The Gator wrestling team sent 12 wrestlers to Macon for the GHSA Class 5A State Traditional tournament. The Gators finished 7th overall placing 6 and having 3 losing in the blood round. Placing for the Gators were Kooper Thomas (jr.) at 145 lbs. placing 4th Reese Poole (sr.) at 126 lbs. placing 5th, and Ethan Frye (jr.) at 106 lbs., Cannon White (jr.) at 152 lbs., Conner White (jr.) at 160 lbs., and Jesus Hernandez (jr.) at 182 lbs. all placing 6th. Finishing top 8 for the Gators were Nick Felton (sr.) at 170 lbs., Zay Taylor (sr.) at 220 lbs., and Israel Smalls (sr.) at 285 lbs. Also qualifying for the Gators were Grayson Smith (so.) at 120 lbs., Dustin Varnadore (sr.) at 132 lbs., and Mosies Butler (sr.) at 138 lbs. Tournament brackets can be viewed at www.trackwrestling.com Complete individual results and team scores are listed below:
GHSA State Championships Results for Ware County
5A-106
Frye Ethan (52-16) placed 6th and
scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - ROSATI JUNIOR (Woodland/Cartersville)
36-11 won by major decision over Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 (MD 19-6)
- Cons. Round 1 - Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 won by
decision over Rees Kailey (Cass) 23-15 (Dec 9-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 won by
decision over Thompson Coleton (Paulding County) 36-21 (Dec 5-3)
- Cons. Round 3 - Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 won by
decision over Ponder Jack (Walnut Grove) 34-13 (Dec 6-5)
- Cons. Semi - Jones Reese (Ola) 11-2 won by decision
over Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 (Dec 6-0)
- 5th Place Match - Carr Titan (Johnson/Gainesville)
52-15 won by major decision over Frye Ethan (Ware County) 52-16 (MD 9-1)
5A-120
Smith Grayson (40-30) place is
unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kinsaul Tucker (Harris County) 49-8
won by tech fall over Smith Grayson (Ware County) 40-30 (TF-1.5 2:52
(17-2))
- Cons. Round 1 - Smith Grayson (Ware County) 40-30 won
by decision over Coley Ahorya (Arabia Mountain) 31-7 (Dec 7-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Rees Hunter (Cass) 34-22 won by
decision over Smith Grayson (Ware County) 40-30 (Dec 4-3)
5A-126
Poole Reese (57-10) placed 5th and
scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Poole Reese (Ware County) 57-10 won by
fall over Bennett Ethan (Paulding County) 41-23 (Fall 2:17)
- Quarterfinal - Poole Reese (Ware County) 57-10 won by
major decision over Mills Ben (Cass) 31-15 (MD 9-1)
- Semifinal - DiSario Jackson (Ola) 9-1 won by fall over
Poole Reese (Ware County) 57-10 (Fall 3:48)
- Cons. Semi - Konner Alejandro (Locust Grove) 39-10 won
by major decision over Poole Reese (Ware County) 57-10 (MD 18-4)
- 5th Place Match - Poole Reese (Ware County) 57-10 won
in tie breaker - 1 over Mills Ben (Cass) 31-15 (TB-1 4-2)
5A-132
Varnadore Dustin (26-19) place is
unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Joseph Fredeman (Kell) 39-11 won by
fall over Varnadore Dustin (Ware County) 26-19 (Fall 2:47)
- Cons. Round 1 - Fields Spencer (Whitewater) 12-20 won
by fall over Varnadore Dustin (Ware County) 26-19 (Fall 4:46)
5A-138
Butler Mosies (47-21) place is
unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Depasquale Kameron (Cass) 20-14 won by
fall over Butler Mosies (Ware County) 47-21 (Fall 3:27)
- Cons. Round 1 - Stephenson Desmond (Stockbridge) 32-11
won by decision over Butler Mosies (Ware County) 47-21 (Dec 3-2)
5A-145
Thomas Kooper (50-14) placed 4th and
scored 16.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Kooper (Ware County) 50-14 won
by fall over Dalton Brian (Ola) 9-6 (Fall 4:22)
- Quarterfinal - Thomas Kooper (Ware County) 50-14 won by
fall over Harris Jeffrey (Riverwood) 35-11 (Fall 3:34)
- Semifinal - Massey Brady (Union Grove) 41-12 won by
decision over Thomas Kooper (Ware County) 50-14 (Dec 6-2)
- Cons. Semi - Thomas Kooper (Ware County) 50-14 won by
decision over Dalton Brian (Ola) 9-6 (Dec 9-4)
