Monday, December 15, 2014

Effingham Rebel Invitational

The Gator wrestling team placed third at the Rebel Invitational hosted by Effingham Co. HS.  The Gators had 9 wrestlers place including J’air Grant (sr) 106lbs.  placing 1st, Brandon Foster (fr) 113lbs.  placing 4th, Kaleb Aldridge (so) 120lbs. placing 5th, Rick Walker (fr) 132lbs. placing 6th, Julian Thomas (so) 138lbs. placing 3rd, Dalton Soper (jr) 152lbs. placing 6th, Jaquan Barefield (sr) 160lbs. placing 2nd, David Soper 170lbs. placing 3rd, and Britton Jones (so) 195lbs. placing 3rd.  The top 5 teams in the tournament were Valdosta 5th place, Coffee Co. 4th place, Ware Co. 3rd place, Richmond Hill 2nd place, and Effingham Co. first place.  
The Gators will be way at Glynn Academy on Tuesday.  Wrestling will begin at 5:00pm.  

Individual results listed below.

106 – J’air Grant (sr) 2st place (4 – 0): (bye) (win vs. Statesboro pin 45 sec) (win vs Valdosta dec 10 – 5) ( Finals win vs. Richmond Hill dec 12 – 10)

113 – Brandon Foster (fr) 4th place (3 – 2): (win vs Richmond Hill pin 3:54) (win vs Effingham 2 pin 1st period) (loss vs Coffee 4 – 1) (win vs Valdosta maj dec 14 – 1) (loss vs Glynn Academy 8 – 1)

120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so) 5th place (2 – 2): (Bye) (win vs Glynn Academy TF 15 – 0) (loss vs Coffee pin 3rd period) (loss vs Valdosta pin 2nd period) (win vs Effingham pin 51 sec)

126 – Sharod Cobb (so) (1 – 2): (win vs. Statesboro pin 5:55) (loss vs South Effingham pin 1st period) (loss vs Richmond Hill maj dec 14 -2)

132 – Rick Walker (fr) 6th place (2 – 3):  (win vs Scriven pin 17 sec) (win vs South Effingham pin 1st per) (loss vs Effingham pin 3rd per) (loss vs Islands pin 2nd per) (loss vs Richmond Hill pin 3rd per)

138 – Julian Thomas (so) 3rd place (5 – 1): (win vs Effingham pin 21 sec) (win vs Richmond Hill pin 4:44) (win vs Glynn Academy pin) (loss va Valdosta dec 6 – 5) (win vs South Effingham pin) (win vs Richmond Hill dec 8 – 6)

145 – Montaque McKinney (sr) (2 – 2): (win vs South Effingham dec 9 – 10) (loss vs River Bluff pin 2nd per) (win vs Effingham pin 1:29) (loss vs Valdosta pin 1st per)

152 – Dalton Soper (jr) 6th place (2 – 3): (win vs Scriven pin 51 sec) (win vs Effingham dec 10 – 7) (loss vs River Bluff maj dec 15 – 4) (loss vs New Hampstead pin 3rd per) (loss vs Effingham 8 – 6)

160 – Jaquan Barefield 2nd place (4 – 1): (win vs Scriven pin 1:17) ( win vs New Hampstead pin 1:59) (win vs Valdosta pin 5:32) (win vs Savannah Christian pin 1st per) (loss vs Effngham dec 5 – 6)

170 – David Soper (jr) 3rd place (4 – 1): (win vs South Effingham pin 37 sec) (win vs Statesboro pin 1:11) (loss vs River Bluff dec 4 – 2) (win vs Richmond Hill pin) (win vs Windsor Forest pin 2nd per)

182 – Nathan Tindall (jr) (1 – 2): (loss Valdosta dec 7 – 6) (forfeit vs Scriven) (loss vs Effingham pin 1:30)

195 – Britton Jones (so) 3rd place (4 – 1): (win vs Johnson Savannah pin 1st) (win vs Glynn Academy pin) (loss vs Statesboro dec 7 – 5) (win vs Valdosta pin) (win vs Richmond Hill pin 3:30)
220 – Montarius McKinney (2 – 2): (loss vs River Bluff pin 1st) (win vs. Glynn Academy pin 1:20) (win vs Effingham 2 pin 1:30) (loss vs Richmond Hill pin)


