Meet the Tennessean All-Midstate high school boys and girls wrestling teams
Tom Kreager
Boys
The first six athletes on The Tennessean All-Midstate boys wrestling team are nominees for the boys wrestler of the year. The winner will be announced on June 30 at the sixth annual Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Justin Bradford
Blackman, Jr.
Weight class: 113 pounds
Why chosen: Bradford won his first state title, beating Cleveland's Bentley Ellison 6-2 in the Class AAA championship. He went 30-0 for the season.
Thomas Borders
Wilson Central, Sr.
Weight class: 120 pounds
Why chosen: Borders finished his high school career with his third state title, beating Cleveland's Arlo Laxton 3-2 in the championship to complete a 48-0 season.
Trey Bates
Beech, Sr.
Weight class: 126 pounds
Why chosen: Bates finished his high school career with his third state championship, beating Cleveland's Charles Randall 9-3 to cap a 38-0 season.
Wyatt McLemore
Eagleville, Sr.
Weight class: 170 pounds
Why chosen: McLemore won his second straight Class A/AA state championship, pinning Moore County's Kaden White in 3:30 to cap a 38-0 season.
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Gabe Fisher
MBA, So.
Weight class: 220 pounds
Why chosen: Fisher pinned Knoxville Webb's Brik Boruff in 5:48 to win the Division II title and cap a 14-0 season.
Parker Petersen
Father Ryan, Sr.
Weight class: 285 pounds
Why chosen: Petersen wrapped up a 26-0 season, pinning McCallie's Lauren McDonald in 28 seconds for first DII state championship.
Rest of first team
Russell Ford
Independence, So.
Weight class: 106 pounds
Why chosen: Ford finished third in the Class AAA state meet, pinning Houston's Colby Baltz in 1:30.
Samuel Shires
Rossview, Jr.
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why chosen: Shires finished third in the Class AAA state meet, pinning Wilson Central's Riley Fort to cap a 38-2 season.
Thomas Wesnofske
Father Ryan, Sr.
Weight class: 138 pounds
Why chosen: Wesnofske defeated MUS' Hart Gowen 10-2 to finished third in the Division II tournament and cap a 16-4 season.
Steven Fisak
Wilson Central, Jr.
Weight class: 145 pounds
Why chosen: Fisak finished third in the Class AAA state tournament after pinning Bradley Central's Anthony Lynn in 1:00 to cap a 44-6 season.
Aidan Brenot
Clarksville, So.
Weight class: 152 pounds
Why chosen: Brenot finished second in the Class AAA state tournament, falling to Dobyns-Bennett's Jackson Hurst 10-5.
Joey Terry
Father Ryan, Jr.
Weight class: 160 pounds
Why chosen: Terry finished fifth in the Division II state tournament, beating MBA's Matthew Hyde 8-2 to cap a 24-7 season.
Noah Hill
Forrest, Sr.
Weight class: 182 pounds
Why chosen: Hill won the Class A/AA state championship, beating Fairview's Kendrick Curtis by an 8-4 decision to cap a 31-0 season.
Dominic Love
Green Hill, Sr.
Weight class: 195 pounds
Why chosen: Love won his first Class AAA state meet, pinning Beech's Donovan Rich in 3:57 to cap a 25-2 season.
SECOND TEAM
106: Joseph Calvin, Father Ryan, Fr.
113: Chas Stokes, Oakland, Sr.
120: Jackson Masters, Summit, Jr.
126: Calvin Eason, Father Ryan, Jr.
132: Logan Heckert, Sycamore, So.
138: Alan Fort, Wilson Central, Sr.
145: Riley Bennett, Fairview, Sr.
152: Eli Clemmons, Lebanon, Sr.
160: Justin Brown, Blackman, So.
170: Mason Smith, Beech, Sr.
182: Zachary Duessler, Rossview, Jr.
195: Donovan Rich, Beech, Sr.
220: Noah Todd, Wilson Central, So.
285: Max Fisher, MBA, So.
COACH OF THE YEAR
James Derrick
Fairview
Derrick led Fairview to its first Class A/AA state duals championship, beating Pigeon Forge in the championship to finish 22-3. It marked the first TSSAA team championship in any sport for the school.
GIRLS
The first six athletes on The Tennessean All-Midstate girls wrestling team are nominees for the girls wrestler of the year. The winner will be announced on June 30 at the sixth annual Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Ella'lina Gonzalez
Clarksville, So.
Weight class: 103 pounds
Why chosen: Gonzalez won the girls championship, pinning Tullahoma's Divine Desilets in 1:31 to complete a 28-1 record.
Roseanna Vaughn
Clarksville Northwest, Jr.
Weight class: 119 pounds
Why chosen: Vaughn won the girls state tournament, pinning Clarksville Academy's Annalynn Rakett in 2:59 to finish a 29-1 season.
Rontaysia Payne
Dickson County, Sr.
Weight class: 132 pounds
Why chosen: Payne won the state championship, defeating Gibbs' Haley Redmond 14-0 to complete a 15-0 season.
Brielle Bissonette
Clarksville, Sr.
Weight class: 160 pounds
Why chosen: Bissonette won the state championship, pinning Farragut's Hailey Webb in 1:07 to complete a 28-0 season.
Shelby Zacharias
Creek Wood, Sr.
Weight class: 170 pounds
Why chosen: Zacharias pinned Sale Creek's Katie McNabb in 36 seconds to win the state championship and complete a 24-0 season.
Justina Nikolao
Rossview, Jr.
Weight class: 215 pounds
Why chosen: Nikolao won the state championship, defeating McGavock's Valerie Smith 11-6 to complete a 17-1 season.
Rest of first team
Grace Elliott
Siegel, Jr.
Weight class: 112 pounds
Why chosen: Elliott finished third in the girls state tournament, pinning Cheatham County's Amanda Thomason in 1:49 to finish a 14-5 season.
Monteria Bigsby
Riverdale, Sr.
Weight class: 125 pounds
Why chosen: Bigsby won the state championship, defeating Independence's Baylee Peterson 3-1 to finish a 13-6 season.
Bryce White
Cane Ridge, Jr.
Weight class: 140 pounds
Why chosen: White finished second in the state tournament, falling to Carter's Jailynn Tindall by pin to complete a 6-1 season.
Elizabeth Champion
Tullahoma, Sr.
Weight class: 150 pounds
Why chosen: Champion finished second in the state tournament, losing to Bartlett's Maggie Graham 15-4. She finished 20-2 for the season.
Ariyanna Anderson
Creek Wood, Jr.
Weight class: 190 pounds
Why chosen: Anderson finished third in the state tournament, pinning Rossview's Jamya Brewer in 1:31 to complete a 20-3 season.
SECOND TEAM
103: Divine Desilets, Tullahoma, Sr.
112: Amanda Thomason, Cheatham County, Fr.
119: Annalynn Rakett, Clarksville Academy, Jr.
125: Baylee Peterson, Independence, So.
132: Erica Moore, Brentwood, Jr.
140: Brooklyn Long, Independence, So.
150: Genesis Gilmore, Montgomery Central, So.
160: Alyssa Adamo, Rossview, Fr.
170: Lily Chantler, Clarksville Northwest, So.
190: Jamya Brewer, Rossview, Sr.
215: Valerie Smith, McGavock, Jr.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Bedell
Clarksville Northwest
Why chosen: Bedell led Northwest to the state championship with 70 points, seven more than second-place Clarksville. It marked the program's first team title since 2017.