Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Gators increase record to 23-4

The Gator wrestling team has increased their record to 23 – 4 after defeating 
Glynn Academy 54 – 28 and then besting Brantley Co. 74 – 6.  The Gators are off this weekend as they focus their attention on the upcoming Valdosta Wildcat Invitational to be held at Valdosta High School on Friday 12/28/12 and Saturday 12/29/12.  The Gator wrestlers welcomed back their football players after a great season but are seeking to get their team focused on the Area 3 AAAAA Dual Championship to be held at Ware Co. HS on Saturday 1/5/13.  The Gators will be looking to obtain their 3rd consecutive title on their way to the State Dual meet.  


Individual match results are listed below:

Ware vs. Glynn Academy:  Ware – 54                       Glynn Academy – 28
106 – Zy Grant: loss (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (forfeit)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (forfeit)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
138 – Dalton Soper: loss (pin)
145 – Jaquan Barefield: win (pin)
152 – Shawn Michael Lewis: loss (4 – 17)
160 -  KP Boatright: win (pin)
170 – Nathan Tindall: loss (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Anthony Rolle: win (pin)
220 – Caron Taylor: loss (pin)
HWT – Lewy Morrison: win (pin)

Ware vs. Brantley:  Ware- 74                 Brantley – 6
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – John Williams: win (forfeit)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
132 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
138 – Dalton Soper: win (pin)
145 – Jaquan Barefield: win (pin)
152 – Shawn Michael Lewis: win (TF 16 - 0)
160 -  Nathan Tindall: win (forfeit)
170 – KP Boatright: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (forfeit)
195 – Anthony Rolle: win (11 – 6)
220 – Caron Taylor: loss (pin)
HWT – Lewy Morrison: win (pin)

Monday, December 17, 2012

Gators take 4th at Viking Invitational

The Gator wrestling team traveled to Treutlen Co. Friday to wrestling in the Viking Invitational and placed 4th out of 17 teams competing.  The Gators gave up 5 weight classes and still managed to bring home hardware scoring a total of 207 points behind West Laurens (1st place – 386.5), Toombs Co. (2nd place – 242.5), and East Laurens (3rd place – 220.5).  The gators had 5 wrestlers place in the tournament: Zy Grant (10th grade) 3rd place, John Williams now 35 – 0 (12th grade) 1st place, Isaac King (12th grade) 2nd place, David Shavers (12th grade) 1st place, and Jacob Allen (11th grade) 2nd place.


106 – Zy Grant (3rd place): 5 – 2 (win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; loss – pin; loss – pin; win – pin)
113 – Ware forfeit
120 – John Williams (1st place): 7 – 0 (win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win 11 – 3; win
11 – 4)
126 – Ware forfeit
132 – Stephen Edwards: 2 – 3 (loss – pin; loss TF 22 – 5; win 2 – 1; win 10 – 7; loss – pin)
138 – Ware forfeit
145 – Jaquan Barefield: 3 – 2 (loss – pin; win – pin; loss – pin; win – pin; win – pin)
152 – Isaac King (2nd place): 6 – 1 (win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win TF 19 – 4; loss
TF 15 – 0)
160 – Demarrio Buckhalter: 4 – 1 (win – pin; loss – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – forfeit)
170 – David Shavers (1st place): 7 – 0 (win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win 10 – 3; win
4 – 1)
182 – Jacob Allen (2nd place): 6 – 1 (win – forfeit; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win 19 – 5; win – pin;
loss 6 – 4)
195 – Caron Taylor: 1 – 4 (loss – pin; loss – pin; win – pin; loss – pin; loss – pin)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Ware forfeit

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Gators Dual Record 21-4

The Gator wrestling team increased its dual record to 21 – 4 after defeating Telfair and Jeff Davis @ Jeff Davis Tuesday night.  The Gator wrestlers bested Telfair 62 – 9 and then went on to defeat Jeff Davis 38 – 21. 


Individual results listed below.

Ware vs. Telfair:  Ware – 62                      Telfair – 9
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – Bryce Mixon: win (pin)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
132 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
138 – Dalton Soper: win (Major: 18 – 7)
145 – David Soper: win (forfeit)
152 – Isaac King: win (Major: 13 – 4)
160 – Justin McGriff: loss (4 – 2)
170 – David Shavers: win (pin)
182 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
195 – Caron Taylor – win (pin)
220 – Ware Forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs, Jeff Davis:  Ware – 38              Jeff Davis – 21
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (10 – 5)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (TF: 18 – 3)
132 – Jacob Campbell: loss (1 – 8)
138 – Dalton Soper: loss (0 – 5)
145 – David Soper: win (pin)
152 – Isaac King: win (pin)
160 – Justin McGriff: loss (5 – 9)
170 – David Shavers: win (TF: 21 – 6)
182 – Jacob Allen: win (forfeit)
195 – Double Forfeit
220 – Caron Taylor – loss (pin)
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Ware County boasts SIX Champions and a 2nd place finish at the Rebel Invitational

