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Baylor's Nick Corday is one of the country's best high school wrestlers

February 12th, 2021 | by Patrick MacCoon | Copyright © 2021

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd/ Junior 113-pounder Nick Corday is one of three nationally ranked wrestlers for Baylor, which hopes to sweep the TSSAA Division II state championships for a third straight season by winning the traditional tournament next Friday in Chattanooga.

Baylor School wrestler Nick Corday has won high school championships in two states and has a No. 13 national ranking, but the 113-pound junior takes nothing for granted when he steps on the mat.

Corday leaves his campus housing early each morning to lift and train before classes begin. After school, he drills with his teammates and has even challenged himself by inviting three-time Tennessee state champion Daniel Uhorchuk of Signal Mountain and Uhorchuk's brothers Caleb and Ethan for extra training time together.

"Wrestling has always been good for me because it is always a grind. What you put into it is what you get out of it," said Corday, who has committed to Army, where his future teammates are set to include Daniel Uhorchuk and Cleveland's Trae McDaniel.

"I am motivated to be the wrestler I can become, and that goes for my teammates and others like Daniel. We are always trying to be the best and create the best group. We love to compete and win. Baylor has been the perfect program for me."

Corday tries to take advantage of his opponent's mistakes and make each match as short as possible, something he did at last year's TSSAA Division II state traditional tournament as he won the 106-pound bracket with a trio of first-round pins. He also won a state title in Georgia as a freshman at Buford High School.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor's Nick Corday, top, wrestles to a victory against Bradley Central's Ethan Wilson at 106 pounds on Dec. 12, 2019 in Cleveland, Tenn.

Now he's one of three Red Raiders with a top-20 national ranking, according to FloWrestling — fellow juniors and two-time individual state champs Garrison Dendy (145) and David Harper (195) are the others — but Corday may be a bit undervalued at 13th. He has beaten six wrestlers ranked ahead of him, including a 5-4 win against the No. 1 wrestler in October at the Super 32 Challenge in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A team captain, Corday won by pin twice last weekend as Baylor beat both Father Ryan and Christian Brothers in convincing fashion to win the program's third straight state duals championship.

Baylor coach Rex Kendle sees a lot of similarities between himself and Corday in their devotion to the sport. At Michigan State, Kendle went from being a walk-on wrestler to a team captain and starter his final two years with the Spartans.

"Nick's drive is what stands out to me," Kendle said. "Every day at practice, he shows up and never has a bad day. He is always looking for extra workouts. To him, wrestling is more than a sport — it's a lifestyle. You see it in the way he trains and takes care of his body. It means a lot to him."

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Baylor's Garrison Dendy, right, wrestles McCallie's Emory Taylor during a 152-pound match on Jan. 22 at Baylor.

Like Corday, Dendy and Harper, Jackson Bond (126) is a two-time state champion for Baylor, and other key team members include senior homegrown talents Kade Hartline (106), Matthew Smith (285) and Heath Snodgrass (220), plus Omaury Alvarez (170), Gunnar Garriques (182) and Michael Tisdale (138).

Baylor was ranked before the season as one of the top 50 programs in the country, and the Red Raiders have been No. 1 in Tennessee all season. They're heavy favorites to win another DII state title when the traditional tournament is held next Friday at the Chattanooga Convention Center, although they will compete before then in the DII East Region tournament Saturday at Knoxville Catholic.

While COVID-19 shut down plans of competing in prestigious national tournaments — though they were runners-up at the Knockout Classic in Florida — the Red Raiders are excited about the chance to show out in their own backyard soon.

"This means something to each and every one of us," Corday said. "We want to be at the top. The plan is to go out there and dominate. Our coaches have really motivated us and helped us grow this year even with all the cancellations. They have pushed us to keep working and have allowed us to stay on the right path to success."

Contact Patrick MacCoon at pmaccoon@timesfreepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @PMacCoon.

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Cleveland Beats Bradley For Region 4-AAA Mat Title

Blue Raiders Claim Eight Champs And 11 Qualifiers For State Tournament

Saturday, February 13, 2021 - by John Hunt

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Cleveland and Bradley have been the two most dominant teams in state wrestling circles in recent years, so it’s no surprise that it came down to a battle between these two teams for the Region 4-AAA honors Friday night at Bradley Central’s Jim Smiddy Arena.

The Blue Raiders, fresh off their fourth straight AAA State Duals title last Saturday, had 11 in the finals and emerged with seven champs and four seconds to win for the fourth time in the last three years with 245.5 points.

It was a Cleveland-Bradley matchup in the first seven weights and the Blue Raiders put the tournament out of reach by winning the last six before adding two more after that.

Bradley’s Bears, the defending region champ, finished second with 221 points after claiming two champions and sending nine to next Saturday’s Traditional State Tournament, which will be held in Chattanooga at the Hamilton County Convention & Trade Center.

In most years, Bradley would have qualified all 14 individuals for the state and Cleveland 13, but since it will be a one-day event with only a 16-man bracket instead of the usual 32.  Only the top two in each weight class qualify for the final big meet.

While Cleveland and Bradley were battling for overall honors, Walker Valley was third with 114 points while East Hamilton was fourth with 102.  Soddy Daisy was fifth with 59 while McMinn County, Ooltewah and Rhea County completed the eight-team field with 51, 49 and 28 points, respectively.

There were two Outstanding Wrestler awards presented, one for those 145 pounds and less and another for those 152 and above.

Bradley’s Bryson Terrell earned the honor for the little guys after posting an impressive 11-2 major decision in the final against Cleveland’s Logan Fowler.  The Bear sophomore is now 22-0 on the season.

Cleveland’s Cael Laxton was the honoree in the upper weights after posting a 12-5 decision over East Hamilton’s Maclain Otting in the 152-pound final.  Laxton improves to 16-3 while Friday’s loss was the first for the Hurricane junior after nine straight wins.

Cleveland coach Joey Knox rarely gets over-excited about anything and that was the case on Friday, but he’s just glad that his team did so well in a year when nothing has been normal.

“I thought we looked good in a lot of places and the results are about what I expected,” he said while three extra matches were being held to determine a true second.  More on that new feature a little later in the story.

“I wish that Tetoe Boyd could have won at 182, but I was really pleased with Blake Randall at 126.  He had lost to the Lipsey kid from Bradley twice before today, but was able to find a way to win and I’m really proud of him for that,” Knox added, knowing that Randall’s match was the only one in the finals where the top seed didn’t prevail.

“I was a little worried not having wrestled some of these kids before today, but I thought we wrestled better in places than we have in the past.  I was hoping that we wouldn’t get caught looking ahead, but I thought we did a great job for the most part.  Now we have to make it happen next Saturday,” he concluded.

Bradley coach Ben Smith was also happy that his kids did as well as they did.

“It’s been a really long day for me I was up all night with a stomach bug.  I’m not feeling my best, but I have some great assistants that picked up the slack all day,” he praised as the individual weight class winners were being announced.

“This was about what we expected.  On any other year, we would be sending all 14, but we have nine this year and I’m pleased for the most part.  I thought we did the best we could, but there were some matches where we got behind early and it’s tough to come back in that situation.

“I think we’ll represent our region well next Saturday and there’s no doubt in my mind that the two best teams in the state were in this gym tonight,” Smith said matter of factly.

While Laxton prevailed in his championship match, other champs for Cleveland included Bentley Ellison at 113, Arlo Laxton at 120, Randall at 126, Jackson Bradford at 132, Trae McDaniel at 138, Cody Chittum at 145 and Ashton Davis at 220.

Davis is another young man who is unbeaten after 22 matches and one of four wrestlers who won by pin in the finals, his coming in 29 seconds.

Bradley’s champs included Terrell at 106 and Chase Stansberry at 160 while Walker Valley had two winners in Heath Tanksley at 182 and Jadon Langford at 285.

East Hamilton and McMinn County had one champion each, including McMinn’s Austin Cooley at 170 and East Hamilton’s Jason Brumlow at 195.

 Now back to that True Second match.  Because only the top two finishers qualify for the state meet, this new twist allowed all guys who finished third to challenge the runner-up as long as they had not lost to him earlier in the day.

There were only four such matches and nothing changed as Bradley’s Ethan Lipsey pinned Soddy Daisy’s Andrew Lewis in 3:44 at 113 pounds while older brother Easton Lipsey got a forfeit over East Hamilton’s Nathan Hollingsworth at 126.

East Hamilton’s Otting kept his spot with a 13-6 decision over Bradley’s Brayden Swallows at 152 while McMinn’s Alex Cooley pinned Bradley’s Brett Waters in 3:45 at 220 pounds.

The state will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the A-AA tournament on Thursday, D-II on Friday and AAA on Saturday.

