In the Division I-AAA tournament, Beech moved into second place in the team standings after sending three wrestlers to the finals, the most in school history.

â€œWe were disappointed in a couple of the matches, but not the score,â€ Father Ryan coach Pat Simpson said of the quarterfinals. â€œWe knew we had a chance to make it up in this round.â€

The Irish will send James Killian (106), Christian Simpson (113) Trey Chalifoux (120), Raymond Eason (126), Kirby Simpson (132), Eli King (138), George Hooker (182), Ben Stacey (220) and Jeremy Darvin (285) to the finals. Christian Simpson, Chalifoux, Eason, Kirby Simpson, King and Stacey are all returning state champs.

Father Ryan finished the evening ahead of Baylor 196-173 in the team standings.

â€œWe expected a fight like this,â€ said Kirby Simpson, the coachâ€™s son. â€œBaylorâ€™s a great team .Everybody here is a great team.â€

The Irish are trying to sweep the Division II championships after winning the duals state title two weeks ago. Although that might have put a target on their back, the Father Ryan wrestlers have put that win behind them, Kirby Simpson said. â€œWe wanted to be the hunter this week, instead of the hunted.â€

â€œWeâ€™ve got to keep wrestling,â€ he said. â€œThey guys in the consolation rounds have to wrestle well. Thatâ€™s where weâ€™re going to win this tournament.â€

MBA has four wrestlers in the finals: Joseph Torquine (113), Gabriel Elkins (120), Carter Heckle (170), and Dâ€™On Coofer (220), who won a state championship two years ago.

In the finals for Beech will be Brayden Palmer (106) and brothers Trevor Rippy (145) and Kaleb Rippy (182).

â€œWeâ€™re getting better,â€ Kaleb Rippy said. â€œOur middle school program is kicking in.â€

Kaleb Rippy, who won his semifinal match over Tennessee Highâ€™s Jeremy Spangler on a pin with less than a second left in the first period, is looking forward to his first appearance in the state finals.

â€œI just want to make it one more match, take one more step,â€ he said.

Riverdaleâ€™s Nick Boykin continued his march through the AAA heavyweight division with a semifinal pin of Jonathan Davis of Gibbs in 25 seconds. Boykin, the defending state champ, has pinned three opponents in 25 seconds or less and won a fourth match in a 14-7 decision over Michael Kramer of Wilson Central.

â€œI donâ€™t like to play with people, so I like to go out there real quick,â€ Boykin said.

The key in the title match against Logan Townsend of Jefferson County will be a strong first period, he said.

â€œMost everybody breaks after the first period,â€ said Boykin.

Ravenwood senior Chris Rowland remained unbeaten and moved into the Class AAA 152 finals with a 9-3 win over Rhea Countyâ€™s Jay Graham.

â€œIt was rougher than I wanted,â€ Rowland said. â€œNobody rolls over in the state semifinals. He was going to give me his best and I was going to give him my best. I came out on top, thatâ€™s what counts.â€

Rowland, who finished second at 138 pounds last year, will try to claim the championship against Donnie Beyer of Bradley Central.

Blackman junior Matthew Sells earned a trip to the AAA finals in the 160-pound weight class with a 4-3 win over Colton McMahan of Knoxville Halls. Sells scored the winning points with a takedown at the end of the second period.

Sells and McMahan had met in the finals of the Bradley Central Invitational earlier this season with Sells coming out on top 4-2.

â€œI knew he was really strong,â€ Sells said. â€œI had to score first and keep up the pace on him.â€

Sells will face Alex Jeffers of Dobyns Bennett for the state championship.

â€œI need to keep up my pace, keep up my shots,â€ Sells said. â€œI can beat anybody if I do that.â€

Clarksville Northeast will have two wrestlers in the girls finals, Caitlyn Green at 105 and Jadyn Sayer-adona at 155, who is looking to repeat as state champion. Clarksville Northwest will have three in the finals, returning state champion Jessica Elery at 138, Lindsey Morrison at 148 and Deyla Brito-Perez at 155.

Other Midstate wrestlers in the finals include: Forrestâ€™s Dylan Pendley (A-AA 113); Harpethâ€™s Braxton Harper (A-AA 120); Pageâ€™s Andrew Birchett (A-AA 138); Nashville Christianâ€™s Gregory Williams (A-AA 195); Wilson Centralâ€™s Zach Linton (AAA 170);Stewartâ€™s Creekâ€™s Tyler Barber (AAA 220); Hendersonvilleâ€™s Jessica Mumaw (Girls 112); Dickson Countyâ€™s Halla Woodson (Girls 120); Antiochâ€™s Shantoia Blackburn (Girls 125); Warren Countyâ€™s Hollie Yokely (Girls 130); Summitâ€™s Jailah Grimes (Girls 148); Montgomery Centralâ€™s Keely Sage (Girls 165) and Cumberland Countyâ€™s Kaleigh Johnson (Girls 185).