 The Ware Co. Wrestling team placed 2nd at the 12th annual Rebel Invitational wrestling tournament hosted by Effingham HS on Friday 12/7 and Saturday 12/8.  Still without 5 varsity starters due to football involvement (Go Gators!), the wrestling team was able to come within 7 points from 1st place out of 26 teams who travelled from SC, GA, and FL.  The Rebel Invitational was the first traditional tournament of the season and Ware Co. had 6 tournament champions, dominating the championship finals mat.  Luke Littlefield (11th grade, 113lbs) went 4 – 0 with 2 pins, 1 major decision and one decision.  Littlefield matched up with Brad Krumm fom Clay CHS (FL) in the finals pinning him in the third period.  The second tournament champion for Ware Co. was John Williams (12th grade, 120lbs) who went 4 – 0 for the tournament with 2 pins and 2 decisions beating Zach Nagorski from Brunswick HS 6 – 4 in the finals.  The third champion for Ware Co. was Jake Gourley (11th grade, 126lbs) who went 4 – 0 for the tournament with 1 pin and 3 decisions.  Jake beat Zane Nagorski from Brunswick HS 6 – 2 in the finals.  The fourth tournament champion for Ware Co. was Isaac King (12th grade, 152lbs) who went 4 – 0 for the tournament with 2 pins and 2 decisions beating Chris Paramore from Effingham Co. by fall in the finals.  
Ware Co. had a fifth tournament champion at 170lbs with David Shavers (12th grade).  David went 4 – 0 for the tournament with 3 pins and a decision.  David Shavers was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament with an outstanding performance.  David pinned a 2X state placer, Tavon Powell from Effingham Co. in the semi-finals and then beat Jacob Bain from Clay HS (FL), who was state runner-up in FL last year, 6 – 3 in the finals.  The 6th champion for Ware Co. was Jacob Allen (11th grade, 182lbs) who went 5 – 0 for the tournament winning all 5 matches by pin – fall.  Allen met Joseph Hutchinson from Fort Dorchester (SC) in the finals winning by pin.  The top 5 team scores were 5th place – Glenn Hills HS (143.00 points), 4th place – Effingham Co. (186 points), 3rd place – Brunswick HS (190 points), 2nd place – Ware Co. (210.50 points), and 1st place Clay HS (217.50 points).  


  

Complete Ware Co. Records below:


Ware Co. HS – 2nd place: 210.5 points

106 – Zy Grant: 4 – 2. (win – pin; win – pin; loss – pin; win – pin; win – pin; loss – pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield (1wst place): 4 – 0 (win – pin; win 11 – 0; win 7 – 4; win – pin)
120 – John Williams(1st place): 4 – 0 (win- pin; win – pin; win 5 – 2; win 6 – 2)
126 – Jake Gourley (1st place): 4 – 0 (win – pin; win 7 – 2; win 7 – 4; win 6 – 2)
132 – Jacob Campbell: 4 – 2 (loss – pin; win 10 – 6; win 14 – 1; win 11 – 5; win – pin; loss 10 – 3)
138 – Stephen Edwards: 3 – 2 (win – pin; loss TF 15 – 0; win – pin; win 8 – 2; loss – pin)
145 – Jaquan Barefield: 2 – 2 (win – pin; win – pin; loss 18 – 4; loss pin)
152 – Isaac King (1st place): 4 – 0 (win – pin; win 8 – 6; win 9 – 4; win – pin)
160 – Demarrio Buckhalter: 3 – 2 (loss – pin; win – pin; win – forfeit; win 17 – 6; loss – pin)
170 – David Shavers (1st place): 4 – 0 (win – pin; win –pin; win – pin; win 6 – 3)
         tournament most outstanding wrestler
182 – Jacob Allen (1st place): 5 – 0 (win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin; win – pin)
195 – Caron Taylor: 1 – 2 (win – pin; loss – pin; lossm – pin)
220 – Ware Forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: 0 – 2 (loss – pin; loss – pin)



















Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Gators sweep dual meet 12/4/12


The Ware Co. Gators wrestling team went 2 – 0 Tuesday night beating Brantley Co. 64 – 10 and besting Glynn Academy 55 – 24.  Ware, still without 5 varsity starters due to football, has increased its dual meet record to 19 – 4.  

The Gators will be headed to the Rebel Invitational this Friday and Saturday 12/7/ - 12/8 hosted by Effingham HS.  This will be the first traditional tournament of the season.  Wrestling will begin at 5pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday.  Individual results from Tuesday’s matches are listed below:

Ware vs. Brantley:  Ware – 64                            Brantley – 10
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield:  win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams:  win (forfeit)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (forfeit)
138 – Dalton Soper: win (pin)
145 – David Soper: loss (3 – 13)
152 – Justin McGriff: win (pin)
160 – Isaac King: win (TF: 19 – 4)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers:  win (forfeit)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (TF: 15 – 0)
220 – Double forfeit
HWT – Ware Forfeit

Ware vs. Glynn Academy:  Ware – 55                Glynn Academy – 24
106 – Zy Grant: loss (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield:  win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams:  win (forfeit)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (forfeit)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
138 – Dalton Soper: win (pin)
145 – David Soper: win (pin)
152 – Isaac King: win (pin)
160 – Justin McGriff: loss (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (13 – 7)
182 – David Shavers:  win (14 – 6)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Ware Forfeit