HW – Joey Timmons (jr) (2 – 2): (loss vs South Effingham pin 1st per) (win vs South Effingham 2 pin 30 sec) (win vs Statesboro pin 1:21) (loss vs Effingham pin 1st)

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Turkey Brawl @ the Beach

Wrestling Results
Turkey Brawl @ the Beach
Hosted by Glynn Academy
1/25/14

The Gator Wrestling team extended their record to 11 – 4 as they went 4 – 0 and winning the 1st annual Turkey Brawl @ the Beach hosted by Glynn Academy.  The 8 teams involved in this round robin dual tournament were Brantley Co., Brunswick HS, Coffee Co., Glynn Academy, Richmond Hill, Statesboro, Treutlen Co., and Ware Co.  Ware began the day facing Brantley Co. beating them 66 – 12.  In round 2 the Gators beat region competitors Coffee Co. 60 – 18.  In round 3 the Gators matched up with region competition vs. Richmond Hill winning a close dual 39 – 36.  In the crossover round the gators blasted Brunswick HS 57 – 18.  The Gators were to match up with Statesboro HS in a fifth round of play, but the Blue Devils were laden with injuries and opted to forfeit the match.  Ware Co. will be travelling to Richmond Hill for a dual on Tuesday 12/2/14.  Wrestling will begin at 5:00pm.  Individual match results are listed below:


Ware vs. Brantley:  Ware 66                          Brantley 12
106 – Brandon Foster (fr.): win (forfeit)
113 – J’air Grant (sr.): win (pin 1:48)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so.): win (pin 3:02)
126 – Ware Forfeit
132 – Rick Walker (fr.): win (pin 39 seconds)
138 – DJ White (fr.): win (forfeit)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr.): win (maj. dec. 17 – 6)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr.): win (pin 1:46)
160 – Cole White (so.): win (pin 48 seconds)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr.): win (pin 57 seconds)
182 – Nathan Tindall (jr.): win (pin 1:59)
195 – Britton Jones (so.): win (pin 3:06)
220 – Montarius McKinney (fr.): loss (pin 51 seconds)
HW – Joey Timmons (jr.): win (pin 34 seconds)

Ware vs. Coffee:  Ware 60             Coffee 18
106 – Brandon Foster (fr.): loss (dec. 6 – 3)
113 – J’air Grant (sr.): win (forfeit)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so.): win (pin 4:51)
126 – Ware Forfeit
132 – Rick Walker (fr.): win (pin 5:54)
138 – DJ White (fr.): loss (26 seconds)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr.): win (pin 1:25)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr.): win (forfeit)
160 – Cole White (so.): loss (dec. 15 – 11)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr.): win (pin 25 seconds)
182 – Nathan Tindall (jr.): win (pin 4:19)
195 – Henley Longshore (sr.): win (forfeit)
220 – Britton Jones (so.): win (pin 1:22)
HW – Joey Timmons (jr.): win (forfeit)









Ware vs. Richmond Hill:  Ware 39                                   Richmond Hill 36
106 – Brandon Foster (fr.): loss (TF 15 – 0)
113 – J’air Grant (sr.): win (pin 3:29)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so.): win (pin 1:56)
126 – Ware Forfeit
132 – Rick Walker (fr.): loss (maj. dec. 12 – 3)
138 – DJ White (fr.): loss (pin 1:04)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr.): loss (dec. 5 – 1)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr.): win (pin 3:18)
160 – Cole White (so.): win (forfeit)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr.): win (dec. 13 – 8)
182 – Nathan Tindall (jr.): loss (pin 23 seconds)
195 – Britton Jones (so.): win (pin 1:16)
220 – Montarius McKinney (fr.): loss (pin 1st period)
HW – Joey Timmons (jr.): win (pin 1:28)

Ware vs. Brunswick:  Ware 57                                         Brunswick 18
106 – Brandon Foster (fr.): win (1:22)
113 – J’air Grant (sr.): win (pin 1:39)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so.): win (dec. 5 – 2)
126 – Ware Forfeit
132 – Rick Walker (fr.): win (pin 4:40)
138 – DJ White (fr.): win (pin 1:25)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr.): win (pin 1:29)
152 – Joe Allen (jr.): loss (dec. 8 – 3)
160 – Jaquan Barefield (sr.): win (pin 1:06)
170 – David Soper (jr.): loss (dec. 10 – 6)
182 – Nathan Tindall (jr.): win (pin 2:10)
195 – Britton Jones (so.): win (pin 27 seconds)
220 – Montarius McKinney (fr.): win (pin 9 seconds)
HW – Joey Timmons (jr.): win (pin 27 seconds)





Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Wresting Results Swamp Duals 11/15/14


The Ware Co. wrestling team opened their season at home going 2 – 3 as they hosted Camden A, Camden B, Valdosta, Effingham, Glynn Academy, Tift Co., and Brunswick at the 6th Annual Swamp Duals.  The Gators won their first match against Glynn Academy 66 – 18.  In Round 2 the Gators lost a close dual vs. Tift Co. losing 30 – 39.  In round 3 the Gators matched up with Camden A and lost 73 – 6.  In round 4 Ware bested Valdosta 48 – 32.  In Round 5 the gators lost a close dual to Camden B 34 – 41.  Full results listed below:


The Gators will host Lowndes at home on Tuesday.  The match will begin at 5pm.  

Swamp Duals Results

Round 1:
Ware 66 Glynn 18
 Tift 0 Camden A 79
Effingham 55 Brunswick 24
Camden B 42 Valdosta 25
Round 2:
Ware 30 Tift 39
Camden A 35 Glynn 0
Effingham 42 Valdosta 33
Camden B 45 Brunswick 21
Round 3:
Ware 6 Camden A 73
Glynn 18 Tift 64
Brunswick 34 Valdosta 36
Camden B 48 Effingham 30
Round 4:
Camden A 69 Effingham 6
Ware 48 Valdosta 32
Tift 12 Camden B 49
Glynn 18 Brunswick 50
Round 5:
Camden A 80 Brunswick 0
Camden B 41 Ware 34
Effingham 45 Tift 33
Valdosta 64 Glynn 12
Camden A 5 - 0
Camden B 5 - 0
Effingham 3 - 2
Ware 2 - 3
Valdosta 2 - 3
Brunswick 2 - 3
Tift 2 - 3
Glynn 0 - 5









 Ware vs. Glynn Academy:   Ware 66                     Glynn 18
106 – J’air Grant (sr): win (forfeit)
113 – Brandon Foster (fr): loss (pin 2nd period)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so): win (pin 1st period)
126 – DJ White (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
132 – Rick Walker (fr): win (pin 1st period)
138 – Julian Thomas (so): win (pin 1st period)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr): win (forfeit)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr): win (pin 1st period)
160 – Jaquan Barefield (sr): win (pin 1st period)
170 – Cole White (so): win (pin 1st period)
182 – Henley Longshore (sr): win (forfeit)
195 – Britton Jones (so): win (pin 1st period)
220 – Montarius McKinney (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
HW – Brandon Rowland (jr): win (pin 3rd period)
 
 Ware vs. Tift:   Ware 30                                          Tift 39
106 – J’air Grant (sr): win (pin 1st period)
113 – Brandon Foster (fr): loss (disqualified)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so): win (forfeit)
126 – DJ White (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
132 – Rick Walker (fr): win (pin 2nd period)
138 – Julian Thomas (so): loss (3 – 1)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr): loss (pin 1st period)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr): loss (9 – 5)
160 – Cole White (so): loss (15 – 9)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr): win (pin 1st period)
182 – Henley Longshore (sr): loss (pin 1st period)
195 – Britton Jones (so): loss (8 – 9)
220 – Jaleen Smith (so): win (pin 1st period)
HW – Brandon Rowland (jr): loss (5 – 8)









Ware vs. Camden A:  Ware 6                       Camden A 73
106 – J’air Grant (sr): win (pin 1st period)
113 – Brandon Foster (fr): loss (MD 8 – 0)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so): loss (pin 1st period)
126 – DJ White (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
132 – Rick Walker (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
138 – Julian Thomas (so): loss (pin 1st period)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr): loss (pin 1st period)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr): loss (pin 2nd period)
160 – Cole White (so): loss (TF 15 – 0: 3rd period)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr): loss (TF 16 – 1: 2nd period)
182 – Henley Longshore (sr): loss (pin 2nd period)
195 – Britton Jones (so): loss (TF 20 – 3: 3rd period)
220 – Jaleen Smith (so): loss (pin 1st period)
HW – Brandon Rowland (jr): loss (pin 1st period)