REGION 4-AAA LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Cleveland (Clev) 245.5; 2. Bradley (Brad) 221; 3. Walker Valley (WV) 114; 4. East Hamilton (EH) 102; 5. Soddy Daisy (SD) 59; 6. McMinn County (MC) 51; 7. Ooltewah (O) 49; 8. Rhea County (RC) 28.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Bryson Terrell (Brad) major dec. Logan Fowler (Clev), 11-2;

113 – Bentley Ellison (Clev) major dec. Ethan Lipsey (Brad), 11-2;

120 – Arlo Laxton (Clev) dec. Daniel James (Brad), 5-1;

126 – Blake Randall (Clev) dec. Easton Lipsey (Brad), 3-1;

132 – Jackson Bradford (Clev) pinned Taron Patterson (Brad), :26;

138 – Trae McDaniel (Clev) dec. Luke Belcher (Brad), 11-6;

145 – Cody Chittum (Clev) pinned Austin Lynn (Brad), 3:53;

152 – Cael Laxton (Clev) dec. Maclain Otting (EH), 12-5;

160 – Chase Stansberry (Brad) pinned Desmond Prigmore (Clev), 1:27;

170 – Austin Cooley (MC) dec. Francisco Perez (RC), 4-0;

182 – Heath Tanksley (WV) dec. Tetoe Boyd (Clev), 3-2;

195 – Jason Brumlow (EH) dec. Kallum Lowe (WV), 3-0;

220 – Ashton Davis (Clev) pinned Alex Cooley (MC), :29;

285 – Jadon Langford (WV) dec. Austin McClure (Brad), 3-1.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Brett Harris (WV) pinned Brady Long (EH), 1:36;

113 – Andrew Lewis (SD) major dec. David Westfield (WV), 9-0;

120 – Hunter Bankes (SD) pinned Connor Lloyd (EH), :36;

126 – Nathan Hollingsworth (EH) dec. Hunter McKinney (O), 15-11;

132 – Hayden Endicott (EH) dec. Christian Wilson (WV), 3-2;

138 – David Cantrell (WV) pinned William Whalen (SD), 3:51;

145 – Roman Evans (O) won by technical fall over Caleb Boyd (EH), 3:00;

152 – Brayden Swallows (Brad) pinned Jackson Boggess (MC), 2:28;

160 – Jaden Harden (O) dec. Jackson Davis (WV), 8-4;

170 – Knox Watson (Brad) major dec. Tex Lewis (EH), 14-2;\

182 – Landon Lewis (SD) dec. Wade Brooks (Brad), 9-3;

195 – Benjamin Gray (Clev) pinned Cody McDaniel (Brad), 2:27;

220 – Brett Waters (Brad) dec. Joseph Singerle (O), 5-1 in overtime;

285 – Nick Nicodemis (Clev) pinned William Turner (O), :55.

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

 

Region Wrestling Results From 3-A/AA And D-II East

Matches Held At Eagleville And Knoxville Catholic On Saturday

Saturday, February 13, 2021

REGION 3-A/AA AT EAGLEVILLE

LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Signal Mountain (SM) 227; 2. Nolensville (Nol) 190; 3. Eagleville (Eag) 172.5; 4. Whitwell (Whit) 124; 5. East Ridge (ER) 80; 6. Watertown (Water) 71; 7. Cascade (Cas) and Red Bank (RB) tied with 68; 9. Forrest (For) 64; 10. Marshall Co. (MarCo) 52; 11. East Nashville (EN) 42; 12. Moore Co. (Moore) 37.5; 13. Sequatchie Co. (Seq) 31; 14. Howard (How) 29; 15. Trousdale Co. (TC) 17.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Ethan Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Payton Bures (Nol), :56;

113 – Caleb Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Kyle Harper (RB), :50;

120 – Noah Shriner (SM) dec. Gregory Mech Paz (Water), 8-7;

126 – Daniel Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Cameron Elliott (Whit), 2:00;

132 – Brice Barton (Whit) pinned Riley Lippincott (Nol), 2:00;

138 – Kale Albritton (SM) dec. Benton Magouirk (Whit), 14-12;

145 – Brody McLemore (Eag) dec. Cooper Horton (Whit), 13-8;

152 – Tate Crowell (Nol) pinned Titus Moschkau (ER), 3:17;

160 – Donnovin Darnell (Eag) pinned Tavin Birdwell (Seq), 1:09;

170 – Wyatt McLemore (Eag) won by tech fall over Kaden White (Moore), 5:29;

182 – Noah Hill (For) pinned Kevin Muschel (SM), 5:44;

195 – Preston Worley (SM) pinned Nathan Berry (Water), 1:49;

220 – Bailey Black (Nol) pinned Mason Keel (Whit), 3:22;

285 – Kaymon Overton (EN) dec. Jermichael Young (How), 3-0.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Tylan Moschkau (ER) dec. Tanner Hatchell (Eag), 10-8;

113 – Jacob Pennington (Eag) dec. Jack Henson (Nol), 8-4;

120 – Collin Thomas (ER) pinned Hunter Nolan (Seq), 2:53;

126 – Dakota Pattee (Nol) pinned Asa Nance (For), :52;

132 – Perrin Clark (ER) pinned Braiden Vanderploeg (For), 3:16;

138 – Gaberial Pennington (Eag) dec. Seth McCoy (For), 8-1;

145 – Brock Shipley (SM) pinned Sean Allen (Nol), 2:17;

152 – Erik Johnson (Eag) major dec. Jacob Franklin (Water), 17-8;

160 – Aaron Foster (MarCo) pinned Ty Wiggins (Cas), :56;

170 – Zach Sinner (Nol) pinned Elijah Arnold (Cas), 2:54;

182 – Colton Haun (MarCo) pinned Hayden Sinner (Nol), :38;

195 – Nathan Montpool (Nol) major dec. Matthew Garber (Eag), 16-3;

220 – Rob Atwood (TC) won by forfeit over Matthew King (Water);

285 – Keanun Cummings (Whit) dec. Daniel Odom (SM), 3-1.

DIVISION II EAST AT KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC

LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Baylor (Bay) 281; 2. McCallie (McC) 161; 3. Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) 154; 4. Lakeway Christian (LC) 107; 5. Boyd Buchanan (BB) 97; 6. Notre Dame (ND) 81; 7. Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) 71.5; 8. Chattanooga Christian (CCS) 55; 9. Knoxville Grace (KG) and Knoxville Webb (Webb) tied with 44; 11. Friendship Christian (FC) 40; 12. Knox Catholic (KC) 16; 13. Donelson Christian (DC) 13; 14. King’s Academy (KA) 9.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Kade Hartline (Bay) pinned Andrew Justice (CAK), 1:14;

113 – Nick Corday (Bay) pinned Tate Williams (BB), 1:34;

120 – Keveyon Roller (LC) won by tech fall over Joshua Deitch (ND);

126 – Jackson Bond (Bay) dec. Jack Braman (McC), 7-2;]

132 – Conor Payne (BB) dec. Parker Sapp (CAK), 6-4;

138 – Brayden Ivy (LC) pinned Micah Tisdale (Bay), 1:59;

145 – Garrison Dendy (Bay) pinned Nick Krauss (KG), :39;

152 – Emory Taylor (McC) pinned Kaiden Bates (BB), 2:46;

160 – Gavin Cagle (McC) major dec. Anthony Mannella (Bay), 10-2;

170 – Alex Whitworth (McC) pinned Omaury Alvarez (Bay), 3:59;

182 – Gunnar Garriques (Bay) major dec. Frankie Zahrobsky (McC), 13-3;

195 – David Harper (Bay) pinned Ethan Fogle (CAK), 1:20;

220 – Gabe Fisher (MBA) dec. Brik Boruff (Webb), 7-2;

285 – Max Fisher (MBA) dec. Matthew Smith (Bay), 1-0.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Henry Ribble (MBA) pinned Cole Gumlick (LC), 2:52;

113 – Bob Deitch (ND) dec. Jay Eversole (LC), 2-0;

120 – Judson Jarrett (Bay) won by technical fall over Matthew Tieng (Webb);

126 – Chase Eakes (FC) major dec. Luke Braman (ND), 13-2;

132 – Tyson Wolcott (FC) dec. Tim Carpenter (LC), 3-2;

138 – Mac Russ (MBA) pinned Francisco Palacios (ND), :51;

145 – Hawk Dunn (CAK) dec. Adam Garfinkel (MBA), 3-0;

152 – Porter Kaufman (Bay) pinned Ryan Comfort (KC), 3:05;

160 – Matthew Hyde (MBA) pinned A.J. Johnson (BB), 1:45;

170 – Ben Bumgarner (CCS) dec. Blake Hopper (ND), 5-4;

182 – Kaleb Bonastia (CCS) pinned Dominic Vance (Webb), 4:38;

195 – Luke Estes (LC) inned Jonathan Moore (MBA), 2:44;

220 – Heath Snodgrass (Bay) dec. Carson Gentle (McC), 3-1;

285 – Wylie McDonald (McC) dec. Devin Lively (KC), 5-2.

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

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Tribe's Hurst heads Super 14 wrestling team

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Dobyns-Bennett’s Jackson Hurst, right, poses with teammate Tre Morrisette and the brackets from their individual state championships won last year. Hurst is the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Wrestler of the Year this season.

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Dobyns-Bennett’s Jackson Hurst was at the head of the class among Northeast Tennessee wrestlers this season.

On Friday, Hurst was named the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Wrestler of the Year.

The 152-pound senior carries an undefeated 31-0 record into Saturday’s Region 1-AAA tournament at Cocke County’s gym in Newport. Ranked No. 1 this year in the 152-pound class, Jackson is defending state champion after winning at 145 pounds in 2020.

 

Morristown East’s Dale Johnson was selected the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Coach of the Year.

Here is this year’s honor roll, compiled with input from coaches:

106 pounds

Stiles Miller (Science Hill, Fr., 26-5)

Placed second in the Indian Classic, third at the Mountain Rumble, second in the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl, and was tournament champion at the Maryville Invitational. Twenty of his 26 wins this season came via pin.

113 pounds

Jeremiah Skeen (Morristown West, Jr., 9-2)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier.

120 pounds

Gavin Armstrong (Dobyns Bennett, So., 18-2)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier. He placed second in the Indian Classic and third at the Mountain Rumble.

126 pounds

Perry Roller (Tennessee High, Jr., 20-1)

Defending region champion and two-time state qualifier. He placed first at the Indian Classic.

132 pounds

Brennan Watkins (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 24-1)

State runner-up last year and region champion. This year he placed first in the Indian Classic and second at the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

138 pounds

Ethan Hylton (David Crockett, Jr., 28-2)

Has an overall record of 112-17 and this season was the tournament champion at the Indian Classic.

