Wrestling Updates and Tidbits...

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Summit, Indy, Raiders' mat reach state duals

By MAURICE PATTON mpatton@c-dh.net[/size]

FRANKLIN - A couple of area teams were in action at this weekend's TSSAA State Dual Wrestling Tournament at the Williamson County Ag Expo.

And another program that has yet to get going was represented as well.

 

 

 

 

 

"I had some people tell me they had a lot of success on that mat," said Beau Moss, whose Spring Hill team will begin competition next season. "It made a lot of the right people happy. I hope it's a lucky mat."

Taking advantage of a discounted rate, the Raiders purchased a mat from Dollamur prior to the tournament. It was among the eight that were used for the two-day double-elimination event for Class A/AA, Class AAA and Division II.

In fact, neighboring Page wrestled its consolation finals match against Greenbrier on the Spring Hill mat and won 37-36 to finish third in the eight-team A/AA competition.

"I don't remember the exact dollar amount (saved), but we were able to order it and had the money and wanted to go ahead and get it," Moss said. "It looked good. I got up there Friday night and took a few pictures of it.

"It's a big step for our program. They also will use it in the individual state tournament (Feb. 16-18 at the Ag Expo). We will probably take it home that weekend, and we hope to start doing some conditioning on it almost immediately. It's a pretty exciting time."

In the 16-team Class AAA event, Summit and Independence had mirroring results. Each won their Friday opener, lost in quarterfinal action and was eliminated in their Saturday consolation match.

Summit, the Region 6-AAA titlist, opened with a 54-19 win against Gibbs - the first state duals victory in the program's history, after an 0-2 appearance in 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

"We came out and scored points, got pins right away," Spartans coach Pete Miller

Here's a first... Columbia Daily Herald with the infamous Mo Patton publishes perhaps the First Wrestling Article in Maury Co History!

 

Lovin it!!!

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Quality UTC loss yesterday...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2017/2/5/341268/Mocs-Wrestlers-Fall-To-Appalachian.aspx

 

Mocs Wrestlers Fall To Appalachian State On Criteria

Sunday, February 5, 2017

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team tied the No. 17 Appalachian State Mountaineers on the scoreboard (16-16), but lost the match on criteria (55-54), in Boone, N.C. today. Officially, it goes down as a 17-16 loss, but the Mocs hung tough with a strong App. State side.

 

Both teams won five individual matches and each scored one bonus point in Southern Conference action. Total weight classes won is the first criteria and since that was even, it went to total match points when all individual weight classes are added up.

 

That favored Appalachian State by a single point, 55-54.

 

"We are certainly disappointed with the results, but it was outstanding collegiate dual," stated UTC head Coach Heath Eslinger. "We had some guys step up in a number of places and I am proud of the effort we showed throughout the match."

 

The Mocs moved to 6-9 overall and 4-2 in league duals. ASU improved to 6-0, clinching the SoCon regular season title, and 12-2 overall. For Coach Eslinger, it was just his fourth SoCon loss in eight years at UTC.

 

This is the second-straight affair involving these two teams to go down to the wire. App. State won last year's SoCon Tournament by a ½-point over the Mocs.

 

The day opened at heavyweight in a rematch of last year's SoCon final. UTC senior No. 9 Jared Johnson lost to ASU senior No. 13 Denzel Dejournette 10-4. The Mountaineers went up 7-0 when senior Vito Pasone posted a 15-4 major decision over sophomore Alonzo Allen.

 

Chattanooga battled back with wins at 133 and 141 by sophomores Chris Debien and Chase Zemenak. The Mountaineers answered with three-straight wins to build a 16-6 lead.

 

Senior Sean Mappes took the mat against junior Nick Kee in another rematch from last year's SoCon finals. Mappes scored his first win over Kee in three tries with an impressive 17-7 major decision.

 

That win gave UTC a chance, closing the gap to 16-10 with two matches left. No. 19 junior Bryce Carr stepped up with a 9-4 decision over David Peters-Logue 184. Senior Clay Dent tied the match with his 5-1 decision against sophomore Randall Diabe at 197.

 

"That was a huge win for Clay," added Eslinger. "Mappes also had a big one and so did Chris Debien. You can see that we are getting better each time out. We have one more dual to prepare for and then get ready for the Southern Conference Tournament."

 

The Mocs move on to host The Citadel for Senior Day on Sunday Feb. 12. Action starts at 2:00 p.m. in Maclellan Gym.

 

No. 17 Appalachian State 16 – Chattanooga 16

Boone, N.C.

ASU wins 16-16 (55-54 tiebreaker) - Tie breaker was total match points for each team.

285: No. 13 Denzel Dejournette (APP) def. No. 9 Jared Johnson (UTC), 10-4 dec.

125: Vito Pasone (APP) Alonzo Allen (UTC), 15-4 maj. dec. - 7-0

133: Chris Debien (UTC) def. #21 Colby Smith (APP), 2-1 dec. - 7-3

141: Chase Zemenak (UTC) def. Irvin Enriquez (APP), 8-5 dec. - 7-6

149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Roman Boylen (UTC), 7-3 dec. - 10-6

157: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Dylanger Potter (UTC), 3-1 dec. - 13-6

165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Justin Lampe (UTC), 2-0 dec. - 16-6

174: Sean Mappes (UTC) def. #17 Nick Kee (APP), 17-7 maj. dec. - 16-10

184: No. 19 Bryce Carr (UTC) def. #30 David Peters-Logue (APP), 9-4 dec. - 16-13

197: Clay Dent (UTC) def. Randall Diabe (APP), 5-1 dec. - 16-16

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It was a tremendous Dog Fight to get this Third Place finish and impressive come back to beat the Region One champions...

 

Congrats to Arlington for continued hard work and development. Gotta Wonder of Beech will be back in the thick of things next season??

 

http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Wrestling/2017/02/04/Science-Hill-wrestling-finishes-third-at-state-duals

 

Joe Avento/Johnson City Press

 

1 / 1 Science Hill took finished third in the state after being Tennessee High in the consolation bracket final.

 

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SCIENCE HILL WRESTLING

 

Science Hill wrestling finishes third at state duals

 

JOHNSON CITY PRESS • FEB 4, 2017 AT 8:40 PM

 

Science Hill took down Tennessee High in the third installment of their season-long rivalry to finish third in the TSSAA state dual wrestling championships.

 

The Hilltoppers won 30-22 in the consolation bracket final at Murfreesboro after the teams had split victories over the past couple of weeks. Science Hill won the Big Seven Conference title for a second straight year and the Vikings countered by repeating as the Region 1-AAA champions.

 

This time around, Science Hill dominated the middle part of the lineup. The Hilltoppers won all but one weight class from 132 to 195.

 

James Kalogeros at 182 and Weston Brown at 195 won by pinfalls. Cooper Williams at 132, Greyson Pridemore at 138, Arthur James at 152, Isaiah Ryans at 160 and William Diehl at 170 all won decisions.

 

Dewey Penley at 145 was able to break the Hilltopper stranglehold, while his younger brother, Dillon, also won at 113.

 

Science Hill countered with a win by Nathan Wysong at 120.

 

The Hilltoppers had reached the semifinal round on Friday with a 35-28 win over Arlington and a thrilling 32-31 win over Wilson Central when Ryans won his match by an 18-3 technical fall.

 

On Saturday, Science Hill lost 35-30 to Cleveland, but bounced back with a 38-30 win in a rematch with Arlington to meet its Northeast Tennessee rival in the third-place match.

 

Winners for the Hilltoppers against Cleveland included Tyler Seeley at 106, Luke Story at 138, Ryans at 160, Diehl at 170, Denzel Medina at 195, and Demitire Medina at 220.

 

In the consolation semifinal victory over Arlington, Zach Scaggs wrestled and won in the 106 division.

 

Wysong, Williams, Story, Ryans, James, Diehl and Brown also scored wins in the Arlington match.

 

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Pigeon Forge coach Greg Foreman spoke of all the motivation... “The bitterness from last year and all the disaster (from the wildfire). It affected a lot of kids’ families. That was difficult to deal with.

 

“But we just have a bunch of really resilient kids and a resilient community that won’t lie down.â€

 

Foreman, who has led Pigeon Forge to two previous state duals titles, said his wrestlers gave great efforts during the matches....

