Bradley Central Invitational
Legend & team scores1. Bradley Central (BC) 252.5; 2. Father Ryan (FR) 241.5; 3. Commerce Ga. (Com) 186.5; 4. Stewarts Creek (SC) 128; 5. Gilmer, Ga. (Gil) 124; 6. Brookwood, Ala. (Br) 117; 7. Ooltewah (Ool) 102; 7. Summitt (Sum) 102; 9. Knox Halls (KH) 99; 10. William Blount (WB) 98; 11. Heritage (Her), 93; 12. Athens, Ala. (AA) 92; 13. Blackman (Bl) 88; 14. Alexander, Ala. (Alex) 85.7; 15. Etowah, Ala. (EA), 16. Buford, Ga. (Gu) 71.5; 17. Hixson (hix) 57; 18. Huntsville, Ala. (HA) 56; 19. Franklin (Frk) 55.5; 20. Central (Cen) 55; 21. Notre Dame (ND) 53; 22. Hardin Valley (HV) 46; 23. Jefferson County (JC) 45; 24. Tullahoma (Tull) 42; 25. Smyrna (Sm) 40; 26. Bearden (KB) 28; 27. Greenback (Gr) 11; 28. Maryville (M) 105.; 29. Union County (UC) 6.106 poundsFor first: Logan Ashton (Bu) tech. fall over Tucker Flint (Com), 5:00; For third: James Killian (FR) dec. Kendrick Banks (Br), 6-4; For fifth: London Dubroc (Alex) dec. Christian Lagunas (AA), 7-3.113 poundsFor first: T.J. Hicks (BC) major dec. Christian Simpson (FR), 10-1; For third: Job Dooley (Frk) dec. Calvin Martin (WB), 4-2; For fifth: John West (AA) dec. Jacob Newman (Hix), 12-11.120 poundsFor first: Ryan McElhaney (BC) pinned Raymond Eason (FR); For third: Tolliver Justice (KH) won by injury default over Dylan Coggins (SC); For fifth: Cameron Henderson (Sm) won by forfeit over Jake Brewer (Com).126 poundsFor first: Trey Chalifoux (FR) dec. Luke Mullin (ND), 5-0; For third: Juan Hernandez (Her) dec. Jack Schrader (Frk), 4-3; For fifth: Albert Perez (Gil) won by forfeit over Dalton Flint (Com).132 poundsFor first: Kirby Simpson (FR) major dec. Hunter Parker (BC), 11-1; For third: Isaac Yates (Hix) dec. Trevor Preece (Gil), 4-2; For fifth: Carson Helton (SC) pinned Max Anderson.138 poundsFor first: Knox Fuller (BC) dec. Lucas Patterson (Gil), 6-3; For third: Ian McNitt (HV) pinned Max Homyak (EA); For fifth: Esteban Remillard (Sum) won by forfeit over Austin Brock (Com).145 poundsFor first: Owen Brown (Com) dec. Michael Diemer (Her), 12-7; For third: Landon Fowler (Bl) dec. Jordan Massengill (Ool), 7-2; For fifth: John Ferguson (Bu) dec. Houston Curtis, 9-5.152 poundsFor first: Donnie Beyer (BC) dec. David Key (Br), 8-3; For third: Alonso Heyward (Cen) dec. Garrett Clarke (AA), 5-3; For fifth: Daniel Wesley (FR) pinned Sawyer Knott (Sum).160 poundsFor first: Matthew Sells (Bl) dec. Colton McMahan (KH), 4-2; For third: Sam Albritton (Alex) dec. Chase Forrester (Com), 6-5; For fifth: Austin Matthews (BC) dec. Jordan Chafi (Ool), 7-0.170 poundsFor first: John Olivieri (SC) dec. Brooks Schrimsher, 8-4; For third: Miles Nolan (Br) dec. Thomas Carter (AA), 6-3; For fifth: Edward Elkins (BC) won by forfeit over Dawson Satterfield (WB).182 poundsFor first: Cole Chancey (Com) dec. Nolan Kennedy (WB), 7-2; For third: Brandon Reibly (EA) pinned Matthew Key (Br); For fifth: Nicholas Lett (Ool) won by forfeit over Brent Buckman (KH).195 poundsFor first: Brett Brown (BC) dec. George Hooker (FR), 3-1;For third: Dylan Pearson (Tull) dec. Dontavious Mosley (Com), 8-3 SV2; For fifth: Jacob Gerken (KB) dec. Tyler Reid (Ool), 9-5.220 poundsFor first: Bronson Reichsteiner (EA) major dec. Ben Stacey (FR), 12-2; For third: Tyler Barber (SC) dec. Victor Bednarski (Ool), 3-2; For fifth: Leo Aylsworth (Alex) pinned D.J. Gibson (BC).285 poundsFor first: Levi Seabolt (Gil) pinned Jeremy Darvi (FR); For third: Logan Townsend (HC) dec. Cade Ridley (Com), 4-2; For fifth: D.J. Adams (BC) dec. Hunter Hancock (Sum), 5-2.