Consolation rounds will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday. The championship finals in all classes will begin at 5 p.m.

Fridayâ€™s results are listed below:

Class AAA

Quarterfinals

106: Brayden Palmer (Beech) d. Bryce Pond (Cleveland) SV-1 2-0; Luke Dezember (Lawrence Co.) p. Justin Kimble (Collierville) 1:21; Charles Wheaton (Soddy-Daisy) p. Rodney Trent Nelson (Tennessee) 5:11; Michael Cannon (Arlington) p. James Harcum (Cookeville) 5:55.

113: Thomas Hicks (Bradley Central) d. Phillip Maxwell (Gibbs) MD 9-0; Graham Brothers (Brentwood) p. Alex Pergande (Wilson Central) 4:33; Calvin Martin (William Blount) d. William Witt (Cane Ridge) 2-1; Job Dooley (Franklin) d. Tolliver Justice (Halls) 4-0.

120: Adam Fuller (Centennial) d. Austin Plumlee (Mt. Juliet) 7-2; Kyle Burns (Bearden) d. Dylan Coggins (Stewarts Creek) 4-3; Landon Adzima (Gibbs) d. Michael Moultry (Siegel) 7-6; Ryan McElhaney (Bradley Central) d. Treâ€™Von Thomas (Blackman) 11-4.

126: Tristan Roa (Brentwood) p. Chris Nielsen (Halls) 2:51; Joshua LaCoe (Bradley Central) p. Travis Arthur (Houston) 1:46; Juan Hernandez (Heritage) d. Luke Story (Science Hill) MD 11-0; Jack Shrader (Franklin) d. Triston Blansit (Cleveland) 3-2.

132: Colton Landers (Cleveland) d. Corbin Hurley (Tennessee) 7-1; Hunter Parker (Bradley Central) d. Matthew Maxwell (Gibbs) 12-5; Brady Ingram (Independence) p. Carl Templeton (Smyrna) 2:27; Joseph Munoz (Walker Valley) p. Nathan Potter (Riverdale) 1:15.

138: Knox Fuller (Bradley Central) p. William Diehl (Science Hill) 0:42; Cole Iler (Centennial) d. Ian McNitt (Hardin Valley) 1-0; Zack Wilkins (Mt. Juliet) d. Dylan McElhaney (Tullahoma) TF-1.5 5:15 (21-4); Dewey Pendley (Tennessee) p. Emory Holcomb (Soddy-Daisy) 1:13.

145: Michael Diemer (Heritage) d. Austin Matthews (Bradley Central) MD 16-3; Arthur James (Science Hill) d. Sawyer Knott (Summit) 6-3; Bryson Henley (Tennessee) p. Grayson Young (Houston) 3:59; Trevor Rippy (Beech) d. Angel Leyva (Gibbs) TB-1 4-2.

152: Chris Rowland (Ravenwood) d. Michael Gregory (Walker Valley) 12-9; Jay Graham (Rhea Co.) d. Christian Salter (Siegel) 3-1; Donnie Beyer (Bradley Central) d. Wesley Nuchols (William Blount) MD 8-0; Adrian Gonzalez (Rossview) d. Jason Johnson (Tennessee) TF-1.5 4:44 (17-1).

160: Dawson Satterfield (William Blount) p. Tyrone Johnson (Smyrna) 3:25; Alex Jeffers (Dobyns-Bennett) d. Kemale Strong (Hunters Lane) 7-3; Matthew Sells (Blackman) d. Cedric Lynn (Memphis East) MD 13-3; Colton McMahan (Halls) Daniel Riley III (Heritage) 8-1.

170: Tate Holmes (Anderson Co.) d. Aaron Moore (Arlington) 4-0; Jack Hicks (Cleveland) d. Kyle Smith (Beech) 6-4; Zach Linton (Wilson Central) d. Nolan Kennedy (William Blount) TF-1.5 5:50 (19-4); John Olivieri (Stewarts Creek) d. Brandon Patterson (Bolton) MD 15-1.

182: Kaleb Rippy (Beech) d. Hunter Fortner (Gibbs) 3-1; Jeremy Spangler (Tennessee) p. Dawson Johnson (Bartlett) 3:13; Josh Booker (Jefferson Co.) d. Jaterius Graham (Bolton) 3-2; Ty Boeck (Soddy-Daisy) d. Brent Buckman (Halls) 13-8.