 

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/02/06/pigeon-forge-wins-state--aa-duals-wrestling/97562084/

 

Pigeon Forge wins state A-AA duals wrestling

 

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Greg Foreman

 

John Shearer | KNS-sports@knoxnews.comUpdated 21 hours ago

 

Pigeon Forge High School had plenty of motivation in winning the Class A-AA state duals in Franklin.

 

Not only was the wrestling team determined to bring some joy to the community following the devastating wildfire in November, but it also wanted to avenge losing last year’s state duals amid what it considered a firestorm of controversy.

 

Against Red Bank in last year’s finals, Pigeon Forge wrestler Jacob Ruiter was disqualified for what was ruled an illegal move, an incident that brought some protest and disappointment among the Pigeon Forge faithful. The disqualification cost the Tigers the championship.

 

This time around, Pigeon Forge enjoyed a comfortable 41-26 win over Greeneville in the finals on Saturday at the Williamson County Expo Center.

 

“It just all compiled together,†said Pigeon Forge coach Greg Foreman on Monday of all the motivation. “The bitterness from last year and all the disaster (from the wildfire). It affected a lot of kids’ families. That was difficult to deal with.

 

“But we just have a bunch of really resilient kids and a resilient community that won’t lie down.â€

 

Foreman, who has led Pigeon Forge to two previous state duals titles, said his wrestlers gave great efforts during the matches.

 

He said he was particularly proud of 145-pounder Andrew Baiamonte, who pinned Greeneville’s Seth Brown in the finals, as well as Dylan Stinnett, who pinned Matthew Livingston, at 195 to clinch the win.

 

“A bunch of kids did a great job,†he said. “That did not necessarily mean winning but giving a 100 percent performance.â€

 

Foreman added that this year’s state duals matches were the most competitive the Tigers have ever seen in Class A-AA, saying all of the eight teams were capable. As evidence, Pigeon Forge edged Page of Franklin, 37-35, in the quarterfinals before beating Notre Dame of Chattanooga, 40-30, in the semifinals.

 

Alcoa reached the semifinals before losing to Greeneville, 41-36.

 

Class AAA/Division II: In the 16-team Class AAA field in the state duals, Heritage reached the quarterfinals before losing to eventual state champion Bradley Central, 65-9. The Mountaineers beat Houston, 37-30, in the first round.

 

Maryville lost in the first round to eventual state runner-up Cleveland, 68-6, and Halls also lost in the first round to Bradley, 45-24. Gibbs lost its opening round to Summit, 54-19.

 

Father Ryan of Nashville won the Division II title over Chattanooga McCallie.         

 

John Shearer is a freelance contributor.          

 

Originally Published 3:46 p.m. ET Feb. 6, 2017

Edited February 7, 2017 by Sommers

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Kudos to what's going on up in Robertson County...

 

Nice press coverage from The Tennessean

 

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/02/06/greenbrier-wrestling-finishes-fourth-class-aa-state-duals/97542636/

 

HIGH-SCHOOL

 

Greenbrier wrestling finishes fourth in Class A/AA state duals

 

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Greenbrier's Caleb Shelton competes during the TSSAA's Class A/AA state duals.

 

Ken Herndon / For USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee

 

 

Tom Kreager | USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee9:37 a.m. CT Feb. 6, 2017

 

FRANKLIN — Greenbrier broke through with its first wins in the TSSAA Class A/AA state duals to finish fourth Saturday at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center.

 

After losing the opener to Alcoa 44-33 on Friday, the Bobcats won back-to-back matches before losing 37-36 to Page in the third-place match on Saturday.

 

Greenbrier, which had gone 0-4 the previous two years at the state duals, beat Hixson 41-24 and Notre Dame 38-35 in the losers bracket to reach the third-place match.

 

Page jumped out to a 37-12 lead through the first 10 weight classes. The Patriots forfeited the final four weight classes as it had already clinched the match.

 

Greenbrier's Nathan Ford and Noah Walton each won their matches against Page. Ford pinned Ian Daffron in 2:47 at 120 pounds. Walton pinned Vincent Ha at 132 pounds in 5:08.

 

Tanner Lynch (195), Toby Lynch (220), Zachary Schlessman (285) and Matthew McCartney (106) all picked up forfeit wins to wrap up the match.

 

Greenbrier held a 33-21 lead against Alcoa on Friday in the opening round of the Class A/AA tournament before Alcoa won the final four weight classes.

 

 

Assistant coach Josh Reynolds acknowledged his team's disappointment following the loss to Alcoa.

 

"It was definitely frustrating," Reynolds said. "We had at least two matches go the opposite way of what I thought was going to happen. We got pinned too much.

 

"Some of those matches we were up on the scores, and they got a reversal and we got stuck."

 

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 and tkreager@tennessean.com or on Twitter @Kreager.

 

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Another tidbit on a more personal note up in Middle Tennessee...

 

Props from one who would know...

 

 

"My dad (Pat Simpson) has gotten on "FB" and shared many of my achievements but now it's time for me to do the same for him. Last night he showed just why he is the best coach in the state and one of the best all time. He got title number 24 for a program unlike any other and title number 20 for his unbelievable career. No one believed in this team all year and I know even he had his doubts but he and the team continued to get better and better as the year went along and were ready to go when it counted. No one is better at getting their team ready for that February run like my dad. So Dad here is to you and the team on an unbelievable tourney!!

 

Kirby Simpson

Edited February 7, 2017 by Sommers

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Greenbriar Coaches Chris Hall and Josh Reynolds masterpiece covered photojournalistically....

 

http://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/sports/high-school/2017/02/07/greenbrier-bobcats-snag-fourth-in-state-championship-wrestling/97587408/

 

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For Top 2 The Bradley Bears and the Cleveland Blue Raiders have been battling all season and you can bet on that same thing Saturday says John Hunt, but this one involves Top 4 to Franklin AG center... x 8 Regions + other classifications...

 

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2017/2/8/341463/Bradley-Cleveland-Picked-In-4-AAA.aspx

 

Bradley, Cleveland Picked In 4-AAA Region Wrestling

 

One Day Tournament Set Saturday At East Hamilton

 

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - by John Hunt

 

The Bradley Bears and the Cleveland Blue Raiders have been battling for the state’s top spot in wrestling all season and you can bet on that same thing on Saturday when they gather at East Hamilton High School for the Region 4-AAA meet.

 

Cleveland handed Bradley its only two dual-meet defeats during the regular season while the Bears bounced back last Saturday to beat the Blue Raiders in the finals of the State Duals for Cleveland’s only loss of the season.

 

Based on Wednesday’s seeding meeting, these two state powers should completely dominate the action on Saturday as the top four finishers in each weight class advance to the TSSAA traditional state tournament, which begins next Thursday in Franklin.

 

Bradley has won the Region 4-AAA meet for the past two years and has six wrestlers seeded first while Cleveland has three in the top slot.

 

Soddy Daisy and Walker Valley have two each with Ooltewah having one.

 

Bradley has five number-two picks while Cleveland has six. Soddy Daisy, East Hamilton and Rhea County all have one each.

 

“It’s my first one, so I really don’t know what to expect,†joked Cleveland’s first-year head coach Josh Bosken when asked about the tournament on Saturday.

 

“We’re calloused and ready to roll, but I’m sure things will work themselves out. We just have to take care of business and put ourselves in a spot to advance. Just have to punch our ticket for next week.

 

“The duals are over and it’s all about the individuals at this point. We may be just a bit more motivated after last weekend, but I’m confident we can advance all 14 to the state next week. If we expect to win the state, we need all 14 guys to contribute,†Bosken said.

 

Bradley coach Ben Smith feels good about his team’s chances.

 

“It’s Region 4 and that includes three or four of the best teams in the state as there are several individuals with lots of firepower. With a smaller bracket, there’s no room for a warm-up or off-match. I always like our chances, but I’ve always felt that we’re stronger in an individual tournament than in a dual, but we have several returning champions who can score a lot of points.

 

“I guess we’re the favorite after the state duals, but we prefer the underdog role. It could be really interesting, but this is as deep as our lineup has been in a long time. I feel like we have 10 who can place at the state, but we have to get them there first.

 

“Perhaps one of the biggest advantages we have is that we’ve wrestled in the past couple of weeks,†Smith smiled.

 

Bradley’s Knox Fuller is a three-time defending state champ who is the only unbeaten guy in the field at 51-0. He’s the number-one seed at 145 pounds.