McCallie Invitational
Legend & team scores1. Woodland, Ga. (WG) 196.5; 2. Oak Mountain, Ala. (OM) 154.5; 3. Union Grove, Ga. (UG) 154; 4. McCallie (McC) 151.5; 5. Lambert, Ga. (Lamb) 150; 6. Red Bank (RB) 147.5; 7. Cleveland (Cl) 140; 8. Ringgold (Ring) 138.5; 9. Heritage, Ga. (Her), 134.5; 10. Cass, Ga. (Ca) 126; 11. Scottsboro, Ala. (Scott) 117; 11. Soddy-Daisy (SD), 117; 13. Northwest Whitfield (NW) 114.5; 15. South Forsyth, Ga. 103.5; 16. Marist, Ga. (Mar) 101; 17. Brentwood (BW) 82; 18. Sonoraville, Ga. (S) 79.5; 19. Peachtree Ridge, Ga. (PR) 75; 20. Cambridge, Ga. (Cam) 74.5; 21. Ridgeland (Rid) 74; 22. Buckhorn, Ala. (Buck) 57.5; 23. Carrollton, Ga. (Car) 52; 24. LaFayette (La) 33; 25. Hillcrest, S.C. (Hill) 30; 26. Parkview, Ga. (Park) 7; 27. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (LFO), 4.106 poundsFor first: Bryson Neace (UG) dec. Gavin Nix (Wood), 4-1; For third: Stone Barden (Buck) dec. Bryce Pond (Cl), 8-1; For fifth: Tanner Stone (Ring) won by forfeit over Darren Ketcham (Scott).113 poundsFor first: Kyle Gollhofer (Wood) dec. Trevor Burdick (So), 8-3; For third: Charles Wheaton (SD) major dec. Payton Mitchell (Lamb), 10-2; For fifth: John McAlpin (Scott) dec. Devin Garrett (Ca), 8-6.120 poundsFor first: Tyler Hunt (So) dec. Jahvar Lewis (Wood), 4-0; For third: Eric Diemert (Lamb) dec. Bryan Gembe (NW), 7-6.For fifth: Logan Whiteside (Cl) dec. Graham Brothers (Bw), 9-3.126 poundsFor first: Charles Thurman (Her) dec. Davion Fairley (UG), 8-3; For third: Tristan Roa (Bw) major dec. Charlie Ranta (SF), 13-0; For fifth: Kyle Brown (PR) pinned Holden Moss (Ring), 4:38.132 poundsFor first: Jacob Mariakis (Rid) dec. Brock Herring (Mc), 4-2 SV1; For third: Mathew Sheetz (Lamb) dec. Colton Landers (Cl), 6-2; For fifth: Reed Bethune (Mar) won by forfeit over Ben Lemay (SF).138 poundsFor first: Griffin Green (Ring) pinned Nick Voiles (Car), 5:34; For third: Ryan Camp (Crk) pinned Coty Carlock (NW), 4:46; For fifth: Grey Bethune (Mar) won by forfeit over Jackson Baraff (SF).145 poundsFor first: Justin Ruffin (UG) pinned Hunter Quinn (Ca), 5:47; For third: Gabe McDuffie (RB) dec. Dylan Pittman (NW), 8-5; For fifth: Josh Parr (PR) won by forfeit over Michael John Harris (OM).152 poundsFor first: Will Britain (Cam) major dec. Felipe Hayes (SF), 11-0; For third: Spencer Cooper (Wood) pinned Will Patton (Mc), 3:00; For fifth: Hall Morton (OM) won by forfeit over Jaylen Callahan (Ca).160 poundsFor first: Tucker Russo (SD) dec. Cody Cochran (Wood), 8-4; For third: Brett Clark (Scott) pinned Braden Johnson (Crk), 3:00; For fifth: C.J. Grissim (Bw) won by injury default over Greg Wilson (Cl).170 poundsFor first: Judah Duhm (Mc) major dec. Coleman Reeves (OM), 14-6; For third: Matthew Robertson (Crk) won by injury default over will Kohlins (Lamb); For fifth: Jack Hicks (Cl) won by forfeit over Hunter East (UG).182 poundsFor first: Jaried Buxton (OM) tech. fall over Chris Bradley (Mar), 5:39; For third: Ryan Grider (Scott) won by DQ over Eric Kohlins (Lamb); For fifth: Luke Vinson (UG) major dec. Ty Boeck (SD), 9-1.195 poundsFor first: Devin Crawl (RB) won by injury default over Brian Phillips (Mc); For third: Camden Johnson (UG) pinned Tripp Breeden (Ca), 1:00; For fifth: Jordan Lewis (NW) won by forfeit over Robert Larmore (Mar).220 poundsFor first: Chris Henderson (Rid) dec. Jesse Wade (Ring), 3-2; For third: Hunter Hardin (Wood) dec. Jeffery Curtis (Her), 4-2 SV1; For fifth: Devon Suddeth (RB) pinned Jordan Davis (OM), 1:42..285 poundsFor first: Tanner Nance (Her) pinned River Henry (Mc), 5:24; For third: Anthony Ottinger (RB) dec. Armond Lloyd (OM), 7-5; For fifth: Enrique Maravilla (Ring) dec. Seven Richards (Ca), 9-5.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Two teams stuck in traffic and late to arrive Friday put the Bradley Central Invitational in a bind from the start. Then problems with track wrestling, the tournament scoring software, went in and out nationwide on Saturday.
