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WEDNESDAY SCORES
BOYS
Adairsville 56, Sonoraville 47 Atkinson County 65, Telfair County 50 Benedictine 74, Jeff Davis 59 Blessed Trinity 67, Towers 54 Bryan County 57, Bacon County 53 Buford 61, Madison County 52 Butler 56, Washington County 40 Campbell 62, South Cobb 53 Central Gwinnett 62, Dacula 52 Central-Carroll 45, Cedartown 31 Dodge County 69, Savannah 68 Drew 59, Stockbridge 41 Grayson 49, Brookwood 44 Greater Atlanta Christian 68, Hapeville Charter 60 Greenforest 70, Galloway School 33 Hancock Central 71, First Presbyterian 64 Hebron Christian 60, Providence Christian 27 Hillgrove 49, Marietta 40 Hiram 42, New Manchester 41 Jenkins 77, Southeast Bulloch 40 Johnson-Savannah 62, Brantley County 52 Josey 61, Glenn Hills 57 Kell 44, Dalton 37 Kennesaw Mountain 79, Osborne 69 Lanier County 51, Wilcox County 50 Mays 55, Druid Hills 53 McIntosh 50, Starr's Mill 24 Miller Grove 82, Carver-Atlanta 54 Milton 58, Walton 38 Monroe Area 60, Stephens County 59 Morrow 77, Dutchtown 66 Mt. Pisgah Christian at Excel Christian, late Mundy's Mill 55, Woodland-Stockbridge 45 Murray County 43, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 39 North Cobb Christian 73, King's Ridge 57 North Hall 53, Johnson-Gainesville 33 North Oconee 60, White County 46 Northside-Columbus 74, Harris County 68 Our Lady of Mercy 65, Landmark Christian 53 Peachtree Ridge 73, Mountain View 55 Pope 44, Cherokee 37 Prince Avenue 64, Tallulah Falls 46 Quitman County 46, Mitchell County 44 Rabun County 75, Social Circle 72 Riverwood 58, North Atlanta 36 Rutland 53, Spencer 32 Sandy Creek 65, Fayette County 58 Savannah Christian 67, Wheeler County 33 Sequoyah 62, Forsyth Central 50 Shaw 72, Columbus 59 Southwest 76, Jackson 53 Sprayberry 67, North Springs 43 Statesboro 48, Brunswick 42 Stewart County 49, Terrell County 42 Stratford Academy 70, Aquinas 51 SW Atlanta Christian 79, Drew Charter 64 Tattnall County 63, Islands 59 Tattnall Square 55, Lincoln County 47 Treutlen 67, Calvary Day 46 Villa Rica 63, Lithia Springs 57 W.D. Mohammed 42, Paideia 33 Walker 46, Mt. Paran Christian 32 Ware County 58, Richmond Hill 56 Westside-Augusta 83, Hephzibah 52 Wilkinson County 59, Georgia Military 41 Woodstock 61, Etowah 47 Woodward Academy 53, Carrollton 45
GIRLS
Adairsville 62, Gordon Central 53 Brunswick 62, Ware County 48 Buford 85, White County 31 Calvary Day 72, Emanuel County Institute 46 Camden County 76, Effingham County 69 Campbell 45, East Coweta 37 Centennial 42, North Forsyth 34 Central-Macon 60, Rutland 40 Central-Talbotton 50, Schley County 23 Chattahoochee 49, South Forsyth 41 Collins Hill 54, Peachtree Ridge 26 Commerce 35, Prince Avenue 33 Commerce 35, Prince Avenue 33 Cross Creek 62, Jones County 55 Dacula 44, Brookwood 32 Dooly County 65, Brookstone 63 Douglass 61, North Clayton 57 Dublin 62, Screven County 8 East Laurens 44, Harlem 21 Echols County 45, Atkinson County 43 Flowery Branch 71, Heritage-Conyers 32 Gainesville 55, Cedar Shoals 32 George Walton Academy 42, Tallulah Falls 35 Grayson 45, South Gwinnett 42 Greater Atlanta Christian 58, Hapeville Charter 27 Grovetown 55, Richmond Academy 41 Hart County 67, Oconee County 38 Hillgrove 57, North Paulding 37 Jackson 45, Westside-Macon 38 Jackson-Atlanta 70, Blessed Trinity 24 Jefferson 71, Elbert County 37 Jefferson County 41, Metter 37 