 

Bradley’s other top picks include two-time defending state champ T.J. Hicks at 113, Trey Hicks at 120, Ryan McElhaney at 132, Austin Mathews at 152 and Kevin Gentry at 195.

 

Cleveland’s number-one seeds include Cody Mathews at 138, Dylan Jones at 170 and Jack Hicks at 182.

 

Soddy Daisy’s two include Landon Wheaton at 126 and Ty Boeck at 220 while Walker Valley’s pair include Chandler Davis at 106 and Mikel Gregory at 160. Ooltewah’s Victor Bednarski is the pick at 285.

 

Bradley’s second seeds include Wes Devaney at 106, Andy Robinson at 138, Caleb Adkins at 160, Henley Headrick at 170 and Ed Elkins at 182 while Cleveland’s number twos include Garret Bowers at 113, Bryce Pond at 120, Colton Landers at 132, Logan Strickland at 195, Seth Garcia at 220 and Titus Swafford at 285.

 

Fuller is the only undefeated wrestler in the field while five others only have one loss, including Bradley’s T.J. Hicks, Soddy Daisy’s Wheaton, Cleveland’s Landers, Rhea County’s Jay Graham and East Hamilton’s Cade Meeks.

 

Walker Valley’s Davis and Gregory only have two defeats as does Soddy Daisy’s Boeck.

 

Saturday’s action will begin with the quarterfinal round at 10. There may be a short break between rounds, but the championship finals are expected to begin around 3 or 3:30.

 

Admission is $10 per person for the entire day.

 

Listed below are the top four seeds and their schools for all 14 weight classes.

 

106 – 1. Chandler Davis (Walker Valley); 2. Wesley Devaney (Bradley); 3. Te’Nario Thomas (East Hamilton); 4. Jacob Allen (Soddy Daisy).

 

113 – 1. T.J. Hicks (Bradley); 2. Garret Bowers (Cleveland); 3. Conner Thornburg (East Hamilton); 4. Jacob Pratt (Soddy Daisy).

 

120 – 1. Trey Hicks (Bradley); 2. Bryce Pond (Cleveland); 3. James Jur (Walker Valley); 4. Gage Boggess (McMinn Co.).

 

126 – 1. Landon Wheaton (Soddy Daisy); 2. Cade Meeks (East Hamilton); 3. Ethan Anderson (Bradley); 4. Jayce Mullin (Cleveland).

 

132 – 1. Ryan McElhaney (Bradley); 2. Colton Landers (Cleveland); 3. Grant Lundy (East Hamilton); 4. Ethan West (Walker Valley).

 

138 – 1. Cody Mathews (Cleveland); 2. Andy Robinson (Bradley); 3. Slater Daniel (Soddy Daisy); 4. Dillon Clark (Walker Valley).

 

145 – 1. Knox Fuller (Bradley); 2. Tony Wilson (Soddy Daisy); 3. Liam Golden (East Hamilton); 4. Caleb Eachus (Cleveland).

 

152 – 1. Austin Mathews (Bradley); 2. Jay Graham (Rhea Co.); 3. Austin Sweeney (Cleveland); 4. Robert Varner (Walker Valley).

 

160 – 1. Mikel Gregory (Walker Valley); 2. Caleb Adkins (Bradley); 3. Zach Brezna (Cleveland); 4. Cade Ghaffari (Soddy Daisy).

 

170 – 1. Dylan Jones (Cleveland); 2. Henley Headrick (Bradley); 3. Hayden Maynor (Soddy Daisy); 4. Tyler Green (East Hamilton).

 

182 – 1. Jack Hicks (Cleveland); 2. Ed Elkins (Bradley); 3. Mathew Sailors (East Hamilton); 4. Caleb Addison (Soddy Daisy).

 

195 – 1. Kevin Gentry (Bradley); 2. Logan Strickland (Cleveland); 3. Curtis Settles (Soddy Daisy); 4. Patric Williams (Rhea Co.).

 

220 – 1. Ty Boeck (Soddy Daisy); 2. Seth Garcia (Cleveland); 3. D.J. Gibson (Bradley); 4. Garrett Smith (Rhea Co.).

 

285 – 1. Victor Bednarski (Ooltewah); 2. Titus Swafford (Cleveland); 3. Tyler Varnadore (McMinn Co.); 4. Koby Hooker (Walker Valley).

 

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

 

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Mr Gossett covers Chattanooga area small schools well...

 

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/preps/story/2017/feb/08/hixson-notre-dame-aaregidogfight/411737/

 

Are Hixson, Notre Dame in for A/AA region dogfight?

 

February 8th, 2017by Ward Gossettin Sports - PrepsRead Time: 4 mins.

 

More Info

 

Region 2-A/AA Openers

Legend

Boyd-Buchanan (BB), Brainerd (Br), Central (Cen), Chattanooga Christian (CCS), East Ridge (ER), Hixson (Hix), Notre Dame (ND), Red Bank (RB), Sale Creek (SC), Sequatchie County (Seq), Signal Mountain (SM), Howard (How), Tyner (Ty), Whitwell (W).

 

106 pounds

Jeremy Holloway (ND) vs. Ethan Mararis (CCS)/Greg Marquez (Hix) winner; Haiden Dill (Cen) vs. Chris Rice (RB); Hunter Swanson (Ty) vs. Daniel Uhorchuk (SM).

 

113 pounds

Scott Weaver (BB) vs. Javonte Ervin (Br); Christopher Cagle (RB) vs. Aaron Smith (Cen)/Thomas Loher (ND) winner; Isaac Tate (SM)/Josh Elliot (CCS) winner vs. Jesus Juarez (ER); Amado Gomez vs. Tucker Gill (Hix).

 

120 pounds

Jacob Newman (Hix) vs. Jack Neely (Cen); Kevin Muschel (SM) vs. Logan Silvers (Seq); Jaren Thames (W) vs. Charley Waters (SC); Harrison Nichol (ND) vs. Caiden Cline (RB).

 

126 pounds

Grant Speer (ND) vs. Chase Burton (SC); Gage Evans (RB) vs. Mike Green (Br)/Jimmy Herrera (Cen) winner; Jay Brock (Seq)/Clay Gallant (SM) winner vs. Jordan Lewis (Hix); Alexander Coker (BB)/Afafton Horton (How) winner vs. Kashawn Cosey (ER).

 

132 pounds

Jonas Shackleford (Hix)/Dakota Waters (SC) winner vs. Jacob Wright (Cen); Preston Worley (SM)/Will Keener (Seq) winner vs. Nathan Connor (CCS); Zach Gee (RB)/Gage (Ty) vs. John King (W); Malk Hendley (How) vs. Harrison Ward (ER)/Dominick Coker (BB).

 

138 pounds

Ned Warwick (ND) vs. Zach Morgan (Seq); Oliver Goodgame (SM) vs. Lachlan Brandt (CCS); Steven Davoren (ER) vs. Abrahm Mondido (Br); Addison Cordell (W) vs. Cederick Harris (Hix).

 

145 pounds

Isaac Coffman (Cen) vs. vs. Jeff Brown (CCS); Bruce Wilson (Hix) vs. David Hodges (ND); Cameron Weaver (Seq) vs. Daidrick Dunham (How)-Jonah Bird (RB) winner.

 

152 pounds

Justin Wheeler (CCs) vs. Anthony Parker (SC); Brian Wagoner (Hix) vs. Alex Spraker (ND); Zane Williams (BB) vs. Kaleb Parcel (Ty); Wyatt Belvins (Seq) vs. Colton Bobbin (ER)/Daniel Dawson (SM) winner.

 

160 pounds

Alonzo Heyward (Cen) vs. Gavin Lee (Seq); Braden Tate (W) vs. Will Davis (SM); Jerrold Higginbotham (Hix) vs. Jared Lamar (SC); George Hutchinson (CCS) vs. Daniel Hodges (ND).

 

170 pounds

Alex Hundley (CCS) vs. Ashton Thomas (ND); Lloyd Pinheiro (ER) vs. Ashton Tubbs (RB); Jake Woodlief (SM) vs. Jake Ivey (Hix); Evan McGill (Seq) vs. Allen Ashworth (W).

 

182 pounds

Darian Smith (ER) vs. Deven Baker (Hix)/Jackson Hash (RB) winner; Daniel Mikel (W) vs. Adam Truelove (CCS); Barrett Buffington (SM) vs. Kell Stott (BB).

