Eight wrestlers from the Times Free Press coverage area are bringing home first-place medals from the GHSA state traditional tournament, which wrapped up Saturday after three days of competition at the Macon Centreplex.
Headlining the champions for local schools — which included three for Ringgold in Class AA after the Tigers had two last year — are a pair who completed undefeated seasons, with one a senior and the other a freshman.
Southeast Whitfield’s Olli Webb closed his prep career by capturing his third state title (he also has a runner-up finish), finishing off a 52-0 season with a 25-7 technical fall over Central-Carroll’s Colt Mitchell at 132 pounds in Class AAAA. Webb won by tech fall in all four of his matches at the tournament while outscoring his opponents 73-10.
“Olli won 52 matches this year and had 24 pins and 28 techs, so he did nothing but score bonus points, which is unheard of,” Southeast coach Jaime Lopez said.
In Class A’s 150-pound bracket, Christian Heritage freshman Harrison Murdock also defeated all four of his opponents via technical falls, including 18-2 over Wesleyan’s Jackson Douglas in the finals. In capping a 26-0 season, the nationally ranked wrestler outscored his opponents 71-8 in Macon and broke through on the mat for the Dalton private school with his title.