Monday, December 19, 2016

Fitzgerald Invitational 2016











The Gator wrestling team competed in the Fitzgerald Invitational this weekend and finished in 6th place competing with Coffee (4th place), Colquitt (5th place), Crisp (7th place), Fitzgerald (2nd place), Lee (3rd place), Tift (1ST place), Turner (8th place), and Valwood (9th place).  The Gators had 6 individual placers including Champion at 152 lbs. Cole White (Sr), Brandon Foster (Jr) at 113 lbs.  placing 2nd, Nawin Hyers (Jr.) at 182 lbs. placing 2nd, Rick Walker (Jr) at 145 lbs. placing 3rd, Eli Hodge (Jr.) at 170 lbs. placing 3rd, and Sharod Cobb (Sr) at 126 lbs. placing 4th.  There was also a JV tournament in which the Gators entered14 wrestlers and placed 6 (see results below).  The Gators will be at home on Wed. 12/21 and will be hosting Charlton and Appling for their last home event of the season.  Wrestling will begin at 3:00 PM.  Individual tournament results listed below:

113- Brandon Foster (Jr) Record 7-1 2nd place Round 1 Win vs Colquitt (FF) Round 2 Win vs Lee (Dec 12-5) Round 3 Win vs Turner (Pin) Round 4 Win vs Fitzgerald B (Pin) Round 5 Win vs Fitzgerald (Dec 4-0) Semi-Finals Win vs Tift (Dec 14-7) Finals Loss vs Coffee (Dec 12-7)

120- Conner White (Fr) Record 3-3 Round 1 Win vs Coffee (Dec 5-4) Round 2 Loss vs Crisp (Maj Dec 9-1) Round 3 Loss vs Lee (Pin) Round 4 Win vs Turner (Pin) Round 5 Win vs Colquitt (Dec 6-2) Pigtail Round Loss vs Lee (Pin)

126- Sharod Cobb (Sr) Record 3-5 4th place Round 1 Loss vs Coffee (Pin) Round 2 Loss vs Crisp (Pin) Round 3 Win vs Lee (FF) Round 4 Loss vs Turner (Pin) Round 5 Win vs Colquitt (Dec 10-9) Pigtail Round Win vs Colquitt (Pin) Semi-Finals Loss vs Turner (Pin) Conso Finals Loss vs Tift (Pin)

132- Reese Poole (So) Record 3-3 Round 1 Loss vs Colquitt (Dec 4-2) Round 2 Loss vs Fitzgerald (Dec 7-2) Round 3 Loss vs Tift (Pin) Round 4 Win vs Valwood (FF) Round 5 Bye Pigtail Round Loss vs Coffee (Pin)
138- Austin Sweat (Jr) Record 1-4 Round 1 Loss vs Tift (Pin) Round 2 Win vs Coffee (Pin) Round 3 Loss vs Lee (Dec 9-6) Round 4 Loss vs Fitzgerald (Pin) Round 5 Loss vs Colquitt (FF)

145- Rick Walker (Jr) Record 6-2 3rd place Round 1 Win vs Fitzgerald (Pin) Round 2 Win vs Tift (Pin) Round 3 Win vs Colquitt (Pin) Round 4 Loss vs Lee (Pin) Round 5 Bye Pigtail Win vs Colquitt (Pin) Semi-Finals Loss vs Crisp (Pin) Conso-Finals Win vs Coffee (Pin)

152- Cole White (Sr) Record 6-1 1st place Round 1 Win vs Coffee (Pin) Round 2 Win vs Fitzgerald (Dec 14-13) Round 3 Win vs Lee (Pin) Round 4 Win vs Turner (Pin) Round 5 Loss vs Tift (Pin) Semi-Finals Win vs Colquit (Dec 9-4) Finals Win vs Fitzgerald (Pin)

