Ware Co. Wrestling Results Fitzgerald Invitational 12/20/17 – 12/21/17

The Ware Co. Gator Wrestlers won the Fitzgerald Invitational this week hosted by Fitzgerald High School. The Gators were the best of 9 teams including Crisp Academy, Pelham, Perry, Dodge, Lee, Turner, Vidalia (3^rd place), Fitzgerald (2^nd place), and Ware Co. (1^st place).  Ware had 13 of their 14 entries place in the top 3 including four tournament champions, eight 2^nd place finishes, and one 3^rd place finish.  Tournament champions included Ethan Frye (so.) at 106 lbs., Brandon Foster (sr.) at 120 lbs., Blaine Aldridge (sr.) at 160 lbs., and James Lucas (sr.) at 285 lbs.  2^nd place finishers included Colby Walker (fr.) at 113 lbs., Reese Poole (jr.) at 126 lbs., Conner White (so.) at 132 lbs., Banner Thomas (fr.) at 138 lbs., Jahiem Howard (fr.) at 145 lbs., Demarion Dennis (sr.) at 152 lbs., Zay Taylor (jr.) at 220 lbs. and Otis Robinson (jr.) at 285 lbs.  Nawin Hyers placed (sr.) 3^rd at 195 Lbs.  There was also a JV tournament in which the Gators placed 7 wrestlers. Grayson Smith (fr.) placed 2^nd at 120 lbs., Lawson Herlong (so.) placed 3^rd at 132 lbs., Moises Butler (jr.) placed 3^rd at 138 lbs. Cannon White (so.) place 1^st at 145 lbs., Kobie Turner (so.) placed 2^nd at 145 lbs., Jesus Hernandez (so.) placed 1^st at 195 lbs., and Israel Smalls (jr.) placed 1^st at 285 lbs.  The Gators have a short break for the holidays and then will be headed to Colquit Co. for the 1^st annual Packer Invitational on Saturday 12/30/17.  Wrestling will begin at 10:00 am.  Individual results are listed below:

106 – Ethan Frye (fr.): Record 6 – 1 (1^st place)  Round 1 – win (bye), Round 2 – Win vs. Dodge (maj. dec. 12 – 3), Round 3 – Win vs. Turner (pin 4:47), Round 4 – Loss vs. Perry (dec. 14 – 12), Round 5 – Win (bye), Semis – Win vs. Dodge (dec. 7 – 4), Finals – Win vs. Perry (pin 3:47).

113 – Colby Walker (fr.): Record 5 – 2 (2^nd place)  Round 1 – Loss vs. Lee (dec. 5 – 3), Round 2 – Win vs. Turner (dec. 11  5), Round 3 – Win vs. Perry (pin 1:30), Round 4 Win (bye), Round 5 Win (bye), Semis – Win vs. Turner (pin 3:24), Finals – Loss vs. Lee (dec. 6 – 4)

120 – Brandon Foster (sr.): Record 7 – 0 (1^st place)  Round 1 – Win vs. Lee (dec. 8 – 3), Round 2 – Win (bye), Round 3 – Win vs. Turner (dec. 6 – 3), Round 4  Win vs. Fitzgerald (dec. 12 – 5), Round 5 – Win vs. Dodge (forfeit), Semis – Win vs. Lee (dec. 7 – 2), Finals – Win vs. Turner (dec. 6 – 3)

126 – Reese Poole (jr.): Record 6 – 1 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Vidalis (pin 5:03) Round 2 – Win vs. Turner (pin 3:59), Round 3 – Win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 3:58), Round 4 – Win vs. Perry (maj. dec. 12 – 4), Round 5 – Win vs. Lee (pin 4:57), Semis – Win vs. Fitzgerald B (pin 1:43), Finals – Loss vs. Fitzgerald A (dec. 5 – 3)

132 – Conner White (so.): Record 5 – 2 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Lee (dec. 6 – 3), Round 2 – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 5:18), Round 3 – Loss vs. Turner (dec. 15 – 8), Round 4 – Win vs. Dodge (pin 30 sec.), Round 5 Win vs. Lee 2 (dec. 12 – 8), Semis – Win vs. Lee 1 (pin 45 sec.), Finals – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (pin 2:40)