145 pounds

 

Landon Fisher (Jefferson County, Sr., 23-4)

Fourth-place finisher in the state last season at 138 pounds and two-time region champion. Placed second in the Mountain Rumble and third in the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

152 pounds

Jackson Hurst (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 31-0)

Defending state champion who has won every event he has entered this season: Indian Classic, Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

160 pounds

Tre Morrisette (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 31-1)

Defending state champion. He placed first in both the Mountain Rumble and Indian Classic and was second at the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl

170 pounds

Clint Morrisette (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 24-0)

Defending region champion and state qualifier. He has won every event he’s entered this season: Indian Classic, Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

182 pounds

James Robinson (Jefferson County, So., 20-6)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier and has a career record of 51-25. He placed fourth at the Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

195 pounds

Garrett Crowder (Dobyns Bennett, Fr., 23-9)

Placed third in the Indian Classic.

220 pounds

Ryver Shelton (Jefferson County, Sr., 16-5)

Two-time region champion and two-time state medalist (fourth in 2020; fifth in 2019) and boasts a career record of 124-33.

285 pounds

Sonny Watson (Morristown West, Sr., 14-0)

Returning region medalist and state qualifier.

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McMinn County’s Kyle Cooley scores a two-point near fall on Rhea County’s Francisco Perez during the 170-pound championship match of the Region 4-AAA wrestling tournament on Friday at Bradley Central High School. Cooley won the title match in a 4-0 decision and became the first wrestler from McMinn County to win a region championship since Eddie Turner in 2007.

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McMinn County’s Alex Cooley prepares to finish off a pin of Bradley Central’s Brett Waters during the 220-pound second-place match of the Region 4-AAA tournament Friday at Bradley Central High School. With his region runner-up finish, the senior Cooley clinched a state tournament appearance.

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McMinn County’s Jackson Boggess (top) wrestles Bradley Central’s Brayden Swallows during the Region 4-AAA wrestling tournament Friday at Bradley Central High School. Boggess finished the tournament in fourth place in the 152-pound weight class.

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CLEVELAND — Kyle Cooley figured he just needed to get the first points. And when he did, the rest was a place in McMinn County wrestling history.

The Cherokees’ junior caught Rhea County’s Francisco Perez in a two-point near-fall with seconds left in the second period of his 170-pound Region 4-AAA tournament championship match, taking a 2-0 lead. Cooley then pulled a reversal in the third period that padded his lead by another two points and allowed him to keep Perez under control the rest of the way to a win by 4-0 decision.

“Once I realized I got the two on him in the second period toward the end of it, the last period I just rode it out and ended up flipping over on him and holding toward the end,” said Cooley in an interview with The Daily Post-Athenian after.

When time ran out, Cooley rose from the mat Friday at Bradley Central High School as the first wrestler from McMinn to win a region championship since Eddie Turner in 2007. And it’s a title that Cooley believes will be the start of a trend for the Cherokees.

“I think in the upcoming years, McMinn is going to be a pretty good team, and this is the start of it,” Cooley said. “And it feels good knowing I pushed the hardest I could.”

By winning the region title, Cooley ensured his second straight appearance in the TSSAA Wrestling State Championships. But Friday night became even more special for Cooley when he later saw his brother, Alex, clinch his own state tournament berth in the 220-pound weight class.

“It’s the best feeling ever,” said Kyle Cooley on his brother joining him. “No words to describe it.”

 

Alex Cooley had lost by pin in the region title match to defending state champion Ashton Davis of Cleveland and then had one more match to wrestle after. Because only the top two region finishers qualify for the state tournament this year, the loser of the title round would have to face the consolation bracket winner for second place if the two wrestlers hadn’t previously met earlier in the tournament.

So Alex took to the mat against Bradley Central’s Brett Waters, and he would not be denied. Waters had scored a takedown on Alex in the second period, but Alex turned the tables with a reversal shortly after and finished off his pin of Waters with 14 seconds left in the period to clinch his runner-up position.

“I knew he was getting tired, so I decided to act before he could act,” Alex Cooley said.

Alex Cooley, a senior, will end his wrestling career at McMinn with his first trip to the state tournament — joining his younger brother who he said has helped push him to take his wrestling to another level.

“It’s really special,” Alex said. “We’ve been wrestling all our lives, and I’m glad I get to go to state with him and wrestle some more.”

The TSSAA cut the state tournament fields to 16 wrestlers per weight class this season due to COVID-19 restrictions, from the usual number of 32. That meant that this year, only the top two finishers at region tournaments go to state instead of the usual top four.

And one McMinn wrestler, Jackson Boggess at 152 pounds, happened to be affected by that cutoff. Boggess, the brother of three-time state participant Gage Boggess, finished Friday in fourth place and would have joined the Cooley brothers at state in a normal season.

Boggess had started the evening with a last-second takedown just inbounds that won him a 6-5 first-round decision over Bradley’s Brayden Swallows. Boggess lost to East Hamilton’s Maclain Otting in the semifinals via pin, but bounced back with a win by pin over Walker Valley’s Markus Rich. Boggess then fell in his rematch with Swallows in the third-place match via pin.

“It’s a heartbreaker, because I feel that a lot of kids are missing out on that opportunity all throughout the state,” said McMinn coach Matt Rabine. “We feel blessed that we actually have a season, and it’s understandable why there are all these restrictions, but at the same time Jackson should be going to state, as well as anybody who made the top four.”

Kyle Cooley had a first-round bye and then pinned East Hamilton’s Tex Lewis in 1:30 to get to the 170-pound title round.

“He’s been working hard, and in the offseason as well,” Rabine said of the region champion. “That’s in the gym as well as on the mats. And his hard work is paying off this year, so I’m excited to see what he’s going to do next week (at state).”

Alex Cooley also started his evening with a bye, then outlasted Walker Valley’s Jacob Anderson in a 9-7 decision. Cooley had taken a 7-2 lead, but Anderson tied near the end of the second period with a reversal and a three-point near fall. But Cooley recovered in the third period and went back ahead with a two-point near fall with 51 seconds left, then held on to advance to the title round.

“Alex is finally wrestling as we felt he could wrestle at his potential, and I think he’s going to do very well at the state tournament, as well,” Rabine said.

The Class AAA state tournament will take place Saturday at the Chattanooga Convention Center – since the tournament was moved this year from its usual location in Franklin. Weigh-ins begin at 7:30 a.m. and wrestling starts at 9 a.m. in the round of 16.

Also finishing in sixth place from McMinn on Friday were London Wilkins (113 pounds), Tres Schuft (138), NaQuan Vincent (182) and Ryan Vogus (195). As a team, McMinn finished sixth out of the eight teams in the region with 51 points, ahead of Ooltewah in seventh (49 points) and Rhea County in eighth (28).

“I’m extremely proud of these boys,” Rabine said. “This year everything was rescheduled, canceled, rescheduled three or four times, and that’s not an exaggeration. And for everything that was canceled, something else came up last-minute. And what came out of it was these guys bonded.

“They all get along very well, and they have a lot of respect and love for one another. And out of that adversity came bonding. And we have a whole bunch of kids coming back next year, and I look forward to working with them in the offseason.”

Cleveland topped the team standings with 245.5 points, and Bradley finished in second with 221. Walker Valley was third (114 points), East Hamilton fourth (102) and Soddy-Daisy fifth (59).

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Centennial's Alex Ables grateful to cap his career with state wrestling tournament run

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Ables, a 152-pound wrestler, was left waiting for his moment to go. ... This season the top two wrestlers in each Class AAA region advance to the state ... Simpson carries on his father Frank's legacy as new MBA wrestling coach.

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Area wrestlers punch their ticket to state with regional victories

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The individual state tournament starts on February 18 in Chattanooga

by: Jesse Krull

Posted: Feb 14, 2021 / 01:00 AM EST / Updated: Feb 14, 2021 / 01:00 AM EST

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – The following wrestlers won their weight class in the TSSAA 1 A-AA Regional Tournament on Saturday at Elizabethton High School.

106: Porter Finstad – Gibbs

113: LeAndre Dabney Jr. – Greeneville

120: Andy Cable – Piegeon Forge
126: Charles Dabney – Greeneville
132: Hunter Johnson – Greeneville
138: Mason Hunter – Greeneville
145: Josh Parton – Pigeon Forge
152: Garrett Foreman – Pigeon Forge
160: Kodiak Cannedy – Greeneville
170: Morgan Lowery – Greeneville
182: Joseph Skidmore – Pigeon Forge
195: Ethan Sutton – Pigeon Forge
220: Deuce Morton – Elizabethton
285: Mustafi Algarawi – Pigeon Forge

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Murfreesboro Post

County to be well represented at state wrestling tournment 

• • Feb 16, 2021 Updated 9 hrs ago

 

Oakland senior Graham Keating medaled in last year's state wrestling tournament. FILE

 

The TSSAA state wrestling tournament scheduled to be held this weekend has been postponed until Feb. 24-26 at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

This week's winter storm led to the postponement.

Almost 30 Rutherford County wrestlers, including five returning medalists, qualified as individuals this year.

 

The following Rutherford County wrestlers will compete in the event next week:

Rutherford County 2020

State Wrestling Qualifiers

Boys Class AAA

106 Class: Aslan Nadeau, Blackman, Fr.

113: Chas Stokes, Oakland, Sr.; Justin Bradford, Blackman, Jr.*

120: Noah Creque, Siegel, Soph.; Grant Myers, Blackman, Soph.

126: Jacob Jones, Stewarts Creek, Sr.; Mason Sells, Blackman, Soph.*

132: Adm Tibitoski, Oakland, Jr.; Aiden Heathcott, Blackman, Jr.

138: Jaxsen Nieuwsma, Oakland, Soph.

