Congratulations to 2X State Champion Caitlyn Mixon!

 

The Gator wrestling team had 3 boys place this past weekend and 3 girls place at the GHSA State traditional wrestling tournament in Macon GA.  Congratulations to senior Caitlyn Mixon who won her second consecutive state championship at 162 lbs. pinning her way through the finals!  Placing for the boys were Anthony Phillips placing 5th at 126 lbs., Kah'lil Clowers placing 5th at 145 lbs., and Dylan Sikes placing 5th at 170 lbs.  Placing for the girls were Evie Brown placing 5th at 112 lbs. and Perla Hernandez placing 4th at 132 lbs.  Go Gators!

Results below: 

GHSA State Championships Results for Ware County

5A-113

Ryan Starr (37-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Gene Smith (St Pius X) 6-4 won by decision over Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-13 (Dec 6-0)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jose Lugo (Coffee) 38-12 won by decision over Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-13 (Dec 6-3)

5A-126

Anthony Phillips (45-14) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 won by fall over Camden Geer (Cartersville) 11-13 (Fall 3:34)
• Quarterfinal - Kale Griswell (Walnut Grove) 34-7 won by major decision over Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 (MD 14-6)
• Cons. Round 1 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 won by decision over Domynic Thompson (Jackson County) 33-20 (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 won by fall over Dwight Kinsley (Stone Mountain) 41-7 (Fall 3:08)
• Cons. Semi - Sebastian Melendez (Greenbrier) 37-10 won by fall over Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 (Fall 2:29)
• 5th Place Match - Kale Griswell (Walnut Grove) 34-7 and Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 45-14 (DFF)

5A-132

Kamani Gainer (16-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Boland (Jones County) 46-7 won by fall over Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-9 (Fall 1:36)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jack Garrett (Blessed Trinity) 54-12 won by tech fall over Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-9 (TF-1.5 5:47 (15-0))

5A-138

Joel Adkinson (40-20) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Kantor (Blessed Trinity) 38-17 won by decision over Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-20 (Dec 11-5)
• Cons. Round 1 - Bryce Kresho (Cass) 42-2 won by tech fall over Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-20 (TF-1.5 5:52 (19-4))

5A-145

Kah`lil Clowers (57-8) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 57-8 won by decision over Zach Addison (Locust Grove) 46-8 (Dec 11-7)
• Quarterfinal - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 57-8 won by fall over Robert Dehaven (Woodward Academy) 31-6 (Fall 4:29)
• Semifinal - Tyler McKnight (Cass) 39-5 won by major decision over Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 57-8 (MD 14-4)
• Cons. Semi - Brian Papcun (Ola) 46-6 won by fall over Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 57-8 (Fall 1:36)
• 5th Place Match - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 57-8 and Robert Dehaven (Woodward Academy) 31-6 (DFF)

5A-170

Dylan Sikes (25-10) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 25-10 won by decision over Jabare Holmes (Northside- Columbus) 23-19 (Dec 8-2)
• Quarterfinal - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 25-10 won by fall over Myles Browne (Coffee) 28-12 (Fall 3:05)
• Semifinal - Zach McKnight (Cass) 34-5 won by fall over Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 25-10 (Fall 3:29)
• Cons. Semi - Caleb Fordham (Ola) 33-8 won by fall over Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 25-10 (Fall 0:27)
• 5th Place Match - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 25-10 and JORDAN REED (Southwest DeKalb) 24-5 (DFF)

5A-220

Jabare George (38-20) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Chris Ramos (Ola) 27-7 won by major decision over Jabare George (Ware County) 38-20 (MD 12-3)
• Cons. Round 1 - Marquez Hunt (Jones County) 53-9 won by tech fall over Jabare George (Ware County) 38-20 (TF-1.5 4:00 (17-2))

 

 

GHSA Girls State Championships Results for Ware County

112

Evie Brown (6-3) placed 6th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 won by fall over Ruby Wade (Burke County) 15-13 (Fall 1:35)
• Quarterfinal - Lisa Glymph (Marietta) 7-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 (SV-1 10-8)
• Cons. Round 2 - Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 won by fall over Makayden Martin (Gordon Lee) 10-13 (Fall 2:43)
• Cons. Round 3 - Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 won by fall over Katlyn Thomas (Carrollton) 34-9 (Fall 2:40)
• Cons. Semi - Aria Randall (Columbus) 25-3 won by decision over Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 (Dec 6-5)
• 5th Place Match - Evie Brown (Ware County) 6-3 and Lindsie Wilson (South Paulding) 11-4 (DFF)