Ware vs. Valdosta:  Ware 48                                      Valdosta 32
106 – J’air Grant (sr): win (forfeit)
113 – Brandon Foster (fr): loss (2 – 1)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so): win (pin 1st period)
126 – DJ White (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
132 – Rick Walker (fr): loss (pin 3rd period)
138 – Austin Sweat (fr): loss (pin 2nd period)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr): loss (TF 19 – 4: 2nd period)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr): win (pin 1st period)
160 – Cole White (so): win (forfeit)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr): win (pin 1st period)
182 – Henley Longshore (sr): win (pin 2nd period)
195 – Britton Jones (so): win (pin 2nd period)
220 – Jaleen Smith (so): loss (pin 1st period)
HW – Brandon Rowland (jr): win (forfeit)

Ware vs. Camden B:  Ware 34                     Camden B 42
106 – J’air Grant (sr): win (MD 8 – 0)
113 – Brandon Foster (fr): win (pin 1st period)
120 – Kaleb Aldridge (so): win (forfeit)
126 – DJ White (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
132 – Rick Walker (fr): loss (pin 3rd period)
138 – Austin Sweat (fr): loss (pin 1st period)
145 – Montaque McKinney (sr): win (pin 1st period)
152 – Dalton Soper (jr): loss (5 – 11)
160 – Cole White (so): loss (pin 3rd period)
170 – Jaquan Barefield (sr): win (pin 3rd period)
182 – Henley Longshore (sr): loss (pin 1st period)
195 – Britton Jones (so): loss (5 – 8)
220 – Jaleen Smith (so): win (forfeit)
HW – Brandon Rowland (jr): loss (pin 1st period)




Sunday, February 23, 2014

Gators have first state champion!



Ware Co. Wrestling Results
AAAAA State Traditional Tournament
2/21/14 – 2/22/14
Hosted by Loganville High School

The Gator wrestling team sent 9 grapplers to Loganville Thursday night to get ready for the GHSA AAAAA State Traditional Championship hosted By Loganville High School.  Each of these 9 won at least one match with 5 wrestlers going 1 – 2 (Zy Grant (106 lbs.), Zurell Taylor (132 lbs.), Devante Durham (145 lbs.), Shawn Lewis (152 lbs.), and Jaquan Barefield (160 lbs.), Dakota York, at 285 lbs., earning a top eight finish with a record of 2 – 2, Jake Gourley at 138 lbs. placing 4th in the state by making the long haul through the consolation bracket with a record of 4 - 2, Luke Littlefield (113 lbs.), only the fourth state finalist in WCHS history, finishing as runner-up to Logan Sims of Woodland (Dec. 3 – 0) in the finals, and Jacob Allen (195 lbs.) earning the first individual state championship in the history of WCHS.  Allen won the gold in the finals defeating Isiah Ross from Woodland 10 – 7.  Allen started out in front ending the first period 4 – 0. Ross flurried in the second period, and in the beginning of the third tying the match at 5.  Starting in the defensive position with 15 seconds left in the match, Allen attempts a Peterson getting caught for 2 near fall and dropping 7 – 5.  Using his “funky” wrestling technique, Allen is able to hip-heist into a grape-vine position scoring a two point reversal and earning 3 near-fall with the match ending with Ross on his back defending an eminent pin.  You can see the time lapse still photographs of the last 15 seconds of the match at www.warecountywrestling.com  The pictures will be posted Monday.  As a team the Gators finished 8th out of 55 teams represented at the tournament scoring a total of 78.5 points.  The top 10 teams were 1. Cambridge (132.0), 2. Allatoona (123.5), 3. Pope (122.5), 4. Woodland (110.0), 5. Creekview (91.5), 6. South Paulding (86.0), 7. Rome (79.0), 8. Ware (78.5), 9. Effingham (67.0), 10. Ola (65.0).  The Ware Co. Gator wrestling team would like to thank Dr. Dixon, David Shields, and the many Gator parents, students, and fans who made the long journey to Loganville to the support the Gator wrestlers at the tournament.  Go Gators!  Complete brackets can be viewed at www.trackwrestling.com  Individual results listed below.