145: Alex Rose, Blackman, Sr.

160: Justin Brown, Blackman, Soph.

170: Jashua Chew, Blackman, Jr.

182: Evan Harris, Oakland, Soph.

195: Connor Milhorn, Siegel, Jr.

220: Tytus Kirby-Reach, Blackman, Sr.

285: Graham Keating, Oakland, Sr.*

Boys A-AA

106: Tanner Hatcher, Eagleville, 8th-grade

113: Jacob Pennington, Eagleville, Fr.

138: Gabriel Pennington, Eagleville, Sr.

145: Brody Mclemore, Eagleville, Fr.*

152: Erik Johnson, Eagleville, Jr.

160: Donnovin Darnell, Eagleville, Jr.

170: Wyatt Mclemore, Eagleville, Sr.*

195: Matthew Garber, Eagleville, Jr.

Girls AAA

112: Grace Elliott, Siegel, Jr.

119: Jennifer Pranouphong, La Vergne, Sr.

125: Monteria Bigsby, Riverdale, Sr.

 

 

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Camden County is ranked #14 in the country.......Buford also picked up the 6A traditional title...

 

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Volunteer's Tucker, Glass qualify for state

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... Volunteer's Ben Tucker won his second TSSAA Region 1-AAA individual wrestling championship Saturday afternoon at Cocke County High School

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From Chattanoogan

Vincent “Vinny” Russell Waters

Retired From TVA-Sequoia Nuclear Plant As A Supervisor

Monday, February 22, 2021

Vincent “Vinny” Russell Waters, 61, of Hixson, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021.

He was a member of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and was formerly a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. He attended OLPH School where he played football, basketball and wrestled. He graduated from East Ridge High School where he exceled in wrestling. He was a swimmer on the East Ridge Youth Foundation Swim Team. He graduated from Chattanooga State with a degree in Nuclear Engineering-Health Physics. He retired from TVA-Sequoia Nuclear Plant as a supervisor.

He was preceded in death by his father, Coach Don Waters.

Survivors include daughters, Heather Spirz (David) and Krista Conner (Brandon); grandchildren, Haley, Lauren, Ben, Logan, Abby and Riley; mother, Hazel Fryar Waters; siblings, James Donald Waters, Jr, Lawrence Earl Waters (Arlene), Dr. Christopher Mark Waters (Dr. Teresa), David Samuel Fryar Waters (Gina), Margaret Waters Hall; nieces and nephews, Eva Waters, Sean Waters, Nikki DeHaven, Layna Jones, Dr. Katie Waters, Robin Waters, MaryAnn Waters, Ben Hall and Maggie Hall.

A private memorial service will be held for the family.

Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road, East Ridge, Tn. 37412.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

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From Tennessean and Oakridge...

30 Tennessee high school wrestlers to watch during the TSSAA individual wrestling state championships

Joseph Spears

Nashville Tennessean

 

The TSSAA individual wrestling state championships will be held next Wednesday through Friday at the Chattanooga Convention Center with state championships being crowned in Class AAA, Class A/AA, Division II and girls.

The Class A/AA championships will be held on Wednesday, DII and girls on Thursday and Class AAA on Friday.

The championships were originally scheduled for last week but were postponed due to hazardous winter weather.

Here are 30 high school wrestlers to watch this week — 25 boys and five girls — from the state to keep an eye on:

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: How Tennessee high school wrestling programs are getting through a COVID-19 season

 

 

Division I

Class AAA

Justin Bradford

Blackman, junior

Weight class: 113

Bradford was pinned in last year's championship with 13 seconds left after leading 10-8 to Wilson Central's Thomas Borders. This season Bradford is unbeaten.

Thomas Borders

Wilson Central, senior

Weight class: 120

Wilson enters his final state tournament as a three-time medalist and two-time champion at 113 pounds. He's undefeated coming off a Region 6-AAA title. 

 

Trey Bates

Beech, senior

Weight class: 126

Bates is a two-time champion, winning the 120-pound class last season. He's 34-0 on the year.

Jackson Bradford

Cleveland, senior

Weight class: 132

Bradford is a three-time medalist finishing sixth and was the 113-pound champion in 2019. He is 24-2 this season.

 

Trae McDaniel

Cleveland, senior

Weight class: 138

McDaniel is a two-time champion and a three-time medalist. He won state titles in each of the last two seasons winning at 106 in 2019 and 126 last season. McDaniel is undefeated at 22-0.

Jackson Hurst

Dobyns Bennett, senior

Weight class: 152

Hurst is a two-time medalist and won the 145-pound title in 2020. He enters this year's state tournament undefeated at 34-0.

 

Tre Morrisette

Dobyns Bennett, senior

Weight class: 160

Morrisette is 34-1 on the season and the defending champion at 160 pounds.

Mason Smith

Senior, Beech, senior

Weight class: 170

Smith moved up two weight classes this year after winning last season's 152-pound title. He's 36-0 on the year. 

Ashton Davis

Cleveland, junior

Weight class: 220

The reigning 220-pound champion, Davis is 22-0 on the season. 

Class A-AA

LeAndre Dabney

Greeneville, junior

Weight class: 113

Dabney is the defending state champion and  enters the state tournament with a record of 22-1.

Daniel Uhorchuk

Signal Mountain, senior

Weight class: 126

Uhorchuk is a three-time champion and a four-time medalist. He's won state titles at 106, 113 and 120 pounds.

Hunter Mason

Greeneville, sophomore

Weight class: 138

Mason moved up two weight classes after winning last year's 126-pound title. He's 23-0 this season. 

 

 

Josh Parton

Pigeon Forge, junior

Weight class: 145

Parton is a two-time medalist and won last year's 132-pound title. He's 25-4 this season.

Garrett Foreman

Pigeon Forge, junior

Weight class: 152

Foreman moved up two weight classes this season after winning last year's 138-pound title. He's 34-1 this season.

Kodiak Cannedy

Greeneville, junior

Weight class: 160

Cannedy is 24-1 this season and a two-time champion winning at 145 pounds in 2020 and 126 pounds in 2019.

 

Wyatt McLemore

Eagleville, senior

Weight class: 170

McLemore has medaled at state for four consecutive seasons and will be competing at state in his fifth different weight division this season. He captured the state championship in the 160-pound class last year.

Noah Hill

Forrest, senior

Weight class: 182

Hill is the defending 182-pound champion. A two-time medalist, Hill is is 27-0 this season.   

 

Parrish Pacetti

Hixson, senior

Weight class: 220

A two-time medalist, Pacetti is undefeated this season and the defending champion at 220 pounds.

Division II

Nick Corday

Baylor, junior

Weight class: 113

Corday won last season's 106-pound title and is 13-0 this season.

Jackson Bond

Baylor, junior

Weight class: 126

Bond moved up two classes after winning a state title at 106 pounds in 2019 and 113 pounds last season.

 

 

Dayne Dalrymple

Christian Brothers, senior 

Weight class: 132

Dalrymple placed 2nd and 3rd at 106 pounds in 2018 and 2019 before finally breaking through and winning the 120-pound title last season. He's 34-2 this season. 

Garrison Dendy

Baylor, junior

Weight class: 145

Dendy has moved up a class after winning state titles at 132 and 138 pounds each of the last two seasons. He's 12-0 on the season.

 

Emory Taylor

McCallie, senior

Weight class: 152

Taylor has moved up four weight classes after winning last season's 126-pound title. He's a three-time champion also winning at 120 pounds in 2019 and 113 pounds in 2018.

Gavin Cagle

McCallie, senior

Weight class: 160

Cagle is a four-time medalist and a two-time champion, winning at 170 pounds last season and 160 pounds in 2019. 

 

James Whitworth

McCallie, senior

Weight class: 170

Since his eighth-grade year, Whitworth has won state titles at 106 (2017), 126 (2018), 152 (2019) and 160 pounds (2020).  

David Harper

Baylor, junior

Weight class: 195

Harper is the two-time defending champion at 195 pounds and is 13-1 this season.. 

Girls

Roseanna Vaughn

Northwest, junior

Weight class: 119

Vaughn placed fifth in last year's state tournament but was this season's region champ beating defending champion Annalynn Rakett by pinfall in the region tournament. 

 

Maggie Graham

Bartlett, sophomore

Weight class: 150

Graham was last season's 160-pound champion. She's 20-1 this season. 

Shelby Zacharias

Creek Wood, senior

Weight class: 170

Zacharias is the reigning 170-pound champion and a two-time medalist. She is 21-0 this season. 

Ariyanna Anderson

Creek Wood, junior

Weight class: 190

Anderson won last season's 190-pound title and is a two-time medalist finishing second at 190 pounds in 2019. She  is 17-2 this season.

 

Valerie Smith

McGavock, junior

Weight class: 215

Smith is the two-time defending state champion at 215-pounds.

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Cleveland Beats Bradley For Region 4-AAA Mat Title

Blue Raiders Claim Eight Champs And 11 Qualifiers For State Tournament

Saturday, February 13, 2021 - by John Hunt

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Cleveland and Bradley have been the two most dominant teams in state wrestling circles in recent years, so it’s no surprise that it came down to a battle between these two teams for the Region 4-AAA honors Friday night at Bradley Central’s Jim Smiddy Arena.

The Blue Raiders, fresh off their fourth straight AAA State Duals title last Saturday, had 11 in the finals and emerged with seven champs and four seconds to win for the fourth time in the last three years with 245.5 points.

It was a Cleveland-Bradley matchup in the first seven weights and the Blue Raiders put the tournament out of reach by winning the last six before adding two more after that.

Bradley’s Bears, the defending region champ, finished second with 221 points after claiming two champions and sending nine to next Saturday’s Traditional State Tournament, which will be held in Chattanooga at the Hamilton County Convention & Trade Center.