195: Brett Brown (Bradley Central) d. Jacob Gerken (Bearden) 5-4; Dylan Carney (Clarksville NW) p. Andre Bravo (Blackman) 1:20; Dylan Pearson (Tullahoma) d. Zach Thomas (Rossview) 12-10; Tyler Reid (Ooltewah) p. Eric Cornelius (West Creek) 3:24.

220: Tyler Barber (Stewarts Creek) d. Javier Salvador (Heritage) 8-4; Victor Bednarski (Ooltewah) d. Kenneth Haggerman (Tennessee) 4-2; Isaiah Demello (Independence) p. Dalton Davis (Cumberland Co.) 0:57; Hunter Bagley (Science Hill) d. Peyton Reinert (Beech) 7-1.

285: Nick Boykin (Riverdale) d. Michael Kramer (Wilson Central) 14-7; Jonathan Davis (Gibbs) d. Jordan Hardy (Antioch) 4-1; Logan Townsend (Jefferson Co.) d. Hunter Hancock (Summit) TB-1 3-1; David Adams (Bradley Central) p. Landen Patterson (Siegel) 0:47.

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Beech High Schoolâ€™s Brayden Palmer, left in blue and orange, competes with Lawrence Countyâ€™s Luke Dezember in the 106-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

Semifinals

106: Palmer d. Dezember 9-2; Wheaton p. Cannon 3:34.

113: Hicks d. Brothers 10-4; Martin d. Dooley 4-0.

120: Burns d. Fuller 2-1; McElhaney p. Adzima 3:35.

126: LaCoe d. Roa 4-3; Hernandez d. Shrader 9-4.

132: Landers p. Parker 1:45; Munoz p. Ingram 2:00.

138: Fuller d. Iler MD 12-0; Pendley d. Wilkins MD 12-2.

145: Diemer d. James 8-1; Ripley d. Henley 6-0.

152: Rowland d. Graham 9-3; Beyer p. Gonzalez 2:30.

160: Jeffers d. Satterfield 3-0; Sells d. McMahan 4-3.

170: Holmes d. Hicks 3-2; Linton d. Olivieri 10-3.

182: Rippy p. Spangler 1:59; Booker d. Boeck 5-2.

195: Brown p. Carney 4:25; Reid d. Pearson 10-4.

220: Barber d. Bednarski 5-1; Bagley p. Demello 2:28.

285: Boykin p. Davis 0:25; Townsend p. Adams 0:49.

Class A-AA

Round of 16

106: Elijah Hicks (Sullivan East) p. Zack Gee (Red Bank) 1:49; Blaine Fussel (Eagleville) bye; Isaac Tate (Signal Mtn.) won by forfeit; Tanner Corlew (Creek Wood) bye; Jeffrey Gross (Forrest) bye; Rylie Hart (Hixson) d. Vincent Perry (Greenback) MD 10-2; Dymond Smith (Pigeon Forge) bye; Jeremy Holloway (Notre Dame) p. Dylan Becker (Harpeth) 4:56.

113: William Reichel (Red Bank) p. Sevaughn Orr (MLK) 0:42; Ethan Arnold (Sullivan East) bye; Grant Speer (Notre Dame) d. Caleb York (Pigeon Forge) 9-4; Nathan Ford (Greenbrier) bye; Zach Griffin (Knox Catholic) bye; Scott Weaver (Boyd-Buchanan) p. Vincent Ha (Page) 2:26; Jacob Newman (Hixson) bye; Dylan Pendley (Forrest) d. Tanner Thornton (Knox Grace) MD 14-6.

120: Jacob Ruiter (Pigeon Forge) bye; James Jones (Fairview) d. Jordan Lewis (Hixson) 12-9; Garrett Lay (Knox Grace) bye; Tanner Pharris (White House) d. Gage Evans (Red Bank) 4-3; Keshawn Cosey (East Ridge) bye; Michael Colon (Alcoa) p. Alek Filaroski (Page) 0:48; Camden Dickens (Notre Dame) bye; Brandon Hunter (Harpeth) d. Joey Campbell (Greeneville) MD 11-1.

126: Luke Mullin (Notre Dame) p. Noah Walton (Greenbrier) 3:21; Brandon Jarvis (CAK) bye; Elias Bond (Pigeon Forge) bye; Eric Foster (Stratford) d. Konner Ziegler (Hixson) 7-2; Nick Oberstaedt (Page) p. Dylan McNutt (Alcoa) 0:29; Trent Corneaux (Red Bank) bye; Thomas Hatcher (Harpeth) p. Jay Brock (Sequatchie Valley) 2:26; Logan Chase (Sullivan East) bye.