 

195 pounds

Will Watkins (BB) vs. Chase Poole (SC)/Michael Nelson (CCS) winner; Will Carter (W)/Pedro Bautista (ER) winner vs. James Boyd (ND).

 

220 pounds

Truman Ross (Hix) vs. Kaleb Penny (SC); Shaylan Bailey (T) vs. Grif Wheeler (CCS); T.D. Argo (W)/Aaron Sand (ER) winner vs. Donavyn Walker (Cen); Jacob Brigman (ND) vs. Devon Suddeth (RB).

 

285 pounds

Gio Palacio (Hix) vs. Michael King (ER); Jamichael Wilson (Br) vs. Jeremiah Welch (RB); Steven Goff (SM)/Seth Turney (CCS) winner vs. Charles Jones (Cen); Garret Gass (W) vs. Kobe Bragg (ND).

 

Hixson's Garrick Hall thought he was putting his best team on the mat at last weekend's wrestling state duals, which the Wildcats reached by winning their region.

 

After a winless showing in the double-elimination tournament, though, he wasn't so sure. So uncertain was he that the veteran coach couldn't wait to have challenge matches, and he balked at the notion his team should be considered the favorite for this weekend's Region 2-A/AA traditional tournament.

 

"Us, the favorite? We were winless at the (state) duals," he exclaimed. "What about Notre Dame?"

 

The two are sharing the favorite's role for the tournament, which begins at 6 p.m. Friday at Signal Mountain. It will run through the quarterfinals and the first round of consolations that night and resume at 10 a.m. Saturday. Tournament officials anticipate the championship finals beginning no later than 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7 per person.

 

Hixson was accorded four top seeds and two No. 2 seeds for the event, from which the top four advance to the state tournament Feb. 16-18 in Franklin. Notre Dame has three No. 1 seeds and three second-seeded wresters.

 

Based on the region coaches' seeding meeting, Notre Dame should advance nine wrestlers to the state and Hixson eight.

 

"Seeds mean nothing to me," Irish coach Rocco Mansueto said. "You still have to go out there and compete. I ignore brackets and seeds, and I encourage my kids to do that as well. The reality is that the gap isn't wide enough that I feel comfortable. I feel we have to take every opportunity to be prepared, even in our warm-ups."

 

When asked point blank who would win the bragging-rights team championship, the Notre Dame coach responded, "Fortunately for me at this point in the season, that is more up to our athletes than me."

 

The region field also includes Boyd-Buchanan, Brainerd, Central, Chattanooga Christian, East Ridge, defending champion Red Bank, Sale Creek, Sequatchie County, Signal Mountain, Howard, Tyner and Whitwell.

 

"It's going to be close," host coach Joe Jellison said of the Hixson-Notre Dame duel. "Hixson didn't wrestle well in the state duals and Notre Dame was in their matches. They lost to (eventual champ) Pigeon Forge by 10 and to Greenbrier (which also eliminated Hixson) by four."

 

Hall admitted that he'd like to see Hixson bring home another region tournament championship, "but it's my job to get as many as possible to the state. If we win the region, that's just a bonus. You have to show up, make weight and wrestle hard and to your potential."

 

The top-seeded wrestlers are Hixson's Jacob Newman (120), Jonas Shackleford (132), Truman Ross (220) and Gio Polacio (285); Notre Dame's Jeremy Holloway (106), Grant Speer (126) and Ned Warwick (138); Central's Isaac Hoffman (145) and Alonzo Heyward (160); Boyd-Buchanan's Scott Weaver (113) and Will Watkins (195); Chattanooga Christian's Justin Wheeler (152) and Alex Hundley (170) and East Ridge's Darian Smith (182).

 

Coaches seem to agree that 126 pounds will be the most competitive weight class. That group includes Speer, East Ridge's Kashawn Cosey, Sequatchie County's Jay Brock, Notre Dame's David Hodges, Red Bank's Gage Evans and Hixson's Jordan Lewis.

 

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

Edited February 9, 2017 by Sommers

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Chattanooga/No GA Area coverage...

 

Link to No. GA:

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Another Bradley-Cleveland fight expected at Region 4-AAA wrestling tournament

 

Bradley, Cleveland likely to fight it out for region traditional title

 

February 9th, 2017by Ward Gossettin Sports - PrepsRead Time: 4 mins.

 

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Ben Smith will try to coach Bradley Central's wrestling team to the Region 4-AAA traditional tournament title Saturday at East Hamilton. The Bears won the Class AAA state duals championship last weekend.

 

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Region 4-AAA first-round matches

 

Legend — Bradley Central (BC), Cleveland ©; East Hamilton (EH), McMinn County (MC), Ooltewah (O), Rhea County (RC), Soddy-Daisy (SD), Walker Valley (WV)

 

106: Chandler Davis (WV) vs. Burns Meagher ©-Jacon Allen (SD) winner; Te’Nario Thomas (EH) vs. Wes Devaney (BC).

 

113: T.J. Hicks (BC) vs. Mario Acevedo (WV)-Jacob Pratt (SD) winner; Conner Thornburg (EH) vs. Garret Bowers ©.

 

120: Trey Hicks (BC) vs. Seth Carpenter (EH)-Gage Boggess (MC) winner; James Jur (WV) vs. Jordan Wilson (SD), Gavin Carrol (O) vs. Bryce Pond ©.

 

126: Landon Wheaton (SD) vs. Justice McClure (O); Cameron Dwyeer (WV) vs. Jayce Mullin ©; Ethan Anderson (BC) vs. Dylan Ricker (MC); Wyatt Stumbo (RC) vs. Cade Meeks (EH).

 

132: Ryan McElhaney (BC) vs. Tucker Passons (O); Ethan West (WV) vs. Jacob Kilgore (SD); Grant Lundy (EH) vs. Josh Alonso (RC); Bryce Flynn (M) vs. Colton Landers ©.

 

138: Cody Mathews © vs. Lewis Talbot (MC); Josh Chinsenall (EH) vs. Dillon Clark (WV); Slater Daniel (SD) vs. Jagger Hickman (RC); Mykel Banks (O) vs. Andy Robinson (BC).

 

145: Knox Fuller (BC) vs. Christian Simon (RC)-Caleb Eachus © winner; Liam Golden (EH) vs. Zeth Haynie (WV); Marek Banks (O) vs. Tony Wilson (SD).

 

152: Austin Mathews (BC) vs. Kevin Siniard (EH)-Robert Varner (WV) winner; Austin Sweeney © vs. Austin Crowe (SD); Tay Paris (O) vs. Jay Graham (RC).

 

160: Mikel Gregory (WV) vs. Tyler Bayless (EH)-Cade Ghaffari (SD) winner; Zach Brezna © vs. Jordan Davis (O); Kaleb Blake (MC) vs. Caleb Adkins (BC).

 

170: Dylan Jones © vs. Matthew Gossett (MC); Ben Gates (WV) vs. Tyler Green (EH); Hayden Manor (SD) vs. Andres Velasco (RC); Fransisco Gallard (O) vs. Henley Headrick (BC).

 

182: Robert Hicks © vs. Kendall Scruggs (RC)-Caleb Addison (SD) winner; Mathew Sailors (EH) vs. Tyson Smith (O); Jacob LaBeau (MC) vs. James Elkins (BC).

 

195: Kevin Gentry (BC) vs. Blake Wright (O)-Patric Williams (RC) winner; Curtis Settles (SD)-Mason Bales (WV) winner vs. Jason Strickland ©.

 

220: Ty Boeck (SD) vs. Nick Anderson (MC); Kevin Chang (O) vs. Garrett Smith (RC); Devin Gibson (BC) vs. David Bohn (EH); Cody Duggan (WV) vs. Sammy Garcia ©.

 

285: Victor Bednarski (O) vs. Colton Edwards (RC); Addison Roberts (SD) vs. Koby Hooker (WV); Tyler Varnadore (MC) vs. Jackson Moore (EH); Christopher Cash (BC) vs. Titus Swafford ©.

 

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Bradley Central's wrestling team moved a step closer to evening the score with county rival Cleveland last weekend, besting the Blue Raiders for the Class AAA state duals championship.

 

If Wednesday's seeding meeting for the Region 4-AAA traditional tournament is a true indicator, Bradley might pull even with the Blue Raiders on the pair's seasonal scorecard.