R1 – round 1
QF – quarter finals
SF – semi-finals
F – finals
C1 –consolation round 1
C 2 – consolation round 2
CQ – consolation quarter finals
CS – consolation semi-finals
CF – consolation finals

106 – Zy Grant (1 – 2):  R1 – win vs. Aaron Maxfield of Lee Co. (Dec. 10 – 4); QF – loss vs. Isiah Royal of Effingham Co. (pin 5:17); C2 – loss vs. Nick Hattings of Northview (Dec. 13 – 9)

113 – Luke Littlefield (3 – 2) 2nd place: R1 – win vs. Eric Hunter of Lee Co.  (pin 59 sec.); QF – win vs. David Harris of Heritage (pin 2:25); SF – win vs. Anthony Vasta of Forest Park (TF 16 – 0); F – loss vs. Logan Sims of Woodland (Dec. 3 – 0)

132 – Zurell Taylor (1 – 2): R1 – win vs. Alems Favors of Arabia Mountain (forfeit); QF – loss vs. Ethan Benedict of Allatoona (pin 2:54); C2 – loss vs. Slater Cruz (Dec. 10 – 5)

138 – Jake Gourley (6 – 2) 4th place:  R1 – win vs. Max King of South Paulding (Dec. 7 – 2);  QF – loss vs Jake Adcock of Pope (TF – 23 – 8); C2 – win vs. Dylan Staples of Appalachee (pin 57 sec.); CQ – win vs. Kelvin Rucker of Rome (Dec. 4 – 1); CS – Tyson Patterson of Union Grove (Dec. 8 – 1); CF – loss vs. Jack Woods (Dec. 8 – 1)

145 – Devante Durham (1 – 2): R1 – loss vs. Jack Powell of Lakeside Dekalb (Dec. 4 – 3); C1 – win vs. Micah LoPresto of Loganville (Dec. OT 5 – 3); C2  loss vs. Brady Dyer of Flowery Branch (Dec. 4- 3)

152 – Shawn Lewis (1 – 2): R1 – loss vs. Luke Parker of Union Grove (pin 4:41); C1 – win vs. Stevie Robensone of Effingham Co. (Dec. 7 – 3);C2 – loss vs. Joey Fricks of Rome (Dec. 5 – 4)

160 – Jaquan Barefield (1 – 2); R1 – loss vs. Noah Forehand of Northside (Dec. 14 – 13); C1 – win vs. Justin Skinner of Appalachee (Maj. Dec. 16 – 7); C2 – loss vs. Josh Williams of Clarke Central (TF 15 – 0)

195 – Jacob Allen (4 – 0) 1st place: R1 – win vs. Noah Hamevious of Thomas Co. (pin 58 sec.); QF – win vs. Blake Mustard of Clarke Central (Dec. 5 – 0); SF – win vs. Sean Klason of Rome (pin 3:33); F – win vs. Isiah Ross of Woodland (Dec. 10 – 7)

285 – Dakota York (2 – 2) top 8: R1 – win vs. Joe Maldanaldo of North Atlanta (pin 3:07); QF – loss. vs. Malik McNeil of Cambridge (pin 1:10); C2 – win vs. Hunter Whitley of Loganville (Dec. 3 – 1); CQ – loss vs. Chris Massenberg of Hardaway (pin 1:18)

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Nine Qualify for State!!!!

Ware Co. Wrestling Results
AAAAA East Sectionals
Hosted by Cambridge HS
2/7/14 – 2/8/14

The Gator wrestling team qualified 9 of 13 wrestlers this weekend for state in Atlanta next weekend.  The Gators put up two sectional champions (Luke Littlefield – 113 and Jacob Allen 195), one 3rd place (Dakota York – HW), two 4th placers (Zy Grant – 106 and Jake Gourley – 138), three 6th placers (Zurell Taylor – 132, Devante Durham – 145, and Shawnmichael Lewis), and one 7th place finish (Jaquan Barefield – 160).  Jacob Allen made the Gator highlight reel by earning all wins by fall including a 23 second pin vs. Flowery Branch in the finals.  To qualify for the state championship next week wrestlers had to place in the top 8.  For state championship brackets and tournament details visit www.ghsa.net  Full brackets for the sectional tournament are located at www.trackwrestling.com  Individual sectional results are listed below:

106 – Zy Grant: 3 – 2 (4th place): Round 1 win vs. Winder Barrow (pin 3:54); Round 2 win vs. Forsyth Central  (12 – 6); Round 3 loss vs. Creekview – (4 – 3); Round 4 win vs. Northview (pin 19 sec.); Round 5 loss vs. Heritage (9 – 7)

113 – Luke Littlefield: 4 – 0 (1st place): Round 1 win vs. Grovetown (pin 15 sec.); Round 2 win vs. Forsyth Central (pin 3:00); Round 3 win vs. Heritage (pin 3:33); Round 4 win vs. Flowery Branch (2 – 1)

120 – Kaleb Aldridge: 1 – 3:  Round 1 loss vs. Creekview (pin54 sec.); Round 2 win vs. Flowery Branch (7 – 0); Round 3 loss vs. Lakeview (pin 2:57); Round 4 loss vs. Grovetown (pin 2:56)

126 – Julian Thomas:  Ware Forfeit (did not make weight)

132 – Zurell Taylor: 3 – 3 (6th place): Round 1 loss vs. Winder Barrow (pin 3:51); Round 2 win vs. Greenbriar (TF 17 – 2); Round 3 win vs. Kell (pin 5:07); Round 4 win vs. Jenkins (pin 1:51); Round 5 loss vs. Cambridge (8 – 6); Round 6 loss vs. Creekview (9 – 3)

138 – Jake Gourley: 4 – 2 (4th place): Round 1 win vs. Grovetown (pin 3:10); Round 2 loss vs. Gainsville (pin 3:14); Round 3 win vs. Heritage (pin 5:50); Round 4 win vs. Loganville (9 – 3); Round 5 win vs. Sprayberry (5 – 3); Round 6 loss vs. Gainesville (pin 5:49)

145 – Devante Durham: 2 – 3 (6th place):  Round 1 win vs. Gainsville (pin 5:16); Round 2 win vs. Warner Robins (8 – 6); Round 3 loss vs. Pope (pin 4:59); Round 4 loss vs. Kell (pin 3:38); Round 5 loss vs. Clarke Central (3 - 0)

152 – Shawn Lewis: 3 – 3 (6th place): Round 1 win vs. Forsyth Central (pin 4:31); Round 2 loss vs. Flowery Branch (TF 15 – 0); Round 3 win vs. Evans (pin 5:17); Round 4 win vs. Warner Robbins (TF 16 – 0); Round 5 loss vs. Pope (5 – 4); Round 6 loss vs. Loganville (pin 2:54)

160 – Jaquan Barefield: 3 – 2 (7th place): Round 1 win vs. Riverwood (8 – 3); Round 2 loss vs. Appalachee (7 – 2); Round 3 win vs. Richmond Hill (Maj. Dec. 22 – 10); Round 4 loss vs. Flowery Branch (OT ultimate tie breaker 8 – 7); Round 5 win vs. Loganville (pin 2:34)

170 – Britton Jones: 0 – 2: Round 1 loss vs. Jones County (TF 20 – 4); Round 2 loss vs. Forsyth Central (pin 3:38)
182 – Gage Bush: 0 – 2: Round 1 loss vs. Cedar Shoals (OT 7 – 5); Round 2 loss vs. Grovetown (pin 1:59)

195 – Jacob Allen: 4 – 0 (1st place): Round 1 win vs. Creekview (pin 33 sec.); Round 2 win vs Clarke Central (pin 2:30); Round 3 win vs. Sprayberry (pin 2:56); Round 4 win vs. Flowery Branch (pin 23 sec.)

