Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Gators take 12th in the state traditional tournament


The Ware county wrestling team took nine athletes to the state traditional tournament this past weekend at the Gwinnett Arena in Atlanta.  Those competing this past weekend were John Williams (113), Taylor Bristow (132), KP Boatright (138 – made it in as an alternate, placed 9th in Sectional), Isaac King (145), Shawn Tinnyhill (152), David Shavers (170), Charles Johnson (182), Anthony Rolle (195), and MJ Young (285).  The Gators placed 12th overall in the state and had three state placers:  Shawn Tinnyhill placed 6th, David Shavers placed 4th, and Charles Johnson placed 5th
The Gators have certainly moved up in the field placing in the top 12 as a team.   
Congratulations Gators on a great season! 

Individual results listed below:
Weight
Name
State Place
Tournament Record
Season Record
113
John Williams
Top 12
1 – 2
54 – 15
132
Taylor Bristow
Top 16
0 – 2
39 – 20
138
KP Boatright
Top 16
0 – 2
37 – 13
145
Isaac King
Top 12
1 – 2
54 – 14
152
Shawn Tinnyhill
6th
3 – 3
60 – 13
170
David Shavers
4th
3 – 2
68 – 3
182
Charles Johnson
5th
4 – 2
58 – 13
195
Anthony Rolle
Top 12
1 – 2
39 – 21
285
MJ Young
Top 12
1 – 2
44 – 12
For complete state brackets and individual results visit www.ghsa.net    
For over 450 pictures from the tournament please visit www.warecountywrestling.com and navigate to the photos page.   
Thanks for all of your support on a great season!!
      

Monday, February 13, 2012

Eight qualify for State at the Sectional Traditional Tournament!



The Ware Co. Gator Wrestling team qualified 8 for the traditional state tournament out of the 11 individuals that competed in the sectional tournament held at Loganville HS this past Friday and Saturday.  To qualify for the traditional state tournament you have to place top 8 in the sectional tournament.  There are 2 sections, east and west.  Those that qualify for state are among the top 16 (sweet 16) in their weight class in the state of GA and will vie for an individual state championship next weekend (Thursday – Saturday) at the Gwinnett arena in Atlanta.  The complete schedule is posted on www.ghas.net

Those that qualified for state are as follows:
     
Weight
Name
Sectional Place
Sectional Record
Season Record
113
John Williams
6th
2 – 3
53 – 13
132
Taylor Bristow
8th
2 – 3
39 – 18
145
Isaac King
4th
3 – 2
53 – 12
152
Shawn Tinnyhill
6th
2 – 3
57 – 10
170
David Shavers
3rd
4 – 1
65 – 1
182
Charles Johnson
4th
3 – 2
54 – 11
195
Anthony Rolle
6th
2 – 3
38 – 19
285
MJ Young
5th
3 – 2
43 – 10



















Ware had 3 other wrestlers compete in the sectional tournament who did not qualify for state but need to be recognized for their efforts, as qualifying for sectional is an achievement in itself.  These wrestlers are:
Weight
Name
Sectional Place
Sectional Record
Season Record
126
Devante Durham
Top 12
1 – 2
13 – 13
106
Luke Littlefield
9th
3- 2
58 – 7
138
KP Boatright
9th
3 – 2
37 – 11

I will have a copy of the completed East Sectional Brackets ASAP listing all individual results.  The state brackets for AAAA are posted online at www.ghsa.net  Congratulations to the state qualifiers!  A complete set of pictures for the East Sectionals are posted on www.warecountywrestling.com  

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

East Sectionals Schedule

The East Sectionals will be February 10 - 11th, 2012 at Loganville HS.

2012 GHSA State Traditional Wrestling Sectionals
Friday, February 10, 2012
Weigh-Ins
2:00-3:00pm
Coaches Meeting
3:30pm
1st Round of 16
4:00-7:00pm
Quarterfinals and 1st Round of WB's
7:00-8:30pm
Weight-Outs - Immediately following completion of their weight for 1 hour
Saturday, February 11, 2012
2nd Round of WB's
8:00-9:30am
Semi's and Consolation Quarters
9:30-11:30am
Consolation Semi's and Semi's for 9th
11:30am-1:00pm
9th Place Matches
1:00-1:30pm
All Final Matches (1st-8th place)
2:30-4:30pm

Hotel Information: 
Best Western
1595 E. Park Place Blvd.
Stone Mtn., Ga.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Congratulations to all of the 2AAAA Champions!


The Ware wrestling team claimed the Region 2AAAA Traditional Championship this weekend at South Effingham HS.  

The team results were as follows:
1.Ware County High School288.0
2.Effingham County High School269.5
3.South Effingham High School234.5
4.Brunswick High School176.5
5.Richmond Hill High School143.0
6.Glynn Academy High School88.0
7.Greenbriar High School85.0
8.Lakeside Evans High School77.0
9.Statesboro High School48.5
10.Evans High School10.0














Individual results and brackets are listed at www.trackwrestling.com  Click on Georgia and hit GO.  Scroll to GHSA Region 2AAAA Traditional Area and you can view all brackets and individual statistics per wrestler.  Ware produced 5 region champions, 4 region runners up, a 3rd place finish, and a 4th place finish.  

Region champions were:

2012 Region 2AAAA Champions
113 - John Williams
145 - Isaac King
152 - Shawn Tinnyhill
170 - David Shavers
285 - MJ Young

2012 Region 2AAAA runner up
106 - Luke Littlefield
138 - KP Boatright
182 - Charles Johnson
195 - Anthony Rolle

2012 Region 2AAAA 3rd place
126 - Devante Durham

2012 Region 2AAAA 4th place
132 - Taylor Bristow

The top 4 placers will compete in the East Sectional tournament this Friday and Saturday held at Loganville HS.