Monday, January 20, 2025

Gators end dual season placing Top 6 in the AAAA State Duals Championship!

   

  Congratulations to the Ware County Gator wrestling team as they ended their dual season placing top 6 in the AAAA State Duals Championship hosted by Ola High School.  The Gators went 3 - 2 in the tournament bringing their dual record for the season to 33 - 7.  AAAA State Duals Brackets can be viewed at https://www.ghsa.net/2024-2025-ghsa-class-aaaa-boys-team-dual-wrestling-championship-bracket  Pictures and news can be view at www.warecountywrestling.com  The Gators will host Appling Co. and Statesboro Tuesday in the Gator Den for their Senior night recognition.  Wrestling will begin at 3:30 PM.   Ware county State Duals results are listed below.  For complete tournament results visit https://www.trackwrestling.com/teamtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1737382655028&pageName=%2f Teamtournaments%2FTournamentHub.jsp&twSessionId=sspxbvtpno 


Ware County Wrestling 


Match #1 Champ. Round 1

Ware County defeated Eastside Hs 40-33

  • 144 - Jaden McKelvin (Ware County) over Griffin Norris (Eastside Hs) TF 16-1

  • 150 - Jordan Amedee (Eastside Hs) over Aaron Bennett (Ware County) Dec 2-1

  • 157 - D`Elisson Lamadieu (Eastside Hs) over Kayden Drury (Ware County) Dec 12-8

  • 165 - Malachi Riley (Eastside Hs) over David Muchison (Ware County) Fall 1:08

  • 175 - Gunter Fore (Ware County) over Cadieu Dunlap (Eastside Hs) TF 23-5

  • 190 - Jamorrie Cole (Eastside Hs) over Cameron Hambrick (Ware County) Dec 6-3

  • 215 - Jalen Hampton (Ware County) over Jaderrick Whitehead (Eastside Hs) Fall 1:31

  • 285 - Kyler Matthews (Ware County) over Malachi Thomas (Eastside Hs) Fall 1:04

  • 106 - Micah Mostek (Eastside Hs) over Stephen Valdez (Ware County) Fall 0:13

  • 113 - Jordan Maxwell (Ware County) over Hezekiah Williams (Eastside Hs) Fall 0:37

  • 120 - Charles Henderson (Eastside Hs) over Ryan Tarver (Ware County) Fall 2:57

  • 126 - Nolan Christian (Eastside Hs) over DaMarion Zanders (Ware County) Fall 2:44

  • 132 - Rodrigo Reyes (Ware County) over Hassan Williams (Eastside Hs) Fall 4:00

  • 138 - Evan Thomas (Ware County) over Rylan Daniel (Eastside Hs) Fall 1:32

Match #2 Quarterfinal

Woodland, Cartersville defeated Ware County 60-14

  • 150 - Jaden McKelvin (Ware County) over Skylar Pizzutiello (Woodland, Cartersville) Fall 2:15

  • 157 - Paul Lanier (Woodland, Cartersville) over Kayden Drury (Ware County) TF 20-4

  • 165 - Zachary Wallace (Woodland, Cartersville) over Gunter Fore (Ware County) TF 17-2

  • 175 - Christian Cothran (Woodland, Cartersville) over David Muchison (Ware County) Fall 1:07

  • 190 - Owen Jones (Woodland, Cartersville) over Cameron Hambrick (Ware County) Fall 1:40

  • 215 - John Gill (Woodland, Cartersville) over Jalen Hampton (Ware County) Fall 1:40

  • 285 - Will Thomas (Woodland, Cartersville) over Kyler Matthews (Ware County) TF 21-6

  • 106 - Stephen Valdez (Ware County) over Nick Weathersbee (Woodland, Cartersville) Dec 3-1

  • 113 - Jordan Maxwell (Ware County) over Bryton Glenn (Woodland, Cartersville) TF 17-0

  • 120 - Noah Cates (Woodland, Cartersville) over Noah Paul (Ware County) TF 22-6

  • 126 - Adrian Zapata (Woodland, Cartersville) over DaMarion Zanders (Ware County) Fall 1:55

  • 132 - Nathan Cates (Woodland, Cartersville) over Rodrigo Reyes (Ware County) Maj 12-4

  • 138 - Dylan Couey (Woodland, Cartersville) over Evan Thomas (Ware County) Fall 1:06

