The 40 Heritage High School wrestlers that make up the Generals wrestling team are the best in the state.
The team won Georgia AAA state traditional champion status after recently pinning three-time defending state champion Gilmer County at the competition in Gwinnett County.
Heritage High School wrestlers celebrate their victory at the recent state championship.“To be a state champion you put work in,” said Heritage head varsity wrestling coach Kenny Hill. “This took five years to do. The guys trained as a group since eighth grade. Good things happen to those that work hard.”
Hill said the wrestlers run through drills throughout the season from November through February for training. The team’s current season record is 39-4.
“Most of them wrestled year-round, which helped tremendously,” said Hill, who was a four-time state champion wrestler in his wrestling days prior to coaching. “We have the dungeon downstairs and the weight room upstairs for training. We can fit two full-size mats in our wrestling room.”