Beyond worrying about his team, host coach Ben Smith was near-migraine by Saturday afternoon.
Smith, young but by now a veteran, shouldn’t have stressed. His Bears came through with an 11-point victory over Father Ryan, thus avenging the drubbing they absorbed at Ryan’s hands in last weekend’s Cleveland Duals.
“I’m pretty glad this weekend’s over,” Smith said. “This tournament is always like a homecoming for our fan base and alumni and caps off the end of the semester and the beginning of a new year. When things don’t go smoothly, it was problematic. I feel like I’ve been behind the 8-ball since 4:30 Friday afternoon.”
Bradley scored 252.5 points to 241.5 for the runner-up Purple Irish, who left three starters at home. It became apparent early Saturday afternoon that the championship would be decided by just two of the 29 participating squads, and Bradley wound up successfully defending its tourney title.
“There are little things that I could probably gripe about, but overall we wrestled well,” Smith said. “We were solid in a lot of areas, and a couple of our unknowns came in and wrestled over their heads,” Smith said. “The field this year was probably tougher than last year because it was a more complete field. We had six or seven weight classes where defending state champions were being seeded third or fourth.”
Commerce (Ga.) finished third with 186.5, Stewarts Creek fourth with 128 and Gilmer (Ga.) fifth with 124. The rest of the top 10 consisted of Brookwood, Ala. (117), Ooltewah (102), Summitt (102), Knoxville Halls (99) and William Blount (98).
Among Chattanooga-area teams, Hixson was 17th (57), Central 20th (55) and Notre Dame 21st (53).
Meanwhile, Woodland from Georgia won the McCallie Invitational over Oak Mountain from Alabama. McCallie finished fourth, Red Bank sixth, Cleveland seventh, Ringgold eighth and Heritage ninth. Soddy-Daisy was 11th, Northwest Whitfield 12th and Ridgeland 20th in the 27-team field.
The Bears’ champions were T.J. Hicks (113), Ryan McElhaney (120), Knox Fuller (138), Donnie Beyer (152) and Brett Brown (195). Father Ryan weight-class winners were Trey Chalifoux (126) and Kirby Simpson (132).
Other winners at Bradley were Buford’s Logan Ashton (106), Commerce’s Owen Brown (145) and Cole Chancey (182), Blackman’s Matthew Sells (160), Stewarts Creek’s John Olivieri (170), Etowah’s Bronson Rechsteiner (220) and Gilmer’s Levi Seabolt (285).
Both Father Ryan and Bradley have wrestlers who were unable to compete because of the sports descent plan.
“We’ve got a couple of kids coming down, just like Father Ryan,” Smith said. “They’ve been dealing with the flu bug and their team this weekend probably wasn’t their best lineup, but I’m not going to take away from what our guys accomplished. We wrestled well against the kids that were out there in front of us.”
Said Father Ryan coach Pat Simpson: “We had two or three out, but that’s no excuse. If you’re out there, you’re expected to win. We might have three out at the state tournament, so (having wrestlers out) is no excuse.
“This tournament this year is just like last year: It’s tough. Really tough. We have some really tough kids, and we have some that are going to have to get a lot tougher.”
Contact Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com or 423-886-4765. Follow him on Twitter @wardgossett.