By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

The wrestling programs from the four county schools competed in hotly contested state tournaments over the weekend and one program came out on top.

The Starr's Mill Panther wrestling team came from behind to win the AAA state championship in Columbus over the weekend, scoring 189.5 overall points. Troup County finished in second place with 160.0 points. Two wrestlers from Starr's Mill, Gary James (103) and Christopher Coleman (145) finished the season undefeated and as individual state champions of their weight class.

The Panthers also produced five state placers; Drew Cofty (152) and Clint Barbour (215) placed second, Matt Fuhrmann (189) placed third and Danny Davidson (130) and Ariston Bowers (140) placed fourth. The Panthers were ranked number one in AAA for most of the season and hope to continue their dominance in the future.

In other AAA meet scores, John Hilton (103) of the Sandy Creek Patriots placed fifth in the state. The Patriots finished in 32nd place with a total of 23.5 points.

In the AAAA meet, held at McEachern High School, Fayette County placed 14th with 55.5 overall points, while McIntosh placed 17th with 49 points. McIntosh's Ricky Smith (112) placed second overall.

The Landmark Christian School War Eagles placed third in the state at the A state meet. Ben King (152) placed second overall.

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