In most years, Bradley would have qualified all 14 individuals for the state and Cleveland 13, but since it will be a one-day event with only a 16-man bracket instead of the usual 32.  Only the top two in each weight class qualify for the final big meet.

While Cleveland and Bradley were battling for overall honors, Walker Valley was third with 114 points while East Hamilton was fourth with 102.  Soddy Daisy was fifth with 59 while McMinn County, Ooltewah and Rhea County completed the eight-team field with 51, 49 and 28 points, respectively.

There were two Outstanding Wrestler awards presented, one for those 145 pounds and less and another for those 152 and above.

Bradley’s Bryson Terrell earned the honor for the little guys after posting an impressive 11-2 major decision in the final against Cleveland’s Logan Fowler.  The Bear sophomore is now 22-0 on the season.

Cleveland’s Cael Laxton was the honoree in the upper weights after posting a 12-5 decision over East Hamilton’s Maclain Otting in the 152-pound final.  Laxton improves to 16-3 while Friday’s loss was the first for the Hurricane junior after nine straight wins.

Cleveland coach Joey Knox rarely gets over-excited about anything and that was the case on Friday, but he’s just glad that his team did so well in a year when nothing has been normal.

“I thought we looked good in a lot of places and the results are about what I expected,” he said while three extra matches were being held to determine a true second.  More on that new feature a little later in the story.

“I wish that Tetoe Boyd could have won at 182, but I was really pleased with Blake Randall at 126.  He had lost to the Lipsey kid from Bradley twice before today, but was able to find a way to win and I’m really proud of him for that,” Knox added, knowing that Randall’s match was the only one in the finals where the top seed didn’t prevail.

“I was a little worried not having wrestled some of these kids before today, but I thought we wrestled better in places than we have in the past.  I was hoping that we wouldn’t get caught looking ahead, but I thought we did a great job for the most part.  Now we have to make it happen next Saturday,” he concluded.

Bradley coach Ben Smith was also happy that his kids did as well as they did.

“It’s been a really long day for me I was up all night with a stomach bug.  I’m not feeling my best, but I have some great assistants that picked up the slack all day,” he praised as the individual weight class winners were being announced.

“This was about what we expected.  On any other year, we would be sending all 14, but we have nine this year and I’m pleased for the most part.  I thought we did the best we could, but there were some matches where we got behind early and it’s tough to come back in that situation.

“I think we’ll represent our region well next Saturday and there’s no doubt in my mind that the two best teams in the state were in this gym tonight,” Smith said matter of factly.

While Laxton prevailed in his championship match, other champs for Cleveland included Bentley Ellison at 113, Arlo Laxton at 120, Randall at 126, Jackson Bradford at 132, Trae McDaniel at 138, Cody Chittum at 145 and Ashton Davis at 220.

Davis is another young man who is unbeaten after 22 matches and one of four wrestlers who won by pin in the finals, his coming in 29 seconds.

Bradley’s champs included Terrell at 106 and Chase Stansberry at 160 while Walker Valley had two winners in Heath Tanksley at 182 and Jadon Langford at 285.

East Hamilton and McMinn County had one champion each, including McMinn’s Austin Cooley at 170 and East Hamilton’s Jason Brumlow at 195.

 Now back to that True Second match.  Because only the top two finishers qualify for the state meet, this new twist allowed all guys who finished third to challenge the runner-up as long as they had not lost to him earlier in the day.

There were only four such matches and nothing changed as Bradley’s Ethan Lipsey pinned Soddy Daisy’s Andrew Lewis in 3:44 at 113 pounds while older brother Easton Lipsey got a forfeit over East Hamilton’s Nathan Hollingsworth at 126.

East Hamilton’s Otting kept his spot with a 13-6 decision over Bradley’s Brayden Swallows at 152 while McMinn’s Alex Cooley pinned Bradley’s Brett Waters in 3:45 at 220 pounds.

The state will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the A-AA tournament on Thursday, D-II on Friday and AAA on Saturday.

REGION 4-AAA LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Cleveland (Clev) 245.5; 2. Bradley (Brad) 221; 3. Walker Valley (WV) 114; 4. East Hamilton (EH) 102; 5. Soddy Daisy (SD) 59; 6. McMinn County (MC) 51; 7. Ooltewah (O) 49; 8. Rhea County (RC) 28.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Bryson Terrell (Brad) major dec. Logan Fowler (Clev), 11-2;

113 – Bentley Ellison (Clev) major dec. Ethan Lipsey (Brad), 11-2;

120 – Arlo Laxton (Clev) dec. Daniel James (Brad), 5-1;

126 – Blake Randall (Clev) dec. Easton Lipsey (Brad), 3-1;

132 – Jackson Bradford (Clev) pinned Taron Patterson (Brad), :26;

138 – Trae McDaniel (Clev) dec. Luke Belcher (Brad), 11-6;

145 – Cody Chittum (Clev) pinned Austin Lynn (Brad), 3:53;

152 – Cael Laxton (Clev) dec. Maclain Otting (EH), 12-5;

160 – Chase Stansberry (Brad) pinned Desmond Prigmore (Clev), 1:27;

170 – Austin Cooley (MC) dec. Francisco Perez (RC), 4-0;

182 – Heath Tanksley (WV) dec. Tetoe Boyd (Clev), 3-2;

195 – Jason Brumlow (EH) dec. Kallum Lowe (WV), 3-0;

220 – Ashton Davis (Clev) pinned Alex Cooley (MC), :29;

285 – Jadon Langford (WV) dec. Austin McClure (Brad), 3-1.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Brett Harris (WV) pinned Brady Long (EH), 1:36;

113 – Andrew Lewis (SD) major dec. David Westfield (WV), 9-0;

120 – Hunter Bankes (SD) pinned Connor Lloyd (EH), :36;

126 – Nathan Hollingsworth (EH) dec. Hunter McKinney (O), 15-11;

132 – Hayden Endicott (EH) dec. Christian Wilson (WV), 3-2;

138 – David Cantrell (WV) pinned William Whalen (SD), 3:51;

145 – Roman Evans (O) won by technical fall over Caleb Boyd (EH), 3:00;

152 – Brayden Swallows (Brad) pinned Jackson Boggess (MC), 2:28;

160 – Jaden Harden (O) dec. Jackson Davis (WV), 8-4;

170 – Knox Watson (Brad) major dec. Tex Lewis (EH), 14-2;\

182 – Landon Lewis (SD) dec. Wade Brooks (Brad), 9-3;

195 – Benjamin Gray (Clev) pinned Cody McDaniel (Brad), 2:27;

220 – Brett Waters (Brad) dec. Joseph Singerle (O), 5-1 in overtime;

285 – Nick Nicodemis (Clev) pinned William Turner (O), :55.

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

 

Region Wrestling Results From 3-A/AA And D-II East

Matches Held At Eagleville And Knoxville Catholic On Saturday

Saturday, February 13, 2021

REGION 3-A/AA AT EAGLEVILLE

LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Signal Mountain (SM) 227; 2. Nolensville (Nol) 190; 3. Eagleville (Eag) 172.5; 4. Whitwell (Whit) 124; 5. East Ridge (ER) 80; 6. Watertown (Water) 71; 7. Cascade (Cas) and Red Bank (RB) tied with 68; 9. Forrest (For) 64; 10. Marshall Co. (MarCo) 52; 11. East Nashville (EN) 42; 12. Moore Co. (Moore) 37.5; 13. Sequatchie Co. (Seq) 31; 14. Howard (How) 29; 15. Trousdale Co. (TC) 17.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Ethan Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Payton Bures (Nol), :56;

113 – Caleb Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Kyle Harper (RB), :50;

120 – Noah Shriner (SM) dec. Gregory Mech Paz (Water), 8-7;

126 – Daniel Uhorchuk (SM) pinned Cameron Elliott (Whit), 2:00;

132 – Brice Barton (Whit) pinned Riley Lippincott (Nol), 2:00;

138 – Kale Albritton (SM) dec. Benton Magouirk (Whit), 14-12;

145 – Brody McLemore (Eag) dec. Cooper Horton (Whit), 13-8;

152 – Tate Crowell (Nol) pinned Titus Moschkau (ER), 3:17;

160 – Donnovin Darnell (Eag) pinned Tavin Birdwell (Seq), 1:09;

170 – Wyatt McLemore (Eag) won by tech fall over Kaden White (Moore), 5:29;

182 – Noah Hill (For) pinned Kevin Muschel (SM), 5:44;

195 – Preston Worley (SM) pinned Nathan Berry (Water), 1:49;

220 – Bailey Black (Nol) pinned Mason Keel (Whit), 3:22;

285 – Kaymon Overton (EN) dec. Jermichael Young (How), 3-0.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Tylan Moschkau (ER) dec. Tanner Hatchell (Eag), 10-8;

113 – Jacob Pennington (Eag) dec. Jack Henson (Nol), 8-4;

120 – Collin Thomas (ER) pinned Hunter Nolan (Seq), 2:53;

126 – Dakota Pattee (Nol) pinned Asa Nance (For), :52;

132 – Perrin Clark (ER) pinned Braiden Vanderploeg (For), 3:16;

138 – Gaberial Pennington (Eag) dec. Seth McCoy (For), 8-1;

145 – Brock Shipley (SM) pinned Sean Allen (Nol), 2:17;

152 – Erik Johnson (Eag) major dec. Jacob Franklin (Water), 17-8;

160 – Aaron Foster (MarCo) pinned Ty Wiggins (Cas), :56;

170 – Zach Sinner (Nol) pinned Elijah Arnold (Cas), 2:54;

182 – Colton Haun (MarCo) pinned Hayden Sinner (Nol), :38;

195 – Nathan Montpool (Nol) major dec. Matthew Garber (Eag), 16-3;

220 – Rob Atwood (TC) won by forfeit over Matthew King (Water);

285 – Keanun Cummings (Whit) dec. Daniel Odom (SM), 3-1.

DIVISION II EAST AT KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC

LEGEND AND FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Baylor (Bay) 281; 2. McCallie (McC) 161; 3. Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) 154; 4. Lakeway Christian (LC) 107; 5. Boyd Buchanan (BB) 97; 6. Notre Dame (ND) 81; 7. Christian Academy of Knoxville (CAK) 71.5; 8. Chattanooga Christian (CCS) 55; 9. Knoxville Grace (KG) and Knoxville Webb (Webb) tied with 44; 11. Friendship Christian (FC) 40; 12. Knox Catholic (KC) 16; 13. Donelson Christian (DC) 13; 14. King’s Academy (KA) 9.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Kade Hartline (Bay) pinned Andrew Justice (CAK), 1:14;

113 – Nick Corday (Bay) pinned Tate Williams (BB), 1:34;

120 – Keveyon Roller (LC) won by tech fall over Joshua Deitch (ND);

126 – Jackson Bond (Bay) dec. Jack Braman (McC), 7-2;]

132 – Conor Payne (BB) dec. Parker Sapp (CAK), 6-4;

138 – Brayden Ivy (LC) pinned Micah Tisdale (Bay), 1:59;

145 – Garrison Dendy (Bay) pinned Nick Krauss (KG), :39;

152 – Emory Taylor (McC) pinned Kaiden Bates (BB), 2:46;

160 – Gavin Cagle (McC) major dec. Anthony Mannella (Bay), 10-2;

170 – Alex Whitworth (McC) pinned Omaury Alvarez (Bay), 3:59;

182 – Gunnar Garriques (Bay) major dec. Frankie Zahrobsky (McC), 13-3;

195 – David Harper (Bay) pinned Ethan Fogle (CAK), 1:20;

220 – Gabe Fisher (MBA) dec. Brik Boruff (Webb), 7-2;

285 – Max Fisher (MBA) dec. Matthew Smith (Bay), 1-0.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Henry Ribble (MBA) pinned Cole Gumlick (LC), 2:52;

113 – Bob Deitch (ND) dec. Jay Eversole (LC), 2-0;

120 – Judson Jarrett (Bay) won by technical fall over Matthew Tieng (Webb);

126 – Chase Eakes (FC) major dec. Luke Braman (ND), 13-2;

132 – Tyson Wolcott (FC) dec. Tim Carpenter (LC), 3-2;

138 – Mac Russ (MBA) pinned Francisco Palacios (ND), :51;

145 – Hawk Dunn (CAK) dec. Adam Garfinkel (MBA), 3-0;

152 – Porter Kaufman (Bay) pinned Ryan Comfort (KC), 3:05;

160 – Matthew Hyde (MBA) pinned A.J. Johnson (BB), 1:45;

170 – Ben Bumgarner (CCS) dec. Blake Hopper (ND), 5-4;

182 – Kaleb Bonastia (CCS) pinned Dominic Vance (Webb), 4:38;

195 – Luke Estes (LC) inned Jonathan Moore (MBA), 2:44;

220 – Heath Snodgrass (Bay) dec. Carson Gentle (McC), 3-1;

285 – Wylie McDonald (McC) dec. Devin Lively (KC), 5-2.

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Dobyns-Bennett’s Jackson Hurst, right, poses with teammate Tre Morrisette and the brackets from their individual state championships won last year. Hurst is the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Wrestler of the Year this season.

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Dobyns-Bennett’s Jackson Hurst was at the head of the class among Northeast Tennessee wrestlers this season.

On Friday, Hurst was named the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Wrestler of the Year.

The 152-pound senior carries an undefeated 31-0 record into Saturday’s Region 1-AAA tournament at Cocke County’s gym in Newport. Ranked No. 1 this year in the 152-pound class, Jackson is defending state champion after winning at 145 pounds in 2020.

 

Morristown East’s Dale Johnson was selected the Times News/Johnson City Press Super 14 Coach of the Year.

Here is this year’s honor roll, compiled with input from coaches:

106 pounds

Stiles Miller (Science Hill, Fr., 26-5)

Placed second in the Indian Classic, third at the Mountain Rumble, second in the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl, and was tournament champion at the Maryville Invitational. Twenty of his 26 wins this season came via pin.

113 pounds

Jeremiah Skeen (Morristown West, Jr., 9-2)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier.

120 pounds

Gavin Armstrong (Dobyns Bennett, So., 18-2)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier. He placed second in the Indian Classic and third at the Mountain Rumble.

126 pounds

Perry Roller (Tennessee High, Jr., 20-1)

Defending region champion and two-time state qualifier. He placed first at the Indian Classic.

132 pounds

Brennan Watkins (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 24-1)

State runner-up last year and region champion. This year he placed first in the Indian Classic and second at the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

138 pounds

Ethan Hylton (David Crockett, Jr., 28-2)

Has an overall record of 112-17 and this season was the tournament champion at the Indian Classic.

145 pounds

 

Landon Fisher (Jefferson County, Sr., 23-4)

Fourth-place finisher in the state last season at 138 pounds and two-time region champion. Placed second in the Mountain Rumble and third in the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

152 pounds

Jackson Hurst (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 31-0)

Defending state champion who has won every event he has entered this season: Indian Classic, Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

160 pounds

Tre Morrisette (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 31-1)

Defending state champion. He placed first in both the Mountain Rumble and Indian Classic and was second at the Fandetti-Richardson Brawl

170 pounds

Clint Morrisette (Dobyns Bennett, Sr., 24-0)

Defending region champion and state qualifier. He has won every event he’s entered this season: Indian Classic, Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

182 pounds

James Robinson (Jefferson County, So., 20-6)

Returning region runner-up and state qualifier and has a career record of 51-25. He placed fourth at the Mountain Rumble and Fandetti-Richardson Brawl.

195 pounds

Garrett Crowder (Dobyns Bennett, Fr., 23-9)

Placed third in the Indian Classic.

220 pounds

Ryver Shelton (Jefferson County, Sr., 16-5)

Two-time region champion and two-time state medalist (fourth in 2020; fifth in 2019) and boasts a career record of 124-33.

285 pounds

Sonny Watson (Morristown West, Sr., 14-0)

Returning region medalist and state qualifier.

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The Tennessean...

Live updates: TSSAA Class A/AA high school wrestling state championships

Tom Kreager

Nashville Tennessean

 

 

The TSSAA is holding its Tennessee high school wrestling state championships on Wednesday-Friday at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

The event has limited seating with state qualifiers being given two tickets for fans.

The Division I Class A/AA wrestling championships are Wednesday with Division II and girls wrestling tournaments on Thursday and Class AAA on Friday.

Fans can watch the state championships on the NFHS Network here. Fans must have a subscription to the NFHS Nework to view.

 

Follow the live updates from the Class A/AA championship rounds here.

138 pounds 

Hunter Mason, Greeneville vs. Luke Landon, Sycamore

Greeneville's Hunter Mason wins by pin in 1:34.

145 pounds

Josh Parton of Pigeon Forge vs. Riley Bennett of Fairview

 

Fairview's Riley Bennett via injury (5:07)

152 pounds

Garrett Foreman, Pigeon Forge vs. Lucas Taylor, White House Heritage

Garrett Foreman wins by pin 1:14.

160 pounds

Kodiak Cannedy, Greeneville vs. Malachi Bennett, Fairview

Kodiak Cannedy wins via pin 1:34.

170 pounds

Wyatt McLemore, Eagleville vs. Kaden White, Moore Co.

Wyatt McLemore, Eagleville, wins via pin 3:30

182 pounds

Noah Hill, Forrest vs. Kendrick Curtis, Fairview

Noah Hill, Forrest, wins by an 8-4 decision

195 pounds

Preston Worley, Signal Mountain, vs. Ethan Sutton, Pigeon Forge

Ethan Sutton wins by a 7-6 decision

220 pounds

Jonathan Morton, Elizabethton, vs. Caleb Wolfe, Pigeon Forge

Jonathan Morton, Elizabethton, wins by pin 5:15.

285 pounds

Mustafi Algarawi, Pigeon Forge, vs. Jacob Clevenger, Fairview

 

Mustafi Algarawi, Pigeon Forge, wins by 5-4 decison.

106 pounds

Ehtan Uhorchuck, Signal Mountain, vs. Porter Finstad, Gibbs

113 pounds

Leandre Dabney, Greeneville vs. Caleb Uhorchuk, Signal Mountain

126 pounds

Daniel Uhorchuk, Signal Mountain vs. Trevor Lewis, Hixson

132 pounds

Hunter Johnson, Greeneville, vs. Logan Heckert, Sycamore

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In all, more than 40 nationally-ranked competitors are set to take the mat this weekend in state tournaments streamed on Trackwrestling. 

Here’s a look at some more of the stars and storylines to follow:

— This week’s eight-state lineup showcases two of the nation’s top-ranked individuals — Picklo and 145-pounder Cody Chittum. Both solidified spots atop their respective weight classes last fall with victories at Who’s No. 1. 

Chittum is bidding for another state title in Tennessee. He won his first as a seventh grader in 2018 when he pinned his way through the DII 120-pound bracket. The heavy-handed sophomore is an even different animal this time around after spending last year testing his skills against a Blair Academy schedule. Chittum won the Beast of the East last year, placed second to Beau Bartlett at National Preps and put on a dominant display against two-time Oklahoma state champ Jordan Williams as part of the Jordan Burroughs-David Taylor card.  