138 – Banner Thomas (fr.): Record 6 – 1 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Turner (dec. 4 – 1), Round 2 – Win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 4:28), Round 3 – Win vs. Vidalia (dec. 8 – 6), Round 4 Win (bye), Round 5 – Win vs. Fitzgerald 2 (forfeit), Semis – Win vs. Turner (dec. 7 – 1), Finals – Loss vs. Vidalia (pin 3:21)

145 – Jahiem Howard (fr.): Record 6 – 2 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Crisp Academy (pin 2:37), Round 2 – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 3:50), Round 3 – Win vs. Turner (pin 5:34), Round 4 – Win vs. Perry (TF 19 – 4), Round 5 – Loss vs. Lee (dec. 4 – 2), Round 6 – Win vs. Turner (maj. dec. 10 – 2), Semis – Win vs. Lee (dec. 4 – 2), Finals – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (maj. dec. 14 – 6)

152 – Demarion Dennis (sr.): Record 5 – 3 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Perry (pin 1:28), Round 2 – Loss vs. Dodge (maj. dec. 14 – 0), Round 3 – Loss vs. Vidalia (dec. 10 – 9), Round 4 – Win vs. Turner (pin 3:01), Round 5 – Win vs. Crisp Academy (maj. dec. 15 – 5), Round 6 – Win vs. Turner (TF 20 – 3), Semis – Win vs. Vidalia (dec. 10 – 7), Finals – Loss vs. Dodge (TF 15 – 0)

160 – Blaine Aldridge (sr.): Record 6 – 1 (1^st place) Round 1 – Loss vs. Perry (pin 2:32), Round 2 – Win vs. Dodge (pin 1:29), Round 3 – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 3:00), Round 4 – Win vs. Turner (maj. dec. 13 – 5), Round 5 – Win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 2:57), Semis – Win vs. Fitzgerald (dec. 7 – 5), Finals – Win vs. Turner (dec. 10 – 8)

170 – Qway McKinney (jr.): Record 1 – 3 Round 1 – Win vs. Dodge (dec. 7 – 3), Round 2 – Loss vs. Vidalia (maj. dec. 11 – 1), Round 3 – Loss vs. Turner (dec. 3 – 2), Round 4 – Loss vs. Perry (Disqualified FMC)

195 – Nawin Hyers (sr.): Record 3 – 3 (3^rd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Perry (pin 1:20), Round 2 – Loss vs. Vidalia (dec. 5 – 4), Round 3 – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (dec. 7 – 5), Round 4 – Win vs. Lee (TF 17 – 2), Round 5 – Win (bye), Semis – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (dec 9 – 4), Conso finals – Win (forfeit)

220 – Zay Taylor (jr.): Record 4 – 2 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Perry (pin 2:30), Round 2 Win (bye), Round 3 – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (pin 5:14), Round 4 – Win vs. Dodge (pin 55 sec.), Round 5 Win vs. Pelham (forfeit), Finals – Loss vs. Fitzgerald (pin 2:41)

285 – Otis Robinson (jr.): Record 6 – 1 (2^nd place) Round 1 – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 3:16), Round 2 – Win vs. Ware 2 <Lucas> (dec. 3 – 0), Round 3 – Win vs. Perry (pin 1:30), Round 4 – Win (bye), Round 5 – Win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 3:19), Semis – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 1:07), Finals Loss vs. War 2 <Lucas> (pin 3:39)

285 – James Lucas (sr.): Record 6 – 1 (1^st place) Round 1 – Win vs. Perry (pin 2:15), Round 2 – Loss vs. Ware 1<Robinson> (3 – 0), Round 3 – Win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 3:30), Round 4 – Win vs. Vidalia (pin 2:11), Round 5 – Win (bye), Semis – Win vs. Fitzgerald (dec. 4 – 3), Finals – Win vs. Ware 1<Robinson> (pin 3:39)