132

Perla Hernandez (7-2) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 7-2 won by fall over Isabelle Welsh (North Cobb) 10-6 (Fall 0:34)
• Quarterfinal - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 7-2 won by decision over Abby Plemmons (Chestatee) 1-2 (Dec 8-5)
• Semifinal - Briana Botts (Creekview) 18-4 won by major decision over Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 7-2 (MD 11-2)
• Cons. Semi - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 7-2 won by fall over Rylie Howe (Model) 8-8 (Fall 0:53)
• 3rd Place Match - Brooke Ligon (Alexander) 28-2 won by decision over Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 7-2 (Dec 13-6)

162

Caitlyn Mixon (4-0) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Fatima Darbo (Campbell) 1-2 (Fall 1:20)
• Quarterfinal - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Zoe Parris (Cherokee) 10-4 (Fall 4:42)
• Semifinal - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Azariah Mobley (Perry) 17-4 (Fall 3:11)
• 1st Place Match - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Jayde Massa (Greenbrier) 29-5 (Fall 5:56)

 

Sectionals 2/4/22-2/5/22

The Ware Co. wrestling team qualified 10 wrestlers and have 1 alternate for the GHSA state wrestling finals this Thursday - Saturday in Macon.  The boys team qualified 7 of 14 wrestlers and the girls team have 3 qualifiers and 1 alternate out of the 4 who participated in sectionals.  The boys qualifiers are:

113 - Ryan Star (placed 5th)

126 - Anthony Phillips (placed 3rd)

132 - Kamani Gainer (placed 5th)

138 - Joel Adkinson (placed 4th)

145 - Kah'lil Clowers (placed 3rd)

170 - Dylan Sikes (placed 3rd)

220 - Jabare George (placed 3rd)

Girls qualifiers are:

112 - Evie Brown (sectional runner up)

122 - Kendra Moore (alternate placed 4th)

132 - Perla Hernandez (Sectional Champion)

162 - Caitlyn Mixon (placed 3rd)

Complete results for the sectional and pictures can be found at www.warecountywrestling.com   T

he GHSA State Traditional schedule and brackets can be found at GHSA.net  

GHSA Class 5A Section A Results for Ware County

106

Devin Phillips (31-30) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Devin Phillips (Ware County) 31-30 won by forfeit over Scratch Scratch (Drew) 0-3 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Dylan Jurovschi (Jackson County) 33-4 won by fall over Devin Phillips (Ware County) 31-30 (Fall 2:55)
• Cons. Round 2 - Devin Phillips (Ware County) 31-30 won by forfeit over FFT FFT (Villa Rica) 8-23 (For.)
• Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Clayborn (Greenbrier) 12-17 won by fall over Devin Phillips (Ware County) 31-30 (Fall 1:35)
• 7th Place Match - Niko Cabrea (New Manchester) 4-3 won by fall over Devin Phillips (Ware County) 31-30 (Fall 1:33)

113

Ryan Starr (37-11) placed 5th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-11 received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-11 won by fall over Brandy Rangel-Mendoza (Walnut Grove) 27-19 (Fall 1:24)
• Semifinal - Jud Farmer (Johnson-Gainesville) 33-8 won by fall over Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-11 (Fall 1:23)
• Cons. Semi - Jose Pacheco (Jackson County) 43-8 won by major decision over Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-11 (MD 13-5)
• 5th Place Match - Ryan Starr (Ware County) 37-11 won by major decision over Syon Blake (Wayne County HS) 21-9 (MD 17-6)

120

Landon Hendrix (31-25) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Landon Hendrix (Ware County) 31-25 won by fall over Juan Chase (Forest Park) 1-6 (Fall 0:17)
• Quarterfinal - Cooper Hoffman (Jackson County) 37-7 won by fall over Landon Hendrix (Ware County) 31-25 (Fall 1:11)
• Cons. Round 2 - Landon Hendrix (Ware County) 31-25 received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 - Dylan Baynes (Eastside) 18-10 won by fall over Landon Hendrix (Ware County) 31-25 (Fall 2:58)
• 7th Place Match - Gunnar Stringfield (Walnut Grove) 21-11 won by fall over Landon Hendrix (Ware County) 31-25 (Fall 2:55)

126

Anthony Phillips (42-12) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 42-12 won by fall over Domynic Thompson (Jackson County) 33-18 (Fall 0:46)
• Quarterfinal - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 42-12 won by fall over FFT FFT (Drew) 8-6 (Fall 2:17)
• Semifinal - Sebastian Melendez (Greenbrier) 35-8 won by decision over Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 42-12 (Dec 12-6)
• Cons. Semi - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 42-12 won by fall over Domynic Thompson (Jackson County) 33-18 (Fall 2:38)
• 3rd Place Match - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 42-12 won by fall over Jordan Hittle (Eastside) 38-11 (Fall 3:16)