132: Ryan Verhulst (Alcoa) d. Charles Rocklemore (Millington) MD 14-5; Ned Warwick (Notre Dame) bye; Destin Megna (East Nashville) p. William Parish (CAK) 5:55; Isaac Yates (Hixson) bye; Michael Coley (Nashville Christian) p. Logan McDonald (East Ridge) 1:59; Bryson Hux (Greeneville) bye; Seth Workman (Pigeon Forge) bye; Jonah Bird (Red Bank) d. Chase Myatt (Fairview) TF-1.5 4:00 (19-0).

138: Matthew Kieta (Pigeon Forge) p. Muday Mohammad (Stratford) 4:19; Cameron Weaver (Sequatchie Co.) bye; Isaac Coffman (Chatt. Central) bye; Tristan Hackert (Goodpasture) p. Eric Beecham (Knox Grace) 3:52; Daniel Dawson (Signal Mtn.) bye; Dylan Chase (Sullivan East) p. Liam Dougherty (Hume-Fogg) 2:42; Jonas Shackleford (Hixson) d. Michael Rhyne (Greenback) 1-0; Andrew Birchett (Page) bye.

145: Landon Goforth (Hixson) p. Luke Hicks (Sullivan East) 0:34; Mitchell Camper (Sycamore) bye; Hunt Drennan (Signal Mtn.) p. Zane Lynch (Greenbrier) 2:43; Franklin Darnell (Pigeon Forge) bye; Sarrin Shuffler (Greeneville) d. Joseph Redman (Montgomery Central) MD 12-3; Gabe McDuffie (Red Bank) bye; Justin Wheeler (Chatt. Christian) bye; Kevin Ogle (Greenback) p. Mario Puki (Fairview) 1:59.

152: Alonzo Heyward (Chatt. Central) bye; Dallas Prater (Cheatham Co.) p. Elijah Davis (Fulton) 4:00; Anthony Basham (Stratford) bye; Gary Reagan (Pigeon Forge) d. Jarred Keener (Sequatchie Co.) MD 15-2; Daelyn Rose (Harpeth) bye; Russel Kell (Red Bank) won by forfeit; Clay Watson (Forrest) bye; Josh Vance (Greeneville) d. Chaysen Patrick (Tyner) 7-3.

160: Josh Croley (Pigeon Forge) p. Javonte Robinson (Pearl-Cohn) 2:43; Avery Shrum (Whitwell) bye; Niejel Billingsley (Howard) bye; Sean Srock (Millington) p. Trey Tanner (CAK) 5:28; Wesley McCoy (Forrest) p. Jackson Hash (Red Bank) 3:31; Austyn Ranshaw (Alcoa) bye; Drew Gill (Eagleville) bye; Daniel Novack (Kingston) d. Zane Williams (Boyd-Buchanan) MD 11-2.

170: Karim Shereef (Alcoa) bye; John Noe (Page) p. Juan Camacho (Tyner) 2:51; Joshua Ortiz-Derrick (Fairview) p. Zachary Malone (Greenback) 4:58; David Johnson (Red Bank) bye; Darian Smith (East Ridge) d. Dylan Grissom (White House) MD 10-0; Phillip Nichols (CAK) bye; Trent Knight (Greeneville) p. Daniel Mikei (Whitwell) 0:59; Julian Furr (Montgomery Central) bye.

182: James Hughes (Stratford) bye; Thomas Norville (Knox Catholic) d. Robert Perry (Red Bank) 8-2; Ethan Olinger (Pigeon Forge) bye; Dylan Bargerstock (Hixson) d. Ethan Rainey (White House) 7-3; Jack Warwick (Alcoa) p. William Carter (Whitwell) 2:44; Houston Tywater (Page) bye; Zach Diviney (Sycamore) p. Walker Brown (Greeneville) 2:20; Seth Patarra (Signal Mtn.) bye.

195: Devin Crawl (Red Bank) d. Anthony Balamonte (Pigeon Forge) SV-1 6-5; Derrico Burns (Stratford) bye; Noah Evans (Alcoa) p. Kell Stott (Boyd-Buchanan) 1:38; Billy Clanton (Forrest) bye; John Zavracky (CAK) bye; Brian Sledge (Chatt. Central) d. Kenneth Grissom (White House) 5-3; Patrick Shurina (Knox Catholic) bye; Gregory Williams (Nash. Christian) p. Kevin Cortes (Tyner) 3:30.

220: Nick Foster (Greeneville) p. Wan Rucker (East Nashville) 3:41; Will Watkins (Boyd-Buchanan) bye; Devontae Tyson (Tyner) bye; Toby Lynch (Greenbrier) p. Dylan Stinnett (Pigeon Forge) 2:00; Nikolas McGuiggan (Forrest) bye; Grant Brace (Alcoa) p. Micheal Nelson (Chatt. Christian) 0:30; Devin Spence (Harpeth) p. Tyler Beck (Knox Grace) 1:49; Devon Suddeth (Red Bank) bye.