 

"Everybody outside of Bradley probably views us as the favorite," Bradley coach Ben Smith said. "We prefer the underdog role, where you stay below the radar and fight from behind."

 

The region tournament is Saturday at East Hamilton and starts at 10 a.m., with championship and consolation finals set for 3 p.m. Admission for an all-day pass is $10.

 

The top four finishers in each weight class advance to state.

 

Cleveland won two dual meets versus Bradley this season, and both teams' coaches decided not to wrestle off for the region duals championship. Bradley then beat Cleveland in last weekend's state duals, and the Bears enter the region tournament as the favorite with six top-seeded wrestlers and 11 wrestlers expected to reach the finals.

 

The Blue Raiders have a trio of No. 1 seeds and six No. 2 seeds. Between them, Bradley and Cleveland are expected to fill 26 of the region's 56 allotted slots for the state traditional tournament Feb. 16-18 in Franklin.

 

Walker Valley and Soddy-Daisy each landed two top seeds, and the final No. 1 slot went to Ooltewah's Victor Bednarski, the 2015-2016 third-place medalist at 220 who has decided to bump up to heavyweight.

 

Soddy-Daisy, always in the hunt when the postseason rolls around, likely is sitting in third place snapping at the leaders' heels, but it's possible East Hamilton and Walker Valley could be right behind the Trojans.

 

"I wouldn't be shocked if any of the top three won it," Soddy-Daisy coach Jim Higgins said, "but common sense says Bradley and Cleveland, and off the top of my head I'd take Bradley if for no other reason than they have eight seniors who've been there and done that."

 

Said Cleveland coach Josh Bosken: "At the end of the day, I think we've wrestled the best and so I think we're going to be callused and ready to roll."

 

Bednarski, who hasn't wrestled since early January, was likely to return to state at 220 this year. His move shifted the balance at 285.

 

"Heavyweight is pretty even with the exception of Victor," Bosken said, "but I'm not sure how healthy he really is."

 

Heavyweight also is where Bradley went unseeded. Christopher Cash, who at least has to break a sweat to make weight, wrestled well at last week's state duals. His opener is against second-seeded Titus Swafford of Cleveland.

 

Other very competitive weight classes are 106, 138, 145 and 152.

 

"At 152 there are at least three guys that can place in the top three or four, so that's about as competitive a region weight class as you're going to find," Bosken said.

 

The top four seeds at 152 are No. 1 Austin Mathews of Bradley, No. 2 Jay Graham of Rhea County, No. 3 Austin Sweeney of Cleveland and No. 4 Robert Varner of Walker Valley.

 

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

 

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Family ties aid in Woodson’s climb to state wrestling tournament

 

Andy Simmons | USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee12:24 p.m. CT Feb. 8, 2017

 

The fall from the top was just as hard as the climb for Dickson County wrestler Halla Woodson.

 

The senior won the Region 6-AAA tournament last year and advanced all the way to the TSSAA state finals, where she lost to Sullivan East’s Allison Davis. In hindsight, Woodson believes coming in second was a good thing for her, as it gives her something to strive for this year.

 

“That’s been a major motivation,†said Woodson.

 

“I feel like if I would have not gotten second, I would’ve thought senior year was going to be easy and I can just win it without working hard. Even last year, I didn’t think the competition was going to be that hard. It surprised me, but I’ve been training ever since.â€

 

Woodson’s training has been rigorous. She’s been to various camps and tournament during the off season.

 

She also has an extra benefactor in her training, as her family owns the Warriors Den in Dickson. Woodson goes to her father, Jose Rodriguez, for advice, as well as practice learning new techniques from him in her spare time.

 

According to Woodson, Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican native who moved to New York, began wrestling when he was 12. He too wrestled in high school, winning a couple of state titles. He began training in various aspects of MMA after high school before eventually opening up the Warriors Den in Dickson.

 

Woodson started wrestling in 4th grade, right around the same time Rodriguez began the Warriors Den in Dickson. She recalls she first started practicing with her dad when she was a part of Rodriguez’ program for youth and middle schoolers.

 

“I’ve been training with him ever since I started. He was surprised, and didn’t really think I would stick with it,†said Woodson.

 

Woodson, however, did stick with it. She became one of Dickson County High School’s top wrestlers.

 

The problem for Woodson was that it was hard for her to find challengers during her early years of wrestling. She would have to settle squaring up against some of the boys on the mat.

 

“I don’t get as many matches because girls wrestling isn’t as big yet,†said Woodson

 

“That’s the reason I wrestled boys my freshman and sophomore year, was to get better and get some matches in. I knew that if I wrestled girls, I knew I wouldn’t get as many matches in.â€

 

The matches against the boys were a beneficiary to how Woodson wrestled whenever she did go up against girls. Tumbling with the guys made her stronger and quicker.

 

“It helps a lot,†said Woodson.

 

“It made me a lot stronger both mentally and physically. Guys are a lot stronger and harder to wrestle, but the girls wrestle different. They’re a lot more flexible and use their hips more. Wrestling guys still helped me be faster and more aggressive whenever I wrestle. A lot of girls try to use their strength and muscle you around, but I’m used to guys trying to do that.â€

 

Woodson will go into Friday's Region 6-AAA tournament at Independence stress-free, as she has already qualified for the state tournament.

 

The TSSAA state tournament will be held at the Williamson Co. Expo Center in Franklin Feb. 16-18.

 

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Bears, Raiders favored in 4-AAA wrestling

 

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CLEVELAND WRESTLER Dylan Jones and Bradley Central’s Henley Headrick battle in the 170-pound bout at the state duals championships, in Franklin. The brackets are in place for the Region 4 traditional tournament set for Saturday, at East Hamilton High School.

 

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By JOHN HUNT Chattanoogan.com

 

The Bradley Central Bears and the Cleveland Blue Raiders have been battling for the state’s top spot in wrestling all season, and you can bet on that same thing on Saturday when they gather at East Hamilton High School for the Region 4-AAA meet.

 

Cleveland handed Bradley its only two dual-meet defeats during the regular season while the Bears bounced back last Saturday to beat the Blue Raiders in the finals of the State Duals for Cleveland’s only loss of the season.

 

Based on Wednesday’s seeding meeting, these two state powers should completely dominate the action on Saturday as the top four finishers in each weight class advance to the TSSAA traditional state tournament, which begins next Thursday in Franklin.

 

Bradley has won the Region 4-AAA meet for the past two years and has six wrestlers seeded first while Cleveland has three in the top slot.

 

Soddy Daisy and Walker Valley have two each with Ooltewah having one.

 

Bradley has five No. 2 picks while Cleveland has six. Soddy Daisy, East Hamilton and Rhea County all have one each.

 

“It’s my first one, so I really don’t know what to expect,†joked Cleveland’s first-year head coach Josh Bosken when asked about the tournament on Saturday.

 

“We’re calloused and ready to roll, but I’m sure things will work themselves out. We just have to take care of business and put ourselves in a spot to advance. Just have to punch our ticket for next week.

 

“The duals are over and it’s all about the individuals at this point. We may be just a bit more motivated after last weekend, but I’m confident we can advance all 14 to the state next week. If we expect to win the state, we need all 14 guys to contribute,†Bosken said.

 

Bradley coach Ben Smith feels good about his team’s chances.

 

“It’s Region 4 and that includes three or four of the best teams in the state as there are several individuals with lots of firepower. With a smaller bracket, there’s no room for a warm-up or off-match.

 

“I always like our chances, but I’ve always felt that we’re stronger in an individual tournament than in a dual, but we have several returning champions who can score a lot of points.

 

“I guess we’re the favorite after the state duals, but we prefer the underdog role. It could be really interesting, but this is as deep as our lineup has been in a long time. I feel like we have 10 who can place at the state, but we have to get them there first.

 

“Perhaps one of the biggest advantages we have is that we’ve wrestled in the past couple of weeks,†Smith smiled.

 

Bradley’s Knox Fuller is a three-time defending state champ who is the only unbeaten guy in the field at 51-0. He’s the number-one seed at 145 pounds.

 

Bradley’s other top picks include two-time defending state champ T.J. Hicks at 113, Trey Hicks at 120, Ryan McElhaney at 132, Austin Mathews at 152 and Kevin Gentry at 195.