  • 144 - Aiden Buchan (Woodland, Cartersville) over Aaron Bennett (Ware County) Fall 0:46

Match #3 Cons. Round 2

Ware County defeated Cambridge 54-23

  • 157 - Eric Moelter (Cambridge) over Charles Sams (Ware County) TF 19-3

  • 165 - Gunter Fore (Ware County) over Ty Tosi (Cambridge) Fall 0:40

  • 175 - David Muchison (Ware County) over Cameron House (Cambridge) Fall 2:32

  • 190 - Walker Thomas (Cambridge) over Cameron Hambrick (Ware County) Dec 5-1

  • 215 - Justice Levitan (Cambridge) over Jalen Hampton (Ware County) Dec 14-13

  • 285 - Kyler Matthews (Ware County) over Manny Brown (Cambridge) Fall 3:10

  • 106 - Stephen Valdez (Ware County) over Zeke Driggs (Cambridge) Fall 1:27

  • 113 - Jordan Maxwell (Ware County) over Chris Brown (Cambridge) Fall 5:27

  • 120 - Mykyta Liutyi (Cambridge) over Ryan Tarver (Ware County) Fall 2:56

  • 126 - DaMarion Zanders (Ware County) over J.D. Ginn (Cambridge) Fall 3:48

  • 132 - Rodrigo Reyes (Ware County) over Jett Fusco (Cambridge) Fall 2:53

  • 138 - Hunter Keane (Cambridge) over Evan Thomas (Ware County) Fall 1:20

  • 144 - Aaron Bennett (Ware County) over Clay Murdock (Cambridge) Fall 2:47

  • 150 - Jaden McKelvin (Ware County) over Liam Smith (Cambridge) Fall 3:31

Match #4 Cons. Round 3

Ware County defeated Harris County 41-33

  • 165 - David Muchison (Ware County) over Christian Quinones (Harris County) Fall 1:13

  • 175 - Matthew VanWettering (Harris County) over Gunter Fore (Ware County) Fall 1:16

  • 190 - Easton Boren (Harris County) over Cameron Hambrick (Ware County) Fall 1:56

  • 215 - Jalen Hampton (Ware County) over Liam Cauley (Harris County) Dec 5-3

  • 285 - Denver Degonia (Harris County) over Kyler Matthews (Ware County) Fall 1:04

  • 106 - Stephen Valdez (Ware County) over Logan James (Harris County) Fall 1:41

  • 113 - Jordan Maxwell (Ware County) over Scott Skumautz (Harris County) Fall 5:22

  • 120 - Chase Rust (Harris County) over Ryan Tarver (Ware County) Fall 1:11

  • 126 - DaMarion Zanders (Ware County) over Ethan Bresnahan (Harris County) Fall 1:13

  • 132 - Tyler McGuire (Harris County) over Rodrigo Reyes (Ware County) Dec 14-7

  • 138 - Evan Thomas (Ware County) over Aiden Byrd (Harris County) Dec 17-16

  • 144 - Jaden McKelvin (Ware County) over Cameron Atkins (Harris County) Fall 1:34

  • 150 - Aaron Bennett (Ware County) over Jacob Tandy (Harris County) Fall 2:23

  • 157 - Davis Brooks (Harris County) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

  • Ware County's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for unsportsmanlike

Match #5 Cons. Semi

Central (Carroll) defeated Ware County 52-21

  • 175 - Gunter Fore (Ware County) over Elijah Toliver (Central (Carroll)) Fall 0:29

  • 190 - Matt Phillips (Central (Carroll)) over Cameron Hambrick (Ware County) Dec 11-5

  • 215 - Johnathan Watts (Central (Carroll)) over Jalen Hampton (Ware County) Fall 3:52

  • 285 - Jayden Thomasson (Central (Carroll)) over Kyler Matthews (Ware County) Maj 11-1

  • 106 - Jase Moore (Central (Carroll)) over Stephen Valdez (Ware County) Maj 10-2

  • 113 - Jordan Maxwell (Ware County) over Tanner Bryan (Central (Carroll)) Fall 0:54

  • 120 - Chris Phillips (Central (Carroll)) over Ryan Tarver (Ware County) Fall 1:06

  • 126 - Colt Mitchell (Central (Carroll)) over DaMarion Zanders (Ware County) TF 18-1

