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Baylor, Signal Mountain wrestling teams reach finals at state duals

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats — under the direction of coach Heath Eslinger — inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats — under the direction of coach Heath Eslinger — inside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament.

By Chip Cirillo 3 min read

FRANKLIN – Baylor and Signal Mountain will wrestle for titles in the TSSAA state duals tonight at Williamson County Ag Expo Park.

Signal Mountain earned its first appearance in a state duals final with a 38-29 win over Fairview in the Class A-AA semifinals Friday.

“We started four eighth-graders last year who are now freshmen,” Eagles coach Joe Jellison said. “They’re kind of ahead of the curve in a sense compared to most freshmen. We’re starting, like, six freshmen in the lineup.”

Signal Mountain (16-4), the Region 5-A/AA champion, faces Gibbs – another first-time finalist – in the championship dual at 6:30.

“Just peaking them at the right time and having fun,” Jellison said of the reason for the Eagles’ success. “We play a lot of games in the practice room. These are 14-year-olds. They’re still eating candy and not focusing as much on diet.”