132

Kamani Gainer (16-7) placed 5th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-7 won by fall over Jarnez Henderson (Forest Park) 21-18 (Fall 3:32)
• Quarterfinal - Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-7 won by decision over Jordan Norwood (New Manchester) 3-2 (Dec 9-3)
• Semifinal - Zeb Dawkins (Walnut Grove) 25-3 won by fall over Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-7 (Fall 1:48)
• Cons. Semi - Nosa Egbon (Jonesboro) 28-4 won by tech fall over Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-7 (TF-1.5 4:41 (17-2))
• 5th Place Match - Kamani Gainer (Ware County) 16-7 won by decision over Rush Forquer (Woodward Academy) 22-18 (Dec 9-4)

138

Joel Adkinson (40-18) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 won by forfeit over FF FF (North Springs) 2-3 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Cameron Weatherly (Jackson County) 25-19 won by decision over Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 (Dec 13-8)
• Cons. Round 2 - Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Seeb (Woodward Academy) 32-19 (SV-1 11-9)
• Cons. Round 3 - Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 won by fall over Wesley Mitchell (Mundy`s Mill) 18-12 (Fall 1:29)
• Cons. Semi - Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 won by decision over Nathan Rhodes (Loganville) 34-8 (Dec 10-9)
• 3rd Place Match - Mark Alexander (Coffee) 26-14 won by decision over Joel Adkinson (Ware County) 40-18 (Dec 6-4)

145

Kah`lil Clowers (55-6) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 won by fall over Zack Scott (Jackson County) 32-18 (Fall 0:34)
• Quarterfinal - Robert Dehaven (Woodward Academy) 29-4 won by major decision over Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 (MD 13-4)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 won by fall over Jonathan Pittman (Apalachee) 4-9 (Fall 0:44)
• Cons. Round 3 - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 won by fall over Cam Ashton (Chapel Hill) 4-3 (Fall 1:53)
• Cons. Semi - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 won by decision over Tristen Reimer (Villa Rica) 33-21 (Dec 8-2)
• 3rd Place Match - Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 55-6 won by decision over Boston McDermott (Greenbrier) 25-8 (Dec 8-5)

152

Wyatt Deal (31-23) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Khalil Dorsey (Mundy`s Mill) 25-7 won by decision over Wyatt Deal (Ware County) 31-23 (Dec 5-1)
• Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Deal (Ware County) 31-23 won by fall over Zied Basti (Walnut Grove) 11-14 (Fall 0:35)
• Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Deal (Ware County) 31-23 won by fall over Ian Wallace (Woodward Academy) 15-11 (Fall 1:34)
• Cons. Round 3 - Xavier Cepican (Jackson County) 31-20 won by tech fall over Wyatt Deal (Ware County) 31-23 (TF-1.5 5:47 (15-0))
• 7th Place Match - Arthur Reed (Coffee) 26-18 won by fall over Wyatt Deal (Ware County) 31-23 (Fall 1:24)

160

Jaden Jones (11-11) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Helms (Walnut Grove) 38-5 won by fall over Jaden Jones (Ware County) 11-11 (Fall 1:54)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jaden Jones (Ware County) 11-11 won by fall over Eden Whatley (Lithia Springs) 1-3 (Fall 5:45)
• Cons. Round 2 - Jaden Jones (Ware County) 11-11 won by fall over Christopher Dugger (Jonesboro) 12-20 (Fall 1:06)
• Cons. Round 3 - Eli Adams (Wayne County HS) 17-9 won by fall over Jaden Jones (Ware County) 11-11 (Fall 5:15)
• 7th Place Match - Keshawn McDuffie (Coffee) 20-13 won by fall over Jaden Jones (Ware County) 11-11 (Fall 3:17)

170

Dylan Sikes (23-8) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 23-8 won by forfeit over FFT FFT (Villa Rica) 16-25 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 23-8 won by fall over Skyler Jones (Walnut Grove) 25-8 (Fall 4:50)
• Semifinal - Gunner Filipowicz (Woodward Academy) 33-1 won by fall over Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 23-8 (Fall 1:19)
• Cons. Semi - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 23-8 won by fall over Jabari Grace (Banneker) 5-4 (Fall 2:45)
• 3rd Place Match - Dylan Sikes (Ware County) 23-8 won by major decision over Skyler Jones (Walnut Grove) 25-8 (MD 20-7)

