A few names to note at the events around the state this past weekend. Keep in mind (especially in scrambles and pools, etc.) that many coaches are looking to get their wrestlers matches early in the season. Below are a few that looked like they had a good weekend - it doesn’t mean that someone else didn’t. Yes we recognize that not all brackets are created equally … this is simply an opportunity to recognize those that did well (no matter their bracket). We are only mentioning those that wrestled in varsity brackets (also note that not all event results were posted on trackwrestling).
Archer - Mason Camp and Averyee Pitts were unbeaten at 138 and 175
Chattahoochee - Ryland Aston was unbeaten at 106 and Owen Kennedy was 4-0 at 150 in the Varsity B bracket.
Grayson - Grayson had 4 wrestlers finish unbeaten in their brackets: Nathan Paulin 3-0 at 215, Jermaine Swaby at 285, Sam Cornely at 165, and Nicholas Paulin at 175.
Heritage Catoosa - Kaden Taylor, Alex Grayson, Jaden Walker, Kylin Murphree, and Hunter Baker were all unbeaten for Heritage Catoosa.
Hillgrove - Nathan Nguyen and Coen Buice finished the day unbeaten for Hillgrove.
Lassiter - Gunnar Castellow was unbeaten at 190 and Casey McElligot was unbeaten at 113.
Loganville - Noah Phillips was 3-0 at 215
Lumpkin County - Isaac Brown, Gabriel Warchol, Hector Delgado, and Hayden Roy were unbeaten for Lumpkin County.
Mt Pisgah - Tyler Prinzo, Conner Doherty, Christian Lange, and Steele Brown all finished unbeaten.
North Paulding - James Duke, Ryder Gibson, and Daelin McKissack were unbeaten
Social Circle - Cohen Hargrove (last year’s 106 lb. State Champ) was unbeaten at 132, Lauden Ethridge, James Sievers, CJ Duren, Levi Wall, Daniel Passmore, Jarrett Chriswell, and Dane Kracht were also unbeaten on the day.
St John Bosco - Michael Madda was 5-0 at 126.
Walton - Andrew Lynch and Nathaniel Park were unbeaten for Walton.
Wesleyan - Davis Eaton finished unbeaten at 138 for Wesleyan.
Benedictine Quad
Bronco Stampede at Brookwood High School
Berkmar - Mike Salazar 4-0 at 165-175
Brookwood - Jackson Fenchak 3-0 at 144, Jackson Rogers 3-0 at 144-150, and Calib Cameron took 1st at 190. On the girls side, Lia Axton was 3-0 at 100 and Camille Burke was 2-0 at 145.
Fellowship Christian School - Brice Rasberry 3-0 at 106 and Luke Hughes was 1st at 138
Lambert - Max Sciro 3 tech falls to take 1st at 157-165 and Leah Julien was 2-0 to take 1st at Girls 145.
Mountain View - Kaesen Gim was 1st at 150-157, Bryant Nagel was 3-0 at 215, and Orville Beckford-Dufus was 4-0 at 285.
Ola - Lincoln Durden was 3-0 at 126-132, Brian Papcun took 1st at 150-157, Landen Moss was 3-0 with 3 falls at 150-157, Landon McKee was 3-0 with 3 falls at 215, and Xander Dossett had 3 tech falls at 215. On the girls side … all three Ola ladies took first: Kelsie Johnson (125), Kyndall Holloway (125-130), and Lily Harris (135-140).
Parkview - Joseph Cox was 1st at 144-150, Liam Townsend was 1st at 157-165, Orion Ewing was 1st at 175, and Natalia Cruz was 1st at 155. We didn’t get a match between two of the top 165-175’s in the state as Robby DeHaven and Antoine Glasgow double forfeited (both dominated their other matches).
Seckinger - Amari Bright was 1st at 150-157 and Zacariah Walker was 1st at 190. Azahria Hall was 1st at 130-135 and Kyra Barnum was 1st at 155.
Bulldog Classic
Camden Aina Smith Memorial at Camden High School
Good event, but not a GHSA sanctioned event and included wrestlers from Florida that have yet to begin their season. That said, still some interesting individual matchups. Check out Brock Weaver vs. KJ Vazquez in the final at 160 … a 2-0 Weaver win.
