There may not have been a lot of talk surrounding the Northwest Whitfield and Sonoraville wrestling teams entering the GHSA Duals Championships, but after Friday the two had the Macon Centreplex buzzing.
Northwest shocked No. 3 seed North Hall, 33-32, in Friday morning’s quarterfinal round and used a strong showing in the middle weights to edge Carrollton 37-34 and reach today’s Class AAAA championship round.
The Bruins will face familiar foe Gilmer County a week after the two faced off for the Area 7-AAAA championship. The Bobcats rolled past Troup County, 56-12, and No. 4 seed Marist, 46-18, on Friday.
Sonoraville, the unheralded Area 3-AAA champion, opened Friday with a 39-22 upset of No. 2 seed Banks County before knocking off Oconee County, 34-29, in the semifinal round.
Also Friday, Gordon Lee split a pair of matches, losing its Class AA opener to Bremen, 54-20, but posting a 45-26 win over Fitzgerald in the consolation round. The Trojans will face Area 3 champion Lovett in today’s consolation semifinal round.