— Tennessee’s rising talent tide will be on display this week in Chattanooga. In addition to Chittum, five more nationally-ranked competitors are in the Tennessee state tournament field, including three from Baylor Academy: Returning state champs Nick Corday, Garrison Dendy and David Harper. 

Baylor had 13 state medalists last year, all of whom placed fourth or better. 

 

— Rylan Rogers wrestled alongside Chittum last year at Blair Academy before the COVID-19 pandemic put the Buccaneers’ season in limbo and spurred Rogers to return to the Inland Northwest. 

The second-ranked 182-pounder will vie for an Idaho state title this weekend for Coeur d’Alene, where teamed up with fourth-ranked 145-pounder Drew Roberts. Rogers takes a 7-0 record into the state tournament. He’s competing at 195. 

— Kyle Rice is chasing his third Idaho state title this year as a junior, putting him on track to match his brother Joe, who won four championships. But Kyle’s quest to match his brother nearly ended before it began — in shop class of all places. 

You might recall Rice’s story from this Writing Time piece two years ago. He suffered a severe hand injury during a shop class accident roughly a month before the state tournament. Doctors advised Rice not to wrestle, telling him he’d have to deal with excruciating pain. He wrestled anyway and pinned his way through the postseason. 

Rice breezed through his bracket last year as a sophomore and enters this year’s tournament 33-0. 

https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6898326-stars-storylines-for-high-school-state-tournaments-on-trackwrestling

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From the Tennessean regarding venue with Mark Reeves...

What the TSSAA individual wrestling state championships will look like during COVID-19 pandemic

Tom Kreager

Nashville Tennessean

There remains one question entering with what will be a significant new look to the TSSAA individual wrestling state championships held Wednesday-Friday at the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Will the limited spectators be able to see the wrestling action?

"I don't know," said TSSAA assistant director Mark Reeves, who oversees wrestling and is a former high school wrestling coach. "We don't know how it's going to work. We've never had a wrestling tournament in a convention center.

"It's going to have to work. Because we don't have any other options."

There will be seating for about 1,000, Reeves said. Each state qualifier received two tickets for the event.

Those at the event will have temperature checks. They will be required to wear masks.

However, all seats will be at floor level and not elevated like previous years at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center in Franklin. The TSSAA was forced to change venues because the expo center is being used as a COVID-19 testing center.

Reeves said the TSSAA has faced "too many obstacles to count" in trying to pull off the event  during the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest was simply finding a venue that would permit fans, albeit limited.

 

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"We had no arenas that we could secure confidently to accommodate the number of coaches and competitors," Reeves said. "You are right at 500 before you bring in the first fan.

"After that, it's the challenge of having just two tickets per competitor. That's an enormous challenge. And the other challenges very well could come with how people are able to see all these things that quite frankly we won't know until it's actually rolling."

The format of the three-day event also is drastically different. Previously, the state championships started with opening rounds on one day and culminated with state champions being crowned in the four classifications and divisions on the third day.

That will not happen this year. The TSSAA will hold Class A/AA on Wednesday, Division II and girls on Thursday and Class AAA on Friday.

The event was pushed back from a week ago after snow and ice blanketed Middle and West Tennessee.

The tournament will use eight mats, down from 12 previous years. There isn't a warmup area due to the limited space available.

Wrestling starts at 9 a.m. on Wednesday and Friday with the finals at 6 p.m. for Division I boys. Competition begins at 10 a.m. Thursday with finals at 4:30 p.m.

 

 

With each tournament finishing in one day, the TSSAA received permission from the NFHS to allow wrestlers to compete in six matches in a day if needed. Previously, wrestlers could only compete in five a day.

"We've got to report back (to the NFHS) with some findings and how many wrestlers it actually impacted," Reeves said. "We plan to submit that as a proposal for a national rule change to be implemented in the postseason only.

 

"That's what allows us to do that."

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

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Also from Mr. Reeves...

While the governor has lifted the restrictions on the general public attending contests, the TSSAA guidelines that were developed in consultation with the governor regarding masks, temperature checks, social distancing and recommended capacities remain in effect.  Long before the governor's latest Executive Order we began exploring a number of options for the state wrestling championships.  Unfortunately, we were not able to secure a venue that could accommodate the number of competitors (872) and coaches (500+) that would enable all divisions to compete under one roof at the same time.  An arena would be the only type of venue that would be big enough for us to make it work with current capacity restrictions, but we were not able to find an arena that was available or willing to host an event of this nature.  Farming each division out to schools was not a realistic option as we have found that the most school systems are very hesitant to bring multiple teams into their facilities. Fortunately, we were able to secure the Chattanooga Convention Center for this event.  However, in order to accommodate all 4 divisions over the 3 day window we have the facility, each division must complete its tournament in one day.  (Division II and Girls will compete on the same day since they only have 8 person brackets).  It is not possible to complete a tournament with more than 16 wrestlers in one weight class without having some wrestlers exceed the maximum number of matches (6) a wrestler is permitted to have in one day.  As a result, we had to cut the 32 man bracket down to 16.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

mreeves@tssaa.org

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Meanwhile, across town at Dalton High, a wrestler who is no stranger to winning state championships added another accomplishment in his final wrestling campaign.

Hunter Noland won his third consecutive individual state title at the state meet on Feb. 12, taking home Class 6A's 145-pound division. After faltering in the state meet as a freshman, Noland set his sights on winning in each of his remaining years. He did just that.

"Losing as a freshman was tough, but I think it gave me the drive to move forward," Noland said. "I said then that I was going to win the rest of them."

Noland takes his winning streak into college, where he'll wrestle at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Leon and Webb both say they hope to wrestle in college, but haven't yet decided where.

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Wrestling: For state tourney, Class AAA area qualifiers embrace one-big-family attitude  

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Alex Ables is one of more than two dozen Williamson County wrestlers set to compete on Friday in the Class AAA state tournament in Chattanooga. However, he’s the only Centennial High School qualifier. 

Fortunately for the senior, there have been some friendly rivals ready to roll around with in preparation. 

“Being the only wrestler to make it from my school, it’s a bummer, but I needed to practice, so I’ve been working a bit with Page and Summit guys,” said Ables, who placed third at 145 last year and sixth the year before at 126. He’s among the favorites at 152 this year. 

“I’m feeling pretty good,” Ables added. “I’ve been wrestling since like the third grade, so most of my life really, but I’m not wrestling in college, so this will be it. Winning the state tournament has been a goal I’ve had since I was little, so, hopefully, on Friday I can get it done.” 

For coaches Pete Miller of Summit and Benji Gray of Page, why not add a two-time returning state medalist to the mix? Miller has nine state qualifiers. Gray is sending five Patriots to the state meet. 

“We have a pretty close-knit group of kids and they all know each other,” said Miller, whose team placed third at the state duals earlier this month. “Yeah, some of the guys we have been working with might have Independence on their chest or Centennial, but we are all a wrestling family in Williamson County in a way.” 

Miller expects Ables as well as the trio of Independence qualifiers and others may even warm up with his Spartans on Friday. 

“They are a part of our wrestling family, too,” he said. “I’m just excited for all of us. Magical things happen at tournament time.” 

The tournament is in the Chattanooga Convention Center this year after more than a decade at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center, which is not available because it is being used as a COVID-19 testing site and vaccination center.

“It will be different, but at least we are having a state tournament,” Ables said. 

The senior will be joined by Region 6-AAA runner-up Finley Jamison of Summit at 152. The Spartans are sending seven region winners, including freshmen Jarvis Little (113) and Landon Desselle (132). Both will have tall tasks if they get past their openers, with Little most likely to face Cleveland’s 106-pound state champion Bentley Ellison and Desselle potentially running into two-time medalist Brennan Watkins, a Dobyns-Bennett senior who placed second at 126 last year.

The 132-pound division, which includes Page sophomore Grant Hawkinson, features five returning medalists. 

“No matter what, our guys are mostly just excited,” Miller said. “It’s kind of like March Madness brackets now, so after the first round, everything tends to go out the window. We have been telling all our guys, the only bad draw is whoever drew us. 

“Our guys aren’t scared of anybody.” 

Juniors Jackson Masters (120) and Ryan Smith (285) are among the returning state qualifiers for Summit and both are expected to make some noise. Maddox Reed (195), Luke Justice (170), Austin Noll (138) and Justin Noll (126) are the other qualifiers. 

Gray said that his team probably hasn’t popped up on many scouting reports. 

“Our advantage is these guys probably don’t know much about us,” Gray said. “We kind of fly under the radar but have some familiar opponents and have had success.” 

Two-time region champion Mitchell Lambert (220) is seeking some hardware this year but will most likely have to get past Cleveland junior Ashton Davis to reach the semifinals. Davis won the division in 2020.

Similarly, 145-pound Page senior Collins Fiscus will open against Wilson Central’s Steven Fisak, a two-time medalist. Junior Will Parcel (170) and Jack Mundt (195) are the other Patriot qualifiers. 

The 195-pound division, which includes Summit’s Reed and Page’s Mundt, features four of the six returning state medalists in the weight class, led by last year’s runner-up, Jason Brumlow of East Hamilton, who opens against Mundt. 

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Franklin is sending four, including returning medalist Owen Gobel at 113, while Independence and Brentwood have three state qualifiers. 

Independence senior Tanner Willett is among the favorites at 160 and one of three returning medalists in the division. Like Ables, Willett won’t be pursuing wrestling at the collegiate level, but he wants to end his career on the podium, especially after a fifth-place showing last year at 138. 

“It means a lot to get back to state,” Willett said after winning the Region 6-AAA title. “It’s a tough bracket, but I plan to contend.” 

Dobyns-Bennett senior Tre Morrisette returns in the division to defend his title and sits on the opposite side of the bracket. 