 

Cleveland’s number-one seeds include Cody Mathews at 138, Dylan Jones at 170 and Jack Hicks at 182.

 

Soddy Daisy’s two include Landon Wheaton at 126 and Ty Boeck at 220 while Walker Valley’s pair include Chandler Davis at 106 and Mikel Gregory at 160. Ooltewah’s Victor Bednarski is the pick at 285.

 

Bradley’s second seeds include Wes Devaney at 106, Andy Robinson at 138, Caleb Adkins at 160, Henley Headrick at 170 and Ed Elkins at 182 while Cleveland’s number twos include Garret Bowers at 113, Bryce Pond at 120, Colton Landers at 132, Logan Strickland at 195, Seth Garcia at 220 and Titus Swafford at 285.

 

Fuller is the only undefeated wrestler in the field while five others only have one loss, including Bradley’s T.J. Hicks, Soddy Daisy’s Wheaton, Cleveland’s Landers, Rhea County’s Jay Graham and East Hamilton’s Cade Meeks.

 

Walker Valley’s Davis and Gregory only have two defeats as does Soddy Daisy’s Boeck.

 

Saturday’s action will begin with the quarterfinal round at 10. There may be a short break between rounds, but the championship finals are expected to begin around 3 or 3:30.

 

Admission is $10 per person for the entire day.

 

 

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Edited February 10, 2017 by Sommers

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Is there anywhere that you can look at the state brackets and results for each round for the individual tournamen

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Thanks Sommers. I appreciate all that you post. ('78 3rd 145lbs Lebanon , '79 Mtsu)

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Thanks Sommers. I appreciate all that you post. ('78 3rd 145lbs Lebanon , '79 Mtsu)

old guy like me and Lester, huh!?!?

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old guy like me and Lester, huh!?!?

Wrestling in practice against M. Kuziola for a year has definitely had its toll on this ol' body.Lester was a good one!!! He probably still looks 16. Edited February 11, 2017 by inthagap

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Wrestling in practice against M. Kuziola for a year has definitely had its toll on this ol' body.Lester was a good one!!! He probably still looks 16.

Hey, the loudest little guy in the state... Being one of Lebanon's only state champs didn't hurt his passion.

 

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Hixson, Red Bank Leading Region 2-A/AA Wrestling

 

Boyd-Buchanan, Notre Dame, Whitwell Still Challenging For Top Spot

 

Friday, February 10, 2017 - by John Hunt

 

East Ridge's 132-pound wrestler Harrison Ward takes down Boyd-Buchanan's Dominick Coker early in their match at the Region 2-A/AA championships being held at Signal Mountain High School. Coker came back to win the match by a fall at 5:08 and then advanced to the championship semifinals by defeating Red Bank's Zachary Gee by a fall at 2:55. The wrestling resumes Saturday morning.

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There still a lot of wrestling to be contested at Signal Mountain High School on Saturday, but the Hixson Wildcats have a slim lead following Friday’s action in the Region 2-A/AA wrestling tournament.

 

Hixson, which finished second to Red Bank last year after winning the previous two years, advanced 10 of 13 wrestlers to the championship semis Saturday morning and finished the day with 44 points.

 

Red Bank had a pretty good first day as well as the Lions scored 32 points by advancing seven to the championship round.

 

The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers may have had the best day of all the 14 teams as they advanced five of six and stand third with 26 points.

 

Notre Dame and Whitwell are tied for fourth with 24 points apiece.

 

It’s always nice to win a region title as a team, but to every coach involved, it’s all about advancing as many individuals to next week’s traditional state tournament, which begins Thursday afternoon at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Center in Franklin.

 

Hixson had a less-than-memorable trip to the State Duals last weekend where they got beat by two pretty good teams and got sent back home without a win, but that’s in the past and the Wildcats showed up Friday evening with a positive outlook and hopes of doing much better next time.

 

“We’ve had a pretty good day as we only lost three matches,†said Hixson coach Garrick Hall after Friday’s action had concluded.

 

“We wrestled with a lot of heart and desire today and that’s what we’re looking for, so I’m really proud of our effort to this point.

 

“We won a tough match at 152 where Brian Wagoner beat a Notre Dame kid in a close match. I was also really happy for Jordan Lewis, who really stepped it up at 126 and beat a kid from Sequatchie County in overtime after losing to him earlier in the season,†Hall added.

 

Shane Turner is now the head coach at Boyd-Buchanan after leading the Lions to the region title a year ago. The Buccaneers only have six entries, but five of them advanced to the championship semis and the veteran coach was smiling from ear to ear as he watched.

 

“We did alright as we have five of six in the semifinals,†Turner said later.

 

“I’m really not surprised as all of these guys did what we asked in preparing for this tournament. We have a small group, but they work their tails off. I feel like we’ve been holding our own so far and I’m really happy with the way we wrestled tonight,†he added.

 

As has always been the case in a tournament like this, there were quite a few byes on Friday, including four top-seeded individuals who didn’t wrestle a single match. Those included Notre Dame’s Cade Holloway at 106, Central’s Isaac Coffman at 145, Chattanooga Christian’s Alex Hundley at 170, East Ridge’s Darian Smith at 182 and Boyd-Buchanan’s Will Watkins at 195.

 

Notre Dame’s Doogan Boyd, seeded second at 195, also received a bye and hasn’t scored a point yet.

 

There were no upsets on Friday, at least none involving the top two seeds in each weight class.

 

Hixson’s 10 include Greg Marquez at 106, Tucker Gill at 113, Jacob Newman at 120, Lewis at 126, Jonas Shackleford at 132, Cederick Harris at 138, Wagoner at 152, Jerrold Higginbotham at 160, Truman Ross at 220 and Guilano Palacio at 285.

 

Red Bank’s seven representatives include Chris Cagle at 113, Caden Cline at 120, Zach Gee at 132, Jonah Bird at 145, Jackson Hash at 182, Devon Suddeth at 220 and Jeremiah Welch at 285.

 

Boyd-Buchanan’s five include Scott Weaver at 113, Dominick Coker at 132, Zane Williams at 152, Kell Stott at 182 and Watkins at 195.

 

Notre Dame’s seven include Holloway at 106, Grant Speer at 126, Ned Warwick at 138, David Hodges at 145, Daniel Hodges at 160, Boyd at 195 and Kobe Bragg at 285 while Whitwell’s five include Jaren Thames at 120, Allen Ashworth at 170, Daniel Mikel at 182, William Carter at 195 and T.D. Argo at 220.

 

LEGEND AND TEAM SCORES FOLLOWING FRIDAY ACTION: 1. Hixson (Hix) 44; 2. Red Bank (RB) 32; 3. Boyd-Buchanan (BB) 26; 4. Notre Dame (ND) and Whitwell (W) tied with 24; 6. Signal Mountain (SM) 19; 7. Chattanooga Christian (CCS) 14; 8. Central (Cen) 13.5; 9. Sequatchie County (Seq) 11; 10. East Ridge (ER) and Sale Creek (SC) tied with 10; 12. Tyner (Ty) 6; 13. Brainerd (Bra) and Howard (How) failed to score.

 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS IN CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS

 

106 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Cade Holloway (ND) advanced with a bye; Greg Marquez (Hix) dec. Ethan Madaris (CCS), 5-0; Haiden Dill (Cen) advanced with a bye; Daniel Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Hunter Swanson (Ty), 1:32.

 

113 POUNDS

 

ROUND OF 16: Isaac Tate (SM) major dec. Josh Elliott (CCS), 12-4.

 

QUARTERFINALS: Scott Weaver (BB) pinned Javonte Ervin (Bra), 1:27; Chris Cagle (RB) dec. Jesus Juarez (ER), 5-0; Tate (SM) dec. Aaron Smith (Cen), 8-2; Tucker Gill (Hix) pinned Amado Gomez (W), :29.

 

120 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Jacob Newman (Hix) pinned Jack Neely (Cen), :26; Logan Silvers (Seq) dec. Kevin Muschel (SM), 6-1; Jaren Thames (W) pinned Charley Waters (SC), :30; Caden Cline (RB) pinned Harrison Nichol (ND), 3:03.

 

126 POUNDS

 

ROUND OF 16: Grant Speer (ND) pinned Gage Swanson (Ty), 5:29; Jimmy Herrera (Cen) pinned Mike Green (Bra), 1:59; Jay Brock (Seq) pinned Clay Gallant (SM), 1:43; Alexander Coker (BB) pinned Affion Horton (How), 1:12.

