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WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Today, we preview the traditional state wrestling tournament set for Thursday-Saturday in Gwinnett. Also, we provide last night's region tournament scores in the left panel and links to the scores and schedules from all 48 regions tournaments.

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TUESDAY SCORES


GIRLS
Americus-Sumter 60, Cairo 33
Arabia Mountain 40, Columbia 34
Archer 56, Central Gwinnett 33
Athens Christian 46, Providence Christian 38
Atkinson County 62, Irwin Co. 35
Bainbridge 49, TCC 29
Berrien 58, Brooks County 44
Brantley Co. 59, SE Bulloch 42
Bryan Co. 48, Bacon Co. 30
Claxton 63, Johnson County 37
Drew 57, Luella 55
ECI 59, Portal 46
Georgia Military 31, First Presbyterian 29
Hancock Central 36, Wilkinson County 30
Harris County 47, LaGrange 40
Hephzibah 54, Butler 41
Islands 58, Appling County 31
Jenkins 45, Pierce County 40
Josey 61, Westside-Augusta 49
Lakeview Academy 55, Athens Academy 41
Lamar Co. 66, NE-Macon 15
Landmark Christian 56, Atlanta International 54
Lanier County 46, Clinch Co. 42
Liberty County 48, New Hampstead 47
Lovejoy 66, Lakeside-DeKalb 19
Marist 63, Lithonia 16
McIntosh 61, Ola 22
McIntosh County Academy 49, Groves 47
Mill Creek 49, Duluth 37
Monroe 63, Cook 44
Monticello 39, Macon County 33
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 55, Galloway School 54
Norcross 75, Meadowcreek 18
Northside-Columbus 50, Shaw 33
Paideia 54, W.D. Mohammed 11
Parkview 44, Berkmar 35
Pinecrest 82, Mt. Zion, Carroll 42
Quitman Co. 50, Miller Co. 29
Rockdale County 69, Alcovy 56
Rutland 54, Spencer 42
Savannah 54, Toombs County 46
Social Circle 33, Oglethorpe County 15
Starr's Mill 42, Union Grove 31
Stockbridge 65, Forest Park 60
Stratford Academy 54, Aquinas 18
Strong Rock  49, Drew  31
Tattnall Square 82, Lincoln Co. 31
Thomasville 58, Early County 38
Thomson 61, Windsor Forest 30
Troup 47, Fayette County 40
Valdosta 56, Lee County 44
Washington County 69, Glenn Hills 49
Washington-Wilkes 36, Greene County 26
Webster Co. 62, Stewart Co. 59
Westover 60, Worth County 23
Westside 50, Southwest 32
Whitewater 46, Sandy Creek 19
BOYS
Bainbridge 79, Crisp County 48
Berkmar 84, Parkview 59
Bowdon 69, Bremen 37
Brookstone 52, Schley County 51
Brunswick 86, South Effingham 44
Bryan County 72, Groves 68
Calvary Day 66, ECI 56
Cedar Grove 80, Washington 37
Cedar Shoals 64, Lanier 51
Chattahoochee Co.  56, Heard County 54
Columbia 63, Redan 53
Cross Creek 64, Northside-WR 56
Decatur 68, McNair 32
Eagles Landing 69, Riverdale 55
Early County 78, Berrien 50
East Jackson 76, Hart County 42
Eastside 65, Spalding 42
Fitzgerald 43, Pelham 39
Gainesville 82, Loganville 51
Grady 65, Marist 49
Holy Innocents' 45, Wesleyan 44
Howard 64, Baldwin 38
Jackson 57, Jordan 54
Jackson County 53, Oconee County 45
Jeff Davis 74, McIntosh County Academy 65
Jefferson 46, Elbert County 43
Jones County 86, Greenbrier 75
Jonesboro 78, Henry County 55
Lakeview Academy 64, Athens Academy 48
Lamar Co. 83, Bleckley County 79
Lanier County 59, Irwin County 48
Lithonia 62, Arabia Mountain 48
Lovejoy 50, Lakeside-DeKalb 45
Lowndes 64, Valdosta 56
Mary Persons 83, Veterans 50
Mitchell Co. 61, Miller Co. 46
Monroe 77, Dougherty 51
Monticello 58, NE-Macon 45
Norcross 80, North Gwinnett 44
Perry 46, West Laurens 34
Pinecrest 74, Mt. Zion, Carroll 29
Richmond Academy 78, Evans 49
Richmond Hill 67, Bradwell Institute 50
Rockdale County 80, Alcovy 38
Rockmart 65, Haralson County 50
Shiloh 64, Archer 39
Spencer 62, Kendrick 56
St. Pius X 51, Stone Mountain 49
Statesboro 44, Glynn Academy 30
Terrell Co. 62, Webster Co. 57
Thomson 88, Wayne County 55
Walnut Grove 70, Locust Grove 59
Ware County 75, Coffee 56
Warner Robins 82, Grovetown 64
Westover 61, Americus-Sumter 52
Wheeler Co. 52, Jenkins Co. 48
Worth County 59, Albany 49

 
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016


WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Craig Sager II
 

Traditional championships return to Gwinnett


Last year marked the first time since 2005 that the dual and traditional state titles were swept in each classification. Now, with the same six reigning champs returning to this year's traditional state championships fresh off another round of dual state crowns, it will take a flawless combination of quality and quantity to outmaneuver the hierarchy. 
 