HW – Dakota York: 4 – 1 (3rd place): Round 1 win vs. Warner Robbins (pin 2:33); Round 2 win vs. Loganville (pin 1:40); Round 3 loss vs. Cambridge (pin 5:23); Round 4 win vs. Pope (pin 1:28); Round 5 win vs. Creekview (pin 4:35)

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Area 3 AAAAA Traditional Champions



Ware Co. Wrestling Results

Area 3 AAAAA Traditional Tournament

Hosted by Richmond Hill HS

2/1/14




The Gator wrestling team won their 3rd consecutive Area Traditional title placing all 13 of their wrestlers (Ware forfeited weight class 220) in the top 3 who will be advancing to sectionals next weekend.  The teams competing in the tournament were Ware Co. (first place 253 points), Effingham Co. (second place 224 points), Richmond Hill (third place 213 points), Glynn Academy (fourth place 150 points), Jenkins (fifth place 84 points), and Windsor Forest (sixth place 73 points).  The 2014 Area 3 AAAAA champions for the Gators were Sr. Luke Littlefield (113 lbs.), Sr. Devante Durham (145), Jr. Jaquan Barefield (160 lbs.), Sr. Jacob Allen (195 lbs.), and Sr. Gage Bush (182 lbs.).  Finals highlights included Devante Durham, who was down 5 – 4 with 4 seconds left in his match scoring a take down as time expired beating his opponent from Glynn Academy 6 – 5, and Jacob Allen beating 2nd ranked Dalton Mydell from Effingham Co. by pinfall in 33 seconds.  Placing 2nd in the Area for the Gators were Jr. Zy Grant (106 lbs.), Fr. Kaleb Adridge (120 lbs.), Fr. Julian Thomas (126 lbs.), Sr. Zurell Taylor (132 lbs.), Sr. Jake Gourley (138 lbs.),  and Sr. Dakota York (HW).  Placing 3rd in the Area for the gators were Sr. Shawn Lewis (152 lbs.) and Fr. Britton Jones (170 lbs.).  These wrestlers will be competing at the sectional traditional tournament next Friday and Saturday at Cambridge HS where the top 8 placers will advance to the state finals.  Wrestling will begin at 3:00 pm on Friday.  Individual results are listed below:



106 – Zy Grant: (2 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 vs Jenkins – win (pin 1:02); Match 2 vs. Richmond Hill - win (pin 1:45); Match 3 vs. Effingham – loss (pin 5:11)



113 – Luke Littlefield: (2 – 0: 1st place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Richmond Hill – win (pin 11 sec.); Match 3 vs. Glynn Academy – win (pin 59 sec.)



120 – Kaleb Aldridge: (1 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Windsor Forest – win (pin 57 sec.); Match 3 vs. Richmond Hill – loss (pin 1:32)



126 – Julian Thomas: (2 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 vs. Windsor Forest – win (pin 2:59); Match 2 vs. Glynn Academy – win (Maj. Dec. 19 – 6); Match 3 vs. Effingham – loss (3 – 2)



132 – Zurell Taylor: (1 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Effingham – win (pin 5:14); Match 3 vs. Richmond Hill – loss (9 – 7)



138 – Jake Gourley: (1 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 vs. Windsor Forest – win (pin 1:49); Match 2 (bye); Match 3 vs. Effingham – loss (OT 8 – 6)



145 – Devante Durham: (2 – 0: 1st place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Jenkins – win (Maj. Dec. 11 – 1); Match 3 vs. Glynn Academy – win (6 – 5)



152 – Shawn Lewis: (2 – 1: 3rd place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Effingham – loss (12 – 7); Match 3 vs. Windsor Forest – win (pin 45 sec.); Match 4 vs. Jenkins win – (pin 2:52)



160 – Jaquan Barefield: (2 – 0: 1st place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Glynn Academy – win (pin 4:56); Match 3 vs. Richmond Hill – win (pin 4:20)



170 – Britton Jones: (3 – 1: 3rd place) Match 1 vs. Glynn Academy – win (pin 1:58); Match 2 vs Jenkins – loss (6 – 1); Match 3 vs. Windsor Forest – win (OT 6 – 4); Match 4 vs. Glynn Academy – win (10 – 5)



182 – Gage Bush: (2 – 0: 1st place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Effingham – win (pin 2:17); Match 3 vs. Glynn Academy – win (Maj. Dec. 13 – 3)



195 – Jacob Allen: (2 – 0: 1st place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Jenkins – win (pin 1:25); Match 3 vs. Effingham – win (pin 33 sec.)



220 – Ware Forfeit



HW – Dakota York: (1 – 1: 2nd place) Match 1 (bye); Match 2 vs. Richmond Hill – win (3 – 1); Match 3 vs. Effingham – loss (4 – 2)