REGION 4-AAA PAIRINGS AT WALKER VALLEY106 – Drake Haney (WV) bye; Chase Payne (SD) vs. Colton Landers (Cle); Briar Potter (EH) bye; Ryan McElhaney (BC) bye.113 – Toribio Navarro (BC) bye; Zane Smith (WV) vs. Jordan Goempel (EH); Mason Blevins (SD) bye; Triston Blansit (Cle) bye.120 – Knox Fuller (BC) bye; Braxton Stratton (Ool) vs. Taylor Bishop (Cle); Matt Meeks (EH) vs. Logan Smith (WV); Jacob McClure bye.126 – Chris Debien (Cle) bye; Nick Akins (EH) vs. Austin Gregory (WV); Hunter Parker vs. Geddes Sherrell (Ool); Shawn Olinyk (MC) vs. Austin Houser (SD).132 – Austin Stevison (Cle) bye; Brayden Robinson (RC) vs. Joe Munoz (WV); Taylor Kazy (BC) vs. Alex Wohlford (Ool); Emory Holcomb (SD) bye.138 – Tucker Russo (SD) vs. Dakota Boggess (MC); Jordan Massingill (Ool) vs. Mikel Gregory (WV); Stephen Scott (BC) vs. Ethan Vandehei (EH); Vance Ives (RC) vs. Ezra Taylor (Cle).145 – Gage Richmond (SD) vs. Jacob Wolfe (EH); Tyler Wilson (MC) vs. Caleb Adkins (BC); William Haas (Cle) bye; Joshua Brooks (Ool) vs. Tyrus Hamrick (WV).152 – Austin Williamson (SD) bye; Brett Turner (RC) vs. Aaron Oliver (Cle); Colter McConnell (BC) vs. Peyton Spalding (EH); Jordan Chafi (Ool) vs. Ryan Hager (WV).160 – Garrett Alexander (SD) bye; Greg Wilson (BC) vs. Jonathan Martin (Cle); Tyler Reid (Ool) bye; Tanner Holsomback (RC) vs. Lawrence Cotton (WV).170 – Josh Hamilton (Cle) bye; Donovan Thomas (Ool) vs. Carlos Galo (MC); Nathan Adams (BC) vs. Krischan Goins (RC); Matt Pankey (WV) vs. Tyler Hixson (SD).182 – Billy Raulston (WV) bye; Chilynn Williams (EH) vs. Hunter Maynor (SD); Sam Garcia (Cle) vs. Victor Bednarski (Ool); Brett Brown (BC) bye.195 – Etha West (Cle) bye; Terry Louallen (RC) vs. Mack Fairley (Ool); Christian Dean (SD) vs. Zach McFarland (BC); Ric Kennett (WV) bye.220 – Koran Kennedy (Cle) vs. Bradley Central TBD; Kelvin Leon (Ool) bye; Zxayvier Beckingham (WV) bye; Dylan Aslinger (SD) vs. Daniel Cochran (RC).285 – Zack Miller (WV) bye; Jesse McNew (SD) vs. Jerry Johnson (BC); Jacob Keltch (Ool) vs. Cameron Sliger (EH); John Gaither (Cle) bye.
Tennessee’s high school wrestling power balance has undergone a decided shift.
With the addition of a Class A/AA state tournament, the Chattanooga area’s AAA teams have been dumped into one muscle-bulging region that will advance four wrestlers per weight class to their state tournament Feb. 13-15 in Franklin.
Those wrestlers will settle their one-through-four pecking orders Saturday at Walker Valley. Wrestling is to begin at 10 a.m. and continue through the 5 p.m. championship finals.
Cleveland coach Jake Yost is one of those coaches who look for the positive.