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Gators win Jeff Davis Duals 12/1/12


The Ware Co. Gator wrestling team won the 6th annual Yellow Jacket Duals tournament this past Friday and Saturday hosted by Jeff-Davis HS.  The tournament hosted 16 teams including Appling Co, Coffee Co., Coffee Co. JV, Dodge Co., Irwin Co., Montgomery Co., Toombs Co., Brantley Co., Cook Co., East Laurens, Glynn Academy, Jeff-Davis Co., Telfair Co., Treutlen Co., and West Laurens JV.  The Gators, still without 5 varsity starters due to football, went 8 – 1 for the weekend bringing home the big trophy after defeating Coffee Co. 43 – 34 in the finals.  The Gators started of the tournament Friday afternoon by losing to Coffee Co. 45 – 27.  Then the Gators bounced back winning the next 3 in a row defeating Jeff-Davis 71 – 10, Brantley 61 – 18, and Appling 46 – 32.  On Saturday the Gators went 5 – 0 defeating West Laurens JV 63 – 17, Montgomery 70 – 12, Glynn Academy 51 – 28, Toombs Co. 51 – 28, and Coffee Co. 43 – 34.






Ware vs. Coffee:  Ware – 27              Coffee – 45
106 – Zy Grant: win (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – John Williams: win (pin)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (7 – 3)
132 – Jacob Campbell: loss (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: loss (pin)
145 – David Soper: loss (pin)
152 – Isaac King: loss (1 – 5)
160 – Jaquan Barefield: loss (13 – 9)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: loss (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: loss (8 – 11)
220 – Caron Taylor: loss (pin)
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Jeff-Davis:  Ware – 71                       Jeff-Davis – 10
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (TF: 15 – 0)
120 – John Williams: win (pin)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (pin)
145 – David Soper: loss (13 – 3)
152 – Isaac King: win (pin)
160 – Jaquan Barefield: win (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (forfeit)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (forfeit)
220 – Caron Taylor: win (pin)
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Brantley:  Ware – 61             Brantley – 18
106 – Zy Grant: loss (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (pin)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (forfeit)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (pin)
145 – Dalton Soper: win (16 – 5)
152 – Isaac King: win (TF: 20 -15)
160 – Jaquan Barefield: win (17 – 9)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (forfeit)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
220 – Caron Taylor: loss (pin)
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Appling Co.  Ware – 46            Appling Co. 32
106 – Zy Grant: win (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (TF; 16 – 1)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
132 – Jacob Campbell: loss (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (pin)
145 – David Soper: loss (10 – 0)
152 – Isaac King: win (TF: 22 – 7)
160 – Jaquan Barefield: loss (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: loss (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
220 – Caron Taylor: loss (pin)
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. West Laurens JV.:  Ware – 63                  West Laurens JV – 17
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – John Williams: win (forfeit)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (9 – 5)
132 – Jacob Campbell: win (forfeit)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (forfeit)
145 – Hayden Bristow: loss (pin)
152 – David Soper: loss (TF: 0 -15)
160 – Isaac King: win (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: win (pin)

Ware vs. Montgomery:  Ware -70             Montgomery – 12
106 – Zy Grant: win (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – John Williams: win (pin)
126 – Aaron Yarbrough: win (pin)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (forfeit)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (TF: 15 – 0)
145 – David Soper: win (pin)
152 – Hayden Bristow: win (pin)
160 – Isaac King: win (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (TF: 15 - 0)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Glynn Academy:  Ware – 51              Glynn Academy – 28
106 – Zy Grant: loss (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (forfeit)
126 – Jacob Campbell: win (forfeit)
132 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (pin)
145 – Hayden Bristow: loss (pin)
152 – David Soper: loss (28 – 17)
160 – Isaac King: win (pin)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (16 – 11 )
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Toombs (semi-finals):  Ware – 51                  Toombs – 28
106 – Zy Grant: win (forfeit)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (forfeit)
120 – John Williams: win (forfeit)
126 – Jake Gourley: win (pin)
132 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: win (pin)
145 – Hayden Bristow: loss (pin)
152 – David Soper: loss (win)
160 – Isaac King: win (6 – 4)
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: loss (pin)
182 – David Shavers: win (pin)
195 – Jacob Allen: loss (0 – 9)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)

Ware vs. Coffee (finals):  Ware – 43              Coffee – 34
106 – Zy Grant: win (pin)
113 – Luke Littlefield: win (pin)
120 – John Williams: win (pin)
126 – Jake Gourley: loss (Disqualified)
132 – Jacob Campbell: win (pin)
138 – Stephen Edwards: loss (pin)
145 – Ware forf
152 – Ware forfeit
160 – Isaac King: win (6 – 5)eit
170 – Demarrio Buckhalter: win (pin)
182 – Jacob Allen: win (pin)
195 – David Shavers: win (13 – 1)
220 – Ware forfeit
HWT – Brandon Rowland: loss (pin)