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

 The Ware Co. Wrestling team placed 2^nd at the 12^th 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 1^st 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 (11^th 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 (12^th 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 (11^th 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 (12^th 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 (12^th 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 6^th champion for Ware Co. was Jacob Allen (11^th 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 5^th place – Glenn Hills HS (143.00 points), 4^th place – Effingham Co. (186 points), 3^rd place – Brunswick HS (190 points), 2^nd place – Ware Co. (210.50 points), and 1^st place Clay HS (217.50 points).  

  

Complete Ware Co. Records below:

Ware Co. HS – 2^nd 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(1^st place): 4 – 0 (win- pin; win – pin; win 5 – 2; win 6 – 2)

126 – Jake Gourley (1^st 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 (1^st 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 (1^st place): 4 – 0 (win – pin; win –pin; win – pin; win 6 – 3)
         tournament most outstanding wrestler

182 – Jacob Allen (1^st 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)