There was a changing of the guard in the lower three classifications of the GHSA wrestling duals championships this weekend in Macon, where programs with a combined 29 consecutive team titles were dethroned.
Two of the new champions reside in northwest Georgia. Chattooga rolled out to a quick lead against Social Circle, which had won the past five Class AA titles, and never let up while winning 59-21 during Saturday’s finals. In Class A, Trion took nine of the first 11 individual bouts to win 46-25 and end Commerce’s run of duals championships at six.
In Class AAA, the Sonoraville Phoenix lost 49-18 to North Hall a day after ending Jefferson’s 18-year state duals winning streak.
Trion fell behind 4-0 to Commerce after giving up a major decision at 220 pounds, but the Bulldogs went ahead for good when 285-pounder Clay Baker earned a pin right at the first-period buzzer. After getting an 8-7 decision from Seth Huskins at 106, Daegan Vaughn added six points with a pin at 113.
Trion’s lead was 24-13 when Logan Eller stuck his 145-pound opponent in the second period. Lincoln Maddux and David Paiz followed suit at 152 and 160 to seal the program’s first state duals title after several recent top-three finishes at both the duals and traditional state tournaments. Trion won its lone traditional title in 1994.