The Gator wrestlers attended the Fitzgerald Invitational hosted
by Fitzgerald High School this past weekend bringing 13 varsity wrestlers and 5
JV wrestlers. There were 14 teams who competed
including Ware (tied for 7th place with 46 points), Fitzgerald (6th
place with 50 points), Tifton (1st place with 111 points),
Monticello 9th place with 43 points), Turner (tied for 7th
place with 46 points), Coffee (5th place with 75.5 points), Valwood11th
place with 14 points), Valdosta 2nd place with 90 points), Cook (10th
place with 30 points), Colquitt (4th place with 77 points),
Westfield (tied for 12th place with 0 points), Lee (3rd
place with 88 points), Crisp (8th place with 43 points), and Berrien
(tied for 12th place with 0 points).
The gators had 4 placers in the varsity tournament; Brandon Foster (so.)
at 113 lbs. placed 2nd with a record of 5 – 1, Kaleb Aldridge (Jr.)
placed 3rd at 126 lbs. with a record of 4 – 3, Cole White (Jr.) placed
2nd at 253 lbs. with a record of 5 – 1, and Britton Jones (Jr.)
placed 4th at 195 lbs. with a record of 4 – 3. The Gators placed 4 of their 5 JV wrestlers
in the JV tourney including Danny Aldridge (Fr.) at 106 placing 3rd
with a record of 2 – 1, Quay McKinney (Fr.0 at 152 placing 1st with
a record of 2 – 0, Trevor Ford (So.) at HW placing 2nd with a record
of 2 – 1, and Otis Robinson (Fr.) at HW with a record of 1 – 2 placing 4th.
The Gators next competition will be at the Wildcat
Invitational hosted by Valdosta High School on Tuesday and Wednesday Dec. 29th
and 30th.
Wrestling will begin at 9:30 am each day.
Individual results are listed below.
Individual results are listed below.
VARSITY
106 – Reese Poole (Fr.): Record 1 – 2. Round 1 (Bye); Round 2 loss vs. Valdosta
(dec. 2 – 8); Round 3 win vs. Lee (TF 15 – 0); Round 4 vs. Colquitt loss 8 – 2.
113 – Brandon Foster (So.): Record 5 – 2 placing 2nd. Round 1 win vs. Valdosta (dec. 8 – 3); Round 2 win vs. Colquitt (pin 3:32); Round 3 win vs. Monticello (dec. 4 – 2); Round 4 win vs. Berrien (pin 3:23); Round 5 win vs. Valdosta (dec. 6 – 0); Round 6 loss vs. Lee (dec. 3 – 7)
120 – Sharod Cobb (Jr.): Record 3 – 2. Round 1 loss vs. Colquitt (dec. 0 – 6); Round 2 win vs. Monticello (pin 2nd period); Round 3 win vs. Cook (pin 47 sec.); Round 4 win vs. Tift (pin 3:01); Round 5 loss vs. Fitzgerald (pin 3:23)
126 – Kaleb Aldridge (Jr.): Record 4 – 3 placing 3rd. Round 1 loss vs. Valdosta (pin 1:15); Round 2 win vs. Lee (pin 3:54); Round 3 win vs. Turner (pin 3:37); Round 4 Win vs. Crisp (pin 1:49); Round 5 win vs. Cook (pin 5:40); Round 6 loss vs. Valdosta (pin 1:36); Round 7 win vs. Fitzgerald (maj. Dec. 16 – 6)
138 – DJ White (So.): Record 0 – 4. Round 1 loss vs. Valdosta (pin 1st period); Round 2 loss vs. Colquitt (pin 1:30); Round 3 loss vs. Tift (pin 1st period); Round 4 loss vs. Valdosta (pin 2:42)
145 – Blaine Aldridge (So.): Record 2 – 2. Round 1 loss vs. Berrien (pin 3:43); Round 2 win vs. Cook (pin 33 sec.); Round 3 win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 1:43); Round 4 loss vs. Turner (pin 39 sec.)