Langston Hughes 59, Pebblebrook 50 Lanier 56, Loganville 38 Lithia Springs 45, New Manchester 40 Long County 64, McIntosh County Academy 61 Madison County 44, Stephens County 35 Mitchell County 61, Webster County 41 Mountain View 56, North Gwinnett 39 Mt. Paran Christian 54, Mt. Pisgah Christian 38 North Cobb 49, Marietta 41 North Cobb Christian 73, Pinecrest Academy 57 North Hall 60, Chestatee 48 North Oconee 51, Monroe Area 41 Northside-Warner Robins 47, Greenbrier 32 Northview 52, Lambert 49 Pepperell 65, Central-Carroll 37 Randolph-Clay 65, Quitman County 52 Rockmart 60, Cedartown 45 South Atlanta 51, Decatur 48 South Paulding 51, Alexander 48 Southwest DeKalb 81, Carver-Atlanta 26 St. Francis 94, Christian Heritage 36 St. Vincents 48, Bryan County 38 Stephenson 45, Banneker 33 Treutlen 64, Claxton 60 Walker 48, Excel Christian 27 Warner Robins 48, Evans 44 West Forsyth 44, Habersham Central 36 Westminster 48, Washington 24 Wilcox County 63, Lanier County 32 Winder-Barrow 53, Clarke Central 38
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Thursday, February 11, 2016
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ALL-REGION TEAMS 2-AAAAAA
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Hodges, Jordan named Players of the Year
Here are the Region 2-AAAAAA all-region teams as selected by the coaches of the region.
GIRLS Player of the year: Tierra Hodges, Alcovy
First team Alexia Chatman, Newton Tierra Hodges, Alcovy Kierra Johnson-Graham, Tuker Jayla Morrow, Tucker Mariya Trimble, Tucker
Second team Imani Broadnax, Newton Jonai Jackson, Rockdale County Laquay Marshall, Lovejoy Jurnee Smith, Newton Amber Thornton, Lovejoy
Honorable mention Alexia Bryant, Rockdale County MaShayla Brown, Lakeside Tamia Brown, Alcovy Quantasia Perry, Alcovy Naila Shamsid-Deen, Tucker Kayla Smith, Newton Diamond Swift, Rockdale County Tyja Traore, Lakeside Symone Williams, Lovejoy
BOYS
Player of the year: Jalen Jordan, Rockdale County
First team Kenton Eskridge, Tucker Ashton Hagans, Newton Xavier Johnson, Tucker Jalen Jordan, Rockdale County J.D. Notae, Newton
Second team Sean Atwater, Lakeside Adonis Green, Tucker Jaquan Simms, Newton Terry Jenkins, Lovejoy Ray Washington, Rockdale County
Honorable mention Amir Butcher, Tucker Carnocion Crosby, Alcovy Jaylon Terrell, Lovejoy Josh Tukes, Newton Mike White, Rockdale County
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REGION TOURNEY HEADQUARTERS
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Score Atlanta and the Atlanta Journal Constitution are providing coverage of all 48 regions as the 2016 GHSA basketball region tournaments are underway. Click below for schedules and scores of each region tournament in that respective classification.
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WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Craig Sager II
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Traditional championships return to Gwinnett
The 2016 GHSA Traditional State Wrestling Championships return to the Infinite Energy Arena (formerly Arena at Gwinnett Center) Thursday-Saturday to crown this year's team champions as well as 84 individual state champions across Georgia's six classifications.
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.
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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