182

Joshdavid Vo (36-30) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Joshdavid Vo (Ware County) 36-30 won by fall over Grayson Carter (Eastside) 28-20 (Fall 1:37)
• Quarterfinal - Sawyer Daniel (Villa Rica) 33-22 won by fall over Joshdavid Vo (Ware County) 36-30 (Fall 5:17)
• Cons. Round 2 - Travis Adams (Coffee) 9-5 won by fall over Joshdavid Vo (Ware County) 36-30 (Fall 1:41)

195

Zach Rodriguez (11-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Zach Rodriguez (Ware County) 11-6 won by major decision over Dwight Banks (Chapel Hill) 3-3 (MD 13-4)
• Quarterfinal - Ben Valdes (Woodward Academy) 46-8 won by tech fall over Zach Rodriguez (Ware County) 11-6 (TF-1.5 2:56 (17-0))
• Cons. Round 2 - Ashton Toomer (Midtown) 5-7 won by fall over Zach Rodriguez (Ware County) 11-6 (Fall 4:43)

220

Jabare George (38-18) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jabare George (Ware County) 38-18 won by fall over Jacob Musgrove (Villa Rica) 2-3 (Fall 1:10)
• Quarterfinal - Jabare George (Ware County) 38-18 won by fall over Ethan Padinor (Apalachee) 13-9 (Fall 3:26)
• Semifinal - Christian Brown (Mundy`s Mill) 29-1 won by fall over Jabare George (Ware County) 38-18 (Fall 3:08)
• Cons. Semi - Jabare George (Ware County) 38-18 won by fall over Caleb Smith (Wayne County HS) 8-14 (Fall 3:42)
• 3rd Place Match - Jabare George (Ware County) 38-18 won by fall over Ethan Padinor (Apalachee) 13-9 (Fall 1:15)

285

Zander Moye (22-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Guillermo Rosales (Johnson-Gainesville) 7-2 won by major decision over Zander Moye (Ware County) 22-17 (MD 12-0)
• Cons. Round 1 - Zander Moye (Ware County) 22-17 won by fall over Josiah Patterson (Lithia Springs) 1-4 (Fall 0:28)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kacey Bolton (Creekside) 5-4 won by decision over Zander Moye (Ware County) 22-17 (Dec 5-3)

 

 

GHSA Girls Section 4 (5A-A & 4A-B) Results for Ware County

112

Evie Brown (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Evie Brown (Ware County) 3-1 won by forfeit over FFT FFT (Jackson County) 9-8 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Evie Brown (Ware County) 3-1 won by fall over Julia Osorio (Southeast Whitfield) 2-2 (Fall 2:11)
• Semifinal - Evie Brown (Ware County) 3-1 won by fall over Anna Santoscoy (Johnson-Gainesville) 21-5 (Fall 5:14)
• 1st Place Match - Aria Randall (Columbus) 21-2 won by fall over Evie Brown (Ware County) 3-1 (Fall 3:25)

122

Kendra Moore (3-2) placed 4th and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by fall over Imijin Gooch (Johnson-Gainesville) 0-2 (Fall 0:24)
• Quarterfinal - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by fall over Sophia Sangha (Woodward Academy) 17-9 (Fall 0:56)
• Semifinal - Jasmine Jenkins-Bey (Columbus) 33-1 won by fall over Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 (Fall 5:32)
• Cons. Semi - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by fall over Laura Okoli (Woodward Academy) 15-7 (Fall 5:34)
• 3rd Place Match - Aicha Hill (Jordan) 5-1 won by fall over Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 (Fall 0:25)

132

Perla Hernandez (4-0) placed 1st and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 4-0 won by forfeit over FFT FFT (Southeast Whitfield) 0-1 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Ansley Herrin (Jackson County) 9-10 (Fall 2:13)
• Semifinal - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 4-0 won by decision over CLARA MADDOX (Veterans) 19-4 (Dec 5-2)
• 1st Place Match - Perla Hernandez (Ware County) 4-0 won by fall over Zaniyah Davis (Jordan) 2-1 (Fall 3:25)

162

Caitlyn Mixon (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-1 won by forfeit over FFT FFT (Westside-Macon) 0-2 (For.)
• Quarterfinal - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-1 won by fall over Jalaia Ross (Greenbrier) 4-15 (Fall 1:12)
• Semifinal - Azariah Mobley (Perry) 15-2 won by fall over Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-1 (Fall 0:50)
• Cons. Semi - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-1 won by fall over Deija Bilgen (Mount Zion-Jonesboro) 2-3 (Fall 0:47)
• 3rd Place Match - Caitlyn Mixon (Ware County) 4-1 won by decision over Litzy Soto (Johnson-Gainesville) 19-3 (Dec 8-3)