The trio of Brentwood qualifiers all finished in second place in the regional with a pair of freshmen in Arash Yazdani (126) and Clark Vaughn (138) joining junior 106-pounder Zach Ordonez. 

Ravenwood also is sending one region champ in 145-pounder Drew Dodson, a junior. 

“Everybody has been working on the details,” Gray said. “It’s a mental game now.”

The Class AAA tournament will begin at 9 a.m.

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Signal Mountain Second In A-AA State Wrestling

Uhorchuk Brothers All Win Titles As Eagles Finish Runner-Up To Pigeon Forge

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - by John Hunt

It’s safe to say that the Pigeon Forge Tigers have been the most dominant Class A-AA wrestling team in Tennessee in recent years, but they got upset by the Fairview Yellow Jackets at the State Duals on Feb. 6.

The Tigers came to Chattanooga on Wednesday for the A-AA Traditional state tournament with a chip on their shoulders and a point to prove.

They did just that at the Hamilton County Convention & Trade Center after winning four individual titles and scoring 193 points while nine of their 13 entries earned medals.

The Signal Mountain Eagles finished as the runner-up with 174.5 points after winning three of four championship matches and taking eight of nine participants home with medals.

The Greeneville Green Devils were a close third with 172 points while Fairview and Hixson rounded out the top five teams with 169 and 110 points, respectively.

Greg Foreman has been the head man at Pigeon Forge for the past 18 years, during which time his teams have won six state traditional titles, including the last three.

The loss to Fairview in the State Duals just added fuel to their fire as they came to Chattanooga with a point to prove.

“Every one of my guys fought hard and contributed, but Fairview winning the Duals just added gas to the fire as we were intent on proving a point today.  We came here on a mission and we accomplished it. 

“I work with the little ones from the time they learn how to tie their shoes until they come back after graduating from college and I get to see them grow up and become successful young men.  That’s the reward I get for being their coach, but winning state titles never gets old,” he nodded before the team awards were presented.

Signal Mountain coach Joe Jellison had high hopes for his team, but they simply didn’t have enough entries to challenge for the top spot, but someone forgot to send that message to the Eagles.  Jellison was all smiles when the final match had ended.

“We brought nine and eight of them placed, so that’s not so bad,” he said with a smile on his face.

“Most of the matches went the way they expected, but you always have to win a few you aren’t supposed to win to be a state champion, but what a great way to end our season.  We can’t be content with finishing second as there’s still work to be done, but I couldn’t be more proud,” he added.

Most folks were talking about Pigeon Forge, Fairview and Signal Mountain as the overall favorites before the action began, but nobody mentioned Greeneville.

Pigeon Forge exited with four champs while Signal Mountain had three.  The Greene Devils finished the day with two.  Coach Randy Shelton was hoping they could catch the Eagles and finish second, but it just wasn’t to be.

“It was a good day for us as we leave here with eight medalists,” he said at the end of the night.

“We’re a bit disappointed to finish third.  We had two state champs and I’m happy about that, but we came here feeling like we could challenge for the championship as we’ve been neck-and-neck with Pigeon Forge all season,” Shelton said matter of factly.

Fairview only trailed Pigeon Forge by seven points before the medal matches began, but the Yellow Jackets could only win one title after placing four in the championship round.  They too finished with eight medalists.

“It’s nice to medal eight guys, but we had our sights set on first place before we got started,” said Fairview coach Bubba Derrick after all was said and done.

“All of our AAU work has paid off, but we just couldn’t put enough points together today,” he added.

The four champs for Pigeon Forge included Andy Cable at 120, Garrett Foreman at 152, Ethan Sutton at 195 and Mustafi Algarawim at 285 while Josh Parton was second at 145 and Caleb Wolfe the runner-up at 220.

The Uhorchuk brothers made quite an impression as all won state titles for Signal Mountain, including senior Daniel at 126, who won his fourth straight state title, eighth-grader Ethan at 106 and sophomore Caleb at 113.  Preston Worley was second at 195.

Greeneville’s two champs included Hunter Mason at 138 and Kodiak Cannedy at 160.  Five other teams had one champion each, including Sycamore’s Logan Heckert at 132, Fairview’s Riley Bennett at 145, Eagleville’s Wyatt Mclemore at 170, Noah Hill of Forrest at 182 and Elizabethton’s Jonathan Morton at 220.

Fairview’s Bennett was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler after winning by injury default over Pigeon Forge’s Josh Parton.  Bennett had finished as a state runner-up for the past three years, so he got a big monkey off his back with Wednesday’s win.

Sutton and Worley earned the Best Match award after Sutton scored late to pull out a heart-stopping 7-6 decision at 195 pounds.

Hixson’s Trevor Lewis had to be the most disappointed wrestler in the building.  He suffered a severely-sprained ankle – and possibly even broken -- during warmups and was unable to challenge the oldest Uhorchuk in what most thought could have been the best match of the day.

Thursday will be the day for Division II and the girls tournaments.

A-AA FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Pigeon Forge 193; 2. Signal Mountain 174.5; 3. Greeneville 172; 4. Fairview 169; 5. Hixson 110; 6. Gibbs 109; 7. Nolensville 102; 8. Sycamore 87; 9. Eagleville 74; 10. Harpeth 64.5.

OTHER CHATTANOOGA-AREA TEAMS: 11. Whitwell 60.5; 18. East Ridge 26; 19. Polk Co. 22; 26. Red Bank 12.5; 30. Central 9, 33. Tyner 8; 34. Sale Creek 7; 39. Howard 2; 40. Sequatchie Co. 1.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) pinned Porter Finstad (Gibbs), 1:34;

113 – Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) dec. Leandre Dabney Jr. (Greeneville), 9-4;

120 – Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge) major dec. Spencer Reep (Gibbs), 12-4;

126 – Daniel Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) won by injury default over Trevor Lewis (Hixson);

132 – Logan Heckert (Sycamore) won by technical fall over Hunter Johnson (Greeneville), 5:03;

138 – Hunter Mason (Greeneville) pinned Luke London (Sycamore), 1:33;

145 – Riley Bennett (Fairview) won by injury default over Josh Parton (Pigeon Forge);

152 – Garrett Foreman (Pigeon Forge) pinned Lucas Taylor (White House Heritage), 1:14;

160 – Kodiak Cannedy (Greeneville) pinned Malachi Bennett (Fairview), 1:34;

170 – Wyatt Mclemore (Eagleville) pinned Kaden White (Moore Co), 3:30;

182 – Noah Hill (Forrest) dec. Kendrick Curtis (Fairview), 8-4;

195 – Ethan Sutton (Pigeon Forge) dec. Preston Worley (Signal Mountain), 7-6;

220 – Jonathan Morton (Elizabethton) pinned Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge), 5:15;

285 – Mustafi Algarawi (Pigeon Forge) dec. Jacob Clevenger (Fairview), 5-4.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Taylor Turner (Harpeth) pinned Sam Frank (Fairview), 2:03;

113 – Gregory Gomez (Martin Luther King) dec. Malik Wooten (Millington Central), 10-3;

120 – Gregory Mech paz (Watertown) dec. Noah Shriner (Signal Mountain), 8-7;

126 – Dakota Pattee (Nolensville) major dec. Dylan Davenport (Sycamore), 9-0;

132 – Brice Barton (Whitwell) won by technical fall over Perrin Clark (East Ridge), 4:31;

138 – Gaberial Pennington (Eagleville) dec. Kale Albritton (Signal Mountain), 16-14;

145 – John Pittman (Gibbs) major dec. Brody Mclemore (Eagleville), 8-0;

152 – Dalen Kimble (Sycamore) dec. Daniel White (Cheatham Co.), 7-3;

160 – Carson Reep (Gibbs) dec. Kobie Smith (Hixson), 8-7;

170 – Morgan Lowery (Greeneville) pinned Zach Sinner (Nolensville), 3:46;

182 – Kevin Muschel (Signal Mountain) dec. Kirk Parsons (Gibbs), 4-0;

195 – Nathan Montpool (Nolensville) pinned Arie Donaldson (Fairview), 4:34;

220 – Parrish Pacetti (Hixson) dec. Rob Atwood (Trousdale Co.), 6-0;

285 – Kaymon Overton (East Nashville) dec. Landon Moore (Hixson), 6-1.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR FIFTH PLACE

106 – Cooper Johnson (Greeneville) pinned Payton Bures (Nolensville), 4:32;

113 – Hunter Gentry (Pigeon Forge) pinned Kyle Harper (Red Bank), 4:29;

120 – Keegan Seaver (Fairview) dec. Payton Boyde (Harpeth), 8-3;

126 – Jeffery Anderson (Fairview) won by disqualification over Charles Dabney (Greeneville);

132 – Caleb Miller (Hixson) won by forfeit over Riley Lippincott (Nolensville);

138 – Benton Magouirk (Whitwell) dec. Seth McCoy (Forrest), 6-1;

145 – Thomas Magness (Harpeth) dec. Brock Shipley (Signal Mountain), 2-0;

152 – Tate Crowell (Nolensville) dec. Dawson Jones (Sullivan East), 14-7;

160 – Aiden Littles (Pigeon Forge) pinned Eli Roberts (Millington Central), 2:19;

170 – Kyle Watts (White House Heritage) dec. Cooper Edwards (Harpeth), 1-0;

182 – Joseph Skidmore (Pigeon Forge) dec. Hayden Sinner (Nolensville), 7-2;

195 – John Geist (Livingston Academy) dec. Sean Clare (Sullivan South), 3-2;

220 – Mason Keel (Whitwell) dec. Zac Chrisman (Greeneville), 4-2;

285 – Keanun Cummings (Whitwell) dec. Benjamin Stone (Polk Co.), 4-3.

(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@gmail.com)

Edited February 26, 2021 by Sommers