 

QUARTERFINALS: Speer (ND) won by technical fall over Chase Burton (SC), 4:09; Herrera (Cen) dec. Gage Evans (RB), 5-1; Jordan Lewis (Hix) dec. Brock (Seq), 14-12 in overtime; Kashawn Cosey (ER) pinned Coker (BB), 4:25.

 

132 POUNDS

 

ROUND OF 16: Preston Worley (SM) dec. Will Keener (Seq), 8-2; Dominick Coker (BB) pinned Harrison Ward (ER), 5:07.

 

QUARTERFINALS: Jonas Shackleford (Hix) pinned Jacob Wright (Cen), :51; Worley (SM) dec. Nathan Connor (CCS), 8-7; Zach Gee (RB) major dec. John King (W), 14-5; Coker (BB) pinned Malik Hendley (How), 2:55.

 

138 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Ned Warwick (ND) pinned Zachary Morgan (Seq), :21; Lachlan Brandt (CCS) dec. Oliver Goodgame (SM), 10-3; Steven Davoren (ER) advanced with a bye; Cederick Harris (Hix) pinned Addison Cordell (W), 1:39.

 

145 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Isaac Coffman (Cen) advanced with a bye; David Hodges (ND) dec. Bruce Wilson (Hix), 3-2; Cameron Weaver (Seq) advanced with a bye; Jonah Bird (RB) pinned Daidrick Dunham (How), 1:50.

 

152 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Justin Wheeler (CCS) pinned Colton Bobbin (ER), 1:02; Brian Wagoner (Hix) dec. Alex Spraker (ND), 5-4; Zane Williams (BB) pinned Anthony Parker (SC), :28; Daniel Dawson (SM) pinned Wyatt Belvins (Seq), :41.

 

160 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Alonzo Heyward (Cen) won by technical fall over Gavin Lee (Seq), 3:10; Will Davis (SM) advanced with a bye; Jerrold Higginbotham (Hix) pinned Jared Lamar (SC), 2:12; Daniel Hodges (ND) pinned George Hutchinson (CCS), 1:19.

 

170 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Alex Hundley (CCS), Lloyd Pinheiro (ER) both advanced with byes; Jake Woodlief (SM) dec. Jake Ivey (Hix), 5-2; Allen Ashworth (W) pinned Evan McGill (Seq), :52.

 

182 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Darian Smith (ER) advanced with a bye; Jackson Hash (RB) dec. Deven Baker (Hix), 11-5; Daniel Mikel (W) pinned Adam Truelove (CCS), 2:39; Kell Stott (BB) pinned Barrett Buffington (SM), 1:58.

 

195 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Will Watkins (BB) advanced with a bye; Chase Poole (SC) pinned Michael Nelson (CCS), 2:59; William Carter (W) pinned Pedro Bautista (ER), 2:52; Doogan Boyd (ND) advanced with a bye.

 

220 POUNDS

 

ROUND OF 16: T.D. Argo (W) pinned Aaron Sand (ER), :36.

 

QUARTERFINALS: Truman Ross (Hix) pinned Kaleb Penny (SC), 2:38; Griff Wheeler (CCS) pinned Shaylan Bailey (Ty), :52; Argo (W) pinned Donavyn Walker (Cen), :39; Devon Suddeth (RB) pinned Jacob Brigman (ND), 2:22.

 

285 POUNDS

 

QUARTERFINALS: Guilano Palacio (Hix) pinned Michael King (ER), :18; Jeremiah Welch (RB) pinned Seth Turney (CCS), 1:33; Charles Jones (Cen) pinned Steven Goff (SM), 3:27; Kobe Bragg (ND) pinned J.J. Headrick (W), 1:02.

 

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February 11th, 2017by Ward Gossettin Sports - PrepsRead Time: 2 mins.

 

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Red Bank's Zachary Gee, left, gains control over Whitwell's John King to post a 14-5 victory in the 132-pound weight class Friday night in the opening rounds of the Region A/AA wrestling tournament at Signal Mountain High School.

 

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Whitwell coach John Weiss gestures as he instructs his wrestler John King Friday night in the opening rounds of the Region A/AA wrestling tournament at Signal Mountain High School.

 

Photo by Tim Barber /Times Free Press.

 

There must be something Garrick Hall and his Hixson wrestlers relish about Signal Mountain.

 

Twice they've won region titles on the mountain, including an incredible pre-A/AA region victory by a half-point over Soddy-Daisy.

 

The region is back at Signal and the Wildcats are at it again, taking a 12-point lead after the first day of the A/AA competition. They had 44 points after the quarterfinals and two consolation rounds.

 

Hixson got outstanding performances from 126-pound Jordan Lewis, who won an overtime match, and 152-pound Bryan Waggoner.

 

"He really went after the kid to come from behind and got it into overtime before winning it," Hall said of Lewis. "As he came off the mat I told him that's why we run every day.

 

"Our 152-pounder beat the kid from Notre Dame. We didn't get to wrestle Notre Dame (during the season), so I didn't know how we'd match up with them."

 

Pre-tournament co-favorite Notre Dame is tied for fourth place with Whitwell, each with 24 points. Red Bank is second with 32, followed at 26 by Boyd-Buchanan, which entered only six wrestlers but moved five into this morning's semifinals, which begin at 10.

 

Red Bank is without 170-pound Ashton Tubbs, who fell on hard times three weeks ago.

 

"I didn't expect the 32 (points,) but I like where we are," Lions coach Ulric Winesburgh said. "Having our 170-pounder sick and having to scratch was still on my mind. He had the flu three weeks ago, then got strep throat and then got the flu again. The semifinals, though, are where the big (placement) points start."

 

Notre Dame has two top-seeded wrestlers with byes into the semis, thus contributing no points Friday.

 

"Tomorrow's the day it starts separating. Hopefully we'll be separating and moving into the finals," Whitwell coach John Weiss said.

 

Whitwell has never had five semifinalists, which they achieved Friday.

 

The host Eagles scored 19, Chattanooga Christian 14, Central 13.5, Sequatchie County 11, East Ridge and Sale Creek 10 apiece and Tyner 6. Brainerd and Howard failed to score.

 

The major quest this weekend, though, is to qualify as many as possible for the state tournament.

 

Hixson is the only team with double-digit semifinalists, and the Wildcats managed 10. Notre Dame and Red Bank are next with seven. Signal Mountain has six, Boyd-Buchanan, East Ridge and Whitwell five each, Central and CCS four apiece, Sequatchie County two and Sale Creek one.

 

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

 

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Mr George Robinson back to form...

 

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Northwest's Dylan Carney sets sights on another region wrestling title

 

George Robinson | USA TODAY NETWORK - TennesseeUpdated 13 hours ago

 

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Dylan Carney's region championship victory last year was the culmination of the kind of meticulous work he poured into his junior season at Northwest, learning the nuances of wrestling.

 

Carney's attempt to repeat as region champ may be an uphill climb. Standing in his way could be Mt. Juliet's Nathan Walling as the Region 7 individual tournament began Friday and continues Saturday at Mt. Juliet High School.

 

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Northwest's Dylan Carney practices with a teammate as the Vikings prepare for the Region 7 ...more

 

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Carney defeated Kenwood's Trent Chandler by pin in the first 35 seconds of his region opening match Friday. He'll face West Creek's Eric Cornelius in Saturday's semifinal bout. Walling and Clarksville High's Kenneth Buchanan will face off in the other 195-pound semifinal Saturday. The region title match will be Saturday afternoon.

 

Carney's 44-3 dual record is impressive, considering about two-thirds of his victories have come by pins, and most of those have come in the first period. But two of the three losses that Carney has suffered have come against Walling.

 

"The kid (Walling) is good," Carney said Tuesday during a brief break from practice at Northwest High School. "I mean there have been other guys I have faced that are just as good if not better, but Nathan is the real deal."

 

Carney has been on a tear ever since he arrived as a freshman at Northwest. He advanced to the state semifinals as a junior with only marginal technique, according to Vikings wrestling coach Ben Smitherman, and is ranked No. 4 in the state among all 195-pounders.

 

"When he got here as a freshman, Dylan was just an athlete," Smitherman said. "He didn't really know what he was doing. He was just throwing kids around because he was physically stronger."