285: Samson Evans (Alcoa) bye; Christian Castro (East Ridge) p. Johnny Henry (Cheatham Co.) 2:31; Guilano Palacio (Hixson) p. Michael Thacker (Greenback) 4:19; Logan Hayes (Sycamore) bye; Eric Lee (East Nashville) p. Keith Thomas (Tyner) 0:51; Evan Grooms (Greeneville) bye; John Stiltner (Sullivan East) bye; Anthony Ottinger (Red Bank) p. Zachary Schlessman (Greenbrier) 2:42.

Quarterfinals

106: Hicks d. Fussel MD 12-0; Corlew d. Tate 13-11; Gross p. Hart 2:34; Smith d. Holloway 3-1.

113: Reichel p. Arnold 1:13; Speer d. Ford SV-1 6-4; Weaver d. Griffin MD 14-6; Pendley p. Newman 2:37.

120: Ruiter d. Jones MD 14-6; Lay p. Pharris 3:57; Colon d. Cosey 12-5; Hunter d. Dickens TF-1.5 4:50 (17-1).

126: Mullin d. Jarvis TF-1.5 5:44 (20-4); Bond d. Foster 5-2; Oberstaedt d. Corneaux MD 12-2; Chase p. Hatcher 3:10.

132: Verhulst d. Warwick MD 11-3; Yates d. Megna 5-3; Hux d. Corley 2-0; Bird d. Workman MD 12-3.

138: Kieta d. Weaver TF-1.5 5:33 (18-1); Coffman d. Hackert MD 12-4; Dawson d. Chase 8-3; Birchett p. Shackleford 1:47.

145: Goforth p. Camper 1:39; Drennan d. Darnell 11-9; McDuffie d. Shuffler 6-0; Wheeler d. Ogle 4-1.

152: Heyward p. Prater 5:24; Reagan d. Basham TF-1.5 5:48 (16-0); Rose p. Kell 3:28; Vance p. Watson 2:41.

160: Croley p. Shrum 3:44; Billingsley p. Shrock 5:32; Renshaw p. McCoy 2:32; Novack d. Gill 6-0.

170: Shereef p. Noe 1:50; Johnson d. Ortiz-Derrick 5-1; Nicho0ls p. Smith 2:00; Furr d. Wright MD 12-4.

182: Hughes d. Norville 9-3; Bargerstock d. Olinger 6-3; Tywater d. Warwick 8-5; Patarra d. Diviney 8-3.

195: Crawl p. Burns 5:01; Evans p. Clanton 1:35; Sledge d. Zavracky 5-3; Williams d. Shurina MD 13-2.

220: Foster d. Watkins MD 18-9; Lynch p. Tyson 3:38; Brace p. McGuiggan 0:25; Suddeth d. Spence 6-1.

285: Evans p. Castro 1:10; Hayes p. Palacio 1:31; Grooms p. Lee 1:49; Ottinger p. Stiltner 3:13.

Semifinals

106: Hicks d. Corlew 11-3; Smith d. Gross 2-0.

113: Reichel d. Speer TF-1.5 5:16 (15-0); Pendley d. Weaver MD 15-5.

120: Ruiter p. Lay 0:21; Hunter d. Colon 3-2.

126: Mullin d. Bond TF-1.5 5:47 (23-8); Chase p. Oberstaedt 2:55.

132: Verhulst d. Yates 2-0; Hux d. Bird SV-1 6-4.

138: Kieta p. Coffman 4:24; Birchett d. Dawson 3-0.

145: Goforth d. Drennan TF-1.5 4:39 (16-1); McDuffie p. Wheeler 6:45.

152: Heyward d. Reagan 7-0; Vance d. Rose 10-4.

160: Coley d. Shrock TF-1.5 2:37 (17-1); Renshaw p. Novack 1:03.

170: Shereef d. Johnson 4-1; Nichols d. Farr MD 11-2.

182: Bargerstock d. Hughes UTB 4-3; Petarra d. Tywater MD 16-7.

195: Crawl d. Evans 9-4; Williams d. Sledge 6-3.

220: Foster p. Lynch 3:07; Brace d. Suddeth 8-7.

285: Evans p. Hayes 2:00; Ottinger d. Grooms 5-1.

Division II

Quarterfinals

106: Robert Griggs (Christian Bros.) bye; John Pettway (Baylor) p. Joe Walsh (St. Benedict) 1:47; James Killian (Father Ryan) p. Carter Coughlin (Knox Webb) 3:25; Ramiz Somjee (MUS) won by forfeit.