160-Quay McKinney (So) Record 3-3 Round 1 Win vs Crisp (Dec 5-4) Round 2 Loss vs Fitzgerald (Dec 7-3) Round 3 Bye Round 4 Loss vs Tift (OT Dec 4-2) Round 5 Loss vs Lee (Pin) Pigtail Loss vs Crisp (Dec 5-1)

170- Eli Hodge (Jr) Record 4-3 3rd place Round 1 Win vs Coffee (Maj Dec 12-0) Round 2 Win vs Crisp (Pin) Round 3 Loss vs Tift (Pin) Round 4 Win vs Valwood (Pin) Round 5 Loss vs Colquitt (Dec 8-4) SemiFinals Loss vs Colquitt (Dec 8-5) Conso Finals Win vs Lee (Pin)

182-Nawin Hyers (Jr) Record 5-2 2nd place Round 1 Win vs Lee (Pin) Round 2 Win vs Colquitt (Pin) Round 3 Win vs Tift (Dec 6-2) Round 4 Loss vs Fitzgerald (Dec 2-1) Round 5 Win vs Coffee (FF) Semi Finals Win vs Fitzgerald (OT Dec 3-1) Finals Loss vs Turner (Dec 6-2)

195- Britton Jones (Sr) Record 3-3 Round 1 Win vs Turner (Pin) Round 2 Loss v Tift (Dec 11-4) Round 3 Loss vs Lee (Dec 6-5) Round 4 Win vs Fitzgerald B (Pin) Round 5 Win vs Colquitt (FF) Pigtail Loss vs Tift (Dec 3-1)

220- Zay Taylor (So) Record 2-4 Round 1 Loss vs Crisp (Pin) Round 2 Win vs Valwood (FF) Round 3 Win vs Tift (Pin) Round 4 Loss vs Turner (Pin) Round 5 Loss vs Colquitt (Pin) Pigtail Loss vs Fitzgerald (Dec 11-5)

HW- Otis Robinson (So) Record 1-5 Round 1 Loss vs Turner (Dec 8-2) Round 2 Loss vs Tift (Pin) Round 3 Loss vs Lee (Pin) Round 4 Loss vs Colquitt (Pin) Round 5 Win vs Crisp (FF) Pigtail Loss vs Lee (Pin)












JV Placers:

132- Mosies Butler (So) Record 3-0 1st place
132- Lawson Herlong (Fr) Record 2-2 4th place
145- Jabari Stephenson (Fr) Record 3-0 1st place
170- Jaheim Howard (8th grade) Record 3-0 1st place
220- KJ Thomas (Jr) Record 3-0 1st place
HW- James Lucas (Jr) Record 2-2 4th place


Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Appling Co and Brantley Dec 13, 2016


The Ware County Gator wrestlers traveled to Appling County for a tri-meet with Appling Co. and Brantley.  In their first dual, Ware beat Brantley County 55-19.  The Gators wrestled Appling County next and defeated them 60-13.  This brings the team to 27-4 for the season in dual competition.  The Gators will travel to Fitzgerald this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16th and 17th for the Fitzgerald Invitational.  Wrestling will begin at 4 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on Saturday.

Ware    55            Brantley 19
Weight Class
Wrestler
Result
Points/Time
106
Ethan Frye (Fr)
Loss_Pin
3:55
113
Brandon Foster (Jr)
Win_TF
17-2
120
Conner White (Fr)
Loss_Maj_Dec
13-2
126
Sharod Cobb (Sr)
Win_Pin
1:53
132
Reese Poole (So)
Win_Pin
5:07
138
Lawson Herlong (Fr)
Loss_Dec
8-3
145
Rick Walker (Jr)
Win_Pin
4:44
152
Cole White (Sr)
Loss_Pin
5:06
160
Quay McKinney (So)
Win_Maj_Dec
16-3
170
Eli Hodge (Jr)
Win_Pin
5:03
182
Jesus Hernandez  (Fr)
Win_FF
195
Britton Jones (Sr)
Win_Pin
1:40
220
Zay Taylor (So)
Win_Pin
7 sec
HW
Otis Robinson (So)
Win_Maj_Dec
13-1

