AAAAA State
Traditional Tournament
2/13/20 – 2/15/20
Macon Coliseum
The Ware County wrestling team qualified 11 Gators and
brought 2 alternates to Macon to compete in the class AAAAA state traditional
tournament held at the Macon Coliseum on Thursday – Saturday 2/13 – 2/15/20. Competing for the Gators were Ethan Frye (sr.)
@ 106 lbs., Anthony Phillips (so.) @ 113 lbs., Grayson Smith (jr.) @ 126 lbs.,
Kah’lil Clowers (fr.) @ 138 lbs., Kobie Turner (sr.) @ 145 lbs., Banner Thomas
(jr.) @ 152 lbs., Cannon White (sr.) @ 160 lbs., JJ Rodriguez (so.) @ 1709
lbs., Kooper Thomas (sr.) @ 182 lbs., Jesus Hernandez (sr.) @ 195 lbs. Tyler
Nipper (jr.) @ 220 lbs. {entered the tournament as an alternate}, and Kendra
Moore (fr.) @ 122 lbs. competing in the girls tournament. Jeremy Butler (jr.) also travelled as an
alternate at 132 lbs. but did not compete.
The Gators put 6 wrestlers on the podium: Ethan Frye – runner-up, Kooper Thomas
runner-up, Anthony Phillips – 3rd, Jesus Hernandez – 4th,
Cannon White – 6th, and the Gator’s first female state placer Kendra
Moore placing 5th in the state Girls tournament as a freshman. The girls’ tournament is not divided by
classification. The Gators placed 6th
overall as a team out of 43 teams representing class AAAAA. Complete team scores, brackets, and
individual team results can be viewed at www.trackwrestling.com. The top 10 team results and individual Ware
county wrestler results are listed below.
1
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Woodland
Cartersville
|
210.0
|
2
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Buford
|
179.0
|
3
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Veterans
|
161.0
|
4
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Ola
|
131.0
|
5
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Harris County
|
130.0
|
6
|
Ware County
|
96.5
|
7
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Cass
|
95.5
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8
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South
Effingham
|
89.0
|
9
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Carrollton
|
76.0
|
10
|
Walnut Grove
|
75.0
|
GHSA State Championships Results for
Ware County
5A-106
Ethan Frye (70-6) placed 2nd and
scored 22.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Frye (Ware County) 70-6 won by
fall over Malcolm Spann (Bainbridge) 40-31 (Fall 1:31)
- Quarterfinal - Ethan Frye (Ware County) 70-6 won by
fall over Nosa Egbon (Jonesboro) 45-21 (Fall 1:17)
- Semifinal - Ethan Frye (Ware County) 70-6 won in sudden
victory - 1 over Davin Lundquist (Harris County) 37-8 (SV-1 4-2)
- 1st Place Match - Reese Jones (Ola) 107-2 won by major
decision over Ethan Frye (Ware County) 70-6 (MD 14-1)
5A-113
Anthony Phillips (56-21) placed 3rd
and scored 20.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21
won by tech fall over Lawson Singleton (Bainbridge) 39-26 (TF-1.5 2:16
(17-2))
- Quarterfinal - Oran Decker (Harris County) 52-3 won by
fall over Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21 (Fall 5:27)
- Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21
won by fall over Jayden Hammons (Southwest DeKalb) 20-8 (Fall 1:33)
- Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21
won by fall over Andon Hawkins (Locust Grove) 74-14 (Fall 2:05)
- Cons. Semi - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21 won
by major decision over Tyler Barb (Veterans) 48-40 (MD 17-7)
- 3rd Place Match - Anthony Phillips (Ware County) 56-21
won by decision over Eli Doolittle (Cass) 38-13 (Dec 12-11)
Girls-122
Kendra Moore (3-2) placed 5th.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by
fall over Cecily Livingston (Berrien) 13-9 (Fall 2:47)
- Quarterfinal - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by
fall over Fatima Diaby (Kennesaw Mountain) 7-18 (Fall 4:00)
- Semifinal - Catherine Mullis (Baldwin) 28-12 won by
tech fall over Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 (TF-1.5 4:19 (16-1))
- Cons. Semi - Cecily Livingston (Berrien) 13-9 won by
fall over Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 (Fall 4:52)
- 5th Place Match - Kendra Moore (Ware County) 3-2 won by
fall over Fatima Diaby (Kennesaw Mountain) 7-18 (Fall 2:51)
5A-126