Colquitt County Scramble
Dariel Daniel Grind Scramble at LaGrange High School
More of a normal scramble without the A, B, C, etc. brackets. Below are your champions at each weight:
106 - Levi Green (Tift County) won by fall over Jordan Bhonny (Carrollton) (Fall 3:15)
113 - Bo Bryant (Tift County) won by tech fall over Emerson Hill (Troup A) (TF 19-3)
120 - Ethan Bresnahan (Harris County) won by fall over Scott Skumautz (Harris County) (Fall 1:42)
126 - Chris Phillips (Central Carroll) won by major decision over Caiden Atkinson (Alexander) (Maj 13-3)
132 - Preston Duffy (Alexander) won by tech fall over Tyler McGuire (Harris County) (TF 18-3)
138 - Preston Strickland (TROUP A) won by fall over Anthony Swanson (TROUP A) (Fall 0:55)
144 - Danny Krutules (Central Carroll) won by tech fall over Judah White (Carrollton) (TF 19-4)
150 - Waylon Pemberton (TROUP A) won by medical forfeit over Colson Hoffman (Central Carroll) (MFFL)
157 - George Carden (Carrollton) won by fall over Kaden Schacht (Harris County) (Fall 4:24)
165 - William White (Central Carroll) won by tech fall over Carson McMillan (Carrollton B) (TF 18-2)
175 - Dylan Hirokawa (PACE ACADEMY) won by fall over Dwane Bouyer (Dublin ) (Fall 1:49)
190 - Matthew VanWettering (Harris County) won by tech fall over Carson Vaillant (TROUP A) (TF 19-2)
215 - Troy Love (TROUP A) won by fall over Jonathan Walton (Carrollton) (Fall 1:54)
285 - Jayden Thomasson (Central Carroll) won by fall over Kahlil Young (Dublin ) (Fall 2:18)
Creekview downed Pope 53-27 to take the team title. On their way to the title - Creekview beat North Gwinnett 53-26, Dacula 70-12, Houston County 70-9, and Gainesville 68-12. Unbeaten individuals (min 3 matches) below:
Creekview - Jack Cory (106), Cole Warren (120), Beau Richardson (126), Brock Salas (138), Luke Arave (150), Weston Wilkie (157)
Gainesville - William Childs (175)
Houston County - Khoa Tran (132)
Milton - Benjamin Coryell (126), Matthew Nichols (126/132), Conner Heraty (150), Alexander Goodwin (157), Trevor Finale (190)
North Gwinnett - Nicholas Owens (138/144), Alex Villarreal (190)
Northview - Jin Davis (144)
Pope - Frank DeStefano (132), Cash Prado (144), Finn Shawver (165), Matheus Lake (215), Maxwell Fumerton (285)
West Forsyth - Derek Kiefer (106), Alex Blanc (120), Carter Amick (165/175)
The event was broken down into two groups - experienced and first-year (similar to a college open). We’ve highlighted those that finished the day unbeaten in the experienced group (we are thinking of first-year similar to JV on the guys side and we don’t have the ability to highlight all of the JV wrestlers that went unbeaten) … so experienced group that went unbeaten are noted below:
Central (Carroll) - Bentley Burke (114-118)
Chestatee - Abigail Plemons (131-138) and Ivana Munoz (152-164) each were unbeaten
Creekview - Emma Gunter (118-122)
Gainesville - Mia Trejo (205-229)
Gilmer - Leticia Tercero (144-154)
Houston County - Kaitlyn Horn (95-111), Mikayla Williams (110-114)
Jackson County - Shawn Ally (124-129)
Lumpkin County - Caroline Cunningham (120-127), Nora Garbuzovas (138-143), Monica McClendon (172-183), Faith Jones (199-203)
Peachtree Ridge - Jewlian Lunceford (162-170)
Pope - Manoela Almeida (93-104)
Gilmer Duals
Kickoff Boys Classic at Harlem High School
Grovetown - Nick Baker (144), Lonnis Jordan Jr. (175), Xavier DeRamus (215)
Habersham Central - Chase Cook (126), Eli Thornton (144/150), Anthony Thomas (190215)
Harlem - Nate Lowe (190)
Howard - Anthony Hunter (138)
Jones County - Arrie Martin (157), Luke Thompson (215/285)
Lamar County - Dusty Hanson (106)
Oconee County - Dylan Dougherty (138), Chandler Bays (144),
South Effingham - Christopher Hardeman (106), Tahrik Bailey (113), Mayson Young (120), Alarik Gibson (132/138), Brayden Bringer (150), Brandon Bringer (157), Bobby Craun (175)
Kickoff Girls Classic at Harlem High School
Brantley County - Aurora Edwards (170)