In Class AAAAAA, Gwinnett County's Archer looks to complete the program's fourth consecutive season sweep. The Tigers qualified 11 wrestlers for state and four of the five individual state champions are back. Quinn Miller is set to defend his 220-pound title, while state champions Daniel Bullard (182), Thomas Bullard (170) and Chris Diaz (145) each moved up a weight class. The 152-pound bracket will be a weight class to watch this weekend now that Pope's three-time individual state champion Jake Adcock is wrestling for Army.
RETURNING STARS...
Camden County edged Woodland-Bartow 213.5-127.0 for last year's Class AAAAA title, which was the school's first traditional crown. Since, Camden County has continued its dominance, including a 257-26 scoring advantage during its run to a second straight dual state championship last month. The Wildcats qualified wrestlers in all 14 weight classes last year, but Jay Sheppard (138) was Camden County's only individual champion. Second-place finishes by Lucas Nelson (106), Bryce Crew (120), Adrian Hughes (126), Denton Spencer (132), Domonique Hargrave (182) and Aaron Galegor (195) accounted for 127 of Camden County's 213.5 points. Out of the six second-place finishers from last year, all but Galegor returns to state, and the Wildcats have once again filled all 14 weight classes. Nelson jumped to the 113-pound class, Crew classed up to 120, Hughes comes in at 145, Spencer bulked to 138 and Hargrave remains at 182. The traditional format rewards depth and there is no team that enters the Class AAAAA bracket with the depth that the Wildcats possess.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED...
Like Archer, Class AAAA's Gilmer completed its third-straight sweep of titles at last year's traditional meet. Lucas Patterson (132), Jamie Lopez (152), Matthew Waddell (170) and Levi Seabolt (285) gave Gilmer four first-place finishers as the Bobcats tallied 220.5 points and held off second-place Marist (147.5). Patterson (132), Waddell (170) and Seabolt return as three of the Bobcats' dozen state qualifiers. Gilmer's Trevor Preece comes in at 126 pounds after a second-place finish at 113 last year. Gilmer added the program's seventh straight dual title last month with a 45-21 decision over Buford in the AAAA finals. The Bobcats' closest test came in the quarterfinals, where they held off North Hall 40-30.
Buford with 11 and North Hall with 10, will have enough wrestlers to challenge the Bobcats for the title. Gilmer, Buford and North Hall will each have wrestlers in the first three weight classes, which could build momentum early. Buford's Trent Ferguson returns as reigning 138-pound champion.
Newly-reclassified Jefferson won the Class AAA state title for the first time last year, but that came by little surprise as the Dragons made their annual return to the podium to collect the program's 15th consecutive traditional state championship and 19th all-time traditional title. Jefferson also remains unbeaten in state meet action since the inception of the state duals in 2002 and brought home the program's 15th straight title this season. At last year's traditional meet, the Dragons crowned six individual champions and had 11 wrestlers finish in the top 6. Dawson Bates (106), Mitchell McGhee (113) and Ben Kelly (120) conquered the first three weight classes before teammates Tanner Thurmond (132), Chase Piperato (145) and Caleb Little (182) added first-place finishes. Jefferson nearly doubled second-place Lumpkin County (125.0) with a total 240.5 points. Bates (113), McGhee (120), Thurmond (132) and Little (182) return as reigning champs, while newcomers like freshman Ian Statia (106) headline Jefferson's 13 wrestlers competing this weekend.  
After winning a wrestling state title for the first time in school history at the dual state championships last year, Social Circle held off Bremen 215.0 to 160.5 to capture the Class AA traditional title and complete its first-ever sweep of state titles. The Redskins defended their dual state title last month with a 38-25 win over the two-time runner-up Blue Devils.
The 16-wrestler brackets of Class AAA-AAAAAA shrink to fields of eight wrestlers in Class A-AA, which will favor Social Circle as the Redskins look to sweep titles for a second consecutive year with wrestlers occupying 12 of the 14 weight classes. Championship experience should prove to be invaluable as Social Circle returns with its most talented lineup to date. Cade Lackey was the only individual champion returning from the Social Circle's third-place finish at state in 2014 and Bremen's Joseph Stroud for first-place in the 152-pound finals edged him a year ago. Lackey's runner-up finish accounted for 16 points and Social Circle stockpiled first-place finishes at 132 pounds (James Corasaniti), 138 (Reid Harris), 160 (Cameron Paschal) and 195 (David Endstrom). Lackey aims for the 170-pound title this year and reigning champs Corasaniti (138), Harris (145), Paschal (160) and Endstrom (195) are all back to lead the Redskins.
Social Circle's Levi Leach fell to Gordon Lee's Jonathan Ragsdale in last year's 120-pound title match, but this year's 120-pound bracket will be wide open. Leach qualified at 126 pounds this year and Ragsdale has graduated after completing his perfect 58-0 season and becoming the 30th four-time individual state champion in Georgia history.
Defending Class A champion Commerce dominated last year's field with 283 points as the Tigers more than tripled second-place Turner County (90.0) and third-place Treutlen (83.5) for the state title. A Commerce wrestler finished in the top four of every weight class and a school-record eight wrestlers were crowned individual champions. Casey Burchett (106), Jacob Brewer (113), Dalton Flint (120), Austin Brock (126), Mitchell Patton (132) and Owen Brown (138) won state titles in the first six weight classes and Cole Chauncey took the 170-pound title before Derek Benoit capped off the Tigers' historic weekend with a 4-3 decision over Brandon Carswell (Montgomery County) in the 285 pound final. Commerce qualified wrestlers in all 14 weight classes and will have five of the returning defending individual champions leading the way.


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