Grayson Smith (49-32)
- Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Henley (Buford) 6-2 won by fall
over Grayson Smith (Ware County) 49-32 (Fall 2:28)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Tripp (McIntosh) 16-5 won by
decision over Grayson Smith (Ware County) 49-32 (Dec 8-3)
5A-138
Kah`lil Clowers (37-23)
- Champ. Round 1 - Garrett Wood (Harris County) 53-6 won
by fall over Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 37-23 (Fall 4:58)
- Cons. Round 1 - Cooper Allen (Clarke Central) 4-3 won
by fall over Kah`lil Clowers (Ware County) 37-23 (Fall 3:00)
5A-145
Kobie Turner (11-10)
- Champ. Round 1 - Ronan Quigley (Riverwood) 6-4 won by
fall over Kobie Turner (Ware County) 11-10 (Fall 4:09)
- Cons. Round 1 - INJ FF - Devin INJ FF - Fairley (Union
Grove) 28-15 won by decision over Kobie Turner (Ware County) 11-10 (Dec
2-0)
5A-152
Banner Thomas (59-15)
- Champ. Round 1 - Tim Stewart (Riverwood) 7-4 won by
decision over Banner Thomas (Ware County) 59-15 (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 1 - Banner Thomas (Ware County) 59-15 won
by decision over Haidyn Luttrell (Walnut Grove) 2-5 (Dec 9-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Drake Latham (Harris County) 48-15 won
by major decision over Banner Thomas (Ware County) 59-15 (MD 9-1)
5A-160
Cannon White (43-10) placed 6th and
scored 11.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 won
by fall over Damon McMillan (Harris County) 38-14 (Fall 4:42)
- Quarterfinal - Charlie Darracott (Buford) 8-0 won by
fall over Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 (Fall 4:26)
- Cons. Round 2 - Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 won by
fall over Christopher Newman (Ola) 70-25 (Fall 3:28)
- Cons. Round 3 - Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 won in
sudden victory - 1 over Cam Hill (Cass) 27-16 (SV-1 5-3)
- Cons. Semi - Kevin Reynolds (Veterans) 73-8 won by fall
over Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 (Fall 0:47)
- 5th Place Match - Steven Davis```` Roesler (Loganville)
9-3 won by decision over Cannon White (Ware County) 43-10 (Dec 5-3)
5A-170
JJ Rodriguez (28-17)
- Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Downing (Buford) 7-3 won by
decision over JJ Rodriguez (Ware County) 28-17 (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - JJ Rodriguez (Ware County) 28-17 won by
fall over Logan Cupp (Ola) 68-27 (Fall 1:50)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jahmin Young (Jonesboro) 46-15 won by
fall over JJ Rodriguez (Ware County) 28-17 (Fall 4:55)
5A-182
Kooper Thomas (72-9) placed 2nd and
scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kooper Thomas (Ware County) 72-9 won
by fall over Bret Myers (Starr`s Mill) 26-13 (Fall 5:17)
- Quarterfinal - Kooper Thomas (Ware County) 72-9 won by
decision over Chase Sippola (Carrollton) 40-3 (Dec 13-10)
- Semifinal - Kooper Thomas (Ware County) 72-9 won by
decision over David Emfinger (Harris County) 37-6 (Dec 8-6)
- 1st Place Match - Blaine Bergey (Buford) 8-0 won by
major decision over Kooper Thomas (Ware County) 72-9 (MD 10-0)
5A-195
Jesus Hernandez (56-17) placed 4th
and scored 16.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17
won by fall over Jose Flores (Johnson Gainesville) 4-4 (Fall 0:35)
- Quarterfinal - Austin Suess (Veterans) 87-12 won by
fall over Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17 (Fall 2:54)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17 won
by fall over Anthony Salamanca (Whitewater) 6-4 (Fall 2:02)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17 won
by decision over Luis Abonza (Buford) 7-3 (Dec 6-2)
- Cons. Semi - Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17 won by
decision over Brian Stratford (Loganville) 6-3 (Dec 5-4)
- 3rd Place Match - Bryce Fowler (Ola) 100-6 won by
decision over Jesus Hernandez (Ware County) 56-17 (Dec 4-1)
5A-220
Tyler Nipper (1-2)
- Champ. Round 1 - Evan Dimaggio (Buford) 8-0 won by tech
fall over Tyler Nipper (Ware County) 1-2 (TF-1.5 4:32 (22-7))
- Cons. Round 1 - Tyler Nipper (Ware County) 1-2 won by
fall over Brayden Fern (Veterans) 30-51 (Fall 2:58)
- Cons. Round 2 - Noah Hoffmeier (Cass) 11-8 won by fall
over Tyler Nipper (Ware County) 1-2 (Fall 1:31)