Headed into the championship semifinals, Ooltewah and Soddy-Daisy were tied for the Region 4 wrestling lead with 80 points Saturday afternoon at Red Bank.
Defending champion Hixson was third with 72 points followed by Central (58.5), Red Bank (54), Signal Mountain (50), East Ridge (34), Notre Dame (33.5), Silverdale (22.5) and Howard (22) and Sale Creek (22). Each of the 15 teams had scored points.
Soddy-Daisy had held a 12-point lead going into the day’s wrestling but Ooltewah had a very solid effort in the early consolation rounds.
The tournament originally was scheduled to finish Friday but was postponed by officials in the Hamilton County schools central office because of the threat of inclement weather.
Top four wrestlers in each of the 14 weight classes advance to the state tournament, which begins Thursday in Franklin at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo.