Most acknowledged that Region 4 wrestling teams are generating more balance.
“The region as a whole is making great strides, and I think we’re seeing more balance,” Tyner coach Wayne Turner said Saturday. “Of course, Soddy-Daisy and Ooltewah are still up there, but the rest of us are catching up.”
Twelve teams grabbed at least one of the region’s 56 state championship slots Saturday at East Hamilton, but Soddy-Daisy got 13, including a school-record eight champions and one runner-up.
The Trojans set a Region 4 scoring record with 292 points, which was 102.5 points beyond runner-up Ooltewah. Central was third with 122.5 and Red Bank was fourth with 107. Fifth-place Hixson had 103.5.
“The most champions we ever had previously was six,” Soddy-Daisy coach Steve Henry said. “It was a solid team effort that came after that disappointing loss last week [to Bradley Central for the state duals championship]. This team had never quit, and I reminded them of it every day this week.”