113: Joseph Torquine (MBA) d. Gerald Bullock (Ensworth) MD 12-0; Tyler Lubin (Christian Bros.) p. Lucas Farr (Knox Webb) 1:12; Trent Maddox (McCallie) p. Dalton Kilpatrick (St. Benedict) 3:56; Christian Simpson (Father Ryan) bye.

120: Trey Chalifoux (Father Ryan) p. Jared McAllister (McCallie) 0:21; Trevor Milling (Baylor) p. David Fisk (St. George) 2:39; Connor Rasberry (Christian Bros.) won by forfeit; Gabriel Elkin (MBA) p. Connor Galvez (Ensworth) 1:42.

126: Brock Herring (McCallie) bye; John Glover (MBA) d. Joshua Adams (Christian Bros.) 8-2; Andy Atchley (Baylor) p. Matthew Doucette (St. George) 1:51; Raymond Eason (Father Ryan) d. Zack Tieng (Knox Webb) TF-1.5 5:32 (17-2).

132: Kirby Simpson (Father Ryan) p. Devin Badgett (Knox Webb) 2:44; Trent Walliser (McCallie) p. Victor Ortale (Ensworth) 0:29; Tanner Tidswell (Christian Bro.) Thomas Bellet (MBA) TF-1.5 3:25 (17-2); Jack Reynolds (Baylor) p. Grady Hecht (MUS) 1:09.

138: Austin Atchley (Baylor) p. Trey Royalty (St. George) 3:25; Trevor Brown (Christian Bros.) p. Thomas Sell (McCallie) 1:21; Conner Mitchell (BGA) p. Brett Newman (Briarcrest) 1:47; Eli King (Father Ryan) p. Avery Daniels (FRA) 1:19.

145: Daniel Wesley (Father Ryan) p. Alex Linthium (FRA) 1:10; Ethan Dendy (McCallie) p. Thomas Wells (MUS) 1:11; Bryce Wittman (Christian Bros.) d. Perry Matthews (MBA) MD 12-0; Michael Murphy (Baylor) p. Braxton Ruder (Briarcrest) 1:18.

152: Mason Reiniche (Baylor) p. Parker Taylor (St. Benedict) 1:04; Mark Floyd (MBA) d. Jake Wilson (Father Ryan) 3-1; Will Patton (McCallie) p. Jake Knaff (MUS) 0:45; Drew Nicholson (Christian Bros.) d. Teddy Holloway (BGA) MD 13-1.

160: Tommy Brackett (Christian Bros.) p. Preston Wilson (Knox Webb) 0:27; Riley Westlake (Baylor) p. Thomas Herman (St. Benedict) 3:43; Drake Mitchell (FRA) d. Robert Garstin (Father Ryan) SV-1 9-7; Judah Duhm (McCallie) d. Thomas Butler (Brentwood Acad.) TF-1.5 4:56 (17-1).

170: Caleb Powell (Baylor) p. Ian Tiatia (Briarcrest) 1:44; Andrew Wesnofske (Father Ryan) d. Thomas Rowland (McCallie) MD 8-0; Carter Heckle (MBA) won by forfeit; Kevin Pease (St. Benedict) d. Will Tansil (FRA) 11-6.

182: George Hooker (Father Ryan) p. Wyatt Lindlau (St. Andrews-Sewanee) 0:48; Keegan Jones (Christian Bros.) d. Walker Davyherty (McCallie) 8-7; Noah Kurtz (St. Benedict) p. Sam Curry (MBA) 3:42; Khamari Whimper (Baylor) p. Jake Lindow (St. George) 1:13.

195: Ryan Parker (Baylor) p. Josiah Fahhoum (Briarcrest) 1:55; Sam Sullivan (MBA) p. Chris Hollis (St. George) 1:26; Brian Phillips (McCallie) d. Will Shaw (Father Ryan) 7-2; Andrew Sweatt (Christian Bros.) p. Jake Wiley (St. Andrews-Sewanee) 1:27.

220: Ben Stacey (Father Ryan) p. Sam Wheeler (FRA) 1:28; Issac Roberts (McCallie) p. Wesley Miller (Brentwood Acad.) 2:27; Grayson Walthall (Christian Bros.) d. Tyree Toliver (Baylor) 7-5; Dâ€™On Coofer (MBA) p. Eli Christenbury (MUS) 1:42.

285: John Kelly (MBA) p. Alex Green (Briarcrest) 3:01; Cooper Reiniche (Baylor) d. Patrick Healy (Christian Bros.) 8-2; River Henry (McCallie) d. Airin Spell (Brentwood Acad.) 7-4; Jeremy Darvin (MBA) p. Tymon Mitchell (FRA) 2:42.