Grovetown - Shaniyah McDaniel (120)
Habersham Central - Grace Abernathy (140)
Harlem - Noemi Arroyo (145)
Jefferson - Ella Hughes (130), Ava Catledge (190)
Lakeside - Christine Bishop (100)
Lamar County - Lily Watson (110)
Oconee County - Marli Martin (115)
Richmond Hill - Coralys Lopez (105), Izzy West (125), Nevaeh Meguiar (135), Rymonea Rivers (155)
Westside - Ethellena Jordan (235)
Pandemonium at the Pit
106: Lane Fleming (Elbert County)
113: Austin Jurovschi (Jackson County)
120: Xavier Mance (Lovett)
126: Mason Kutylowski (Winder Barrow)
132: Cael Kusky (Lovett)
138: Toby Jurovschi (Jackson County)
144: Paris Crowder (Oglethorpe Co)
150: Hogan Sims (Commerce)
157: Jonah Burger (Franklin Co)
165: Miles Mason (Oglethorpe Co)
175: Evan Reed (East Jackson)
190: Nate Stratton (Franklin Co)
215: Kieran Boland (Lovett)
285: Mathew Streetman (East Jackson)
Patriot Duals
Southeast Duals
Swamp Duals
Trevor Bailey Duals at Eastside High School (unbeaten with 2 or more matches)
Collins Hill - Josh Sigler (150)
Eastside - Micah Mostek (113), Ryan Barefield (126), Charles Henderson (126/132), Nolan Christian (132/138), Hassan Williams (138/144), Rylan Daniel (144/150), Jordan Amedee (157), Jamorrie Cole (215)
Etowah - Brendan Black (106), Cannon Sansone (113/120), Hilkiah Haffner (126), Peyton Nicholson (132), Logan Hollandsworth (138), Jesse Heuton (144), Chase Evans (150), Suhan Jang (157)
Rockdale County - Angel Ayala (106), Christopher Perez-Alvarez (215/285)
Union County - Eli Flowers (120), Paxon Legatt (165), Payton Legatt (175/190), Asa Smith-Foot (190/215), Jackson Arthur (285)
Union Grove - Ramses Wright (165/175), Tyson McLean (285)
Veterans Duals at East Forsyth
Warrior Invitational at North Cobb High School
Finals
106 - Will Cooper (Westminster) 2-0, Fr. over Justin Sanders (Marietta) 1-1, So. (Fall 1:35)
113 - Teequavius Mills (Mill Creek) 2-0, Jr. over Jair Flores (Cartersville) 2-1, So. (TF-1.5 0:00 (21-4))
120 - Luke Berthelot (Kennesaw Mountain ) 3-0, Sr. over Jesse Ramirez (Osborne) 2-1, . (Fall 1:51)
126 - Grant Albright (Allatoona ) 3-0, So. over Landon Tran (Mill Creek) 2-1, So. (MD 19-6)
132 - Antonio Mills (Mill Creek) 3-0, Jr. over Ryan Carroll (Harrison) 2-1, Jr. (TF-1.5 0:00 (19-4))
138 - Noel Vicente (Osborne) 3-0, . over Trey Daniel (North Cobb) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 1:02)
144 - Jayden Hawkins (Harrison) 3-0, So. over Anthony Blessington (North Cobb) 2-1, So. (MD 13-3)
150 - Blue Stiffler (Mill Creek) 3-0, Sr. over Talan Nix (Cartersville) 3-1, Sr. (MD 11-2)
157 - Camdyn Mitchell (Mill Creek) 3-0, Sr. over Avery Maisano (Harrison) 3-1, So. (Fall 2:50)
165 - Jayce Salvemini (Harrison) 3-0, Jr. over Wisdom Iheanacho (South Cobb) 2-1, Jr. (TF-1.5 0:00 (16-1))
175 - Dominic Bambinelli (Mill Creek) 3-0, Sr. over Bo Davis (Blesed Trinity) 2-1, . (TF-1.5 0:00 (20-2))
190 - Wyatt Goff (Harrison) 3-0, Sr. over Andrew Ingle (Allatoona ) 2-1, Jr. (Fall 1:51)
215 - Ronan An (North Cobb) 3-0, So. over Alex Glymph (Marietta) 2-1, Sr. (MD 13-3)
285 - Alex Miller (Allatoona ) 3-0, . over Patrick Days (Osborne) 2-1, . (Fall 2:24)
Wildstyle Scramble at Villa Rica (those taking 1st are listed below)
East Paulding - Jakob Eckhart (113-120), Antonio Shelnut (190), Demarcus Ellis (215)
Jonesboro - Aadan Adams (157)
Newnan - Austin Hudson (138), Glover Cooper (150), Nathan Dewberry (175), Tytus Dunlap (285)
Northgate - Ethan Crider (144), Gavin Laporte (126), Adam Bellamy (165)
Whitfield Academy - Camdyn Hayslip (132)
Wildstyle Girls Scramble at Villa Rica
Carrollton - Elise Haueter (105), Vanessa Lofton (130), Bailey Moore (135-140), Journey Gray (190), Leela Hendrix (170)
LaGrange - Aubrie Stargill (155), McKenzie Jones (190)
Mt Zion (Carroll) - Trystan Nix (125)
Newnan - Madi Cook (120), Mayah Owens (145)
Norcross - Truc Nguyen (100), Brooke Madden (115), Melodee Jones (170)
Rome - Rubie Barton (235)
Villa Rica - Sophia Paige (110)