Chiefs and Tigers win wrestling tournament titles

Tue, 01/08/2008 - 3:18pm
By: Michael Boylan

McIntosh took first place in the Mark Toomey Invitational in Savannah. They had five first place finishers in the tournament. Wrestlers who placed in the top six of their respective weight classes for the Chiefs were:

103
• Trent Shallow, 3rd

112
• Jarrod Chamblee, 1st

119
• Matthew Perry, 4th

130
• Richard Hughes, 1st

145
• Rickey Oskey, 5th

152
• Carl Scheumann, 1st

171
• Jacob Worthington, 4th

189
• Erik Willanzheimer, 4th

215
• Matt Carroll, 1st

285
• Sean Carney, 1st

Fayette County took first place in the Granger Invitational. The Tigers trailed Wesleyan by two points heading into the finals and consolation finals and swept their five matches to win. Wesleyan had won the Fayette County Christmas Classic the previous weekend.

Wrestlers who placed in the top six for Fayette County were:

103
• Ali Khan, 1st

140
• Jonathan West, 1st

152
• Sam Law, 3rd

171
• Brian Tilton, 3rd

189
• Patrick Blankenbeker, 1st

Fayette County will host the area duals this Friday and Saturday.

Whitewater took fourth place in the Spartan Invitational in Alabama. Wrestlers who placed in the top four for Whitewater were:

103
• Alex Kidd, 4th

145
• Kenny Kellerman, 3rd

160
• Chase Penland, 2nd

171
• Jacob Willamson, 1st

189
• Hendri DeBeer, 3rd

215
• Ryan Noland, 4th

285
• Sam Ernst, 3rd

Sandy Creek placed eighth in the LaGrange tournament. The Patriots had three wrestlers place in the event.

103
• Greg Barrera, 3rd

152
• Derek Wojcik, 4th

160
• Julian Holmes, 1st

Sandy Creek will wrestle at Newnan this afternoon. They will host the area 6-AAA duals on Saturday at Flat Rock Middle School.

Landmark Christian had two wrestlers place in the LaGrange tournament.

125
• Chad Thames, 2nd

171
• Brock Pollard, 5th

Starr’s Mill placed 13th in the Alexander Invitational. Wrestlers who placed in the top six of their respective weight classes for the Panthers were:

103
• Dell Ressl, 5th

171
• Travis Hearn, 5th

285
• Corey Coleman, 6th

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