Semifinals

106: Griggs p. Pettway 0:54; Killian p. Somjee 1:39.

113: Torquine d. Lubin 8-0; Simpson p. Maddox 1:14.

120: Chalifoux d. Milling TF-1.5 4:00 (19-2); Elkin p. Rasberry 4:43.

126: Herring d. Glover MD 15-3; Eason d. Atchley 8-5.

132: Simpson d. Walliser MD 9-0; Reynolds d. Tidswell TB-1 3-2.

138: Brown d. Atchley 9-4; King p. Mitchell 2:37.

145: Dendy d. Wesley MD 20-12; Murphy d. Wittman MD 10-1.

152: Reiniche p. Floyd 3:45; Nicholson d. Patton 8-2.

160: Brackett d. Westlake 3-2; Duhm p. Mitchell 2:24.

170: Powell d. Wesnofske 6-2; Heckle d. Pease 8-4.

182: Hooker d. Jones MD 12-3; Whimper d. Kurtz MD 11-3.

195: Parker p. Sullivan 1:18; Phillips d. Sweatt 3-2.

220: Stacey d. Roberts 7-6; Coofer d. Waithall 9-2.

285: Reiniche p. Kelly 7:27; Darvin d. Henry 3-2.

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Antioch High Schoolâ€™s Shantoia Blackburn, top in blue, wrestles Leilani Birtirrez, bottom in blue and yellow, during the 126-pound semifinals at the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday.

Girls

Quarterfinals

105: Katie Brock (Sequatchie Co.) p. Annie Chemenko (Overton) 0:16; Emma Allsbrooks (Montgomery Central) p. Kansas Townsend (Happy Valley) 1:16; Tiny Shipley (David Crockett) p. Taylor Stewart (Mt. Juliet) 1:13; Caitlyn Green (Clarksville NE) p. AnnaBella Jasso (Cocke Co.) 5:47.

112: Nina Chrestman (Sycamore) p. Taylor Shatzer (Greeneville) 0:49; Isabella Badon (Daniel Boone) d. Madeline Davis (Siegel) 13-10; Jessica Mumaw (Hendersonville) p. Kelsi Broyles (West Greene) 4:55; Genesis Tinoco (Northview Acad.) p. Louise Mazzone (Hume-Fogg) 1:38.

120: Allison Davis (Sullivan East) p. Elizabeth Curry (Montgomery Central) 1:10; Mikea Sunayama (Bearden) p. Kaitlyn Lee (Mt. Juliet) 2:35; Daisy Martin (William Blount) p. Macy DeBlois (Independence) 3:41; Halla Woodson (Dickson Co.) p. Sofia Furches (West Greene) 1:04.

125: Shantoia Blackburn (Antioch) p. Ashlyn Ricker (West Greene) 1:10; Leilani Birtirrez (Clarksville NE) won by forfeit; Lexie Worley (Tennessee) d. Peyton Marsh (Page) 8-5; Elise Dille (Cumberland Co.) p. Bridgett Eleazer (Dickson Co.) 1:03.

130: Kyla St. Marie (Stone Memorial) p. Sky DeWeese (White House) 1:11; Krista Martin (Tennessee) p. Adonis Dooley (Antioch) 1:40; Krista Legagneur (Bearden) p. Isabel Brannon (Hume-Fogg) 2:33; Hollie Yokley (Warren Co.) won by forfeit.

138: Jessica Elery (Clarksville NW) p. Kimberly Smith (Stone Memorial) 0:35; Alexis Jaynes (Happy Valley) p. Darian Champman (White House) 3:08; Tailor Stole (Ravenwood) p. Paige Snapp (David Crockett) 5:19; Rachel Dagnan (Signal Mountain) p. Emily Montgomery (Munford) 0:31.

148: Cailey Griffin (Gibbs) d. Erin Detter (Munford) 8-3; Lindsey Morrison (Clarksville NW) p. Kaytlyn Franklin (West Greene) 0:24; Abby Mainzer (St. Andrews-Sewanee) p. Taylor Morelock (Volunteer) 3:32; Jailah Grimes (Summit) won by forfeit.

155: Jaydn Sayer-adona (Clarksville NE) won by forfeit; Kayla Johnson (Hillsboro) p. Ally Judy (Science Hill) 0:17; Jayanna Stokes (Montgomery Central) d. Deyla Brito-Prez (Clarksville NW) 7-4; Becka Stallard (Volunteer) p. Kaylee Diehl (White House) 0:53.