                                Ware 60               Appling 13
Weight Class
Wrestler
Result
Points/Time
106
Ethan Frye (Fr)
Win_FF
113
Danny Boetner (Fr)
Win_FF
120
Brandon Foster (Jr)
Win_Pin
1:11
126
Sharod Cobb (Sr)
Loss_Dec
12-5
132
Reese Poole (So)
Loss_Maj_Dec
15-5
138
Lawson Herlong (Fr)
Loss_Pin
1:41
145
Rick Walker (Jr)
Win_TF
18-3
152
Cole White (Sr)
Win_Pin
1:10
160
Quay McKinney (So)
Win_Maj_Dec
9-1
170
Eli Hodge (Jr)
Win_Dec
9-8
182
Jesus Hernandez  (Fr)
Win_Pin
1:26
195
Britton Jones (Sr)
Win_Pin
1:25
220
Zay Taylor (So)
Win_Pin
24 sec
HW
Otis Robinson (So)
Win_Pin
1:02


Monday, December 12, 2016

Gators take First place in the Rebel Invitational

The Ware Co Gator wrestlers traveled to Effingham Co. High School this weekend for the Rebel Invitational. The Gators captured their 1st traditional tournament win of the season as they went into the tournament filling 13 of the 14 weight classes.  There were 29 teams competing in the tournament; these teams included Ware, Hilton Head (A & B), Valdosta (A & B), Effingham (A & B), Perry (A & B), Windsor Forest (A & B), South Effingham (A & B), Greenbriar (A & B), Islands, Savannah Arts (A & B), Statesboro (A & B), Richmond Hill (A & B), Jenkins (A & B), Savannah High, Groves, Johnson (A & B).
The top ten teams were Tournament Champions Ware County with 240.50 points, 2nd place Hilton Head (239.50 points), 3rd place Valdosta (230 points), 4th place Effingham (189 points), 5th place Perry (177 points), 6th place Valdosta B (115.50 points), 7th place Windsor Forest (98 points), 8th place South Effingham (94 points), 9th place Greenbriar (85 points), and 10th Islands (84.50 points).
Ware County had 11 wrestlers earning medals including three tournament Champions; Brandon Foster 113 lbs, Cole White at 152 lbs and Britton Jones 195 lbs. Other placers were as follows: 2nd place Nawin Hyers at 182 lbs, Conner White (120) and Eli Hodge (170) placed third, 4th place Austin Sweat at 138 lbs.  Quay McKinney 160 lbs and Reese Poole placed 5th at 126 lbs while Rick Walker (145 lbs) and Otis Robinson (285 lbs) finished in 6th place. 




 Senior Cole White (152 lbs.) was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament as he pinned his way through the finals going 5 – 0 on the weekend. 
The Gators will travel to Appling Co. on Tuesday.  
Wrestling will begin at 5:00 pm.  







Individual tournament records are listed below:
106 – Forfeit
113 - Brandon Foster (Jr) Record 3-0 - Champion
120 – Conner White (Fr) Record 4-1 - 3rd place
126 – Reese Poole (So) Record 6-2 – 5th place
132 – Lawson Herlong (Fr) Record 2-2
138 – Austin Sweat (Jr) Record 3-2 – 4th place
145 – Rick Walker (Jr) Record 2-3 – 6th place
152 - Cole White (Sr) Record 5-0 - Champion
160 – Quay McKinney (So) Record 4-2 – 4th place
170 – Eli Hodge (Jr) Record 4-1 – 3rd place
182 – Nawin Hyers (Jr) Record 3-1 – 2nd place
195 – Britton Jones (Sr) Record 3-0 - Champion
220 – KJ Thomas (Jr) Record 2-2 
285 – Otis Robinson (So) Record 4-3 – 6th place
JV – Danny Boettner (Fr) Record 3-1 – 2nd place

JV - Kooper Thomas (Fr) Record 2-2