 

Smitherman decided to not clutter Carney's brain that first year. But as Carney's career progressed, Smitherman had him dial back the brute strength and concentrate on how to wrestle.

 

"We took a more philosophical approach," Smitherman said. "Instead of just flipping a guy on his back and pinning him, we taught him how to set guys up for points, feet placement, hand placement. We tried to get more into the technique of it all."

 

The result, Carney is hoping, is a chance to show why he'll be among the top four or five wrestlers to vie for a state championship in the coming week.

 

 

"The wrestler I am now, is nowhere near the wrestler I was as a freshman," Carney said. "People don't know this but I really looked up to (former Clarksville High star) Keil Russell."

 

Carney wrestled in Russell's weight class when Carney was a freshman. The Vikings star remembers getting crushed by the more experienced Wildcat who went on to win a state championship in the 195-pound weight class in 2015..

 

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Northwest's Dylan Carney tries to work to get out of the grasp of a teammate during practice for ...more

 

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"He curled me up and cradled me and pinned me," Carney said. "It was pretty dominant. But it taught me a lesson about how to use your momentum, weight and how to use your head on that mat."

 

Two weeks ago, Northwest lost out on a chance to advance to the state duals by a single individual match. The Vikings are hoping that with Carney leading the way, they can capture the region individual team crown Saturday night.

 

"I know it says individual tournament but I'm really wrestling for my teammates," Carney said. "That's one of the lessons I've learned over the years as I've grown in this sport. As much as you want to beat your opponent. There is still a bigger picture to remember."

 

Reach Prep writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com or (931) 245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports.

 

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Wilson Post coverage of region 7...

 

http://wilsonpost.com/wrestling----mj-hosts-region-7-aaa-individuals-cms-90154

 

WRESTLING -- MJ hosts Region 7-AAA individuals

 

Tommy Bryan

 

Published: February 10, 2017

 

MJ's Plumlee

 

Action starts Friday at 6 pm

Mt. Juliet High will be the site of this weekend's Region 7-AAA wrestling tournament, an event that will send the top four grapplers in each weight class on to the TSSAA State Tournament next week at the Williamson County Ag. Expo Center in Franklin.

 

Action begins tonight (Friday) at 6 p.m. with two rounds on tap -- and three mats being utilized.

 

Wrestling will commence at 9 a.m. Saturday with the finals planned for the 4 p.m. hour. Admission is $7 each day.

 

Among those contending for a spot in Franklin are a handful of Wilson Central wrestlers who sport outstanding individual records.

 

They include: Gage Backus (42-12) at 132 pounds, Sean Sesnan (52-4) at 120 pounds, Simon Pergande (39-9) at 126, Damon Smith (49-6) at 170 and sophomore Michael Kramer (54-0) in the 285 class.

 

Host Mt. Juliet will look to Austin Plumlee (38-5) at 126 pounds, Zack Wilkins (26-1) at 138, Steven Weist (41-6) at 145, Dylan Quinn (39-8) at 160 and junior Nathan Walling, who stands 47-2 in the 195 class.

 

Lebanon High will have several athletes who should contend for a spot in the state tournament, including: Ryan Brown (23-10) at 152, Austin Reynolds (9-0) at 145 and Evan Clemmons (13-9) at 182 pounds

 

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The Boro's DNJ on Region 5

 

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Riverdale's Nick Boykin, Blackman's Matthew Sells cruise to region wrestling titles

 

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Blackman's Matthew Sells won the 160-pound division for his fourth region title.

 

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Cecil Joyce | USA TODAY NETWORK - TennesseeUpdated 1 hour ago

 

TULLAHOMA — Defending state wrestling champions Nick Boykin and Matthew Sells realize that every match brings a new challenge and nothing can be taken for granted.

 

Of course, with the records compiled by Boykin, a Riverdale senior, and Sells, a Blackman senior, it could be easy to be looking straight to the state tournament.

 

The two took care of business this weekend at the Region 5-AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament to earn trips to the state tournament next weekend in Franklin.

 

"I try not to think of myself as a stud, but someone who has to prove himself every match," said Boykin, a three-time state champion who also won his third straight region title in the 285-pound division. He pinned Tullahoma's Luke Champion in 43 seconds for the region title. "People expect me to go out and be perfect, but that's hard to do."

 

Boykin has won 127 consecutive matches — 115 by pin. Unbeaten Sells has been equally as dominant this season — and his career, for that matter in region play.

 

"I don't think I've (ever) lost a region match," said Sells, the defending state champ in the 160-pound division. He won his fourth region title with a pin over Cookeville's Ben Bos just 1:31 into the match. "It would have been tough if that would have happened."

 

In all Rutherford County will send 35 individuals to the TSSAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament, to be held at Williamson Ag & Expo Center in Franklin Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

 

Included in that will be Siegel's lone representative, Christian Salter, who won the 182-pound region title.

 

"I wanted to be a little quicker," said Salter, who pinned Cookeville's Dyllan Houser in just 1:13. He will be making a return trip to state, hoping for better results.

 

"I was one (win) away from a medal last year. I plan on making sure that happens this year."

 

The area had nine region champions in the 14 weight divisions.

 

Blackman won the team title, edging Tullahoma and Stewarts Creek in a tight three-way race.

 

Riverdale freshman Andrew Medina had a big day. He won the 113-pound division over Tullahoma's Will Moran in a finals that was named the tournament's best match. He was also named the region's top freshman.

 

Boykin was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in the heaviest divisions.

 

Region 5-AAA Individual Wrestling Tournament

 

Wrestlers who advanced to the TSSAA State Individual Tournament

 

106: 1. Cal Rodgers, Tullahoma; 2. Dominic Williams, Lawrence Co.; 3. Kenny Harless, Stewarts Creek; 4. Evan Smart, Blackman.

 

113: 1. David Medina, Riverdale; 2. Will Moran, Tullahoma; 3. Rhett Birdsong, Shelbyville; 4. Kenny Pranaphong, La Vergne.

 

120: 1. Luke Dezember, Lawrence Co.; 2. Jaylen James, Stewarts Creek; 3. Semaj Burton, Oakland; 4. Austin Swink, Riverdale.

 

126: 1. Cameron Henderson, Smyrna; 2. Carson Helton, Stewarts Creek; 3. Luke Price, Tullahoma; 4. James Harcum, Cookeville.

 

132: 1. Daniel Bradford, Blackman; 2. Gabe Rogers, Stewarts Creek; 3. Nathan Potter, Riverdale; 4. Andrew Farrar, Oakland.

 

138: 1. Brooks Sacharczyk, Blackman; 2. Treavor South, Stewarts Creek; 3. Aaron Kelly, Tullahoma; 4. Sean Eastman, Oakland.

 

145: 1. Jason Chambers, Stewarts Creek; 2. Jalen Brown, Blackman; 3. Michael Moultry, Siegel; 4. Bradley Houmard, Cookeville.

 

152: 1. Landon Fowler, Blackman; 2. John Bonee, Tullahoma; 3. Eli Haynes, Stewarts Creek; 4. Robert Hines, Franklin Co.

 

160. 1. Matthew Sells, Blackman; 2. Ben Bos, Cookeville; 3. Ryder Gebhardt, Oakland; 4. Levi Silvers, Stewarts Creek.

 

170: 1. Brenden Adkins, Tullahoma; 2. Justin Chambers, Stewarts Creek; 3. TK Green, Oakland; 4. Mario Hernandez, Warren Co.

 

182: 1. Christian Salter, Siegel; 2. Dyllan Houser, Cookeville; 3. Spencer Layne, Blackman; 4. Josh Rowland, Smyrna.

 

195: 1. Michael Salisbury, Shelbyville; 2. Alex Pursley, Tullahoma; 3. Delantay Isaac, Smyrna; 4. Ryan Bruley, Oakland.

 

220: 1. Branson Boone, Oakland; 2. Jake Harrington, Cookeville; 3. Dylan Heath, Blackman; 4. Akil Hicks, Tullahoma.

 

285: 1. Nick Boykin, Riverdale; 2. Luke Champion, Tullahoma; 3. Jamil Hughes, Blackman; 4. Jacob Mathis, Franklin Co.

 

Reach Cecil Joyce at cjoyce@dnj.com or 615-278-5168 and on Twitter @Cecil_Joyce.

Edited February 12, 2017 by Sommers