165: Keyna Sloan (Hardin Valley) bye; Jasmine Chandler (Sycamore) p. Kyerra Wall (Greeneville) 1:35; Ashley Thompson (Science Hill) p. Emily Russell (Munford) 1:25; Keely Sage (Montgomery Central) bye.

185: Kaleigh Johnson (Cumberland Co.) p. Jada Hoskins (Montgomery Central) 2:54; Amber Turner (Sullivan East) p. Leeann Widner (Smyrna) 5:19; Zaferah Fortune (St. Andrews) p. Ary Shipe (Greeneville) 4:51; Laura Napier (Stone Memorial) d. Caitlyn Gilmore (Sycamore) MD 9-1.

Semifinals

105: Brock p. Allsbrooks 0:56; Green p. Shipley 2:18.

112: Badon d. Chrestman 13-8; Mumaw p. Tinoco 3:31.

120: Davis p. Sunayama 0:56; Woodson d. Martin inj. 4:00.

125: Blackburn p. Birtirrez 3:01; Dille p. Worley 3:03.

130: Martin d. St. Marie TB-1 6-4; Yokley d. Legagneur 15-12.

138: Elery p. Jaynes 1:53; Dagnan d. Stole 11-7.

148: Morrison d. Griffin 3-2; Grimes d. Mainzer 6-1.

155: Sayer-adona p. Johnson 1:33; Stallard d. Stokes 16-7.

165: Sloan p. Chandler 0:24; Sage p. Thompson 2:20.

185: Johnson p. Turner 5:28; Fortune d. Napier 8-6.

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D-II State Wrestling: McCallie's Judah Duhm - The Overcomer

D-II Wrestling Starts Today at 11 a.m. EST

Friday, February 19, 2016 - by B.B Branton

Life has reached up and hit McCallie wrestler Judah Duhm in the face not once, but three times yet the soft-spoken junior stands at the door this weekend of a possible undefeated state championship season.

In wrestling terms, he was on his back and fighting to get up.

From a distance, life seems good for the 16-year-old Lookout Mountain Ga. resident with a 3.5 grade point average, who has the aforementioned undefeated season (36-0) and is three wins from a state championship which could come Saturday night in Franklin at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

State Tourney Info: (all times EST) Friday

11 a.m. -D-II quarterfinals â€¦ 7 p.m. - championship semis and consolations

Saturday â€“ Noon - finals in all divisions for third and fifth places â€¦ 6 p.m. championship finals for all divisions

A closer look shows thanks to suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee in the summer after his eighth grade year and a bad back keeping him sidelined the next two years his prep career could have been over and with it the dream of a state title.

Plus, the family home burned to the ground when he was 10-years-old.

â€œWe lost everything in the fire and it took two years to re-build our home,â€ said Duhm (pronounced Doom) who is the top seed at 160 pounds this weekend in the D-II (private school) tournament and one of the best wrestlers at that weight in any division (A-AA and AAA being the other two)in the state.

â€œBut thanks to great friends in the neighborhood and in our church (Lookout Mountain Presbyterian), and lots of prayer and encouragement we were able to find a home nearby to live in while my dad led the way to re-build our new home.â€

Home schooled until his eighth grade year when he entered McCallie, Duhm is thankful for where he is today.

â€œI was hoping to apply for McCallie six years ago, but when the fire destroyed our home that option was put on hold for three years.

â€œI never thought I would be able to attend McCallie (after the fire) and even through injuries I am thankful for this opportunity of earning a great education.â€

Academic Adjustment: He admits that it was a huge adjustment going from the world of home schooling to the academic rigors of a top prep school.

â€œI didnâ€™t do so well my eighth grade year, yet I knew this (being at McCallie) was such an incredible opportunity for me and being sidelined from wrestling for two years helped me focus on my studies,â€ stated Duhm who says Chemistry is his most enjoyable subject this year and AP U.S. History is the most difficult.

He also enjoys wrestling and likes the one-on-one, man-to-man combat part of the sport.

â€œMy dad wrestled in high school in California and had me in a singlet by the age of five,â€ Duhm stated.

â€œI didnâ€™t do too well early on and my current teammate Trent Walliser and others whipped me pretty bad in practice when we were kids.

â€œBut today thanks to coaches David Levitt and Gordon Connell I have a clear idea of who I am - one who is extremely aggressive and ready to do battle with my opponent.â€

Coach Connell said,â€ Judah doesnâ€™t give in and is so persistent when he out there on the mat which a great trait to have to be successful.â€

â€œThis â€œincredible opportunityâ€ and a second and third chance to wear the McCallie singlet continues starting today in the morning quarterfinals. A win moves him to this eveningâ€™s semifinals and then possibly knocking on the championship door come Saturday night.

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

Sommers · February 20, 2016

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