152 – Cole White (Jr.): Record 5 – 1 placing 2nd. Round 1 win vs. Westfield (pin 56 sec.); Round 2 win vs. Berrien (pin 3:31); Round 3 win vs. Valdosta (pin 51 sec.); Round 4 win vs. Colquitt (pin 2:55); Round 5 win vs. Cook (maj. Dec. 18 – 9); Round 6 loss vs. Tift (dec. 5 – 8)
160 – Dalton Soper (Sr.): Record 3 – 2. Round 1 loss vs. Valdosta (dec. 10 – 12); Round 2 win vs. Westfield (forfeit); Round 3 win vs. Berrien (pin 1st period); Round 4 win vs. Tift (pin 3:36); Round 5 loss vs. Tift (maj. Dec. 1 – 10)
170 – David Soper (Sr.): Record 2 – 2. Round 1 win vs. Cook (pin 1:27); Round 2 loss vs. Valdosta (maj. Dec. 6 – 15); Round 3 win vs. Crisp (pin 3:48); Round 4 loss vs. Lee (dec. 8 – 14)
182 – Nawin Hyers (So.): Record 1 – 3. Round 1 win vs.
Colquitt (pin 1:26); Round 2 loss vs. Turner (pin 1:30); Round 3 loss vs.
Valdosta (maj. dec. 3 – 14); Round 4 loss vs. Monticello (pin 5:49)
195 – Britton Jones (Jr.): Record 4 – 3 placing 4th. Round 1 loss vs. Tift (maj. Dec. 2 – 11); Round 2 win vs. Crisp (pin 36 sec.); Round 3 win vs. Valdosta (dec. 1 – 0); Round 4 win vs. Colquitt (pin 49 sec); Round 5 win vs. Fitzgerald (dec. 13 – 9); Round 6 loss vs. Monticello (dec. 0 – 2); Round 7 loss vs. Tift (dec. 3 – 9)
220 – KJ Thomas (So.): Record 1 – 4. Round 1 loss vs. Cook (pin 1st period); Round 2 loss vs Fitzgerald (pin 1st period); Round 3 loss vs. Tift (pin 1st period); Round 4 win vs. Westfield (39 sec.); Round 5 loss vs. Coffee (pin 1st period)
HW – Brandon Rowland (SR.): Record 3 – 2. Round 1 vs. Colquitt (pin 34 sec.); Round 2 win vs. Fitzgerald (pin 2:23); Round 3 win vs. Tift (dec. 6 – 5); Round 4 win vs. Valdosta (dec. 6 – 5); Round 5 loss vs. Cook (pin 1st period)
JV
106 - Danny Aldridge (fr.): Record 2 – 1 placing 3rd.
Round 1 loss vs. Irwin (dec 3 – 8); Round 2 win vs. Irwin (2) (pin 1:13); Round
3 win vs. Monticello (forfeit)
152 – Quay McKinney (Fr.): Record 2 – 0 placing 1st.
Round 1 (bye); Round 2 win vs. Coffee (pin 3:42); Round 3 win vs. Irwin (pin
1:00)
220 – Zay Taylor (Fr.): Record 0 – 2. Round 1 loss vs.
Irwin (pin 4:43); Round 2 loss vs. Cook (maj. Dec. 1 – 11)
HW – Trevor Ford (So.): Record 2 – 1 placing 2nd.
Round 1 win vs. Tift (dec. 8 – 6); Round 2 win vs. Valdosta pin (2nd
period); Round 3 loss vs. Turner (dec. 2 – 7)
HW – Otis Robinson (Fr.): Record 1 – 2. Round 1 (bye):
Round 2 loss vs. Turner (pin 1:49); Round 3 win vs. Tift (pin 2:35); Round 4
loss vs. Valdosta (pin 1:30)