- 3rd Place Match - Kaleb Thomaston (Carrollton) 31-7 won
by decision over Thomas Kooper (Ware County) 50-14 (Dec 10-9)
5A-152
White Cannon (50-15) placed 6th and
scored 11.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - White Cannon (Ware County) 50-15 won
by fall over Stewart Tim (Riverwood) 17-16 (Fall 2:47)
- Quarterfinal - Kasler Ethan (Starr`s Mill) 34-9 won by
major decision over White Cannon (Ware County) 50-15 (MD 14-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - White Cannon (Ware County) 50-15 won by
decision over Hammock Donovan (Johnson/Gainesville) 43-23 (Dec 6-3)
- Cons. Round 3 - White Cannon (Ware County) 50-15 won by
fall over Schrenk Jacob (Harris County) 36-19 (Fall 1:54)
- Cons. Semi - Arnold Kendall (Cass) 45-12 won in sudden
victory - 1 over White Cannon (Ware County) 50-15 (SV-1 8-3)
- 5th Place Match - Langston Letrey
(Woodland/Stockbridge) 57-3 won by decision over White Cannon (Ware
County) 50-15 (Dec 7-2)
5A-160
White Conner (55-19) placed 6th and
scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - White Conner (Ware County) 55-19 won
by decision over Fordham Caleb (Ola) 5-6 (Dec 7-4)
- Quarterfinal - White Conner (Ware County) 55-19 won by
fall over Zambrana Ethian (Starr`s Mill) 21-7 (Fall 3:44)
- Semifinal - Reynolds Kevin (Veterans) 62-5 won by fall
over White Conner (Ware County) 55-19 (Fall 1:32)
- Cons. Semi - Burton Dylan (Dutchtown) 41-5 won by
decision over White Conner (Ware County) 55-19 (Dec 3-1)
- 5th Place Match - Troy Alexander (Union Grove) 44-15
won by decision over White Conner (Ware County) 55-19 (Dec 7-4)
5A-170
Felton Nick (44-28) place is unknown
and scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Schneller Colt (Veterans) 50-6 won by
fall over Felton Nick (Ware County) 44-28 (Fall 1:51)
- Cons. Round 1 - Felton Nick (Ware County) 44-28 won by
fall over Elliot Gavin (Johnson/Gainesville) 29-18 (Fall 3:30)
- Cons. Round 2 - Felton Nick (Ware County) 44-28 won by
fall over Felton Fernandez (Columbia) 4-3 (Fall 1:51)
- Cons. Round 3 - Logan Jordan (Hiram) 15-7 won by fall
over Felton Nick (Ware County) 44-28 (Fall 3:51)
5A-182
Hernandez Jesus (48-28) placed 6th
and scored 9.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28
won by decision over Katz Evan (Decatur) 24-14 (Dec 11-4)
- Quarterfinal - Hoffmeier Noah (Cass) 42-12 won by fall
over Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28 (Fall 1:27)
- Cons. Round 2 - Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28 won
by fall over Stratford Brian (Loganville) 30-20 (Fall 4:11)
- Cons. Round 3 - Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28 won
in sudden victory - 1 over Brannen Noah (Statesboro) 39-28 (SV-1 11-9)
- Cons. Semi - SHEDD BRICE (Woodland/Cartersville) 38-14
won by fall over Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28 (Fall 0:20)
- 5th Place Match - Suess Austin (Veterans) 30-12 won by
fall over Hernandez Jesus (Ware County) 48-28 (Fall 2:54)
5A-220
Taylor Zay (34-16) place is unknown
and scored 5.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Taylor Zay (Ware County) 34-16 won by
fall over Fergurson Alan (Decatur) 26-11 (Fall 2:18)
- Quarterfinal - Padget Shamar (South Effingham) 31-16
won by decision over Taylor Zay (Ware County) 34-16 (Dec 12-9)
- Cons. Round 2 - Taylor Zay (Ware County) 34-16 won in
sudden victory - 1 over Whiting Zavier (Fayette County) 12-8 (SV-1 9-7)
- Cons. Round 3 - Williams Jaylin (Banneker) 20-5 won by
decision over Taylor Zay (Ware County) 34-16 (Dec 5-4)
5A-285
Smalls Israel (44-17) place is
unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Smalls Israel (Ware County) 44-17 won
by fall over Will Milam (Hiram) 42-8 (Fall 1:30)
- Quarterfinal - Smith Ryan (New Hampstead) 40-5 won by
tech fall over Smalls Israel (Ware County) 44-17 (TF-1.5 6:00 (16-0))
- Cons. Round 2 - Jones Gabe (Starr`s Mill) 18-15 won in
sudden victory - 1 over Smalls Israel (Ware County) 44-17 (SV-1 7-5)
5A Team Scores
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