  • 132 - Ty Murray (Central (Carroll)) over Rodrigo Reyes (Ware County) Fall 0:53

  • 138 - Danny Krutules (Central (Carroll)) over Evan Thomas (Ware County) Fall 1:22

  • 144 - Colson Hoffman (Central (Carroll)) over Jaden McKelvin (Ware County) Fall 1:47

  • 150 - Talon Renfro (Central (Carroll)) over Aaron Bennett (Ware County) Fall 4:49

  • 157 - Charles Sams (Ware County) over Caden Shope (Central (Carroll)) Dec 14-7

  • 165 - David Muchison (Ware County) over Grayson Watson (Central (Carroll)) Fall 0:18





Saturday, January 11, 2025

GATORS ARE REGION CHAMPIONS!

 



Region 1 AAAA Duals Championship

At the Gator Den

1/11/2025


The Ware County wrestling team hosted the Region 1-AAAA championship in the Gator Den on Saturday 1/11/25.  The teams competing were Ware Co. Perry, Wayne Co., Benedictine, and Warner Robins (New Hampstead did not participate due to low numbers).  In round 1 #4 seed Wayne Co. wrestled #5 seed Warner Robins beating Warner Robins 51 - 18.  Round 2 matched up #1 seed Ware Co. with Wayne co. and #3 seed Perry with #2 seed Benedictine.  Ware beat Wayne 65 - 13 and Perry beat Benedictine 46 - 30 matching up Ware Co. and Benedictine in the finals.  Round 3 matched up Warner Robins with Benedictine in which Benedictine won 76 - 0.  Round 4 matched up Ware and Perry in the championship finals and Wayne and Benedictine in the consolation finals.  Ware beat Perry 53 - 26 for the Region 1-AAAA championship and Wayne beat Benedictine 39 - 38 for 3rd place.  There was a true second dual between Perry and Wayne in round 5 where Perry beat Wayne 59 - 23.  The final placement is Ware 1st, Perry 2nd, Wayne 3rd, Benedictine 4th, Warner Robins 5th.  1st and 2nd place finishers will compete in the GHSA State Duals Championship Friday and Saturday at Ola High School in McDonough.  Complete event details can be located at https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-team-duals-wrestling-state-championship 

For team news and pictures visit www.warecountywrestling.com 


Individual results are listed below. 


Ware vs. Wayne   Ware 65  Wayne 13 

Weight

Name

Grade

Result

106

Steve Valdez

12

Win - Pin (2:33)

113

Jordan Maxwell 

11

Win - Pin  (:37)

120

Ryan Tarver

9

Loss - Pin (3:11)

126

Damarion Zanders

12

Loss - Maj Dec (15-3)

132

Rodrigo Reyes

10

Win - Pin (5:37)

138

Evan Thomas

10

Win - Forfeit

144

Aaron Bennett

10

Win - Forfeit

150

Jaden McKelvin

11

Win - Pin (3:04)

157

Kaden Drury

10

Win - Pin (1:28)

165

David Muchison

12

Win - Pin (:22)

175

Gunter Fore

10

Win – Pin (2:40)

190

Cameron Hambrick

11

Win - Pin (4:33)

215

Jalen Hampton

11

Loss - Dec (4-2)

285

Kyler Matthews

11

Win - Pin (1:22)





Ware vs. Perry   Ware 53  Perry 26

Weight

Name

Grade

Result

106

Steve Valdez

12

Win - Pin (3:21)

113

Jordan Maxwell 

11

Loss - Dec (14-8)

120

Noah Paul

9

Loss - Tech Fall (15-0)

126

Damarion Zanders

12

Win - Pin (:47)

132

Rodrigo Reyes

10

Win - Pin (1:26)

138

Evan Thomas

10

Win - Pin (3:22)

144

Jaden McKelvin

11

Win - Pin (1:53)

150

Aaron Bennett

10

Loss - Pin (3:15)

157

Kaden Drury

10

Win - Pin (1:09)

165

Gunter Fore

10

Win - Tech Fall (18-1)

175

David Muchison

12

Win – Pin (:40)

190

Cameron Hambrick

11

Loss - Pin (1:48)

215

Jalen Hampton

11

Loss - Pin (2:14)

285

Kyler Matthews

11

Win - Pin (5:08)