Appy Elite for Dixie Duals 2016

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Coaches, Wrestlers, and Parents:

 

It's that time of year again...the off-season! As we all sit down and begin to plan, organize, and schedule our off-season practices, workouts, and competitions, please make any of your athletes that may be interested aware that we (Bradley Wrestling and Bradley Pride Wrestling Club) will once again be putting the Appy Elite GOLD and RED teams together to compete in the 2016 Dixie Duals (B'ham, AL) on March 12-13. 

 

The Appy Elite GOLD team is typically composed of state champions and state medalists from any division w/in TN. We try to cap the roster off between 16-20 kids maximize mat time. Appy Elite RED team is usually composed of state medalists, state qualifiers, and up-and-coming freshmen or varsity starters looking for high quality off-season competition. Again, this team is open to anyone interested and is capped at 16-20 wrestlers as well. Last year, our numbers were so good that we actually put together a third Appy Team, Appy Elite BLACK that was primarily composed of returning starters, up-and-coming freshman, and potential starters for their respective teams. This will be our fourth year attending Dixie under the Appy Elite banner and we have been extremely competitive every year finishing runner-up the past few years. Past years teams have included wrestlers from the following schools: Bradley, Heritage (TN), Science Hill, Cleveland, Bearden, Greeneville, Alcoa, Wilson Central, Beech, East Hamilton, Hixson, and William Blount. 

 

If interested, please email me at bmsmith@bradleyschools.org w/ your name, weight class (weigh-ins at Dixie are +5), and state finish or placing. I've already been contacted at the State Tournament by several former Appy Elite Wrestlers, so I'm anticipating this filling up quick. As soon as the roster is complete, I'll release it. Details and cost will be narrowed down and released shortly. We try to keep this as cost effective as possible, but you MUST have a USAW card to compete. 

 

Thanks in advance, 

 

Ben Smith

Bradley Wrestling/BPWC

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Can you post lineups?

[drmedulla]

2016 Dixie Duals update for Appy Elite: 

• Appy GOLD (first team) - Gold bracket Champion (and OVERALL champion) over Alabama Wrestling Club Blue in the finals 38-20
• Appy RED (second team) - Silver bracket Third...great weekend for this team. This was a tough team in a tough bracket! 
• Appy BLACK (third team) - Bronze bracket Champion...very solid weekend for this team. 
• Appy GRAY (fourth team) - Bronze bracket Runner-up...lost to Appy Black for the Bronze bracket championship. Very impressed by this team composed of primarily underclassmen (most of which have not started yet in TN), up-and-comers, and a few eighth graders. 

Summary: Nearly 65+ wrestlers from 14+ different schools representing two states (we had one GA boy) spread out over FOUR Appy teams...WOW!!! What a weekend!!! A huge S/O and THANK YOU to the coaches who traveled down and help coach our boys: Ethan Hames (Bradley, LFMS, Pride WC), Lee Varnell (Bradley, LFMS, Pride WC), Travis Creagan (Bradley, Pride WC), Ryan Ensminger (Bradley, LFMS, Pride WC), Dakota Bromley (Ooltewah/Bradley), Caleb Myers (S. Hill), Twee Myers (S. Hill), Phillip Maxwell (Gibbs, Talon WC), Jerry "Jerr-Bear" Teaster (Heritage), and Mikey Binns (King, Heritage). Without these guys, NO WAY this trip happens. Thank you for helping us pull this off and thank you to all of the parents/guardians who allowed us the opportunity to work and compete w/ your boys. 

 

The Gold Bracket Championship Finals is as follows: 

Appalachian Elite GOLD vs Alabama Wrestling Club Blue     Match Summary AEG AWCB 111 Alex Thomas (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) over Dillon Pendley (Appalachian Elite GOLD) Fall 0:20 0 6.00 118 TJ Hicks (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Max Kaufman (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Dec 3-2 3.00 0 125 Heath Williamson (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) over Tristan Blansit (Appalachian Elite GOLD) Dec 6-4 0 3.00 131 Zach Van Alst (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) over Colton Landers (Appalachian Elite GOLD) Dec 7-4 0 3.00 137 Knox Fuller (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Brett Cruce (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Fall 1:13 6.00 0 143 Griffin Green (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Michael John Harris (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Dec 5-4 3.00 0 150 Eli King (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Jarret Anthony (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) TF 18-1 5.00 0 157 Donnie Beyer (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Robert Morales (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Dec 11-5 3.00 0 165 Barrett Blakely (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) over Caleb Adkins (Appalachian Elite GOLD) Dec 15-8 0 3.00 175 Tommy Brackett (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Randy Jenkins (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Dec 6-4 3.00 0 187 Davis Perry (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) over Dawson Satterfield (Appalachian Elite GOLD) TF 19-4 0 5.00 200 Brett Brown (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Jared Buxton (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Dec 8-3 3.00 0 225 Victor Bernarski (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Zach Calhoun (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Fall 2:53 6.00 0 290 Sammy Evans (Appalachian Elite GOLD) over Clay Webb (Alabama Wrestling Club Blue) Fall 1:03 6.00 0 Dual Meet Score 38.0 20.0

 

Until next time...

 

Ben Smith 

Bradley Wrestling 

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Congrat's to all who competed for in the Dixie Duals from Tennessee.

 

Great job by the coaches and the wrestlers.