FRANKLIN, Tenn. – It won’t happen until the next reclassification period, but it appears possible – if not probable – that the TSSAA will incorporate a Class A/AA wrestling tournament into its traditional format.
The state currently has only Division I and Division II traditional tournaments. It does have separate Class AAA and A/AA duals brackets, along with a Division II-AA tournament and a II-A invitational.
“I think we pulled off such a big thing getting double-elimination in for this year that we may back off a little bit on what we ask for,” said Jeff Price, head of the Tennessee Wrestling Coaches Association and head coach at Science Hill High School in Johnson City. “I’m sure something will happen once the traditional tournament is over.”
Asked specifically about a proposal to have an A/AA state, Price said several schools were pursuing such a move.
“We’re anticipating a proposal to make the change for the next classification period [beginning in 2013],” the TSSAA’s Mark Reeves said.